Calculus A

Description

This course is divided into two semesters and is designed to acquaint students with calculus principles such as derivatives, integrals, limits, approximation, and applications and modeling. During this course, students will gain experience in the use of calculus methods and learn how to apply calculus methods practically. Upon completion of this course students will be able to work with functions represented in a variety of ways: graphical, numerical, analytical, or verbal; understand the connections among these; understand the meaning of the derivative in terms of a rate of change and local linear approximation; be able to use derivatives to solve a variety of problems; understand the meaning of the definite integral; be able to use integrals to solve a variety of problems; and understand the relationship between the derivative and the definite integral.

Note: When choosing a calculus course, students should choose one of the following: Calculus or AP Calculus AB or AP Calculus BC.

Prerequisites: Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, and Pre-Calculus or Trigonometry/Analytical Geometry

Customer-Provided Required Physical Materials: graphing calculator

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