AP+Calculus+BC+2013-2014+Block+AH


 * Weekly Schedules **

06-09-2014 06-09 || Celebration of Calculus ||  ||   || 06-10 || No Class Final Exams A and B block ||  ||   || 06-11 || Final Exam - Part 4 - evaluations || Exam ||  || 06-12 || No Class Final Exams E and Make-up ||  ||   || 06-13 || Teacher Inservice ||  ||   ||
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06-02-2014 06-02 || Final Exam - Part 1 **Return Textbooks** || Exam || n/a || 06-03 || Final Exam - Part 2 || Exam ||  || 06-04 || Final Exam - Part 3 || Exam ||  || 06-05 || Juniors will continue work on "the cup" Lab || lab work || n/a || 06-06 || Juniors will present "the cup" Lab findings || presentation || n/a ||
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05-26-2014 05-26 || No School - Memorial Day || Enjoy the day || n/a || 05-27 || Finishing touches on Projects - randomly select presentation order || Work on Final Project ||  || 05-28 || Group Project Presentation 1 Group Project Presentation 2 || other group to evaluate ||  || 05-29 || Three groups - each group work on the cup project. 2 senior groups hand in progress at the end of class || other group to evaluate || n/a || 05-30 || Senior Day Juniors will work on "the cup" Lab || Study for Final Exam || n/a ||
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05-19-2014 05-19 || Work on Final Group Project || Work on Final Project || n/a || 05-20 || Integration Gateway make-up session || Work on Final Project ||  || 05-21 || Work on Final Group Project || Work on Final Project ||  || 05-22 || Integration Gateway make-up session || Work on Final Project || n/a || 05-23 || Work on Final Group Project || Work on Final Project || n/a ||
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05-12-2014 05-12 || Discuss FR questions || Released questions || n/a || 05-13 || Introduce Final Group Project || Work on Final Project ||  || 05-14 || Work on Final Group Project || Work on Final Project ||  || 05-15 || Work on Final Group Project || Work on Final Project || n/a || 05-16 || Work on Final Group Project || Work on Final Project || n/a ||
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05-05-2014 05-05 || Mult Choice strategies || AP exam prep || n/a || 05-06 || Last minute questions || AP exam prep and predictions ||  || 05-08 || AP Exam || AP Exam - 8:00am First Cong, Church ||  || 05-09 || Discuss AP Exam || What challenged you? || n/a || 05-10 || Discuss AP Exam || Released FR questions || n/a ||
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04-28-2014 04-28 ||  ||   || n/a || 04-29 || Practice for AP Exam || continue to work together on the 2008 practice exam ||  || 04-30 || Practice for AP Exam || continue to work together on the 2008 practice exam ||  || 05-01 || Practice for AP Exam || continue to work together on the 2008 practice exam || n/a || 05-02 || Practice for AP Exam || Last minute topics to consider? || n/a ||
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04-21-2014 04-21 ||  ||   || n/a || 04-22 || Practice for AP Exam || continue to work together on the 2008 practice exam ||  || 04-23 || Practice for AP Exam || continue to work together on the 2008 practice exam ||  || 04-24 || Practice for AP Exam || continue to work together on the 2008 practice exam || n/a || 04-25 || Practice for AP Exam ||  || n/a ||
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04-07-2014 04-07 || Practice with [|2008 Practice Exam] || take note of problems that you were not completely sure of || n/a || 04-08 || Practice for AP Exam || continue to work together on the 2008 practice exam ||  || 04-09 || Practice for AP Exam || continue to work together on the 2008 practice exam ||  || 04-10 || Practice for AP Exam || continue to work together on the 2008 practice exam || n/a || 04-11 || Practice for AP Exam ||  || n/a ||
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03-31-2014 03-31 || Discussion on Taylor Series ||  || n/a || 04-01 || Practice AP Questions [|2008 #6] ||  ||   || 04-02 || Discuss #6 ||  ||   || 04-03 || A-Block Midterm B-Block Midterm ||  || n/a || 04-04 || C-Block Midterm ||  || n/a ||
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03-24-2014 03-24 || Introduce Taylor and MacLaurin Series || [|FDWK 10.2] || n/a || 03-25 || MacLaurin and Taylor Series || [|9.8 Taylor Series and error] [|9.9 Taylor and MacLaurin Series] ||  || 03-26 || Q and A on Taylor Series and LaGrange Error Bound ||  ||   || 03-27 || Q and A - Taylor Series Taylor Series College Board Style || [|AP Questions] || n/a || 03-28 || Assess FR Questions || [|Scoring rubrics] || n/a ||
