Where is everybody in AP Calculus AB?

Test Preparation
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<p>Where are you guys? I have the strongest feeling that my teacher is going WAY too slow, kinda ****ed off by it since I really want to get a good score on the exam. I suppose I could just read ahead in the book...the teacher doesn't teach btw, she goes over 1 problem and then out of nowhere, the bell rings and class is over...god only knows what happened during the rest of the class. Therefore, my going ahead in the book won't really be different than just waiting for the teacher to cover the material.</p>

<p>We're just starting Chapter 4 - Integration in the book "Calculus of a Single Variable seventh edition" by Larson / Hostetler / Edwards.</p>

<p>We're half way through the school year and we're just starting chapter 4....to me, that seems EXTREMELY slow. I seem to remember my College/Career prep Algebra classes going much faster than this!</p>

<p>Hopefully I'm the only one who thinks we're going slow.</p>

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<p>We just finished a unit on integration, but we're still using it heavily- so you're not far behind, if at all.</p>

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<p>Then again...the book only goes up to 9 chapters, the 9th being Conics, Parametric Equations, and polar coordinates. I did those last year and the year before, so that shouldn't be too much of a problem. Chapter 5 has to do with log, exponential, and other transcendental functions. Chapter 6 - applications of integration. Chapter 7 - Integration techniques, L'Hopital's Rule, improper integrals. Chapter 8 - Infinite series (i believe we covered some of this last year too).</p>

<p>I suppose in the grand scheme of things my class isn't doing too bad. It seems slow though...just starting chapter 4. STARTING...as in we haven't even gotten to it....we are just finishing up 3!!!!!!!!!! Not good at all!</p>

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<p>Well that's good to hear, trombonist--slightly less nerve racking than the feeling I was getting when it dawned on me that we take the exam in 5 months and we're still only in Applications of Differentiation (ch.3).</p>

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<p>We just finished Chapter Four on Integrations last week (using the "Calculus w/ Analytic Geometry" Sixth Edition, by Larson/Hostetler/Edwards). Our next chapter is on Logarithmic, Exponential, and Other Transcendental Functions.</p>

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<p>Heh, I started off in college/career prep. Coudldn't stand the people who didn't know what was going on...they kept asking stupid questions, delaying class, so annoying. I moved up hoping that more would happen during the class, but I found it to be identical...but slightly faster.</p>

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<p>Ahhahaaha, oh man, seems like everyone is about 1 chapter ahead of us.</p>

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<p>If you are in Calc AB you wont touch anything beyond chapter 7. Chillax you will be fine.</p>

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<p>So I could probably self study the AB part during Winter Break if it only goes to chapter 7??</p>

<p>My friend is self studying and is on Integration.</p>

<p>SnP2k, if your teacher doesn't teach good I suggest you learn it by yourself so you understand it better.
I should follow my own advice. lol</p>

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<p>You're fine for an AB course.</p>

<p>I already took the test last year. I know the current class is still doing applications of derivatives.</p>

<p>So, you're fine.</p>

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<p>just took the chap 4 test</p>

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<p>yup michael..im actually finishing my BC self study over winter break. but i know alot of calc already so maybe im different.</p>

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<p>finished integration last week. Plan to self-study like all my AP classes over Winter Break (tomorrow!)</p>

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<p>We're starting Ch. 5: The Definite Integral tomorrow. We're on pace to finish the course by March (my teacher does every year), so I think you're fine...</p>

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<p>I have pre-calc and trig. background.</p>

<p>I can do derivatives and some other stuff like critical points. So I think that lets me skip the first 2 chapters of the calc book right? Then I only have like 5 chapters for AB??</p>

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<p>My class is doing Log Differentiation....crap : /</p>

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<p>You can def self study by May. It's really not tough at all. Oh and BTW get ARCO's Master the AP Calculus AB/BC book. Easy 5 with that.</p>

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<p>My AB class is taking a test on the integral this week. We finished Chapter 4 in a single-variable calculus book by Minton and Smith. Next chapter is on applications of the integral. We start that next week.</p>

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<p>I've spent too much money with other prep books for diff. courses lol.</p>

<p>I have Calculus the Easy Way though.</p>

<p>And I've got Calculus (Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic) textbook from my math teacher cuz they don't use it anymore.
She said its the same as the Calculus w/ Single Variable book, except they used it a year or 2 years ago.</p>

<p>* Edit: I went through Calculus the Easy Way over the summer, so I have an ok Calc. background also. It teaches Calc with a story, hehe, makes it fun *</p>

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<p>Hahahahahhaahah, my class doesn't take tests! Hahaha, we just have a never-ending onslaught of small quizzes. I'm doing pretty well too. My grade's probably slightly inflated because we don't have tests, but I understand the material, so either way, I'd be doing well.</p>

<p>Anyway, I suppose 90% of my "worrying" is because I took AP US History last year, and christ was that class fast...we'd do a chapter a week! We finished a good month or two before the AP exam, then used that extra time for review.</p>