AP Cheatsheet PDFs & Formula Charts for Every Exam

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TL;DR IT'S TIME TO CRAM 🌶

Alright, it's that time of year to get SERIOUS about your AP exams! Are you feeling pretty good or are you in total panic mode? Are you looking for AP Exam cheat sheets?

You have one shot to take an exam that can earn you college credit. You'll need to know the key content and skills for your specific AP course and be ready for that exam's required question types. That means it's craaaaaaaaam time! OK, let's get to the downloadable cheat sheets already!

Current AP Cram Sheets and Review PDFs

There is no cheating involved in these primo PDFs. We've put together cram charts for 36 subjects so you can review major ideas and key terms in one place, but they should be used alongside full notes, practice questions, and current College Board exam information. Hope these help with your review! Bookmark them, print them, download them, send them to your classmates. 🙌🏼

Important note about AP exam format

This page is a general AP resource, not a guide to one single AP exam. There is no single “AP Info” test—each AP course has its own exam format, timing, scoring, and task types.

AP Info-specific note: what this page actually helps you do

If you're using this page as an AP Info resource, think of it as a guide to understanding AP exam prep across courses, not as its own College Board class. The big ideas here are:

• figuring out which AP course cheat sheet matches your class
• using a cheat sheet to review major topics, formulas, vocabulary, and patterns
• checking your course's current exam sections, timing, and scoring
• matching your studying to the actual skills your exam tests, such as analysis, problem solving, argumentation, data interpretation, source use, or written explanation

In other words, the "content" of AP Info on this page is about how to use review sheets wisely: know your course, know your exam format, and use the PDF as a summary tool rather than your only prep.

What should AP students know about exam structure?

There is no separate AP Info exam with its own multiple-choice section, free-response section, timing, or scoring breakdown. Your actual test format depends entirely on the AP course you're taking.

For example, some AP exams include:

• multiple-choice questions
• free-response questions
• essays or document-based writing
• math or science problem solving
• data, graph, or source analysis
• audio tasks in world language courses
• portfolios in AP Art and Design
• written-response or project-style components in some courses

So if you're looking for the current format, time limits, and task expectations, go straight to the official College Board page for your specific AP subject and check the current Course and Exam Description plus the exam page for this year's updates.

What does this page help with?

Use these cheat sheets as quick review tools for major topics, formulas, vocabulary, and patterns you want to remember close to test day. They are not complete course reviews, and they do not replace full unit study, practice sets, past-style questions, or class materials.

What does an AP exam cover?

Each AP exam assesses the topics and skills for that specific course. That means what shows up on AP Biology will be very different from what shows up on AP U.S. History, AP Calculus, or AP Psychology.

If you're using this page as AP Info, the most important things to identify for your own course are:

• the units or topic areas your class covered
• the recurring skills your exam expects you to demonstrate
• the question types you will actually see on test day
• whether your course has any special requirements, like reference tables, portfolios, labs, source analysis, or written argumentation

Use the cheat sheet for a quick review, but make sure you study the full course content and current exam format from your teacher and College Board materials.

Where is the AP Info cheat sheet?

Because AP Info is not a standalone College Board AP course, there is not a single official "AP Info exam cheat sheet" in the same way there is for AP Biology or AP World. Instead, the cheat sheet library is organized by individual AP subjects.

Use the library to find the sheet for your actual AP class, then check that it matches the current College Board framework and any recent exam updates for that course before relying on it for final review.

All cheatsheets are published at https://library.fiveable.me/cheatsheets