AP Calculus BC / Notes and Handouts


Preliminary/General Information
AP Calculus BC Course Guide 2008-2009
AB vs. BC Calculus
Calculator Check-out Form
Student Questionnaire
Class Test Dates
Calculus Lecture Videos from University of Houston

Chapter 1: Limits and Continuity
First Day of Class Check-List
1-1 Lesson Outline
1-2 Lesson Outline
1-3 Computation of Limits | Squeeze Theorem
1-4 Continuity and its Consequences
1-5 Limits at Infinity | Handout
1-6 Precise Definition of a Limit
Test #1 Outline

Chapter 2: Differentiation
2-1 Tangent Lines and Velocity
2-2 The Derivative
2-3 Computation of Derivatives
2-4 The Product and Quotient Rules
2-5 The Chain Rule and Inverse Functions
Test #2 Outline
2-6 Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions
2-7 Derivatives of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
2-8 Implicit Differentiation / Inverse Trigonometric Functions
2-9 The Mean Value Theorem
Test #3 Outlines

Chapter 3: Applications of Differentiation
3-1 Linear Approximations
3-2 Indeterminate Forms and L'Hopital's Rule
3-3 Maximum and Minimum Values
3-4 Increasing and Decreasing Functions (The First Derivative Test)
3-5 Concavity and the Second Deritative Test / Example 1 Video
3-7 Optimization
3-8 Related Rates
Test #4 Outline

Chapter 4: Integration
4-1 Antiderivatives
4-3 Area
4-4 The Definite Integral
4-5 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
4-6 Integration by Substitution
4-7 Numerical Integration
4-8 The Natural Logarithm as an Integral
Test #5 Outline

 

Chapter 5: Applications of the Definite Integral

5-1 Area Between Curves
5-2 Volume: Disc; Washer; Slicing
Solutions to select 5-1 and 5.2 problems
5-3 Volume: Shells
5-4 Arc Length and Surface Area
Solutions to select 5-3 and 5-4 problems
5-6 Work Done by a Spring
Test #6 Outline

 

AP Calculus BC Fall Final Exam Information

Chapter 6: Integration Techniques

6-1 Review of Integration Formulas and Techniques
6-2 Integration by Parts
6-3 Integrals Involving Trigonometric Function Handout / Notes
6-3 Trigonometric Substitution
6-4 Partial Fractions
6-6 Improper Integrals
Test #7 Review

Chapter 7: Differential Equations

7-1 Modeling with Differential Equations and 7.2 Seperable Differential Equations
7-3 Slope Fields
7-3 Euler's Method
7-3 Logistic Growth Notes and Homework
Test #8 Outline and Sample Questions

Chapter 8: Infinite Series

8-1 Sequences of Real Numbers

8-2 Infinite Series

8-3 Integral Test

8-3 Comparison Tests
8-4 Alternating Series
8-5 Ratio Test
Test #9 Outline

Tests for Convergence/Divergence

8-6 Power Series

8-7 Taylor Series (Day 1)

8-7 Taylor Series (Day 2)

8-8 Applications of Taylor Series

Test #10 Outline

Chapter 9: Parametric and Polar Equations

9-1 Plane Curves and Parametric Equations
9-2 Calculus and Parametric Equations (including 9-3 Arc Length and Surface Area in Parametric Equations)
9-4 Polar Coordinates
9-5 Calculus and Polar Coordinates

Chapter 11: Vector-Valued Functions

11-2 The Calculus of Vector-Valued Functions and 11-3 Motion in Space
Test #11 Outline
Key Ideas from Chapters 9 and 11