definitely do all of the sparknotes flashcards. idk what to tell you, but if you take BC you still get an AB subscore, so you could fail BC miserably and still get a decent AB score.
There are a lot of cute tricks and transformations you have to use to solve a lot of the harder Calculus word problems, but they generally are not all that hard. They just take getting used to. I would suggest buying an AP Calculus book that only has problem sets with detailed solutions. It has been quite a while since I took APs, but I do remember the REA books being one of the better series by this standard.
More importantly, don't fret it too much. Calculus is easy, it just takes a little while to realize it. And AP exams do not expect you to answer 90% of the exam correctly; in fact, most AP exams award 5's from 50% or 60% scores. I don't exactly remember the grading scale for AP Calc, but I do not remember it being terribly oppressive.
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idk what to tell you, but if you take BC you still get an AB subscore, so you could fail BC miserably and still get a decent AB score.
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More importantly, don't fret it too much. Calculus is easy, it just takes a little while to realize it. And AP exams do not expect you to answer 90% of the exam correctly; in fact, most AP exams award 5's from 50% or 60% scores. I don't exactly remember the grading scale for AP Calc, but I do not remember it being terribly oppressive.
Good luck studying, and have fun on your exam!
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