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ReviewmaterialontopicscoveredonlyinCalculusBCisindicatedbyanasterisk(*).HowtoUseThisBookBarron’sEssential5IntroductionTheCoursesTopicOutlinefortheABandBCCalculusExamsTheExaminationsTheGraphingCalculator:UsingYourGraphingCalculatorontheAPExamGradingtheExaminationsDIAGNOSTICTESTSDiagnosticTestCalculusABDiagnosticTestCalculusBCTOPICALREVIEWANDPRACTICE1FunctionsA.DefinitionsB.SpecialFunctionsC.PolynomialandOtherRationalFunctionsD.TrigonometricFunctionsE.ExponentialandLogarithmicFunctions+StudyXxy

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*F.ParametricallyDefinedFunctions*G.PolarFunctionsPracticeExercises2LimitsandContinuityA.DefinitionsandExamplesB.AsymptotesC.TheoremsonLimitsD.LimitofaQuotientofPolynomialsE.OtherBasicLimitsF.ContinuityPracticeExercises3DifferentiationA.DefinitionofDerivativeB.FormulasC.TheChainRule:TheDerivativeofaCompositeFunctionD.DifferentiabilityandContinuityE.EstimatingaDerivativeE1.NumericallyE2.Graphically*F.DerivativesofParametricallyDefinedFunctionsG.ImplicitDifferentiationH.DerivativeoftheInverseofaFunctionI.TheMeanValueTheoremJ.IndeterminateFormsandL’Hospital’sRuleK.RecognizingaGivenLimitasaDerivativePracticeExercises4ApplicationsofDifferentialCalculusA.Slope;CriticalPointsB.TangentstoaCurveC.IncreasingandDecreasingFunctionsCaseI.FunctionswithContinuousDerivatives

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CaseII.FunctionsWhoseDerivativesHaveDiscontinuitiesD.Maximum,Minimum,Concavity,andInflectionPoints:DefinitionsE.Maximum,Minimum,andInflectionPoints:CurveSketchingCaseI.FunctionsThatAreEverywhereDifferentiableCaseII.FunctionsWhoseDerivativesMayNotExistEverywhereF.GlobalMaximumorMinimumCaseI.DifferentiableFunctionsCaseII.FunctionsThatAreNotEverywhereDifferentiableG.FurtherAidsinSketchingH.Optimization:ProblemsInvolvingMaximaandMinimaI.RelatingaFunctionandItsDerivativesGraphicallyJ.MotionAlongaLine*K.MotionAlongaCurve:VelocityandAccelerationVectorsL.Tangent-LineApproximationsM.RelatedRates*N.SlopeofaPolarCurvePracticeExercises5AntidifferentiationA.AntiderivativesB.BasicFormulas*C.IntegrationbyPartialFractions*D.IntegrationbyPartsE.ApplicationsofAntiderivatives;DifferentialEquationsPracticeExercises6DefiniteIntegralsA.FundamentalTheoremofCalculus(FTC);EvaluationofDefiniteIntegralsB.PropertiesofDefiniteIntegralsC.DefinitionofDefiniteIntegralastheLimitofaRiemannSumD.TheFundamentalTheoremAgainE.ApproximationsoftheDefiniteIntegral;RiemannSumsEl.UsingRectanglesE2.UsingTrapezoidsE3.ComparingApproximatingSums

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F.GraphingaFunctionfromItsDerivative;AnotherLookG.InterpretingInxasanAreaH.AverageValuePracticeExercises7ApplicationsofIntegrationtoGeometryA.AreaAl.AreaBetweenCurvesA2.UsingSymmetry*A3.RegionBoundedbyPolarCurveB.VolumeB1.SolidswithKnownCrossSectionsB2.SolidsofRevolution*C.LengthofCurve(ArcLength)*D.ImproperIntegralsPracticeExercises8FurtherApplicationsofIntegrationA.MotionAlongaStraightLine*B.MotionAlongaPlaneCurveC.OtherApplicationsofRiemannSumsD.FTC:DefiniteIntegralofaRateIsNetChangePracticeExercises9DifferentialEquationsA.BasicDefinitionsB.SlopeFields*C.Euler'sMethodD.SolvingFirst-OrderDifferentialEquationsAnalyticallyE.ExponentialGrowthandDecayCaseI:ExponentialGrowthCaseII:RestrictedGrowth*CaseIII:LogisticGrowthPracticeExercises

