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Calculus

The calculus curriculum at OSSM Autry is designed to be similar to that of a typical college.  See below to view the syllabus and list of topics for the Calculus I and II courses.  Students are expected to take the Advanced Placement Calculus BC Exam given each May by the College Board.  Students can earn up to two semesters of college calculus credit by passing this exam.  Click here for more information about the exam and to see results of previous OSSM Autry students.  

During the fall semester students take Calculus I which covers properties and applications of functions, limits, derivatives and integrals.  Instruction of calculus concepts are presented through multiple approaches including numerical, graphical, analytical and verbal methods.  Graphing calculators and computer software are used throughout the course to gain conceptual understanding.  

During the spring semester students take Calculus II which includes additional methods of differentiation and integration, infinite series, polynomial approximations and series, calculus for polar equations, parametric equations and vector valued functions.  

   
Calculus Syllabus  
 
Physics

The physics curriculum at OSSM - ATC is made of two semester-long classes: General Physics and Mechanics .

Students have the choice of taking the AP Physics C Exam Mechanics at the end of the spring semester. Colleges and universities award credit-hours for good scores on this exam (AP score of 3 or higher). 

 
General Physics Syllabus
Mechanics Syllabus

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