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Calculus for AP (2e)

A high-school AP Calculus textbook by Larson and Battaglia, structured around the College Board AP Calculus Course and Exam Description (AB and BC). Single-variable scope; pedagogy tailored to AP classroom use.

11 chapters 362 lessons Guided notes for every video
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Ch P - Preparation for Calculus

A review of essential precalculus material including graphs of equations, linear models, functions and their graphs, and the trigonometric functions used throughout calculus

4 sections
Chapter 1

Limits and Their Properties

An introduction to the concept of a limit, methods for finding limits graphically, numerically, and analytically, the formal definition of a limit, continuity, and infinite limits as a precursor to vertical asymptotes

5 sections
Chapter 2

Differentiation

The definition of the derivative as a limit and as a rate of change, basic differentiation rules, the product, quotient, and chain rules, implicit differentiation, and related rates

6 sections
Chapter 3

Applications of Differentiation

Using the derivative to analyze functions: extrema, the mean value theorem, monotonicity, concavity, curve sketching, limits at infinity, optimization, Newton's method, and differentials

9 sections
Chapter 4

Integration

Antiderivatives and indefinite integration, the area problem, Riemann sums, the definite integral, the fundamental theorem of calculus, integration by substitution, and numerical integration

6 sections
Chapter 5

Logarithmic, Exponential, and Other Transcendental Functions

The natural logarithm and exponential functions defined via integration, inverse functions, exponential and logarithmic differentiation and integration, inverse trigonometric functions, and hyperbolic functions

7 sections
Chapter 6

Differential Equations

Introduction to first-order ordinary differential equations: growth and decay applications, separation of variables, and the logistic equation

2 sections
Chapter 7

Applications of Integration

Using integration to compute areas between curves, volumes of solids of revolution by disks and shells, arc length, surfaces of revolution, work, and fluid pressure

6 sections
Chapter 8

Integration Techniques, L'Hopital's Rule, and Improper Integrals

Advanced integration techniques including integration by parts, trigonometric integrals and substitutions, partial fractions, evaluation of indeterminate forms via L'Hopital's rule, and improper integrals

7 sections
Chapter 9

Infinite Series

Sequences, infinite series and convergence tests, power series, and Taylor and Maclaurin series

10 sections
Chapter 10

Conics, Parametric Equations, and Polar Coordinates

Plane curves expressed parametrically, polar coordinates, and area and arc length in polar coordinates

4 sections