how does difficuluty compare between us highschool maths compared to A level/Advanced higher maths like what do you do in the us at certain ages
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Math: ages-16&17(almost like a two year course)
Relations and functions
Calculus{integral, differential}
Differential equations{first order only}{we need basic knowledge of second degree ones for shm}
Probability
Statistics
Permutations
Complex numbers
2 d geometry{ studying certain curves in detail}
3d geometry
We have more for physics and chemistry but i dont really feel like expanding on that. You can search up jee advanced syllabus if you want more info.
here are screenshots from the Edexcel (the most common exam board) specification
https://i.imgur.com/VWPIkON.png
https://i.imgur.com/oRIZR4L.png
https://www.advancedhighermaths.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/application/pdf/pdf/Course-Outline-Timings-F.pdf this is what we start at 16/17
im sitting chemistry, physics, maths and mechanics
chemistry and physics are just one 3 hour exam, mechanics is 2 hours 50 and essentially further maths. all subjects are done in 1 year and an A is same ucas points as an A-level a*
https://www.advancedhighermaths.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/application/pdf/pdf/2024-AH-Maths.pdf thats an ah maths past paper
you guys basically scrapped AS Levels but we sit gcses ( national 5 ) in 4th year, higher in 5th year ( as levels ) and advanced highers in 6th year, equivalent to a levels. although here advanced highers really dont do much and your entrance to uni is mostly based on your highers unless youre doing engineering, medicine, maths physics or chem. and u can go to uni at 16 if you really wanted to after your highers
im applying for aerospace engineering and chemical engineering, im probably going to apply for aero at ICL and sit the esat for it but dont know if ill have the money to afford tuition + living in london
and yeah its accepted that advanced highers are harder to sit compared to A levels hence why we dont require A1s, our equivalent of a*, for university instead just an A
Not all US states adhere to a national education standard, so there is no one answer
A lot of the southern states like Alabama and Mississipi score worse on overall education than Northern Mexico, while New England states like Massachusetts and Connecticut score higher individually than even the Scandinavian countries
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