Preparing for the AP Calculus AB and Calculus BC Examinations - Softcover

Cade, Sharon; Caldwell, Rhea; Lucia, Jeff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1435461282 ISBN 13: 9781435461284

Publisher: Cengage Learning PTR, 2012

Synopsis

PREPARING FOR THE AP CALCULUS AB AND CALCULUS BC EXAMINATIONS will help you prepare for the AP* exam quickly, efficiently, and, above all, effectively. Right from the start, you will identify the course topics you most need practice on and be able to focus your studying, while getting a review opportunity for your general knowledge. By the end of the book, you will be primed for taking the exam and on your way to a 5!

About this title

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.

Review:

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

About this edition

• Publisher: Cengage Learning PTR
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1435461282
• ISBN 13: 9781435461284
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 342