<p>Lol I was so caught up with econ and gov I didn’t worry calc that much. I’ve been studying since the beginning of fall semester, so I was pretty confident. The MC was pretty good, FRQ was easy except #5, I was a little iffy on c at first but I read it over again and got it.</p>
<p>I agree with persianprincess, easy 5</p>
<p>appleandrice, yeah same here. how’d you find micro? i thought the last two frq’s were super easy. and yes, calc was a joke.</p>
<p>Dear persianprincess, as you can see from the official micro thread I found it fair, pretty easy. I got all the FRQ right except 3b…I hope that doesn’t kill my chances of a 5.
At least I know I got a 5 on AB for sure, I should’ve self’d BC maybe I would’ve gotten more credit. I was just scared AB would be really hard, but I guess my hard work paid off.</p>
<p>Those who took form B, where did you take it?</p>
<p>Did you guys take it on May 4th?</p>
<p>Why were you given a different paper (form B)?</p>
<p>Hey, how did you all do on the exam!?</p>
<p>I’m actually going to be taking calculus ab next year, and want some advice. I realize that the textbook you use in class turns out to be really helpful, but is there any prep book you would recommend newcomer students to use as a supplement so they get ready to score very well on the exam?</p>
<p>Hey everyone !
I’m so happy, I got a 5 :D</p>
<p>My tips for this exam:
-Memorize and practice the past 4 years free response (online on collegeboard) until you know it and understand like the back of your hand…also look at them worked out many times, there’s lots of free response videos on YouTube
-Know all your properties, identities, theorems,etc…don’t just try to work through it, seriously use the rules.
-Perfect how to find area between curves and revolving volumes
-Make sure you use the fundamental theorems of Calculus as the number one guideline, as well as the two options: either derive or integrate
-Do not eat a box of mini donuts and so have a nervous sugar crash during the exam like I did xD</p>
<p>To those of you who got 4’s and 5’s on the exam, what prep books did you use (as a supplement of your textbook, of course)? Are “5 Steps to a 5” and/or “Barron’s” any good? Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>Didn’t use any review book. Just study hard with Larson book and take time time to review material. You’ll be fine! ;)</p>
<p>Personally, I liked the Princeton Review because it explained the concepts very well, but I liked Barrons because it was so much harder than the actual test; the real thing felt like a joke. Princeton Review gives problems that are similar in difficulty to the real thing (except the FRQs, then I would recommend using Collegeboard’s site because nothing compares to those.) I got a 5 using a combination of the three, and trust me, I am no where near being a good math student.</p>
<p>I didn’t use any prep book. I didn’t open the textbook since the beginning of the school year (it was not needed for homework, all the questions were posted online). I just had a great teacher! I did however review one of those incredible compact summaries of stuff like derivative/integration rules.
(something similar to this thing I just Googled now:)
<a href=“http://www.stat.washington.edu/~handcock/505/Lectures/lec6.pdf[/url]”>http://www.stat.washington.edu/~handcock/505/Lectures/lec6.pdf</a>
That plus a few practice tests in class was enough for a 5!</p>
<p>So did anyone come out thinking they got a 2 and ended up with a 5? I was so surprised I almost peed my pants. Not really, but I was THAT surprised.</p>