AP Calculus (AB)
APC1 (A Block) Google Classroom LINK
APC2 (E Block) Google Classroom LINK
A Block Random Spinner E Block Random Spinner
GOOD LUCK ON ALL AP EXAM S AND SPECIAL GOOD WISHES TO ALL GRADUATING SENIORS !!
ACTUAL AP EXAM is Monday, 5/24/21 (7:30 am report time at SSCC)
AP Classroom (ongoing course practice materials)
Chapter 1 (Precalculus Review) Material
Chapter 2 (Start of CALCULUS) Stuff
Chapter 3A (3.1 to 3.5 only) Material
Chapter 3B (3.6 to 3.9) Stuff
Chapter 4 Material
Chapter 5 Stuff
Chapter 6 Material
Chapter 7 (FINAL ONE !) & Final Review Stuff
APC -- HOMEWORK LOG (A and E ... note different assignment/due dates !!)
Homework Schedule:
Date Assigned
5/3
5/4
5/5
5/6
5/7
Date Assigned
5/10
5/11
5/12
5/13
5/14
Date Assigned
5/17
5/18
5/19
5/20
5/21
Date Due
5/5 (A) / 5/6 (F)
5/10 (A) / 5/11 (E)
Date Due
5/12 (A) / 5/13 (E)
5/14 (A) / 5/17 (E)
5/18 (A) / 5/19 (E)
Date Due
5/20 (A) / 5/21 (E)
5/24
5/24
Assignment
(no A -- A & E see last Friday for RALA due next class) (A see below for Test & RALA Notes)
(no E) Ch. 6 Review II (p. 373): 1-7 odd, 11, 13, 17, 18, 25, 31, 32, 35, 37-42 all, 57 (& both classes Ready for Ch6 Test/AP Quiz NEXT CLASS)
(no A) (A and E see above)(7.1 to 7.2 Quiz in a week for A)
(no E) (A see below for Weekend's RALA)(7.1 to 7.2 Quiz in a week for E)
(no A) Finish Calc Medic Review Unit 7
Assignment
(no E) (E see last Friday for RALA due NEXT CLASS)(A see below for tonight's RALA)
(no A) 7.1&2 (CIRCLED problems there, NO CALC. except those with *, FULL Calc. Setup Required !) (Chapter 7 Test and AP Quiz in a week for A !)
(no E) (E see above)(A see below)(Chapter 7 Test and AP Quiz in a week for E !!)
(no A) 7.3 (p. 406): 1 - 31 odd (NOT 25), 39, 41, 63 - 68 all* (*set up ALL; can integrate about half)
(no E) Chapter 7 Review: (p. 430): 1, 2, 3 - 24 m3, 20 + Ch7 PAPQ #2 & 3 (& READY FOR CHAPTER 7 Test/AP Quiz !!)
Assignment
(no A) (E see last Friday for tonight's RALA and Test announcement)(A Ready for FINAL Test/AP Quiz tomorrow) (ACTUAL AP EXAM IN ONE WEEK !)
(no E) FINISH Calc Medic Review UNIT 8
(no A) (see above and below for FINAL RALA's !!)
(no E) FINISH Calc Medic Review FULL PRACTICE EXAM (CORRECTING ALL 6 Free Response Questions using Given Scoring Rubrics AND POSTING ON GOOGLE CLASSROOM)
(no A) (see above) Study for AP Exam Monday at 7:30 am !!!
NO MORE WORK IN COURSE...GET READY FOR FUN DAY AFTER AP...
L1 AP Calculus (AB) COURSE EXPECTATIONS MR. BURKE
Welcome to your AP Calculus course. This is a fast paced, honors (college) level course that follows the Calculus (AB) Advanced Placement Test topic outline as presented by the College Entrance Examination Board. You should expect an average of 45-60 minutes of homework daily, and extra help is available every day after school OR BEFORE SCHOOL BY APPOINTMENT (email me by 9PM the night before!). TAKING THE AP EXAM IS MANDATORY for the course, though students will not officially register for the test until the start of the second semester. IF YOU DO NOT FEEL UP TO THE CHALLENGE, YOU SHOULD SEEK AN ALTERNATE CLASS (L2 Calculus, for example). Feel free to contact me by email (cburke@hinghamschools.org), which I check several times daily, and please share it with your parents as well. In turn, I will use the email addresses provided to the school (as they appear in X2) for students/parents to send general course reminders by email, generally twice per quarter.
IN CLASS You will need the following every day:
-textbook (class copies available) -positive attitude
-math notebook -willingness to work with others
-graphing calculator (TI-83/84 series recommended) in class by Day 2
GRADING
Based on a quiz grade (100 pts.); quizzes may be unannounced.
Tests will count as 2 quiz grades (200 pts.) and AP Quizzes (and mini-quizzes) will count as 1/2 quiz (50 points).
Homework for the entire quarter will count as approximately two quiz grades.
Individual homework assignments (checked or collected daily) will be accepted for half-credit if shown within 1 day of original due date, but usually no credit after that.
Students will have the same number of days absent to make up homework, and twice the number of days absent to make up a quiz or test (so 1 day absent means homework is made up the next day, and missed quiz/test is made up within 2 days), and may be completed before school (by appointment), after school or during a study.
Homework without work shown will generally receive half-credit.
Projects will be weighted according to difficulty (½ -2 quizzes).
Non-seniors will complete a post-AP project after taking the exam in May, but NO FINAL EXAM for all students in the course.
Homework, participation, and attitude will all be used to reconcile borderline quarter averages.
OUTLINE OF TOPICS (subject to change)
Quarter 1 Pre-Cal, Limits/Continuity, Derivatives (Ch. 1,2,3)
Quarter 2 More Derivatives/Applications, Numerical Approximation (Ch. 3,4,5)
Quarter 3 Definite Integrals/Techniques, Differential Equations (Ch. 5,6,7)
Quarter 4 Integration Applications, AP Review Projects, Post-AP Projects (Ch. 7)
Helpful Links:
Amazon -- AB Calculus Reference Workbooks
(Khan Academy video on finding absolute max on a closed interval)
Volumes of Solids of Known Cross Section Areas
Volumes of solids of Revolution (requiring Flash and/or Java)
Youtube Video: Volumes of Geometric Cross Sections
(must locate textbook: Finney: Calculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic, 3e and locate questions under appropriate chapter)
AP Central (shortcut to LAST YEAR's EXAM !)
AP Calculus (short cut to PREVIOUS year exam questions !!)
Coolmath: Precalculus concept review needed for success in Calculus
Graphing Calculator (TI-83/84) Help
Definitions:
Calculus - a branch of mathematics focused on limits, functions, derivatives, integrals, and infinite series.