AB Calculus

Monday, May 19, 2008

New Problem Set due date!

To give you a bit more time (all those MCAS mornings!), we are moving the due date of Problem Set #4 to Friday, 5/23.  The problem sets will be available for grading on Tuesday, 5/27.  Since C-Block does not have class that day, those students have the option of picking it up from me or of coming to class on Wednesday and grading it there.  The graded problems sets are due on Wednesday, 5/28.

If you turn in your problem set late, or you turn in the graded problem set late, your grade on the problem set will suffer.

Friday, May 09, 2008

End of Year Assignments

Assignment
passed out/posted
due date
Taylor Series
7-May-08
quiz 16 May 08
Problem Set #4
12-May-08
22-May-08
Grade Prob Set #4
23-May-08
27-May-08
AP Rubric
19-May-08
30-May-08

Monday, April 14, 2008

AP Review with actual AP tests!

Here is the plan leading up to the AP Exam on May 7th.

4/9 or 10    1997 Multiple Choice problems, due 4/14
4/14            1998 Non-calculator Multiple Choice (1-27)
4/15 or 16  CW 1998 Open Response 1-3  HW 1998 Calculator Mult. Choice
4/16 or 17  CW 1998 Open Response 4-6  HW 2003 Multiple Choice part A

4/18  Review Quiz #6

4/19 - 4/27  April Vacation

4/28             CW 2003 Open Response 1-3  HW 2003 Multiple Choice part B
4/29 or 30   CW 2003 Open Response 4-6

4/30 or 5/1  Final Day 1
5/2                Final Day 2

5/5     Go over Final

5/7     AP Exam

5/8     Half-Day C B G F

Thursday, March 13, 2008

Curve Length and Surface Area (Cartesian, Parametric & Polar)

We area going to learn how to find the length of a curve and the surface area of a curve revolved around an axis.  We will be doing this with Cartesian (rectangular), Parametric and Polar coordinates. (C-Block dates for all)

3/19  Length of a curve
           HW p.399-400/3-18 by 3's, 22, 23, 25
3/20  Surface area of a curve
           HW p.394/57-64

3/21  Good Friday - no school

3/24  More Practice
           CW/HW Worksheet of problems
3/25  MCAS Schedule - D-block does not meet
3/26  MCAS Schedule - C-block does not meet, D-block 1:35-2:25
           Problem Set #3 due
3/27  MCAS Schedule - C-block 1:30-2:15 (followed by HR)
           Review Vector and Parametric Functions (10.1 - 10.3)
           HW p.518-519/1-9 odd, 25  and  p.537/1-5,7,9,11,15

3/28  Review Quiz #3, End of Term 3

3/31  Curve Length and SA for Parametrics
           HW p.518-9/12,15,18,20,21,23,30  and
           p.537-8/20,21,29,31,33
4/02  Review Polar Curves
           HW p.558-559/1, 3-52 by 3's, 65, 66
4/03  Calculus of Polar Functions (Area)
           HW p.566/3-15 by 3's, 16, 18, 20, 25, 28

4/04  Review Quiz #4

4/07  Curve Length and SA of Polar Curves
           HW p.566-8/31,34,38,39,42-45
          (#47 & 48 for extra credit - due Fri)
4/09  Practice/Review
4/10  Curve Length and SA Quiz
            HW 1997 Multiple Choice Packet

4/11  Review Quiz #5