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CORE COURSE OFFERINGS AT A GLANCE
Core courses are arranged by discipline (subject area or type of credit granted). Core subjects are English, Math, Science and Social Studies. Course offerings are subject to change and contingent
upon sufficient course enrollment. The credit earned will be applied in the manner most advantageous to the student.
Course State Course Course Title Course Description May Be Grade Credit Fall Spring Even Grad Odd Prerequisites
Number ID Applied* Level Years Grad
Years
THIS COURSE WILL further develop the student’s understanding of the concepts of
calculus and provide additional developmental experience with its methods and
applications. AP Calculus bc is a college level calculus course (equivalent to most
colleges’ second semester of calculus) designed to prepare students for success on
the College Board’s Advanced Placement Calculus bc Exam. It emphasizes a multi-
representational approach to calculus with concepts, results, and problems being
expressed graphically, numerically, analytically, and verbally. Broad concepts, widely
applicable methods, and specific applications are the focus, and include the topics of
derivatives, integrals, limits, approximations, applications, modeling, Taylor and
Maclaurin series, polar coordinate systems, and parametric equations. STUDENTS
WILL be challenged with higher-order thinking skills, problem-solving applications,
basic programming, and abstract concept interpretations, that solidify the foundations
AP Calculus bc needed for advanced work in physics, chemistry, engineering, mathematics and
122543 20585123 - A/B statistics, finance and economics, and many other career pursuits. Students will use Math 11 - 12 1.0 credit - X X X AP Calculus ab
122583 (Required Double technology regularly to reinforce the relationships among the multiple representations SPRING ONLY
Period) of functions, to confirm written work, to implement experimentation, and to assist in
interpreting results. Students will be encouraged to take the Advanced Placement
Calculus BC exam in May. TI-83 / TI-83 Plus or TI-84 graphing calculator is required
for the course. Other graphing models are also allowed but will not be taught as a
part of the course. Students who elect to take the Advanced Placement exam will be
required to pay the test fee. (Qualified students may apply for financial assistance.)

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