AP Calculus


Functions Graphs and Limits
  • Analysis of Graphs
  • Use of Technology
  • Limits of a Function
  • The Limiting Process
  • Use Algebra to Calculate Limits
  • Estimate Limits from Graphs or Data Tables
Derivatives
  • Concept of Derivative
  • Graphic, Numerical and Analytical Presentation
  • Instantaneous Rates of Change
  • Limit of the Difference Quotient
  • Relation Between Differentiability and Continuity
  • Derivative as a Point
  • Slope of a Curve at a Point
  • Tangent Lines and Local Linear Approximation
  • Instantaneous Rate of Change
  • Approximate Rate of Change
  • Derivative as a Function
  • Corresponding Characteristics of graph of f and f'
  • Increasing and Decreasing Behavior Relationship
  • Mean Value Theorem and Geometric Consequences
  • Equations Involving Derivatives
  • Second Derivatives
  • Corresponding Characteristics Between f, f' and f"
  • Relationship Between the Concavity of f and the Sign of f"
  • Points of Inflection Where Concavity Changes
  • Applications of Derivatives
  • Analysis of Curves: Monotonicity and Concavity
  • Optimization: Global and Local
  • Model Rates of Change
  • Implicit Differentiation
  • Interpretation of the Derivative as a Rate of Change
  • Computation of Derivatives
  • Derivatives of Basic Functions
  • Basic Rules for the Derivative of Operations
  • Chain Rule and Implicit Differentiation
  • Slope Fields: Geometric Interpretations
Integrals
  • Interpretations and Properties of Definite Integrals
  • Computation of Riemann Sums
  • Definite Integrals
  • Basic Properties of Definite Integrals
  • Applications of Integrals
  • Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
  • Use to Evaluate Definite Integrals
  • Use to Represent Antiderivatives and Analyses of Functions
  • Techniques of Antidifferentation
  • Antiderivatives from Derivatives of Basic Functions
  • Antiderivatives by Substitution of Variables
  • Applications of Antidifferentation
  • Find Specific Antidifferivatives USing Initial Conditions
  • Solve Separable Differential Equations and Use in Modeling
  • Numerical Approximations to Definite Integrals
  • Use of Riemann and Trapezoidal Sum












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