HONORS CALCULUS (210023) – one semester

Prerequisite:  Pre-Calculus or Dual Enrollment Pre-Calculus

Strongly Recommended:  Students should have a graphing calculator for this course.

This course is specifically designed to cover the major topics of Differential and Integral Calculus. The derivative, its definition and applications, including rates of change, maxima and minima, and graphical interpretation are studied in depth. Integral Calculus includes the anti-derivative, differential equations, areas, volumes, and average value. Throughout the year, students prepare for the AP test in May. Special review and practice preparations are incorporated into the regular course work during the last quarter. This course is equivalent to the first semester of college calculus.  1 CREDIT

HONORS CALCULUS D.E. (210025) – one semester

Prerequisite:  Pre-Calculus or Dual Enrollment Pre-Calculus (grade of 80 or higher recommended)

Strongly Recommended:  Students should have a graphing calculator for this course.

Topics include the limit of a function; the derivative of algebraic, trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions; and the definite integral and its basic applications to area problems.  Applications of the derivative are covered in detail, including approximations of error using differentials, maximum and minimum problems, and curve sketching using calculus.  This course also includes topics in vectors in the plane and in space, lines and planes in space, applications of integration (such as volume, are length, work and average value), techniques of integration, infinite series, polar coordinates, and parametric equations.  1 CREDIT