Monday (11/2): 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 over the weekend ...VIDEO RECAP of Lesson ... PART 1 (watch BEFORE ATTEMPTING THE WORKSHEET) + complete ONE problem from this Worksheet - Curve Sketching
Tuesday (11/3): 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
Wednesday (11/4): Relative Extrema (2 Tests) + Curve Sketching
HOMEWORK: Textbook Section 5.3 (pg 344) #37, 47, 53, 63, 65, & AP Practice MC problems
Thursday (11/5): Station Review - Reinforce Concepts from 5.1 - 5.4
HOMEWORK: Nothing new ... catch up on textbook assignments
Friday (11/6): Calculator Focus with 5.1 to 5.4 Concepts + Homework Quiz (Curve Sketching)
HOMEWORK: Worksheet 5B (Concept Review)
** After school help this week on Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday*
SUMMARY NOTES ... ALL THINGS MOTION
Monday (10/26): Speed Dating Review Activity + Homework Quizzes returned
HOMEWORK: Unit 4 Review Work Due Thursday
MCQ Questions on AP Classroom (due Tuesday 10/27 @ 11:59 PM - corrections due on Thursday)
Optional: Textbook Review - pg 304 AP Review #1-8 + pg 305 Cumulative Review #1-10
Optional: Extra Review- Big 10 Particle Motion
NOTE: Complete Unit 3 Test Corrections (if not yet finished)
NOTE: Complete Quiz Corrections (if you choose)
Tuesday (10/27) - Block Class - Lab Day: Hwk Quiz (4.4 L'Hopital's Rule) + Unit 4 Team Test + Reveiw Questions Addressed
HOMEWORK: See Review (above)
Wednesday (10/28): More Review & Review Questions Addressed
HOMEWORK: See Review (above)
Thursday (10/29)- Block Class: Game Day! Unit 4 Test
HOMEWORK: None ... enjoy the night off & be proud of yourself for the hard work you put into preparing for this test.
Friday (10/30): Unit 5 Intro Work - Curve Sketching!
VIDEO RECAP of Lesson ... PART 1 / PART 2 ... watch BEFORE ATTEMPTING THE WORKSHEET
HOMEWORK: Worksheet - Curve Sketching ... (Complete ONE)
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS:
Unit 4 Individual Test - Thursday, October 29
** NOTE: Options for additional support to ask questions & build understanding:
Mr. Brown: Media Center, 3rd period through 8th period; Tues/Wed/Thurs this week
Miss Fisher: Room 308, 1st period daily, 2nd period on Mon/Wed/Fri
Mr. Chenoweth: Room 302, 4th period (A and B)
Mrs. DiCato: Room 304, 5th period (A and B)
** After school help this week on Monday & Friday**
Monday (10/19): More work with Lesson 4.3 Related Rates
HOMEWORK: Finish Worksheet 4C + Start Unit 3 Test corrections (target to complete by Friday)
Tuesday (10/20) - Block Class - Lab Day: Hwk Quiz (4.2 Topic - Particle Motion) + More Related Rates
HOMEWORK: Worksheet 4D - Related Rates
Wednesday (10/21): Lesson 4.4 L'Hopital's Rule (shortcut alert!)
HOMEWORK: Textbook Section 4.4 pg 300 #29, 35, 39, 45, 47, 51, 61, & 67 + AP Practice Problems
Thursday (10/22)- Block Class - Lab Day: Unit 4 Review
HOMEWORK: Worksheet 4E - Even More Related Rates
Friday (10/23): Homework Quiz (4.3 Topic - Related Rates) + Other Review
HOMEWORK: Unit 4 Review Work starts today!!!
MCQ Questions on AP Classroom (due next Tuesday 10/27 - corrections due on Thursday)
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS:
Unit 4 Individual Test - Thursday, October 29 (tentative date)
** NOTE: Options for additional support to ask questions & build understanding:
Mr. Brown: Media Center, 3rd period through 8th period; Tues/Wed/Thurs this week
Miss Fisher: Room 308, 1st period daily, 2nd period on Mon/Wed/Fri
Mr. Chenoweth: Room 302, 4th period (A and B)
Mrs. DiCato: Room 304, 5th period (A and B)
** After school help this week on Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday**
Monday (10/12): No School - Enjoy the long weekend
Tuesday (10/13) - Block Class - Lab Day: Lesson 4.1 Derivatives in Context - Straight Line Motion (AP Classroom 4.2)
HOMEWORK: Worksheet 4A
Wednesday (10/14): More work with Motion + Lesson 4.2 Local Linearity (AP Classroom 4.6)
HOMEWORK: Watch AP Classroom 4.1 Daily Videos (1, 2, & 3) ... take notes as you watch!
