AP考试
大学理事会 College Board举办的Advanced Placement课程(AP)是一项获得国际认可,在全球范围内广泛提供的课程和考试。全球的高中在由AP授权后可以选择开设大学程度的AP课程并参加每年一次的全球统一考试。AP成绩可以为学生申请美国知名大学提升学术竞争力,同时也可用于换取大学一年级一些基础科目学分,进而选择难度更高的大学课程,提升大学期间GPA,为未来申请研究生或求职打下良好基础。
AP各科目教学大纲/考察内容
AP Calculus AB
Unit 1: Limits and Continuity 极限和连续性
Unit 2: Differentiation: Definition and Fundational Properties 微分:定义和基本属性
Unit 3: Differentiation: Composite, Implicit, and Inverse Functions 微分:复合函数、隐函数、反函数
Unit 4: Contextual Applications of Differentiation 微分的应用
Unit 5: Analytical Applications of Differentiation 微分的分析利用
Unit 6: Integration and Accumulation of Change整合与变化的积累
Unit 7: Differential Equations 微分方程
Unit 8: Applications of Integration 积分应用
AP Calculus BC
Unit 1: Limits and Continuity 极限和连续性
Unit 2: Differentiation: Definition and Fundational Properties 微分:定义和基本属性
Unit 3: Differentiation: Composite, Implicit, and Inverse Functions 微分:复合函数、隐函数、反函数
Unit 4: Contextual Applications of Differentiation 微分的应用
Unit 5: Analytical Applications of Differentiation 微分的分析利用
Unit 6: Integration and Accumulation of Change整合与变化的积累
Unit 7: Differential Equations 微分方程
Unit 8: Applications of Integration 积分应用
Unit 9: Parametric Equations, Polar Coordinates, and Vector-Valued Functions参数方程,极坐标和矢量方程
Unit 10: Infinite Sequences and Series无限序列和级数
AP Biology
Unit 1: Chemistry of Life 生命化学
Unit 2: Cell Structure and Function 细胞结构与功能
Unit 3: Cellular Energetics 细胞能量
Unit 4: Cell Communication and Cell Cycle 细胞通信与细胞周期
Unit 5: Heredity 遗传
Unit 6: Gene Expression and Regulation 基因表达与调控
Unit 7: Natural Selection 自然选择
Unit 8: Ecology 生态学
AP Chemistry
Unit 1: Atomic Structure and Properties 原子结构与性质
Unit 2: Molecular and Ionic Compound Structure and Properties 分子和离子化合物的结构与性质
Unit 3: Intermolecular Forces and Properties 分子间作用力和性质
Unit 4: Chemical Reactions 化学反应
Unit 5: Kinetics 动力学
Unit 6: Thermodynamics 热力学
Unit 7: Equilibrium 平衡
Unit 8: Acids and Bases 酸和碱
Unit 9: Applications of Thermodnamics 热力学应用
AP Computer Science A
Unit 1: Primitive Types 基本类型
Unit 2: Using Objects 使用对象
Unit 3: Boolean Expression and if Statements 布尔表达式和if语句
Unit 4: Iteration 迭代
Unit 5: Writing Classes 写程序
Unit 6: Array 数组
Unit 7: Array List 数组列表
Unit 8: 2D Array 2D列阵
Unit 9: Inheretance 继承
Unit 10: Recursion 递归
AP Computer Science Principles
Unit 1: Creativity 创新能力
Unit 2: Abstraction 抽象思维
Unit 3: Data and Information 数据和信息
Unit 4: Algorithms 算法
Unit 5: Programming 编程
Unit 6: The Internet 互联网技术
Unit 7: Global Impact 全球化影响
AP Statistics
Unit 1: Exploring One- Variable Data 单变量数据
Unit 2: Exploring Two- Variable Data 双变量数据
Unit 3: Collecting Data 数据收集
Unit 4: Probability, Random Variables, and Probability Distributions 概率、随机变量和概率分布
Unit 5: Sampling Distributions 样本分布
Unit 6: Inference for Categorical Data: Proportions 分类数据分析:比例
Unit 7: Inference for Quantative Data: Means 定量数据:均值
Unit 8: Inference for Categorical Data: Chi-Square 分类数据分析-卡方
Unit 9: Inference for Quantative Data: Slopes 定量数据:斜率
AP Physics 1
Unit 1: Kinematics 运动学
Unit 2: Dynamics 力学
Unit 3: Circular Motion and Gravitation 圆周运动与引力
Unit 4: Energy 能量
Unit 5: Momentum 动量
Unit 6: Simple Harmonic Motion 简谐运动
Unit 7: Torque and Rotational Motion 扭矩和旋转运动
AP Physics 2
Unit 1: Fluids: Pressure and Forces 流体:压力与力学
Unit 2: Thermodynamics 热力学
Unit 3: Electric Force, Field, and Potential 电力、电场、电势
Unit 4: Electric Circuits 电路
Unit 5: Magnetism and Electromagnetic Induction 磁性与电磁感应
Unit 6: Geometric and Physical Optics 几何光学和物理光学
Unit 7: Quantum, Atomic, and Nuclear Physics 量子、原子和核物理
AP Psychology
Unit 1: Scientific Foundations of Psychology 心理学科学基础
Unit 2: Biological Bases of Behavior 行为生物基础
Unit 3: Sensation and Perception 感觉与知觉
