Calculus: Archive of Weekly Updates for 

2025-2026 School Year

• Monday (5/11):  AP EXAM at 8:00 am ... Go Rock that Test! You've got this!!!!

  • HOMEWORK:  NONE!!!!

• Tuesday (5/12) - End of Year Survey + Final Exam Project - Details & Guidelines

  • HOMEWORK:  Complete End of Year Survey

"Table of Contents" for the ABC's of Calculus Book

Class Brainstorm of Ideas 

• Wednesday (5/13):  Work to finish Final Exam Project

  • HOMEWORK:  as needed to complete work.

• Thursday (5/14): Seniors Last Official Day ... Work day to finish Final Exam Project

  • HOMEWORK:  as needed to complete work.

• Friday (5/15): (Seniors only report if Final is not finished) ... Work day to finish Final Exam Project

Released FRQ from the 2026 Exam (Questions / Fisher's Solutions)

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COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW SUGGESTIONS for AP TEST 

1. FRQ Questions ... organized by topic ... answers linked write in the document

2. AP Live Daily Review Packets ...  link to answers

3. 2012 AP Full Length Released Exam (spring break assignment) ... 

2012 MCQ Answers / 2012 FRQ Answers  / 2012 Link with Video Explanations

4. 2008 AP Full Length Released Exam (spring break assignment) ... 

2008 MCQ Answers / 2008 FRQ Answers 

5. Make Flash Cards & Study ... Cram Sheet / Know Cold Sheet / Key Topics

6. Come in to Room 308 during a free period to review the MCQ from the Practice AP Exam

7. Review Old Unit Tests by re-working the problems.

8. Practice test in Textbook - starting on page 816 (answers)

Need help reviewing Concepts?  There used to be On Demand Review Videos put out annually ... but those are no longer available. Here is a link to some older AP On Demand Review Videos ...

• • AP Calculus AB College Board Videos

  • AP Calculus BC College Board Videos

COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW SUGGESTIONS for AP TEST 

1. FRQ Questions ... organized by topic ... answers linked write in the document

2. AP Live Daily Review Packets ...  link to answers

3. 2012 AP Full Length Released Exam (spring break assignment) ... 

2012 MCQ Answers / 2012 FRQ Answers  / 2012 Link with Video Explanations

4. 2008 AP Full Length Released Exam (spring break assignment) ... 

2008 MCQ Answers / 2008 FRQ Answers 

5. Make Flash Cards & Study ... Cram Sheet / Know Cold Sheet / Key Topics

6. Come in to Room 308 during a free period to review the MCQ from the Practice AP Exam

7. Review Old Unit Tests by re-working the problems.

8. Practice test in Textbook - starting on page 816 (answers)

Need help reviewing Concepts?  There used to be On Demand Review Videos put out annually ... but those are no longer available. Here is a link to some older AP On Demand Review Videos ...

• • AP Calculus AB College Board Videos

  • AP Calculus BC College Board Videos

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THE FINAL WEEK OF REVIEW ... 2025-2026 School Year

• Monday (5/4):  Review Unit 8/9 Test + Other AP Review (Solutions to Warm-Up Problems)

  • HOMEWORK:  AP Exam Review Suggestion ... 

    • Work through problems from  Day 4 - BC (Convergent/Divergent Series) in the AP Live Daily Review Packets

    • Pick a Series FRQ Question to complete

• Tuesday (5/5) - AP Exam Review

  • HOMEWORK:  AP Exam Review Suggestion ... 

    • Pick a Polar or Parametric FRQ to complete

    • Study Flash Cards

    • Complete Unit 8/9  Test Corrections to learn from mistakes.

• Wednesday (5/6):  AP Exam Review + Memorization Quiz 1

  • HOMEWORK: AP Exam Review Suggestions ... 

    • Review Golden Tickets from each unit. Pick three topics you feel like you might forget and find a couple of review problems or notes to bring back that content.

    • Complete Unit 8/9  Test Corrections to learn from mistakes

    • Work through some MCQ style questions AND check answers (2008 test or Daily Live Packets)

• Thursday (5/7): AP Exam Review + Memorization Quiz 2 ... (Theorems Review -  Solutions)

  •  HOMEWORK:   AP Exam Review Suggestions ... 

    • Go back to each Unit Tests and pick 2-3 problems from each test to re-work through and recall content. Do your best to NOT look at your work as you re-attempt

    • Pick two FRQ Questions to complete ... a Differential Equation Question & Series Question

    • Work through ALL of the 2024 FRQ questions (time yourself as if it was the day of the exam). Don't forget to check answers.

    • Check out the Practice AP test in your textbook (pg 816) and work through the multiple choice questions - they are good!

• Friday (5/8):  AP Exam Review + Memorization Quiz 3

  • HOMEWORK: AP Exam Review Suggestions ...

SUNDAY (5/10) - Optional Review Session;  1:30 - 3:30 ... meet at the 4 doors to enter the building ... What could possibly be more fun that doing calculus? Doing calculus with friends! All are welcome.

AP TESTING FINAL INSTRUCTIONS (FROM GUIDANCE)

REMINDER ... On the day of the exam you will need to sign into Bluebook to access the AP Test using your College Board student account information. Saving your password on your testing device won’t work.

After School Availability this week:   Any day, just ask!

• Monday (4/27):  Unit 8/9 Review Activities ... Solutions to Practice Quiz (8-4 to 8-5)

  • HOMEWORK: Finish Unit 9 Homework  + Unit 8 FRQ Questions (#5 is OPTIONAL)

  • OPTIONAL: AP Classroom ... MCQ for Unit 9 & Unit 8 

  • OPTIONAL:  Unit 9 FRQ Questions (Solutions)

• Tuesday (4/28) -Adjusted Bell Schedule: EOC Testing (Odd Periods)

  •  Game Day Unit 8/9 Individual Test - Extended Class starting during 4B

  • HOMEWORK:  AP Exam Review Suggestion ... 

    • Pick a Function Analysis FRQ Question to work through (pay close attention to the hardest parts where you miss the most points when comparing against the rubric) 

    • Check out one of the AP Live Daily Review Packets & pick a topic to review/work through. Log that time once complete!

• Wednesday (4/29):  Warm Up - Quick Review Skills; Exam Review Options: 2025 FRQ Deep Dive / Review MCQ from Practice Exam

  • HOMEWORK: AP Exam Review Suggestions ... 

    • Pick a Series FRQ Question to work through (pay close attention to the hardest parts where you miss the most points when scoring against the rubric)  

    • Work through problems from  Day 5 - AB (Big Theroems) in the AP Live Daily Review Packets

• Thursday (4/30): Adjusted Bell Schedule: EOC Testing (Even Periods)

  • Warm Up - Maclaurin Review;  Exam Review Options: 2025 FRQ Deep Dive / Review MCQ from Practice Exam

  •  HOMEWORK:   AP Exam Review Suggestions ... 

    • Pick an Application of Integral (Rate in/Rate Out) FRQ Question to work through (pay close attention to the hardest parts where you miss the most points when scoring against the rubric)  

    • Work through problems from Day 2 - BC (Differential Equations) in the AP Live Daily Review Packets

• Friday (5/1):  Exam Review:  FRQ Scoring Rubric (Rate In/Rate Out Problem);  End of Class Feedback Form

  • HOMEWORK: AP Exam Review Suggestions ...

    • Pick a Differential Equations FRQ Question to work through (pay close attention to the hardest parts where you miss the most points when comparing against the rubric)  

    • Work through problems from  Day 4 or Day 5 BC Topics in the AP Live Daily Review Packets

    • Go back to the 2012 practice test from spring break. Resolve tough MCQ problems or revisit the ones you could not yet do over spring break. Don't just "look", pick up your pencil to DO the math.

