The AP calculus exam has its own unique language.  Consider learning math at school and then taking the SAT math exam.  The material does not look alike.  SAT math is based on the math from school text books.  However, most students need to take a class or study the style of the SAT exam.  This is also true for the AP calculus exam.  Learning the concepts from the textbook does not ensure passing the AP calculus exam.  The AP calculus exam questions are based on calculus concepts but is also a reasoning test.  Some questions types on the AP calculus exam are not taught in a calculus book.

LEE ACADEMICS AP CALCULUS PREP COURSE WILL FOLLOW THIS OUTLINE:

• We will start with “easy” released multiple choice questions based on the current chapter that you are working on at school.  Students will work on released AP multiple choice questions from College Board on a concept at a time.  I have spent many hours reorganizing released AP multiple choice and free response questions by topic.
• Moderate and hard released questions will be added in as mastery is achieved.
• Students will work on released AP free response questions (FRQs) by topic. Lee Academics has compiled a 500-page book of College Board released FRQ questions by type from 1969 to present. This book is organized by chapters per a single type of question. You will practice one type of FRQ at a time until mastery is achieved. You will practice repeatedly until you can recognize the answer when you see the problem. Some calculus concepts are consistently on the AP free response portion. Emphasis will be placed on these FRQs types first. Lee Academics has put links to questions to the previous years’ question by type. This allows students to keep practicing very similar questions until mastery.
• Released AP FRQS from a single problem type will be assigned for homework. I have added my solutions to 500+ college board free response problems. Students will be assigned FRQs by topic. Emails will be sent out directing students to the exact problems from Lee Academics College Board Book by Topic that apply to the concept studied at lessons.
• Up to 10 proctored Zoom exams – 30+ full length College Board AP exams can be taken as “real exams”.   Lee Academics owns all released AP Calculus exams.  Only released exams will be used at lessons.

LEE ACADEMICS AP CALCULUS PREP COURSE MATERIALS INCLUDE:

• 30+ College Board exams that students can take under “real conditions”.  These will be the real College Board booklets that you receive during the AP exams given at school.  Worked out solutions will be provided after completing the exam.
• Lee Academics released AP multiple choice questions by topic – I have reorganized 10 released exams by topic.  Students will work with individual concepts as we prep for the AP exam.  I will start with the concepts that pertain to your current chapter at school.
• Lee Academics book of College Board FRQs and explanations from 1969 to present – I have added solutions for clarity.  Students will be assigned a topic at a time from Lee Academics FRQ book.  New topics will be added in as students reach mastery. Some of these FRQs will be assigned as students learn the same topic at school.

ADVANTAGES OF TAKING AN AP CALCULUS PREP COURSE WITH LEE ACADEMICS:

• I will go over students’ mistakes so that they can learn the concepts missed.
• I will teach AP concepts with released College Board AP calculus questions.
• I have extremely detailed knowledge AP calculus exam.  I have taught AP calculus for many years and have all College Board calculus exams.  I am familiar with the teaching styles of many local calculus teachers.  Based on who a student’s calculus teachers are, I will usually know about a student’s math knowledge level.
• I will teach tricks and shortcuts to make College Board calculus problems easier.
•  I will teach strategies for the AP calculus multiple choice questions.  This will help students with the process of elimination on some difficult test questions.
• Lee Academics AP Calculus Prep Course can be listed on the UC application under Educational Preparation Program and listed on the Common application. This course will additionally focus on reasoning.

An AP calculus score of 5 may be necessary for some students.  Many Lee Academics students receive 4 or 5.  Some teachers bump grades for passing the AP calculus exam.  Passing the AP calculus exam can save AB students $4000-$10,000 in college.  Passing the BC exam can save $8,000-$20,000.  Work hard to pass the AP calculus exam.  Most of you will never have to take another math class in your life if you pass the calculus AP exam.  Calculus in college is often very difficult.  Colleges using the quarter system, teach AB or BC calculus in 10 weeks, 15 weeks for other universities.  Sometimes, these classes are taught by graduate student instructors (GSIs) with class sizes often 100+ students – my son recently taught a class at The University of Michigan with 300 students.  GSIs are just students who have an undergraduate degree in math.  They may not be skilled at teaching and may not have taken calculus since high school or as a college freshman.

For students not planning on taking the AP calculus exam, many of the calculus teachers test with AP calculus exams.  Some teachers give a released exam before the AP exam as a practice exam; it usually counts as a test.  Then give one after the AP as a final as well.  Also, many teachers teach one more chapter after the AP exam and test on this chapter during finals week.  Additionally, some colleges will take a score of a 2 on the AP in lieu of a diagnostic exam.  Unless you pass the AP calculus exam, most colleges will have you take a diagnostic math exam before registering for classes.  This college diagnostic exam is based on algebra 1 concepts to precalculus math.

I have taught AP calculus for many years from many different prep books and text books.  Lee Academics owns the College Board AP calculus exams.  I know exactly what is on the AP exam and how to teach it.  Passing the AP exam in high school is very desirable.  I am very successful in preparing students for the AP calculus exam.  I know exactly what is on the exam and have taught AP calculus for many years.  I look forward to helping you achieve your goals.

Lee Academics AP calculus prep course starts late February or early March. In addition to your regular calculus lessons, I will start preparing you for the AP calculus exam. AP calculus prep lessons will be as follows:

• March – one or two AP calculus lesson each week primarily from Friday to Sunday
• April – two AP calculus lessons per week
• May – as many AP calculus prep lessons as your schedule permits
• The Friday-Sunday before the AP calculus exam – 2 to 3-hour lessons each day

Lee Academics AP Calculus Prep Course

• 2 students – $100 discount per student (at least 1 student new to Lee Academics)
• 3 students – $200 discount per student (at least 2 students new to Lee Academics)
• 5 students – $300 discount per student (at least 4 students new to Lee Academics)

Group rates apply with concurrent enrollment for students new to Lee Academics.

Lee Academics is offering a $50 discount for our course per new referral into the AP Calculus Prep Course. Referral students must be new to Lee Academics.