AP Precalculus First exam May 2024 · 3 units · 44 topics
A brand-new exam. Every classroom teaching it differently.
Different order, different pace, old precalc worksheets — and almost no exam-style practice to check yourself with. The exam tests one map. FiveWay follows it.
- Class A · Texas, US “We skip polar and parametrics — no time before May.”
- Class B · Seoul, KR “Trig first, then old precalc worksheets. The official outline? Never seen it.”
- Class C · London, UK “Teacher-made packets only. Unit 2 in April.”
Class A
Topics skipped
Polar, parametrics, whole units left out “for time”.
Class B
Wrong order, old material
Precalc worksheets from before the exam existed.
Class C
No way to check
Almost no exam-style practice to find out where you stand.
The result
Students walk into a brand-new exam without ever having prepared for that exam.
FiveWay fixes that: the exam's own outline, every topic, exam-style practice — and a report that tells you what to work on.
01 The map
The exam has one map. Here it is.
The College Board publishes the official outline of what the exam tests — 3 units, 44 topics, in this order. FiveWay covers every one. Tap a topic to practice it.
(The College Board calls this outline the CED — Course and Exam Description. Most classes never show it to students.)
What the exam tests · College Board’s official outline (CED)
44 of 44 topics on FiveWay
Unit 1 · Polynomial and Rational Functions
- 1.1 What a Function Is, and How Inputs and Outputs Vary
- 1.2 Rates of Change
- 1.3 Rates of Change in Linear and Quadratic Functions
- 1.4 Extrema and Rates of Change
- 1.5 Polynomial Functions and Complex Zeros
- 1.6 Polynomial Functions and End Behavior
- 1.7 Rational Functions and End Behavior
- 1.8 Rational Functions and Zeros
- 1.9 Rational Functions and Vertical Asymptotes
- 1.10 Rational Functions and Holes
- 1.11 Equivalent Representations & Binomial Theorem
- 1.12 Translations of Functions
- 1.13 Function Model Selection and Assumption Articulation
- 1.14 Function Model Construction and Application
Unit 2 · Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
- 2.1 Change in Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences
- 2.2 Change in Linear and Exponential Functions
- 2.3 Exponential Functions
- 2.4 Exponential Function Manipulation
- 2.5 Exponential Function Context and Data Modeling
- 2.6 Competing Function Model Validation
- 2.7 Composition of Functions
- 2.8 Inverse Functions
- 2.9 Logarithmic Expressions
- 2.10 Inverses of Exponential Functions
- 2.11 Logarithmic Functions
- 2.12 Logarithmic Function Manipulation
- 2.13 Exponential and Logarithmic Equations and Inequalities
- 2.14 Logarithmic Function Context and Data Modeling
- 2.15 Semi-log Plots
Unit 3 · Trigonometric and Polar Functions
- 3.1 Periodic Phenomena
- 3.2 Sine, Cosine, and Tangent
- 3.3 Sine and Cosine Function Values
- 3.4 Sine and Cosine Function Graphs
- 3.5 Sinusoidal Functions
- 3.6 Sinusoidal Function Transformations
- 3.7 Sinusoidal Function Context and Data Modeling
- 3.8 The Tangent Function
- 3.9 Inverse Trigonometric Functions
- 3.10 Trigonometric Equations and Inequalities
- 3.11 The Secant, Cosecant, and Cotangent Functions
- 3.12 Equivalent Representations of Trigonometric Functions
- 3.13 Trigonometry and Polar Coordinates
- 3.14 Polar Function Graphs
- 3.15 Rates of Change in Polar Functions
Tap a topic to practice it. Unit 4 isn't on the AP exam.
02 What you get
Everything the exam asks for, in one place.
Notes, diagnostics, exam-style practice, review, mock exams — all on the same outline, all pointing the same way.
Concept notesFree
One for every topic — the idea, the traps, a quick check. 57 notes.
7-question diagnosticsFree
For all 44 topics. Find out where you stand in six minutes.
Exam-style practice
1,753 questions, each wrong choice explained.
Review of your misses
Every miss waits for you until you get it right.
Mock exams
Timed, mixed topics, calculator sections marked — like the real paper.
Weekly game
Formula Dog: twenty formulas against the clock, with a leaderboard.
Where it all points
Prepared for a 5 — every topic, in the exam's own style.
Not a worksheet pile. One outline, one plan, and proof of where you stand.
03 The report
We don't just mark it wrong. We tell you what to practice — and why.
Every question is tagged to a skill. So after seven questions you don't get a score — you get a verdict with evidence.
What you did · 1.4 Extrema and Rates of Change
Sample- Q1Rate of change41s
- Q2Extrema58s
- Q3Concavity96s
- Q4Rate of change37s
- Q5Concavity112s
- Q6Extrema64s
- Q7Concavity88s
4 of 7 right · 6m 12s · every question tagged to a skill
What it means
- Average rate of change2/2 · 100%
- Extrema from a graph2/2 · 100%
- Concavity and inflection0/3 · 0%
You should practice
Concavity and inflection
Why: you missed Q3, Q5, Q7 — every concavity question on the sheet — and spent the longest on them (112s). Rate of change and extrema were clean: leave them.
Next set
10 concavity questions, built from these three misses
04 Start free
No time for every problem? Take seven per topic.
Every one of the 44 topics has a free 7-question diagnostic. Run the ones you're unsure about, read the report, and practice only where it says to.
Free also includes every concept note and 461 practice questions. Then pick your door:
Not sure where you stand
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Pick any topic. Seven questions, then a skill-by-skill report and the set to do next.
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- Unit 1Polynomial and Rational Functions14 topics
- Unit 2Exponential and Logarithmic Functions15 topics
- Unit 3Trigonometric and Polar Functions15 topics
- Unit 4Functions Involving Parameters, Vectors, and MatricesComing soon · Not tested on AP
05 Your week
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06 Free and Premium
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Accuracy by chapter and by skill, your weakest spot, and what to do next.
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| Concept notes | Every topic | Every topic |
| 7-question diagnostic | Every topic | Every topic |
| Worked solutions and wrong-choice notes | ||
| Practice | ||
| Practice questions | 461 (8 per topic) | All 1,753 |
| Killer problems | 134 | |
| Timed mock exams | ||
| Fix your mistakes | ||
| Retry questions you missed | ||
| Sets built from your misses | ||
| Flashcards | ||
| Track and get help | ||
| Analytics by chapter and skill | ||
| My Plan — weekly goals | ||
| Tutor answers in Community | ||
| Community and the Formula Dog game | ||
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See where you stand in 1.1 What a Function Is, and How Inputs and Outputs Vary.