    • Pull out the 2008 practice test and work through some problems. Set a timer for 20 minutes - can you complete 10 MCQ problems? Or set a timer for 15 minutes - can you complete one FRQ? Review answers/learn from errors before walking away.

AP TESTING FINAL INSTRUCTIONS (FROM GUIDANCE)

REMINDER ... On the day of the exam you will need to sign into Bluebook to access the AP Test using your College Board student account information. Saving your password on your testing device won’t work.

Upcoming Assessments:

• Unit  8/9 Individual Test - Tuesday, April 28

After School Availability this week:   Monday  /  Tuesday  /    Wednesday  /   Thursday

• Monday (4/20):  Motion with Vector Functions/Parametric Functions - Formulas / Examples

  • HOMEWORK: Unit 9 Homework - problems #9-13 

  • EXTENDED: Work to complete Unit 10 Test Corrections

• Tuesday (4/21) -Adjusted Bell Schedule: EOC Testing:  Polar Functions - Review + Calculus Skills (Polar)

  • HOMEWORK:  Unit 9 Homework - problems  #15-17 and #41-43

• Wednesday (4/22):  Polar Functions (Exploring Area)

  • Reminder that there is an Optional FRQ Team Quiz (Before Class)  ... hope to see you there!

  • HOMEWORK:  Unit 9 Homework - problems #18-21 

• Thursday (4/23):  Adjusted Bell Schedule: EOC Testing:  Polar Functions - FRQ Problems 

  •  HOMEWORK:  Unit 9 Homework - problems #22-25

• Friday (4/24):  Synthesis & Review of Unit 9 Topics (More FRQ Work + problem 21)

  • HOMEWORK: Worksheet - Unit 8 FRQ Questions (#5 is OPTIONAL)
      OPTIONAL: AP Classroom ... MCQ for Unit 9 & Unit 8 

  OPTIONAL:  Worksheet - Unit 9 FRQ Questions + see #13, 14, 24, & 25 from Unit 9 Homework

Solution to this week's optional FRQ Quiz (Fisher's Solution)

Solution to LAST week's optional FRQ Quiz

Upcoming Assessments:

• Unit  8/9 Individual Test - Tuesday, April 28

Upcoming AP Prep Opportunities (Optional):

• Team Quiz: FRQ Review Question ... during 4B on Wednesday, April 22

After School Availability this week:   Monday  /  Tuesday  /   Thursday  /  Friday

Links if you are still working to visualize 3-D solids of revolution

• Monday (4/13): Parametric Equations + Derivatives & Tangent Lines (Textbook Sections 9.1/9.2 or AP Topics 9.1 to 9.2)

  • HOMEWORK: Unit 9 Homework - problems #1, 4, 26, and 27 + Finish Worksheet 8-C Volume of Cross Sections   

  • EXTENDED: Work to complete Unit 10 Test Corrections

• Tuesday (4/14) -Adjusted Bell Schedule: EOC Testing:  Arc Length of Parametric Equations + Vector Valued Functions

  • HOMEWORK:  Unit 9 Homework - problems  #2, 3, 28, 29, and 30

  • EXTENDED: Work to complete Unit 10 Test Corrections

• Wednesday (4/15): Homework Quiz (Cross Sections + Arc Length) + More work with Vector Valued Functions

  • Reminder that there is an Optional FRQ Team Quiz (Before Class)  ... hope to see you there!

  • HOMEWORK:  Unit 9 Homework - problems  #5 - 8, 31, and 32

• Thursday (4/16):  Practice AP Test Before School - Adjusted Bell Schedule: EOC Testing

  • Review of AP Calculus Practice Exam 

  •  HOMEWORK: None - most of you already did a LOT of calculus today! Take a break!

• Friday (4/17):  Review of AP Practice Exam

  • HOMEWORK:  Unit 9 Homework - problems  #9, 10, and 36-40

Upcoming Assessments:

• Unit  8/9 Individual Test - Tuesday, April 28

Upcoming AP Prep Opportunities (Optional):

• Team Quiz: FRQ Review Question ... during 4B on Wednesday, April 15

• Practice AP Test ... Thursday, April 16 during EOC Testing (starting at 7:10)

• Team Quiz: FRQ Review Question ... during 4B on Wednesday, April 22

After School Availability this week:    Monday  /  Tuesday  /   Friday

REMINDER about the  SPRING BREAK ASSIGNMENT:  

• Practice AP Test - Due Tuesday, April 7 when we return from Break - No late Credit

• Answers linked here

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• Monday (4/6): No school - Last Day of Spring break

• Tuesday (4/7):  Review of Area/Volume CLASSWORK PROBLEMS + SOLUTIONS (Sections 8.1/8.2 in Textbook or Topics 8.4-8.6 and 8.9-8.12 in AP Classroom)

  • Links if you are struggling to visualize 3-D solids of revolution

  • HOMEWORK:  Worksheet 8-A Volume Practice

• Wednesday (4/8): More work with Volume + Start Volume of Cross Sections (Lesson 8.4)

  • HOMEWORK:  Worksheet 8-B More Volume Practice

  • ALSO - work to complete Unit 10 Test Corrections

• Thursday (4/9):  Lesson 8.4- Calculating Volume with Cross Sections (Topics 8.7 & 8.8 in AP Classroom)

  • HOMEWORK: Textbook AP Practice 8.1 pg 581 #1, 3-5, and 8  + AP Practice 8.2 pg 595 #1, 3, 4, and 6-9

  • ALSO - work to complete Unit 10 Test Corrections

• Friday (4/10):  Homework Quiz (Area/Volume) + Arc Length of a Curve 

  • HOMEWORK: Worksheet 8-C Volume of Cross Sections  

RUBRIC/SOLUTION TO OPTIONAL TEAM QUIZ (April 9th)

Upcoming Assessments:

• Unit  8/9 Individual Test - Tuesday, April 28

Upcoming AP Prep Opportunities (Optional):

• Team Quiz: FRQ  Review Question ... during 4B on Thursday, April 9

• Team Quiz: FRQ Review Question ... during 4B on Wednesday, April 15

• Practice AP Test ... Thursday, April 16 during EOC Testing (starting at 7:10)

• Team Quiz: FRQ Review Question ... during 4B on Wednesday, April 22

After School Availability this week:   Wednesday  /   Thursday 

• HOMEWORK (due Game Day): Unit 10 Review work

  • AP Classroom MCQ Progress Checks - Parts A, B, & C  + corrections

  • Unit 10 FRQ Worksheet 

  • Unit 10 Textbook Review (pg 813) #1-19 ... skip #9 & 19 + Cumulative Review (pg 815) #4-9 ... skip #7

  • Textbook Assignments from 10.8 (pg 786), 10.9 (pg 797)  and 10.10 (pg 805)

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• Monday (3/23):  Review, Review, Review! ... Extra Series from Known (Solution pg 1 / Solution pg 2) + Extra FRQ (2022 Solution)

  • HOMEWORK: see above

• Tuesday (3/24):  GAME DAY - Unit 10 Individual Test (3 out of 4 parts)

  • HOMEWORK:  Daily Videos in AP Classroom - 8.4 DV #1 & DV #2 and 8.5 DV #1  & DV #2

*** YES, you should take notes as you watch. Thanks for asking!

• Wednesday (3/25):  Final FRQ of the Unit 10 Test + Exploring Volume

  • HOMEWORK:  Daily Videos in AP Classroom - 8.4 DV #1 & DV #2 and 8.5 DV #1  & DV #2

*** YES, you should take notes as you watch. Thanks for asking!

• Thursday (3/26):  Lesson 8.2 - Volume of Solids of Revolution (Disk Method)

