r/Precalculus

Can someone please tell me a good book for Pre-Calculus and Calculus?

I am currently studying Pre-Calculus and Calculus on my own and was hoping someone might have a suggestion for a textbook or book that might help me learn the subject better. I am not looking for an extremely difficult text, nor do I wish to read something too simplistic like “Calculus for Kids.” Instead, I am seeking something that is easy to read yet structured.

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u/OcelotComfortable216 — 2 days ago
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Did anyone else walk out of AP Precalc or CSP feeling like the FRQs destroyed them but end up getting a better score than expected?

I keep hearing people say they thought they failed and then got a 4 or 5 😭 I wanna know how common that actually is because this was my first AP/external season.

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u/Comfortable-Swing874 — 5 days ago

Trying to learn all of pre-calc in a few weeks

Hi im 17 and just finished my junior year of high school. For this year I took algebra Il, l've tried moving up a math since that's considered behind but my school is weird and evil and won't let me.
Anyway, l've gotten a 99 average for every single high school math class I've ever taken and l've found math to be the easiest class throughout all of high school so this summer l've enrolled in a six week long Calculus 1 class at a university meant for high schoolers looking to get college credits. I however am scared that I will not be able to adapt to this class having never taken pre calculus and thus am trying to learn the entirety of the course in 3-4 weeks and was just wondering if anyone had resources that would teach me all I need to know about the course in that period of time, I'm willing to spend about an hour a day on this.
TLDR: I'm a 17 year old trying to learn all of pre calculus in 4 weeks to prep for a summer calculus 1 course that's coming up. I need resources/is this even possible?

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u/SelfSensitive8518 — 4 days ago
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Online vs In Person Pre-Calc 2

So I may have to retake my precalc 2 class next semester (or over summer) in order to graduate on time. I need advice on whether or not I should do this online, as I had already designed my schedule around passing this class. Anyone have experience with online math courses? is it harder/easier? I have all the notes from this semester so I assume i'd be more prepared than I was but I want to make sure I make the right choice

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u/Turbulent_Catch3060 — 5 days ago
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Rounding error AP PreCalculus

Hey guys, I was wondering how many questions there were on the AP PreCalc exam yesterday that required rounding, because I didn't know at all we were supposed to round to 3 decimal places. Will it be each point deducted for every question that require rounding? Thank you so much

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u/Altruistic-Two8502 — 9 days ago

Need help

If anyone can free up some time to help a struggling student, I would really appreciate it. Currently we are going over composite functions and I am having a rough time.

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u/hardplumcider — 8 days ago
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AP Precalculus study advice for someone whose class has not covered much

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.

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u/Ok-Study2817 — 12 days ago
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AP Precalculus Exam Dump

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.

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u/RoutineGlint625 — 11 days ago

help please

ok so basically i have an A in my class idk how i know literally nothing, i need to study for my ap test, i haven’t studied at all. am i cooked or could i cram quickly to learn? i js want a 3, idc to get a 4 or 5, 1 is js embarrassing

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u/EducationalNoise6072 — 12 days ago