Please see below brief daily agendas, homework assignments and upcoming events/ assessments.
June 1 - Final exam today.
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May 31 - Review for final exam tomorrow.
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May 27 - For most of the P3 today we had scheduled events for Career Day.
NOTE: Portfolios on u-substitution were due today, counting as the last assessment score in Quarter 4.
FYI - Our final exam for those of you that have to take the exam is on Wednesday, 6/1. The final will cover problems similar to what we did in class recently: finding indefinite and definite integrals, finding areas under a curve or between curves, using the 3 integration techniques that we learned: Geometry formulas for basic shapes, antiderivatives and u-substitution. Please STUDY!
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May 26 - P3 class did not meet (DIRT show today).
REMINDER: Your portfolio is due by 2 PM tomorrow!
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May 23 - May 25
Using u-substitution for finding indefinite and definite integrals - work on portfolio on integration techniques (focus on using u-substitution for finding in
No Hw assigned, but work on your portfolio on using u-substitution as discussed in class, to be turned in no later than Friday, 5/27/16 (Tuesday, 5/31/16 if you go on a field trip this week).
NOTE: For your portfolio pick at least 15 various indefinite and definite integrals that may be solved using u-substitution, as discussed in class and explained in the files that were pushed out to your Google Drive. You may use any of the classroom examples, any of the additional resources from your Drive or other resources that you found. Make sure to cite the appropriate URL if you did a search on your own. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
May 20
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May 19
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May 16
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May 13
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May 12
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May 11
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May 10
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May 9
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May 5 & May 6
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May 3 & May 4
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May 2
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April 27 - April 29
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April 26
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April 25
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April 15
Students had the opportunity to work on any remaining optimizations (the previous worksheet on optimizations part 2) and finding the integral of a given function (the worksheet handed out this week).
No Hw assigned during the break, but finish the work listed above if you did not turn it in yet.
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April 14
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April 13
Intro: Integrals.
No Hw due 4/14.
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April 12
Students had the opportunity to continue the small group assessment on their small group assessment on solving optimizations today.
No Hw due 4/13.
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April 11
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April 8
We started our small group assessment on solving optimization problems today, to be continued on Monday. NOTE: Depending on your group progress, you may need to use some of the class time on Tuesday or stay after school on Wednesday to finish any remaining if needed.
No new Hw due 4/11, but you should work on finishing any remaining work from last week and this week. See the agenda on April 7 to check which assignments are counted in Q3 or Q4.
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April 7
Students had the opportunity to work on any remaining problems using the derivative tests (skills problems and optimizations).
Hw due 4/8 - Finish any remaining examples from this week and last week and turn them in tomorrow! NOTE: The examples on optimizations (part 2) are postponed for Monday, 4/11 to be counted in Q4. The other two assignments (last week's examples using derivative tests and the optimization problems part 1 are the last assignments in Q3).
FYI - Small group assessment on solving optimization problems tomorrow, as discussed in class. This is the 1st assessment in Q4!
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April 6
Day 3 of Optimization Problems: More Geometry Apps today, solved using the first derivative test.
Hw due 4/7 - Finish any remaining examples on optimizations (part 1 - examples 1, 3-5) and any remaining examples from last week using the derivative tests. NOTE: The examples in part handed out today are due no later than Friday, April 8th.
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April 5
Day 2 of Optimization Problems: Geometry Apps today, solved using the first derivative test.
Hw due 4/6 - Finish any remaining examples on optimizations handed out yesterday and any remaining examples from last week using the derivative tests.
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April 4
Day 1 of Optimization Problems: "Number Puzzles" today, solved using the first derivative test.
No Hw due 4/5. We will continue with more optimizations tomorrow in class. You may want to read my last email and think about what type of assessment you may like for assessing your skills on using derivatives for solving optimizations problems.
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April 1
Assessment on using the derivatives tests to find stationary points and describe characteristics & behavior of given functions/ given graphs.
No new Hw, but finish any remaining problems from the packet handed out this week.
NOTE: Check your school email for some sample problems using derivative tests to find stationary points, along with solving backward problems (example #2 in the file that I emailed to you is the first backward problem in the packet that we worked on this week).
