As you know, the corona virus has disrupted the country and many schools. The College Board has canceled the regular administration of all AP exams. A 45-minute exam will be taken online at home and will consist of 3 free-response question. For full details see this notice from the College Board. There will be an…
As you know, the corona virus has disrupted the country and many schools. The College Board has canceled the regular administration of all AP exams. A 45-minute exam will be taken online at home and will consist of 3 free-response question. For full details see this notice from the College Board. There will be an…
AP Questions Type 6: Differential Equations Differential equations are tested almost every year. The actual solving of the differential equation is usually the main part of the problem, but it is accompanied by a related question such as a slope field or a tangent line approximation. BC students may also be asked to approximate using Euler’s…
AP Questions Type 5: Riemann Sum & Table Problems Tables may be used to test a variety of ideas in calculus including analysis of functions, accumulation, theory and theorems, and position-velocity-acceleration, among others. Numbers and working with numbers is part of the Rule of Four and table problems are one way this is tested. This question often includes…
AP Questions Type 2: Linear Motion We continue the discussion of the various type questions on the AP Calculus Exams with linear motion questions. “A particle (or car, person, or bicycle) moves on a number line ….” These questions may give the position equation, the velocity equation (most often), or the acceleration equation of something that…
The Free-response Questions There are ten general categories of AP Calculus free-response questions. As I’ve done in part years, I will consider each individually over the next few weeks posting on Tuesdays and Fridays. These will be updates of last year’s posts. A list of all the posts is at the end of this post. NOTE:…
This is a list of links to some resources for reviewing. The 2019 AP Calculus AB and BC Course and Exam Description (CED) The 10 units in this document list which topics may be tested on the exams. The rule of thumb is that is a topic is not listed, then it will not be…
