AP Calculus AB

Pacing Guide: Concepts About Differentiation

For several weeks, this class will be studying concepts with respect to basic differentiation and derivatives. Students need to follow this pacing of the class with the following dates:

-Introduction to Unit 2: September 26 - September 29

-Basic Differentiation Rules and Rates of Change: September 30 - October 1 

-Product and Quotient Rules and Higher Order Derivatives: October 2 - October 3

-The Chain Rule: October 6 - October 9

-Implicit Differentiation: October 14 - October 16

-Related Rates: October 17 - October 20

-Review for Test: October 21

-Test 3 on Derivatives: October 22

All Assignments can be viewed in the Canvas portion of the class. (Two weeks are displayed due to requests from students.) 

This week, we will be continuing lessons on limits. All this week's homework will be due on the first school day of the next week.

Remember, this is a senior-level ECA class. No late work will be accepted.

Monday, September 15:

This class will continue our study solving limits algebraically. Complete the following:

1) In the ECA calculus book, complete problems #1-#25 (odd problems only) on page 67.

2) If you have not done so, on page 62, copy the box "A Strategy for Finding Limits" into your notes.

3) Take the work from today and combine it with the rest of this week's work. You will be turning this in as part of your classwork to be submitted on Monday, September 22.

Tuesday, September 16:

This class will continue the concepts on solving limits. Complete the following:

1) In the ECA calculus book, read pages 59-66.

2) Complete problems #27-#39 (odd problems only) on page 67.

3) Take the work from today and combine it with the rest of this week's work. You will be turning this in as part of your classwork to be submitted on Monday, September 22.

Wednesday, September 17:

This class will continue the concepts on solving limits. Complete the following:

1) In the ECA calculus book, read pages 59-66 (if not completed already).

2) Complete problems #45-61 (odd problems only), and #67-#77 (odd problems only) on page 67-68.

3) Take the work from today and combine it with the rest of this week's work. You will be turning this in as part of your classwork to be submitted on Monday, September 22.

Thursday, September 18:

We will be studying limits with respect to continuity and one-sided limits. Complete the following:

1) In the ECA calculus book, read pages 70-78. 

2) Complete problems #7-#41 (odd problems only) and #79-85 (odd problems only) on pages 79-81. 

3) Take the work from today and combine it with the rest of this week's work. You will be turning this in as part of your classwork to be submitted on Monday, September 22.

Friday, September 19:

We will be studying infinite limits. Mr. Glaser will not be in class today. We will have the notes for this lesson on Thursday. Complete the following:

1) In the ECA calculus book, read pages 83-87. 

2) Complete problems #9-#27 (odd problems only) and #33-#47 (odd problems only) on page 88. You will be turning this in as part of your classwork to be submitted on Monday, September 22.

This week, we will be finishing our lessons on limits. Students will complete specific work below that relates to the lessons of the day. Regular homework will be assigned in the classroom. The homework will also be provided in the Canvas class. Homework will not be submitted for grading this week so students can use that homework as a reference for this week's test.

Monday, September 22:

We will be studying infinite limits. Complete the following:

1) In the ECA calculus book, read pages 83-87. 

2) Complete problems #9-#27 (odd problems only) and #33-#47 (odd problems only) on page 88. Since this is a test week, the problems will not be collected so students can use those problems to study for the test.

Tuesday, September 23:

We will be reviewing for the test. Complete the review worksheets that will be handed out in class.

Wednesday, September 24:

Students will be completing the second test of the semester.

Thursday, September 25:

We will be introducing the class to derivatives and relating them to limits. 

This intro video will be shown in class:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fqVT-DfpGg

Complete the following:

1) In your calculus book, read pages 96 to 98. 

2) Complete #5 through #23 (odd only) on page 104. You will be turning this in as part of your classwork to be submitted on Monday, October 7.

Friday, September 26:

We will be introducing the class to derivatives and relating them to limits. Complete the following:

1) In your calculus book, read pages 99 to 102. 

2) Complete #25 through #41 (odd only) on page 104 and #57, #59 and #61 on page 105. You will be turning this in as part of your classwork to be submitted on Monday, October 7.

Signup and paying for the AP Calculus AB test in May must be completed by October 31, 2025. To sign up for the class, students must access my College Board personal class/website. The instructional are below. Mr. Glaser's College Board AP classroom is: 2LJ7GW (for 2025-26).

STEP 1: Use the class-specific JOIN CODE to join your AP teacher’s classroom on

the MyAP website (http://myap.collegeboard.org) and set your exam decision to

“YES” no later than October 31, 2025.

STEP 2: Starting August 25, 2024, submit payment of $99 for the AP exam that you

are choosing to take at ECA/CEC’s payment website (http://aptsusa.com/eca-cec).

Payment must be received no later than October 31. 2025 . (College Board charges

cancellation/unused exam fees; if a student cancels after November 14th, or fails to take the

exam in May, $40 will be forfeited to pay this charge.)

BOTH Steps 1 & 2 MUST be completed by October 31, 2025 to complete an AP

exam order activation. Orders activated after this will incur an additional

LATE FEE of $40 per exam. (LATE FEE is required by College Board.)

(Students eligible for free/reduced lunch should contact Counselor Alicia Faulds

(alicia.faulds@aps.edu) to obtain the fee reduction code. A $40 deposit will be collected, but $35 of

that fee will be refunded once the exam is completed, resulting in a final fee of $5 per exam.)

ECA/CEC AP Exam Ordering Deadline:

Exam Activation Deadline:  October 31, 2025

Full Exam Payment Deadline:  October 31, 2025

For more information and details as well as assistance and support visit http://aptsusa.com/eca-cec OR contact Ms. Vierra, ECA/CEC Testing Coordinator, at: jessica.vierra@aps.edu.