Calculus Advanced Placement

355 – Calculus Advanced Placement – 1 credit

· Full year – Selected - Recommend “C” or higher in Pre-Calculus (H) or “B” higher in Pre-Calculus – Grades 10, 11, 12 - Fee for AP test

Calculus is the mathematics of change and motion. It is the reformulation of elementary mathematics through the use of a limit process. Pre-calculus formulas and techniques are used to produce more general calculus formulas and techniques. One class of problems, differential calculus, involves finding the rate at which a variable quantity is changing. A second class of problems, integral calculus, involves finding a function when its rate of change is known. Students should develop an intuitive understanding of the concepts of calculus and gain experience with its methods and applications. To interact with current software and hardware, a graphing calculator is required (preferably a TI-83 or TI-84). Students must take the Calculus AP examination upon completion of this course. (Students will be permitted to use calculators on the AP test; however, the TI-89, TI-92, and iPads are NOT permitted).