Sunday, April 4, 2010

Rest of the Year(Updated)

AP Calculus
Weekly Planner
April 5-9, 2010
Mr. Walker


Monday, April 5, 2010:
• Return/Discuss Chapter 6 Tests
• Begin 7.1 and 7.2: Inverse Functions and Exponential Functions and Their Derivatives
• Hw: Page 421: 36, 38, 40
• Hw: Pages 431-433: 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 42, 44, 46, 48, 62, 64, 72, 74, 78, 80, 82


Wednesday, April 7, 2010:
• Check 7.1 and 7.2 Homework
• Begin 7.3 and 7.4: Logarithmic Functions and Derivatives of Logarithmic Functions
• Hw: TBD
• Quiz Friday: [7.1-7.2]


Friday, April 9, 2010:
• Quiz: [7.1-7.2]
• Check 7.3 and 7.4 Homework
• Begin 7.7: Indeterminate Forms and L’Hospital’s Rule
• Hw: Pages 501-502: 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 18, 20 and take home quiz due Tuesday.


Tuesday, April 13, 2010:
• Return/Discuss Quizzes
• Check 7.7 Homework
• AP Exam #1: Multiple Choice Section/Distribute Packets
• Take Home Quiz: [7.3-7.4]


Thursday, April 15, 2010:
• AP Exam #2: Multiple Choice Section




Monday, April 19, 2010:
• AP Exam #3: Free Response Sections


Wednesday, April 21, 2010:
• AP Exam #4: Free Response Sections


Friday, April 23, 2010:
• AP Exam #5: Free Response Sections


Tuesday, April 27, 2010:
• AP Exam #6: Free Response Sections


Thursday, April 29, 2010:
• AP Exam #7: Free Response/Multiple Choice Sections


Saturday, May 1, 2010:
• Optional Review Session: 10:00-11:30


Monday, May 3, 2010:
• AP Exam #9: Free Response/Multiple Choice Sections


Tuesday, May 4, 2010: Possible review sessions: TBA


Wednesday, May 5, 2010:
• AP Exam: 8:00am

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Week of March 15-19, 2010 and Beyond

AP Calculus
Weekly Planner
March 15-19, 2010
Mr. Walker


Monday, March 15, 2010:
• Return/Discuss Take Home Quizzes
• Check 6.2 Homework: Volume
• Continue 6.2: Volume: The Disk and Washer Method
• Hw: Pages 391-393: 14*, 16, 31-34.......#14 and #32 are turn-in.


Wednesday, March 17, 2010:
• Check 6.2 Homework, Part II
• Begin 6.3: Volumes by Cylindrical Shells
• Hw: Pages 396-397: 4, 6, 10, 12, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 30, 32
• Quiz Friday: [6.2]


Friday, March 19, 2010:
• Quiz: [6.2]
• Check 6.3 Homework: Volumes by Cylindrical Shells
• Begin 6.5: Average Value of a Function
• Hw: Page 405: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10ab


Tuesday, March 23, 2010:
• Return/Discuss 6.2 Quiz
• Check 6.5 Homework: Average Value of a Function
• Review for Test on Thursday: [6.1-6.5]
• Hw: Study for Test on Thursday


Thursday, March 25, 2010:
• Test #3: [6.1-6.5]


*Preview: After spring break, we will look at a few selected last sections from Chapter 7 such as sections: 7.2, 7.4, and 7.7.
Tentative Calendar for the rest of the year

Monday, April 5, 2010: Study section 7.2 with homework/Return/Discuss Test #3
Wednesday, April 7, 2010: Study section 7.4 with homework
Friday, April 9, 2010: Study section 7.7 with homework:
Tuesday, April 13, 2010: Check 7.7 HW/AP REVIEW #1. Pass out AP Review Packets-Multiple Choice Sections.
Thursday, April 15, 2010: AP Review #2: Multiple Choice Section
Monday, April 19, 2010: AP Review #3: Free Response Sections
Wednesday, April 21, 2010: AP Review #4: Free Response Sections
Friday, April 23, 2010: AP Review #5: Free Response Sections
Tuesday, April 27, 2010: AP Review #6: Free Response Sections
Thursday, April 29, 2010: AP Review #7: Free Response/Multiple Choice Sections
Monday, May 3, 2010: AP Review #8: Free Response/Multiple Choice Sections
Wednesday, May 5, 2010: AP EXAM

**This list does not include some additional review sessions that we will have after school and on the Saturday before the AP Exam.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Week of March 9-11, 2010

AP Calculus
Weekly Planner
March 9-11, 2010
Mr. Walker


Tuesday, March 9, 2010:
• Return/Discuss Tests
• Check 6.1 Homework: Area Between Curves
• Begin 6.3: Volume, Part I
• Hw: Page 391: 1-6, 41, 42
• Take Home Quiz Thursday: [6.1]. This take home quiz will be due by the end of the day on Friday.


