AP Calculus AB Semester 1

Enrollment Message

Indiana Online cannot administer the AP Exam. Students need to register with their school of record to take the AP Exam. Students need a TI-84 Graphing Calculator (TI-83 is also acceptable) or TI-Nspire Graphing Calculator

Course Description

AP Calculus AB-1 is the first semester of the year-long Calculus class that together with AP Calculus AB-2 is equivalent to one semester of a College Calculus class.

Calculus expands a student’s knowledge of topics like functions, graphs, limits, derivatives, and integrals. Additionally, students will review algebra and functions, modeling, trigonometry, etc.

AP Calculus AB-1 is made of 3 strands - Limits and Continuity; Differentiation; and Applications of Derivatives. The eight Process Standards for Mathematics apply throughout the course. Together with the content standards, the Process Standards prescribe that students experience mathematics as a coherent, useful, and logical subject that makes use of their ability to make sense of problem situations.

• Counts as a mathematics course for all diplomas
• Qualifies as a quantitative reasoning course

Course Goals

Upon completion of the 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 representations.
• given a polynomial function,  locate intervals of increase/decrease and intervals of positive concavity/negative concavity.
• discuss the meaning of the derivative in terms of a rate of change and local linear approximation.
• given a function defined implicitly, find its derivative and/or apply this concept to related rate problems.
• apply any of the appropriate rules (constant rule, sum and difference rule, product rule, quotient rule, chain rule) to find the derivative of a function involving factors or components that are polynomial, rational, or trigonometric.
• find the limit of the function as x approaches some constant value (if it exists) or state why it does not exist, when given a polynomial or rational function.

College Board and Exam Description

• AP Calculus AB

Units of Instruction

• Unit 1 Limits and Continuity
• Unit 2 Differentiation - Definition and Fundamental Properties
• Unit 3 Differentiation - Composite, Implicit, and Inverse Functions
• Unit 4 Contextual Applications of Differentiation
• Unit 5 Analytical Applications of Differentiation

Grading/Evaluation

Indiana Online does not assign letter grades, grant credit for courses, nor issue transcripts or diplomas. A final score reported as a percentage of total points earned will be sent to students upon completion of a course. Your school of record can also access this score within the Student Information System, Genius. The final score will be shown as a percentage in Canvas and Genius. The student’s school of record will determine the letter grade based on their specific grading scale.

Students must complete at least 70% of the course and take all parts of the final exam(s) to have a score reported to their school of record. Failure to meet these requirements will result in a score of 0 reported to the school of record.

Assessments

Online assessments consist of formative and summative assessments represented by computer-graded multiple choice, teacher-graded writing assignments including hands-on projects, model building and other forms of authentic assessments. The course includes the following assessments_

• 4 Assignments
• 61 Quizzes

The assessments for this asynchronous course are weighted as follows

Teacher Contact Response Time

Students can use email or the private message system within Genius or Canvas to access highly qualified teachers when they need teacher assistance. Students will also receive feedback on their work inside Canvas. The Teacher Information page of their course may describe additional communication options.

The teacher will respond to student inquiries (email, text, call) within one business day. Assignments will be graded and posted within two business days.

Expectations for Academic Conduct 

Student Handbook 

It is your responsibility to read the student handbook to understand all aspects of taking an online course including expectations for academic conduct. Contact your teacher if you have any questions. 

Assistance for Students with Accommodations

Indiana Online supports an inclusive learning environment for all students. If there are aspects of the instruction or design of this course that hinder your full participation, such as inaccessible web content, or the use of non-captioned videos and podcasts, reasonable accommodations can be arranged.

Technology

Technology Requirements 

Students will require a computer device with headphones, a microphone, webcam, up-to-date Chrome Web Browser, and access to YouTube. Please review the Indiana Online’s Technology Requirements.

Technical Skills Needed 

Basic technology skills necessary to locate and share information and files as well as interact with others in a Learning Management System (LMS), include the ability to

• download, edit, save, convert, and upload files
• download and install software
• use a messaging service similar to email
• communicate with others in online discussion or message boards, following basic rules of netiquette
• open attachments shared in messages
• create, save, and submit files in commonly used word processing program formats and as a PDF
• save a file as a .pdf
• copy and paste and format text using your mouse, keyboard, or an html editor’s toolbar menu
• insert images or links into a file
• search for information within a document using Ctrl+F or Command+F keyboard shortcuts
• work in multiple browser windows and tabs simultaneously
• activate a microphone or webcam on your device, and record and upload or link audio and/or video files
• use presentation and graphics programs
• follow an online pacing guide or calendar of due dates
• use spell-check, citation editors, and tools commonly provided in word processing tool menus
• create and maintain usernames and passwords

Technical Questions?  Please contact the Indiana Online Helpdesk.