  • HOMEWORK: Worksheet 8.1/8.2 (Area + Volume Basics)

• Friday (3/27): Lesson 8.2 - Volume of Solids of Revolution (Washer Method)

  • SPRING BREAK ASSIGNMENT:  Practice AP Test - Due Tuesday, April 7 when we return from Break - No late Credit

Upcoming Assessments:

• Unit 10 Individual Test - Tuesday, March 24

After School Availability this week:   Monday   /  Tuesday  /   Thursday 

• HOMEWORK (All week): Unit 10 Review work

  • Continue to work on AP Classroom MCQ Progress Checks 

    • DEADLINES:  Parts A & B due by Thurs at 11:59pm; Part C due by Sun 3/22 @ 11:59 pm; all corrections due by Tues 3/25

  • Start on Unit 10 FRQ Worksheet ... collected on Tuesday 3/25

  • Unit 10 Textbook Review (pg 813) #1-19 ... skip #9 & 19

  • Textbook Cumulative Review (pg 815) #4-9 ... skip #7

  • *** Video Link to AP Practice #3 on 10.9 Textbook Assignment (pg 799)

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• Monday (3/16):  Section 10.10 LaGrange Error Bound

  • HOMEWORK: see above

• Tuesday (3/17):  Unit 10 Team Test (Practice FRQ Questions)

  • HOMEWORK:  see above

• Wednesday (3/18):  Review, Review, Review  - - SOLUTIONS TO TEAM TEST PROBLEMS

  • HOMEWORK:  see above

• Thursday (3/19): Review Content

  • HOMEWORK:  see above

• Friday (3/20): More Review Content  (solutions to Warm Up)

  • HOMEWORK:  see above

Upcoming Assessments:

• Unit 10 Team Test - scheduled for Tuesday, March 17

• Unit 10 Individual Test - postponed until next Tuesday, March 24

After School Availability this week:   Tuesday / Thursday  /  Friday

• Monday (3/9):  Section 10.9 - Taylor Series / Taylor Polynomials

  • HOMEWORK: Textbook Practice  - Section 10.9 pg 797 #4, 13, 15, 21, 29, + AP Practice #1-6

• Tuesday (3/10):  Section 10.9 - More work with Taylor Series + LaGrange Error Bounds

  • HOMEWORK:  Start on AP Classroom MCQ Questions (Part A, B, & C) - submit by Tuesday 3/17 @ 11:59 pm

• Wednesday (3/11):  Practicing with Taylor Series - Creating Series from Known Series + Other Review

  • HOMEWORK: Textbook Practice - Section 10.10 pg 805 #9 + AP Practice #1-3

  • NOTE:  If you are taking the ACT tomorrow, my expectation is that you procrastinate on this homework and do it on Thursday evening instead of tonight. Prepare for the ACT instead ... do a practice test, get a good night's rest ... that is 100% more important than calculus this week.

• Thursday (3/12): No Class - ACT Test Day / Alternative Assignment for Seniors

• Friday (3/13):  Practicing with Taylor Series - Creating Series from Known Series + Other Review

• QUIZ SOLUTION REVIEWED IN CLASS- Integral Test (from Pink Sheet Quiz)

  • HOMEWORK: Unit 10 Review work

  •  Continue to work on AP Classroom MCQ Progress Checks

  • Start on Unit 7 FRQ Worksheet

  • Unit 10 Textbook Review (pg 813) #1-19 ... skip #9 & 19

  • Textbook Cumulative Review (pg 815) #4-9 

Upcoming Assessments:

• Unit 10 Team Test - scheduled for Tuesday, March 17

• Unit 10 Individual Test - scheduled for Thursday, March 19

After School Availability this week:   Monday  / Wednesday

• Monday (3/2):  Alternating Series & Error Bounds +  More Practice: Converge/diverge? Which test? SOLUTIONS

  • HOMEWORK: Worksheet C - Front Side #12-22 even + #7 & 11 on the back

  • EXTENDED: Finish Unit 7 Test Corrections (+ Unit 6 if not complete)

  • REMINDER: FRQ Partner Problem - Quarter Review Project ... Due on Thursday, 3/5 

• Tuesday (3/3):  More Examples with Error Bounds + Homework Questions Addressed + Start Lesson 10.8 (Power Series and Radius of Convergence)

  • HOMEWORK: Nothing new ... do more from Worksheet C or Classwork Problem Bank, if desired

• Wednesday (3/4):  Lesson 10.8 Power Series and Radius of Convergence

  • HOMEWORK:  Textbook Practice - Section 10.8 pg 786 #29, 31, 37, and AP Practice #3-5

• Thursday (3/5):  More work with Power Series as Functions (NOTES)

  • HOMEWORK:  Textbook Practice - Section 10.8 pg 786 #41, 45, 48, 53, 55, 59, AP Practice #1, 2, & 6

• Friday (3/6):   Pink Sheet Quiz (Formal Assessment) + Power Series (Derivatives & Integrals) + Taylor Polynomials/Taylor Series

  • HOMEWORK: Textbook Practice  - Section 10.9 pg 797 #4, 13, 15, 21, 29, + AP Practice #1-6  postponed

  • Over the weekend ... just work to finish out your Textbook practice from 10.8

Upcoming Assessments:

• Unit 10 Team Test - tentatively scheduled for Monday, March 16

• Unit 10 Individual Test -  tentatively scheduled for Thursday, March 19

After School Availability this week:   Monday  / Tuesday  /  Thursday  /  Friday 

• Monday (2/23): Series: Tests for Convergence (P-Series; Basic Comparison Test)

  • HOMEWORK: Finish Worksheet 10-A - Series Tests 

  • EXTENDED: Unit 7 Test Corrections - target to complete by Friday

• Tuesday (2/24):  Series: Tests for Convergence (Limit Comparison Test)

  • HOMEWORK: Textbook Practice (Section 10.4)  pg 752 #5-11 odd,  17, 19, 37 + AP Practice

• Wednesday (2/25):   Series: Tests for Convergence - Pink Sheet - List of First 7 Tests (Alternating Series & Error Bounds)

  • HOMEWORK:  Textbook Practice (Section 10.5) pg 762 #9, 13, 47, 59, AP Practice 

• Thursday (2/26):  Series: Tests for Convergence (Ratio/Root Test) ... List of All Tests (with Ratio Example)

  • HOMEWORK:  Textbook Practice (Section 10.6) pg 770 #7, 13, 15, AP Practice

• Friday (2/27):  Practice Day ... Putting it all together - Converge/diverge? Which test?

  • HOMEWORK: Worksheet C - Front Side #1-11 odd + #1 & 2 on the back

EXTENDED ASSIGNMENT:  FRQ Partner Problem - Quarter Review Project ... Due on Thursday, 3/5 

After School Availability this week:   Tuesday    /    Friday

• Monday (2/16): No School

• Tuesday (2/17):  Another Integration Technique:  Evaluating Improper Integrals (EXAMPLES + More Examples)

  • HOMEWORK:  Textbook Practice pg 524 #19, 21, 23, 27, 31, 43, 73, and AP Practice Problems (#1-6) ... ANSWERS

• Wednesday (2/18):  Lesson 10.1 (Introduction to Series)

  • HOMEWORK: Textbook Assignment (Section 10.1) - pg 721 AP Practice 

• Thursday (2/19):  Series: Tests for Convergence (Geometric Series, Nth Term test, Integral Test)

  • HOMEWORK:  Textbook Assignment (Section 10.2) - pg 731 #19, 21, 25, 27, 29, 33, 38, 68, 73, and 74

  • Feel free to START Worksheet 10-A - Series Tests (Chunked Practice)

• Friday (2/20): Series: Tests for Convergence (First 3 Tests) + Known Harmonic Series + Integral Test  (Example + Another Examples)

  • HOMEWORK: Unit 10:  Worksheet 10-A - Series Tests  ... continue to work on this worksheet. You cannot yet do #13-17;  some of the Multiple Choice at the end are also beyond mastery currently.