Thursday (10/15)- Block Class - Lab Day: More work with Motion & Linearity + Lesson 4.3 Related Rates
HOMEWORK: Worksheet 4B
Friday (10/16): More work with related rates
HOMEWORK: Worksheet 4C
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS:
Last day to RETAKE Memorization Quiz is Friday ... Last day of the first quarter
Unit 4 Individual Test - Thursday, October 29 (tentative date)
** NOTE: Options for additional support to ask questions & build understanding:
Mr. Brown: Media Center, 3rd period through 8th period; Tues/Wed/Thurs this week
Miss Fisher: Room 308, 1st period daily, 2nd period on Mon/Wed/Fri
Mr. Chenoweth: Room 302, 4th period (A and B)
Mrs. DiCato: Room 304, 5th period (A and B)
** After school help this week on Wednesday & Thursday**
Monday (10/5): Unit 3 Review Topics - Emphasis on 3.3/3.4 Topics (SOLUTIONS TO CLASSWORK)
NOTE: Tomorrow during our extended time we will spend time going over homework questions.
HOMEWORK: Unit 3 Review!
AP Classroom MCQ Progress Check (due Tues, Oct 6 @ 11:59pm; collected with corrections on Thurs)
Unit 3 FRQ Practice (due Thurs)
Textbook Review Assignment ... pg 264 AP Practice #1-9 and pg 265 Cumulative Review #1-10
Quiz Corrections/Test Corrections
Tuesday (10/6) - Block Class - Lab Day: Memorization Quiz (One Step Rules) + Unit 3 Team Test + Homework Questions/Independent Work Time
HOMEWORK: see above
Wednesday (10/7): Practice Quiz (3.3/3.4 Topics) SOLUTIONS + Other Review
HOMEWORK: see above
Thursday (10/8)- Block Class - Lab Day: Unit 3 Individual Test
HOMEWORK: NONE! You have earned a break after working so hard all week!
NOTE: If you don't have unit 1/2 test corrections completed, make sure that happens by Tuesday. Next week is the end of the quarter so you are running out of time!!!!
Friday (10/9): No School - Enjoy the long weekend!
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS:
Unit 3 Individual Test - Thursday, October 8
** NOTE: Options for additional support to ask questions & build understanding:
Mr. Brown: Media Center, 3rd period through 8th period; Tues/Wed/Thurs this week
Miss Fisher: Room 308, 1st period daily, 2nd period on Mon/Wed/Fri
Mr. Chenoweth: Room 302, 4th period (A and B)
Mrs. DiCato: Room 304, 5th period (A and B)
** After school help this week on Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday. **
Monday (9/28): Lesson 3.2 Implicit Differentiation (2nd Derivative + Tangent Lines)
HOMEWORK: Textbook (Section 3.2) pg 242 #49 + finish Worksheet 3A Concepts
EXTENDED: Work on Unit 2 Test Corrections
Tuesday (9/29) - Block Class - Lab Day: Lesson 3.3 Inverse Derivatives + Homework Quiz (Chain Rule)
Classwork Activity (Amplify Exploration of Inverse Functions)
HOMEWORK: Worksheet 3B Concepts
Wednesday (9/30): Tangent Lines with Implicit Differentiation + More Inverse Derivatives (Trig Functions)
HOMEWORK: Textbook pg 250 #17, 21, 25, 27, 33, 43, 47, and AP Practice pg 251 #1-8
Thursday (10/1)- Block Class - Lab Day: Lesson 3.4 Logarithmic Differentiation + Team Quiz (FRQ - Implicit)
HOMEWORK: Textbook pg 259 #7, 11, 17, 27, 55, 57, 67 and AP Practice #3, 5, 8 + pg 263 #45
Friday (10/2): Unit 3 Review/Synthesize Content + Homework Quiz (Implicit Differentiation - Turn in textbook pg 242 + Worksheet 3b)
HOMEWORK: Unit 3 Review!
