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AP Calculus AB

Topics 5.3–5.4

Determining Intervals on Which a Function Is Increasing or Decreasing · Using the First Derivative Test to Determine Relative (Local) Extrema

The sign of f′ tells you which way f is going, and where it turns

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Unit 1 Limits and Continuity

Unit 2 Differentiation: Definition and Fundamental Properties

Unit 3 Differentiation: Composite, Implicit, and Inverse Functions

Unit 4 Contextual Applications of Differentiation

Unit 5 Analytical Applications of Differentiation

Unit 6 Integration and Accumulation of Change

Unit 7 Differential Equations

Unit 8 Applications of Integration