Calc BC in 3 days

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<p>So what additional topics should i make myself familiar with if i already know all the AB stuff but looking forward to take the BC exam in 3 days?</p>

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<p>Besides the AB stuff you need to know work (as in force through a distance), polars, vectors, parametrics, and the ever-so-lovely series and sequences. </p>

<p>I’m taking it too…and am only the slightest bit nervous…</p>

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<p>i heard it was an extremely hard test (i’m already nervous bout next year)
good luck to you guys : /
i’m sure you guys will do fine though</p>

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<p>basically for polars, vectors and parametrics we need to know how to compute the arc length and the derivatives of them. What other related stuff do we have to know about polars, vectors and parametrics?</p>

<p>For series and sequences what are some of the most important materials?</p>

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<p>For series and sequences you need to know the following:

  1. How to tell if something converges or diverges
  2. How to determine the radius of convergence
  3. All the tests----ratio test, integral test, DIRECT AND LIMIT COMPARISON, alternating series tests…
  4. error
  5. …and then you just have to know Maclaurin series for like 1/(1-x), sin x, cos x, and such.</p>

<p>For polars, vectors, and parametrics know how to bound the polars when you integrate with them, and with parametrics…just…know how to apply derivatives.<br>
For vectors know what they are, how to get unit vectors and how to solve initial value problems/projectile motion problems with them.</p>

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<p>Can anyone elaborate the 4) error?</p>

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<p>the Lagrange error bound. Basically, the error in approximation is less than the first omitted term in the series.</p>

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<p>Do we have to know the absolute-limit comparison test and the absolute-ratio test?</p>

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<p>FOR VECTORS
DO i have to know the algebra of vectors, projections and dot product, cross product, determinant etc?</p>

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<p>Determinant is not really a vector function…albeit it is a nice way of remembering how to do the cross product. There’s actually a cuter way of doing, but taking the determinant works fine.</p>

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<p>But do we have to do know the algebra of vectors, projections and dot product, cross product, determinant etc?</p>