Just how hard is BC Calc?

sl8r000
Sat, 05 May 2007 13:14:57 +0000

3.) In 2003 a raw score of 64 (out of 108) was needed for a 5.

4.) I think that it depends on what kind of test taker you are. That being said, it seems like there’s a lot of partial credit available on the FRQs, even if you don’t really know what’s going on (i.e. you get some points just for having the right endpoints of integration and using the right units).

Re cramming, try just understanding the principle behind some of the ideas. (i.e. rather than memorizing the formulas for exponential growth, growth with a cap, logistic growth, etc. just remember what the derivative should look like and work out the integration for yourself. Memorizing the formulas might be better, since it will save you time, but it’s nice to have some way of working things out if you get stuck.)