<p>I’ve read some places that MIT’s 18.01 videos on ocw are not very effective in self studying for BC. What do you guys think?</p>
<p>@RowZay42: I think MIT’s lectures are clear, but they go beyond the BC material. They don’t emphasize the kinds of topics/questions that appear on the exam, and they also tend to focus more on advanced topics more. </p>
<p>@UnbanAgrasin: That’s great to hear! However, it will certainly be a very challenging endeavor. If you’re still only finishing up precalc, you still have roughly 150 hrs to spend on AB and 100 hrs on BC. This comes out to ~16 hrs/week. If you have the time and nothing else better to do, then go for it. However, if you have more important commitments, then it may not be a good option. </p>
<p>As for the textbook, the online book should be okay. When I self-studied, however, I relied primarily on the video tutorials (patrickjmt and khan academy) and used my review book for alternative explanations and extra problems. Hope this info helps - good luck!</p>
<p>I liked patrickjmt, khan academy, the PR book, the old AP questions, and paul’s online math notes ([Pauls</a> Online Notes : Calculus II](<a href=“http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/Problems/CalcII/CalcII.aspx]Pauls”>http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/Problems/CalcII/CalcII.aspx)) the best. However, that’s just me - as you start using some of the resources I mentioned, you’ll slowly find which ones will help you most / which ones are less helpful. Good luck!</p>
<p>Hope the exam went well for all your self-studiers 
I’m just bumping this in case anyone else is interested in self-studying!</p>
<p>Just bumping this in case anyone is interested this year!</p>
<p>@Equilibrium I am!</p>
<p>Hi,</p>
<p>This is absolutely excellent! Equilibrium/anyone do you have any experience with Ron Larson Calculus textbooks? I have those, I REALLY want a favor. What chapters should I do in these textbooks. </p>
<p>Or the Stewart Calc 6e. What chapters should I study? Please try to respond/help me!</p>
<p>Sorry for the delayed response – I’ve never used any of those books, but the AP topics list is here: <a href=“Supporting Students from Day One to Exam Day – AP Central | College Board”>Supporting Students from Day One to Exam Day – AP Central | College Board; which should be helpful for determining which chapters to study</p>
<p>I am interested!</p>
<p>This is fantastic!</p>
<p>Lel, I self-studied Calc AB two years ago and got a 2 on the AP. Reason? I did it entirely in about two months, I had several other APs, and old forum posts greatly exaggerated how easy the test was and how low a percent you’d need to get a 5. (BTW, the figure of 50-something percent is from a few years ago, when they took off points for wrong answers. Now it’s in the 80s, I think. I remember that my BC book from when I actually took the class said that a 68% was some kind of 2.)</p>
<p>thanks so much!</p>
So my school only offers AB, and last year our calc teacher met with a small handful of students after school to cover some BC material. This year not enough people signed up, and I have to start self-studying BC ASAP :-SS Thanks for all the help!!