AP Calculus AB

Welcome to AP Calculus AB. This Advanced Placement class is an exciting introduction to some of the wonders of mathematics. As this school uses block scheduling, we will cover many topics each day. This document will guide the students and parents/guardians to our class's rules, expectations, and procedures. Please make sure this document and its contents are fully understood.

AP Calculus AB is designed to be the equivalent of a first-semester college calculus course devoted to differential and integral calculus topics. AB focuses on students’ understanding of calculus concepts and provides experience with methods and applications. Using big ideas of calculus (e.g., modeling change, approximation and limits, and analysis of functions) this course becomes a cohesive whole, rather than a collection of unrelated topics. This course requires students to use definitions and theorems to build arguments and justify conclusions.

Exam Date:
Monday May 13th @ 8:00 AM

Exam Structure: 

Section I: Multiple Choice

45 Questions | 1 Hour 45 minutes | 50% of Exam Score

• Part A: 30 questions; 60 minutes (calculator not permitted).
• Part B: 15 questions; 45 minutes (graphing calculator required).
• Questions include algebraic, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, and general types of functions.
• Questions include analytical, graphical, tabular, and verbal types of representations.

Section II: Free Response

6 Questions | 1 Hour 30 Minutes | 50% of Exam Score

• Part A: 2 questions; 30 minutes (graphing calculator required).
• Part B: 4 questions; 60 minutes (calculator not permitted).
• Questions include various types of functions and function representations and a roughly equal mix of procedural and conceptual tasks.
• Questions include at least 2 questions that incorporate a real-world context or scenario into the question.