AP Calculus is a two semester course and covers the topics normally associated with college-level Calculus I and II.  Students must attain a grade of 85 or higher for the first semester to advance to the second semester.  Students who do not receive an 85 or higher will be awarded honors credit for the course.  All students will take the AP Calculus (BC) examination in order to receive course credit.

The primary text for the course is Calculus (3rd Ed.), Hughes-Hallett, et al.  Supplementary texts include Calculus, Finney, Thomas, Waits, & Kennedy; Calculus, Ostebee & Zorn; Calculus: Early Transcendentals, Anton, Bivens & Davis; and Calculus, Foerster.  During the course review we also use Multiple-Choice & Free-Response Questions in Preparation for the AP Calculus (BC) Examination (6th ed.), Lederman.

Students are required to have their own graphing calculator (TI-83, TI-83 Plus, or TI-89).

Course standards are established by the College Board and can be found at www.collegeboard.org/ap/calculus/ (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).


 

 

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08/07/08

Course Outline

The course consists of the following units of study.
 

 

Course Introduction (Updated 5/6/08)
Chapter 1 A Library of Functions
Chapter 2 The Derivative
Chapter 3 Short-Cuts to Differentiation
  Midterm Exam #1 (MS Word) (Updated 10/01/07)  
Chapter 4 Using the Derivative
Chapter 5 The Definite Integral
Chapter 6 Constructing Antiderivatives
  Midterm Exam #2 (MS Word)
Chapter 7 Integration
Chapter 8 Using the Definite Integral
  Midterm Exam #3 (MS Word)
Chapter 9  Series
Chapter 10 Approximating Functions
Chapter 11 Differential Equations (Updated 2/21/06)
Chapter 12 Parametric, Polar, & Vector Functions
  Midterm Exam #4
  AP Exam Review
  Midterm Exam #5
  AP Exam Review
  AP Exam   May 6, 2009
 Chapter 13 Multivariable Calculus
Applications and Projects
  Final Exam

 

Course Grading

AP Calculus grades will be based upon chapter tests, weekly tests, journals, homework, projects and midterm examinations.  Midterm examinations will count 25% of each 6-week term grade.  Additionally, a Calculus Portfolio will be submitted at the end of each 6-week term with final submission due on the day of the AP Exam.


 

Calculus Links

AP Exam Stuff

The College Board
Gives information on AP Calculus Exams including actual exams and the "Acorn Book."

Homework Help
 
MIT Free Online Course Materials for AP Calculus
A great site that has lecture notes and sample exam questions.   
Croatan High School AP Calculus Blog
Use it and abuse it.....

Visual Calculus 
This is a great site that has modules to assist you with various pics.  Includes a very good section on Pre-Calculus topics.

Mr. Kelley's Calculus Page
A very nice site that includes AP exam problems of the week and a great interactive "cheat sheet" that helps you learn important identities.  Also contains information about the Calculus Superbowl to be held in May.
Another Mr. Kelly's Calculus Page
SOS Math Calculus Page
Excellent tutorials on various Calculus topics.
Connected Calculus
An excellent site with great labs.
Karl's Calculus
This is a good site that has many tutorials on various calc topics.
The Calculus Page
Includes sample test questions, sample exams and some nice graphics as well as a good list of calculus links.
Rice University Calculus Links
A very complete list of Calculus links.
Math Forum @ Drexel
A great resource for all mathematics.
The Math Forum Calculus Resources
An extensive listing of Calculus resources on the internet.

Calculator & Graphing Links
 

TI Calculator Archives
(Requires GraphLink to download programs)

TI-83 Math (Basic) Programs Archive
(Requires GraphLink)
TI-89 Calculus Tools Flash Application
(Requires GraphLink)
Calculator Programs
(Program listings)
More TI-83/83+ Programs
MathGV Function Plotting Software
A really neat PC-based graphing program you can download free.
WinPlot Grapher
A nice Windows-based graphing program you can download free.
University of Wisconsin - Lacrosse Math Calculator
A nice site that contains a calculus calculator/grapher as well as a 3-d grapher and a slope field grapher.

Math History
 

University of St. Andrews, Scotland History Topics Index
A very complete site that includes a nice history of the Calculus.


 

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