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Title: Be Prepared for the AP Calculus Exam
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Manufacturer: Skylight Publishing
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| Be Prepared for the AP Calculus Exam by Skylight Publishing The Best AP Calculus Review Book |
| This review book goes over everything you need to know for the AP Exam. It is easy to read and describes everything you need to know, step by step. It provides questions after every chapter with full answers that detail how to arrive at the correct answer. The practice exams are also extrmely accurate and helpful to get a 5 on the exam. |
| Be Prepared for the AP Calculus Exam by Skylight Publishing One of the best study guides for AP Calculus |
Let me preface this by saying that I took the AP calculus test in the mid 1980's and now have helped my daughter with a self-study course on calculus in preparation for the 2007 test. After going through a total of 4 study guides, 2 textbooks, and the last 7 years of available free response questions from the actual AP test, I found this guide to be one of the best AP calculus preparation books.
The AP calculus (AB or BC) has become considerably harder in the last 4 years. Most other books seem to have been developed for the test as administered in the 1990's. In order to pass, not only do you need to know your calculus - it is also mandatory that you know how to use your calculator in order to solve calculus problems. Most other books, completely ignore this point (see my other reviews). Rather than focusing on techniques of integration (which was a big deal for the earlier test in which calculators either weren't allowed or weren't capable), the emphasis has switched to integration via the calculator.
This book addresses the issue clearly.
One last point of advice is that this book does stress the concepts that are in turn stressed on the current tests - fundamental theorem of calculus, average value of a function by integration, and problems that depend on interpreting graphs and data points.
When chosing a book, keep in mind that the test is no longer a simple can you integrate and take a derivative by hand type of exam. If you can solve the problems in this book, you indeed will be prepared for the AP test. |
| Be Prepared for the AP Calculus Exam by Skylight Publishing Best AP calculus review book! |
| After having read the rave reviews online and wanting something different from the typical princeton review/barron's books, I ordered this off Amazon because my local Borders/Barnes & Noble did not have any. It is as good as people say it is! Filled with tons of practice problems and concise notes. Unfortunately, the 2007 AP Calculus was unusually hard nation-wide in both the multiple choice and free-response so I'm not going to say I will get a 5... but, this review is the only thing that got me through the exam so I highly recommend it! |
| Be Prepared for the AP Calculus Exam by Skylight Publishing good review, bad practices |
| good reviews, you can probably even take it as a textbook, however, the practices have no thorough explanations, but to say that one of the practice exam is extremely hard |
| Be Prepared for the AP Calculus Exam by Skylight Publishing Everything You Could Want in a Review Book |
Trust me on this. I have gone through about every AB book out there, and this one is your best bet. Unlike the others, it is actually very up to date, and it contains the most recent changes to the AB curriculum such as slope fields.
Many books out there are much too easy, such as the book published by Princeton. Easy does not necessarily equal good preparation for the test! This "Be Prepared" book will challenge you and actually get you to see the level you will see on the actual AP exam. Plus, this book gives great hints at far as successfully using the calculator. This book has everything you could want in a review book, and I recommend it over all the other AB titles. |
| Be Prepared for the AP Calculus Exam by Skylight Publishing Book Description |
| Be Prepared for the AP Calculus Exam is your indispensable guide to scoring well on either the AB or BC AP Calculus. This book features an outstanding team of authors and practice exam contributors: veteran AP Calculus teachers who have served on the AP Calculus Test Development Committee and are College Board consultants, exam grading leaders, and AP award recipients. The book expands Skylight's Be Prepared series, and it is crafted with the same care, attention to detail, and respect for the student as our Be Prepared for the AP Computer Science Exam, which has helped many thousands of students get a good grade on AP exams in that subject. A serious introductory chapter describes the exam format and requirements and offers important tips for successful exam taking. Eight review chapters thoroughly cover all of the AB and BC material. Embedded in these chapters are 200+ multiple choice and free response questions with solutions that show you effective strategies and shortcuts. Five complete practice exams with answers and solutions (three AB and two BC exams) will give you plenty of practice material and help you decide whether to take the AB or BC exam. This book's companion web site contains annotated solutions to free-response questions from past AP exams. Whether you sit in the front row, the back row, or anywhere in between, Be Prepared will help you focus on the AP Calculus exam requirements, review the material, and fill the gaps in your knowledge. Review, practice, and take the AP Calculus exam with confidence, knowing that you are well prepared. |
