3401    AP Calculus AB                                                                                               Grades: 11-12                                    1.0 Credit         

*Special Note: Registering for an AP or Honors course is meant to be a YEAR-LONG COMMITMENT.  If you wish to drop an AP or Honors course, you will have to wait until one week after the semester begins.

DUAL CREDIT Helena College: M171 Calculus I or Calculus A/B AP Exam

*DC Note: Students must meet the college’s placement criteria and are responsible for college registration, cost of tuition, and fees.

This is the fourth of a four-year honors sequence.  This Honors course is designed for high ability mathematics students planning to take calculus as college freshmen.  The subject of this course is single variable calculus.  Topics include functions, limits, continuity, differentiations, tangents, implicit differentiation, Mean Value Theorem, integration, Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, logarithmic, exponential functions, and applications of integration. It is recommended that students take the AP Calculus A/B Test if not taking the class for dual credit. Prerequisite(s):  Signature of current Math teacher is required on registration form -AND- Pre-Calculus (B or better recommended).