<p>and AP Calculus is a joke. the 5’ers on BC would probably still have to do some work in a good Calculus II class as most classes go into more depth with integral evaluations, parametrics&polars, as well as series.</p>
<p>Like most Calc II classes will cover surface area of revolution (cartesian, polar, parametric), area enclosed by parametrics, integral tables, series applications, binomials, and maybe even the basics of vector calc and 3D space…</p>
<p>none of which is even remotely covered in BC, thereby qualifying the argument that BC is a joke.</p>
<p>Lol. Because you have taken Calc II before…</p>
<p>BC is the equivalent of Calc I in college. It actually teaches more than your basic Calc I class in college (Taylor series, parametrics, polar, etc.) The fact that BC doesn’t cover many of Calc II’s topics is a meaningless point to argue, seeing as the BC course was not designed to replicate a Calc II course in college.</p>
<p>You’re correct that the people with 5’s on BC would still have a bit of work to do in Calc II. But seeing as we have already covered some basic topics already in Calc II, I guarantee you that we’ll have a leg up on others who didn’t take BC calculus and only took their Calc I class.</p>
<p>I self-studied AP Calculus BC exam since there was no Calculus BC class at my school and my friend somewhat expected me to take it as junior. Besides, if there were a Calculus BC class at my school, it will still be open enrollment to those who receives from A’s to C’s in AP Calculus AB and those people will still be incompetent in mathematics. </p>
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<p>According to PR, Geometric Series, Ratio Test, Alternating Series, Integral Test, Comparison Test, Power Series, and Taylor Series are tested. However, my Calculus textbook (author: Larson) teaches, nth-Term test, Geometric Series, Telescoping Series, p-series, Alternating series, integral test, root test, ratio test, direct comparison test, limit comparison test, power series, Taylor series, and binomial series. That’s 7 vs. 13. (Hmm, I guessed I underestimated the number, but still, 7 is less.)</p>
<p>“The fact that BC doesn’t cover many of Calc II’s topics is a meaningless point to argue, seeing as the BC course was not designed to replicate a Calc II course in college.”</p>
<p>I know that nth-term was on the test (2010), Geometric was definitely there, I think I remember a P-series, and limit comparison was there too. I don’t think they test all 13 on one exam, but I remember using almost all of them on the released exams along with this year’s (2010) BC exam.</p>
<p>^^eh, I paid double already for both AB and BC, and I didn’t really care (since I only had to pay $26 total :D). Besides, a change in BC exam wouldn’t matter to those who plan to take Calculus AB and BC in high school in terms of cost.</p>