EXTENDED ASSIGNMENT:  FRQ Partner Problem - Quarter Review Project ... Due on Friday 2/28 ... NOTE:  I forgot to hand this assignment out on Friday, so this will be postponed & deadline extended.

After School Availability this week:   Tuesday /  Thursday   /    Friday

• Monday (2/9): Homework Quiz (7.3/7.4 Concepts

  • HOMEWORK: Review work due on Thursday (Game Day)

  • MCQ Questions (Part A & B) ... and corrections!

  • Finish Worksheet E - Integration Techniques

  • Worksheet - FRQ Questions for Unit 7 

• Tuesday (2/10):  Unit 7 Team Test

  • HOMEWORK: Review work ... see Monday

• Wednesday (2/11):  Unit 7 Review

  • HOMEWORK: Review work ... see Monday

• Thursday (2/12):  Unit 7 Individual Test

  • HOMEWORK:  none

• Friday (2/13): NO School - Enjoy the Long Weekend

• Monday (2/2): Lesson 7.3 Slope Fields - Finishing the Exploration 

• NOTE: Awesome link to graph slope fields using geogebra

  • HOMEWORK: Finish the 7.3 Worksheet (Except for #5)

  • EXTENDED ASSIGNMENT:  Unit 6 Test Corrections

  • Reminder: Blizzard Bag is Due WEDNESDAY (per district policy)

• Tuesday (2/3):  Lesson 7.4 Euler's Method (NOTES) + Homework Quiz 7.1/7.2 Concepts

  • HOMEWORK: Worksheet 7.4 Practice

• Wednesday (2/4):  Lesson 7.5 Logistic Differential Equations (Intro Notes)

  • HOMEWORK: Textbook (section 7.5) - pg 565 #7, 13, AP Practice #1-8

  • Start Unit 7 MCQ Questions (Part A & B) - due by Monday with corrections. Collected day of the test.

• Thursday (2/5):   Lesson 7.5 Logistic Differential Equations  (Mice Problem - Logistic)

  • HOMEWORK: Continue to work on  MCQ Questions (Part A & B)  or Start FRQ Questions or Finish Test Corrections

• Friday (2/6): Homework Quiz (7.3/7.4 Concepts) + Work Day - Review Topics (Integration by Parts Solution)

  • HOMEWORK: Worksheet E - Integration Techniques

  • Worksheet - FRQ Questions for Unit 7 - Due day of Unit Test

Upcoming Assessments:

• Unit 7 Team Test - Monday, February 9

• Unit 7 Individual Test - Wednesday, February 11/Thursday February 12

After School Availability this week:   Thursday  /   Friday 

• Monday (1/26): No School -- SNOW DAY!!!!

• Tuesday (1/27):  No School --ANOTHER SNOW DAY!!!

• Wednesday (1/28):  No School --- Blizzard Bag Assignment

  • Learning Additional Integration Techniques - Integration by Parts and Partial Fraction Decomposition. Today's work is pretty cool because with integration by parts we are learning how to undo the product rule with integration ... something we have been waiting for! 

  • FIRST:  Watch (and take notes during) THREE videos assigned in AP Classroom to watch. As always, take notes during the video and pause it often to try the process and practice. Each video is under 10 minutes. I recommend you take breaks between the videos.  

  • SECOND: Try these additional problems linked here to make sure you are grasping the big ideas. This work will be collected with your video notes. 

  • Everything mentioned above is due by next Wednesday, February 4.

• Thursday (1/29):  Lesson 7.2 More Work with Differential Equations  (Notes/Examples/Solutions) + Modeling.  Note: the topics of solving separable differential equations can be found in the AP Curriculum in sections 7.6 & 7.7 

  • • HOMEWORK: Textbook (Section 7.1) pg 543 AP Practice + (Section 7.2) pg 551 #11, 13, 28 + AP Practice #1-9  

• Friday (1/30): Modeling with Differential Equations (Solution) + Lesson 7.3 Slope Fields (Partial notes from class /  fully completed notes); will be continuing/finishing lesson on Monday

  • • HOMEWORK: Worksheet 7.3 Practice (Skip #5)

    • NOTE: Awesome link to graph slope fields using geogebra

UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS

• • Homework Quiz on 7.1/7.2 Concepts next Tuesday, February 3

After School Availability this week:   Thursday  /   Friday 

• Monday (1/19): No School - President's Day

• Tuesday (1/20):  No School - SNOW DAY!!!!

• Wednesday (1/21):  Review + Homework Quiz 6.4/6.5 (B)

  • HOMEWORK: Finish Unit 6 Review ... all assignments collected on Thursday except for the FRQ

    • Corrections on AP Classroom Progress Checks 

    • Unit 6 FRQ Worksheet 

    • Textbook - pg 459 AP Review Problems: Ch 6, Part 1 (#1-12) 

    • Textbook - pg 461 AP Cumulative Review Problems (skip #3)

    • Quiz corrections (if needed)

    • NOTE: will also collect SOME of the 6.5 homework.

  • EXTRA REVIEW / EXTRA REVIEW SOLUTIONS

• Thursday (1/22):  Unit 6 Game Day (3/4 parts of Unit Test)

  • HOMEWORK: finish Unit 6 FRQ if needed; or work ahead on Friday's assignment (posted soon...)

• Friday (1/23): Finish Unit 6 Test + Unit 7 Intro Topics (Lesson 7.1/7.2 Concepts)

  • HOMEWORK: Watch THREE videos assigned in AP classroom. Take notes as you watch & be ready to show those notes to Miss Fisher on Monday.  Then complete Worksheet 7.1 Concepts

UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS

• • Unit 6 Individual Test - Thursday, January 22 (3/4 Parts of Test) - Test will finish on Friday, January 23

After School Availability this week:  Wednesday   /  Thursday

• Monday (1/12): Application of Integrals (Rate In/Rate Out) + Integration Practice

  • HOMEWORK: Hwk Worksheet 6.5 Practice C

• Tuesday (1/13):  Review + Homework Quiz 6.4/6.5 (A)

  • HOMEWORK: Start AP Classroom Progress Checks (due Mon 1/19 @ 11:59 pm - Work/Corrections turned in on Game Day)

• Wednesday (1/14):  Review + Homework Quiz 6.4/6.5 (B)

  • HOMEWORK: Start Unit 6 FRQ Worksheet 

• Thursday (1/15):  SNOW DAY!!! 

  • HOMEWORK: Textbook - pg 459 AP Review Problems: Ch 6, Part 1 (#1-12) 

  • HOMEWORK:  Textbook - pg 461 AP Cumulative Review Problems (skip #3)

• Friday (1/16): Unit 7 Intro Topics (Postponed) ... Review + Homework Quiz 6.4/6.5 (C)

  • HOMEWORK: nothing new ... keep reviewing for that unit test!

UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS

• • Unit 6 Individual Test - Wednesday,  January 21 (3/4 Parts of Test) - Test will finish on Thursday, January 22

After School Availability this week:   Monday   /   Tuesday   /  Thursday

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• Monday (1/5):  Recall Activity to Reinforce Concepts from 6.1 to 6.4 (Solutions)

  • HOMEWORK: Desmos Exploration (Visualizing Average Value) - feel free to skip slides 8 & 9

  • HOMEWORK: Textbook Practice (Section 6.4) - pg 437 AP Problems #2, 4, 7 - 12, 16, 17a  

• Tuesday (1/6):  Lesson 6.5 - Indefinite Integrals with U-Substitution (Solutions)

  • HOMEWORK: Worksheet 6.5 Practice A

• Wednesday (1/7):  Lesson 6.5 Concepts - More Integration Practice 

  • HOMEWORK: Finish Tuesday's worksheet

• Thursday (1/8):  One Step Integral Rules Quiz + More Integration (Definite Integrals with U-Sub) 

  • HOMEWORK: Textbook Practice (Section 6.5) - pg 452 # 29, 31, 41, 51 + AP Practice Problems #1-13 

• Friday (1/9):  Short Homework Quiz (6.4 + 6.5 Basic) Quiz Postponed + Integration Techniques + Application of Integrals (Rate In/Rate Out) + Review Midterm Exams

  • HOMEWORK: Worksheet 6.5 Practice B - More Integration 

UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS

• • Unit 6 Individual Test - Wednesday,  January 21

After School Availability this week:   Tuesday   /  Wednesday   /  Thursday

• Monday (12/15):  Midterm Review - FRQ Partner Tasks

  • HOMEWORK:  Review/Study for Midterm Exam 

    • Practice AP Test - Textbook page 635 -639 #1 - 45 (BUT SKIP #8, 12, 13, 23-26, 31, 37, 42, 43, 45); Answers

    • Cumulative FRQ Practice;  Answers

  • Looking for other ways to review? Go back to previous unit tests & re-work problems.

• Tuesday (12/16):  Midterm Review - FRQ Partner Tasks

  • HOMEWORK:  Review/Study for Midterm Exam 

    • Practice AP Test - Textbook page 635 -639 #1 - 45 (BUT SKIP #8, 12, 13, 23-26, 31, 37, 42, 43, 45); Answers

    • Cumulative FRQ Practice;  Answers

  • Looking for other ways to review? Go back to previous unit tests & re-work problems.

After School Availability this week:   Monday  /  Tuesday 

See below for Midterm Schedule ....

REMINDER ABOUT EXTENDED REVIEW FOR UNIT 5/6 TEST which will be collected on Thursday:  

• • AP Classroom Multiple Choice Progress Check (Part C) 

  • Textbook Review: Pg 385 AP Review Problems #1-13 (will discuss #13 in class)

  • Textbook Review: Pg 387 AP Cumulative Review Problems #1-9 (skip 10)

  • Homework Quiz Corrections (if applicable) - THREE Quizzes:  5.1 to 5.4  /   5.4 + 5.5   /   6.1 to 6.2

  • Worksheet 6.3 Practice

  • FRQ Questions- Unit 5/6 FRQ Questions (only assignment collected Friday)

• Monday (12/8):  6.3/6.4 Concepts with Integrals + Unit 5 Review 

  • HOMEWORK: Textbook Assignment 6.3 AP Practice pg 423 #1, 2-8 even, 9, 11, and 12

  • Extended Review Assignments

• Tuesday (12/9): 6.3/6.4 Concepts with Integrals + Unit 5 Review (FRQ Questions Addressed)

  • HOMEWORK: Textbook Assignment 6.4 AP Practice pg 437 #1 and 3-6

  • Extended Review Assignments

• Wednesday (12/10): 6.3/6.4 Concepts with Integrals + Unit 5 Review

  • HOMEWORK: Extended Review Assignments

• Thursday (12/11): GAME DAY - Unit 5/6 Test (3 out of 4 parts)

  • HOMEWORK:  Review/Study for Midterm Exam 

    • Practice AP Test - Textbook page 635 -639 #1 - 45 (BUT SKIP #8, 12, 13, 23-26, 31, 42, 45); Answers

    • Cumulative FRQ Practice;  Answers

  • Looking for other ways to review? Go back to previous unit tests & re-work problems.

• Friday (12/12):  GAME DAY - Unit 5/6 Test (last part of test)

  • HOMEWORK: Midterm Review

    • Practice AP Test - Textbook page 635 -639 #1 - 45 (BUT SKIP #8, 12, 13, 23-26, 31, 42, 45); Answers

    • Cumulative FRQ Practice;  Answers

UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS

• Unit 5/6 Individual Test - 3 out of 4 parts taken on Thursday, December 11 ; finish last part on Fri, December 12

• Midterm Exam - Week of December 16

After School Availability this week:   Monday  /  Wednesday  /   Thursday 

Math Lab in Room 300 during 4th & 5th Period with Mr. Brown:   Mon (12/8), Tues (12/9), Wed (12/10) & Thurs (12/11)

• Monday (12/1):  Circuit Activity to bring back key ideas from Unit 5 + Review key concepts from 6.1/6.2

  • HOMEWORK:  Finish classwork assignment 

• Tuesday (12/2): NO SCHOOL - SNOW DAY!!!

• Wednesday (12/3): Review + 6.3 Concepts - The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus (Part 2) 

  • EXTENDED REVIEW:  Work on Unit 5/6 Review Assignments ... collected the first day of Unit 5/6 Individual Test

    • FRQ Questions- Unit 5/6 FRQ Questions 

    • AP Classroom Multiple Choice Progress Check (Part C) - due Sunday 12/7 @ 11:59 pm

    • Textbook Review: Pg 385 AP Review Problems #1-13 

    • Textbook Review: Pg 387 AP Cumulative Review Problems #1-9 (skip 10)

    • Homework Quiz Corrections (if applicable)

• Thursday (12/4): 6.3 Concepts - The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus (Part 1)

  • HOMEWORK:  Worksheet 6.3 Practice + Extended Review Assignments

• Friday (12/5):  Review of 6.3 Concepts + Homework Quiz (6.1/6.2 Concepts)

  • HOMEWORK:  Finish Worksheet 6.3 Practice + Extended Review Assignments

UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS

• Unit 5/6 Individual Test - 3 out of 4 parts taken on Thursday, December 11 ; finish last part on Friday, December 12

• Midterm Exam - Week of December 16

• Monday (11/24): Review Optimization + Limit Notation = Definite Integral (NOTES)

  • HOMEWORK:  Worksheet 6.2 Practice

• Tuesday (11/25):  Curve Fitting/Optimization Quiz

  • HOMEWORK:  Enjoy break ... feel free to work ahead on the Unit 5/6 FRQ Questions (LINKED HERE) 

• Wednesday: NO SCHOOL ... ENJOY THANKSGIVING BREAK!

UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS

• • Homework Quiz (Curve Sketching + Optimization) - Tuesday 11/26

  • Unit 5/6 Individual Test - Wednesday, December 10

After School Availability this week:   Monday

Math Lab in Room 300 during 4th & 5th Period with Mr. Brown:   Mon (11/24)

• Monday (11/17): Lesson 5.5 Optimization + Finish Homework Quiz

• • HOMEWORK:  Worksheet 5.5 Practice (Note:  if you struggle on the first several, go to the review questions at the end & try those)

  • EXTENDED:  Unit 4 Test Corrections - Due ASAP

  • EXTENDED: AP Classroom MC Progress Check A & B  (due with corrections before Thanksgiving Break)

• Tuesday (11/18): More Practice - Optimization (Classwork Problems/Examples)

  • HOMEWORK: Finish  Worksheet 5.5 Practice 

  • EXTENDED:  Unit 4 Test Corrections - Due ASAP

  • EXTENDED: AP Classroom MC Progress Check A & B  (due with corrections before Thanksgiving Break)

• Wednesday (11/19):  Unit 6 Intro (Reimann Sums - Approximations) - Worked Out Solutions

  • HOMEWORK: Worksheet 6.1 Practice

• Thursday (11/20):  More Unit 6 Intro Work (Reimann Sums) - Optimization Warm Up

  • HOMEWORK:  Worksheet 6.1 Practice

• Friday (11/21):   Lesson 6.2 More Limits of Reimann Sums - Optimization Warm Up

  • HOMEWORK:  Nothing new ... feel free work ahead on FRQ Questions for Unit 5 (LINKED HERE)

UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS

• • Homework Quiz (Curve Sketching + Optimization) - Tuesday 11/26

  • Unit 5/6 Individual Test - Wednesday, December 11

After School Availability this week:   Monday /  Wednesday  /   Thursday

Math Lab in Room 300 during 4th & 5th Period with Mr. Brown:   Mon (11/17) + Tues (11/18) + Wed (11/19) + Thurs (11/20)

• Monday (11/10):   Lesson 5.2 Mean Value Theorem (Notes/Example on Extreme Value Theorem)

• • HOMEWORK:  Textbook Section 5.2 (pg 327) #25, 27, 47, 51, 63, & AP Practice MC problems

  • Worksheet - Curve Sketching - make sure you completed at least one problem!

