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CLEP Calculus Prep

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$97

Exam Cost

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203 min

Time

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3-6

Credits

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~50/80

Passing

Who this is good for

Students who have seen at least some CLEP Calculus material before, need a focused refresh, and want to know what to study next before paying for the CLEP exam.

Who should slow down

If this subject is completely new, do not treat "7 days" as a promise. Start with the free resources and wait to schedule until realistic practice is around 70-80%.

Common traps

Memorizing definitions without practicing application questions, skipping weak units because they feel uncomfortable, and booking before you have taken a timed readiness check.

Before you schedule

Confirm your college accepts this CLEP, check the required score, practice the weakest units, then use a mock or diagnostic as your final go/no-go signal.

Official College Board CLEP page· On-screen graphing calculator allowed on this exam

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What You'll Study

Unit 1: Limits and Continuity

limit evaluation techniquesone-sided limitscontinuity and IVTlimits at infinity

🎓 Khan Academy — specific sub-units

→ Limits and continuity · AP Calculus AB — full limits unit→ Defining limits algebraically · Two-sided limits→ Continuity at a point · Plus IVT

Unit 2: Derivatives

derivative definitionpower/product/quotient/chain rulesimplicit differentiationtrig/exponential/log derivativesMean Value TheoremL'Hopital's Rulefirst derivative test for extremasecond derivative testabsolute vs relative extremaconcavity and inflection pointscurve sketching using derivatives

🎓 Khan Academy — specific sub-units

→ Derivative rules (power/product/quotient/chain) · Foundational derivative rules→ Mean Value Theorem · MVT setup + applications→ L'Hopital's Rule · 0/0 and ∞/∞ indeterminate forms→ Extrema tests (1st + 2nd derivative) · Local + absolute max/min→ Concavity & inflection points · Curve sketching

Unit 3: Integrals

Riemann sumsFundamental Theorem of Calculusu-substitutiondefinite integral propertiesaverage value of a function

🎓 Khan Academy — specific sub-units

→ Riemann sums · Left/right/midpoint approximations→ Fundamental Theorem of Calculus · Both parts→ U-substitution · Reverse chain rule→ Average value of a function · (1/(b-a))∫f(x)dx

Unit 4: Applications

related ratesoptimizationarea between curvesvolumes of revolutionexponential growth and decay modeling

🎓 Khan Academy — specific sub-units

→ Related rates · Ladder, balloon, etc.→ Optimization word problems · Max/min applied problems→ Area between curves · Integration application→ Volumes of revolution (disk/washer) · Solid of revolution→ Exponential growth/decay · dy/dt = ky modeling

Unit 5: Differential Equations and Series

separable DEsslope fieldsTaylor/Maclaurin seriesconvergence tests

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Study Guide

Topics, formulas, and key concepts

Cheat Sheet

High-yield formulas and graph rules

Flashcards

Spaced-repetition deck

Practice Test

Full-length timed exam

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Free Resources We Recommend

The best free materials for CLEP Calculus. No affiliation, no kickback — just what actually works.

Modern States: Calculus

Modern States (College Board partner)

Free full video course. Earn the free CLEP voucher after 70% completion.

OpenStax: Calculus Volume 1

OpenStax (free, peer-reviewed)

Limits, derivatives, integrals — single-variable calculus.

Khan Academy: Calculus

Khan Academy

Conceptual + computational — matches CLEP Calculus scope.

YouTube: Professor Leonard / 3Blue1Brown

YouTube

Intuition-first videos for calculus concepts.

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Course Notes

- OpenStax Calculus Vol 1 (openstax.org/books/calculus-volume-1): CC BY 4.0 - Khan Academy Calculus 1 (khanacademy.org/math/calculus-1) - Paul's Online Math Notes (tutorial.math.lamar.edu/Classes/CalcI)

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