AP Calculus ABC

Dear parents:

We're excited to offer this class again in the new school year, mainly to help the high school

students do better with their AP Calculus AB and BC subjects tests.

As we all know, college admission offices have apparently stopped accepting SAT scores

from college applicants in their admission process.

On the other hand, AP test scores have gained more importance as part of students' college applications.

Colleges nowadays, generally consider the grades earned in AP classes to be a more significant

indicator of a students academic readiness. A strong grade in an AP course shows to college that

the student can handle a rigorous curriculum. Colleges generally value a rigorous course load,

and taking AP classes is one way to demonstrate this.

AP Calculus ABC is specially designed for students who will take AP Calculus AB/BC during

the 2025-2026 school year. It will help them prepare for the AP Calculus AB/BC exam

in May 2026. (The difference between AP Calculus AB and BC is in the last two units.

AP Calculus BC students will learn units 9 and 10, while AP Calculus AB students will

not need to cover these two units.)

We understand that it's difficult sometimes to find extra help for these students at their

regular school environment and not every parent is equipped with the proficient knowledge

in this specialized area to help your own child neither. That's the reason we offer this

class and our teacher for this class is very experienced in this subject. SO, take advantage

of the rare opportunity if your child plans to take the AP Calculus AB/BC exam in May of 2026.

The course syllabus is as follows:

Unit 1: Limits and Continuity (Big Ideas: Change, Limits, Analysis of Functions)

Unit 2: Differentiation: Definition and Fundamental Properties (Big Ideas: Change, Limits, Analysis of Functions)

Unit 3: Differentiation: Composite, Implicit, and Inverse Functions (Big Idea: Analysis of Functions)

Unit 4: Contextual Applications of Differentiation and Rates of Change (Big Ideas: Change, Limits)

Unit 5: Analytical Applications of Differentiation including Analysis of Functions (Big Idea: Analysis of Functions)

Unit 6: Integration and Accumulation of Change (Big Ideas: Change, Limits, Analysis of Functions)

Unit 7: Differential Equations (Big Idea: Analysis of Functions)

Unit 8: Application of Integration

Unit 9: Parametric Equations, Polar Coordinates, and Vector-Valued Functions

Unit 10: Infinite Sequences and Series

We will have about 30 weeks to complete this course and will have some time left

for the school year to do practice for the real AP exam.

Note: If you do not plan to take the AP Calculus AB/BC test in next May or EVER

this class is not the right class for you.

Thanks and best regards,

HCSTC