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AP Calculus AB
Other Information about the AP Exam:
Other Information about the AP Exam:
The AP Exam has 4 sections:
Section 1: 30 multiple choice questions, 60 minutes. Calculator is not allowed.
Section 2: 15 multiple choice questions, 45 minutes. Calculator is allowed but probably only needed on a few of the 15 questions.
Section 3: 2 free response questions, 30 minutes. Calculator is allowed and will be needed for parts of these questions.
Section 4: 4 free response questions, 60 minutes. Calculator is not allowed.
Points:
Each multiple choice question is worth 1.2 points for a total of 54 points.
Each free response questions is worth 9 points for a total of 54 points.
The entire exam is 108 points. The cut off scores for a 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 change from year-to-year depending on the test difficulty.
A collection of resources that you may want to use for more practice over particular topics.
Unit 1 - Limits & Continuity
AP Multiple Choice EXAM WEIGHT: 10% - 12%
Unit 1 - Limits & Continuity
AP Multiple Choice EXAM WEIGHT: 10% - 12%
#1: Syllabus
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#2: Websites to sign up for
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#3: Test Reflections for CAL AB 2025-2026
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#4: Limits Graphically
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Video Review of the Notes
Solutions
Video Solutions: #3 on back page
Suggested (optional practice): KA: Limits IntroKA: Estimating limit values from graphsKA: One-sided limits from graphsKA Quiz: Connecting limits and graphical behavior
#5: Notes- Evaluating limits from functions (analytically)
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#6: Algebraic Manipulation (Limits)
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Video Review of the Notes
Solutions
Video Solutions: #1, #9, #11, #17, #18, #19, #21, #24, #26
#7: (on your own paper) 2 Khan Academy Assignments; (limits from a table, and 0/0 with conjugates)
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#8: Notes- Infinite Limits (limits that approach infinity or negative infinity)
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#8a (optional practice): Limits at Infinity
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Video Review of the Notes
Solutions
Video Solutions: #11, #12, #14, #17, #22, #26, #28, #30, #31, #32, #35, #36
#9: Notes- Examples- Practice for IVT (Intermediate Value Theorem)
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Video Review of the Notes
Solutions
Video Solutions: #17, #20, #22
#10: Selecting Procedures for Determining Limits (dealing with 0/0 practice)
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Solutions are on the bottom of the page.
Video Solutions: #2, #6, #8, #9
#11: Algebraic Properties of Limits and Piecewise Functions
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Solutions
Video Solutions: #2a, #11
#12: Defining Continuity at a Point
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Solutions
Video Solutions: #4a, #5, #6, #11, #12, #13
#13: Types of Discontinuities
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Solutions
Video Solutions: #8, #12
#14: Unit 1 Quiz Review
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SolutionsVideo Solutions: #2, #4, #8, #9, #10, #14, #15, #18, #19, #21a, #21b, #23, #24, #25, #26, #29
#15: Khan Academy Assignments (0/0 with factoring, classify discontinuities, continuity at a point, and infinite limits)
#15: Khan Academy Assignments (0/0 with factoring, classify discontinuities, continuity at a point, and infinite limits)
Unit 1 Quiz
Unit 1 Quiz
Unit 2 - Differentiation: Definition and Fundamental Properties
AP Multiple Choice EXAM WEIGHT: 10% - 12%
Unit 2 - Differentiation: Definition and Fundamental Properties
AP Multiple Choice EXAM WEIGHT: 10% - 12%
#16: Notes (on your own paper) - What is a derivative and where does the definition come from?
#16: Notes (on your own paper) - What is a derivative and where does the definition come from?
#17: Notes - Definition of a Derivative
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#18: Notes - Basic Derivative Rules
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Textbook Pages: 135 - 138
(Odd Solutions: https://bit.ly/2HQiujB) (Extra Practice: #26) (Paul's Online Notes and Practice: https://bit.ly/1EHaOUu)(Khan Academy's Derivatives Videos and Quizzes: https://bit.ly/2EWsd7P)
#20: Notes - Position vs Velocity vs Acceleration (AND SPEED!)
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(Optional) Extra Practice with Solutions Provided
#21: Notes - Product / Quotient Rule
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(Odd Solutions: https://bit.ly/2YU26nU) Textbook Pages 146 -149(Khan Academy's Derivatives Videos and Quizzes: https://bit.ly/2EWsd7P)(Paul's Online Notes and Practice: https://bit.ly/2Wx0Ev9)
#23: Circuit- Power Rule
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Video Solutions: #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20, #21, #22, #23, #24
#: Circuit- Product Rule & Quotient Rule
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Solutions
Video Solutions: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20
#: Notes- Chain Rule
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#: Chain Rule Practice Problems
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#: 5 Khan Academy Assignments (1 on definition of a derivative; 1 on estimating derivatives; 1 on Identifying composite functions for chain rule; 1 on chain rule from a given function; and 1 on chain rule given a table)
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#: Commonly Missed Khan Academy Questions (from chain rule practice)
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#: Circuit- Chain Rule
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Video Solutions: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, #17, #18, #19, #20
#: Unit 2 Test Review
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Solutions
Video Solutions: #15, #16, #18, #25, #26, #39, #40, #41, #42, #43, #51, #54, #55, #56
#: Unit 2 Test
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