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March 31
We used derivatives to find the stationary points of given functions, determine their nature (local min, local max or inflection points) and compare with the given graphs of the functions.
Hw due 4/4 (note new due date!) - Finish any remaining examples in the packet handed out on Monday.
FYI - Assessment on using derivative tests to find stationary points and discuss the characteristics and behavior of given functions tomorrow.
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March 29 & March 30
Continue/ finish the practice examples using the derivative tests (1st and 2nd derivative tests) handed out on Monday. See below some resources that may use for extra help and to deepen your understanding on the use of derivative tests for describing the characteristics and behavior of a given function.
1. You may use the following electronic resource to find stationary points of a given function: Finding stationary points for given functions
NOTE (most important take- away from these videos and from our classroom discussions) : Check out the flowchart (graphic organizer) on the last page of this resource for finding and identifying the type of the stationary points.
2. Questions: (a) What is the difference between a critical point and a stationary point? (we talked about this in class on 3/29!). You may also want to check this out: Examples of stationary points (b) What types of stationary points are there? (min, max, inflection points).
3. Additional resources for finding stationary points:
(A) Example: How to find stationary points - THIS IS THE VIDEO THAT WE WATCHED AND DISCUSSED IN CLASS ON 3/29! Don't forget this example when you study for the final exam soon!
(B) Example: How to find stationary points and determine their nature
(C) Curve Sketching Using the 1st and 2nd Derivative Tests
(D) Graphing Function with Asymptotes - Pay close attention to the last part of this video, that shows a similar chart to the signed chart that we discussed in class this week!
Hw in progress (due no later than 4/1) - Finish the class work (any remaining examples from the electronic resources used today and the packet handed out on Monday).
FYI - Assessment on using derivative tests to investigate the characteristics and behavior of given functions on Friday. Be ready!
REMINDER: If you want to add more work to your last assessment on solving related rates, come after school on Wednesday, 3/30 or Thursday, 3/31.
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March 28
Using derivative tests to find critical points and analyze the behavior of given functions.
Hw in progress (all examples should be finished by 3/30) - Continue working on finding stationary points (examples #1- 5 on p. 5 of the packet handed out today).
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March 23
Students had the opportunity to continue/ finish the small group assessment on solving related rates problems.
No Hw due 3/28.
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March 21
Students had the opportunity to ask questions from the previously selected related rates problems, then started
the small group assessment on solving related rates problems (to be continued in class on Wednesday).
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March 16 to March 18
Small group work (to be continued for homework; all class work/ homework extended for Monday, 3/21):
NOTE: Take good notes on the examples, so you can use them as resources on the open- notes small group assessment on solving related rates problems on Monday!
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March 15
Examples of related rates from HeyMath.
Hw due 3/16 - Continue working on the related rates problems in the packet handed out today. NOTE: These problems are due no later than Thursday, 3/17!
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March 14 - Happy Pi day!
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March 11
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March 10
Assessment on implicit derivatives today.
No Hw due 3/11.
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March 9 - NO SCHOOL (Full day professional development for teachers)
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March 8
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March 7
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March 4
Individual presentations of students' work (to be continued on Monday).
No Hw due 3/7.
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March 2 & March 3
Small group work (Jigsaw Puzzle): Practice problems using explicit and implicit derivatives.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
No Hw due 3/3 and 3/4. NOTE: If you think about your assigned problems and figure out some ideas, you may want to write them down to share with your group in class. The groups will get time to complete the work in class on 3/3 and 3/4. If you are absent for any of these two days, you may want to make-up your part as homework. Upon completing the work, random selected students will present random selected problems from the ones that were assigned for each group.
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March 1
We went over various homework questions.
Hw due 3/2 - Finish any remaining problems selected on pp. 146-147 if you did not them yet.
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February 29
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February 26
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February 25
Practice implicit derivatives.
Hw due 2/26 - p. 146: #1-15 odd (from Ch. 2 Calculus Textbook - see the Intro to Calculus Resources tab above).
Reminder: This week's assignment (to be collected by the end of class tomorrow) was the following:
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February 24
Students had the opportunity to continue/ redo/ make corrections to their last assessment on using the chain rule and other derivatives today.
