<p>I know this is the wrong thread but I got no replys from the AP forum. I'm self-studying Calc BC for next year and honestly I think the course description is kind of vague. Below I listed some of the Chapters/Sections from my Calc textbook (Calculus: A Complete Course 3rd ed. by Robert A. Adams)which I am not sure if they will be on the AP test. So if any BC people could copy and paste, put a plus sign, smiley face or whatever next to the topics that I need to know, that would be really helpful! (It would be great if several people replied so that I don't get answers from only one person) Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>-The formal definition of a limit
-Growth and Decay
-Hyperbolic functions
-2nd order differential equations with constant coefficients
-The Midpoint Rule (for approximating integrals)
-Simpson's Rule
-Romberg Integration
-Mass, Moments, and Center of Mass (Applications of Integration)
-Centroids and Pappus's Theorem
-Other Physicals Applications of Integration (Hydrostatic pressure, work, Potential and Kinetic energy)
- Probability (Expectation, mean, variance, standard deviation, normal distribution)
-1st order differential equations (separable equations, 1st order linear equations)
-Conics
-Coordinate geometry and vectors in 3-Space
-Partial Differentiation
-Multiple Integration
-Curves in 3-Space
-Vector Fields
-Vector Calculus</p>
<p>The formal definition of a limit++ (maybe not for AP test, but you should definitely learn this)
Growth and Decay+
Hyperbolic functions–
2nd order differential equations with constant coefficients–
The Midpoint Rule (for approximating integrals)+
Simpson’s Rule-
Romberg Integration-
Mass, Moments, and Center of Mass (Applications of Integration)–
Centroids and Pappus’s Theorem–
Other Physicals Applications of Integration (Hydrostatic pressure, work, Potential and Kinetic energy)++
Probability (Expectation, mean, variance, standard deviation, normal distribution)–
1st order differential equations (separable equations, 1st order linear equations)+
Conics-
Coordinate geometry and vectors in 3-Space–
Partial Differentiation+
Multiple Integration–
Curves in 3-Space–
Vector Fields+ (2D)
Vector Calculus+ (2D)</p>
<p>++ means you pretty much have to learn it and know it very well. + means that it is important, but it may not show up on the AP test. - means it is generally something covered in BC but that is not on the AP test. – means it is not part of the BC curriculum (you have a lot of MV calc in there).</p>
<p>^Learn anything with at least one plus next to it.</p>
<p>Look at the inside cover of Princeton Review AP Calc BC. It’s ALL in there.</p>
<p>Calcu BC was easy test, don’t worry about it ;).
About 40% who take it get 5’s. I took the test with like 1 week of studying and got 5.</p>
<p>Just TAKE REAL PRACTICE TESTS, and you will do excellent because the questions and free responses are SO PREDICTABLE IT IS NOT EVEN FUNNY.</p>