Calculus AP Fast Track to 5 (Fast Track to a) - Softcover

Larson, Professor Ron; Edwards, Bruce H

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0547213077 ISBN 13: 9780547213071

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, 2009

Synopsis

Every Fast Track to a 5 test-prep practice book features: A diagnostic test to assess prior knowledge and focus studying on the topics for which students need the most help. Recommended strategies and tips for taking the exam. Review of the course content with questions stimulating the AP exam. Cross-references to the Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning textbook being used, allowing easy reference. Full-length practice exams.

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Review

PART I: STRATEGIES FOR THE AP EXAMINATION. Preparing for the AP Exam. Taking the AP Calculus AB Exam. A Diagnostic Test. PART II: A REVIEW OF AP CALCULUS AB. 1. Limits and Their Properties. 2. Differentiation. 3. Applications of Derivatives. 4. Integration. 5. Applications of Integration. 6. Advanced Integration Techniques. 7. Differential Equations. 8. Infinite Series. 9. Parametric Equations, Polar Coordinates, and Vectors. PART III: PRACTICE TESTS. Practice Test 1. Practice Test 2.

About the Author

Sharon Cade has taught mathematics and been a department chair in both public and independent schools since 1978. She has been an AP Reader since 1995 and has also been a Table Leader and Question Team Member. Sharon has been honored as the Oregon State Winner of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching. Rhea Caldwell has taught mathematics in independent schools since 1978 and has been chairman of the Mathematics Department of Providence Day School in Charlotte, North Carolina, since 1990. She was recognized in 2002 as the North Carolina Teacher of the Year for Independent Schools by the North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics. She has taught calculus for over twenty years and has been an AP Calculus reader since 2003. Jeff Lucia has taught mathematics in independent schools since 1978, and for over twenty years has been at Providence Day School in Charlotte, North Carolina. Since 1989, he has worked for the College Board as a reader and table leader for the examination grading in AP Calculus and AP Statistics. In 1992, he was a founding member of the board of directors for the North Carolina Association of Advanced Placement Mathematics Teachers (NCA2PMT), where he serves as membership chairman.

Rhea Caldwell has taught mathematics in independent schools since 1978 and has been chairman of the Mathematics Department of Providence Day School in Charlotte, North Carolina, since 1990. She was recognized in 2002 as the North Carolina Teacher of the Year for Independent Schools by the North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics. She has taught calculus for over twenty years and has been an AP Calculus reader since 2003. After more than 30 years of teaching, she continues to share her passion for mathematics and her love of competition by coaching math contest teams.

Jeff Lucia has taught mathematics in independent schools since 1978, and for over twenty years has been at Providence Day School in Charlotte, North Carolina. Since 1989, he has worked for the College Board as a reader and table leader for the examination grading in AP Calculus and AP Statistics. In 1992, he was a founding member of the board of directors for the North Carolina Association of Advanced Placement Mathematics Teachers (NCA PMT), where he serves as membership chairman. He was recognized in 2004 by the North Carolina Council of Teachers of Mathematics as North Carolina Teacher of the Year for Independent Schools.

Edition details

• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0547213077
• ISBN 13: 9780547213071
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352