No new Hw assigned, but finish the 4 implicit derivatives from Tuesday if you did not yet.
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February 23
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February 22
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February 12
Students had the opportunity to continue/ finish the assessment on using the Chain Rule and other derivative rules today.
No Hw assigned during the break, but continue/ finish any remaining work from this week as discussed in class and bring it in on Monday, February 22.
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February 11
We went over various homework/ review questions on using the Chain Rule and other derivative rules, then started the assessment on these learning targets (to be continued in class tomorrow).
Hw due 2/12 - No new assignment, but CONTINUE/ FINISH any remaining problems in the assignment from this week (selected problems on pp. 137- 138 from our electronic book) and TURN THEM IN NO LATER THAN TOMORROW!
FYI - STUDY some more tonight and be prepared to continue/ finish your assessment on using the Chain Rule and other derivative rules tomorrow!
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February 10
Students had the opportunity to add more/ fix the two problems completed in small groups yesterday, and to ask questions on the current homework assignment.
Hw due 2/11 - We did not add any more questions to the selected problems on pp. 137-138, but please finish any remaining problems for tomorrow.
FYI - Assessment on using the Chain Rule and other derivative rules tomorrow. Please STUDY!
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February 9
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February 8
More practice problems/ review differentiation using the Chain Rule. Here is the list of the practice problems from Chapter2_calculus-textbook (click the tab "Intro to Calculus Resources" above and scroll to Chapter2_calculus-textbook) - Exercises for Section 2.4 on pp. 137-138: #1- 6 all, 7- 31 odd, 41- 53 odd, 59- 65 odd, 79, 81, 83- 86 all.
NOTE: These problems should be done no later than Wednesday, 2/10/16. We may add few more problems to this list tomorrow in class. You have time to work on this assignment in class on Monday and Tuesday.
FYI - Assessment on using the Chain Rule and other derivative rules on Thursday. Be prepared!
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February 5 - NO SCHOOL (Snow Day #1)
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February 4
Presentations #2 and 3 today.
No Hw due 2/5.
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February 3
Presentation #1 today.
FYI - Presentation #2 and #3 tomorrow. Be ready!
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February 2
Students had the opportunity to work with their partners on their chain rule investigations. Each group should pick roles and work collaboratively to prepare a presentation for their classmates that did not investigate that particular resource. We start our presentations tomorrow as discussed in class.
NOTE: See the assignments under the agenda for January 29.
Hw due 2/3 (collected for grading) - Your notes, examples, exercises from the MathTutor ("Fred").
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February 1
We selected small groups for our chain rule investigations. Each group should pick roles and work collaboratively to prepare a presentation for their classmates that did not investigate that particular resource.
See the assignments under the agenda for January 29.
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January 29
The following resources are small group assignments. We are going to start the small group on Monday. Each random selected group is responsible to take notes and prepare a presentation for the other classmates that did not investigate that particular resource. We will discuss sign-ups for group presentations starting for Wednesday, 2/3 and Thursday, 2/4. Be ready on Monday!
Additional Resources on Chain Rule:
http://www.sosmath.com/calculus/diff/der04/der04.html
http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/Classes/CalcI/ChainRule.aspx
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January 28
We discussed the warm-up problems that we did yesterday and the strategies that people chose to solve these problems. After that, we introduced the Chain Rule (Outside- Inside Rule) for finding derivatives and worked out some examples.
No Hw due 1/29.
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January 27 - SEMESTER 2 STARTS TODAY!!!
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January 20
Period 3 did not meet today. No Hw assigned, but work on the midterm review problems (selected problems on pp. 126-129 and problems #1-5 handed out on Tuesday) and bring your work on the day of the exam, to be counted as bonus.
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January 19
Review for the midterm exam.
No Hw assigned, but work on the midterm review problems (selected problems on pp. 126-129 and problems #1-5 handed out today) and bring your work on the day of the exam, to be counted as bonus.
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January 14 & January 15
More practice/ review for the midterm.
