Publisher's Synopsis
AP(R) Calculus AB & BC Crash Course - updated for today's 2025-2026 digital exam!
A Higher Score in Less Time!
REA's Crash Course quick-review study guide is the top choice for AP(R) students who want to make the most of their study time and earn a high score.
Here's why more AP(R) teachers and students turn to REA's AP(R) Calculus Crash Course:- Targeted, Focused Review - Study Only What You Need to Know. REA's new 3rd edition addresses all the latest 2025-2026 test revisions. We cover only the information tested on the exam, so you can make the most of your valuable study time.
- Expert Test-taking Strategies and Advice. Authored by a team of AP(R) Calculus teachers, the book gives you the tips and topics that matter most on exam day. Crash Course relies on the authors' extensive analysis of the test's structure and content. By following their advice, you can boost your score in every section of the test.
- Realistic Practice Questions - a Mini-Test in the Book, a Full-Length Exam Online. Are you ready for your exam? Try our focused practice set inside the book. Then take our full-length online practice exam (one each for Calculus AB & BC) to ensure you're ready for test day.
- Please note: In the United States, this is a hybrid digital/paper exam. Students complete multiple-choice questions and view free-response questions in the Bluebook app. They handwrite their free-response answers in paper exam booklets that are returned for scoring.
If you're cramming for the exam or looking for a concise course review, Crash Course is the study guide every AP(R) student needs.
About Our Authors
Joan Marie Rosebush teaches calculus courses at the University of Vermont. Ms. Rosebush has taught mathematics to elementary, middle school, high school, and college students. She taught AP(R) Calculus via satellite television to high school students scattered throughout Vermont.
Ms. Rosebush earned her B.A. degree in elementary education, with a concentration in mathematics, at the University of New York in Cortland, N.Y. She received her Master's Degree in education from Saint Michael's College, Colchester, Vermont. Flavia Banu graduated from Queens College of the City University of New York with a B.A. in Pure Mathematics and an M.A.in Pure Mathematics in 1997. Ms. Banu was an adjunct professor at Queens College where she taught Algebra and Calculus II. Currently, she teaches mathematics at Bayside High School in Bayside, New York, and coaches the math team for the school. Her favorite course to teach is AP Calculus because it requires "the most discipline, rigor and creativity." About Our Revisions Editor Stu Schwartz has been teaching mathematics since 1973. For 35 years he taught in the Wissahickon School District, in Ambler, Pennsylvania, specializing in AP Calculus AB and BC and AP Statistics. Mr. Schwartz received his B.S. degree in Mathematics from Temple University, Philadelphia. Mr. Schwartz was a 2002 recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics Teaching and also won the 2007 Outstanding Educator of the Year Award for the Wissahickon School District. Mr. Schwartz's resource-rich website, www.mastermathmentor.com, is geared toward helping educators teach AP(R) Calculus, AP(R) Statistics, and other math courses. Mr. Schwartz is always looking for ways to provide teachers with new and innovative teaching materials, believing that it should be the goal of every math teacher not only to teach students mathematics, but also to find joy and beauty in math as well.
