AP Calculus AB test coming up! Any suggestions?

Put formulas in your calculator. They don't wipe your memory. Also, for the long problems where you have to show work, make sure you write down EVERY SINGLE step because that will get you the points.

Hello,

I am also taking the test tomorrow! Our class has just been doing practice test after practice test after practice test, and it has really helped. Know all of your derivatives (even the dreaded inverse trigonometric functions!), and all the integrals, front and backwards. Knowing how to use your calculator is also essential. Make good use of those 2nd Calc options, they help alot.

I definitely suggest knowing the definition of a derivative (and how to manipulate it), and the definition of e. They look like limits, so it's confusing. Even though it's not an AB topic, knowing l'Hopital' s Rule helps SO MUCH!!!!

I have trouble with optimization problems and linear differentiation. I should probably go study those now :)

Good Luck to everyone!

Review all of your homework, quiz, and test questions. Often instructors will take questions directly from these sources, or create very similar questions.

Be able to DERIVE! I am assuming this is a high school Calc test, so derivations will be a large portion.

Also (if you covered them) things like the Intermediate Value Theorem, Infinite Limits, Limits in general, Derivatives of Trig Functions, delta/epsilon proofs, Rolle's Theorm, The Mean Value Theorem, Newton's Method, etc.

Good Luck! If you have any specific questions, email me~my address is in my profile.

Pray! lol That was always one of the hardest things to study for. Math builds on itself, so if you don't have a good foundation already (which I am sure you do) you are in trouble. I would suggest concentrating on the topics that your professor spent the most time on, as you are likely to get more of those types of questions. And pace yourself during the exam! Do the easy ones first, and go back to the more time-consuming ones later. Eat a good breakfast too =0)

when studying for a math test, the best is to do all the example problems your teacher went over. Alot of times the questions are the same or very similar to example problems. If the test is cumulative then review the last quizzes/test. Good luck.

i'm taking the exam also:

just get some sleep; go to bed early.

i really hope you've read a review book, if you haven't then do a lot of practice problems.

you need a 68% to get a 5 so it shouldn't be that bad.

good luck