Click the tab Intro to Calculus Resources, scroll down to Ch. 2 Calc Textbook, pp. 126- 129: #1-17 odd, 21-53 odd and 62; ADD #63, 65, 73, 78, 79, 83, 95, 101 and 116. The due date for these problems have been extended to the day of your midterm exam, which is January 21, to be counted as bonus points.
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January 13
More practice/ review skill problems using the derivative rules that we learned so far.
Hw due 1/15 (please note we postponed this assignment, but we still have to add the applications to our list) - Finish the class work (click the tab Intro to Calculus Resources, scroll down to Ch. 2 Calc Textbook, p. 126: #1-17 odd, 21-53 odd and 62).
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January 12
More practice problems/ review using the differentiation rules - p. 126: #1-17 odd, 21-53 odd and 62. NOTE: These problems are from Ch. 2 Calc Textbook (check the tab for Intro to Calculus Resources). These selected problems are considered skill problems. We are going to select some application problems on Thursday and add them to the list of more practice/ review problems.
Hw due 1/14 - Finish the selected skill problems on p. 126.
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January 11
We worked on more practice problems using the differentiation rules learned so far.
Hw due 1/12 - Finish any remaining problems in the packet from last week.
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January 8
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January 7
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January 6
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January 5
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January 4
Recap Product Rule for derivatives and more practice examples using this rule and some other differentiation rules learned before or added-on today.
Hw due 1/5 - Finish the classroom examples #3 and 4 left from today, and use a large index card or sheet of paper to make a derivatives reference sheet. NOTE: You may use the model in the document that you have in your Calculus folder, or create your own. Don't forget to add the new differentiation rules from today (more trig, exponential and logarithmic derivatives.
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December 23
Students worked on some warm-up problems today, finding derivatives of simple expressions two different ways (1. simplifying the given expression first, then using the Power Rule; 2. differentiating first, using the Product Rule or Quotient Rule, depending on which one of these rules was applicable, then simplifying the final expression).
No Hw assigned, enjoy your vacation!
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December 22
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December 21
We uses a new differentiation rule (the Product Rule) to find the derivatives of various products of two or more functions (see selected examples in the worksheets handed out today).
Hw due 12/22 - Finish the class work.
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December 18
Students had the opportunity to finalize any left over problems in their assignment on pp. 116-118 from this week and ask any last- minute questions before turning the assignments in for grading.
No Hw due 12/21.
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December 17
We went over various homework questions from the assigned problems on pp. 116-118 that are to be turned in tomorrow. Please bring in quality work!
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December 16
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December 15
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December 14
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December 11
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December 9 & December 10
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December 8
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December 7
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December 4
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December 3
FYI - Assessment #1 on derivatives learned so far postponed for Monday. Please STUDY!
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December 2
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December 1
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November 30
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November 25
Students had the opportunity to ask questions if needed and continue/ finish the practice examples on p. 106: #81-96 all. No Hw due 11/30. FYI : If you did not turn in your work on p. 106: #81-96 all today, please email me at teodorescu@wsps.org with a picture of your assignment, preferably TODAY if you want to receive full credit, then bring me the work that completed on paper on Monday. REMINDER: If you didn't complete the Exit Ticket #2, please do so TODAY! We are using half of the problems as a "redo" of the Exit Ticket #1. If you scored better this time, you can replace the other score with this one.
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November 24
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November 23
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November 20
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November 19
Use the Geogebra interactive tool for graphing slopes of the tangent line created in class this week (if needed) and the rules for differentiation that you discovered so far to complete the assignment from November 16 (see the below list):
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November 17 and 18
We invited Mr. Hansberry to teach us how to construct an interactive tool in Geogebra to graph slopes of the tangent line for various polynomial functions.
No new Hw assigned, but finish the class work from Wednesday if you did not yet.
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November 16
Continue our work on finding derivatives of various functions (with emphasis on polynomials):
Hw due 11/17 - Continue/ finish the class work.
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November 12 and 13 - We only did the first couple of items on the following agenda on 11/12/15, then continued the remaining work on 11/13/15.
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November 11
No School - Veterans' Day
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November 10
We looked at the derivative of some basic polynomials functions and tried to make sense of the physical meaning of a derivative (the secant line to a curve becoming the tangent line to a curve at a certain point). No Hw due 11/12.
