Welcome to the world of AP Calculus. This year will be the most challenging and rewarding year of mathematics you have ever experienced. I am excited and looking forward to a great year.

Most of you were in my Honors Pre-Calculus last year and this year you will see a few differences. First, the styles of questions. This year you must take what you learn and apply it to problems you have never seen before. This course really makes you think "outside of the box" and not just repeat what you were taught. That is the area where student's have the hardest adjustment. Second, you will be asked to explain the meaning of and justify your answers. Third, we have a 90 minute period everyday. We will need this time in order to cover all the material. You will be required and expected to do homework every night, and some homework will be graded.

This is the ninth year for AP Calculus at LCMR and in the previous eight we have had some great results. I have no reason to believe this year will be any different. No one that has completed the course has ever failed the AP Exam. The results of the past eight years are summarized below.

I have structured the entire year around the May exam. I expect everyone in the class to take the exam. I have never had a student feel unprepared for the exam and no one has ever failed the exam. If you do not plan on taking the exam please come see me so we can talk. The objective of the class is to get everyone to pass the AP Exam.

Grades:

Tests 75%

Homework/Notebook/Journal 25%

You will be using the TI-89 once again. Just like last year you will have more tests that no calculator will be allowed than tests with a calculator. Do not become dependent on the calculator. The AP Exam is 60% no calculator and 40 % with a calculator. The calculators cost $140 so do not lose them please.

I have a few procedures that I expect you to follow.

You must have a three ring binder. I want three sections in the binder: Notes, homework and journal. I will check homework daily and I will also collect and grade homework periodically.

Your book must have a book cover on it. I will do a book check several times a quarter and your book must be covered. The books are in great condition and I want them to look like that when I get them back. Do not lose your book, they cost $100.00.

You must bring your calculator to class on test day or else you do not use one. I will not provide one and you cannot share. Also, you must use a pencil on the test and once again I will not provide one. If you use pen I will deduct points from your test.

 

If you take the AP test in May you do not have to take a final exam in this class. If you do not take the AP test your final exam will be in June along with the other final exams.

If you are not sure about staying in the class you really need to make that decision as soon as possible. If things are not going well after Chapter 3, you really need to come see me. Feel free to come talk with me at any time if you feel you are falling behind. This is an extremely difficult course and you cannot fall behind or you will never catch up.

I will post a monthly calendar on this web site. We will stay extremely close to the calendar this year. If you miss class remember you are missing a double period. We will cover a lot of material each and every class period.

If you or your parents need to get in touch with me either email me at obstr@lcmrschools.com or call the main office at 884-3475 and leave a message. Emailing is the most efficient means of getting in touch with me.

I am looking forward to a great year. If you have any problems come see me and I will do whatever I can to help.

Here are some web site links that may be helpful this year. If you have any trouble with the links please let me know. The chapter links will provide you with the notes I hand out in class incase you misplace yours. You only get one copy of the notes from me.

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Section 2.1 Pg 110 #1-6 all, 7, 9, 11 and notes 16a, 16b, 16c

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Section 2.2

HW: Pg 121 #1,2, 3 - 31 odd, 37, 38

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Section 2.3

HW: Pg 131 #1 - 35 odd (skip#29) Notes page 27a

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Section 2.5

Page 152 #1-29 odd and #28 and Notes page 27b

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Section 2.6

Page 160 #1-47 odd (skip #37 and 43)

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Notes pages 39-45 and Turn in your Journals

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Notes pages 46-54 (on page 49 skip #3,4,6)

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Test Limits

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Section 3.1

Page 176 #1-15 odd and #21,23

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Section 3.2

Page 187 #1-31 odd and #35, 43

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Notes pages 15a, 15b, 15c

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Quiz 3.1 and 3.2 (45 minutes)

Section 3.3

Page 196 #1-51 odd

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Section 3.4

Page 202 #1-35 odd(Skip #29)

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Notes pages 23a, 23b,23c (Turn in)

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Section 3.5

Page 207 #1-35 odd

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Notes page 28a

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Section 3.6

Page 214 #1-39 odd and #43-53 odd

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Notes pages 33a, 33b, 33c (Turn In)

1 Quiz (10 derivatives)

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HW: Pg 221 #1 - 39 odd (omit 23, 29, 35, 37)

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Section 3.8

Page 229 #19-43 odd

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Pick problems from the 46's

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Notes pages 47,48,49

Turn in Journal

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Notes pages 50 and 51

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Review

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Test Chapter 3

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Test Chapter 3

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Review Test

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Calculator Work

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Section 4.1

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Section 4.2

Page 247 #1-29 odd

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Page 10a #1-6

Page 10b #19, 23

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Page 254 #1-39 odd (omit #3,7,9,27-31)

