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AP® Calculus BC
Course Id: 669

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Course Overview
Institution	zzzThe VHS Collaborative (YL)
Subject	Mathematics Core
Education Level	High School - AP
Institution Website	click here

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Course Description
The VHS AP Calculus BC course is a full academic-year course. It is a challenging course designed for high school students who have completed four years of secondary mathematics courses such as Algebra, Geometry, Advanced Algebra, Trigonometry/Pre-Calculus (which includes some Analytic Geometry and elementary functions). Work is comparable to that required in most college and university Calculus courses. Students should plan on taking the AP Calculus BC exam offered in May. Successful completion of the AP Exam may provide students with the opportunity to receive college credit.

The AP Calculus BC course requires all the topics covered in the Calculus AB course plus several additional topics. Emphasis is on conceptual understanding. However, facility with manipulation and computational skills are important outcomes. Students should expect the course as well as the AP Exam to truly push the depth of their understanding of mathematics generally and calculus specifically. Areas of emphasis From the College Board's online resourse for AP Calculus at http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/repository/ap03_cd_calculus_0405_4313.pdf

- Students should be able to work with functions represented in a variety of ways: graphical, numerical, analytical, or verbal. They should understand the connections among these representations.

- Students should understand the meaning of the derivative in terms of a rate of change and local linear approximation and should be able to use derivatives to solve a variety of problems.

- Students should understand the meaning of the definite integral both as a limit of Riemann sums and as the net accumulation of change and should be able to use integrals to solve a variety of problems.

- Students should understand the relationship between the derivative and the definite integral as expressed in both parts of the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.

Students will be expected to complete daily/weekly assignments and regular quizzes and exams. Each student will need a graphing calculator such as the TI-83 or equivalent and knowledge on how to work with their calculator. As in most online courses the student will be required to do a significant amount of independent learning. Individual responsibility, good work habits, discipline and organization will be important attributes for success.

Delivery Method

Internet

Real-Time Web-Based Teacher Access

Prerequisites
Four courses of secondary mathematics designed for the college bound student: courses covering algebra, geometry, trigonometry, analytic geometry, elementary functions and their notations. Students should have graphing calculators and access to a scanner.

Other Information
This course does not include registration for the AP Exam Offering. Students planning to take the AP exam are required to register and sit locally for the AP Exam.

Course Materials
Virtual High School will have course materials, if any, shipped directly to students. While there is no additional cost for course materials, there is an additional charge for return shipping. Students are required to return such course materials to course instructor upon completion of the course.

Courses and course detail are subject to change without notice.