Unit 4: Learning 学习
Unit 5: Cognitive Psychology 认知心理学
Unit 6: Developmental Psychology 发展心理学
Unit 7: Motivation, Emotion and Personality 动机、情绪与性格
Unit 8: Clinical Psychology 临床心理学
Unit 9: Social Psychology 社会心理学
AP Microeconomics
Unit 1: Basic Economic Concepts 基础经济学概念
Unit 2: Supply and Demand 供求关系
Unit 3: Production, Cost, and the Perfect Competition Model 生产、成本和完全竞争模式
Unit 4: Imperfect Competition 不完全竞争
Unit 5: Factor Markets 要素市场
Unit 6: Market Failure and the Role of Government 市场失灵和政府作用
AP Macroeconomics
Unit 1: Basic Economic Concepts 基础经济学概念
Unit 2: Economic Indicators and the Business Cycle 经济指标与商业周期
Unit 3: National Income and Price Determination 国民收入和价格决定
Unit 4: Financial Sector 财政部门
Unit 5: Long-Run Consequences of Stabilization Policies 稳定政策的长远利益
Unit 6: Open Economy- International Trade and Finance 开放经济-国际贸易与金融
AP World History: Modern
Unit 1: The Global Tapestry c.1200- c.1450 全球回顾
Unit 2: Networks of Exchange c.1200- c.1450 国际交流
Unit 3: Land-based Empires 陆上帝国
Unit 4: Transoceanic Interconnections 跨洋互通
Unit 5: Revolutions 革命
Unit 6: Consequences of Industralization 工业革命产物
Unit 7: Global Conflict 全球冲突
Unit 8: Cold War and Decolonization 冷战与去殖民化
Unit 9: Globalization 全球一体化
AP United States History
Unit 1: Period 1 1491-1607 美洲原住民社会,及欧洲人初次探索美洲的方式和之后殖民的原因
Unit 2: Period 2 1607-1754 西班牙、法国、荷兰和英国在新世界建立的殖民地
Unit 3: Period 3 1754-1800 美国独立战争和美国成立诱因,及国家成初期国情
Unit 4: Period 4 1800-1848 美国政治、文化和经济发展
Unit 5: Period 5 1844-1877 美国扩张、南方各州分裂和南北战争
Unit 6: Period 6 1865-1898 美国经济和人口变化及与文化和政治变化的关联
Unit 7: Period 7 1890-1945 变化中的美国社会与文化,及同期全球战争和经济崩溃的原因和影响
Unit 8: Period 8 1945-1980 美苏争霸,民权运动的发展及该时期的经济、文化和政治变革
Unit 9: Period 9 1980-Present 政治保守主义的发展、科学技术的发展、及其对文化和政治有重大影响的人口变化
AP Human Geography
Unit 1: Thinking Geographically 地理思维
Unit 2: Population and Migration Patterns and Processes 人口与移民模式与过程
Unit 3: Cultural Patterns and Processes 文化模式与过程
Unit 4: Political Patterns and Processes 政治模式与过程
Unit 5: Agricultural and Rural Land-Use Patterns and Processes 农业和农村土地使用模式和过程
Unit 6: Cities and Urban Land-Use Patterns and Processes 城市与城市土地使用模式和过程
Unit 7: Industrial and Economic Development Patterns and Processes 工业与经济发展模式和过程
AP Comparative Government and Politics
Unit 1: Political Systems, Regimes, and Governments 政治制度、政权与政府
Unit 2: Political Institutions 政治机构
Unit 3: Political Culture and Participation 政治文化与参与
Unit 4: Party and Electoral Systems and Citizen Organizations 政党、选举制度和公民组织
Unit 5: Political and Economic Changes and Development 政治和经济变化与发展
AP English Language and Composition
Unit 1: The Power of Persuasive: The Author and The Audience 议论文:作者与观众
Unit 2: The Power of Evidence: Claim, Evidence, and Commentary 论据:主张、论据与评论
Unit 3: The Power of Controversy: Argument and Storytelling 争议:议论与讲述
Unit 4: The Power of Nature: Analysis 种类:分析
Unit 5: The Power of Influence: Research, Claim, and Citing Sources 影响:调研,主张与引证来源
Unit 6: The Power of Education: Claims and Evidence, Style 教育:主张、论据与文风
Unit 7: The Power of the Written Word: Diction, Style, Mechanics, and Structure 选词:词藻、文风、文法、结构
Unit 8: The Power of Beauty: Visual Rhetoric 美感:视觉修辞
AP English Literature and Composition
Unit 1: Short Fiction I-III 短篇故事
Unit 2: Poetry I-III 诗歌
Unit 3: Longer Fiction or Drama I-III 长篇故事与戏剧
AP French Language and Culture
Unit 1: Families in Different Societies 不同社会中家庭
Unit 2: The Influence of Language and Culture on Society 语言与文化对社会影响
Unit 3: Influences of Beauty and Art 美与艺术的影响
Unit 4: How Science and Technology Affect our Lives 科技对生活的影响
Unit 5: Factors that Impact the Quality of Life 影响生活质量的因素
Unit 6: Environmental, Political, and Societal Challenges 环境、政治与社会挑战