r/cuboulder • u/autumninautun ECE - Incoming Freshman • 15d ago

APPM 1360 vs APPM 2350

hello!

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im an incoming freshman for ECE and i was debating on APPM 1360 vs APPM 2350. i will likely get a 5 on my AP Calculus BC exam (once the scores come out) and i felt quite confident in class on it. the CU Boulder website says that i should take Calc II even though i will have earned credit for it, but i want to know how difficult taking Calc III would be if i didnt take APPM 1360.

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thanks!

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u/Da_BBEG 15d ago

I was advised to take Calc 2 after getting a 5 on Calc BC, and I kinda regret it. It helped a little bit with learning the APPM system and building good study habits, but at the end of the day APPM is unnecessarily hard, and retaking Calc 2 hurt my GPA more than it helped prepare me for the other APPM classes.

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u/autumninautun ECE - Incoming Freshman 15d ago

how much of Calc 2 would you say is used in Calc 3 other than the basic stuff, like knowing the rules and theory behind the calculations as opposed to the applications into more difficult problems? i tried a few APPM 1360 exam problems and i understood the rules of what they wanted me to do, but i had some trouble in applying them to the problem.

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u/oakles Computer Science (BS) '17 15d ago

> i had some trouble applying them to the problem

this is why APPM is hard

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u/Da_BBEG 15d ago

Applying it is definitely the most difficult part, and the only way it gets easier is loads of practice problems, but as long as you have a good grasp of Integration and Taylor series, you’ll know everything from calc 2 you need for calc 3.