Calculus Assignments

An Advanced Placement (AP) course in calculus consists of a full high school academic year of work that is comparable to a calculus course in colleges and universities.  AP Calculus will follow the topics outlined by the College Board, along with additional topics that the instructor deems fit to include. During the last weeks of spring semester (after the official AP exam), advanced topics will be covered.  The course is primarily concerned with developing students’ understanding of the concepts of calculus and providing experience with its methods and applications.  The course emphasizes a multi-representational approach to calculus, with concepts, results, and problems being expressed graphically, numerically, analytically, and verbally.  The connections among these representations are demonstrated through the unifying themes of derivatives, integrals, limits, approximation, applications, and modeling.  A major objective of the class is to prepare students for the AP Calculus AB exam to be given in the spring.  Most universities award credit to students based upon their scores on this exam.  It is not mandatory for students to participate in the national exam on but will be given every opportunity to take the test if he/she chooses.