AP Calculus
2021-2022
"There are no secrets to success.
It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure."
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AP Test Review Sites:
Review Quiz (not the easiest format)
AP Test Practice Questions (self-assessment)
FRQ Answers to released questions (Mr. Calculus site)
AP Calculus Practice Questions
Kahn Academy (now has an AP Calculus AB option)
Class Summaries
(AP Calculus classes are BLACK BLOCK (Tues/Fri) for 90 minutes - BLUE are Wednesday short class days):
Date | Description | Assignment- Must be done before next class - Videos will be found on AP Classroom | ||||||||
Mon, Aug 23rd and Tues, Aug 24th | Back-2-School Days | |||||||||
Wed, Aug 25th |
Introductory Materials
- syllabus/schedule - sign up for College Board and AP Classroom All can be found in Canvas |
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Fri, Aug 27th |
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Tues, Aug 31st |
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Wed, Sept 1st |
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Fri, Sept 3rd |
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Mon, Sept 6th | NO SCHOOL - LABOR DAY | |||||||||
Look at 1.5 Quiz Questions 1 and 2 before we start notes (esp pd 2) | ||||||||||
Tues, Sept 7th |
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Fri, Sept 10th |
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Tues, Sept 14th |
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Wed, Sept 15th |
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Fri, Sept 17th |
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Tues, Sept 21st |
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Wed, Sept 22nd | Mrs. Zubke absent. Substitute will let you know what you need to do. |
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Fri, Sept 24th |
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Tues, Sept 28th |
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MCQs will be assigned on AP Classroom early in the Unit - work on when
you have time Due by end of Month |
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Wed, Sept 29th | FRQs will be done in class | |||||||||
Fri, Oct 1st | ||||||||||
Tues, Oct 5th |
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2.3 - 3 videos ~26 min |
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Wed, Oct 6th |
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2.4 - 3 videos ~25 min 2.5 - 3 videos ~26 min |
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Fri, Oct 8th | NO SCHOOL | |||||||||
Mon, Oct 11th | NO SCHOOL | |||||||||
Tues, Oct 12th |
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2.5 - 3 videos ~26 min (if you haven't already watched. 2.6 3 videos ~23 min |
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Fri, Oct 15th |
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2.7 - 3 video ~29 min 2.8 - 1 video ~11 min |
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Tues, Oct 19th |
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2.9 - 2 video ~18 min | ||||||||
Wed, Oct 20th |
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2.10 - 2 video ~20 min | ||||||||
Fri, Oct 22nd |
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Tues, Oct 26th |
Personal
Progress Check – ~30 MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions); 3 FRQ 2 FRQs today (no calculator allowed) |
MCQs done on
own time (Due Oct 28th - NO EXTENSIONS) FRQs done in class. |
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Wed, Oct 27th | 1 FRQ today (calculator required) | 3.1 - 3 Videos- ~29 mins | ||||||||
Fri, Oct 29th | 3.1 The Chain Rule | 3.2 - 3 Videos - ~ 37 Minutes | ||||||||
Tues, Nov 2nd |
Chain Rule - Circuit Activity: Applying the Chain Rule for Derivatives of Composite Functions (may save for later) |
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Wed, Nov 3rd |
3.2 Implicit Differentiation Implicit Differentiation - Circuit (due Tuesday) Don't forget to watch and take notes on videos before Tuesday as well. |
3.3 - 3 Videos - ~25 mins 3.4 - 3 Videos - ~26 mins |
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Tues, Nov 9th |
3.3 Differentiating Inverse Functions 3.4 Differentiating Inverse Trigonometric Functions |
3.5 - 2 Videos - ~17 mins |
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Wed, Nov 10th |
Look at FRQ Scoring for Unit 2? 3.5 Selecting Procedures for Calculating Derivatives |
3.6 - 2 Videos - ~19 mins | ||||||||
Fri, Nov 12th | SNOW DAY - NO SCHOOL | |||||||||
Tues, Nov 16th |
Cards (from a circuit) - Derivatives of Inverse Functions,
