Open to: Grades 9 - 12
Prerequisites: Qualifying math score and completion of Precalculus with Trigonometry or the equivalent
Recommended School Credit: 1.0 credit
Materials Purchase Required: Graphing calculator required; For recommendations, visit our textbook web page
Optional Textbook: Visit our textbook web page
Individually Paced

This AP Calculus AB course covers topics typically found in a first-year college Calculus I course and advances the student’s understanding of concepts normally covered in high school Calculus. Major themes include differential calculus. Topics include functions, graphs, limits and continuity, derivatives of basic functions, applications of the derivative, implicit differentiation, curve sketching, related rates, implicit differentiation to find the derivative of an inverse function, integration, applications of integration, geometric interpretation of differential equations via slope fields, and L’Hopital’s rule. This course prepares students to succeed in the Advanced Placement (AP) Calculus AB exam and the subsequent courses. Students will learn calculus by actively becoming engaged with the lectures, readings, animations, activities, and resources in the online textbook. In addition to the online textbook, students will be provided with written materials. Students can progress at their own rate with full comprehension of the course materials. Student knowledge will be assessed by completion of weekly exercises, online tutorials, supplementary readings, homework assignments, chapter tests, and other activities. This course has been reviewed and approved by the College Board to use the "AP" designation.

Both  6-month and 3-month timelines are provided as possible guidelines for students to follow in order to finish within their desired time frame.

Students intending to take the AP exam should enroll by early January at the latest to allow enough time to complete the course before the May test date.

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Course Length: Typically 3 - 6 months
Detailed Course Information

System Requirements

Course Code: CAB