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10*SequencesandSeriesA.SequencesofRealNumbersB.InfiniteSeriesB1.DefinitionsB2.TheoremsAboutConvergenceorDivergenceofInfiniteSeriesB3.TestsforConvergenceofInfiniteSeriesB4.TestsforConvergenceofNonnegativeSeriesB5.AlternatingSeriesandAbsoluteConvergenceC.PowerSeriesC1.Definitions;ConvergenceC2.FunctionsDefinedbyPowerSeriesC3.FindingaPowerSeriesforaFunction:TaylorandMaclaurinSeriesC4.ApproximatingFunctionswithTaylorandMaclaurinPolynomialsC5.Taylor’sFormulawithRemainder;LagrangeErrorBoundC6.ComputationswithPowerSeriesC7.PowerSeriesoverComplexNumbersPracticeExercises11MiscellaneousMultiple-ChoicePracticeQuestions12MiscellaneousFree-ResponsePracticeExercisesABPRACTICETESTSABPracticeTest1ABPracticeTest2ABPracticeTest3BCPRACTICETESTSBCPracticeTest1BCPracticeTest2BCPracticeTest3Appendix:FormulasandTheoremsforReference+StudyXY

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HowtoUseThisBookIntroductionandDiagnosticTestsStartwiththeIntroduction,whichprovidesanoverviewoftheAPCalculusABandBCcoursesandexams.Then,proceedtothediagnostictests,whichallowyoutoassessyourstrengthsandareasforimprovement.ThereisoneABdiagnosticandoneBCdiagnostic,andbotharefollowedbysolutionskeyedtothecorrespondingreviewchapter.ReviewandPractice“TopicalReviewandPractice”includes10chapterswithnotesonthemaintopicsoftheCalculusABandBCsyllabiandnumerouscarefullyworked-outexamples.Eachchapterconcludeswithasetofmultiple-choicequestions,usuallydividedintocalculatorandno-calculatorsections,followedimmediatelybyanswersandsolutions.Thisreviewisfollowedbyfurtherpractice:(1)Chapter11,whichincludesasetofmultiple-choicequestionsonmiscellaneoustopicsandananswerkeyandanswerexplanations;(2)Chapter12,asetofmiscellaneousfree-responseproblemsthatareintendedtobesimilartothoseinSectionIIoftheAPexaminations.Theyarefollowedbydetailedsolutions.Inthisebook,reviewmaterialontopicscoveredonlyinCalculusBCisindicatedbyanasterisk(*),asarebothmultiple-choicequestionsandfree-response-typeproblemsthatarelikelytooccuronlyonaBCexamination.PracticeTestsThisbookconcludeswiththreefull-lengthABpracticetestsandthreefull-

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lengthBCpracticetests,allofwhichmirrortheactualexamsinformat,content,andlevelofdifficulty.Eachtestisfollowedbydetailedanswersandexplanations.OnlinePracticeTherearealsofouradditionalfull-lengthpracticetestsonline.Youmaytakethesetestsinpractice(untimed)modeorintimedmode.TwooftheseonlinetestsmirrortheABtest,andtheothertwomirrortheBCtest.Allquestionsareansweredandexplained.ForStudentsStudentswhousethisbookindependentlywillimprovetheirperformancebystudyingtheillustrativeexamplescarefullyandtryingtocompletepracticeproblemsbeforereferringtothesolutions.ForTeachersTheteacherwhousesthisbookwithaclassmayprofitablydosoinseveralways.Ifthebookisusedthroughoutayear’scourse,theteachercanassignallorpartofeachsetofmultiple-choicequestionsandsomemiscellaneousexercisesafterthetopichasbeencovered.Thesesetscanalsobeusedforreviewpurposesshortlybeforeexamtime.Thepracticetestswillalsobeveryhelpfulwhenreviewingtowardtheendoftheyear.TeachersmayalsoassembleexamsbychoosingappropriateproblemsfromthemiscellaneouspracticequestionsinChapters11and12.

