AP Calculus AB · Lessons

AP Calculus AB lessons

8 sections · 81 skills · work through the full outline skill by skill — read the long-form lesson or flip through the slide-style version.
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AP Calculus AB

Practice 81 skills across this outline.

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Volumes with Cross Sections: Squares/Rectangles
Applications of Integration
Long-form lesson
Weighting distribution
8 categories
Applications of Integration
13%
Analytical Applications of Differentiation
13%
Integration and Accumulation of Change
13%
Contextual Applications of Differentiation
13%
Limits and Continuity
13%
Differential Equations
13%

Skills

The comprehensive taxonomy of ap calculus ab — drill into a card to work its skills.

Applications of Integration

12 core skills13% total weight
0/12 completed
12 skills to mastery
1
Volumes with Cross Sections: Squares/RectanglesRecommended
2
Accumulation Functions, Definite Intervals, Applied ContextsAvailable
3
Volumes with Cross Sections: Triangles/SemicirclesAvailable
4
Area Between Curves with Multiple IntersectionsAvailable
5
Area Between Curves: Functions of xAvailable
6
Area Between Curves: Functions of yAvailable
7
Average Value of Functions on IntervalsAvailable
8
Disc Method: Revolving Around x/y AxesAvailable
9
Disc Method: Revolving Around Other AxesAvailable
10
Position, Velocity, and Acceleration Using IntegralsAvailable
11
Washer Method: Revolving Around x/y AxesAvailable
12
Washer Method: Revolving Around Other AxesAvailable

Analytical Applications of Differentiation

12 core skills13% total weight
0/12 completed
12 skills to mastery
1
Mean Value TheoremAvailable
2
Determining Intervals on Increasing, Decreasing FunctionsAvailable
3
Candidates TestAvailable
4
Concavity of Functions Over Their DomainsAvailable
5
Connecting a Function and Its DerivativesAvailable
6
Exploring Behaviors of Implicit RelationsAvailable
7
Extreme Value Theorem, Extrema, Critical PointsAvailable
8
First Derivative TestAvailable
9
Introduction to Optimization ProblemsAvailable
10
Second Derivative TestAvailable
11
Sketching Graphs of Functions and DerivativesAvailable
12
Solving Optimization ProblemsAvailable

Integration and Accumulation of Change

11 core skills13% total weight
0/11 completed
11 skills to mastery
1
Fundamental Theorem of Calculus: Definite IntervalsAvailable
2
Applying Properties of Definite IntegralsAvailable
3
Approximating Areas With Riemann SumsAvailable
4
Behavior of Accumulation Functions Involving AreaAvailable
5
Exploring Accumulations of ChangeAvailable
6
Finding Antiderivatives and Indefinite IntegralsAvailable
7
Fundamental Theorem of Calculus: Accumulation FunctionsAvailable
8
Integrating Using SubstitutionAvailable
9
Integrating, Long Division, Completing the SquareAvailable
10
Riemann Sums and NotationAvailable
11
Selecting Techniques for AntidifferentiationAvailable

Contextual Applications of Differentiation

7 core skills13% total weight
0/7 completed
7 skills to mastery
1
Rates of Change in Applied ConceptsAvailable
2
Meaning of the Derivative in ContextAvailable
3
Connecting Position, Velocity, and AccelerationAvailable
5
L'Hospital's RuleAvailable
6
Local Linearity and LinearizationAvailable

Limits and Continuity

16 core skills13% total weight
0/16 completed
16 skills to mastery
1
Defining Continuity at a PointAvailable
2
Introducing CalculusAvailable
3
Algebraic Properties of LimitsAvailable
4
Confirming Continuity over an IntervalAvailable
5
Connecting Infinite Limits and Vertical AsymptotesAvailable
6
Connecting Multiple Representations of LimitsAvailable
7
Defining Limits and Using Limit NotationAvailable
8
Determining Limits Using Algebraic ManipulationAvailable
9
Determining Limits Using the Squeeze TheoremAvailable
10
Estimating Limit Values from GraphsAvailable
11
Estimating Limit Values from TablesAvailable
12
Exploring Types of DiscontinuitiesAvailable
13
Limits at Infinity and Horizontal AsymptotesAvailable
14
Removing DiscontinuitiesAvailable
15
Selecting Procedures for Determining LimitsAvailable
16
Working With the Intermediate Value TheoremAvailable

Differential Equations

7 core skills13% total weight
0/7 completed
7 skills to mastery
1
Finding General Solutions: Separation of VariablesAvailable
2
Exponential Models with Differential EquationsAvailable
3
Initial Conditions and Separation of VariablesAvailable
4
Modeling Situations with Differential EquationsAvailable
5
Reasoning Using Slope FieldsAvailable
6
Sketching Slope FieldsAvailable
7
Verifying Solutions for Differential EquationsAvailable

Differentiation: Composite, Implicit, and Inverse Functions

6 core skills13% total weight
0/6 completed
6 skills to mastery
1
Chain RuleAvailable
2
Calculating Higher-Order DerivativesAvailable
3
Differentiating Inverse FunctionsAvailable
4
Differentiating Inverse Trigonometric FunctionsAvailable
5
Implicit DifferentiationAvailable
6
Selecting Procedures for Calculating DerivativesAvailable

Differentiation: Definition and Fundamental Properties

10 core skills13% total weight
0/10 completed
10 skills to mastery
1
Rate of Change at a PointAvailable
2
Applying the Power RuleAvailable
3
Connecting Differentiability and ContinuityAvailable
4
Derivative NotationAvailable
5
Derivative Rules of Constant, Sum, DifferenceAvailable
6
Derivatives of Trigonometry and Logarithmic FunctionsAvailable
7
Derivatives of Reciprocal Trig FunctionsAvailable
8
Estimating Derivatives of a FunctionAvailable
9
The Product RuleAvailable
10
The Quotient RuleAvailable