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November 9
We discussed some of the observations that we made about the relationship between a given linear or quadratic function and the slope of the tangent line at the curve at a given point.
No Hw due 11/10, but watch the 5 videos from Friday (see posted below) if you did not do that yet.
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November 6
Introduction to Derivatives
After the presentation of the rollercoaster and the intro to differentiation from HeyMath, students recorded the numerical values of the slope of the tangent line to the curve f(x)=x^2 for selected input values x of the function, made observations regarding the relationship between the outputs of the function and the slope of the tangent line at these points, then watched some videos/ tutorials about the same concepts.
1.What is the derivative of a function at a given point? Finding the slope of a tangent line to a curve = finding the derivative of a given function at a given point. The link above is an introduction to derivatives from Khan Academy.
2. More Derivatives - Use your intuition to investigate a little more what a derivative is. Using the derivative to find the slope at any point along the curve of the function f(x)=x^2.
3. The slope of a tangent line to a curve at a given point (numerical approach):
http://www.intmath.com/differentiation/2-slope-tangent.php
4. Does the function have to be continuous (recall "continuous function" means that f has the left- sided limit the same as the right- sides limit, and the same as the output of the function at the given point) in order to have a derivative at a certain point on the curve?
http://www.intmath.com/differentiation/1-limits-and-differentiation.php#continuity
5. Interactive graph showing the derivative of a function http://www.intmath.com/differentiation/derivative-graphs.php
Hw due 11/9 - Finish watching the above videos and be prepared to discuss what you've seen. You may want to record any observations that you made in your notebook, so you can share with your classmates on Monday.
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November 5
Students had the opportunity to continue finish their unit test on finding limits graphically and numerically and continuity.
No Hw due 11/6, but bring any work that needs to be turned in by 2 PM tomorrow (Friday). Q1 closes today!
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November 4
Unit Test on Finding Limits graphically and numerically and Continuity (to be continued in class tomorrow).
No Hw due 11/5, but bring any work that needs to be recorded next time.
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November 2
Students had the opportunity to continue/ finish the previous homework assignment/ review problems on pp. 91-92 (see list posted on October 30) and ask questions as needed.
Hw due 11/4 - Finish any selected review problems left on pp. 91-92.
FYI: Unit test on finding limits numerically and graphically and discussing the continuity of various functions on Wednesday. This unit test is the last assessment for Quarter 1. Please STUDY!
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October 30
NOTE: This is the same assignment that we worked on yesterday, as many of you did not even start it yet. Please continue working on these selected review problems today - pp. 91- 92: #3-6 all , 11-17 all, 19-22 all, 27- 31 all, 33- 36 all, 38-44 all, 47, 51-53 all, 55- 65 odd and 70 from the Chapter 1_calculus-textbook in the "Intro to Calculus Resources" tab above.
FYI: Unit test on finding limits numerically and graphically and discussing the continuity of various functions on Wednesday. Monday is your last opportunity to ask questions in class before our unit test on Wednesday. Please bring any questions that you may have in class on Monday. You may also stay after school on Monday if you need extra help. This unit test is the last assessment for Quarter 1!
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October 29
We went over various homework questions from our previous assignment and started reviewing for the unit test on finding limits numerically and graphically and discussing the continuity of a function on Wednesday.
Hw due 11/4 (in progress until the day of the test, which is 11/4) - pp. 91- 92: #3-6 all , 11-17 all, 19-22 all, 27- 31 all, 33- 36 all, 38-44 all, 47, 51-53 all, 55- 65 odd and 70.
NOTE: For problems #27 and 28 - use a table or a graph to find the required limits.
FYI - The selected review problems listed in blue above should be completed on separate paper, neatly and organized, using pencil, providing the supporting graphs or tables and the appropriate explanations. Some of these problems will be included in the unit test next week. Please take advantage of the opportunity of having part of the assessment done in advance.
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October 28
Students had the opportunity to take another look at their last assessment on finding limits numerically and graphically and redo the problems that they missed.