  • EXTENDED:  Unit 4 Test Corrections

• Tuesday (11/11):  Relative Extrema (2 Tests) + Curve Sketching

  • HOMEWORK: Textbook Section 5.3 (pg 344) #37, 47, 53, 63, 65, & AP Practice MC problems

  • EXTENDED:  Unit 4 Test Corrections

• Wednesday (11/12):  Station Review - Reinforce Concepts from 5.1 - 5.4

  • HOMEWORK:  Nothing new ... catch up on textbook assignments

  • EXTENDED:  Unit 4 Test Corrections

• Thursday (11/13): More Review 5.1 to 5.4 Concepts - Calculator Focus

  • HOMEWORK: Start Worksheet 5B (Concept Review)

• Friday (11/14):  Introduction to Optimization + Homework Quiz (Curve Sketching)

  • HOMEWORK:  Finish Worksheet 5B + Start AP Classroom MC Progress Check A & B  (due with corrections before Thanksgiving Break)

Upcoming Assessments:

• Unit 5 Individual Test ... Date tbd

After School Availability this week:   Tuesday  /  Thursday

Math Lab in Room 300 during 4th & 5th Period with Mr. Brown:   Mon (11/10) + Tues (11/11) + Wed (11/12) + Thurs (11/13)

• Monday (11/3):  Review Activity (Speed Dating - work & solutions) + Work Time - Corrections/FRQ

  • HOMEWORK:  Review Assignments

    • AP Classroom Multiple Choice Progress Check .... work + Corrections collected Wed

    • Unit 4 FRQ Practice Worksheet ... collected Thurs

    •  Textbook Review - pg 304 AP Review #1-8 + pg 305 Cumulative Review #1-10

    • Quiz Corrections - Answers posted here

• Tuesday (11/4):  More Review/Clarification/Practice

  • HOMEWORK:  Review Assignments (See Monday)

• Wednesday (11/5):  Game Day... Unit 4 Individual Test (3/4 of test today ... report to class early at 11:15)

  • HOMEWORK: nothing new ... finish review

• Thursday (11/6):  FINISH Unit 4 Test (One FRQ) + Curve Sketching Intro

  • HOMEWORK: VIDEO BASED WORK... PART 1   /    PART 2  (Yes I  can track whether or not you watch this and I will be asking to see you notes at the beginning of class tomorrow!)

  •  Worksheet - Curve Sketching  ... (Complete ONE)

• Friday (11/7):  Curve Sketching & Beyond ... Absolute Extrema

  • HOMEWORK: Section 5.1 Textbook Assignment pg 317 #7, 9, 47, 49, 51,+ AP Practice Problems #1-6

  • AND ... if you didn't do this last night ...complete ONE... Worksheet - Curve Sketching

Upcoming Assessments:

• Unit 4 Individual Test 

  •  Wednesday, November 5 (extended class to take 3/4 of test)

  • Thursday, November 6 (finish last 1/4 of test)

After School Availability this week:    Monday  /  Tuesday  /  Wednesday  /  Thursday

Math Lab in Room 300 during 4th & 5th Period with Mr. Brown:  Mon (11/3), Tues (11/4), Wed (11/5) & Thurs (11/6)

• Monday (10/27):  Review: L'Hopital's Rule + Related Rates

  • HOMEWORK:  AP Classroom Multiple Choice Progress Check (Due 11/2 at 11:59pm)

• Tuesday (10/28):  More Review/Clarification/Practice

  • EXTENDED HWK:  Unit 4 FRQ Practice Worksheet - due next Wednesday

• Wednesday (10/29): Homework Quiz (Related Rates) + ????

  • HOMEWORK:  Textbook Review - pg 304 AP Review #1-8 + pg 305 Cumulative Review #1-10

• Thursday (10/30):  Team Test: Unit 4 Content

  • HOMEWORK: Unit Review Assignments (See Monday to Wednesday)

• Friday (10/31): Homework Quiz L'Hopital's Rule + ???

  • HOMEWORK:  HOMEWORK FREE WEEKEND - Nothing New Assigned

Upcoming Assessments:

• Unit 4 Individual Test 

  •  Wednesday, November 5 (extended class to take 3/4 of test)

  • Thursday, November 6 (finish last 1/4 of test)

After School Availability this week:    Monday  /  Tuesday  /  Thursday

Math Lab in Room 300 during 4th & 5th Period with Mr. Brown:  Mon (10/27), Tues (10/28) & Thurs (10/30)

Important Notice from Mr. Hurlbut:  AP Exam Fees & Registration

AP (Advanced Placement) exam fees have been set at $99 for the 25-26 school year. These AP Exam fees will be added to student's Infinite Campus next week for students taking an AP course.

If you are NOT taking the AP exam associated with your AP course, you need to have a conversation with your teacher, and reach out directly to me before the order is submitted on Nov. 7th. (in-person or via email). Once the AP exam order has been submitted, any changes to that order will result in a $45 charge.

Students that qualify for Free/Reduced Lunch/Meal Benefits will have their AP Exam fee waived. If you feel that you may qualify for these benefits, please complete the Meal Benefits application through your Infinite Campus portal.

Instructions for submitting Meal Benefits Application

• Monday (10/20):  More work with Lesson 4.3 Related Rates 

  • HOMEWORK: Finish Worksheet 4C - Related Rates

  • EXTENDED: Unit 3 Test Corrections (goal: due by Friday)

• Tuesday (10/21):  Hwk Quiz (4.2 Topic - Particle Motion) + More Related Rates

  • HOMEWORK:  Worksheet 4D - Related Rates

• Wednesday (10/22): Even More Related Rates ... Student Solutions & Explorations (Cone Problem - Awesome!)

  • HOMEWORK:  Worksheet 4E - Even More Related Rates

• Thursday (10/23):  Lesson 4.4 L'Hopital's Rule (shortcut alert!) + Even More Related Rates

  • HOMEWORK: Textbook Section 4.4 pg 300 #29, 35, 39, 45, 47, 51, 61, & 67 + AP Practice Problems

• Friday (10/24): Review/Practice Day - Unit 4 Topics

  • HOMEWORK:  nothing new

  • EXTENDED:  Feel free to work ahead on Unit 4 MCQ's (AP Classroom Progress Check)

Upcoming Assessments:

• Unit 4 Individual Test - Wednesday, November 5

After School Availability this week:    Monday  /  Thursday

Math Lab in Room 300 during 4th & 5th Period with Mr. Brown:  Tues (10/21) & Thurs (10/23)

•  Monday (10/13):  No School for Students

• Tuesday (10/14): Lesson 4.2 Straight Line Motion (Particle Motion - Solution to Class Practice Set)

  • HOMEWORK: Worksheet 4A

  • Extra Credit Opportunity (Quarter 1) - Due by Friday, October 17 ... no exceptions!

