Preparing for the AP Calculus AB and Calculus BC Examinations

by Sharon Cade

Overview

This book will quickly, efficiently--and above all, effectively--help you prepare to succeed on the AP Calculus exam. Right from the start, the text helps you identify the course topics you most need practice on, allowing you to focus your study efforts on areas in need of improvement while also reviewing your general calculus knowledge. PREPARING FOR THE AP CALCULUS EXAMINATION puts you on the FAST TRACK TO A 5!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781435461291
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	04/04/2012
Sold by:	CENGAGE LEARNING
Format:	eBook
File size:	29 MB
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About the Author

Sharon Cade has taught mathematics and been a department chair in both public and independent schools since 1978. She has been an AP Reader since 1995 and has also been a Table Leader and Question Team Member. Sharon has been honored as the Oregon State Winner of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching. Rhea Caldwell has taught mathematics in independent schools since 1978 and has been chairman of the Mathematics Department of Providence Day School in Charlotte, North Carolina, since 1990. She was recognized in 2002 as the North Carolina Teacher of the Year for Independent Schools by the North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics. She has taught calculus for over twenty years and has been an AP Calculus reader since 2003. Jeff Lucia has taught mathematics in independent schools since 1978, and for over twenty years has been at Providence Day School in Charlotte, North Carolina. Since 1989, he has worked for the College Board as a reader and table leader for the examination grading in AP Calculus and AP Statistics. In 1992, he was a founding member of the board of directors for the North Carolina Association of Advanced Placement Mathematics Teachers (NCA2PMT), where he serves as membership chairman.


Rhea Caldwell has taught mathematics in independent schools since 1978 and has been chairman of the Mathematics Department of Providence Day School in Charlotte, North Carolina, since 1990. She was recognized in 2002 as the North Carolina Teacher of the Year for Independent Schools by the North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics. She has taught calculus for over twenty years and has been an AP Calculus reader since 2003. After more than 30 years of teaching, she continues to share her passion for mathematics and her love of competition by coaching math contest teams.


Jeff Lucia has taught mathematics in independent schools since 1978, and for over twenty years has been at Providence Day School in Charlotte, North Carolina. Since 1989, he has worked for the College Board as a reader and table leader for the examination grading in AP Calculus and AP Statistics. In 1992, he was a founding member of the board of directors for the North Carolina Association of Advanced Placement Mathematics Teachers (NCA PMT), where he serves as membership chairman. He was recognized in 2004 by the North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics as North Carolina Teacher of the Year for Independent Schools.

Table of Contents

PART 1: STRATEGIES FOR THE AP EXAM. Preparing for the AP Calculus Examination. Taking the AP Calculus Examination. A Diagnostic Test. PART II: A REVIEW OF AP CALCULUS. 1. Limits and Their Properties. 2. Differentiation. 3. Applications of Derivatives. 4. Integration. 5. Applications of Integration. 6. Advanced Integration Techniques (BC Topics only). 7. Differential Equations (AB and BC Topics). 8. Infinite Series (BC Topics Only). 9. Parametric Equations, Polar Coordinates, and Vectors (BC Topics only). PART III: PRACTICE TESTS. AB Practice Test 1. AB Practice Test 2. BC Practice Test 1. BC Practice Test 2.