5 Steps to a 5: AP Calculus AB 2017

Get ready for your AP Calculus AB exam with this straightforward, easy-to-follow study guide–updated to match the latest test changes

The wildly popular test prep guide― updated and enhanced for smartphone users―5 Steps to a 5: AP Calculus AB 2017 provides a proven strategy to achieving high scores on this demanding Advanced Placement exam.

This logical and easy-to-follow instructional guide introduces an effective 5-step study plan to help students build the skills, knowledge, and test-taking confidence they need to reach their full potential. The book helps students master multiple-choice, free-response and essay questions and offers comprehensive answer explanations and sample responses. Written by a math consultant and former chair of math department, this insider’s guide reflects the latest course syllabus and includes 2 full-length practice exams, plus the most up-to-date scoring information.

The 5 Steps to a 5: AP Calculus AB 2017 effective 5-step plan breaks down test preparation into stages: 1. Set Up Your Study Program 2. Determine Your Test Readiness 3. Develop Strategies for Success 4. Develop the Knowledge You Need to Score High 5. Build Your Test-Taking Confidence.

• In 2014, almost 300,000 students took the AP Calculus AB test
• 2 full-length practice exams
• BONUS interactive AP Planner app delivers a customized study schedule and extra practice questions to students’ mobile devices
• The 5 Steps to a 5 series has prepared millions of students for success

Table of Contents

STEP 1 Set Up Your Study Plan
1 What You Need to Know About the AP Calculus AB Exam
2 How to Plan Your Time

STEP 2 Determine Your Test Readiness
3 Take a Diagnostic Exam

STEP 3 Develop Strategies for Success
4 How to Approach Each Question Type

STEP 4 Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High
5 Review of Precalculus
6 Limits and Continuity
7 Differentiation
8 Graphs of Functions and Derivatives
9 Applications of Derivatives
10 More Applications of Derivatives
11 Integration
12 Definite Integrals
13 Areas and Volumes
14 More Applications of Definite Integrals

STEP 5 Build Your Test-Taking Confidence