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
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Dates
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Sections Covered in Class
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Homework Due
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1
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Aug 28
Aug 30
Sep 1
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Syllabus, Couse introduction
Review of Precalculus and MyMathLab Registration
CDF Software Installation
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2
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Sep 6
Sep 8
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1.1 Review of Functions
1.2 Representing Functions
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3
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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
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4
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Sep 18
Sep 20
Sep 22 |
2.2 Definitions of Limits
2.3 Techniques for Computing Limits
2.4 Infinite Limits
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5
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2.5 Limits at Infinity
2.6 Continuity
2.7 Precise Definitions of Limits
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6
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AP Practice Questions
EXAM I
3.1 Introducing the Derivative
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7
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Oct 09
Oct 11
Oct 13
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3.2 Working with Derivatives
3.3 Rules on Differentiation
3.4 The Product and Quotient Rules
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8
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3.5 Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions
3.6 Derivatives as Rates of Change
3.7 The Chain Rule
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9
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3.8 Implicit Differentiation
3.9 Derivatives of Logarithmic and Exponential Functions
3.10 Derivatives of Inverse Trigonometric Functions
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10
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3.11 Related Rates
AP Practice Questions
EXAM II
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11
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Nov 06
Nov 08
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4.1 Maxima and Minima
4.2 What Derivatives Tell Us
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12
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Nov 13
Nov 15
Nov 17 |
4.3 Graphing Functions
4.4 Optimization Problems
4.5 Linear Approximation and Differentials
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13
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4.6 Mean Value Theorem
4.7 L'Hopital's Rule
4.8 Newton's Method
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14 |
Dec 04
Dec 06
Dec 08
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AP Practice Questions
EXAM III
5.1 Antiderivatives |
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15 |
Dec 11
Dec 13
Dec 15
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5.2 Approximating Areas under Curves
5.3 Definite Integrals
5.4 Fundamental Theorem of Calculus |
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16 |
Dec 18
Dec 20
Dec 22
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Review Exercises
AP Practice Questions
FINAL EXAM |
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