AP Calculus BC (450A – AP)
1 Credit
Grade 12
Prerequisites: Minimum 275 RIT on MAP or Teacher recommendation or successful completion of AP Calculus AB or successful completion of Pre-Calculus H with Teacher recommendation.

This course is based on the College Board Advanced Placement syllabus and standards and is designed to give students the opportunity to earn a transferable college credit in Calculus II. Since the AP exams are administered in early May, the rigor and workload in the first three marking periods is significantly greater than that of previous Honors math courses. Students will be expected to work collaboratively outside of class and will have an additional 4-5 hours per month of class time after school and on Saturdays. Students will learn to compose exemplary responses to released AP Free Response problems and evaluate then using the official College Board AP rubrics. Topics of study include all aforementioned derivative, integral and limit topics of Calculus AB, with additional higher-level topics that include: derivatives of polar and parametric equations, convergence and convergence tests for algebraically defined series, advanced integration techniques, and Taylor and MacLaurin series. Completion of the AP exam is required, and students receive an AB exam sub-score from College Board as part of their BC exam grade. A student-designed final project will be given in place of a final exam. Students taking this course will be required to complete a summer assignment.