<p>Oh lord I am scared now.</p>
<p>Bump - if anyone wants to try doing this, now is a good time to start!</p>
<p>Just hopping on the thread. I self-studied Calc BC my junior year and it wasn’t too bad, especially if you’ve already taken AB. I used 5 Steps to a 5 and notester.org for a few months before the test and got a 5.</p>
<p>^ Never heard of notester.org… but I’ve heard that 5 steps to a 5 should also be a decent book although ive never used it myself</p>
<p>How would you guys recommend self studying Calc AB?
I’ve only done algebra 2 and am halfway pre cal</p>
<p>Weeknd, the best way is to just practice. Practice through old FRQs, practice old MC, practice, practice, practice. Once you nail the core concepts, the AB test is really easy. It’s predictable and manageable to self study for.</p>
<p>Here are some resources for you:
[AP</a> Calculus AB-BC Practice Questions](<a href=“http://www.learnerator.com/ap-calculus-ab-bc]AP”>http://www.learnerator.com/ap-calculus-ab-bc)
[AP</a> Central: Calculus AB](<a href=“Get the Most Out of AP – AP Students | College Board”>AP Calculus AB Exam – AP Students | College Board)
[AP</a> Central - The AP Calculus BC Exam](<a href=“Supporting Students from Day One to Exam Day – AP Central | College Board”>AP Calculus BC Exam – AP Central | College Board)</p>
<p>And go to google and search (in quotation marks) “provided by the College Board for AP exam preparation” calc bc</p>
<p>Some teachers buy the tests and upload them.</p>
<p>sorry I haven’t been on this thread for such a long time haha… just posting on this again in case anyone this year might be interested in self-studying! :)</p>
Sorry haven’t been here in a while. Updating this in case anyone wants to start during the summer!
updating in case anyone wants to start studying this year
I need a good textbook to prepare for this exam and the Physics C. Please give me a book recommenation that is geared towards questions I shall see on the exam and a good book for the latter with the same representation.
Hey! This is a great post and a great thread. They’re both very useful. I’m a junior, and my school offers both AB and BC. I’m taking AB this year, because I was scared that BC would be too hard, but it’s too easy for me. And I figured why would I take a class next year that’s going to be more than half review if I don’t have to. So, I’m going to talk to my guidance counselor and my math teacher about possibly self studying to catch up and switching into BC, or self studying and taking the BC test (while still in AB). Do you guys think I should go through with this? Or should I just wait for next year to take BC?
If you skipped BC, would there be any other math classes for you to take senior year? Generally, taking two years of Calc will be better in terms of understanding the material.
Yea, after thinking about it and talking to some teachers and family, I think it would be better for me to remain in AB this year and take BC next year. Especially because I am looking to go into a field where I will be working with math, it would be much better for me to really understand the material rather than to rush and miss some of it. Thank you for contributing.
Is it possible for me to get a 5 on the AP Calc BC test? I’m in my junior year, have taken Maths up to Precalc, but haven’t taken any calc courses. I’ll be taking AP Calc AB next year in my senior year. Now if I start studying for the AP Calc BC test from now, would I be able to take the exam this May and still score a 5? I’m a pretty strong Math student if that helps…
@yoohooaddict You can certainly try, but I don’t believe it would be possible at this point
@Smargent Is it really that hard? I finished limits and derivatives already. Now I’m studying the application of derivatives
Well, for my school, we do limits and derivatives during first semester, integrals during second semester, and then we do series and polars/parametrics during the third semester.