AP Calculus AB
This is a college level course covering derivatives, integrals, limits, approximation, and applications and modeling.
Prerequisites: Algebra II, Geometry, Trigonometry and Pre-Calculus (or Math Analysis)
Course Length: Two Semesters or Block
Textbook: Calculus with Infotrac (Optional) ISBN: 0534437362
Supplemental Text: Calculus Concepts and Contexts, 2nd Edition, James Stewart, Brooks/Cole, 2001
Required Material: TI 83 Plus Calculator
Course Cost: $350/student per semester + required materials
Course Outline
Semester 1
1. FUNCTION & GRAPHS
Functions & function notation
Absolute Value & Piecewise Defined Functions
Inequalities
Composition & Combination of Functions
Exponential & logarithmic functions
Transformation of Functions
Trigonometric Functions
Polynomial & Rational Functions
2. LIMITS & CONTINUITY
Intuitive Definition of a Limit
Algebraic Techniques for Finding Limits
One-Sided Limits
Infinite Limits
Limits at Infinity
Limits of Special Trigonometric Functions
Continuity
3. DERIVATIVES
Definition of the Derivative
Differentiation Rules
The Chain Rule
Derivatives of Exponential Functions
Derivative of Logarithmic Functions
Derivatives of Inverse Functions
Differentiability & Continuity
Implicit Differentiation
Logarithmic Differentiation
Limits & Continuity of Vector-Valued Functions
4. APPLICATION OF THE DERIVATIVE
Tangent & Normal Lines
Position, Velocity, & Acceleration (PVA)
Related rates
Relative Extrema & the First Derivative Test
Concavity & the Second Derivative Test
Absolute Extrema & Optimization
Rolle's Rule & the Mean Value Theorem
Differentials |
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Semester 2
1. ANTI-DERIVITIVES
Differential Equations and Slope Fields
Antiderivatives
The Chain Rule for Antiderivatives
Antiderivatives of Logarrithms
Antiderivatives of Inverse Trig Functions
Trigonometric Substitutions
The Definite Integral
Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
2. APPLICATION
Net Change and Displacement
Volume
Separable Differential Equations
Work
Other Applications of Definite Integrals
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