AP Calculus

AP Calculus AB - 1 credit

This is a college level course that follows the curriculum from the College Board. Topics include analytic geometry; properties of functions and their graphs; limits; continuity; derivatives; and definite and indefinite integrals. Applications of derivative and definite integral include curve sketching, area under a curve, volume of solids of revolution, optimization problems, growth and decay problems, and other real-life applications. Students in an AP course are required to take the AP exam at a cost set by the parish to cover the test application fee.

(Prerequisites: Honors Calculus; AP criteria - A or B in related courses, teacher recommendation, and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above)