The AP Calculus units
The official course structure from the College Board Course and Exam Description. Units 9 and 10 appear only on the BC exam.
- Unit 1: Limits and Continuity
AB 10-15% · BC 5-10% · 16 topics
- Unit 2: Differentiation: Definition and Fundamental Properties
AB 10-15% · BC 5-10% · 10 topics
- Unit 3: Differentiation: Composite, Implicit, and Inverse Functions
AB 5-10% · BC 5-10% · 6 topics
- Unit 4: Contextual Applications of Differentiation
AB 10-15% · BC 5-10% · 7 topics
- Unit 5: Analytical Applications of Differentiation
AB 15-20% · BC 10-15% · 12 topics
- Unit 6: Integration and Accumulation of Change
AB 15-20% · BC 15-20% · 14 topics
- Unit 7: Differential Equations
AB 5-10% · BC 5-10% · 9 topics
- Unit 8: Applications of Integration
AB 10-15% · BC 5-10% · 13 topics
- Unit 9: Parametric Equations, Polar Coordinates, and Vector-Valued FunctionsBC only
AB n/a · BC 10-15% · 9 topics
- Unit 10: Infinite Sequences and SeriesBC only
AB n/a · BC 15-20% · 15 topics
Weightings are from the current AP Calculus AB and BC Course and Exam Description (College Board).