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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The AP Calculus prerequisites are the same for AB and BC, found here:

https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-calculus-bc

Recommended Prerequisites
You should have successfully completed courses in which you studied algebra, geometry, trigonometry, analytic geometry, and elementary functions. In particular, you should understand the properties of linear, polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, and piecewise-defined functions, as well as sequences, series, and polar equations. You should know how to graph these functions and solve equations involving them. You should also be familiar with algebraic transformations, combinations, compositions, and inverses for general functions.

I can’t really see how any precalculus class would not be an adequate preparation for AB. [b]Instead of focusing on the title of the class, I’d try to find out what specifically is not covered in regular precalculus that makes it a poor preparation for AB. To me it just seems an arbitrary and needless tracking.[/b]

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