What math should I take next year?

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The discussion revolves around the appropriate mathematics coursework for a student who has completed precalculus and begun studying basic calculus. Participants share insights on the topics covered in the AP Calculus AB/BC curriculum and offer suggestions on additional material to study in preparation for the exam.

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  • One participant outlines their current understanding of calculus, including limits, differentiation, and integration techniques.
  • Another participant suggests focusing on optimization and related rates, as well as studying the mean value theorem and finding maxima and minima.
  • A third participant commends the original poster for their self-study efforts and encourages them to continue.
  • One participant asserts that the original poster has covered most of the material for the AB exam and recommends reinforcing their knowledge and practicing with exams from the College Board.

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There appears to be general agreement that the original poster has a solid foundation for the AB exam, but there are varying opinions on what additional topics should be prioritized for study.

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Some participants mention specific topics that may be beneficial to cover, but there is no consensus on a definitive list of required material or the sufficiency of the original poster's preparation.

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Students preparing for the AP Calculus AB/BC exams, educators advising students on math course selection, and individuals interested in self-studying calculus.

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I just finished precalc and have done a little bit of studying this summer of basic calculus.

I don't know what is on the calculus ab/bc curriculum so could anyone here who has taken the class before tell me what I am missing?

Here is what I have done so far in calculus over the past month:

-limits
l'hospital's rule

-Differentiation:
power rule
Chain rule
product/quotient rule
logarithmic differentiation
basic trig/reciprocal functions(no arcsin or anything like that)
implicit differentiation
second/nth derivatives


-Integration
u substitution
basic trig functions
integration by parts
area under a curve or area bounded by curves/axes

I've also touched on optimization and concavity but haven't done much with it. Also a few easy word problems.

This probably isn't enough to take the ab or bc exam but how much more do I have to cover before I am ready?
 
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I've recently done calculus I from a college course (which is supposed to be like AP calculus, but I guess more indepth). Do more on optimization, as well as related rates (things like ladder problems). I'd also check out mean value theorem and finding maxima and minima.
 
Sounds like you're doing really well for self-studying. Keep up the good work!
 
You have covered the majority of the material on the AB exam. If you reinforce the material you have learned and even download some practice exams from the collegeboard website, you should be good to go.
 

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