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Page 263 #1-15 odd

Notes page16a

Turn in Journal

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Hand back journals

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Test Chapter 4

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Hand back test and work on calculator derivatives

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Secction 5.1

Page 275 #3-7 all, #9-19 odd, #29, 31 (Skip #17)

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Section 5.2

Page 287 #1-11 odd, #16-18all (skip #13)

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Page 299 #1,5,7

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Review

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Quiz 5.1 - 5.3

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Section 5.4

Page 307 #7-23 odd

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Notes pages 31 and 31a (#1-9 all)

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Section 5.5

Page 318 #1-15 odd

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Notes (35a #3,4)(35b #5,6) (35d #12,14) (35f #4-5) (35i #9, 10)

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Section 5.7

Page 334 #1-11 odd and notes pages 40c and 40d

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Notes page 40e

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AP Retest in Pairs for a grade

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Half Day

Notes page 46a

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No School

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No School

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Page 342 #1-4 all, 6, 11-17 odd and #21, 23, 27, 29

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Notes pages 46b, 46c

Notes pages 52, 53,54,55

Turn in Journal

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Notes pages 56, 62a - 62d

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Notes 63-70

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Notes pages 71-79

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Review and Notes pages 80-81

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Test Chapter 5 Part 1

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Test Chapter 5 Part 2

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Multiple Choice #1-13

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Multiple Choice #31-41

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AP 1999 #4

AP 1989 #4

AP 1990 #6

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AP 1999 #6

AP 2005 #4 (a,b only)

AP 2005 B #5

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AP 2001 #4

AP 2006 #6

AP 2000 #3

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AP 2000 #5

AP 2005 B #3a,b

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Review

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Multiple Choice Test

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Open Ended Test

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Half day Group Card Matching Activity

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Notes pgs 1-8

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Notes pgs 9-13

HW: Finish up to #13

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Notes pgs 15,16,17,23,24

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Notes pgs 23-26

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Notes 29a,29b,29c

(I need to do these)

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Section 6.3 (30-34)

HW: Page 371 #9-45 odd, #63, 65

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Notes 35, 35b, 35c

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HW:Page 384 #31 and #33 and page 393 #13-21 odd

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Keep Teaching 6.5

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Review 6.1 - 6.5

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20Finish Notes 56-62

HW: Text pg 406 #3-31 odd, #55-61 odd (skip #33)

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Notes pages 67a, 67b, 67d, 67e and a short quiz

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Section 6.7

HW: Page 416 #1-19 odd and #35

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Page 423 #5-15 odd and #29-39 odd

Notes page 91 and start review packet

1 Work in Groups on Review in Test Folder

2 Test Chapter 6

3 Test Chapter 6

4 Test Chapter 6

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Matching Game

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HW: Page 448 #1-17 odd

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Page 448 #19-39 odd

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Notes page 5

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HW: Page 456 #1-25 odd and #29

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HW: Page 457 #35-43 all (Skip #39 and 44)

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HW: Notes pages 17 and 18

17 Section 7.2

HW: Notes pages 19 and 20

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Notes pages 21 and 22

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Notes pages 23 and 24

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HW: Set 2 #1-20 all

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Review Limits

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Quiz Set #2 Limits

Set 3 #1-30

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Turn in AP 2001 and 2001B

H/O 2002, 2002B

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Quiz Set #3 Derivatives

Set 4 #1-10

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Turn in AP 2002 and 2002B

H/O 2004 and 2004B

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Quiz Set 4

Set 5 #1-10

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Turn in AP 2004 and 2004B

H/O AP 2005 and 2005B

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Set 7 #1-10

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Turn in AP 2005 and 2005B

H/O AP 2006 and 2006B

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Quiz Sets 7,8 and 9

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April 1 Review and Turn in AP 2006 and 2006B

1 Turn in AP 2006 and 2006B

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5 AP Practice Test

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AP Practice Test

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AP Practice Test

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AP Practice Test

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Early Dismissal

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Review Formulas Quiz

Handout Review Material

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AP Practice Test

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AP Practice Test

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AP Practice Test

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Turn in AP 2010 and 2010B

Turn in review template

2 AP Government (3)

3 AP Spanish (5)

5 AP Lit (12th) (10)

6 AP History

Handout Group Projects

9 AP Bio/Physics (8)

Work on Group Projects

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Work on Group Projects

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Work on Group Projects

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Work on Group Projects

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Presentations

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