AP Calculus BC 2007-08

College recommendation information

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If you are finishing junior year and want me to write college recommendation letters for you, see this page for information. The first step is completing a questionnaire by the end of June. There are more steps to take in the fall. See the linked page for all the details.

Project due Tue. 6/10

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All this week you'll be working on your team project (one of the 9 projects from the Contemporary Calculus textbook). These projects are due and will be presented in class on Tuesday 6/10.

HW due Mon. 6/3

2008-05-30T00:01:00.000-04:00

For non-seniors, the homework due Monday is to read through the packet of 9 project choices, and identify 3 or 4 of them that you would potentially be interested in doing as a team project. In class on Monday, we will work together to determine team assignments and project choices.

Reminders for Fri. 5/30

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For all students regardless of grade:

Please bring your textbook to hand in during class on Friday 5/30.
Please complete the course evaluation survey and return it on Friday 5/30.

Final Exam 5/29-5/30

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The final exam for all students will be during class on Thu. 5/29 (multiple choice) and Fri. 5/30 (free response).

No HW due Tue. 5/27

2008-05-22T16:55:00.000-04:00

There's no homework due Tuesday. Tuesday's class will be a lecture by request on the rigorous definition of limits.

Test Thu. 5/22

2008-05-20T16:54:00.000-04:00

Test on the Functions of Two Variables unit.

HW due Tue. 5/20

2008-05-19T10:46:00.000-04:00

In the packet "13.9 Applications of Extrema of Functions of Two Variables", do problems 1, 3, 5, 9, 10, 14, and 15. (During class on Tuesday, we'll add problems 19, 21, and 22.)

HW due Mon. 5/19

2008-05-16T13:54:00.003-04:00

In the packet "13.8 Extrema of Functions of Two Variables": problems 1-13 odd, 21, 23, 26, 31, 33, 41, 42, 45, 46, 47.

HW due Fri. 5/16

2008-05-15T13:53:00.000-04:00

In the handout packet "13.6 Directional Derivatives and Gradients": problems 44-52, 55-63 odd, 64, 73.

HW due Thu. 5/15

2008-05-13T13:13:00.002-04:00

In the handout packet "13.6 Directional Derivatives and Gradients":

If you weren't in class, get the lecture material by reading from page 541 to the middle of page 545.
Do problems 1-8, 13-18, 21-24, 27, 28, 39, 40a, 41a, 42a, and 43a.

HW due Tue. 5/13

2008-05-12T09:30:00.002-04:00

Do specified problems from the handout packet "13.4 Differentials." The assigned problems are listed on a separate handout sheet that clarifies and modifies the directions for some of the problems. You'll be doing problems 1-9 odd, 11-16, 17, 19, 20, 27, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, and 40, but make sure you see the handout sheet first.

HW due Mon. 5/12

2008-05-09T13:39:00.000-04:00

In the packet "13.3 Partial Derivatives," exercises 1-4, 5-29 odd, 35, 37-40, 45, 47, 90, 91.

HW due Fri. 5/9

2008-05-08T09:09:00.003-04:00

In the handout packet "13.1 Introduction to Functions of Several Variables," exercises 31, 33, 35, 37, 43 (skip confirming), 45-48, 49-59 odd, 63-66.

AP Exam Wed. 5/7

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The AP exam is Wednesday morning 5/7. Report to your exam room at 7:30.

The only homework Monday and Tuesday nights is to study independently for the exam, as needed. Also make sure you get a good night of sleep before the exam.

There's no homework for Wednesday night due Thursday 5/8.

HW due Mon. 5/5

2008-05-02T10:27:00.001-04:00

Set of selected multiple-choice questions (the harder ones) from the 1998 AP exam.

HW due Fri. 5/2

2008-05-01T10:26:00.001-04:00

AP problems on linearization: 2005 AB6, 2002 AB6.
Bring at least one question to ask during our review question-and-answer session on Friday.

HW due Thu. 5/1

2008-04-29T10:30:00.002-04:00

AP problems on related rates (partly done in class): 1999 AB6, 2002 (Form B) AB6, 2007 (Form B) BC3.

HW due Tue. 4/29

2008-04-28T12:36:00.002-04:00

AP problems on Taylor series (partly done in class): 2006 BC 6, 2007 BC 6, 2007 (Form B) BC 6, 2005 (Form B) BC 3.

For Tue. 4/29 through Mon. 5/5, there may be a single question quiz any day on any topic from the AP syllabus.

No HW over vacation

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There's no required homework over the vacation, but Friday I gave out an extra set of sample multiple choice problems published by the AP program.

HW due Fri. 4/18

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AP problems on vectors, parametric, and polar: 2007 BC3, 2005 Form B BC1, 2006 Form B BC2, 2006 BC3. Friday's one-question quiz will be on this same topic.

HW due Thu. 4/17

2008-04-15T12:07:00.001-04:00

In the handout packet "6.3 The Normal Probability Distribution" do exercises 1-8 and 11.

HW due Tue. 4/15

2008-04-14T12:04:00.002-04:00

In the handout packet "6.2 Integrals and Probability Distribution Functions":

Do "Lab 13" questions 2-8. Use the coin flip data handed out in class. You do not have to write a summarizing report at the end.
Do "Exercise Set 6.2" exercises 1 and 2.

HW due Mon. 4/14

2008-04-11T12:25:00.004-04:00

Past AP exam problems (partly done in class): 2006 BC 1, 2, and 4; 2007 BC 1, 2, and 5.

Monday we'll have a one-question quiz related to integration and its applications.

HW due Fri. 4/11

2008-04-10T12:24:00.003-04:00

Past AP exam problems: 2007 AB3 (done in class), 2006 AB3, 2005 AB4, and 2005 Form B BC4.

Friday we'll have a one-problem quiz related to integration and/or the Fundamental Theorem.