really scared for BC calc!

Test Preparation
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<p>Ah I can't believe how hard the AP BC Calculus test is, I know that the curve is in my favor, but I'm still super worried! I really don't think I'm ready for the test, well maybe i'll never be ready for the test, but I'm definitley devoting the rest of today for studying. I do well in my actual class (I have A/A+) but I have so much trouble with the actual exam, especially on series, polar, and lagrange remainder. Now I wish I was taking AB!</p>

<p>Any tips for the exam? How are you studying? What books are you using? (I have Barrons which is super hard and REA)</p>

<p>Any help would be appreciated!</p>

<p>AHHHHHH STRESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS</p>

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<p>i'm using the barrons...... tests are pretty easy but i am in the same situation as u....... god damn the series!!!</p>

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<p>Yeah, I feel the same way. I did really good in the class but when I looked at some of the practice tests I feel lke I don't know anything. It didn't help that our "school sanctioned" review book was really bad and we stopped using it about halfway through.</p>

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<p>hahah what was the name of your school sanctioned book? describe its color and did it show how to get to answers or did it simply give them? if its the previous then you got the same book HOOOOOO</p>

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<p>hmm i found the barrons multiple choice pretty hard. and im annoyed how ugly the spacing is haha</p>

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<p>Hey, you can still get a 5 on the AB subscore (EASY), so don't worry too much.</p>

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<p>holla bMod as long as i get a 5 on ab and at least a 3 on bc i am fine......</p>

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<p>Our book was light blue (the answer book was blue). The book was so stupid that it gave calculator questions on the non-calculator free-response, was much harder than the real AP (which freaked out a lot of students, including me), and had numerous errors. The only thing it was good for was the manual of formulas in the back.</p>

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<p>Anyone know how to do this problem:</p>

<p>At how many points on the the curve y=4x^5 -3x^4 + 15x^2 + 6 will the line tangent to the curve pass through the origin?</p>

<p>a 1
b 2
c 3
d 4
e 5</p>

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<p>Don't worry. The BC curve is quite generous. Barron's is usually a lot harder though.</p>

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<p>let the point be a,b -using this approximation get the equation of the tangent line in terms of x,y,a,and b.</p>

<p>next, put x,and y as 0,and then seee what values u get</p>

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<p>fma62005, I have the same book as you (how many light blue review books can there be?)...lol
~<em>sighs</em>...I am stressing here too</p>