• Wednesday (10/15):  Summary Notes for Particle Motion + Lesson 4.2 Local Linearity

  • HOMEWORK:  none

• Thursday (10/16):  Finish Lesson 4.2 Local Linearity + Start Lesson 4.3 Related Rates 

  • HOMEWORK:  Worksheet 4B

  • HOMEWORK:  Start to work on Unit 3 Test Corrections - (Qtr 2 Grade)

• Friday (10/17):  Derivative Memorization Quiz + more work with Related Rates

  • HOMEWORK:  Worksheet 4C

Upcoming Assessments:

• Derivative Memorization Quiz - Last day of the first quarter

After School Availability this week: Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday

• Monday (10/6): Review for Game Day + Team Quiz/Team Test

  • EXTENDED ASSIGNMENTS:

    •  Unit 3 MCQ Progress check on AP Classroom (Due Mon 10/6 @ 11:59 pm - corrections due Thurs)

    •  Unit 3 FRQ Practice - due Game Day (Thurs 10/9)

    • Textbook Review - pg 264 AP Review Chapter 3 #1-9 + AP Cumulative Review #1-10

    • OPTIONAl/EXTRA Chain Rule Practice Sets

    • Students are also encouraged to work on Quiz Corrections (due before the unit test)   

• Tuesday (10/7): Review for Game Day + Team Quiz/Team Test

  • HOMEWORK:  Review - see Monday!

• Wednesday (10/8):  Unit  3 Game Day (Part 1)

  • Homework: Review - See Monday!

• Thursday  (10/9):  Unit  3 Game Day (The Big Part!)

  • HOMEWORK: Watch 4.1 Daily Videos (1, 2, & 3) ... take notes as you watch!

  • Extra Credit Opportunity (Quarter 1) - Due by Friday, October 17 ... no exceptions!

• Friday (10/10): No School for Students ... Enjoy the long weekend!

Upcoming Assessments:

• Unit 3 Individual Test - scheduled for Thursday, October 9

After School Availability this week:  Monday / Tuesday / Friday

• Monday (9/29):  FRQ Work (Implicit Differentiation) - Team Quiz

  • HOMEWORK:  nothing new ... catch up on work from last week

  • REMINDER:  Unit 2 Test Corrections due as soon as possible (Friday at the latest)

• Tuesday (9/30):  Lesson 3.3 Inverse Derivatives (Inverse Derivative Example Problems)+ Logarithmic Differentiation

  • HOMEWORK:  Worksheet 3B (Inverse Derivatives + Review Concepts) 

• Wednesday (10/1): Finish Lesson 3.4 Logarithmic Differentiation + More Practice with Inverse Derivatives

  • HOMEWORK:  Textbook Section 3.4 pg 259 #27, 45, 55, 57, 67, 75, and AP Practice Problems #2-12 even

• Thursday (10/2):  Unit 3 Review Concepts 

  • EXTENDED ASSIGNMENTS:

    •  Unit 3 MCQ Progress check on AP Classroom (Due Mon 10/6 @ 11:59 pm - corrections due Thursday)

    •  Unit 3 FRQ Practice - due Game Day (Thurs 10/9)

    • Textbook Review - pg 264 AP Review Chapter 3 #1-9 + AP Cumulative Review #1-10

• Friday (10/3):  Unit 3 Review + Homework Quiz (3.2 to 3.4 Concepts)

  • Homework:  See Thursday's Review work

Upcoming Assessments:

• Unit 3 Individual Test - scheduled for Thursday, October 9

After School Availability this week:  Monday / Tuesday / Friday

• Monday (9/22):  Lesson 3.1 Wrap Up (More Chain Rule Examples) + Return/Review Unit 2 Test

  • HOMEWORK:  Textbook Practice pg 235 AP Practice #1-14

  • EXTENDED ASSIGNMENT:  Work to complete Unit 2 Test corrections

• Tuesday (9/23):  Board Practice (Chain Rule Warm Up) + FRQ Practice (with Chain Rule) 

  • HOMEWORK: Worksheet 3A Concepts

• Wednesday (9/24):  Lesson 3.2 Implicit Differentiation (Including Second Derivative)

  • HOMEWORK:   Textbook Section 3.2 pg  242 #19, 25, 55 +  AP Practice #1-10 (skip #2)

• Thursday (9/25):  Lesson 3.2 Implicit Differentiation+ FRQ Practice 

  • HOMEWORK:  Textbook pg 242 #47, 49, 71  + Desmos Activity  (Intro to 3.3 Topics)

• Friday (9/26):  Lesson 3.3 Inverse Derivatives + Homework Quiz (3.1 Concepts)

  • HOMEWORK: Textbook  pg 259 #7, AP Practice  #3, 5, 8 7  (SKIP) + pg 263 #45

Upcoming Assessments:

• Unit 3 Test tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, October 15

After School Availability this week:  Tuesday / Thursday / Friday

• Monday (9/15):  Review Unit 2  Team Test + Unit 2 Review Topics (limits board work) + Student Generated Questions

  • HOMEWORK REVIEW ... due Wednesday

    • Textbook Review: Pg 221 Cumulative Review #1-10

    • Unit 2 FRQ Questions

    • Work + Corrections for Unit 2 MCQ Progress Check on AP Classroom

    • Corrections for Homework Quizzes ... remember to EXPLAIN errors (link to correct answers)

    • OPTIONAL/EXTRA:  pg 217 #18, 29, 48, 57, 63, 72 + Ch 2 AP Review #1-11 

• Tuesday (9/16):  Review Unit 2 Topics  ... Board Problems (Key) + Extra Practice (Key)

  • HOMEWORK:  see Monday...

  • Extra/Optional "k" problems

• Wednesday (9/17):  Game Day Part 1:  Unit 2/1 Individual Test

  • NOTE:  THIS WILL BE DISCUSSED IN CLASS ON MONDAY ... Today everyone (except my 4 friends who have a class during 4th period) will eat lunch during 4A. You will report to Calculus class at the beginning of 4B (10:50). Our unit test will start at 10:50. And we will be testing for the entire 72 minutes. You will take 3/4 of the test today ... MCQ Non-Calc + MCQ Calc + 1 FRQ

  • HOMEWORK: Make sure you are prepared for last part of the test!

• Thursday (9/18):  Game Day Part 2: Last FRQ question + 3.1 Derivative Patterns (Chain Rule Introduction)

  • HOMEWORK: Watch AND Take Notes on ONE video posted in AP Classroom BEFORE CLASS TOMORROW!!!

