AP Calculus AB
(Enrollment Based)
Course No. MCPA
Semesters: 2; Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Precalculus or its equivalent
Recommended: Pre-AP Precalculus
AP Calculus is designed for the college-bound student who has completed the appropriate prerequisites and plans to enter a college program requiring a strong mathematics background. Some of the topics covered include rate of change, limits, derivatives, and applications of derivatives. Definite integrals, indefinite integrals, techniques of integration, and applications of the definite and indefinite integral are among the topics covered. Reading requirements include text written on the college level.