AP Calculus - AB

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Prerequisite: Grade of B or better in AP Pre-Calculus OR Grade of B+ or better in Pre-Calculus - L1 and Teacher Recommendation

Full Year

Credit Category: Science, Technology, Engineering & Math

Honors

Open to Grades 11-12

1 Credit

Advanced Placement Calculus AB is a rigorous mathematics course designed for students intending to pursue a college major in mathematics, science, engineering or other mathematics related areas. Students wishing to receive advanced standing or placement in mathematics may also desire to take this course. The course discusses functions and their limits, derivatives, integration, and some applications of each. Students completing this course will be prepared to take the Advanced Placement Examination in mathematics-AB. There will be intensive use of graphing calculators to explore symbolic, graphic, and numeric investigations of functions and relations.  A Texas Instruments graphing calculator is required (TI 84+ is recommended.)