• Friday (9/19):  Lesson 3.1 continued ... More work with Chain Rule (Examples)

  • HOMEWORK:  Textbook Practice pg 231 #9, 13, 19, 21, 27, 29, 31, 49, 53, 65, 67, 69, 75, 83

** Remember odd answers are in the back of your textbook!

Upcoming Assessments:

• • Unit 2/1 Individual Test on Wednesday, September 17

• Monday (9/8): One Step Memorization Quiz; Higher Order Derivatives; Differentiability

  • HOMEWORK:  Worksheet 2-5 "Higher Order Derivatives + Review"

• Tuesday (9/9):  Differentiability + Homework Clarifications (primarily on Textbook Assignment)

  • NOTE: Hwk Quiz on Thursday - covering textbook section 2.4, AP Classroom Topics 2.8 & 2.9

    • • • Collected for quiz ...Worksheet 2-4, 2-5,+ Textbook Assignment from last week

  • HOMEWORK: Finish Worksheet 2-4, 2-5,+ Textbook Assignment from last week

• Wednesday (9/10):  Graphical connections between f and f'  + Unit 2 Review Skills + More work with Differentiability

  • HOMEWORK:  Textbook Assignment AP Practice Problems pg 182 #1-11 and pg 217 #17

• Thursday (9/11):  Homework Quiz + Unit 2 Review & Practice

  • HOMEWORK EXTENDED ASSIGNMENTS 

    • AP Classroom MC Progress Checks A & B - due before class on Mon 9/16; work + corrections due 9/17

    • Start Unit 2 FRQ Questions  (Due 9/17)

• Friday (9/12): Unit 2 Team Test (FRQ Collaborative Practice)

  • HOMEWORK: Continue to work on review assignments listed above due next Wednesday 9/18

EXTENDED RESOURCE:  Memorize your One-Step Derivatives ... QUIZLET FLASHCARDS

Upcoming Assessments:

• • One Step Derivative Memorization Quiz - Monday, September 9

  • Unit 2/1 Individual Test on Wednesday, September 17

• Monday (9/1):  NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS ... Enjoy the long weekend!

• Tuesday (9/2):  Sections 2.5-2.7 More Derivatives ... One Step Rules, Term by Term, Trig Derivatives

  • HOMEWORK: Worksheet "U2-3 Derivatives: One Step Rules" 

  • REMINDER: Unit 1 - Work/corrections for MCQ Questions is collected TOMORROW!

  • BONUS:  Derive It Challenge - Trig Derivatives

• Wednesday (9/3):   Section 2.8/2.9 Product Rule (NOTES) and Quotient Rule 

  • HOMEWORK: Worksheet "U2-4 Derivatives: Product/Quotient Rule" 

• Wednesday (9/4):   Section 2.8 & 2.9 Product and Quotient Rule - More Work!  Example of a tangent line

  • HOMEWORK: Catch up on all calculus homework. Feel free to start Friday's assignment if you would like.

• Friday (9/5):  Homework Quiz (Concepts from Topics 2.1 to 2.7 (NOT 2.4) in AP Classroom) + Derivative Work

  • HOMEWORK:   Textbook pg 171 AP Practice #1-8 + pg 193 AP Practice #1-8 & 11 + pg 206 AP Practice #1-4 , 6, & 9

EXTENDED RESOURCE:  Memorize your One-Step Derivatives ... QUIZLET FLASHCARDS

Upcoming Assessments:

• • One Step Derivative Memorization Quiz - Monday, September 9

  • Unit 2/1 Individual Test on Thursday September 18 

• Monday (8/25):  Key Concept Summary  (Squeeze Theorem + IVT) + Formal Definition of Continuity

  • Warm Up Problem (IVT)

  • Remember to check out the Unit 1 Notes page if you want to pull up other class examples ... scroll down to find the link!

  • Also, remember you have a textbook this year. Everything we have discussed so far this year is in the textbook with examples. Check it out if you are struggling.

  • HOMEWORK: Extended assignments that are due Tuesday 9/2  - give a little bit of focused effort on this assignment each day & you will be on target to completing by the deadline.

    • Unit 1 Free Response Questions (FRQ) - collected on Tuesday 9/2

    • Unit 1 Multiple Choice Progress Checks have been assigned on AP Classroom  (A, B, and C)

      • Note: Work & corrections collected on Wednesday 9/3 so you have all day in school on Tuesday to ask questions!

• Tuesday (8/26):  Section 2.1-2.3 Rates of Change and Limit Definition of the Derivative!!!!! (more examples)

  • HOMEWORK: Worksheet "U2-1 Derivatives" + Extended assignments from Monday

• Wednesday (8/27):  Section 2.1-2.3 More Derivatives ... Find the Derivative, & Equation of Tangent Lines

  • HOMEWORK: Worksheet "U2-2 More Derivatives" + Extended assignments from Monday

• Thursday  (8/28):  Hwk Quiz + Sections 2.5/2.6 More Derivatives ... Topics Include:  Power Rule, Term by Term Rule, Free Ride Rule, & One Step Derivatives 

  • Classwork:  Desmos Activity (Derivative Exploration) 

  • HOMEWORK: Finish extended Assignments from Monday 

• Friday (8/29):   No School for Students- Enjoy the Long Weekend!

  • Use the extra time to get caught up on work from this week ... don't forget about that extended assignment

• Monday (8/25):  Key Concept Summary  (Squeeze Theorem + IVT) + Formal Definition of Continuity

  • Warm Up Problem (IVT)

  • Remember to check out the Unit 1 Notes page if you want to pull up other class examples ... scroll down to find the link!

  • Also, remember you have a textbook this year. Everything we have discussed so far this year is in the textbook with examples. Check it out if you are struggling.

  • HOMEWORK: Extended assignments that are due Tuesday 9/2  - give a little bit of focused effort on this assignment each day & you will be on target to completing by the deadline.

    • Unit 1 Free Response Questions (FRQ) - collected on Tuesday 9/2

    • Unit 1 Multiple Choice Progress Checks have been assigned on AP Classroom  (A, B, and C)

      • Note: Work & corrections collected on Wednesday 9/3 so you have all day in school on Tuesday to ask questions!

• Tuesday (8/26):  Section 2.1-2.3 Rates of Change and Limit Definition of the Derivative!!!!! (more examples)

  • HOMEWORK: Worksheet "U2-1 Derivatives" + Extended assignments from Monday

• Wednesday (8/27):  Section 2.1-2.3 More Derivatives ... Find the Derivative, & Equation of Tangent Lines

  • HOMEWORK: Worksheet "U2-2 More Derivatives" + Extended assignments from Monday

• Thursday  (8/28):  Hwk Quiz + Sections 2.5/2.6 More Derivatives ... Topics Include:  Power Rule, Term by Term Rule, Free Ride Rule, & One Step Derivatives 

  • Classwork:  Desmos Activity (Derivative Exploration) 

  • HOMEWORK: Finish extended Assignments from Monday 

• Friday (8/29):   No School for Students- Enjoy the Long Weekend!

  • Use the extra time to get caught up on work from this week ... don't forget about that extended assignment

• Monday (8/18):  Advanced Graphical Limits + Evaluating Limits Using Algebraic Techniques

  • HOMEWORK:  Worksheet 1-2: Advanced Limits (Graphical) ... Answers

• Tuesday (8/19):   Limits to Graph Boardwork (Types of Discontinuities) + More Limits: Algebraic Techniques

  • HOMEWORK: Worksheet 1-3: More Limits (Beyond Graphical)

• Wednesday (8/20):  Remember this is school picture day!

  • Unit 1 Topics: Trigonometric Limits + Algebraic Techniques + Formal Definition of Continuity

  • HOMEWORK:  Desmos Exploration

• Thursday (8/21):  Finish Trigonometric Limits + Intermediate Value Theorem + Squeeze Theorem (More Notes)

  • HOMEWORK: Worksheet 1-4: Unit 1 Wrap Up Topics

• Friday (8/22):  Homework Quiz + Formal Definition of Continuity

  • HOMEWORK:  Start Unit 1 FRQ Questions - Due next Thursday

• Wednesday (8/13... First day of School):  What We Value + Marshmallow Challenge + ABC Task

  • HOMEWORK: Worksheet "Calculus Questionnaire"

• Thursday (8/14):   Problem Solving: Kaktovik Number Task + Local Linearity

  • HOMEWORK:  Read/Review (Highlight) Class Syllabus + Start Worksheet "Review - Thinking Mathematically Again"

• Friday (8/15):  Syllabus + AP Course Expectations + Limit Work

  • HOMEWORK: Finish Worksheet "Review - Thinking Mathematically Again"