AP Calculus BC

Brendan Murphy

Course description: The AP Calculus BC course will be taught as a continuation of AB Calculus for students who have taken that course in their junior/sophomore years and/or students who have taken a calculus course at the college level. We will review the major concepts from AB Calculus to start the year and then continue on with the additional Calculus concepts covered under the BC curriculum. This course typically corresponds to Calculus 102 taught at most colleges. Download a copy of the College Board’s description of AP Calculus BC (PDF).

Teacher: Brendan Murphy, John-Bapst HS. Brendan has taught for the last 20 years at the college, high school and middle school levels. He is a National Leader for the College Board and is an endorsed consultant for AP Calculus, AP Statistics, and Pre-AP Mathematics. In 2007 he was the Awardee for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching in Maine. In 2005, Brendan was a finalist for the Maine Teacher of the Year and was a 2005 Siemens Award Winner for Advanced Placement. Brendan was recently awarded the 2010 Academic Leadership Award from the College Board and is currently a member of the SAT Math Test Development Committee. Brendan has taught both AB and BC Calculus online for AP4ALL, and currently he has over 170 AP Calculus podcasts uploaded to iTunes University free of charge for anyone to view and use. Brendan has a BSCE from Tufts University as well as an MBA from Bentley College. He has a house in Orrington, Maine and in his spare time is a licensed whitewater raft guide. He enjoys traveling (28 countries and counting) and has rafted on 77 rivers in five countries. Brendan is currently teaching at John Bapst Memorial High School in Bangor, Maine and is active in the Maine Association of Math Teams.

Suggested student preparation: Students interested in registering for this class should have already completed AB Calculus or a regular Calculus class in their school or community college.

Start date: September 4, 2012

End date: one week following the AP Exam for this course.

How to enroll: More information on enrolling students in this course.