<p>I'm thinking of taking the Calculus BC test instead of the AB test by self studying the extra stuff from BC.</p>
<p>Is this a smart thing to do or no?</p>
<p>it is definitely possible. there are only a few new concepts for bc (polar, parametric, vectors, series, etc.)</p>
<p>I did it and got a 5! The only really, really hard thing is the Taylor/McLaurin series stuff because they're just not fun for people with a weak background in series and sequences. Otherwise, it's not too bad really.</p>
<p>Awesome, I'm definitely doing this.</p>
<p>I'd say start seriously cramming a month ahead... try to do a little at a time, but if you have to cram, give yourself at least a month. I went to apcentral and did all of the old frq's since 2000 to practice (including form b).... they definitely helped because there were almost no surprises on the actual frq's... they get a little repetitive here and there. Good luck!</p>
<p>Self-studying BC is definitely possible. I waited until about two weeks before to start studying the BC material and I found that all the new concepts were easy except the series stuff, which really isn't hard to learn but just more time-consuming. But yeah I'd listen to shreveport and start at least a month before the test just to make sure you've got a firm grasp on the new concepts. Probably 10-15 kids from my school self-study BC every year since only an AB class is offered... so it's completely doable.</p>
<p>could you self- study for AB if you were taking non- AP calc?</p>
<p>I'd think it'd be even easier to do the AB exam with non-AP calc... just get a released exam from apcentral and do all of the old FRQ's.... learning the concepts isn't hard and it doesn't matter whether you learn them from an ap class, a book, or anything... the important thing is to get a feel for how the college board approaches the topics so there's no surprises...</p>
<p>Yes, you can most definitely study the BC material in an AB class. It's really not that hard to do. I got a 5 on BC in an AB class, and I only really started studying the BC material in April. It was totally worthwhile, too. Basically, you study 3 extra chapters to get basically a full semester of extra credit. If you're in AB Calc, BC is definitely the easiest AP to self-study.</p>
<p>All you need is this ;) <a href="http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/%5B/url%5D">http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/</a></p>
<p>^Niiccee. Bookmarked.</p>
<p>Yes, of course..
if you are good at math, it shouldnt be hard at all..</p>
<p>you just need to learn a few extra topics: irregular integrals, series, slope/vector fields, polars, parametrics, ...</p>
<p>just do extra problems in your textbook and you'll get a 5..</p>
<p>Durh. I'm studying BC without any calculus course. I stopped after algebra 2 due to scheduling problems in my school.</p>
<p>Actually, don't practice with the problems in your book, but use the problems from past AP tests. The problems resemble each other a lot...</p>