r/Precalculus

Hello everyone,

I am looking for advice on how to prepare for the AP Precalculus exam. My teacher has not been covering the material well this year, so I have mostly been trying to learn on my own through YouTube and practice work.

My exam is on Tuesday, May 12, and I am hoping to score at least a 3, with a goal of a 4 if possible. What topics should I focus on most, what should I memorize, and what resources helped you the most when studying for this exam?

Thank you for any help.

So basically my teacher advised me to have a prepared brain dump ready for when the timer starts for the non calc. Since we get a crazy amount of time, I think everybody should do a brain dump but I'm not too sure what to include. Other than the unit circle, what else is important? I know the identities but I wanted like a specific brain dump that someone carefully thought out and is somewhat easy to remember. Please include all identities and like everything you write not just a broad answer sheet.

Okay so for context this semester has genuinely been awful for me but i really want to get atleast a 4 on the exam😭😭 what should i start studying asap?

Also idk if we’re behind or something but today we JUST learned about polar graphs and stuff like that and i wasn’t even there for the class (had an orthodontist appt) Am i like genuinely done for?

My student has taken precalc and did pretty well, but took a gap year and is now going to have calculus at college. He has the summer off. I'd prefer to find a low cost class that is not self paced. Like every tuesday and thursday 1 hour, or something like that. I don't think he's motivated enough to work through a self paced classe. All the classes I'm finding are for credit and cost in the thousands or are low cost or free, but self paced. Is there a something in the middle? I've checked with local community colleges and the timing doesn't work.