then... 3.6 Calculating Higher Order Derivatives and continue working on Personal Progress Check – 18 MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) - due Nov 17th If you want to review the concepts from this unit for the FRQ tests, pp 143-144 in the workbook could be helpful. |
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Wed, Nov 17th |
Personal
Progress Check – 3 FRQ 2 FRQ (No Calculator Allowed) Remember, "It is the student's responsibility to guide the reader through their work, not the reader's responsibility to decipher what they are doing" |
4.1 - 1 video - ~6 min 4.2 - 2 videos - ~14 minutes |
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Fri, Nov 19th |
Go over scoring of Unit 3 FRQs 4.1 Interpreting the Meaning of the Derivative in Context 4.2 Straight-Line Motion: Connecting Position, Velocity, and Acceleration |
4.3 - 2 videos - ~14 min |
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Tues, Nov 23rd |
4.3
Rates of Change in Applied Contexts Other Than Motion Activity: Analyzing Problems Involving Rates of Change in Applied Contexts |
4.4 - 1 Video - ~8 min 4.5 - 3 Videos - ~27 min |
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Wed, Nov 24th-Fri, Nov 26th | No School - Comp Day and Thanksgiving Break | |||||||||
Tues, Nov 30th |
4.4
Introduction to Related Rates 4.5 Solving Related Rates Problems |
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Wed, Dec 1st |
Activity: Analyzing Problems Involving Related Rates
Error on page 7: can you find it? Will need to find before solving. |
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Fri, Dec 3rd | Related Rates Circuit |
4.6 - 2 Video - ~12 min 4.7 - 2 Video - ~17 min |
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Tues, Dec 7th |
4.6
Approximating Values of a Function Using Local Linearity and
Linearization |
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Wed, Dec 8th |
18 MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions); 3 FRQ |
MCQs done on own time (Due Dec 10th - NO EXTENSIONS) FRQs done in class. |
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Tues, Dec 14th |
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5.1 - 3 Videos - ~21 min | ||||||||
Wed, Dec 15th |
Start Unit 5 5.1 Using the Mean Value Theorem Activity: Establishing Differentiability for MVT |
5.2 - 2 Videos - ~17 min | ||||||||
Fri, Dec 17th |
5.2 Extreme Value Theorem, Global Versus Local Extrema, and Critical
Points Activity: MVT and IVT Station Activity |
Watch 5.3 (2-~19 min) and 5.4 (2 - ~12 min) videos before you come back from break | ||||||||
Dec 18th- Jan 2nd | NO SCHOOL - Winter Break | |||||||||
Tues, Jan 4th |
5.3
Determining Intervals on Which a Function Is Increasing or Decreasing 5.4 Using the First Derivative Test to Determine Relative (Local) Extrema |
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Wed, Jan 5th | Activity: Using the First Derivative to Justify Properties and Behaviors of Functions |
5.5 - 2 videos ~15 min 5.6 - 2 videos ~15 min |
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Fri, Jan 7th |
5.5
Using the Candidates Test to Determine Absolute (Global) Extrema 5.6 Determining Concavity of Functions over Their Domains |
5.7 - 1 Video ~9 min | ||||||||
Tues, Jan 11th |
5.7
Using the Second Derivative Test to Determine Extrema Activity: Using the Second Derivative to Justify Properties and Behaviors of Functions (fix error in table) Activity: Finding Errors and Ambiguities (can't do Problem 5) Activities will be due on Monday (next semester grade) |
5.8 - 1 video ~7 min | ||||||||
Wed, Jan 12th | 5.8 Sketching Graphs of Functions and Their Derivatives |
5.9 - 2 videos ~13 min 5.10 - 2 videos ~16 min |
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Fri, Jan 14th |
SNOW DAY 5.9 Connecting a Function, Its First Derivative, and Its Second Derivative |
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Tues, Jan 18th |
65 minute class - Sem Test Schedule Circuit- What f' and f" tell you about f |
5.11- 1 video ~7 min |
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Wed, Jan 19th |
5.10
Introduction to Optimization Problems 5.11 Solving Optimization Problems |
5.12 - 3 videos ~25 min | ||||||||
Fri, Jan 21st |
Two activities and circuit are due. Use first 30 minutes to finish up Optimization (if needed) 5.12 Exploring Behaviors of Implicit Relations |
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Tues, Jan 25th |
36 MCQ A, B, and C (12 each); All 3 FRQ |
MCQ's due by end of Monday. (12:00 am Jan 25th) 6.1 - 2 videos ~18 min |
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Wed, Jan 26th |
Warm-up:
