<p>Next year, I am a senior but my school is not offering AP Calculus BC next year because not enough people signed up. I had already completed AP Calculus AB but don't know what I got on the exam. Here is my class schedule next
AP Physics B
AP Stats
AP Psych
H expo comp/world lit
H Chemistry
H government/economics
I am going to have a job next year and participating in 3 clubs next years that require service hours. Should I self study AP Calc BC? If so, what textbooks and prep books should I get? Also, any advice?</p>
<p>not like it matters if its senior year really, but if you enjoy it go for it.</p>
<p>would’ve been easier to self-study ap calc bc last year when you took ab lol</p>
<p>the regular calc textbook should suffice for studying, there’s maybe two or three extra chapters you potentially need to cover for a 5</p>
<p>^ This.</p>
<p>BC = AB + a few topics. It’s basically infinite series, polar and vector coordinates and integration by parts.</p>
<p>And Euler’s and differential equations.</p>
<p>Well, do you want to? o.O I think that’s the more important question here.</p>
<p>@TheBonus: I want to because I feel that Stats will not benefit me, since I want to major in Engineering or Physics</p>
<p>you don’t have to learn very much at all (compared to other APs) and it will get you out of having to take calc II in college. so it’s probably worth it.</p>
<p>Stats is amazing though. try to have an open mind towards it :).</p>
<p>I am an AP Calculus BC teacher and the idea that you don’t have to learn much at all is misleading. AP Calculus is a completely different application of mathematics with heavy emphasis on theory. The exam is very specific as to topics and expectations in the grading of the Free Response questions, but you have to have some guidance as to how the test is graded and what to expect. You can teach yourself Calculus, but AP will take a different approach from a non-AP class. I know. I have taught both, BC for 15 years exactly, with students who are successful beyond the national average. </p>
<p>The good news is that there are an amazing number of online options as far as help is concerned. Of course you can learn the fundamentals from Khan Academy. MIT has open courseware which is free to all. ItunesU is another great resource. How well you do on the AP exam will be directly proportional to how dedicated you are in your studies. You will definitely get out no more than you put in. One last suggestion, if you are really serious about being successful, turn to a professional mathematics teacher/tutor for help when you are stumped. </p>
<p>GOOD LUCK!!! I admire your ambition!!</p>
<p>technically, AB is 60% of the BC exam and you need roughly a 60% for a 5 anyways. if you self-study the BC topics you should be fine for the BC exam. I’m having a hard time believing AStepAheadMath</p>