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03-17-2014 03-17 || More Work on Power Series || [|Power Series and convergence] Self selected odds (11-47) [|Power Series as functions] Odds (5-25) || n/a || 03-18 || UVM Prize Exam - practice || [|Old UVM tests] ||  || 03-19 || UVM Prize Exam || UVM Prize Exam ||  || 03-20 || Discussion on Power Series Sequences and Series Exam || Exam || n/a || 03-21 || Finish Sequences and Series Exam || Introduce Taylor Series || n/a ||
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03-10-2014 03-10 || Discussion on [|Power Series] ||  || n/a || 03-11 || [|Power Series] ||  ||   || 03-12 || Writing a [|function as a Power Series] ||  ||   || 03-13 || No School - Snow Day ||  || n/a || 03-14 || No School - Teacher Inservice ||  || n/a ||
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03-03-2014 03-03 || Discussion on nth term test, Integral Test ||  || n/a || 03-04 || Discussion on Integral Test, Comparison Test, p-series ||  ||   || 03-05 || Alternating series, Ratio test, Root Test ||  ||   || 03-06 || Discussion on Ratio, Root tests ||  || n/a || 03-07 || Discuss ratio and root test Power Series intro ||  || n/a ||
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02-24-2014 02-24 || Discussion on questions from last week's missed snow days || AP released questions || n/a || 02-25 || Sequences introduction, notation, etc || Hughes-Hallett 9.1 sequences and series ||  || 02-26 || Convergence of sequences and series - The Integral test || Hughes-Hallett 9.2 sequence and series convergence ||  || 02-27 || Comparison test for convergence, p-series, review convergence of sequences, integral test. || 9.1 convergence 9.2 integral test and p-series test 9.3 comparison test || n/a || 02-28 || Integration Gateway #4 || IGW #4 || n/a ||
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02-10-2014 02-10 || Slopes and Tangents for [|Parametric Equations] [|Arc Length in Parametric] ||  || Due: 02-11 || 02-11 || Calculus of [|Vector Valued functions] || Additional Parametric Free Response [|practice] || Due: 02-12 || 02-12 || [|Polar functions] and [|Area in Polar] || Link to [|Dawkins Notes] || Due: 02-13 || 02-13 || Practice with college board questions || [|2007 #3], [|2005 #2], [|2003B #2] ||  || 02-14 || Discuss questions from Thursday ||  ||   ||
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02-03-2014 02-03 || Using a trig substitution for integration More practice on [|Parts] and [|Partial fractions] || [|Trig substitution] || Due: 02-04 || 02-04 || Evaluating Improper Integrals More practice on [|Trig Substitution] || [|Improper Integrals] || Due: 02-05 || 02-05 || Intense Integration Day - 60 Integrals More practice on [|Improper Integrals] - [|solutions] || HW grade for Sem 2 ||  || 02-06 || Grading 60 integrals ||  ||   || 02-07 || Vectors review ||  ||   ||
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01-27-2014 01-27 || No School - Teacher Inservice ||  ||   || 01-28 || Grade Final Exam FR questions to compare || FR question grade rubrics ||  || 01-29 || Review AB Calculus - MC questions || Q & A ||  || 01-30 || Applications and techniques of integration for BC Calculus Review [|Partial fractions] and [|Integration by parts] || [|Length of a curve] || Due 01-31 || 01-31 || Integration Gateway #3 Review [|Integration Rules] and [|Trig techniques] || IGW #3 || Due 02-03 ||
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01-13-2014 01-13 || Review AB Calculus || 2008 AP Exam shared ||  || 01-14 || Review AB Calculus || Review Related rates ||  || 01-15 || Review AB Calculus || Q & A ||  || 01-16 || Midterm Exam - Part 1 ||  || n/a || 01-17 || Midterm Exam - Part 2 ||  || n/a ||
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01-06-2014

01-06 || Integration by Parts || Practice [|integration by parts] ||  ||   || 01-07 || Integration by parts and partial fractions || Practice handout ||  ||   || 01-08 || Integration by parts (3,11-37odd,41,45,59,69,78,85) Partial fractions (2,3,7-27odd,38,43,62,64) || [|Parts practice] [|Partial Fractions practice] ||  ||   || 01-09 || Review Differential equations || [|Diff Eq practice] ||  || 01-10 || Review Differential Equations Calc AB Practice Exam || [|Practice Exam] ||  ||