https://youtu.be/WUvTyaaNkzM Will start Unit 6: Integration and Accumulation of Change 6.1 Exploring Accumulations of Change |
6.2 - 3 videos ~30 mins |
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Fri, Jan 28th |
Warm-up - How much Snow? 6.2 Approximating Areas with Riemann Sums Activity: Approximating a Definite Integral Using Left and Right Rectangles |
6.3 - 2 videos ~18 min | ||||||||
Tues, Feb 1st |
6.3 Riemann Sums, Summation Notation, and Definite Integral Notation Activity: Interpreting Definite Integral Notation as the Limit of a Riemann Sum Activity: Interpreting Summation Notation |
6.4 - 2 videos ~22 min | ||||||||
Wed, Feb 2nd | 6.4 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus and Accumulation Functions |
6.5 - 2 videos ~17 min 6.6 - 2 videos ~18 min |
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Fri, Feb 4th |
Mrs. Zubke will be absent. Under Cover Activity (make sure two activities are from Tuesday are done as well). All due on Tuesday, Feb 8th |
6.5 - 2 videos ~17 min 6.6 - 2 videos ~18 min |
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Tues, Feb 8th |
6.5 Interpreting the Behavior of Accumulation Functions Involving Area 6.6 Applying Properties of Definite Integrals Make sure three activities are in today. |
6.7 - 3 videos ~29 min | ||||||||
Wed, Feb 9th |
Activity: No computer, can use notes and calculator, groups of
2-3 only, show all work and turn in when done. Make sure 6.5 and 6.6 Quizzes done by 4 pm |
6.7 - 3 videos ~29 min | ||||||||
Fri, Feb 11 |
6.4/6.5 Skill Builder THEN 6.7 The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus and Definite Integrals |
6.8 - 2 videos ~16 min | ||||||||
Tues, Feb 15th |
6.8 Finding Antiderivatives and Indefinite Integrals: Basic Rules and
Notation Activity: Antidifferentiation Circuit (due tomorrow) and FRQ Practice (due Friday-cannot do c-ii yet) |
6.9 - 3 videos ~24 mins | ||||||||
Wed, Feb 16th | 6.9 Integration Using Substitution | 6.10 - 2 videos ~16 min | ||||||||
Fri, Feb 18th | U-Substitution Practice: Circuits :-) | 6.14 - 3 videos ~30 min | ||||||||
Tues, Feb 22 |
Go over some problems off of the U-Sub Circuits 6.10 Integrating Functions Using Long Division and Completing the Square |
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Wed Feb 23rd |
Personal Progress Check – 27 MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions); 3 FRQ |
MCQ's due by end of Monday. (12:00 am Mar 1st) 7.1 - 1 video ~7 mins and 7.2 - 1 video ~ 5 mins |
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Fri, Feb 25th |
NO SCHOOL - SPEECH QUALIFIER (Thurs, 4pm through Sat) |
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Tues, Mar 1st |
Anyone NOT taking the AP Test in
May needs to let me know this week! 7.1 Modeling Situations with Differential Equations 7.2 Verifying Solutions for Differential Equations |
7.3 - 2 videos ~22 min 7.4 - 1 video ~7 min |
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Wed, Mar 2nd |
Anyone NOT taking the AP Test in
May needs to let me know this week! 7.3 Sketching Slope Fields 7.4 Reasoning with Slope Fields |
7.6 - 2 videos ~15 min 7.7 - 3 videos ~16 min |
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Fri, Mar 4th |
Anyone NOT taking the AP Test in
May needs to let me know this week! 7.6 Finding General Solutions Using Separation of Variables 7.7 Finding Particular Solutions Using Initial Conditions and Separation of Variables |
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Tues, Mar 8th |
1st: Derivative Blitz Separation of Variables Activity(s): Round Table - has to be in groups of four Circuit - only 8 problems |
7.8 - 1 video ~5 mins |
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Wed, Mar 9th |
7.8 Exponential Models with Differential Equations Pick up FRQs for Friday. Mrs. Zubke absent. No class. Work on FRQs and MCQs. |
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Fri, Mar 11th |
18 MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions); 3 FRQ Mrs. Zubke absent - pick up FRQs on Wednesday. Due Tuesday, Mar 15th |
MCQ due by end of day (11:59 pm) Mar 14th 8.1 - 2 videos - 9 mins |
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Tues, Mar 15th | 8.1 Finding the Average Value of a Function on an Interval | 8.2 - 2 videos ~12 min | ||||||||
Wed, Mar 16th |
BLACK WEDNESDAY Warm-up: Mathboat Prob of Day (x2) 8.2 Connecting Position, Velocity, and Acceleration of Functions Using Integrals Activity: Big 10 I have a few copies of the the circuit for this section in anyone is interested |
8.3 - 3 videos ~26 min | ||||||||
Tues, Mar 22nd |