AP Classroom MCQ Progress Check (due Tues, Oct 6 @ 11:59pm; collected with corrections on Thurs)
Unit 3 FRQ Practice (due next Thurs)
Textbook Review Assignment ..
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS:
Unit 3 Individual Test - Thursday, October 8
** NOTE: Options for additional support to ask questions & build understanding:
Mr. Brown: Media Center, 3rd period through 8th period; Mon/Tues/Wed this week
Miss Fisher: Room 308, 1st period daily, 2nd period on Mon/Wed/Fri
Mr. Chenoweth: Room 302, 4th period (A and B)
Mrs. DiCato: Room 304, 5th period (A and B)
** After school help this week on Monday, Thursday, & Friday. Come see Miss Fisher if you are struggling. **
Monday (9/21): Unit 2 Extra Review Day
HOMEWORK: Review Work that will be collected tomorrow...
AP Classroom Multiple Choice Progress Check (due 9/20 @ 11:59 pm
Textbook Assignment... Unit 2 Review pg 220 #1-11 (skip 8) and pg 221 #1-9
Homework Quiz Corrections
Tuesday (9/22) - Block Class - Lab Day: Unit 2 Individual Test
HOMEWORK: none!
Wednesday (9/23): 3.1 Derivative Patterns (Chain Rule Introduction)
HOMEWORK: Textbook Practice (Section 3.1) pg 231 #19, 21, 27, 29, 31, 49, 53, 65, 67, 69, 75, 83
** Remember odd answers are in the back of your textbook.
Thursday (9/24) - Block Class - Lab Day: Lesson 3.1 cont... More work with Chain Rule
HOMEWORK: Textbook Practice (Section 3.1) pg 235 AP Practice #1-14
Friday (9/25): Lesson 3.2 Implicit Differentiation and Tangent Lines
HOMEWORK: Textbook (Section 3.2) pg 242 #13, 15, 27, & 29 + Worksheet 3A Concepts
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS:
Unit 2 Individual Test - Tuesday, September 22
** NOTE: Options for additional support to ask questions & build understanding:
Math lab with Mr. Brown is now available daily in the Media Center, 3rd period through 8th period.
Miss Fisher: Room 308, 1st period daily, 2nd period on Mon/Wed/Fri
Mr. Chenoweth: Room 302, 4th period (A and B)
Mrs. DiCato: Room 304, 5th period (A and B)
** After school help this week on Monday, Tuesday, & Friday. Come see Miss Fisher if you are struggling. **
Monday (9/14): K-Problems - Examples of Good Problems
HOMEWORK: Worksheet 2-5 Practice
Tuesday (9/15) - Block Class - Lab Day: Higher Order Derivatives + Differentiable at a Point (Examples)
HOMEWORK: AP Classroom Multiple Choice Progress Check (due 9/20 @ 11:59 pm)
Wednesday (9/16): Graphical Connections + Homework Quiz (Product/Quotient Rule)
HOMEWORK: Unit 2 FRQ Worksheet
Thursday (9/17) - Block Class - Lab Day: One Step Memorization Quiz + Unit 2 Team Test + Review Topics
HOMEWORK: Unit 2 Review Assignments (See Tues/Wed)
Friday (9/18): Unit 2 Review (Limits... warm up review)
HOMEWORK: Textbook Assignment... Unit 2 Review pg 220 #1-11 (skip 8) and pg 221 #1-9
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS:
One Step Memorization Quiz - Thursday, September 17
Unit 2 Team Test - Thursday September 17
Unit 2 Individual Test - Tuesday, September 22
** NOTE: Options for additional support to ask questions & build understanding:
Math lab with Mr. Brown is now available daily in the Media Center, 3rd period through 8th period.
Miss Fisher: Room 308, 1st period daily, 2nd period on Mon/Wed/Fri
Mr. Chenoweth: Room 302, 4th period (A and B)
Mrs. DiCato: Room 304, 5th period (A and B)
** NOTE: Miss Fisher will be available for additional support/help next week after school on Thursday, & Friday. Come see her if you are struggling.
Monday (9/7): No School for Students- Enjoy the Long Weekend!
