<p>I'm in Calc AB now, and I plan to study the Calc BC-only topics (series, etc.) in a week or so. Can you guys tell me if the schedule's okay? I don't really know which one I need to focus more attention on.</p>
<p>I'm just understanding the topics, but throughout the weeks till the AP test I will do more problems to master the topics. I'm on Spring Break this week, so I'll be working on this for a majority of the day.</p>
<p>What our Calc AB class already covers:
Slopefields
Partial Fraction
Integral by Parts</p>
<p>Day 1: Parametric, Polar, Vector Review; Derivatives and Integrals of Parametric, Polar and Vector</p>
<p>Day 2: Improper Integral; Euler's Method; Simpson's Rule</p>
<p>Day 3: Series of Concepts (Geometric Series, Harmonic Series, Alternating Series, P-Series, Integral Test, Ratio Test, Comparison Test)</p>
<p>Day 4: Taylor Series (Maclaurin Series, Differentiation/Integration of Taylor Series, Lagrange Error, Taylor Polynomial Approximation)</p>
<p>Day 5: Review</p>
<p>Thanks for any advice!</p>
<p>Not sure if this is on there, but make sure to remember L'Hopital's rule
Limit of an indeterminate fraction is the derivative of the top over derivative of the bottom.</p>
<p>L'Hopital's part of BC? </p>
<p>Well then, we learned it in AB.</p>
<p>All the series tests (don't forget radius of convergence), and the taylor and mclaurin series might require more time than a day. The taylor series is such an abstract concept, it might take more than a day to grasp, unless you are absolutely amazing. Plus, all the series tests have different numbers for convergences or divergences, so it might be a good idea to study one each day, and then review them all, so they all don't get jumbled. What about nth root test?</p>
<p>The vectors are SO easy, you probably learned all about them in pre-calc, you are just adding some steps in the process. Id go over the parametric and polar before the vectors, cause you usually have to use them in the vector equations, just so ya know. You also probably learned about polar equations last year too. All you really need to know is how they are set up, how to draw them, and converting them to cartesian. Parametric is just adding a t, just learn how to graph, and how to take the derivatives of an x and y equation (dy/dx=(dy/dt)/(dx/dt).
Euler's method is very easy, just a simple equation to memorize, just takes a while with all the number crunching. So, i think day 1 and day 2 can be combined, and it would be better to spend more time on the series tests and taylor/mclaurin. </p>
<p>what about logistic equations? Like y=y(0)e^rt, or population models, i think these are on the exam. </p>
<p>So, hope that helped, but I bet you are super smart, so I think youll be fine either way.</p>
<p>Simpson's rule is no longer on the AP test.</p>