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ap calculus exam review: antidifferentiation
antidifferentiation is an essential tool for evaluating integrals. in fact, you might say that antidifferentiation is pretty much the same thing as finding an indefinite integral. when we antidifferentiate a function, we are simply finding another function whose derivative is equal to the one we started with. what is antidifferentiation? antidifferentiation is the reverse of…
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ap calculus exam review: integrals
the ap calculus exams include many problems involving integrals. in this short review, you’ll see the major topics that you’ll need to be aware of.
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ap calculus review: indefinite integrals
indefinite integrals make up a substantial part of what is covered on the ap calculus ab and bc exams. in this review article, we highlight a few concepts and techniques that you’ll need to be familiar with. what are indefinite integrals? there are two kinds of integrals, the definite and indefinite integrals. this article only…
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ap calculus exam review: fundamental theorem of calculus
the fundamental theorem of calculus (ftc) is one of the most important mathematical discoveries in history. you might think i’m exaggerating, but the ftc ranks up there with the pythagorean theorem and the invention of the numeral 0 in its elegance and wide-ranging applicability. in this article i will explain what the fundamental theorem of…
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ap calculus review: related rates
related rates problems are any problems where we are relating the rates of two (or more) variables. they come up on many ap calculus tests and are an extremely common use of calculus. ap calculus review: related rates there is a series of steps that generally point us in the direction of a solution to…
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ap calculus ab free response practice problems
one of the best ways to study for the ap calculus free response questions is to practice with as many ap exam style problems as you can. here is a handful of ap calculus free response style practice problems that you can work through, along with the full solutions. these only represent a small fraction…
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ap calculus exam review: limits and continuity
in this article, we’ll discuss a few different techniques and definitions related to limits and continuity, with examples for the ap calculus exams.
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ap calculus review: properties of exponents and logarithms
doing well on the ap calculus exams means mastering your algebra skills. click this page to review your exponents and logarithm rules.
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ap calculus review: newton’s method
newton’s method is a fantastic process for approximating roots of equations. click here to see where it comes from, and how to use it on the ap calc exam.
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calculator strategies for the ap calculus exam
your graphing calculator in an invaluable resource on your ap calculus exam, and can be a lifesaver if you know how to use it well. it will allow you to solve questions quickly, find roots of equations, easily determine derivatives, find the minimization of functions, determine definite integrals, examine the shape of curves, and easily…
