<p>For the 1998 test you only needed a 49 for a 5 in E and M and only a 55 for Mechanics. If you know your calculus and even SAT level physics there is no way you get less than a 5 on either exam.</p>
<p>Comp Sci A: 60 - 80 = 5, AB: 70 - 100 = 5.</p>
<p>A is a joke, and AB is A with 4 extra topics (big-oh, linked lists, nodes, stacks/queues). Of these four, only two of them require any conceptual understanding beyond the mainframe established by A : Big-Oh and Nodes. Lists and queues are provided in the appendix, as are all major collection classes. In the FRQ it all becomes a matter of whether you can translate directions into code, which isn’t terribly hard if you’re acclimated to A.</p>
<p>Someone needs to tell me APES curve though. The 2003 exam says you need only a 100 out of 150 for a 5, REA says you need a 120 out of 160…I’m not sure who to trust, a 4 year old AP exam or a more recent prep book…</p>