Warm-up: Mathboat Prob of Day (x2) Prob 5 and 6 8.3 Using Accumulation Functions and Definite Integrals in Applied Contexts Activity: How Many People are at the Met? |
8.4 -2 videos ~12 min |
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Wed, Mar 23rd |
Warm-up: Mathboat Prob of Day (x2) Prob 7 Area between curves (8.4-8.6) 8.4 Finding the Area Between Curves Expressed as Functions of x Geogebra Visual Calculus - Volumes and Areas Tool:https://www.geogebra.org/m/akT7FHq7 |
8.5 - 1 video ~8 min 8.6 - 1 video - 7 min |
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Fri, Mar 25th |
Warm-up: Mathboat Prob of Day (x2) Prob 8 and 9 8.5 Finding the Area Between Curves Expressed as Functions of y 8.6 Finding the Area Between Curves That Intersect at More Than Two Points |
8.7 - 3 videos - 30 min 8.8 - 2 videos - 20 min |
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Tues, Mar 29th |
Warm-up: Mathboat Prob of Day (x2) Prob 10 and 11 Volumes - Cross Sections 8.7 Volumes with Cross Sections: Squares and Rectangles Rectangle visualization: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yIW9FqKXKU 8.8 Volumes with Cross Sections: Triangles and Semicircles Semicircle visualization: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omQSp2uMYTk Geogebra Square, Semicircle, Equilateral triangle: https://www.geogebra.org/m/XFgMaKTy |
8.9 - 2 videos ~15 min 8.10 - 1 video ~9 min |
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Wed, Mar 30th |
Volumes - Disc Method 8.9 Volume with Disc Method: Revolving Around the x- or y-Axis 8.10 Volume with Disc Method: Revolving Around Other Axes Geogebra Visualization of Disk Method: https://www.geogebra.org/m/ajvhqdch |
8.11 - 2 videos ~20 min 8.12 - 1 video ~10 min |
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Fri, Apr 1st |
Volumes - Washer Method 8.11 Volume with Washer Method: Revolving Around the x- or y-axis 8.12 Volume with Washer Method: Revolving Around Other Axes Geogebra Washer Method: https://www.geogebra.org/m/fy3c4pyf |
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Tues, Apr 5th |
Activity for non-Juniors? Finish up Quizzes? Work on MCQs? AM Smarter Balanced Testing - JRs |
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Wed, Apr 6th |
Unit 8 MCQ/FRQ day Personal Progress Check – ~30 MCQ; 3 FRQ Calculator FRQ in class Non-calculator FRQ to take home Assignment: Before Friday, do the Mid-Unit 1 and Unit 1 Reviews in Flipped Math book - pp 33-34 and pp 63-64 |
MCQ due by end of day (11:59 pm) Apr 7th | ||||||||
Fri, Apr 8th |
Turn in FRQ B from Unit 8 Begin AP Test Review - and, yes, this includes students who are not taking the AP test. Many activities, etc. will be graded. Know Thy Exam https://www.calc-medic.com/post/know-thy-exam Problem of the Day (x3) Problems 12 and 13 and 14 Unit 1 Multiple Choice Review Problems (no calculator) 2011 FRQ practice (take home if you don't get done) Can find answers at http://askmrcalculus.com/ youtube search for explained solutions (if needed) Assignment: Before Tuesday, do the Unit 2 Review in Flipped Math book - pp 111-114 |
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Tues, Apr 12th |
Verbs on the AP Calc Exam:
https://www.calc-medic.com/post/verbs-on-the-ap-calculus-exam
Problem of the Day (x3) Problems 15 and 16 and 17 Unit 2 Multiple Choice Review (no calculator) 2012 FRQ Practice (take home if you don't get done) |
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Wed, Apr 13th |
Get back Multiple Choice and FRQ's DO NOT KEEP YOUR MULT CHOICE ANSWER SHEET Go over questions off of Multiple Choice and FRQ's Assignment: Before next Tuesday, do the Unit 3 Review in Flipped Math book - pp 143-144 |
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Fri, Apr 15th |
NO SCHOOL AP Daily Live Review every night April 18th-28th!! Plan on watching these!! Related activities may be part of the review activities in class. Playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoGgviqq4844keKrijbR_EPKRNIW6hahV |
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Tues, Apr 19th |
Mrs. Zubke Absent: Unit 3 Multiple Choice Review (no calculator) 2013 FRQ Practice (take home if you don't get done) Assignment: Before Friday, do the Unit 4 Review in Flipped Math book - pp 173-174 |
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Wed, Apr 20th | RED WEDNESDAY - NO CLASS | |||||||||
Fri, Apr 22nd |
Things to Know Cold for the AP Exam:
https://www.calc-medic.com/post/things-you-need-to-know-cold-for-the-ap-calc-exam
Problem of the Day (x2) Problems 18,19 Discuss AP Daily Review Videos: See playlist above Unit 4 Multiple Choice Review (no calculator) 2014 FRQ Practice (take home if you don't get done) Assignment: Before Tuesday, do the Mid-Unit 5 and Unit 5 Reviews in Flipped Math book - pp 209-210 and pp 233-238 |
