Calculus for AP®: A Complete Course

9781337282765

Overview

Designed to the AP® Calculus curriculum framework, Calculus for AP®: A Complete combines the experience of recent Chief Reader for the AP® Calculus Reading, Steve Kokoska with James Stewart’s mathematical precision and accuracy. AP® Calculus exam preparation questions and exam language prepares students for exam success, while current, real-world data introduces, motivates, and illustrates the concepts of calculus.

Authors

James Stewart

The late James Stewart received his M.S. from Stanford University and his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto. He conducted research at the University of London and was influenced by the famous mathematician, George Polya, at Stanford University. Dr. Stewart most recently served as a professor of mathematics at McMaster University and the University of Toronto. His research focused on harmonic analysis. Dr. Stewart authored the best-selling calculus textbook series, including CALCULUS, CALCULUS: EARLY TRANSCENDENTALS and CALCULUS: CONCEPTS AND CONTEXTS, as well as a series of successful precalculus texts and college algebra and trigonometry texts.

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Steve Kokoska

Steve Kokoska received his undergraduate degree from Boston College and his M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of New Hampshire. He taught for 36 years and is now professor emeritus in the department of mathematical and digital sciences at Bloomsburg University. Dr. Kokoska has served as Chief Reader for the AP® calculus reading and as a member of the AP® Calculus Development Committee. He has been involved with calculus reform and the use of technology in the classroom for numerous years. He has written several technology supplements, an introductory statistics text and an AP® calculus text with Dr. Stewart. He has also given numerous presentations for the College Board and Texas Instruments, has presented workshops in China and Singapore, participated in several AP® calculus-focused webinar and has written and produced several calculus resources for Texas Instruments.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Functions and Models
Chapter 2: Limits
Chapter 3: The Derivative
Chapter 4: Applications of Differentiation
Chapter 5: Integration
Chapter 6: Applications of Integration
Chapter 7: Techniques of Integration
Chapter 8: Differential Equations
and Applications
Chapter 9: Infinite Sequences and Series
Chapter 10: Parametric Equations and Polar Coordinates
Appendix A: Numbers, Inequalities, and Absolute Values
Appendix B: Coordinate Geometry and Lines
Appendix C: Graphs of Second-Degree Equations
Appendix D: Volumes by Cylindrical Shells
Appendix E: Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises

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Teacher Supplements

Calculus for AP®: A Complete Course, Complete Solutions Manual

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This manual contains detailed solutions to all exercises in the text.

Calculus for AP®: A Complete Course, Teacher's Edition

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The Teacher’s Edition features facsimile student edition pages with a wrap-around margin containing extensive in-place teacher support material with an emphasis on the AP® Calculus course. Teacher notes per section include elements such as Key Concepts, Focus Questions, ... more

Calculus for AP®: A Complete Course, Teacher's Resource Guide

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The Teacher’s Resource Guide is designed to support the AP® Calculus teacher in class preparation. This resource is aligned to the AP® Calculus curriculum, features warm-up activities for each lesson, and provides information about pacing, core materials for lectu... more

Student Supplements

Calculus for AP®: A Complete Course, K12 WebAssign (1-year access)

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Calculus for AP®: A Complete Course, K12 WebAssign (6-year access)

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Calculus for AP®: A Complete Course, Student Solutions Manual

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This manual contains step-by-step solutions for all odd-numbered exercises.

Fast Track to a 5 AP® Test Preparation Workbook

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This test preparation manual provides valuable test-taking strategies, AP® Calculus course review that follows the College Board Curriculum Framework and full-length diagnostic and practice exams. Keyed to Calculus for AP®: A Complete Course, it helps students efficiently and e... more

Fast Track to a 5 Test Prep for AP Calculus AB & BC

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Fast Track to a 5: Preparing for the AP Calculus AB and Calculus BC Examinations is correlated directly to the Eleventh Edition of Ron Larson's AP Calculus and AP Calculus of a Single Variable. This resource provides a diagnostic test, practice questions, and full-length pr... more