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AP Calculus AB, American: syllabus

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Unit 1: Limits and Continuity

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  1. Introducing Calculus: Can Change Occur at an Instant?

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  2. Defining Limits and Using Limit Notation

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  3. Estimating Limit Values from Graphs

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  4. Estimating Limit Values from Tables

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  5. Determining Limits Using Algebraic Properties of Limits

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  6. Determining Limits Using Algebraic Manipulation

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  7. Selecting Procedures for Determining Limits

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  8. Determining Limits Using the Squeeze Theorem

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  9. Connecting Multiple Representations of Limits

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  10. Exploring Types of Discontinuities

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  11. Defining Continuity at a Point

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  12. Confirming Continuity over an Interval

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  13. Removing Discontinuities

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  14. Connecting Infinite Limits and Vertical Asymptotes

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  15. Connecting Limits at Infinity and Horizontal Asymptotes

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  16. Working with the Intermediate Value Theorem (IVT)

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Unit 2: Differentiation: Definition and Fundamental Properties

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  1. Defining Average and Instantaneous Rates of Change at a Point

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  2. Defining the Derivative of a Function and Using Derivative Notation

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  3. Estimating Derivatives of a Function at a Point

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  4. Connecting Differentiability and Continuity

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  5. Applying the Power Rule

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  6. Derivative Rules: Constant, Sum, Difference, and Constant Multiple

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  7. Derivatives of cos x, sin x, e^x, and ln x

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  8. The Product Rule

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  9. The Quotient Rule

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  10. Finding the Derivatives of Tangent, Cotangent, Secant, and/or Cosecant Functions

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Unit 3: Differentiation: Composite, Implicit, and Inverse Functions

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  1. The Chain Rule

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  2. Implicit Differentiation

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  3. Differentiating Inverse Functions

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  4. Differentiating Inverse Trigonometric Functions

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  5. Selecting Procedures for Calculating Derivatives

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  6. Calculating Higher-Order Derivatives

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Unit 4: Contextual Applications of Differentiation

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  1. Interpreting the Meaning of the Derivative in Context

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  2. Straight-Line Motion: Connecting Position, Velocity, and Acceleration

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  3. Rates of Change in Applied Contexts Other Than Motion

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  4. Introduction to Related Rates

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  5. Solving Related Rates Problems

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  6. Approximating Values of a Function Using Local Linearity and Linearization

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  7. Using L'Hospital's Rule for Determining Limits of Indeterminate Forms

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Unit 5: Analytical Applications of Differentiation

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  1. Using the Mean Value Theorem

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  2. Extreme Value Theorem, Global Versus Local Extrema, and Critical Points

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  3. Determining Intervals on Which a Function Is Increasing or Decreasing

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  4. Using the First Derivative Test to Determine Relative (Local) Extrema

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  5. Using the Candidates Test to Determine Absolute (Global) Extrema

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  6. Determining Concavity of Functions over Their Domains

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  7. Using the Second Derivative Test to Determine Extrema

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  8. Sketching Graphs of Functions and Their Derivatives

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  9. Connecting a Function, Its First Derivative, and Its Second Derivative

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  10. Introduction to Optimization Problems

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  11. Solving Optimization Problems

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  12. Exploring Behaviors of Implicit Relations

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Unit 6: Integration and Accumulation of Change

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  1. Exploring Accumulations of Change

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  2. Approximating Areas with Riemann Sums

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  3. Riemann Sums, Summation Notation, and Definite Integral Notation

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  4. The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus and Accumulation Functions

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  5. Interpreting the Behavior of Accumulation Functions Involving Area

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  6. Applying Properties of Definite Integrals

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  7. The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus and Definite Integrals

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  8. Finding Antiderivatives and Indefinite Integrals: Basic Rules and Notation

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  9. Integrating Using Substitution

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  10. Integrating Functions Using Long Division and Completing the Square

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  11. Selecting Techniques for Antidifferentiation

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Unit 7: Differential Equations

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  1. Modeling Situations with Differential Equations

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  2. Verifying Solutions for Differential Equations

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  3. Sketching Slope Fields

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  4. Reasoning Using Slope Fields

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  5. Finding General Solutions Using Separation of Variables

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  6. Finding Particular Solutions Using Initial Conditions and Separation of Variables

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  7. Exponential Models with Differential Equations

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Unit 8: Applications of Integration

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  1. Finding the Average Value of a Function on an Interval

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  2. Connecting Position, Velocity, and Acceleration of Functions Using Integrals

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  3. Using Accumulation Functions and Definite Integrals in Applied Contexts

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  4. Finding the Area Between Curves Expressed as Functions of x

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  5. Finding the Area Between Curves Expressed as Functions of y

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  6. Finding the Area Between Curves That Intersect at More Than Two Points

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  7. Volumes with Cross Sections: Squares and Rectangles

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  8. Volumes with Cross Sections: Triangles and Semicircles

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  9. Volume with Disc Method: Revolving Around the x- or y-Axis

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  10. Volume with Disc Method: Revolving Around Other Axes

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  11. Volume with Washer Method: Revolving Around the x- or y-Axis

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  12. Volume with Washer Method: Revolving Around Other Axes

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