AP Calculus AB

Pacing Guide: Area and Volume (Chapter 7)

For a few weeks, this class will be studying concepts using all applications learned this year to calculate area and volume of complex functions. Students need to follow this pacing of the class with the following dates each concept will be taught:

-Area Between Two Curves (Section 7.1 in calculus book): March 12 to March 13

-Volume: The Disk Method and the Washer Method (Section 7.2 in calculus book): March 16  to March 19

-Volume: The Shell Method (Section 7.3 in calculus book): March 20 - March 24

-Test Review: March 25

-Canvas AP Calculus AB Semester 2 Test 3: April 6

All Assignments can be viewed in the Canvas portion of the class. (Two weeks are displayed.) 

This week, we will be studying finding area between curves and finding volume with the disk method, the washer method, and the shell method. 

Monday, March 16:

The calculus class will be introduced to the disk method to find volume.  

Homework: 

Complete #1, #3, #7, #9, #11(a) on page 463. This assignment and the other assignments this week will be submitted for a grade the Monday after spring break.

Tuesday, March 17:  

The calculus class will be introduced to the washer method to find volume.  

Homework:

Complete #5, #11(b, c), #13(a), #19, #29 on page 463.

Wednesday, March 18: SAT DAY... NO CLASS WILL MEET TODAY.

Thursday, March 19:

The calculus class will continue studying the washer method to find volume.

Homework:

#13(b), #15, #21 - #29 (odd problems only), #61 on pages 463-464. 

 Friday, March 20:

We will be starting to learn the shell method to measure volume.

Homework:

Complete #1 - #11 (odd problems only) on page 472.

This week, we will be studying finding volume with the shell method and preparing for our last test of the semester. 

Monday: 

We will be continuing to learn the shell method to measure volume.

Homework:

Complete #13 - #25 (odd problems only) on page 472.

(We are finishing the curriculum for Calculus AB this week and testing on Monday, April 6. This week's homework will not be submitted for grading.)

Tuesday: We will be continuing our lessons on the shell method to measure volume.

Homework:

Complete using the shell method #31, #35, #47 on pages 464. 

Complete #27, #29, #39 on pages 472 and 473.

(We are finishing the curriculum for Calculus AB this week and testing on Monday, April 6. This week's homework will not be submitted for grading.)

Wednesday: 

We will be reviewing for the last test of the semester.

Homework:

Complete the review worksheets and study for the test.

Thursday: 

Student-Parent-Teacher Conference Day... No class.

Friday: 

Student-Parent-Teacher Conference Day... No class.

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.