Thursday, March 11, 2010:
• Take Home Quiz due by the end of the day on Friday
• Check 6.2 Part I: Volumes
• Begin 6.2: Volumes, Part II
• Hw: Pages 391-393: 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 31, 33, 34, 43, 44


*Preview: We will finish section 6.2 next week and will head into section 6.3 which covers volume using a different method.

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Week of March 1-5, 2010

AP Calculus
Weekly Planner
March 1-5, 2010
Mr. Walker


Monday, March 1, 2010:
• Return/Discuss Quizzes from Thursday
• Finish checking 5.5 HW: Integrating using U-Substitution
• Quiz: [5.5]
• Check quiz in class today
• Begin to review for Test on Friday: [5.1-5.5]
• Hw: Study for Test on Friday


Wednesday, March 3, 2010:
• Final review for Chapter 5 Test
• Begin Chapter 6: Applications of Integration
• Begin 6.1: Areas Between Curves
• Hw: Pages 380-381: TBD(This assignment will be due next Tuesday!)


Friday, March 5, 2010:
• Test #2: [5.1-5.5]


*Preview: We will focus on sections 6.1 and 6.2 next week(Area Between Curves and Volume).

Monday, February 22, 2010

Week of February 23---March 5, 2010

AP Calculus
Weekly Planner
February 23-25, 2010
Mr. Walker


Tuesday, February 23, 2010:
• Return all outstanding papers
• Check 5.4 Homework: The Indefinite Integral
• Begin 5.5: The Substitution Rule
• Hw: Pages 365-367: 2, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 18, 24, 28, 32, 38,40, 44, 50, 54, 58, 62
• Quiz Thursday: [5.3-5.4]


Thursday, February 25, 2010:
• Quiz: [5.3-5.4]
• Check 5.5 Homework: The Substitution Rule
• Grade Quiz in Class Today
• Hw: Quiz on Monday: Section 5.5


Monday, March 1, 2010:
• Quiz: [5.5]
• Grade Quiz in Class Today
• Review for Test on Wednesday
• Hw: Study for Test on Wednesday: [5.1-5.5]


Wednesday, March 3, 2010:
• Test #2: [5.1-5.5]


Friday, March 5, 2010:
• Begin Chapter 6: Applications of Integration
• Begin 6.1: Areas Between Curves
• Hw: Pages 380-382: TBD


*Preview: We will study sections 6.2-6.3 next week(Volume!)

Sunday, February 7, 2010

February 8-10, 2010

AP Calculus
Weekly Planner
February 8-10, 2010
Mr. Walker


Monday, February 8, 2010:
• Return/Discuss Quizzes + Take Home Problems
• Check 5.2 Homework: The Definite Integral
• Begin 5.3: The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
• Hw: Pages 347-350: 4, 8, 10, 11, 12*, 14*, 20, 22*, 26, 28, 32, 36, 42, 48*, 52, 54, 58, 60


Wednesday, February 10, 2010:
• Check 5.3 Homework
• Begin 5.4: Indefinite Integrals and the Net Change Theorem
• Hw: Pages 356-359: 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 18, 22, 26, 30, 32, 34, 36, 44, 46, 48, 52, 54, 56, 58...due Tuesday, February 23rd.


*Preview: It is very important that you review Chapter 5 before you come back from Interim. We will tackle section 5.5 when we return and then we will have a major test on Chapter 5. We are going to be moving quickly through the month of March!!

Monday, February 1, 2010

Week of February 2-4, 2010

AP Calculus
Weekly Planner
February 2-4, 2010
Mr. Walker


Tuesday, February 2, 2010:
• Make sure and thank the dewpoint for Snowstorm 2010!
• Return/Discuss Test #1---I am not finished with the take home portion
• Check 5.1 Homework: Areas and Distances
• Begin 5.2 Part I: The Definite Integral
• Hw: Pages 336-339: 2, 4, 8, 18, 20*, 26a*, 30, 34, 36, 38*, 40 (* = Turn-In Problems)
• Quiz Thursday: [5.1]


Thursday, February 4, 2010:
• Quiz: ]5.1]
• Check 5.2 Part I HW
• Begin 5.2 Part 2: The Definite Integral
• Hw: Pages 336-339: 34, 36, 38*, 40, 42, 44, 48*, 50


*Preview: We will study sections 5.3 and 5.4 next week(The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus and Indefinite Integrals).

