historically awarded for earning over 40 of 108 possible points.
Students who take the BC examination are given not only a Calculus-BC grade but also a
Calculus-AB subscore grade. The latter is based on the part of the BC examination dealing with
topics in the AB syllabus.
In general, students will not be expected to answer all the questions correctly in either Section I or
II.
Great care is taken by all involved in the scoring and reading of papers to make certain that they
are graded consistently and fairly so that a student’s overall AP grade reflects as accurately as
possible his or her achievement in calculus.
THE CLEP CALCULUS EXAMINATION
Many colleges grant credit to students who perform acceptably on tests offered by the College Level
Examination Program (CLEP). The CLEP calculus examination is one such test.
The College Board’s CLEP Official Study Guide: 16th Edition provides descriptions of all
CLEP examinations, test-taking tips, and suggestions on reference and supplementary materials.
According to the Guide, the calculus examination covers topics usually taught in a one-semester
college calculus course. It is assumed that students taking the exam will have studied college-
preparatory mathematics (algebra, plane and solid geometry, analytic geometry, and trigonometry).
There are 45 multiple-choice questions on the CLEP calculus exam, for which 90 minutes are
allowed. A calculator may not be used during the examination.
Approximately 60 percent of the questions are on limits and differential calculus and about 40
percent on integral calculus. The specific topics that may be tested on the CLEP calculus exam are
essentially those under the heading “Topics That May Be Tested on the Calculus AB Exam.”
(L’Hôpital’s Rule is listed as a CLEP calculus topic but only as a BC topic for the AP exam. Also,
the only topics listed as applications of the definite integral for the CLEP calculus test are “average
value of a function on an interval” and “area.”)
Since any topic that may be tested on the CLEP calculus exam is included in this book on the AP
Exam, a candidate who plans to take the CLEP exam will benefit from a review of the AB topics
covered here. The multiple-choice questions in Part A of Chapter 11 and in Part A of Section I of
each of the four AB Practice Examinations will provide good models for questions on the CLEP
calculus test.
A complete description of the knowledge and skills required and of the specific topics that may be
tested on the CLEP exam can be downloaded from the College Board’s web site at
http://www.collegeboard.com/clep.
THIS REVIEW BOOK
This book consists of the following parts:
Diagnostic tests for both AB and BC Calculus are practice AP exams. They are followed by
solutions keyed to the corresponding topical review chapter.
Topical Review and Practice includes 10 chapters with notes on the main topics of the Calculus
AB and BC syllabi and with numerous carefully worked-out examples. Each chapter concludes with a
set of multiple-choice questions, usually divided into calculator and no-calculator sections, followed