<p>I signed up to do the AP BC Calc Test, a decisions that I really regret. I haven't actually looked at any BC material yet (yes I'm an idiot) But: I'm going to Georgetown and I can get credit for an AB subscore. So I was thinking, what if I just focus on AB material and skip over any questions on the test that are clearly BC. That would be like taking the AB test with double the amount of time as everyone else. Do you think this is a good idea? Also, do you think I am being unfair to my teacher, who is responsible for our AP grades, as I will most likely fail the overall test? Input greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>If your a senior, the only purpose of AP, I think, is to get college credits. I don't think it's unwise at all. Actually, I'm planning on the same thing! I don't mind a 3 on BC, but I want a 5 on the AB sub-score. I guess the only thing to consider is if you don't mind doing that to your teacher. AP score doesn't really affect our teachers that much.</p>
<p>Anyone else have an opinion?</p>
<p>One problem is that many questions can be ambiguous on whether they are BC or AB material...</p>
<p>I doubt if you'll fail the whole test regardless.</p>
<p>Does anyone else think I should or should not do this? Thanks! :p</p>
<p>I would aim for a 3 BC and 5 AB. Look over a few BC topics thoroughly (as opposed to skimming all of them) and try to master them. That said, you should be aware of the division between BC and AB material and know when to skip a problem on the test.
Some BC only topics off the top of my head
- L'hopital
- Partial fractions
- Arc length
- Taylor polynomials
- Series
- Parametric/Polar equations</p>
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<li>L'hopital</li>
<li>Partial fractions</li>
<li>Arc length</li>
<li>Taylor polynomials</li>
<li>Series</li>
<li>Parametric/Polar equations</li>
</ul>
<p>Add integration by parts to that.</p>
<p>However, I would advise that you know l'hopital, if you it then the inevitable MC question on it is insanely easy, not to mention it might come up on the free response. Integration by parts is also easy (unless you have to do it multiple times, which does happen occasionally), arc length is a joke (basically all arc length questions just ask for the formula which is integral(1+(dy/dx)^2 from a to b. Parametrics aren't that bad either, knowing that dy/dx= dy/dt/dx/dt will add 2-3 questions to your raw score. Sequences and series, however, require a good bit more effort to understand, as do polars imo.</p>
<p>Wait, are partial fractions, integration by parts, and L'Hopital's rule really BC topics? 'Cause we learned them in AB this year...</p>
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<p>Yes, they are not on AB, though l'hopital might make a single question somewhere a bit easier. The others are useless. Really, it only takes about 6 months to cover the whole AB curriculum.</p>