So I took the AP Calc exam last year and I didn’t do as well as I hoped I would, so I’m taking it again this year. I’m going through each topic and re-teaching it to myself so that I fully understand all of the material. Currently, I am just using GetAFive.com and the Rowgawski’s Calculus for AP book. Do you guys know of any other resources that would be helpful? I need to get a 5 on the exam this year, so any input would be helpful.
I think that Larson’s Calculus (Single Variable) provides sufficient enough practice and understanding of the topics covered on the AP exam. For the AP exam, you don’t have to get in-depth or know exactly why you are doing what you are doing; you just have to figure out what the question is asking and how to approach it. Do lots and lots of exercises at the end of each lesson; that’s what tells me whether I have mastered the information or not. You don’t have to memorize as much as other AP courses.
During the month of April, you should spend all of your time on past exams and tips to figure out solutions to problems faster. AP Calculus for me is just practice makes perfect!
@ObitoSigma thanks! Did you just use the single variable book, or did you also use the online videos?
@swim1128 I didn’t really need any online videos. I went to Khan Academy and learned Trigonometric Substitution as a method of integration but soon discovered that you don’t even need to know Trig Sub for the AP Calc AB exam.
I also went to MIT OpenCourseWare to find the proof of the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus and why the primitive of ln(x) is equivalent of 1/x. Again, the information is helpful to know but way beyond the scopes of the AP course.
@ObitoSigma thanks!