AP Calculus AB & BC
Mathematics Curriculum
AP CALCULUS AB
Prerequisite: Pre-Calculus, Level 1 or Pre-Calculus Level 2 and Teacher Recommendation
(Full Year – 1.00 Credit) 4190 - Level 1
It is recommended that a student have at least a B average in all math courses in order to enroll in this course. This course covers differential and integral calculus as well as analytic geometry and limits. Applications include curve sketching, maximum and minimum problems, related rate problems, finding area, volume, L’Hopital’s Rule, surface area, and arc length of geometric figures, as well as other related topics. A graphing calculator (TI-83 or TI- 84) series is required for this class. College credit or advance placement may be earned through the Advance Placement Exam given in May
AP CALCULUS BC
Prerequisite: Pre-Calculus – Level 1
(Full Year – 1.00 Credit) 4200 - Level 1
This course covers all of the topics of the AP Calculus AB course as well as parametric, polar and vector functions and their derivatives, applications of integrals, solving logistical differential equations and using them in modeling, the concept of series, series of constants, and Taylor series. A graphing calculator ( TI-83 or TI- 84) series is required for this course. College credit or advance placement may be earned through the Advance Placement Exam given in May