Common Core · AP Calculus AB
CHA-2.C
AP Calculus AB, Unit 2 — Determine the equation of a line tangent to a curve at a given point.
A note on this mapping: The Common Core has no calculus standards; this is the AP Calculus AB learning objective.
The skill that covers it
What a student should be able to do
- Interpret the derivative as a slope of a tangent line.
- Differentiate a power of x with the power rule.
- Differentiate a polynomial term by term.
- Evaluate a derivative at a point to get a slope.