AP Calculus AB (AP)
Course ID: 565

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This course covers the entire College Board Advanced placement Calculus AB curriculum and prepares students for the AP Calculus exam given in May. These topics include a study of limits and continuity; the definition of a derivative and learning several applications of the derivative, including graph analysis, optimization problems, and related rates; and apply the definite integral to analyze motion problems and finding areas and volumes. In addition, it includes several topics not in the AB curriculum, most notably some integration techniques and volumes by shells.Students learn to solve simple differential equations. All students enrolled in this course are required to take the AP Calculus exam in the spring. UC A-G approved – c Mathematics. NCAA approved.

Prerequisite:  Second semester: A in Precalculus or B in Honors Precalculus

Note: Honors Test and Teacher’s Recommendation may be required for this course

Required supplies: Texas Instruments TI-84 plus graphing calculator

Level: 11-12

Credit: 10