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12-16-2013 12-16 || Volume of solids of Revolution || Practice with released [|AP Calculus AB questions] || Due: 12-17 ||  || 12-17 || Solids of revolution || In Class Practice Review Area between curves, solids of revolution, and solids with known cross sections - [|handout] || Due: 12-19 ||  || 12-18 || Area and Volume || In Class Practice Review Area between curves, solids of revolution, and solids with known cross sections - [|handout] || Due: 12-19 ||  || 12-19 ||  ||   ||   || 12-20 ||   ||   ||   ||
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12-09-2013 12-09 || Review Section 5.4 || Do: p. 358-361 [41,45,53,57,59,69,72,77, 79,80,81,88,99-125odd,127-134] ||  ||   || 12-10 || Review Section 5.5 || Do: p.368-372 [41-61odd,67-70,75-89odd, 109,129] ||  ||   || 12-11 || Review Section 5.6 || Do: p. 379-381 [43-61odd,81,101] ||  ||   || 12-12 || Review Section 5.7 || Do: p. 387-389 [1-53 EOodd, 55-57,63,91] [|Read in preparation for tomorrow] ||  || 12-13 || Section 5.8 Hyperbolic functions ||  ||   ||
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12-02-2013 12-02 || Happy Birthday Aaron Rodgers Integration Exam - MC || Exam || n/a || 12-03 || Integration Exam - FR || Exam ||  || 12-04 || Discuss MC exams Begin Intensive review Chapter 5 || Read: Section 5.1 Do:p.331-333 [61,67,71,83,89,95,97,99,101,105,119] || Due12-05 || 12-05 || Discuss FR exams Review Section 5.2 || Read: Section 5.2 Do: p.340-342 [1-37EOodd,77,99,110] || Due 12-06 || 12-06 || Integration Gateway #2 Review Section 5.3 || Read Section 5.3 Do: p. 351 [85,86,100-106] || Due 12-07 ||
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11-25-2013 11-18 || Integration with substitution [|4.8 tutorial] Integration of natural log [|4.9 tutorial] || [|4.8 problems] [|4.9 problems] || Due: 11-19 || 11-19 || Integration Gateway #1 (for real this time) [|p.306-309 (1-121 E.O.odd)] || study for exam Monday ||  || 11-20 || No School - Thanksgiving ||  ||   || 11-21 || No School - Thanksgiving ||  ||   || 11-22 || No School - Thanksgiving ||  ||   ||
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11-18-2013 11-18 || Integration with definite integrals [|4.1 tutorial] Properties of the definite integral [|4.4 tutorial] || [|4.1 problems] [|4.4 problems] || Due: 11-19 || 11-19 || The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus incl avg. value, mean value for integrals, abs value for integrals || [|Textbook section 4.4] (1-57odd,58-60,62,66) || Due: 11-20 || 11-20 || The Second Fundamental Theorem of Calculus || Textbook section 4.4 (67-105odd,111) || Due: 11-21 || 11-21 || Workday textbook problems ||  ||   || 11-22 || Discuss textbook problems Integration Practice || Integration practice paper handout || Due: 11-25 ||
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11-11-2013 11-11 || No School - Veterans Day ||  ||   || 11-12 || Discuss Ch. 3 Exam [|How far did the car go?] [|Riemann Sums tutorial] || [|p. 227-228 (1,3,5,9,11,12)] || Due: 11-13 || 11-13 || Riemann Sum to integration [|handout] [|problems] || p. 234-236 (2,8,9,14,15,18,21,24,28,29,30) ||  || 11-14 || Rieman Sum handouts [|4.1 tutorial], [|4.5 tutorial] || [|4.1 problems], [|4.5 problems] ||  || 11-15 || Definition of the definite integral [|4.3 tutorial] || [|4.3 problems] ||  ||
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11-04-2013 11-04 || Optimization problems and Newton's Method
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Tangent line approximation and differentials || Do: p. 224-226 [27,49] Read: p.229-232 Do: p. 234 [29-30] Do: p. 240-241 [27,29,33,42] || Due: 11-05 || 11-05 || Applications to the derivative - worksheets || [|handout] || Due: 11-06 || 11-06 || General discussion - Applications of the derivative Differentiation Gateway #4 || DGW #4 ||  || 11-07 || Ch. 3 Exam - Part 1 || n/a || n/a || 11-08 || Ch. 3 Exam - Part 2 || n/a || n/a ||
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10-28-2013 10-28 || Optimization problems || [|3.7 problems] [|3.7 tutorial] || Due: 10-29 || 10-29 || Tangent line approximation and differentials || [|3.8 problems] [|3.8 tutorial] || Due: 10-30 || 10-30 || More applications to the derivative ||  ||   || 10-31 || Optimization problems || n/a || n/a || 11-01 || No Class - C-block and make-up midterm day ||  ||   ||
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10-21-2013 10-21 || Discuss what the derivative functions show us || n.a || n/a || 10-22 || The second derivative test || [|3.5 tutorial] [|3.5 problems] ||  || 10-23 || Discuss the clown problem, acceleration, position and velocity and second derivative test. ||  ||   || 10-24 || Rolle's theorem and the Mean value theorem || [|3.3 tutorial] [|3.3 problems] || Due: 10-25 || 10-25 || Curve sketching using the first and second derivatives || [|3.6 problems] [|3.6 tutorial] || Due: 10-28 ||
