About
Advanced Placement
In May of each year, theĀ Ā administers Advanced Placement tests in calculus at two different levels:
- °Õ³ó±šĢżCalculus ABĀ Advanced Placement Examination covers the topics of differential and integral Calculus.
- °Õ³ó±šĢżCalculus 51²č¹ŻĀ Advanced Placement Examination includes the topics of the AB Advanced Placement Examination as well as additional material on infinite series.
Only results from these two exams affect whether a student may or may not be exempted fromĀ The University Core Curriculum requirementĀ in mathematics, and what, if any, mathematics corequisites may be omitted in a student's major program. In particular, note that results achieved in the Statistics AP Placement Examination have no impact with regards to mathematics requirements.
Students pursuing or likely to pursue majors in Mathematics, Chemistry, Geophysics, Geology-Geophysics, or Physics, or following the B.S. program in Computer Science, should take one of the Calculus courses required by their major in the first Fall semester. You will choose from the following:
- MT102Ā Calculus I - Math & Science Major
- MT105Ā Calculus II-AP - Math & Science Major
- MT202Ā Multivariable Calculus
These Calculus courses are also open to, and recommended for, students in other majors who are mathematically inclined and highly motivated.
Students pursuing majors in the Social Sciences, Biology, Geology (excluding Geology-Geophysics), Environmental Sciences, or following the Pre-medical or Pre-dental or Pre-veterinary Programs, and all students in the Carroll School of Management, will usually take their first Mathematics course at Boston College from among the following:
Two Curricula for Single Variable Calculus
Our Calculus offerings very much mirror the familiar "AB" and "51²č¹Ż" Advanced Placement curricula.
- We offer theĀ MT100 - MT101Ā Calculus sequence mostly for majors in the Social Sciences, Biology and Geology majors, students in pre-Medical/pre-Dental/pre-Veterinary programs, and students in the Carroll School of Management. The topics covered in these two courses are almost identical to theĀ Calculus AB curriculum.
- We offer theĀ MT102 - MT103Ā Calculus sequence for Math and Science majors, as well as for students looking for a more challenging alternative to the MT100-MT101 sequence. The topics covered in these two courses are almost identical to theĀ Calculus 51²č¹Ż curriculum.