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How do DE math class workloads compare to AoPS?


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We are probably going to have ds do math through calculus though aops, and I have a decent feel for what that workload is like. For kids who used aops all the way through calculus and then took college level math courses as dual enrollment, how did the workload compare? In terms of difficulty and also time demands. DS would be at a community college or possibly the local (decent but not flagship) university.

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The work load will depend entirely on the college and the class. 

 

The depth of coverage in AoPS is much deeper, and the level of problems much higher, that of a regular calc 1 class at a standard public U.

(We only used the book for AoPS, not the class).

AoPS uses a more theoretical approach, whereas many college calc 1 classes omit the epsilon delta approach entirely. Other than the typical college calc 1 class, AoPS does not focus on practice of routine calculations.

 

But again, the work load of the college calc 1 course may be significant if the instructor assigns pages and pages of drill work.

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The AOPS classes are mostly on a shorter time schedule than a traditional high school class so in some ways, closer to a college class schedule wise.

 

They are more in-depth but the classes that my student is taking DE are different from the AOPS classes that she took. Having the AOPS class was great before the DE.

 

She found the DE had more support with recitations but the topics AOPS covered were more in depth.

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