AP® Calculus BC- BC content only
(includes review of AP® Calculus AB content)
AP® Calculus BC Course Description
Our HSML course is designed for students who have had Calculus I or AP® Calculus AB and are ready for the challenge of learning AP® Calculus BC (Calculus II) content. Taking the AP® Calculus BC exam for university credit is not a requirement of this course.
Our learning objectives are primarily focused on the AP® Calculus BC (Calculus II) content, which equates to a semester long Calculus II course at most colleges and universities. Our course begins with further exploration of L'Hospital's Rule and additional integration techniques. Then we will move our discussions to sequences and series including Taylor and Maclaurin Series and learn how to represent functions as power series. Euler's Method, logistic growth models, parametric curves, vectors, polar curves will also be discussed. Even though we cover a college level course over an entire school year, the pace is still brisk. This is a challenging course that uses a college level textbook, written by James Stewart, which includes all the necessary concepts to prepare for a rigorous college calculus class and/or the AP exam.
If your student chooses to take the AP® Calculus BC test in May, students can receive usually 6-8 hours of college credit for Calculus I and Calculus II upon a successful exam. The AP® Calculus BC exam covers BOTH AB and BC content. Students will receive an AB score AND a BC score. Colleges and universities vary on what they accept as a "passing" score and how many hours they grant. Often it is dependent upon the student's intended major.
Our learning objectives are primarily focused on the AP® Calculus BC (Calculus II) content, which equates to a semester long Calculus II course at most colleges and universities. Our course begins with further exploration of L'Hospital's Rule and additional integration techniques. Then we will move our discussions to sequences and series including Taylor and Maclaurin Series and learn how to represent functions as power series. Euler's Method, logistic growth models, parametric curves, vectors, polar curves will also be discussed. Even though we cover a college level course over an entire school year, the pace is still brisk. This is a challenging course that uses a college level textbook, written by James Stewart, which includes all the necessary concepts to prepare for a rigorous college calculus class and/or the AP exam.
If your student chooses to take the AP® Calculus BC test in May, students can receive usually 6-8 hours of college credit for Calculus I and Calculus II upon a successful exam. The AP® Calculus BC exam covers BOTH AB and BC content. Students will receive an AB score AND a BC score. Colleges and universities vary on what they accept as a "passing" score and how many hours they grant. Often it is dependent upon the student's intended major.
Calculus I topics that are prerequisites for HSML AP® Calculus BC (BC content only)
Chapter 2 (omit 2.4), Chapter 3 (omit 3.11), Chapter 4 (omit 4.8), Chapter 5, Chapter 6 (omit 6.4), Chapter 9. 1 - 9.3 (omit Euler's Method).
Click here for a PDF of the Table of Contents.
- Limits including L'Hospital's Rule and Limits at Infinity
- Continuity
- Derivatives and Rates of Change
- Differentiation Rules including Product and Quotient Rules, Chain Rule
- Implicit Differentiation
- Related Rates and Optimization Problems
- Straight-Line Motion: position, velocity, acceleration
- Applications of the derivative including graphing using Calculus techniques
- Riemann Sums, Integration, Definite/Indefinite Integrals, Substitution Rule
- Areas/Volumes
- Differential Equations, Direction (Slope) Fields and Separable Equations
Chapter 2 (omit 2.4), Chapter 3 (omit 3.11), Chapter 4 (omit 4.8), Chapter 5, Chapter 6 (omit 6.4), Chapter 9. 1 - 9.3 (omit Euler's Method).
Click here for a PDF of the Table of Contents.
Click to visit The College Board AP® Calculus BC Homepage
Click to view an article published by The College Board discussing how this course
can help make your college experience more successful!
The AP® Calculus BC course is officially recognized by the College Board as "meets the expectations colleges and universities have for AP Calculus BC."
Mrs. London's AP® Calculus BC Exam scores percentages (2005-2015):
5 – 34%, 4 – 26%, 3 – 26%, 2 – 8%, 1 – 5%; 306 students participating; all students were encouraged to take exam
(This is HSML's first year teaching AP® Calculus BC)
Click to view an article published by The College Board discussing how this course
can help make your college experience more successful!
The AP® Calculus BC course is officially recognized by the College Board as "meets the expectations colleges and universities have for AP Calculus BC."
Mrs. London's AP® Calculus BC Exam scores percentages (2005-2015):
5 – 34%, 4 – 26%, 3 – 26%, 2 – 8%, 1 – 5%; 306 students participating; all students were encouraged to take exam
(This is HSML's first year teaching AP® Calculus BC)
Before you register:
Please view this checklist of items before registering for a course with HSML. It is necessary to go through this checklist in order to ensure that HSML classes are a fit for your family.
Please view this checklist of items before registering for a course with HSML. It is necessary to go through this checklist in order to ensure that HSML classes are a fit for your family.
DetailsTotal Cost: $780/year (not including book)
General Tuition Details Teacher: (Click teacher name for bio, sample class recording, and more!) Regina London Class times are in Central Time Zone. London: TTh 2:00 pm - 3:25 pm CST Calendar: HSML 2022-2023 Calendar for AP Calculus Classes College Textbook: Textbook information ISBN: 9780538498678 Another possible website for textbook purchases is https://isbn.nu/. Just enter the ISBN to search. |
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