So... Two days till the Calc BC...

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<p>Don't worry about the BC exam TOO much. However, it does help to memorize formulas and equations (not too much FULL understanding, but memorization and knowledge of their use and functions). Practice=closer towards perfect in this situation. I would go over previous years' free response questions and look over them and try to do most of them. This will also reflect back into your multiple choice questions, as some of them are going to be extremely watered down versions of the free response.</p>

<p>I'll tell you that the calculator allowed part on the MC will probably be your haven (TI-89's should do especially well). Review general formulas and ideas for the non-calculator MC.</p>

<p>Last year, I skipped quite a bit on the free response (it was pretty confusing and some I had absolutely no idea how to do)and I still got a 5, with an AB subscore of 5. In fact, I think if you get all the AB sections right and non of the BC sections correct, you'll still end up with a 5.</p>

<p>Don't stress out too much, as a calm mind is also essential to success. Just study a bit more rigorously than you would for a casual test. Remember to use your foundations, as the BC part builds upon the AB quite a bit. Reviewing sequences and series might also help.</p>

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<p>careful with the equality sign, guys. the Lagrange form error bound says that the absolute value of the error is less than or equal to the (n+1)th derivative of f at c for some c in the interval/(n+1)! * (x-a)^(n+1)</p>

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<p>Old topic and no one probably needs it anymore but to future Calc BCers: Take the FRQ (yes, even form B) from the last 6 years and just do them for 2 days. You'll see great improvements :)</p>