Accelerated, rigorous courses for college credit

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Discussion Overview

The discussion centers around the availability of accelerated and rigorous college-level mathematics courses for high school students in the U.S. Participants are seeking options that provide college credit and emphasize proof-based mathematics, specifically looking for alternatives to traditional AP or IB courses.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant requests suggestions for rigorous college-level mathematics courses that focus on proofs, expressing dissatisfaction with typical AP/IB offerings.
  • Another participant suggests programs such as EPGY, UIUC Netmath, and JHU CTY as potential options for rigorous online courses.
  • A later reply reiterates the suggestion of EPGY, UIUC Netmath, and JHU CTY, while emphasizing that the original request was not satisfactorily addressed due to geographical limitations and the need for mathematically rigorous content.
  • The same participant clarifies that they are looking for courses that are not only rigorous but also specifically designed to be proof-oriented, and they provide links to specific courses offered by EPGY.
  • There is an additional suggestion for self-studying using rigorous mathematics books if suitable courses are not available.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the availability of suitable courses, with one participant expressing dissatisfaction with the suggestions provided and emphasizing the need for more rigorous options.

Contextual Notes

Limitations include the geographical constraints faced by participants, as well as differing interpretations of what constitutes a "rigorous" mathematics course.

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this may be too much to ask of you,
but if possible, please give me ideas,
have you any knowledge of anything in the us that will give one college credit for a high school student? not some trivial sh*t like ap/ib calculus, multivar calculus, or diff eqs...
something more proof based, like analysis, abstract/linear algebra, topology... something as close to math 55 as possible?
 
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physicsnoob93 said:
I think EPGY, UIUC Netmath or JHU CTY would work:

http://epgy.stanford.edu/
http://netmath.uiuc.edu/
http://cty.jhu.edu/

Sorry, You did not answer my question satisfactorily.

i don't live near california, so the stanford program is infeasible.

And by rigorous i meant not [paraphrase]"usually taken when you're older"[/paraphrase], but mathematically rigorous, i.e. with emphasis on proofs.
 
lolgarithms said:
Sorry, You did not answer my question satisfactorily.

i don't live near california, so the stanford program is infeasible.

And by rigorous i meant not [paraphrase]"usually taken when you're older"[/paraphrase], but mathematically rigorous, i.e. with emphasis on proofs.

Please check the links properly before you comment. They are all online courses. And yes, some of the courses there are mathematically rigorous.

Edit:
http://epgy.stanford.edu/courses/math/M115/
http://epgy.stanford.edu/courses/math/M106/
http://epgy.stanford.edu/courses/math/M109/

If you don't appreciate those courses, you could always get a book you'd think was rigorous enough and self study.
 

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