<p>At my school, all the (AP) teachers agree that the AP Calculus exam is the hardest of all. I call BS.</p>
<p>What if you just love math -- you just simply understand it?</p>
<p>If you love math and you’re naturally good at it, AP Calculus should be extremely easy. I got 5’s on both exams with virtually no studying outside of class.</p>
<p>On the other hand, the language/literature and chemistry exams were the hardest for me. I got 2’s on both AP Language and Literature, and somehow got a 3 on Chemistry (found out yesterday that I was one of only two people in the class that passed it).</p>
<p>Ah, that’s what I thought.</p>
<p>It looks like you’re the math type.
Yes, AP Chemistry is known for it’s difficulty. Good job though!
Hah, my friend got a 2 on the AP English exams too.</p>
<p>Calc is a pretty easy exam if you actually try in the class. Much harder exams are every single language exam and the science exams. Those are absolute killers.</p>
<p>Hmm, I’ve never taken the actual exams, but Calc 2 is the most difficult of the Calc sequence in college for many people. Calc 1 was really easy. But people seem to have the most trouble with Calc 2 (the “C” part of BC).</p>
<p>For me, AP Chem and AP Bio are very easy because I love natural science.</p>
<p>On the other hand, I hate AP social science, especially AP Gov…</p>
<p>Thanks for the replies guys. I just understand math so I don’t think it’ll be torture, hahaha.</p>
<p>EDIT: Is a prep book necessary for AP Calc? I know for social sciences it is a necessity. For other AP classes it’s not mandatory.</p>
<p>You don’t really need a prep book for any of the AP’s. Pay attention in class, make sure you understand the concepts, you’ll do fine.</p>
<p>I’m going to believe you. I think you know your stuff :)</p>
<p>Like other people have said, just pay attention in class and make sure you understand the concepts. I didn’t study much for the AP (all I did was read over all my notes once) and I still got a 5. I’m not a math person at all. I hate math. But just make sure you understand the concepts. My teacher did a really good job of teaching us the concepts so my whole class understood it, and we all got 5. Good luck!</p>
<p>What resources (online, textbook, practice problems, etc.) would any of you recommend for getting a 5 on this test (besides Barron’s, Princeton’s, blah blah blah)?</p>
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<p>I took the AP Calculus BC and Physics C: Mechanics exams in May. I find BC not hard and Mechanics was killer and I expected a 2. I got a 5 and 4. </p>
<p>Most people who take BC get 4s and 5s because they are really good at math, and yes the BC exam does cover hard concepts, after all it covers two semesters of Calculus, AB covers only one so it is easier.</p>
<p>If you understand math really well, Calc BC should be a breeze. As long as you understand the concepts and have an intuitive grasp on them, you should be fine</p>