Is Calculus III hard?

Question

I am going to be a freshman and will take organic chemistry. I might be able to take Calc III, but right now I'm scheduled for Calc II, which I learned last year. Is calc 3 too difficult to take with calc 2?

Answer 1

If you love math, then take both, however college math is difficult so I would look at the professors ratings and see if he/she is a good professor, if there are bad ratings then it will be just that much more difficult and I would wait until next year

Answer 2

It would be hard for me but not for all the people that I know. Speak to your counselor and get his opinion./

Answer 3

Calc 2 and 3 would be a lot of math to have in the same semester.  I took trig and pre-calc in the same semester with success many years ago, but it was a lot of work.  Given that you will be a freshman and there are very few math classes you will need beyond your current level, I suggest you focus on Calc 2 and save 3 for next semester.

Keep in mind that college courses do in a semester what high school courses do in a full school year.

Answer 4

Calc III is very different from calc I and calc II. Depending on the teacher the course could be a breeze or it may be rather intricate. Almost everything is in 3 dimensions, several variables, and vectors. My Calc III class was very easy since the teacher left out the more complicated topics like surface integrals, volume integrals, flux, divergence theorem, stokes' theorem. When I tried teaching these topics to myself it took a while to get the hang of it. In general Calc III is harder than Calc I but easier than calc II.

Answer 5

I don't know of ANY high school (in U.S.) that teaches Calc II.  AP Calc (either A or B) in high school is Calc I.  You should go into Calc II.  Of the three Calc classes, Calc II is the hardest and Calc III was easier than Calc I (in my opinion).  DO NOT TAKE BOTH AT THE SAME TIME.

Answer 6

that's easier than high school algebra..................I WISH

Answer 7

It's hard :(