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10-14-2013 10-14 || No School - Columbus Day ||  ||   || 10-15 || Homework quiz 3.1 || Quiz ||  || 10-16 || Graphing derivatives and work with first derivative || 3.4 tutorial 3.4 problems || Due: 10-17 || 10-17 || Discussed graphical derivatives. ||  ||   || 10-18 || Derivative Gateway #3 || 3.2 tutorial 3.2 problems ||  ||
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10-07-2013 10-07 || Discuss take-home problem and related rates ||  ||   || 10-08 || Teach related rates to AB Class || n/a ||  || 10-09 || More Related Rates practice || [|p.154-157 (9-53 odd)] || due 10-10 || 10-10 || Function, graph, 1st D, 2nd D matching competition ||  ||   || 10-11 || 3.1 applications of the derivative (text) ||  ||   ||
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09-30-2013 09-30 || Review derivatives Introduce Related Rates || Related rates [|problems and solutions] || Due 10-01 || 10-01 || Discuss related rates || Study for Exam ||  || 10-02 || Differentiation exam part 1 || Exam part 1 - No Calc ||  || 10-03 || Calculator tutorial ||  ||   || 10-04 || Differentiation exam part 2 || Exam part 2 - Calc MC Free response - take home ||  ||
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09-23-2013 09-23 || First and Second Derivatives graphically || [|Handout] page 1 only || Due 9-24 || 09-24 || Tangent lines and normal lines review Derivatives of Inverse functions. || Section 2.6 [|tutorial] [|problems] Section 2.8 [|tutorial] [|problems] || Due 9-25 || 09-25 || Derivatives of inverse trig functions || Section 2.9 [|tutorial] Section 2.9 [|problems] || Due 9-26 || 09-26 || Derivative Practice || [|Handout] page 3-4 only || Due 09-27 || 09-27 || Differentiation Gateway #2 || Gateway Exam ||  ||
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09-16-2013 09-16 || Derivatives of Trig functions included in the power, product and quotient rules || Section 2.4 Section 2.4 || Due 9-18 || 09-17 || Derivatives of exponential functions || practice || n/a || 09-18 || Derivatives of logarithmic functions || Section 2.5 [|tutorial] Section 2.5 [|problems] || Due 9-19 || 09-19 || Implicit differentiation [|handout] || Section 2.7 [|tutorial] Section 2.7 [|problems] || Due 09-20 || 09-20 || Differentiation Gateway #1 || Gateway Exam ||  ||
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09-09-2013 09-09 || Derivative sketching || In class Take notes on p. 107-114 Do: p.115-118 [2-30,39-54,59,65] || Due: 09-10 || 09-10 || Preparing for derivatives || paper handout ||  || 09-11 || Power rule, product rule, quotient rule || power rule [|tutorial], [|problems] product/quotient rule [|tutorial], [|problems] || Due 09-12 || 09-12 || Discuss problems || simplify #5 ||  || 09-13 || The Chain Rule || [|2.3 tutorial] [|2.3 problems] Section 2 all [|solutions] ||  ||
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09-02-2013 09-02 || No School - Labor Day.................................................. || ........................................................ ||  || 09-03 || Limits and Continuity - wrap up discussion Average Rates of Change || HW Quiz Do Problems (7,15,19,20,23,27,28) at end of [|Handout] || due 09-04 || 09-04 || Discuss problems, secant line to tangent line, difference quotient. Trig Gateway details || Preparing for differentiation handout (shared) || due: 09-05 || 09-05 || Introduction to Differentiation || Take notes on p. 96-103 Do: p.103-106 [1-105 Every Other Odd] || due: 09-06 || 09-06 ||  ||   ||   ||
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08-26-2013 08-26 || No School - Teacher Inservice........................... || ........................................................ ||  || 08-27 || Freshman Orientation Junior Jumpstart || ... ... ||  || 08-28 || Course introduction. [|How Fast?] || Assign Books [|Signature] || Due: 08-30 || 08-29 || Limits, Continuity, Difference Quotient, Rates of Change [|Tutorial], [|Problems] ||  || Due: 08-30 || 08-30 || Discuss Problem [|Solutions] || Assign: Peruse Chapter P in text, this should be review. Read section 1.3 p.59-66 and section 1.4 p.70-78 be ready for Homework quiz Tuesday. ||  ||
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