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Tues, Apr 26th |
Commonly Seen Free Response Questions:
https://www.calc-medic.com/post/commonly-seen-free-response-questions-on-the-ap-calc-exam
Problem of the Day (x2) Problems 20,21 (plus one) Unit 5 Multiple Choice Review 2015 FRQ Practice (take home if you don't get done) Last One! We will look at questions over the MCQ's and FRQ's tomorrow and Wed, May 4th I do have two more FRQ's run off if you want them (2016 and 2017) Assignment: Before Friday, do the Mid-Unit 6 and Unit 6 Reviews in Flipped Math book - pp 261-262 and pp 291-292 AND the Unit 7 Review in Flipped Math book - pp 325-326 |
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Wed, Apr 27th |
Get back Multiple Choice and FRQ's DO NOT KEEP YOUR MULT CHOICE ANSWER SHEET Go over questions off of Multiple Choice and FRQ's Did Problem of the Day 22, 23(2nd only) Assignment: Before Friday, do the Mid-Unit 6 and Unit 6 Reviews in Flipped Math book - pp 261-262 and pp 291-292 AND the Unit 7 Review in Flipped Math book - pp 325-326 |
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Fri, Apr 29th |
Top 10 AP Exam Tips:
https://www.calc-medic.com/post/top-10-ap-exam-tips Problem of the Day (x2) Problems 23,24,25 Unit 6 Multiple Choice Review Unit 7 Multiple Choice Review Assignment: Before Tuesday, do the Mid-Unit 8 and Unit 8 Reviews in Flipped Math book - pp 355-358 and pp 381-382 |
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Tues, May 3rd |
Unit 8 Multiple Choice Review Unit C Multiple Choice Review I will put copies of the AP Daily Review questions on Canvas. Come with questions Wed and Fri (and Sat/Sun). The link to the AP Daily video playlist is: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLoGgviqq4844keKrijbR_EPKRNIW6hahV |
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Wed, May 4th |
4th period needs to watch Top 10 AP Exam Tips: https://www.calc-medic.com/post/top-10-ap-exam-tips Get back Multiple Choice and FRQ's Go over questions off of Multiple Choice and FRQ's What to bring or not bring... https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/exam-policies-guidelines/what-to-bring-on-exam-day Problem of the Day Problems 2nd period start #26 4th period start #23 |
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Fri, May 6th |
Questions??? What to bring or not bring... https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/exam-policies-guidelines/what-to-bring-on-exam-day Problem of the Day... |
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Sat, May 7th |
Full-length AP Practice Test at School 4 hours at school (maybe longer to score the FRQ's) 10 am to 2 pm(ish) - enter door C7 In Zubke's room This is optional |
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Sun, May 8th |
Zoom - Question and Answer session Time: 1 pm - 2 pm |
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Mon, May 9th |
8 am - AP Calculus Exam be at Swiftel at 7:45 am What to bring or not bring... https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/exam-policies-guidelines/what-to-bring-on-exam-day |
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Tues, May 10th | No class - Compensation for AP Calculus test during non-block day (yesterday) | |||||||||
Wed, May 11th | No Class (Zubke absent) | |||||||||
Fri, May 13th | No Class (Zubke absent) | |||||||||
Tues, May 17th |
Seniors Last Day Go over 2022 FRQs from test?? Movie?? |
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Wed, May 18th |
Two-hour late start for Senior Breakfast Will be a 2, 4, 6, SRB Schedule Non-seniors are expected to be in class Movie?? |
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Fri, May 20th |
Semester Test Day 2 Non-seniors are expected to be in class 8 students left - Trivia Contest Period 2 8:15 – 9:30 Period 4 9:40 – 10:55 LUNCH 11:00 – 11:40 Period 6 11:45 – 1:00 Make-Up 2 1:10 – 3:45 *students are permitted to leave @ 3:25 or stay until 3:45 if needed |
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Mon, May 23rd |
Make-up sessions for Semester Tests Make-Up 3 8:15 – 9:30 Make-Up 4 9:35 – 10:50 Make-Up 5 10:55 – NOON DISMISSAL |
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Movie Day (Hidden Figures - DVD) 2 hr 7 min Next Options: October Sky 1 hr 55 min The Man Who Knew Infinity 1 hr 48 min Good Will Hunting 2 hr 6 min A Beautiful Mind 2 hr 15 min Moneyball 2 hr 13 min Queen of Katwe 2 hr 4 min Apollo 13 2 hr 20 min First Man 2 hr 21 min |