AP Course
Build fluency with the three big ideas of Calculus AB. These units are a skeleton for worked examples later.
Work through the outline like a study guide. Each unit holds short lesson notes and key concepts you can expand later.
Unit 1 of 3
2 lessons
What a limit is and when a function is continuous.
Key concepts
Lesson
Approaching a value from both sides.
Lesson
No breaks, jumps, or holes at a point.
Unit 2 of 3
2 lessons
The derivative as rate of change and slope.
Key concepts
Lesson
Limit of the difference quotient.
Lesson
Power, product, quotient, and chain rule—practice later.
Unit 3 of 3
2 lessons
Accumulation and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
Key concepts
Lesson
Net change and area.
Lesson
Connecting derivatives and integrals.