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bdBARRON’SESSENTIAL5Asyoureviewthecontentinthisbooktoworktowardearningthat5onyourAPCALCULUSABexam,herearefivethingsthatyouMUSTknowaboveeverythingelse:1Learnthebasicfacts:+derivatives(p.115)andantiderivatives(p.213)ofcommonfunctions;+theProduct(p.115),Quotient(p.115),andChainRules(p.116)forfindingderivatives;+themidpoint,leftandrightrectangle,andtrapezoidapproximationsforestimatingdefiniteintegrals(p.248);+findingantiderivativesbysubstitution(p.224);+theimportanttheorems:Rolle’sTheorem(p.132),theMeanValueTheorem(p.131),andespeciallytheFundamentalTheoremofCalculus(p.241).2Understandthataderivativeisaninstantaneousrateofchange,andbeabletoapplythatconceptto:+useL’Hospital’sRuletofindlimitsofindeterminateforms(only3and=)(p.133);+findequationsoftangentlines(p.161);+determinewhereafunctionisincreasing/decreasing(p.163),isconcaveup/down(p.164),orhasmaxima,minima,orpointsofinflection(pp.165,170);+analyzethespeed,velocity,andaccelerationofanobjectinmotion(p.180);+solverelatedratesproblems(p.188),usingimplicitdifferentiation(p.128)whennecessary.

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3Understandthatintegralsrepresentaccumulationfunctionsbasedonantiderivatives,andbeabletoapplythoseconceptsto:+theaveragevalueofafunction(p.261);+area(p.283)andvolume(p.290);+thepositionofobjectsinmotionanddistancetraveled(p.337);+totalamountwhengiventherateofaccumulation(p.344);+differentialequations,includingsolutionsandslopefields(p.357).4Beabletoapplyanyoftheaforementionedcalculusconceptstofunctionsdefinedalgebraically,graphically,orintables.5Beabletomaximizeyourscoreontheexamby:+answeringallthemultiple-choicequestions;+knowinghowandwhentouseyourcalculator,andwhennotto;+understandingwhatworkyouneedtoshow;+knowinghowtoexplain,interpret,andjustifyanswerswhenaquestionrequiresthat.(Thefree-responsesolutionsinthisbookmodelsuchanswers.)

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bdBARRON’SESSENTIAL5Asyoureviewthecontentinthisbooktoworktowardearningthat5onyourAPCALCULUSBCexam,herearefivethingsthatyouMUSTknowaboveeverythingelse:1MastertheEssential5listedfortheABCalculusExam.TheseformthecoreforquestionsthatdetermineyourABsubscoreandprovidetheessentialknowledgebaseyou’llneedforquestionsrelatedtotheadditionalBCtopics.2UnderstandhowtoextendABCalculusconceptstomoreadvancedsituations,including:+usinglimitstoanalyzeimproperintegrals(p.299);+solvinglogisticdifferentialequations(p.377)andestimatingsolutionsusingEuler’smethod(p.363);+findingantiderivativesusingintegrationbyparts(p.221)orpartialfractions(p.220);+findinglengthofcurve(arclength)(p.297).3Beabletoapplycalculusconceptstoparametricallydefinedfunctions(pp.73,126,339)andpolarfunctions(pp.76,190,288).4Knowhowtoanalyzetheposition,velocity,speed,acceleration,anddistancetraveledforanobjectinmotionintwodimensionsbyapplyingcalculusconceptstovectors(p.182,339).5Understandinfiniteseries.Youmustbeableto:
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