Program of Studies - Acton-Boxborough Regional School District ...

computations of limits and derivatives, and the use of derivatives in graphing
and the solution of max/min word problems. Students must have access to a
graphing calculator for class work and homework.
Full year course, 5 times per week, 5 credits
PRECALCULUS 353 (CP)
Grade: 12 Grouping: Homogeneous
Prerequisite: C- in Algebra II
This course aims at strengthening the mathematical backgrounds of students for
future studies. Its degree of difficulty assumes that those enrolling in the course
have the ability, interest, and self motivation necessary to master the advanced
topics. The first half of the year includes the study of coordinate geometry of
points and lines, quadratic equations, quadratic functions, various types of
inequalities, the theory of functions, exponents and logarithms, complex
numbers, and some of the conic sections. The second half of the year covers the
major topics of circular and triangle trigonometry.
Full year course, 5 times per week, 5 credits
BC CALCULUS 341 (H/AP)
Grade: 12 Grouping: Homogeneous
Prerequisite: B+ in Precalculus/Intro to Calculus H or approval by
Department Leader
This is a rigorous course for those seniors who have successfully completed four
years of mathematics and who are willing to give the time and effort necessary to
master the study of calculus. The material covered in this course includes:
functions, limits, derivatives of algebraic and trigonometric functions,
integration, applications of differentiation and integration, methods of
integration, advanced topics in analytic geometry, hyperbolic functions,
advanced topics in polar coordinates, infinite sequences and series, Taylor
expansions of functions, and differential equations. The course closely follows
the recommendations for a B-C Advanced Placement program in Calculus.
Students who complete this course and score well on the Advanced Placement
exam can place out of a full year of college level calculus, thereby allowing them
to take sophomore calculus when they are freshman in college. Students must
have access to a graphing calculator for class work and homework. This course is
equivalent to college Calculus I and Calculus II
Full year course, 5 times per week, 5 credits
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