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AP Precalculus Course Overview
AP Precalculus Course Overview
AP Precalculus prepares students for other college-level mathematics and science courses. Through regular practice, students build deep mastery of modeling and functions, and they examine scenarios through multiple representations. The course framework delineates content and skills common to college precalculus courses that are foundational for careers in mathematics, physics, biology, health science, social science, and data science.
AP Precalculus Course Content
AP Precalculus Course Content
The course framework included in the AP Precalculus Course and Exam Description is organized into four commonly taught units of study that offer one possible sequence for the course.
Units 1, 2, and 3 are assessed on the end-of-course AP Exam and describe what students should know and be able to do to qualify for college credit or placement. Unit 4 is not assessed on the exam and describes additional topics you might include based on state or local requirements.
You have the flexibility to organize the course content as you like. You can also augment the framework to meet state and local requirements.
Mathematical Practices
Mathematical Practices
The AP Precalculus framework outlines distinct skills, associated with three mathematical practices, that students should practice throughout the year—skills that will help them learn to think and act like mathematicians.
AP Precalculus Exam Structure
AP Precalculus Exam Structure
AP Precalculus EXAM: 3 HOURS
Assessment Overview
Assessment Overview
This is a hybrid digital exam. Students complete multiple-choice questions and view free-response questions in the Bluebook testing app. They handwrite their free-response answers in paper exam booklets that are returned for scoring.
Exam questions assess the course concepts and skills outlined in the course framework. For more information, download the AP Precalculus Course and Exam Description (.pdf) (CED).
Format of Assessment
Format of Assessment
Section I: Multiple-Choice Questions (42 questions | 1 hour and 45 minutes | 62.5% of score)
• Part A: 29 questions | 65 minutes | No calculator allowed
• Part B: 13 questions | 40 minutes | Graphing calculator required [1]
Section II: Free-Response Questions (4 questions | 1 hour and 10 minutes | 37.5% of score)
• Part A: 2 questions | 35 minutes | Graphing calculator required
• Part B: 2 questions | 35 minutes | No calculator allowed
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