AP Calculus AB
Unit 8: Applications of Integration
10–15% of exam scoreAverage value, motion from velocity, accumulated change, area between curves and volumes by cross-sections and revolution.
Key formula
What this unit covers
Average value of a function
Position, velocity and total distance
Area between curves
Volumes by cross-sections, discs and washers
Other units in AP Calculus AB
- Unit 1: Limits and Continuity
- Unit 2: Differentiation: Definition and Fundamental Properties
- Unit 3: Differentiation: Composite, Implicit, and Inverse Functions
- Unit 4: Contextual Applications of Differentiation
- Unit 5: Analytical Applications of Differentiation
- Unit 6: Integration and Accumulation of Change
- Unit 7: Differential Equations