<p>Alright, so I got screwed by the North Carolina public school system (shocker there right?) I came from a private school, and long story short I was unable to take AP Calculus AB+BC this year (junior year for me). Instead I have been taking precalculus. In this class I have been self teaching calculus with a textbook. My plan is to next year take two semesters of calculus at community college. So my question is, where does calculus 1 end and calculus II begin? How far does AP calculus AB go? BC? I'm talking about content, for instance I'm finishing up with derivatives which I believe is about halfway through Calculus I. Is this correct?</p>
<p>A lot of it really depends from college to college. Many colleges treat limits and derivatives as Calculus I, and integration and series as Calculus II. But many colleges have slightly different dividing lines. Some colleges will include the treatment of polar and parametric functions in their Calc I and Calc II classes along the way, while others will cover them in their own unit as separate entities in Calc II.</p>
<p>Since this really depends so much from college to college, it’s really difficult to say how much content will match up exactly.</p>
<p>In my experience, Calc AB covers all of Calc I and much of Calc II, while Calc BC covers the rest of Calc II, but you should really make sure that you’re looking at the course description for the AP and compare it to what you’re learning at the community college.</p>
<p>You need to look for the syllabi of your potential calc teachers to see what they cover. At the local community college, AB is all of calc I plus area between two curves and solids of revolution in calc II. Calc II also contains the rest of BC and some additional topics.</p>
<p>Ok, that is a very good point. Thanks to both of you.</p>