How to Prepare for the AP Calculus (Barron's How to Prepare for Ap Calculus Advanced Placement Examination) 
asked by ctj on November 5, 2006 2:41 PM
Updated to reflect the most recent Advanced Placement exams in Calculus, this manual presents four practice exams in Calculus AB and four more in Calculus BC, all with questions answered and explained. Extensive review sections offer brush-ups in functions and their graphs, derivatives and integrals, differential equations, and sequences and series. Additional features include test-taking tips and guidelines for using a graphing calculator. Review material includes multiple-choice questions, free-response questions, and many applications problems.
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This is a book that is best for final preparation for the exam. Last year, in BC Calculus, I was absent for the series and sequences lessons due to an illness and I came back for a test studying through the Barron's books and I had trouble understanding it. The tests are definitely a lot harder than the real thing. I studied my [...] off and got a 5 on the actual exam as well as a 5 on the AB subscore.
reviewed by learner on November 26, 2006 8:03 PM
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This book is very comprehensive, too many details at times. The practice test is a little bit more difficult than the actual test. It is not very well organized or appealing to look. There aren't enough diagrams and pictures for visual learners.
reviewed by rafit on November 27, 2006 1:08 AM
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I had several sources to help me do well in AP Calculus AB. One of them was this book.
Finney, Demana et al. "Calculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic" just doesn't include enough problems. To boot, the presentation is pretty poor as too many images are bombarded at your eyes. Barron's includes a lot of extra problems for you to make sure you can apply what you know.
Provided that you work hard in class and outside, this book can help you get a five.
Finney, Demana et al. "Calculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic" just doesn't include enough problems. To boot, the presentation is pretty poor as too many images are bombarded at your eyes. Barron's includes a lot of extra problems for you to make sure you can apply what you know.
Provided that you work hard in class and outside, this book can help you get a five.
reviewed by teacher on November 28, 2006 2:07 AM