No new Hw assigned, but try to continue our previous assignment (pp. 88-89: #1-8 all, 9-17 odd, 23- 26 all, 29-43 odd, 49, 51, 62 and 63 (see Chapter 1_calculus-textbook in the "Intro to Calculus Resources" tab above).
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October 27
We discussed more examples of rational functions that have infinite limits and discontinuities.
Cw/ Hw due 10/28 - pp. 88-89: #1-8 all, 9-17 odd, 23- 26 all, 29-43 odd, 49, 51, 62 and 63 (see Chapter 1_calculus-textbook in the "Intro to Calculus Resources" tab above).
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October 26
We discussed more examples of basic rational functions that have infinite limits and discontinuities.
New Cw/ Hw assignment due Wednesday, 10/28 - pp. 88-89: #1-8 all, 9-17 odd, 23- 26 all, 29-43 odd, 49, 51, 62 and 63 (see Chapter 1_calculus-textbook in the "Intro to Calculus Resources" tab above).
NOTE: If you did not finish your last assignment on pp. 78- 81 yet, you have to complete that first, then add the new Cw/ Hw assignment.
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October 23
We discussed the difference between the existence of a limit and the continuity of a function on a closed interval.
Hw due 10/26 - Continue/ finish the class work pp. 78-81: #1-6 all, 25-29 all, 31- 45 odd, 57, 59; reflections #87 and 88 (see Chapter 1_calculus-textbook in the "Intro to Calculus Resources" tab above).
NOTE: The two reflection problems (open- response problems) listed above have to be turned in for grading on Monday, 10/26. The other problems are counted as class work/ homework assignment and may be continued/ finished in class on Monday or for homework due on Tuesday if not completed yet.
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October 22
Students had the opportunity to continue/ finish the assessment #2 on finding limits numerically and graphically.
No Hw due 10/23.
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October 21
Assessment #2 on finding limits graphically and numerically (to be continued in class tomorrow).
No Hw due 10/22, but finish any remaining work from the previous homework assignment and bring that in tomorrow for recording.
NOTE: If you did not do the reflection problems yet, complete them for tomorrow, to be collected for grading along with your assessment #2.
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October 20
Continue/ finish our work on the selected problems on finding limits numerically and graphically.
Hw due 10/21 - Finish the list of selected problems written in blue on the agenda for October 16 (scroll down to find that day).
FYI - Assessment #2 on finding limits numerically and graphically tomorrow. Don't forget to complete the reflection questions on separate paper to be handed in for grading today. Be ready!
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October 19
Students had the opportunity to take a look at the last in-class assessment on Algebra pre-requisites for Calculus and ask questions about the problems, and work on more practice with limits (see list of selected problems written in blue under the agenda for October 16 below). This assignment is due on Wednesday, which is the day of our assessment on finding limits algebraically and graphically.
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October 16
Students had the opportunity to work on the selected practice problems on finding limits numerically and graphically and ask questions in class if needed.
Hw (in progress), due by 10/21/15 - #2-26 even / pp. 54- 56; #60, 63, 65, 66/ pp. 57-58; write your reflections for #53- 56/ p.57 (see Chapter 1_calculus-textbook in the "Intro to Calculus Resources" tab above) on a separate page. These problems have to be handed in on 10/21/15, to be graded and counted as the open- response problems for your next assessment.
FYI - Assessment #2 on finding limits numerically and graphically on Wednesday. Be prepared!
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October 15
Our classes resume to regular schedule today. We start working on the Exercises for Section 1.2 in Chapter1_calculus-textbook (see the electronic chapter with this title in the "Intro to Calculus Resources" tab above). Here is the list of selected problems: #2-26 even/ pp. 54- 56; #60, 63, 65 and 66/ pp. 57-58 and write your reflections for #53- 56/ p. 57.
NOTE: The practice problems listed above will be counted as class work/ homework/ effort points. We will have an in-class assessment on this type of problems next week (date to be determined on Friday). The "reflections" listed above should be completed on a separate paper, and written neatly, to be handed in for grading (they are recorded as assessment points). All problems are due on the day of the assessment, which is Wednesday, 10/21/15.
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October 14
Period 3 - Did not meet today (PSAT testing).
