Calculus AB

Calculus AB covers the fundamental concepts of differential and integral calculus, preparing students for advanced mathematical applications.

Practical Applications

Economics and Population Growth

Calculus for Money and People

Calculus isn't just for scientists—economists and biologists use it to model and predict changes in populations and markets.

Marginal Cost and Revenue

Derivatives help businesses decide how much to produce by measuring how cost or revenue changes with each additional product.

Population Models

Differential equations predict how populations grow or shrink, accounting for things like birth rates and resource limits.

Real-World Impact

Businesses use calculus to maximize profit, and ecologists use it to preserve wildlife populations.

Examples

  • Using derivatives to find the production level that maximizes profit.

  • Modeling the growth of bacteria in a petri dish with a differential equation.