Honors Calculus 

Calculus Standards

 In South Carolina College- and Career-Ready (SC CCR) Calculus (C), students build on the conceptual knowledge and the problem-solving skills they learned in previous mathematics courses. This course prepares students for post-secondary mathematical study but is not designed to prepare students for an Advanced Placement exam. SC CCR Calculus focuses on a conceptual understanding of calculus as well as computational competency. The standards promote a multi-representational approach to calculus with concepts, results, and problems being expressed graphically, numerically, analytically, and verbally. These representations facilitate an understanding of the connections among limits, derivatives, and integrals. The standards and indicators are sorted within the strands of Measurement, Geometry, and Spatial Reasoning (MGSR); Numerical Reasoning (NR); and Patterns, Algebra, and Functional Reasoning (PAFR).

 In Calculus, students are expected to apply mathematics in meaningful ways to solve problems that arise in the workplace, society, and everyday life through the process of modeling. Modeling involves choosing or creating appropriate equations, graphs, functions, or other mathematical representations to analyze real-world situations and answer questions. The use of technological tools, such as hand-held graphing calculators, is important in creating and analyzing mathematical representations used in the modeling process and should be used during instruction and assessment. However, technology should not be limited to hand-held graphing calculators. Students should use a variety of technologies, such as graphing utilities, spreadsheets, and computer algebra systems, to solve problems and to master standards in all strands of this course. 

Prerequisite courses: Geometry with Statistics > Algebra 1 > Algebra 2 with Probability > PreCalculus SC CCR Mathematics Standards Approved: December 2023  Page 143 Emended July 2025