AP Calculus AB
Topics are taught at the college level and studied in depth: limits of a function, graphical analysis, differentiation, integration (both definite and indefinite), and their application to real world problems. Graphing technology will be used extensively to explore and analyze problem situations. The district expectation is that the student will take the appropriate AP Exam for each AP course in which he/she is enrolled. NISD will continue to financially partner with families in this effort and bring the total per exam price as low as possible. Students entering AP Calculus are expected to complete a summer math skills assignment to prepare for a successful start in AP Calculus. Concurrent enrollment in AP Calculus AB and AP Calculus BC is not permitted. Students who have earned credit in AP Calculus BC have met the standards for this course and are not eligible for enrollment.
Required Prerequisite: Precalculus or Honors/AP Precalculus
AP Calculus BC
AP Calculus BC includes the same course of study designed for Calculus AB. Additional topics include surfaces of revolution, trigonometric integrals, sequences and series, Taylor and Maclaurin polynomials and series, derivatives of parametric equations, differentiation and integration of vectorvalued functions, partial derivatives, and additional integration techniques. The district expectation is that the student will take the appropriate AP Exam for each AP course in which he/she is enrolled. NISD will continue to financially partner with families in this effort and bring the total per exam price as low as possible. Students entering AP Calculus are expected to complete a summer math skills assignment to prepare for a successful start in AP Calculus. Concurrent enrollment in AP Calculus AB and AP Calculus BC is not permitted.
Required Prerequisite: Precalculus or Honors/AP Precalculus