<p>Hi guys, so my teacher has stated repeatedly that the exam this year is a rewrite. What I've heard is that scores last year were pretty poor, so this year there will easier problems and a smaller curve. Also, if anyone has any insight into the difficulty of free response questions compared to the 2010 exam, that would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Wait, by “rewrite”, do you mean that the format of questions themselves is changing or is the test simply becoming easier. Usually, CB uses the same format of questions, but with different numbers…</p>
<p>Well, I highly doubt the kind of problems will change, so I assume it is the difficulty that will.</p>
<p>I’ve heard that the scores were poor last year as well, but usually the next year’s exam is done being written before the current year’s test is given, as I understand it. That would mean that the 2012 test is already written, and that the 2011 test was written prior to the 2010 test being given, and they wouldn’t know the scores yet at that point.</p>
<p>Not saying the information is wrong, necessarily, but that it seems unusual that this information would be available to anyone in the general public.</p>
<p>About 33% of 2010 AB test takers scored a 1, which is the highest percentage I’ve seen. It will be interesting to see if that was a fluke; previously, this percentage was closer to 25%, which is still well above days of old, when the percentage was typically 15%.</p>
<p>try your best</p>
<p>For related rates should we memorize the area and volume forumlas for different shapes?</p>
<p>I think if they give you a related rates problem, they will give you the formula (volume of cube, sphere, etc.) that you need</p>
<p>Nope. No formulas are given. You have to memorize them.</p>
<p>I’m going to cry…so nervous lol</p>
<p>@skateme: Please don’t give false information. I remember on one of the exams in recent years, the formulas for cones, cylinders, and cube is given. HOWEVA they are easy to remember. But it’s not necessary to memorize when you’re trying to cram.</p>
<p>@skateme and lilkdub503: It often depends. I’ve noticed that volume formulas are sometimes given, but rarely are most other formulas. But it really depends on what the emphasis of the prompt is. Sometimes, if the calculus they want you to get into is intense enough, or they really want to see how well you understand the concepts, they’ll give you a formula. But I wouldn’t generally count on them.</p>