Current Calculus Info


Chaffey High School AP Calculus Current Information Updated 05 November 2009 En Español

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 3 features uses and applications of the derivative for purposes of function analysis, estimation and optimization. This is the last major unit on differentiation. As with unit 2, this unit is divided into two parts.

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	3-8: Worksheet 3-1
Monday, Nov. 2	More on curve sketching and families of curves	3-9: Worksheet 3-2
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	3-14: Pages 225-228, #39, 40, 43, 46, 56, 58-60
Next quiz is Tuesday, Nov. 17.

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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