Planning on taking the AP Calculus test? Below are some excellent test review preparation books for the Calculus subject exam. A good AP Calculus book provides practice and review questions, study tips, answers and explanations, etc.
Cracking the AP Calculus AB & BC Exams 2009 Edition.
Paperback: 896 pages
Publisher: Princeton Review (December 30, 2008)
Book Description
Scoring high on the AP Calculus AB & BC Exams is very different from earning straight A’s in school. We don’t try to teach you everything there is to know about calculus—only the strategies and information you’ll need to get your highest score. In Cracking the AP Calculus AB & BC Exams, we’ll teach you how to
·Use our preparation strategies and test-taking techniques to raise your score
·Focus on the topics most likely to appear on the test
·Test your knowledge with review questions for each calculus topic covered
This book includes 5 full-length practice AP Calculus AB & BC tests: 3 for AB and 2 for BC. All of our practice questions are just like those you’ll see on the actual exam, and we explain how to answer every question.
Cracking the AP Calculus AB & BC Exams has been fully updated for the 2009 tests.
Barron's AP Calculus 2008 with CD-ROM 2008 Edition.
Book Description
Both Calculus AB and Calculus BC are covered in this comprehensive AP test preparation manual. Prospective test takers will find four practice exams in Calculus AB and four more in Calculus BC, with all questions answered and explained. The manual also provides a detailed 10-chapter review covering topics for both exams. Students who purchase this version of the manual, with its enclosed CD-ROM, will get two additional practice tests, one in Calculus AB, and the other in Calculus BC. Tests on the CD-ROM come with answers explained and automatic scoring of the multiple-choice questions. The authors also offer an overview of the AP Calculus exams, which includes good advice to students on making best use of their graphing calculator.
Kaplan AP Calculus AB & BC 2008 Edition
Paperback: 648 pages
Publisher: Kaplan Publishing (January 1, 2008)
Book Description
-Complete review of essential topics on the AP Calculus AB and BC topic outline
-3 full-length practice tests (2 AB, 1 BC)
-A diagnostic quiz helps students determine which topics they should spend the most time reviewing
-Complete test information and resources
-Kaplan's proven AP score-raising strategies
-A chapter devoted to using a graphing calculator
-Sample free-response questions, answers, and walk-through explanations for all key topics
