Arcadia Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Hubby found "Larson, Roland, Robert Hostetler, and Bruce Edwards.Calculus of a Single Variable, 7th Edition. Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2002" in his company's "recycling area". Where does this book place in the high school math sequence out of curiousity since my boys are nowhere near calculus? What I can find is this Chalkdust calculus outline page and an old thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Well, the title says "Calculus of a single variable" - that is the sort of calculus that is taught towards the end of high school, if the student takes calc at all. It is usually the last class in the high school math sequence, since most high school students never take, and most high schools do not offer, multivariable calculus or diff eq.. I may be misunderstanding the question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joan in GE Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 I think it's enough for AP Calculus AB...but you might have to check as sometimes a few of the chapters/topics change depending on the book...if you tag your thread AP Calculus you might get more info... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teachin'Mine Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Calculus I and II, which would come after pre-calculus which would come after algebra 1, geometry and algebra 2. What year you get to it depends on when you begin the algebra sequence. Some finish high school with pre-calculus and take calculus in college while others get to it sooner. IMO it's a keeper. : ) Good save on your husband's part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted June 7, 2013 Author Share Posted June 7, 2013 Thanks for all your replies. I think hubby and I are just confused by the PreCalc, Calc, Calc AB and Calc BC scope with regards to public school. Hubby was looking through some math books the other day and there were things I learnt in high school that he did not. I covered what would be at least the equivalent of Calc BC. So that kind of started his interest on what is actually covered in high school. The book is a school issue and very gently used. He gets to find interesting stuff in his office "recycling area". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joan in GE Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 If you look at the first sample syllabus on this page, it is for Larson Single Variable 6e. On that page you'll find syllabi for AB and BC... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 I think hubby and I are just confused by the PreCalc, Calc, Calc AB and Calc BC scope with regards to public school. Precalculus covers "algebra 3" (college algebra: polynomials, rational functions, exponents and logarithms - level deeper than algebra 2) and trigonometry. Often vectors and matrices, too. Calc AB is single variable calc. Topics should be series, limits, differentiation and an introduction of integration with only basic integrals. Comparable to calc 1 at college. Calc BC is single variable calc and goes beyond AB. It includes more advanced integration techniques (partial fractions, trig sustitution) and Taylor and McLaurin series. It is comparable to calc 1+2 at college. Both are AP courses. Detailed syllabi on Collegeboard. "Calculus" can mean anything that is not a designated AP course. Probably in most cases an intro to calc slightly below AB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBM Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 My son's high school uses Stewart's 6e for AP BC Calc if you want to compare it with something similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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