A discussion of these requirements follows, and the requirements for the other three years can be found in the Requirements for Major pages. In the fall term, Calculus I is offered in two versions, and each utilizes the computer algebra system Maple.
Registration is made on the basis of a student's high school background and advanced placement.
For example, students who have had two terms or more of calculus in high school, but who do not qualify for advanced placement, take Calculus I Special. The course Calculus I is for students with lesser amounts of prior calculus. They then enroll in MATH-201 in the Spring. The regulations related to transfer credit can be found in the Rensselaer Catalog . Computer Science I, during their freshman year.