Is the AP Test for BC Calculus really hard?
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Get some prior sample exams and judge for yourself.
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Don't concentrate so much on dates, but the concepts and reasoning behind wars and such...know about the presidency's is key... the test wasn't that hard to me... ap chem was much harder... on the ap us as long as you know the general information you can select the right answer... one girl in my class memorized the presidents in order and felt pretty slow when that didn't help her at all! Just relax and everything will come back to you!! Good Luck!! Peace
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Difficult, but you would have to change your study habits.\n\nI would recommend getting a spiral notebook for each class, and take notes on the right side only.  Then when you get home, re-write your notes on the left.  It helped me learn more.  \nAlso let your teachers know you are really trying to get your grades up, and see if they can offer any help.  \nTurn in all your home work.\nWhen you take tests, go over your answers to see if they make sense to you.
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Here's what I've learned while in AP courses. None of this is a secret:\n1. It's honestly way too late for you to look into tips and stategies. With future APs, always look into a study guide, such as the Cracking the AP series published by the Princeton Review.\n2. As for how its scored, the AP English exam consists of multiple choice questions and a free response essay section. The multiple choice questions account for 45% of your score, and the essay counts for 55%. Being a good BS-er will get you part of the way, but not as far as many think. \n3. If you get a multiple choice question wrong, it's minus 1/4 of a point. But I'd still recommend making an educated guess. It's worth it.\n4. Finally, whether you get a 1-5 is not determined, necessarily, by how well you do. It's determined by how well everyone else does. Hundreds of thousands of students will be taking the exam. If they don't know what they're doing, the better you'll do. The 1-5 is given by your score in relation to the average score by all test takers. For more information, go to CollegeBoard.com (they write the APs).
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I took both AP English and Calculus my senior year of High School.  I skipped honor English and got an A in my AP class every term.  The grade depends on both your teacher and the materials that you learn.  The AP test changes every year, they never reuse a test.  The same goes for the AP Calculus test as well.  It just depends on how well you study, learn and take tests.  If you decide to take both classes but think that you will not pass the test you do not have to take it and the class will still count as the needed credit.  But don't worry if you have a good teacher and like the material that you are learning you will have no problem with the test.  Also, when you take the test don't go into it thinking that you will fail or that it is going to be super hard because then your setting yourself up for failure.  My AP classes in High School were the funnest classes that I had and I loved taking them.  I took both tests at the end of the school year and I passed the Calc test but not the English test but I still had fun taking the class.
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We actuaries like to think our entrance requirements are quite difficult.  Furthermore, you will be competing with mathematics majors and others who have taken say thirty or more college credits in mathematics beginning with calculus.  Why don't you visit www.soa.org, search under Education for a sample exam, and judge for yourself whether the first exam looks difficult or not.  keep in mind that the first exam is the easiest of the series.\n\nActuaries also write reports, and we require excellent written communication skills.
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I got a Bachelors Degree in Mathematics which is hard to narrow down to one subject, but I guess I must've liked Calculus in High School...\n\nMy favorite Subject to teach is Local- and Wide-Area Networking along with Advanced Cisco Router Configuration...\n\nMy favorite thing is Graduate School in Clinical Psychology... the next easier thing was Computer Science and Mathematics was the hardest...\n\nIn higher Mathematics, Calculus is called "the calculus" because it's only 1 of many tools that are used to write a proof...Analytic Geometry might fill a page or 2 of your proof, Pre-Calculus Algebra might be what's needed to solve part of a proof\n\nRemember the problems at the back of the book with an asterisk (*)?  "For extra credit, prove..."\n\n\nOnce you study "higher(?)" Math, \n\n(a) everything below it becomes Arithmetic, not "Do the Math"\n\n(b) instead of proving something, like continuity, you hafta prove that Continuity should be allowed as a operation on the Real Number System\n\n(c) instead of proving the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, you gotta prove that derivatives should be allowed as an operation on the Real Number Line\n\n(d) there are no pictures, there are no equations, there are no variables...just paragraphs crashing around in the air...\n\n(1) theorems\n\n(2) definitions\n\n(3) proofs\n\nGood luck in your studies
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Be sure to start paying attention very well in class as well as completing the homework if you haven't already. Ask some people who completed the course(s) before you so you can know what to expect on the test. I'm nervous about my AP World History exam, but I was assured by the juniors that it's not big deal and that their scores were high. So I'm not as nervous. Good Luck!
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i have a TI-89. i've used it since algebra 1 and i'm in AP Calc BC right now. they're useful and i can play mario on it too.
