Another great resource! Check it out for yourself: http://www-math.mit.edu/~djk/calculus_beginners/index.html
Let me know what you think!
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
November 2 - 6
Monday, 11/2--Mini Test 2.1-2.4
*All assignments for section 2.4 are due today
*Non-calculator test!!!
*Homework--put final touches on the 1985 AP Practice Exam MC section you received Wednesday 10/28 (submit on 11/3)
Tuesday, 11/3--Sec 2.5 Intro--Implicit Differentiation
*Submit Practice AP MC Exam (1985)
Section 2.5 Essential Question: How can you take a derivative if y is in the problem more than once? What does it mean that the relationship between x and y is implied rather than explicitly stated?
Section 2.5 Objectives: Differentiate implicitly defined functions
*Notetaking Guide & Examples
*Assignment: page 146-148 #1-19 odd
Wednesday, 11/4--Sec 2.5 cont'd
*Assignment: page 146-148 #4, 6, 10, 18, 20, 25, 27, 29, 31
Thursday, 11/5--Sec 2.5 Cont'd
*Assignment: page 146-148 #45-50 all; 57, 58;
Friday, 11/6--Sec 2.5 Wrap Up
*Assignment: worksheet 2.5
Study for quiz on 2.5 (Monday 11/9)
*All assignments for section 2.4 are due today
*Non-calculator test!!!
*Homework--put final touches on the 1985 AP Practice Exam MC section you received Wednesday 10/28 (submit on 11/3)
Tuesday, 11/3--Sec 2.5 Intro--Implicit Differentiation
*Submit Practice AP MC Exam (1985)
Section 2.5 Essential Question: How can you take a derivative if y is in the problem more than once? What does it mean that the relationship between x and y is implied rather than explicitly stated?
Section 2.5 Objectives: Differentiate implicitly defined functions
*Notetaking Guide & Examples
*Assignment: page 146-148 #1-19 odd
Wednesday, 11/4--Sec 2.5 cont'd
*Assignment: page 146-148 #4, 6, 10, 18, 20, 25, 27, 29, 31
Thursday, 11/5--Sec 2.5 Cont'd
*Assignment: page 146-148 #45-50 all; 57, 58;
Friday, 11/6--Sec 2.5 Wrap Up
*Assignment: worksheet 2.5
Study for quiz on 2.5 (Monday 11/9)
October 26 - 30, 2009
Monday, 10/26--(I have Jury Duty!)
*Complete worksheet 2.4
*Assignment: page 137-140 #41-59 odd, 67, 83, 85
Tuesday, 10/27--No Class (GHSGT Checkpoint Test)
Wednesday, 10/28--AP Exam Practice Questions
*Please bring the worksheet received on 10/16 with the Free Response Questions
*Complete the worksheet with sample multiple choice items
Thursday & Friday, 10/29-30--Wrap Up & Clean Up Sect 2.4
*Begin preparing for a Mid-Chapter test--Sections 2.1-2.4 (Monday)
Monday, 11/2--Mini Test 2.1-2.4
*All assignments for section 2.4 are due today
*Non-calculator test!!!
Be able to:
1. Find the derivative using the limit process
2. Find the slope of a line at a point
3. Find the derivative of a function using the rules for derivatives
4. Determine the points at which the graph has horizontal tangents
5. Apply derivatives to position, velocity, and acceleration problems
6. Use the product rule and quotient rules to differentiate functions
7. Find higher-order derivatives
8. Find the derivative of composition functions using the chain rule
Tuesday, 11/3--Sec 2.5 Intro--Implicit Differentiation
*Notetaking Guide & Examples
*Assignment: page 146-148 #1-19 odd
*Complete worksheet 2.4
*Assignment: page 137-140 #41-59 odd, 67, 83, 85
Tuesday, 10/27--No Class (GHSGT Checkpoint Test)
Wednesday, 10/28--AP Exam Practice Questions
*Please bring the worksheet received on 10/16 with the Free Response Questions
*Complete the worksheet with sample multiple choice items
Thursday & Friday, 10/29-30--Wrap Up & Clean Up Sect 2.4
*Begin preparing for a Mid-Chapter test--Sections 2.1-2.4 (Monday)
Monday, 11/2--Mini Test 2.1-2.4
*All assignments for section 2.4 are due today
*Non-calculator test!!!
Be able to:
1. Find the derivative using the limit process
2. Find the slope of a line at a point
3. Find the derivative of a function using the rules for derivatives
4. Determine the points at which the graph has horizontal tangents
5. Apply derivatives to position, velocity, and acceleration problems
6. Use the product rule and quotient rules to differentiate functions
7. Find higher-order derivatives
8. Find the derivative of composition functions using the chain rule
Tuesday, 11/3--Sec 2.5 Intro--Implicit Differentiation
*Notetaking Guide & Examples
*Assignment: page 146-148 #1-19 odd
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Online Calculus Tutorial
Click the link below. Select the folder of the topic you would like to view so the lessons will appear.