Hw due 10/15 - Finish the remaining limits in the packet handed out on Tuesday. Bring any questions to class on Thursday.
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October 13
Finding limits of various functions approaching a number graphically and numerically.
Hw due 10/15 - Finish the remaining limits in the packet handed out today. Bring any questions to class on Thursday.
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October 9
Our class did not meet today (AP kick-off today).
Hw due 10/13 - Finish any remaining class work (#1-22 from the worksheet on limits handed out today).
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October 8
Today's agenda:
1. Read/ understand examples on pp. 1-11 (click below):
Examples of Finding Various Limits
2. Complete worksheet examples for finding limits numerically and graphically.
Hw due 10/9 - Finish any remaining class work (#1-22 from the worksheet on limits handed out today).
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October 7
Overview of what Calculus does vs. Algebra/ PreCalc and review of what we understand about limits when we look at a graph that may have discontinuities.
No Hw due 10/8.
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October 6
Students had the opportunity to continue/ finish their assessment #1 on the Algebra pre-requisites for Calculus.
No Hw due 10/7.
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October 5
Assessment #1 on the Algebra pre-requisites for Calculus (to be continued tomorrow in class).
No Hw due 10/6.
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October 2
Students had the opportunity to continue working on selected review problems and ask questions if needed in preparation for the assessment on the Algebra skills that are prerequisites for Calculus.
Hw due 10/5 - Finish any remaining selected review problems. In addition to these problems, don't forget to review the composition problems that we did before.
FYI - Assessment on Algebra skills that are prerequisites for Calculus on Monday. Be prepared!
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October 1
We discussed various questions from the selected review problems.
Hw due 10/2 - Continue working on the selected review problems, due on Monday.
FYI: In-class assessment on Algebra skills on Monday. Be prepared!
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September 30
We worked on various review problems that we selected from chapter P.
Hw due 10/1 - Continue working on the selected review problems from today's handout, due on Monday.
FYI: In- class assessment on Algebra skills on Monday. Be prepared!
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September 29
We went over various questions from yesterday's assignment.
No new Hw assigned, but finish any remaining problems from Friday and Monday, and bring them in for recording tomorrow.
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September 28
We reviewed more Algebra concepts & skills today: writing the equation of a parallel or perpendicular line through a given point to a given line.We also discussed an alternate form of a line (the point- slope form of a line), as a shortcut when the slope and a point are given.
Hw due 9/29 - Finish the class work (the selected problems from today's handout). Bring any questions to class tomorrow!
FYI - If you did not turn in your packet P3 (#1-35 odd and the selected problems on pp. 40-41) for grading, please do so tomorrow. Reminder: The practice sets that are collected for grading count as quiz scores, as discussed in class!
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September 25
Students completed some practice problems to check their understanding on transformations from the parent function and composition of functions.
No new Hw assigned, but finish the practice set P3 (#1- 35 odd from the packet P3 and pp. 40-41: #2, 5, 7, 9, 13, 16, 18, 19-24 all, 30, 31 and 34 in the electronic book posted on the Hw website (or check your Google drive).
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September 24
Students had the opportunity to work more on their poster about possible transformations from a general parent function f(x), then took a "gallery walk" to check the other people's posters and provide feedback (if any).
No new Hw assigned, but finish the assignment P3 that is due on Monday for grading.
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September 23
After discussing the exit ticket from yesterday, students worked in small groups to make a poster about possible transformations from a general parent function f(x), then select meaningful examples of parent functions and transformations to illustrate the general rules.
No new Hw assignment, but continue/ finish the practice problem set P3 (#1-35 odd) if needed and the selected problems added on pp. 40-41: #2, 5, 7, 9, 13, 16, 18, 19-24 all, 30, 31 and 34, so your assignment will be ready to be turned in on Friday.
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September 22
Daily Agenda:
1. Complete the exit ticket after the brief small group presentations that we had yesterday. NOTE: Please complete the exit ticket individually, and turn it in for grading.
2. Read/ understand the examples on pp. 31-39 (scroll down to the bottom of this page for Ch. 1 of the Applied Calculus electronic textbook that we are using in this course). NOTE: You don't have to take notes on these examples, but please ask questions if needed.
