36700/36730 *AP® Calculus BC

Course Name: *AP® CALCULUS BC

Course Number: 36700/36730

Open to: Grades 11-12

Length: 2 Semesters

Credits: 1 credit at NHS, 5 CAPP credits at UW-Oshkosh

Prerequisite: Pre-Calculus

NOTE: Students enrolling in an AP® class will automatically be registered for that course's exam. An exam Opt-Out option is available.

NOTE: This course is approved for CAPP credit at UW Oshkosh. All CAPP classes are pending annual approval. To see how/if credits transfer to other UW schools check the transfer wizard at http://www.wisconsin.edu/transfer/wizards/

Content: The first half of this course will include a brief review of trigonometry, analytic geometry, and theory of functions. Differentiation and integration of algebraic and transcendental functions, with the application of each, comprise the main content of the first half of the course. The second half of this course will include additional integration techniques, work with infinite series, conic sections, and vectors. The material covered in this course is equivalent to that which is covered in two semesters of college calculus, Math 171 and 172, at UW- Oshkosh. Students who meet enrollment requirements and choose to take this course for CAPP credit will earn 8 college credits from UW-Oshkosh upon successful completion of the course. Students who choose to take the AP® exam will have covered the material on the Calculus BC exam.

Activities: Lectures, small group discussions, computer/calculator activities, individualized instruction.

Cost: A TI-89 graphing calculator is required. There is a university fee if taken for CAPP credit, or an exam fee if AP® exam is taken.

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