http://www.curriki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Coll_NROCMath/APCalculusABI?bc=
http://www.curriki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Coll_NROCMath/APCalculusABI?bc=
Thursday, October 15, 2009
October 19 - 23, 2009
Monday, 10/19--Sec 2.3 part 3
*Q&A on previously assigned section 2.3 problems (see 10/15)
*Higher Order Derivatives--notes and examples
*Assignment (due Wednesday 10/21): page 126 #93-101 odd, 103, 109, 111, 112, 115, 116, 117, 119, 120
Tuesday, 10/20--Sec 2.3 Wrap Up/Recap
*Q&A on section 2.3 concepts
*Worksheet 2.3
*Prepare for section 2.2-2.3 quiz for Wednesday
Wednesday, 10/21--Quiz Sec 2.2-2.3
*Q& A--acceleration
*Quiz (20 minutes)
Thursday, 10/22--Section 2.4 The chain rule
*Section 2.4 Intro (notetaking guide)
*Assignment: page 137-140 #7-21 odd
Friday, 10/23--Sec 2.4 part 2
*Submit all assignments for section 2.3 on page 126
*Examples for the general power rule
*Assignment: page 137-140 #23-35 odd
*Q&A on previously assigned section 2.3 problems (see 10/15)
*Higher Order Derivatives--notes and examples
*Assignment (due Wednesday 10/21): page 126 #93-101 odd, 103, 109, 111, 112, 115, 116, 117, 119, 120
Tuesday, 10/20--Sec 2.3 Wrap Up/Recap
*Q&A on section 2.3 concepts
*Worksheet 2.3
*Prepare for section 2.2-2.3 quiz for Wednesday
Wednesday, 10/21--Quiz Sec 2.2-2.3
*Q& A--acceleration
*Quiz (20 minutes)
Thursday, 10/22--Section 2.4 The chain rule
*Section 2.4 Intro (notetaking guide)
*Assignment: page 137-140 #7-21 odd
Friday, 10/23--Sec 2.4 part 2
*Submit all assignments for section 2.3 on page 126
*Examples for the general power rule
*Assignment: page 137-140 #23-35 odd
October 12 - 16, 2009
Monday, 10/12--Prepare for Mini Test on 2.1-2.2
*HW Review /Q&A
*Complete the notetaking guide for section 2.2 (page 4)
*Recap--sample problems from 2.1-2.2
*Sec 2.3 Part 1--Notetaking Guide (the product rule)
*Homework--study for 2.1-2.2 Mini Test; complete the average velocity and instantaneous velocity worksheet for Thursday; try to complete page 126 #1-5 odd, 13, 31, 35
Tuesday, 10/13--Sect 2.1-2.2 Mini Test
*Mini Test Administration (25 minutes)
*Section 2.3 part 1-- the product rule (notes and examples)
*Complete page 126 #1-5 odd, 13, 31, 35
Wednesday, 10/14--Early Release/PSAT Administration
Thursday, 10/15--Sect 2.3 part 2
*Sec 2.3--The Quotient Rule & Trig Derivatives (more notes and examples)
*"How Do We Measure Speed" worksheet due today
*Assignment--page 126 - 129 #7, 9, 15-33 odd (omit #11, 17, 31)
*Assignment: page 126 - 129 #39-53 odd, 63, 73, 81
*Due Wednesday 10/21: page 126 #93-101 odd, 103, 109, 111, 112, 115, 116, 117, 119, 120
Friday, 10/16--AP Exam Practice Questions
*Select MC and Free Response AP Questions on material we have covered thus far
*HW Review /Q&A
*Complete the notetaking guide for section 2.2 (page 4)
*Recap--sample problems from 2.1-2.2
*Sec 2.3 Part 1--Notetaking Guide (the product rule)
*Homework--study for 2.1-2.2 Mini Test; complete the average velocity and instantaneous velocity worksheet for Thursday; try to complete page 126 #1-5 odd, 13, 31, 35
Tuesday, 10/13--Sect 2.1-2.2 Mini Test
*Mini Test Administration (25 minutes)
*Section 2.3 part 1-- the product rule (notes and examples)
*Complete page 126 #1-5 odd, 13, 31, 35
Wednesday, 10/14--Early Release/PSAT Administration
Thursday, 10/15--Sect 2.3 part 2
*Sec 2.3--The Quotient Rule & Trig Derivatives (more notes and examples)
*"How Do We Measure Speed" worksheet due today
*Assignment--page 126 - 129 #7, 9, 15-33 odd (omit #11, 17, 31)
*Assignment: page 126 - 129 #39-53 odd, 63, 73, 81
*Due Wednesday 10/21: page 126 #93-101 odd, 103, 109, 111, 112, 115, 116, 117, 119, 120
Friday, 10/16--AP Exam Practice Questions
*Select MC and Free Response AP Questions on material we have covered thus far
Friday, October 9, 2009
Section 2.3: Product and Quotient Rules and Higher-Order Derivatives
Essential Questions:
1. How do you find the derivative of an expression involving a product or quotient of two differentiable functions?
2. Can you differentiate all six trigonometric functions?
3. How do you find a higher-order derivative of a function? How do you notate these derivatives?
Objectives:
1. Use the product and quotient rules to calculate derivatives.
2. Apply derivatives rules to higher-order derivatives
1. How do you find the derivative of an expression involving a product or quotient of two differentiable functions?
2. Can you differentiate all six trigonometric functions?
3. How do you find a higher-order derivative of a function? How do you notate these derivatives?
Objectives:
1. Use the product and quotient rules to calculate derivatives.
2. Apply derivatives rules to higher-order derivatives
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Guess What Guys!!
I typed "derivative rules practice" in my Google toolbar and this is what popped up as the first result! This is great!!!
http://www.the-mathroom.ca/freebs/cald6/cald6.htm
http://www.the-mathroom.ca/freebs/cald6/cald6.htm
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