Difference Quotient Quiz: Thursday, October 22
Basic Derivatives Quiz: Thursday, November 5
Chain Rule and Trig Quiz: Thursday, November 19
Deadline to take the class Pass/No Pass: Tuesday, December 1 BEFORE you attempt the test
Derivatives Test: Tuesday, December 1
Implicit Differentiation Quiz: Tuesday, December 8
Related Rates Quiz: Thursday, December 17
Shapes of Curves Quiz: Tuesday, January 19
Optimization Quiz: Thursday, January 28
Math 251 Take Home Final Due: Monday, February 1 by 1:30 pm NO EXCUSES
Applications of Derivatives Test (LAST SCORE FOR Semester 1): Tuesday, February 2
Integrals Quiz: Thursday, February 25
Integrals Test: Thursday, March 4
Volume Quiz: Tuesday, March 16
Applications of Integration Test: Tuesday, April 6
Differential Equations MicroTest: Tuesday, April 27
AP Calculus AB Take-Home Final Due: Thursday, May 7 by 1:30 pm NO EXCUSES
AP Calculus AB Exam: Monday, May 10
Tentative Upcoming Assignment
Official Assignment
Optional Assignment
Day 16: Final Requests, The Definition of a Derivative
Video 2: An Example of Finding the Slope of a Line Tangent to a Curve
Video 4: One More Example of Finding the Equation of a Line Tangent to a Curve
3.1: 3-5 odd, 11-16, 27-43 odd
The Definition of a Derivative is NOT on the Limits Test next week
Day 17: Buffer Day, More On Definition of a Derivative (45)
Consider Studying for Tomorrow's Test
The Definition of a Derivative is NOT on the Limits Test tomorrow.
Revisit the videos below if needed
3.1: 3-5 odd, 11-16, 27-43 odd
Day 19: More on the Difference Quotient, Types of Nondifferentiabilities, worktime
Did you do 3.1: 3-5 odd, 11-16, 27-43 odd?
3.2: 1-4, 6, 15-16, 51 (use the definition of a derivative only on this assignment)
Quiz on Thursday the 23rd
Day 20: Requests, Magic Pens (45)
Get Caught Up
Quiz on Thursday the 22nd (See Day 19's homework)
LAST DAY TO OPT OUT OF THE AP EXAM FOR FREE is November 1!
Day 21: Derivatives of Graphs of Functions
3.2: 43-45, 66-68, 70, 77-82
Quiz on Thursday like the below assignments
Day 22: The Derivative of e^x (Fake for now), The Power Rule and a Few More (70) and The Difference Quotient Quiz (20)
WATCH this Video of stuff we couldn't get to today
3.2: 7-16, 19-29 odd, 33-36, 52, 53
LAST DAY TO OPT OUT OF THE AP EXAM FOR FREE is November 1!
Day 23: The Product Rule and Quotient Rules
3.3: 1-15 odd, 16, 17-33 odd, 39-42, 45
Day 24: Requests and Workday (45)
Get Caught Up
Rework old Class Examples
Day 25: Applications to Physics
Rework In-Class Examples
Physics Application Extra Practice (save #2 for Day 29)
3.4: 14, 21, 22, 43
Quiz on Power, Product and Quotient Rules Next Time
Today's Lesson
Day 26: Requests, The Second Derivative and Beyond, Basic Derivatives Quiz
Day 27: Remember Trigonometry??
3.6: 1-45 odd, 49
Physics Application Extra Practice (NOW try #2)
Day 28: The Chain Rule
Rework the in-class examples (see today's notes)
3.7: 11-21 odd (ignore directions), 23-75 odd
Day 29: Official Derivative of e^x (45)
Day 30: More on the Chain Rule
3.7: 24-76 even
Quiz on Thursday!!
Day 31: Inverse and a Quiz on the Chain Rule and Trigonometry
3.8: 3-15 odd, 23, 27-33 odd
Day 32: More Inverse, Derivatives of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
3.9: 1-31 odd
Be Thankful you can work on Inverse over the break
Day 33: Review (45)
Rework all quizzes
Rework all homework problems from Day to Day
Go to the end of chapter 3 in your book and do "Preparing for the AP Exam" (pages AP 3-1 to AP 3-3 ): 2, 4, 5-13, 20, Free Response Question (FRQ) 1
Do all of the unassigned problems in Chapter 3
Last Chance to Elect to take the class Pass/No Pass is next time BEFORE you start the test.
Day 34: Derivatives Test
None!! Go home and get caught up on Instagram