3. Work on the selected practice problems added to the practice set P3, that will be collected on Friday. Here is the list of problems: #2, 5, 7, 9, 13, 16, 18, 19-24 all, 30, 31 and 34.
NOTE: The selected problems from the practice set P3 were #1-35 odd (using composition of functions)!
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September 21
Students had the opportunity to discuss the examples that they picked up to share with the class, then each small group presented these examples.
No Hw due 9/22, enjoy the West Side day at Big E!
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September 18
We went over some of the homework problems using composition of functions, then each student signed up for a small group and one of the topics on transformations from the parent function, or increasing/ decreasing intervals and concavity. Each small group is expected to review their given topic, choose example to illustrate their topic, and prepare a presentation for Monday.
No new Hw assigned, but finish #1-35 odd in the packet P3 if you did not yet, and work on your small group presentations for Monday.
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September 17
Students had the opportunity to work on their assignments using composition of functions and get extra help if needed.
Hw due 9/18 - Continue/ finish #1-35 odd in the packet P3.
NOTE: Warm- ups may be collected & graded tomorrow. Be prepared!
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September 16
We discussed examples using composition of functions.
Hw due 9/17 - Continue #1-35 odd in the packet P3. NOTE: Please bring your questions to class. You may finish this assignment tomorrow in class or as homework.
FYI - Possible quiz on Friday. Be prepared!
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September 15
Students had the opportunity to continue/ finish the selected problems (#1-21 odd, 22- 30 all) in the packet P2 and to ask questions if needed.
Hw due 9/16 - Finish any remaining problems from the selected problems in the packet P2 (see list above).
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September 14 (Early Release Day - P1, 2, 3, 4 meet)
We did more practice examples finding domain and range, matching functions and using the vertical test to determine if a relationship given numerically or graphically is a function.
Hw due 9/15 - Finish the class work (#1-21 odd and 22 in the packet P2). If you did not finish the assignment from Friday, please also work on that (#23- 30 all in the packet P2).
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September 11
We reviewed the domain and the range of various functions algebraically and graphically, along with the interval notation.
Hw due 9/14 - Finish the selected problems on pp. 8-9 in the packet P1 (#1-18 all, 19, 24, 27, 30, 44, 54, 56, 57, 67 and 69) and turn them in on Monday as discussed in class.
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September 10
We discussed a modeling example from the packet P1 using technology. Students also had the opportunity to work on the selected problems in the practice set P1 and ask questions if needed.
No Hw due 9/11, but work on the selected problems on pp. 8-9 in the packet P1: #1-18 all, 19, 24, 27, 30, 44, 54, 56, 57, 67 and 69. NOTE: Please make sure to show the work/ support for these problems as discussed in class.
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September 9
We discussed some of the examples in the practice set P1 assigned before, and added few more to our list.
No Hw due 9/10, but you should be working on the selected problems on pp. 8-9 in the packet P1 (this practice set P1 will be collected for grading on Monday, as discussed in class).
NOTE: Please bring your questions to class tomorrow.
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September 8
We discussed some examples of sketching conic sections today, and also used the vertical test to determine whether or not a given rule is a function (see p. 6 in the packet P1).
No Hw assigned, but work on #1-18 all on pp. 8-9. Bring any questions to class tomorrow. We will add more problems to our list tomorrow.
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September 4
We discussed some examples of odd and even functions, and their symmetry about a point, or about the axis of symmetry, respectively.
Hw (in progress, likely being collected on 9/14/15): p. 8 - #1-18 all in the packet P1. NOTE: There will be more problems added to our list next week. If you want to get a jumpstart, you may do these problems first, and bring your questions to class on Tuesday, 9/8, but they will not be collected yet.
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September 3
We used technology to explore some graphs of various functions today.
Hw due 9/4 - Continue/ finish the exploration on p. 2 in the packer P1. NOTE: For each given function, sketch the graph in your notebook, find the x and y- intercepts, if any, and the turning points (label them only).
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September 2 - Welcome back to school!
We discussed the course expectations today.
Hw due 9/3 - Read/ understand the course expectations, then sign and return the "signature page".