What is the difference between Calculus AB and Calculus BC and Calculus CD?
The traditional Calculus course sequence in college is broken into three semesters: Calculus I (limits, derivatives, beginning integration), Calculus II (advanced integration, infinite series, introductory differential equations, parametric equations), and Calculus III (multivariable functions and vector calculus). AP* Calculus AB is the equivalent of Calculus I (one semester of college calculus taught over one year** of high school.) AP Calculus BC is equivalent to Calculus I and Calculus II (two semesters of college calculus taught over one year** of high school). Calculus C is Calculus II and is taught in the fall semester. Calculus D is Calculus III and is offered during the fall semester and again in the spring semester. Calculus C in the fall is paired with Calculus D in the spring to make a year-long course. Calculus D in the fall is paired with Linear Algebra in the spring to make a year-long course***. *AP is Advanced Placement. Students may earn college credits by passing the
