On TV: 3rd Grade Genius Aces College Board AP Calculus Exam

8 Year-old Magnus LaDue took the Calculus BC Advanced Placement Exam offered by the College Entrance Examination Board on May 7, 2008. He is the youngest student ever to have taken an Advanced Placement Exam, since these exams normally are taken by the nation's brightest high school juniors and seniors. On July 14 we learned that he made the highest possible score of 5, a brilliant and stunning intellectual achievement for an 8 year-old. This means that he is "Extremely Well Qualified" in Calculus, and almost every college in the United States will award him two semesters of credit for it. As a home-schooled third grader, Magnus has completed three semesters of Calculus. He is currently studying Differential Equations and Linear Algebra, and he is learning Mathematica 6. Magnus has also studied music theory at the college level for almost 3 years. He has completed Tonal Harmony and Counterpoint, and he is currently studying Harmony and Voice Leading. An accomplished pianist, Magnus is a piano student of Dr. Carol Leone, Chair of the Keyboard Department in the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University. On July 21 Magnus appeared on the KDFW FOX 4 Good Day program. This video shows a portion of his segement on it. In addition to his musical and academic interests, Magnus enjoys bicycling 40 to 50 miles each week on trails in the greater DFW area. For more information about Magnus LaDue please visit www.musicdolove.com.

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YouTube | July 21, 2008

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