Tuesday (9/8) - Block Class - Lab Day: Section 2.1 to 2.3 More Derivatives - Conceptual Understanding + Explore Shortcuts (EXAMPLES)
HOMEWORK: Worksheet "U2-2 Derivatives: Conceptual + One Step Rules"
Wednesday (9/9): More Derivatives - Product/Quotient Rule
HOMEWORK: Worksheet "U2-3 More Derivatives: Product/Quotient Rule"
Thursday (9/10) - Block Class - Lab Day: More practice with Product/Quotient Rule + "K Problems"
HOMEWORK: Worksheet "U2-4 Even More Derivatives"
Friday (9/11): Homework Quiz (Concepts from Topics 2.1 to 2.7 (NOT 2.4) in AP Classroom) + Derivative Practice
HOMEWORK: Textbook pg 171 AP Practice #1-8 + pg 193 AP Practice #1-8 & 11 + pg 206 AP Practice #1-4 , 6, & 9
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS:
One Step Memorization Quiz - Tuesday, September 15
Unit 2 Team Test - Wednesday, September 16
Unit 2 Individual Test - Tuesday, September 22
** NOTE: Options for additional support to ask questions & build understanding:
Math lab with Mr. Brown is now available daily in the Media Center, 3rd period through 8th period.
Miss Fisher: Room 308, 1st period daily, 2nd period on Mon/Wed/Fri
Mr. Chenoweth: Room 302, 4th period (A and B)
Mrs. DiCato: Room 304, 5th period (A and B)
** NOTE: Miss Fisher will be available for additional support/help next week after school on Monday, Thursday, & Friday. Come see her if you are struggling.
Monday (8/31): Section 2.1-2.3 Rates of Change and Felix Baumgartner (Video Link)
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: Unit 1 Free Response Questions (FRQ) - collected on Thurs 9/4
HOMEWORK: AP Classroom Unit 1 MCQ Progress Checks (A / B / C) - all 3 due today at 11:59 PM; corrections + work collected the day of your Unit 1 Quest
Tuesday (9/1) - Block Class - Lab Day: Homework Quiz (IVT/Continuity) + Section 2.1-2.3 (Limit Definition of the Derivative - Notes)
HOMEWORK: Worksheet "Additional Review - Unit 1"
Wednesday (9/2): NO SCHOOL - Calamity Day for Heat
Thursday (9/3) - Block Class - Lab Day: GAME DAY ... Unit 1 Quest
Answer Key to Hwk Quiz from Tuesday / Notes from class on Tuesday
HOMEWORK: Worksheet "U2-1 Derivative Intro" - please complete by Tuesday (before class)
Friday (9/4): No School for Students- Enjoy the Long Weekend!
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS:
Unit 1 Quest - Thursday, September 3
Monday (8/24): Advanced Graphical Limits + Evaluating Limits Using Algebraic Techniques
Tuesday (8/25) - Block Class - Lab Day: More Limits: Algebraic Techniques & Trig Limits + Formal Definition of Continuity
Wednesday (8/26): Formal Definition of Continuity + Explore Intermediate Value Theorem (Desmos Exploration)
HOMEWORK: Start AP Classroom Unit 1 MCQ Progress Checks (A / B / C) - all 3 due next week on Monday at 11:59 PM; corrections + work collected the day of your Unit 1 Quest
Thursday (8/27) - Block Class - Lab Day: Homework Quiz + Squeeze Theorem + IVT Wrap Up
HOMEWORK: Worksheet 1-4: Unit 1 Wrap Up Topics
Friday (8/28): Homework Quiz (1-2/1-3) + Unit 1 Review (Boardwork Solutions)
HOMEWORK: Start Unit 1 FRQ Questions - Due next Wednesday
Remember your other review assignments ... AP Classroom MCQ Progress Checks
UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS:
Unit 1 Quest - next Wednesday, September 2
Welcome to the 2026-2027 school year! I am looking forward to the year ahead and the opportunity to help you grow as a mathematical thinker and problem solver. Working together I am confident it will be a successful year!
Wednesday (8/19... First day of School): What We Value + Marshmallow Challenge + Local Linearity
HOMEWORK: Worksheet "Calculus Questionnaire"
Thursday (8/20): Problem Solving: Kaktovik Number Task + Limit Review (Graphing)
HOMEWORK: Read/Review (Highlight) Class Syllabus + Start Worksheet "Review - Thinking Mathematically Again"
Friday (8/21): Syllabus + AP Course Expectations + Limit Work
HOMEWORK: Finish Worksheet "Review - Thinking Mathematically Again"