AP Calculus AB is roughly equivalent to a first semester college calculus course devoted to topics in differential and integral calculus. The AP course covers topics in these areas, including concepts and skills of limits, derivatives, definite integrals, and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. The course teaches students to approach calculus concepts and problems when they are represented graphically, numerically, analytically, and verbally, and to make connections amongst these representations. Students learn how to use technology to help solve problems, experiment, interpret results, and support conclusions.

Format of Assessment

Section I: Multiple Choice: 45 Questions | 1 Hour, 45 Minutes | 50% of Exam Score

Part A: 30 questions; 60 minutes (calculator not permitted)

Part B: 15 questions; 45 minutes (graphing calculator required)

Section II: Free Response: 6 Questions | 1 Hour, 30 Minutes | 50% of Exam Score

Part A: 2 questions; 30 minutes (graphing calculator required)

Part B: 4 questions; 60 minutes (calculator not permitted)

AP Calculus BC examination extends the knowledge base that is required for Calculus AB, including area between polar curves, Taylor and McLaurin Series, Error Estimations for Alternating Series and Parametric equations.

Format of Assessment

Section I: Multiple Choice: 45 Questions | 1 Hour, 45 Minutes | 50% of Exam Score

Part A: 30 questions; 60 minutes (calculator not permitted)

Part B: 15 questions; 45 minutes (graphing calculator required)

Section II: Free Response: 6 Questions | 1 Hour, 30 Minutes | 50% of Exam Score

Part A: 2 questions; 30 minutes (graphing calculator required)

Part B: 4 questions; 60 minutes (calculator not permitted)

The purpose of the AP course in statistics is to introduce students to the major concepts and tools for collecting, analyzing and drawing conclusions from data. This exam in statistics to secondary school students who wish to complete studies equivalent to a one semester, introductory, non-calculus- based, college course in statistics.

Anticipated Skills

• Exploring Data: Describing patterns and departures from patterns
• Sampling and Experimentation: Planning and conducting a study
• Anticipating Patterns: Exploring random phenomena using probability and simulation
• Statistical Inference: Estimating population parameters and testing hypotheses

Format of Assessment

The AP Statistics Exam is 3 hours long and it is a paper-and- pencil exam consists of (1) a 90-minute multiple-choice section testing proficiency in a wide variety of topics, and (2) a 90-minute free-response section requiring the student to answer open-ended questions and to complete an investigative task involving more extended reasoning.