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Preperation for college is never easy for a highschool student, and thats exactly what ap classes are preping you for.  On a scale from one to ten ten being the hardest, honors is a 4 in comparrison to AP which is an 7.  Get ready to work hard, but id say try it out because it is an amazing expierence for someone who wants to go to college, and also it looks good on a resume for colleges. Its more studying and harder grading from teachers, but you won't regret it in the long run.  That's not to say you won't sometimes feel overwhemlmed and a little regretful while taking the class.  But afterwards you'll be happy you took the challenge. and so will your parents because you're bound to do great in college.
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It isn't difficult, as long as you are prepared.  I took my tests online at a computer testing center, and it made it much easier for me because I didn't have the stress of taking a traditional pencil and paper test.  \n\nI would recommend getting yourself a Praxis study book.  You can find them at campus bookstores or in the local library (if you get one at the library, make sure it is up to date...either this year or last year's version.)  Do a couple of the practice tests to find out what your weak areas are and study those.  \n\nYou'll do fine.  Good luck!
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No really,\n\nIt sounded scary to me, but once you sit down to take it, you realize it is the same as taking your SAT.  It looks daunting, but it is just another standardized test.  the only thing that made it harder for me was the fact that you can not go back and review your answers at the end of each section because of the computer based system that they now use.\n\nI would suggest a bit of studying of the system that they are now using and a short breathing exercise just before the test starts, to calm down the nerves a little, but the test is not any harder than any other.
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It all depends on the student, really... If you've done well in the class, the test should be fairly easy. Someone on here could tell you its hard, but you could breeze right thru it. Besides, it varies from year to year. It may have been easy to most students last year, but this year it could have gotten quite a bit harder. \nThe main thing that gets anyone when taking any regents is the stress and time constraint. You've got all afternoon to take it, so take your time. If something seems too hard, jot down the number and skip it for the time being. A question later on may give you a hint to the one that stumped you. Just remember to go back for it!!!
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I am also preparing for the AP Calculus Exam in 2006 and I can tell you that the points that I saw emphasized most in taking practice former AP tests were solids of rotation (disc, washer, and shell), the fundamental thereom of Calculus (what integral means), U-substitution, derivative rules, Riemann sums, speed, linearization (finding the slope of the tangent line),  volume of known cross sections, concavity and inflection points, the area between two curves, differentiability and continuity, local and global extrema (critical points and end points), implicit differentiation equations, trignometric derivatives, the rule of exponential growth (like volume increasing at a rate proportional to the radius), average value of a function, optimization, and related rates.  I know that is a lot but I have taken 5 complete practice AP tests (former tests) in class since February and all of these concepts were reccuring.
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It's been quite a while since I took AP History. From what I remember it was challenging, but not the hardest AP class I took. I don't do well with dates either. I'm better at remembering trends and general concepts about events than the exact date they occurred. I passed with a high enough score to earn credit at most colleges, but not the highest score possible. \nI'd think AP physics would be more difficult. I have a harder time with numbers than with words. Maybe you aren't the same, but it's much easier for me to write an essay like AP History requires, than to grind out abstract mathematical equations. Also, depending on what you want to study in college the classes may not transfer and you might have to take them again.\nI think AP History is an easier course to transfer than Physics. For example, several Medical Schools require college level Physics for entry but won't accept AP Physics. \nI also think it would be easier for you to find like minded students to study Physics with in a college environment rather than a high school one.\nNow the case FOR Physics: If you can handle the demanding schedule you have planned and do it well, it would look fantastic on your college applications!\nBest of luck!
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is it AP IB or regular?\ntry here:\nhttp://www.bboinc.com/actghome/
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Hello, the CHSPE really isn't all that hard but I do suggest studying a bit for it. The English part is extremely easy. I think that the stories are at 4th grade level and the questions are common sense. The grammar part is easy too. The Writing part is easy but I did take me some time to write about it. My topic was: Do you think that minors should have a curfew? Do you think they should be in at a certain time? \n\nAnother one was: What, in your opinion, is the most difficult stage of life, childhood, teenage, adult, or old age.\n\nThe Math part is a bit hard and I do suggest studying for this. Just take your time and read the questions carefully. A few of them are easy as can be but there are a few hard ones. \n\n3 1/2 hours is really not enough time if you want to take your time and thoroughly check your work after. I suggest doing the math part first. \n\nYou should do fine. Go ahead and take it. The website is chspe.net. Did you pass the exit exam. The math part on the exit exam is easier than the math part on the CHSPE so if you didn't pass the math part on the exit exam, you might fail it on the CHSPE.