AP Calculus AB Study and Discussion Thread 2012

<p>Antiderivatives and INdefinite INtegrals here :smiley: I love the integral sign</p>

<p>About to learn the Fundamental theorem of Calc :smiley: can’t wait!</p>

<p>We just had our 2nd derivative test(testing stuff like derivative of inverse trig functions, quotient rule, product rule, etc)</p>

<p>I’ll join in. I am taking my final tomorrow and feel good about it (I have a 96 in the class). However, I am worried that the class is too easy and I won’t do well on the AP test.</p>

<p>What do you guys recommend? Should I get the Barron’s book and work through it next semester? I am thinking of getting ahead of the class and watching some Khan Academy vids on what we are learning next.</p>

<p>As a person who likes being efficient, the limit process of finding the area under a curve infuriates me.
We’re having a quiz on that and indefinite integrals tomorrow, and I’m horrified I’ll make a stupid mistake and lose 7 points (which happens on this teacher’s tests).
Even better is that we actually already learned definite integrals, so it’s easy to just check in five seconds using those. XD</p>

<p>What are some good websites for explaining derivatives and inverses…I’m confused and probably will fail tomorrows’s test making me fail the course for the semester!</p>

<p>Sent from my SPH-M910 using CC App</p>

<p>Look at khanacademy.org, there are some great videos there!</p>

<p>We’re up to definite integrals with “u” substitution.</p>

<p>We’re starting definite integrals too! Our test is right after winter break :(. My teacher … man … she is so mean and strict about tests.</p>

<p>Our test was today. Wasnt that fun.</p>

<p>Can anyone help me with optimization? I’m really struggling :confused:
I’m an A student and I ended last term with a 96 overall grade, but optimization just doesn’t click! Any secrets about it or anything?</p>

<p>go to khan academy and look up optimization</p>

<p>Does anyone have prep books for Calculus AB? If so which ones did you use? Also does anyone have the 5 Steps to a 5? I have a question about it…</p>

<p>Volumes of solids of revolutions = me blowing my brains out!</p>

<p>go to khan academy for solids of revolutions
Also how are you that far!!! My class is only up to logarthimc differentiation</p>

<p>Ditto on logarithmic differentiation. We should be starting integration by mid Jan.</p>

<p>Well, we start limits in precal near the end of the year. So at the start of AB we review for a week or so and go straight into Continuity. We just finished Integration not to long ago, and are in the middle of applications. 2nd semester is mostly all about BC topics and reviewing over previous topics. So it’s kinda like BC, but not really. It doesn’t seem to make much sense. Also I am taking AP Chemistry, and Dual Credit English Composition; so I am definitely having my days where I just want to break down. I think I am managing fairly well though. Your guides are extremely helpful CSMath. Thanks for all your help!</p>

<p>I got a test this monday on Optimization, Rolle’s Theorem, Mean Value Theorem, Concavity, and some other stuff since I go back to school from winter break this monday :(. Anyone know any good review websites? Im sure these kinds of questions have been asked countless times, and I apologize for it. Thanks guys!</p>

<p>We just had a “quiz” (even though it seemed like a 25 point test) on basic integration. Sure enough, everyone spent the entire class period on it. I’m so nervous for this midterm we have coming up this Friday >_<. Apparently AP Calc AB is the only class in our school which offers two grade curves because it’s so hard. It adds a specific percent onto your existing grade, AND THEN the 1.125 AP weight. It’s ridiculous. I’m taking AP Physics C, and not even that class has an individual grade curve.</p>

<p>Anyone with good review for area between two curves? I’m kind of struggling with that.</p>

<p>We’re just doing area under the curve now, seems like it won’t be that hard. Is area between curves significantly harder? Math always seems that way- starts with easy principles and then builds on them to make them harder :(</p>

<p>If you need help with area between curves (or just area under a curve in general) look here:
[Definite</a> Integrals (part 4) | Calculus | Khan Academy](<a href=“Khan Academy”>Khan Academy)
[Definite</a> Integrals (part 5) | Calculus | Khan Academy](<a href=“Khan Academy”>Khan Academy)</p>