New AP Calculus BC Exam

phatphysicist
Mon, 26 Sep 2016 23:13:37 +0000

Hi,

As of this year, the AP examination for Calculus BC has changed so that it is more “conceptual”. I’m quite perturbed by this change as it raises the question of “how can you take the mathematics part out of mathematics?” I have been told that the exam being conceptual means that it is more towards understanding the theorems for mathematics while also still having some questions that deal with actual numbers and computations. Does anyone have a better insight into what the changes for the BC exam entail or what one could expect from these changes?

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