Math · AP
AP Calculus AB
This course provides a basis for extending the skills of previous courses and developing the skills for success in calculus a the college level by acquiring competence in the study of coordinate geometry, the study of functions, the calculations of a limit, the determination of continuity at a point the calculations of the derivative of algebraic, trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic functions, the evaluation of the definite integral and antiderivative of these functions, and the solutions of application problems in which the concepts of the derivative and integral apply. Students taking AP Calculus are expected to take the AP Calculus A/B exam in May.
From the SCUSD High School Course Catalog 2025–2026, page 57.
PrerequisiteB or better in H. Algebra 2 with PreCalculus/Trig, PreCalculus and Trig, or teacher recommendation
- Grades
- 11-12
- Credits
- 10, Year
- UC/CSU a–g
- C
- Course #
- 204505
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- Honors Algebra 2 with PreCalculus and TrigonometryPreCalculus and TrigonometryComes before
- AP Calculus AB
- AP Calculus BCLeads to
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