AP Calculus AB

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AP Calculus AB introduces core concepts and skills of Differential and Integral Calculus, equivalent to the first semester of a university-level calculus course. The course focuses on three big ideas: limits and continuity, derivatives and their applications, integrals and their applications, along with the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. This is an important mathematical foundation for many fields in science, engineering, and economics.

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1.1: Introducing Calculus: Can Change Occur at an Instant?

1.2: Defining Limits and Using Limit Notation

1.3: Estimating Limit Values from Graphs

1.4: Estimating Limit Values from Tables

1.5: Determining Limits Using Algebraic Properties of Limits

1.6: Determining Limits Using Algebraic Manipulation

1.7: Selecting Procedures for Determining Limits

1.8: Determine Limits Using the Squeeze Theorem

1.9: Connecting Multiple Representations of Limits

1.10: Exploring Types of Discontinuities

1.11: Defining Continuity at a Point

1.12: Confirming Continuity over an Interval

1.13: Removing Discontinuities

1.14: Connecting Infinite Limits and Vertical Asymptotes

1.15: Connecting Limits at Infinity and Horizontal Asymptotes

1.16: Working with the Intermediate Value Theorem

2.1: Defining Average and Instantaneous Rate of Change at a Point

2.2: Defining the Derivative of a Function and Using Derivative Notation (includes equation of the tangent line)

2.3: Estimating Derivatives of a Function at a Point

2.4: Connecting Differentiability and Continuity

2.5: Applying the Power Rule

2.6: Derivative Rules: Constant, Sum, Difference, and Constant Multiple (includes horizontal tangent lines, equation of the normal line, and differentiability of piecewise)

2.7: Derivatives of cos(x), sin(x), e^x, and ln(x)

2.8: The Product Rule

2.9: The Quotient Rule

2.10: Derivatives of tan(x), cot(x), sec(x), and csc(x)

3.1: The Chain Rule

3.2: Implicit Differentiation

3.3: Differentiating Inverse Functions

3.4: Differentiating Inverse Trigonometric Functions

3.5: Selecting Procedures for Calculating Derivatives

3.6: Calculating Higher-Order Derivatives

4.1: Interpreting the Meaning of the Derivative in Context

4.2: Straight-Line Motion: Connecting Position, Velocity, and Acceleration

4.3: Rates of Change in Applied Contexts Other Than Motion

4.4: Introduction to Related Rates

4.5: Solving Related Rates Problems

4.6: Approximating Values of a Function Using Local Linearity and Linearization

4.7: Using L'Hopital's Rule for Determining Limits of Indeterminate Forms

5.1: Using the Mean Value Theorem

5.2: Extreme Value Theorem, Global Versus Local Extrema, and Critical Points

5.3: Determining Intervals on Which a Function is Increasing or Decreasing

5.4: Using the First Derivative Test to Determine Relative Local Extrema

5.5: Using the Candidates Test to Determine Absolute (Global) Extrema

5.6: Determining Concavity of Functions over Their Domains

5.7: Using the Second Derivative Test to Determine Extrema

5.8: Sketching Graphs of Functions and Their Derivatives

5.9: Connecting a Function, Its First Derivative, and Its Second Derivative (includes a revisit of particle motion and determining if a particle is speeding up/down)
5.10: Introduction to Optimization Problems
5.11: Solving Optimization Problems
5.12: Exploring Behaviors of Implicit Relations

6.1: Exploring Accumulation of Change

6.2: Approximating Areas with Riemann Sums

6.3: Riemann Sums, Summation Notation, and Definite Integral Notation

6.4: The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus and Accumulation Functions

6.5: Interpreting the Behavior of Accumulation Functions Involving Area

6.6: Applying Properties of Definite Integrals

6.7: The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus and Definite Integrals

6.8: Finding Antiderivatives and Indefinite Integrals: Basic Rules and Notation

6.9: Integrating Using Substitution

6.10: Integrating Functions Using Long Division and Completing the Square

6.11: Selecting Techniques for Antidifferentiation

7.1: Interpreting verbal descriptions of change as separable differential equations

7.2: Sketching slope fields and families of solution curves

7.3: Solving separable differential equations to find general and particular solutions

7.4: Deriving and applying a model for exponential growth and decay
Unit 8: Applications of Integration

8.1: Determining the average value of a function using definite integrals

8.2: Modeling particle motion

8.3: Solving accumulation problems

8.4: Finding the area between curves

8.5: Determining volume with cross-sections, the disc method, and the washer method

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This is a university-level calculus course, demanding logical thinking and a strong mathematical foundation. However, compared to AP Calculus BC, the AB course has a narrower scope of content and a pace more suitable for many students.
AP Calculus AB covers core topics of Differential and Integral Calculus, equivalent to the first semester of university calculus. AP Calculus BC includes all AB content plus advanced topics such as series, parametric/polar/vector functions, equivalent to two semesters of university calculus.
Students need a solid foundation in Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, and especially the types of Functions covered in a Precalculus program.
Graphing calculators are permitted and are necessary tools for some parts of the AP Calculus AB exam (both multiple-choice and free-response sections). Proficiency in using the calculator is an advantage.
Intertu focuses on helping students deeply understand the nature of limits, derivatives, and integrals, master computational techniques, and methods for applying calculus to problem-solving in accordance with AP exam standards.
Yes, Intertu Education offers trial classes. Tuition fees for AP Calculus AB depend on the selected package of learning hours and the chosen level of support services. Please contact Intertu's counseling team directly for a detailed fee schedule.