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The College Board recommends that both be taught as a college-level courses. Calculus AB is intended to correspond to 2/3 of a year long college calculus sequence, and Calculus BC is intended to substitute for a full year of college calculus. There are separate exams for each of these courses, but the grade for the BC exam includes a subscore based on the portion of the exam devoted to Calculus AB topics, approximately 60% of the test. By design the overlapping topics are not covered in any greater depth than on the AB exam. According to the College Board, the reliability of the Calculus AB subscore is nearly equal to thereliabilities of the Calculus AB and BC exams.  \nThe focus of this report is on Calculus AB, and the grades are for Calculus AB only. However, some discussion of Calculus BC is also included because of the overlap of topics, and to set a broader context for the first course.  \nThe AP Calculus exams are graded on a five point scale:  \n\n| AP Grade | Qualification |\n| --- | --- |\n| 5 | Extremely well qualified |\n| 4 | Well qualified |\n| 3 | Qualified |\n| 2 | Possibly Qualified |\n| 1 | No recommendation |\n\nThe duration of each AB and BC Calculus examination is 3 hours and 15 minutes. Section I of each exam consists of multiple choice questions, and Section II consists of free response questions. The two sections receive equal weight in the grading, and each of the two sections is further divided into a Part A and a Part B.  \nPart A of Section I has 28 multiple choice questions to be completed in 55 minutes, and does not allow students to use calculators. Part B of Section I requires a graphing calculator and consists of 17 questions to be completed in 50 minutes.  \nEach of Parts A and B of Section II lasts 45 minutes and each consist of 3 free response problems. Calculators are allowed only for Part A. During the time allotted for Part B, students may continue to work on Part A questions, but without a calculator. Not all of the questions in the parts of the test that allow calculators necessarily require their use, but some do.  \nEach college and university sets its own AP credit and placement policies, but many institutions offer at least a semester of credit for high grades on the AB exam, and a year of credit for high scores on the BC exam.  \nThe Teacher's Guide explains the philosophy, themes, and goals ofthe AP Calculus courses:  \n\"Calculus AB and Calculus BC are primarily concerned with developing the students' understanding of concepts of calculus, and providing experience with its methods and applications. The courses emphasize a multirepresentational approach to calculus, with concepts, results, and problems being expressed geometrically, numerically, analytically, and verbally. \"  \nWorking with functions geometrically, numerically, analytically, and verbally, and understanding the interconnections is the first listed goal of AP Calculus. It is referred to as \"the rule of four,\" which the Teacher 's Guide describes as a \"rallying cry for the calcu","cbCaiitBYPtKQthR","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiitBYPtKQthR","pdf",180450,"English","# Background\n## Course relationship: AB vs BC\n## Grading scale and exam structure\n# Teacher’s Guide goals\n## The rule of four\n## Technology integration\n## Connection to NCTM reform\n# Content strengths","[{\"question\":\"How do AP Calculus AB and AP Calculus BC differ in course coverage and exam design?\",\"answer\":\"Calculus AB corresponds to about two-thirds of a yearlong calculus sequence, while Calculus BC is intended to substitute for a full year. 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