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Week of January 25-29, 2010

AP Calculus
Weekly Planner
January 25-29, 2010
Mr. Walker


Monday, January 25, 2010:
• Check 4.10 Homework
• Return Graphs
• Go over take home quiz
• Review for Test on Wednesday: [4.4-4.5, 4.7, 4.10]
• Hw: Study for Test #1


Wednesday, January 27, 2010:
• Test #1


Friday, January 29, 2010:
• Begin Chapter 5: Integrals
• Begin 5.1: Areas and Distances
• Hw: Pages 324-326: 2, 3, 4, 6, 11, 12, 17, 18, 20, 21


*Preview: We will study sections 5.2 and 5.3 next week(Definite Integral and The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus).

Monday, January 18, 2010

Week of January 19-21, 2010

AP Calculus
Weekly Calendar
January 19-21, 2010
Mr. Walker


Tuesday, January 19, 2010:
• Return/Discuss Quizzes
• Finish 4.7: Optimization Problems-we will work 3 on the smartboard today
• Begin 4.10: Antiderivatives
• Hw: Page 305: 2, 6, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22
• Quiz Thursday: [4.7]


Thursday, January 21, 2010:
• Quiz: [4.7-Take Home]
• Check 4.10 Homework
• Finish 4.10: Antiderivatives
• Hw: Pages 305-307: 24, 26, 30*, 34, 36*, 40, 42, 47, 48, 50, 54, 58*


*Preview: We will have a test next week on sections [4.4, 4.5, 4.7, and 4.10]. We will begin Chapter 5 after that.

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Week of January 11-15, 2010

AP Calculus
Weekly Calendar
January 11-15, 2010
Mr. Walker


Monday, January 11, 2010:
• Quick review of 4.5 Homework: Curve Sketching Using Calculus
• Begin 4.7: Optimization Problems
• Hw: Pages 283-288: TBD(depends on how far we get)


Tuesday, January 12, 2010:
• Check 4.7 Homework
• Continue 4.7: Optimization Problems
• Hw: Pages 283-288: 2, 6, 10, 12, 16, 18, 24, 34, 36, 56
• Quiz Thursday: [4.4-4.5]


Thursday, January 14, 2010:
• Quiz: [4.4-4.5]
• Check 4.7 Homework
• Hw: Work on last 4 optimization problems and we will go over these on Monday!


*Preview: We will finish Chapter 4 next week and have our first test. We will begin Chapter 5 after that.

Friday, January 8, 2010

Snow Day Info

We will not have a quiz on Monday. We will simply go over the HW and try to begin a new section. I will reassign the quiz date on Monday. Enjoy the snow and the sledding and please be careful on all of the slippery slopes around Chattanooga. When sledding, avoid all local maximums and inflection points. You may have to catch the derivative train on Monday.

Friday, January 1, 2010

Week of January 4-8, 2010

AP Calculus
Weekly Calendar
January 4-8, 2010
Mr. Walker


Monday, January 4, 2010:
• Return/Go Over Exams and Semester Grade Stats
• Quick Review of the Second Derivative Test: Page 245
• Begin 4.4: Limits at Infinity: Horizontal Asymptotes
• Hw: Pages 260-263: 4*, 8, 10, 12, 16, 22*, 24, 28*, 30, 36, 38, 52
• Video for Further Help: http://www.brightstorm.com/d/math/s/calculus/u/limits-and-continuity/t/limits-and-end-behavior


Wednesday, January 6, 2010:
• Check 4.4 Homework: Limits at Infinity
• Begin 4.5: A Summary of Curve Sketching
• Hw: Pages 270-271: 12, 24, 28, 32
• Video for Further Help: http://www.brightstorm.com/d/math/s/calculus/u/applications-of-the-derivative/t/concavity-and-inflection-points
• Quiz Friday: [4.4]


Friday, January 8, 2010:
• Quiz: [4.4]
• Check 4.5 Homework: Summary of Curve Sketching
• Begin 4.7: Optimization Problems
• Hw: Pages 283-288: TBD

*Preview: We will continue to study Optimization Problems next week and will move into section 4.10 which covers Antiderivatives. Our next test will cover sections 4.4, 4.5, 4.7, and 4.10. We will move into Chapter 5 after that.