Tuesday, August 31, 2010

AP CALCULUS



Dd loved her Calculus learning experiences through a variety of sources. She has read plenty of Calculus books (some are listed below under Reading list) and worked on plenty of Calculus problems. She also liked the latest AOPS Calculus book very much, and there is a wonderfulcourse that goes with the book. She also enjoyed reading Life of Fred Calculus book. I am listing a few resources for AP Calculus preparation.

AP Calculus consists of two exams-AP Calculus AB and AP Calculus BC. There are various online and distance courses available to learn Calculus, some of which I have listed below.CollegeBoard has in depth information on the syllabus, learning materials and AP exam information. Read the AP Calculus AB and AP Calculus BC course descriptions to get an idea as to what is involved in doing well on the AP exams. Check out the past AP Calculus AB and AP Calculus BC Free Response(FR) questions.

  • Websites, tutorials, lecture notes, cheat sheets and more
Calculus.Org is a wonderful in depth website that has links and resources on AP and General Calculus.

Ask Mr. Calculus is a Calculus help page with past AP exam Free Response questions, interactive Calculus learning pages, Visual Calculus etc.

Visual Calculus nice site with great tutorials.

Karl's Calculus Tutor online tutorials and lessons.

Drexel University's Calculus resources.

Calculus Lecture Notes from the University of Toronto at Scarborough College. Includes many past exams.

Graphics for the Calculus classroom. Great visual explanations.

Calculus tutorials from The Connected Curriculum Project, Dept of Mathematics, Carroll College, Montana.

Calculus Help.com interactive Calculus help with some humor injected lessons.

Video Calculus from the University of T! ennessee Math Department at Knoxville. It is an excellent reso! urce tha t includes tutorials, drills and programs for pre-calculus and calculus.

Calculus Applets interactive applets for single variable calculus.

PowerPoint lectures of AP Calculus AB and BC.


Calculus on the web from Temple University.

MIT AP Calculus courses. Free opencourseware.


Calculus Cheat sheets from Paul's online Math notes.

Calculus course information links, resources on AP Calculus.


History of Calculus wonderful site on History of Calculus.


Math archives on Calculus.

Free Undergraduate Calculus courses from Opencoursware.

Free Online Calculus courses from William Smith.

Calculus Page Problems from eCalculus.org.

Ask Dr. Callahan Calculus 1 Teacher's Guide PDF.


  • Graphing Calculator Resources
Dh ! and I ne ver used a Graphing Calculator in India even though we had to learn much more advanced Calculus than the AP Calculus courses here. There were memorization and manipulations involved in solving advanced Calculus problems without having to resort to a calculator of any sorts. I am not sure if Graphing Calculators are used these days in India by all high school kids. We very much doubt that it would be practiced considering the prohibitive cost of these calculators to be able to afford by all Indian high school kids. We have exposed dd to both the version of learning with and without a graphing calculator, although the latter learning is not necessary to do so here in the US. She loves her Graphing Calculator although she enjoys working without them too.

Dd uses the above pictured Graphing Calculator for advance mathematics, mathematical programming, 3D graphing, along with numerous other tasks. There are numerous resources on the web regarding Graphing Calculators. I have listed a few below.

Check out the Education Technology page in Texas Instruments to learn all about Graph! ing Calc ulators



Graphing Calculator pages check out the various programs, tips and resources.

Calculus Calculator programs yet another site with numerous info.

Calculator pages on various calculators.

Graphing Calculators in Calculus see how it is used for Calculus.


  • Articles on Calculus learning.

Learning Calculus Prepared by: Susan Hermiller, Melanie Martin, Eric York.



How to succeed in AP Calculus from a high school site.

Read about The Calculus Trap by Richard Rusczyk, which talks about the best course of path for math learning for the very gifted student.

Why Do We Study Calculus? An interesting article on the importance of Calculus.

  • Teacher's sites




  • Calculus Course Choices
There are many online free Calculus courses as well as fee based ones. One can also take the Calculus course through the local community college or by hiring a tutor. Dd learned much of her Calculus through self learning by working through Spivak Calculus and Stewart Calculusbooks. She loves the AOPS Calculus book as well. Find the most appropriate course path that fits your child's needs and learning styles.

Art of Problem Solving ! (AOPS) Calculus Course My dd loves AOPS courses and books. This is great for a very mathy kid. It is an intense, challenging course that prepares a student for AP Calculus exam.

Math Archives Calculus courses online. A compiled list of varied Calculus courses available on the web.

Calculus courses from Hippocampus.






Aleks Math review for AP Calculus

Thinkwell Calculus Courses for both AB and BC.

EPGY AP Calculus courses.

Apex AP Calculus AB course.

Chalk Dust Calculus Courses.

Life of Fred Calculus book is a fun way to learn Calculus.

Change and Motion: Calculus Made Clear from the Teaching Company.

  • Calculus DVDs
Teaching Company Calculus Lectures in DVD and Audio formats.



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