Our AP Calculus practice test directory has links to the highest quality free resources that you need to ace your AP Calc course. Calculus AB review along with Calculus BC. Free practice exams along with complete descriptions of each one. Whether you are looking for AP Calculus free response questions, practice tests, notes, or study guides, we have it all.
AP Calculus Practice Exams:
Released Exam AB 1988 and AB 1998. These are the actual exams given to students in 1988 and 1998. Perfect for test prep and review.
McGraw Hill AB Test and BC Test. Based on the “5 Steps to a 5″ book from McGraw Hill, there are a total of 50 multiple choice questions here. Great review!
Sample Question for Calculus AB and for Calculus BC. High quality interactive tests from Free Test Online. Multiple choice and free response questions.
Analyzemath Practice Test Questions. Three seperate quizzes with a total of 49 questions for AB and BC. Answer key provided as well.
Practice Questions. Great collection of AP Calculus practice questions from the University of Houston. Complete with answers and solutions. Just click on the topic and then click on “Help Materials”. They also have some more practice exams here.
My Max Score. Here’s an awesome practice exams for Calculus AB. This is a full length test with great explanations for each of the answers. An excellent free resource!
AP Calculus Notes:
Elaine Cheong’s Calculus AB Study Guide. This 20 page guide is a great study resource.
Paul’s Online Math Notes. Very complete notes for all calculus topics. Well organized and clear explanations.
AB Notes. Huge set of Calculus AB notes. Available in HTML or PDF files.
AP Calculus Free Response:
Prior Year AB and Prior Year BC. Actual AP Calculus free response questions from 1999 to 2012. Also includes scoring guidelines, sample responses, and score distributions.
Free Response Analysis. This document from Lin McMullin analyzes each possible free response topic and lists what you need to know for each topic. At the end there is a chart that organizes all questions from 1998 to 2012 by topic.
AP Calculus Exam Prep:
Exam Prep Ideas. A great list of tips and strategies to review as you prepare for your AP Calculus exam.
Exam Strategy. This document from Lin McMullin has some excellent exam prep tips as well as some good tactics for answering the multiple choice and free response questions.
Tips and Tricks. Check out this slideshare presentation for AP Calc test taking tips.
Stuff you MUST know Cold. Two page Word document for review of key concepts
Highest-Rated AP Calculus Study Guide from Amazon:
Be Prepared for the AP Calculus Exam.
Cracking the AP Calculus AB & BC Exams, 2013 Edition.
About the exam:
These courses focus on understanding the concepts of calculus and along with its methods and applications. Calculus BC is an extension of Calculus AB, covering all the same topics in AB plus additional topics. Both course are very challenging.
Calculus AB Topics:
1.) Functions, Graphs, & Limits
2.) Derivatives
3.) Integrals
Calculus BC Topics:
1.) Functions, Graphs, & Limits
2.) Derivatives
3.) Integrals
4.) Polynomial Approximations & Series
The AP Calculus Exam format is:
Multiple-Choice Section
Part A: 28 questions, calculator prohibited (55 minutes)
Part B: 17 questions, graphing calculator required (50 minutes)
Free-Response Section
Part A: 2 problems, graphing calculator required (30 minutes)
Part B: 4 problems, calculator prohibited (60 minutes)
In the free-response section students are required to show their work. Methods, reasoning, and conclusions need to be presented. Complete sentences should be used that include explanations and justifications.
When is the AP Calculus Exam?
The AP Calculus AB and BC Exam date for the 2012/2013 school year is Wednesday, May 8th 2013 at 8 a.m. These tests are only given one time per year.