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)

AP Calculus BC - 1 credit

Following the College Board’s suggested curriculum designed to parallel college-level calculus courses, AP® Calculus BC courses provide students with an understanding of the concepts of calculus and experience with its methods and applications. These courses cover all of the calculus topics in AP Calculus AB as well as the following topics: parametric, polar, and vector functions; polynomial approximations and series, including series of constants and Taylor series.

Students enrolled in an AP® course are required to take the AP® Exam at a cost set by the district to cover the test application fee.

Math credit for TOPS University diploma, culminates with the AP® Calculus BC Exam

(Prerequisites: Prior or concurrent enrollment in AP® Calculus AB)