Chaffey High School
AP Calculus
Current Information


Updated 21 November 2009

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On this page:

1. Expectations

2. Unit Synopsis Updated each unit.

3. From our notes Updated 11 Jan. 2004

4. Parent Notes

5. Assignments Updated weekly.

6. Pictures from class activities Updated 13 July 2009

7. Link to Resources

8. Programs for the TI-83. 

9. Important Dates  Updated weekly.

10. Letter to Parents

11. Student Notebook

My expectations:  

 
Of me, your teacher
Of you, my student
1.  To treat you with respect at all times. 1.  To treat me and your colleagues with respect at all times.
2.  To provide you with an orderly environment. 2.  To attend class and participate in an orderly manner.
3.  To provide necessary discipline.  3.  To always cooperate and never disrupt.
4.  To provide competent instruction and   motivation. 4.  To study and do all of your work.
5.  To provide the required content. 5.  To learn and master the required content.
 
Our class will be its best if we each do our part!
  • Strive to attend school every day.
  • ASK questions and be a part of the conversation.  Attendance and participation are different things.
  • READ your text.  It would be pretty silly for me to simply repeat the text's material in class.  So I expect you to read so we can do other activities in class.
  • Commit to complete all activities and assignments and turn them in on time.
  • Get help early (don't wait until it's too late!).
 

 

Unit Synopsis: Unit 4 introduces the second major part of our course:  integration.  We study integration and its meaning from the standpoints of accumulation of rate of change (numerical), area under a curve (graphical), and antidifferentiation (analytic).  In this unit, the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus is proved along with its important implications.

 

The following programs written for the TI-83 are useful for the numerical and graphical study of definite integrals and differential equations.  RSUMS is a program that allows you to calculate the left, right, and average (Trapezoid Rule) Riemann sums for a function of x that you enter into the calculator's equation editor. SLOPEFLD is a program that will draw a slope field for a differential equation in x and y that you enter into the calculator's equation editor.  You must disable the graphing aspect of the editor (toggle the "=" sign) after entering the differential equation and before executing the program.  EULERT is a program that numerically performs Euler approximations on a differential equation in x and y that you enter into the calculator's equation editor.   EULERG is a program that graphically performs Euler approximations on a differential equation in x and y that you enter into the calculator's equation editor.  Again, you must disable the graphing aspect of the editor (toggle the "=" sign) after entering the differential equation and before executing the program. The above programs were obtained courtesy of Mr. John Jensen of Rio Salado College in Tempe, Arizona.

 

This Week in Calculus:

 

                 Date             Activity Assignment
Thursday, Oct. 29
  • Return and discuss quiz.
  • Curve sketching and families of curves
  • 3-7:  Pages 215-217, #1-6, 9-21 (3n), 71, 73
Friday, Oct. 30
  • Discussion
Monday, Nov. 2

  • More on curve sketching and families of curves
Tuesday, Nov. 3

  • Quiz

  • Review

  
Wednesday, Nov. 4

  • Review

Study!
Thursday, Nov. 5

  • Test 3B

  
Friday, Nov. 6

  • Introduction to optimization

  
Monday, Nov. 9

  • Optimization

  • Notebooks due

  • 3-10:  Pages 223-225, #3-6, 9-12
Tuesday, Nov. 10

  • Optimization
  • 3-11:  Pages 223-224, #13-15, 19-21, 23, 24

Wednesday, Nov. 11

Veteran's Day, No School
Thursday, Nov. 12

  • Optimization
  • 3-12:  Pages 223-225, #17, 18, 26, 27, 29, 30, 33, 35
Friday, Nov. 13

  • Optimization

  • Sample AP problem

 

  • 3-13:  Pages 225-228, #39, 40, 43, 46, 56, 58-60
Monday, Nov. 16
  • Differentials and propagation error (linear approximation revisited)
  • 3-14:  Pages 240-241, #1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11-20 (3n), 27, 29, 30, 35-37
Tuesday, Nov. 17
  • Newton's method
  • Optimizing graphically defined functions (challenge problems)
  • Review

 
  • 3-15:  Pages 242-244, #9, 15-31 (4n), 51-67 (4n), 69, 71, 75, 79, 85-88
Wednesday, Nov. 18
Thursday, Nov. 19
  • Review
Friday, Nov. 20
  • Review
  
Monday, Nov. 23 Thanksgiving
Tuesday, Nov. 24
Wednesday, Nov. 25
Thursday, Nov. 26
Friday, Nov. 27
Monday, Nov. 30
  • Review
 Study!
Tuesday, Dec. 1
  • Introduction to integration
  • Exploration 4-1
 Study!
Wednesday, Dec. 2
  • Test #3B
  
Thursday, Dec. 3
  • Graphical and numerical integration
  • Exploration 4-2
  • Notebook Due
Friday, Dec. 4
  • The definite integral
  • RSUMS program

Next Quiz is Wednesday, Dec. 9.

Final Exam is Tuesday, December 15.

Parents: Yes, there is homework every day, due the next day. 

Contact me by e-mail or call me at (909) 988-5560 ext. 2434 if you have any concerns regarding your student's progress in Calculus, my teaching, or the course content.  I will respond within 24 hours.

Important Dates: Click here for important dates regarding the SAT and AP programs.

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