AP Calc BC Series FRQ: Don't Skip It!!!

In this video we do a deep dive into why you should not skip the series FRQ on the AP Calculus BC exam. I go through 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023’s series question and show how similar they all are. I try to highlight that if you know Taylor’s formula, you can get points! If you know how to integrate and differentiate using the power rule, you can get points! If you know how to multiply polynomials, you can get points! If you can use the ratio test, you can get points! Never give up on free points!

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[shiv]

You know whats crazy, every single question I have your channel has the answer for. I used your vids for AB and got a 5 and now these resources for BC are just as solid, I know you're constantly getting comments like this but I really appreciate videos like these, our calc teacher doesn't give in depth information about the exams like this, thank you!!

[jackd]

Wish I found this channel way sooner 💀

[anshikachimbili]

vid literally got recommended to me 8 hours before the test :( so helpful

[dhruvtiwari]

Today morning after the practice test I had a mental breakdown becoz of the series and reimann questions and now I think I'll ace the exam. All because of your notes and vids your explanations are godsent THANK YOU !!:)

[julia_eq]

You are saving my calculus career oh my gosh!! Ive done every single AP question until like 2004 but these are always a bit harder for me because they take me the longest time!

[BigmanHaus]

Before the video: Well Im going into this exam without any series knowledge. (Yes we covered it in school, but I understood only like 10%)
After the video: tbd lol

[aw-dlsr]

when you are finding the series of two functions multiplied together, how do you know when to just multiply one function by the series of the other function to find the overall series, and when to multiply both series of the function to find the overall series. For example, question 6 of 2015 and question 6 of 2018 in the video?

[Rose-peob]

Turk can you please do a final revision for the ap calc ab please !

[alexliu]

How much would you charge if you helped tutor me for an hour or two in prep for the bc test on monday, i feel extremely cooked lol

[kevinguacamole]

bro i alway skip these thank u for postjing this video

[Tobyzguy]

For 17:12 can i say ((-1)^n * x^(n+1))/(n+1)(n)?

Basically, its true but i think it maybe would start on the wrong n value if that makes sense (ie you would start at n=-1 or sum to find the taylor poly)

[PGD]

Is just saying harmonic or alternating harmonic accepted as proof of divergence/convergence on the exam?

[donutdudee]

Do you need to simplify your work such as 9:22 or can you leave it as is

[shiv]

for the first four non zero terms and the general term can't I leave it unsimplified?

[limesquadj]

lagrange error is pretty confusing, but other than that most of taylor series stuff is pretty easy

[zgtxely]

How did you find the second and third derivatives if that wasn’t given at 7:25?