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AP Calculus AB

AP Calculus AB 2017-2018
Course Syllabus

Instructor Course Requirements
Fall 2017 AP Calculus Syllabus

Course Overview from College Board
ap-calculus-ab-course-overview.pdf

MyMathLab Course ID                    EDMODO code           Remind
7th Period: beaven59754                   eav29x                       @7thbeaven
   
Homework is due every Wednesday 2:30 pm. Every homework assignment may be accepted late with a 1% penalty applied per day, before the end of the each nine weeks grading period.
 

Week

Dates

Sections Covered in Class

Homework Due

1

Aug 28
Aug 30
Sep 1
Syllabus, Couse introduction
Review of Precalculus and MyMathLab Registration
CDF Software Installation

2

Sep 6
Sep 8
1.1 Review of Functions
1.2 Representing Functions

3

 Sep 11
Sep 13
Sep15
1.3 Inverse, Exponential, and Logarithmic Functions
1.4 Trigonometric Functions and Their Inverses
2.1 The Idea of Limits 

4

Sep 18
Sep 20
Sep 22
2.2 Definitions of Limits
2.3 Techniques for Computing Limits              
2.4 Infinite Limits

5

Sep 25
Sep 27
Sep 29
2.5 Limits at Infinity
2.6 Continuity
2.7 Precise Definitions of Limits

6

Oct 02
Oct 04
Oct 06
AP Practice Questions
EXAM I
3.1 Introducing the Derivative
       

7

Oct 09
Oct 11
Oct 13
3.2 Working with Derivatives
3.3 Rules on Differentiation  
3.4 The Product and Quotient Rules

8

Oct 16
Oct 18
Oct 20
 
3.5 Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions
3.6 Derivatives as Rates of Change
3.7 The Chain Rule                    

9

Oct 23
Oct 25
Oct 27
3.8 Implicit Differentiation
3.9 Derivatives of Logarithmic and Exponential Functions
3.10 Derivatives of Inverse Trigonometric Functions

10

Oct 30
Nov 01
Nov 03
3.11 Related Rates
AP Practice Questions
EXAM II            
  

11

Nov 06
Nov 08
4.1 Maxima and Minima   
4.2 What Derivatives Tell Us

12

Nov 13
Nov 15
Nov 17
4.3 Graphing Functions
4.4 Optimization Problems

4.5 Linear Approximation and Differentials 
                                                  

13

Nov 27
Nov 29
Dec 01
4.6 Mean Value Theorem  
4.7 L'Hopital's Rule 
 
4.8 Newton's Method
 14 Dec 04
Dec 06
Dec 08
AP Practice Questions
EXAM III

5.1 Antiderivatives
 
 15 Dec 11
Dec 13
Dec 15
5.2 Approximating Areas under Curves
5.3 Definite Integrals
5.4 Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
 
 16 Dec 18
Dec 20
Dec 22

Review Exercises
AP Practice Questions
FINAL EXAM