AP®︎ Calculus AB Unit 7: Notes & Study Guide

Prepare for your quiz, test, or the AP exam with a comprehensive review on Unit 7 of AP Calculus AB – Differential Equations.

Exam weight: 6%–12%
7 Topics

Unit 7: Differential Equations

Solve separable differential equations and model exponential growth with slope fields.

Begin with Topic 7.1: Modeling Situations with...

To review Unit 7, go through each of the 7 topics below.

Everything you actually need to know for your Unit 7 test, pulled directly from the AP® Calculus AB curriculum.

Topic 7.1
~6 min
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Modeling Situations with Differential Equations
Modeling Situations with Differential Equations
  • What a Differential Equation Is in a Modeling Context
  • Translating Verbal Statements into Differential Equations
  • Finding the Constant of Proportionality \(k\)
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Topic 7.2
~5 min
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Verifying Solutions for Differential Equations
Verifying Solutions for Differential Equations
  • What It Means to Be a Solution to a Differential Equation
  • General Solutions and Families of Curves
  • How to Verify a Solution
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Topic 7.3
~5 min
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Sketching Slope Fields
Sketching Slope Fields
  • What a Slope Field Is
  • How to Construct a Slope Field by Hand
  • Sketching a Solution Curve
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Topic 7.4
~7 min
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Reasoning Using Slope Fields
Reasoning Using Slope Fields
  • What a Slope Field Shows
  • Solutions Are Functions and Families of Functions
  • Estimating Solutions from a Slope Field
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Topic 7.6
~6 min
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Finding General Solutions Using Separation of Variables
Finding General Solutions Using Separation of Variables
  • What a General Solution to a Differential Equation Is
  • Separable Differential Equations
  • The Separation of Variables Process
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Topic 7.7
~5 min
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Finding Particular Solutions Using Initial Conditions and Separation of Variables
Finding Particular Solutions Using Initial Conditions and Separation of Variables
  • General vs. Particular Solutions
  • Separation of Variables with an Initial Condition
  • Writing a Particular Solution as an Integral
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Topic 7.8
~5 min
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Exponential Models with Differential Equations
Exponential Models with Differential Equations
  • The Exponential Differential Equation
  • Solving the Equation
  • Finding a Particular Model from Data
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