<p>Hello!</p>
<p>I am going to take AP Calculus BC this year and I am planning to purchase two prep books ahead of time. Would you recommend two prep books for AP Cal that are good to use in conjuctionto each other?</p>
<p>Barron’s is good</p>
<p>I would wait and buy the prep books only if you are really struggling with certain topics. You don’t need prep books to get a 5.</p>
<p>All you need is Barron’s and Princeton Review for a 5… nothing else</p>
<p>I got a 5 in BC with no prep books. Just pay attention in class and you’ll do fine.</p>
<p>Yay! No need to spend money.</p>
<p>By the way, will you give some advices and strategies to do well in AP Cal besides “general” ones like listening to teacher very carefully?</p>
<p>Most of the strategies are quite general. However for the FRQs, it always helps to know how to write a clear, coherent solution: [How</a> to Write a Solution](<a href=“http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Resources/articles.php?page=howtowrite]How”>How to Write a Math Solution)</p>
<p>Also, certain topics, such as Taylor/Maclaurin series, testing for convergence/divergence, and integration by parts come up a lot so be sure to know them well.</p>
<p>I loved Petersons and Princeton review. TPR gave good practice problems, and very concise explanations, while Petersons (or ARCO, they’re just different names) gave more thorough explanations and challenging problems.</p>