Limits, derivatives, integrals, and differential equations
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45 questions, 105 minutes, 50% of score.
Part A: 30 questions, 60 min (no calculator).
Part B: 15 questions, 45 min (graphing calculator required).
6 questions, 90 minutes, 50% of score.
Part A: 2 questions, 30 min (graphing calculator required).
Part B: 4 questions, 60 min (no calculator).
Graphing calculator required for select sections.
Total exam time: 3 hours 15 minutes.
Approximately 21% of students score a 5.
Scores of 3+ typically earn college credit.
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Unit 1Understanding limits graphically and analytically, continuity, and asymptotes
Unit 2Defining the derivative, power rule, product and quotient rules
Unit 3Chain rule, implicit differentiation, derivatives of inverse and transcendental functions
Unit 4Related rates, straight-line motion, local linearity, and L'Hôpital's rule
Unit 5Mean Value Theorem, extrema, concavity, and optimization problems
Unit 6Definite integrals, Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, and accumulation functions
Unit 7Solving separable differential equations, slope fields, and exponential growth and decay
Unit 8Average value, area between curves, volume with cross sections, and arc length
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