Mrs.

Lalannes AP Calculus AB
E-MAIL: nicole.lalanne@risd.org WEBSITE: mrslalannecal.weebly.com REMIND: text @lalacal to 81010
TUTORING: Monday 4:15 5:00 pm & Wednesday 8:15 9:00 am in Room G200
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AB in G207
MY SCHEDULE: 12nd::Calc
Alg Reasoning in G202

3rd: Calc AB in G207

4th: Conference
5th: Alg Reasoning in G208
6th: Algebra I PLC

7th: Deptartment Chair

AP EXAM: Tuesday, May 9th at 8:00 a.m.

SUPPLIES: ~ at least one 1.5 binder with 4 dividers: Notes, HW, Quizzes/Tests, AP Materials
~ 8 AAA batteries
~ notebook paper for HW
~ 100 notecards on a ring/spiral/case
* printer paper(white/colored)
* Kleenex or hand sanitizer
* expo markers/post-its
CALCULATOR: The TI 89 is the calculator I will use for instruction.
GRADES: Your grade will be based on the following categories:
Tests: 60%
Quizzes: 30%
Homework: 10%
You will be assigned practice problems DAILY. We will discuss the assignment from the previous
night daily. You must stay current with the homework in order to be successful! Writing
mathematical concepts and expressing them well are important skills necessary for your success in
higher math classes. Procedure and method are much more important than just producing an answer.

Quizzes may be given at any time. These will cover the material that is currently being studied in the
course. (The key to doing well on quizzes will be to stay up to date on the homework assignments!)

You will have 3 test grades each 6 weeks. If you are absent the day of a quiz or test, you should be
prepared to take it in class on the day you return. In addition, if you miss the review day, you will
still be expected to take the test on the test day.

At least one of the test grades may be determined from an online teacher-made or University of Houston
quiz.

UNIT SYLLABUS: You will be given a syllabus for each unit test which lists the work and dates for that
chapter. You will be responsible for following the syllabus and for turning in all the work.
MAKE-UP/LATE WORK: Use the Unit Syllabus to refer to the missed material/assignments. You will have
two days to catch up without penalty if you were absent. After two days it is considered late. Late work
receives a 30% deduction on the earned grade.
EXTRA CREDIT: Extra Credit is given or posted on Weebly periodically to enrich and further learning.
CLASS RULES: No one is allowed to interfere with another students learning or sense of self-worth.
ACADEMIC HONESTY: Cheating of any type will not be tolerated. You will lose my respect and trust in
you. Consequences will include, but are not limited to: receiving a zero on the activity, a letter drop in your
citizenship grade, or further disciplinary action by a principal. The copier and the source for the copier will
both receive consequences. When you sign your name to any paper, I consider it a pledge that you have done
the work and have also given it your best effort.
EDLINE: You may access Edline through the district website at www.risd.org

TOPIC OUTLINE FOR AP CALCULUS AB

I.
Content:

Functions, Graphs, and Limits (~2 weeks)

Limits
Continuity

Skills:

Determine limits graphically and numerically

Determine limits algebraically in indeterminate forms
Apply limits laws
Understand the definition of continuity
Identify types of discontinuities graphically and analytically
Recognizes the connection between limits involving infinity and
asymptotic behavior
Understand the Intermediate Value Theorem and use it to show the
existence of zeros

II.
Content:

Concept of the derivative (~8 weeks)

Slope of the Secant line
Slope of the Tangent line and Normal line
Definition of the derivative
Average Velocity
Instantaneous Velocity and Acceleration
Derivative as a function
Linear Approximation
Derivative Rules
Related Rates
Implicit Differentiation

Skills:

Determine the slope of a curve at a point by the definition of

derivative
Write the equation of a tangent/normal line to a curve at a point
Determine velocity and speed at a particular time from a position
function
Estimate derivatives from tabular or graphical data
Recognize notation for first and second derivatives
Recognize points of non-differentiability from a graph of a
function or its derivative
Use linear approximation to estimate values of a function
Apply derivative rules for power functions
Apply product and quotient rules
Answer questions about velocity, speed, and acceleration for
particle motion given the position function
Apply derivative rules for trigonometric functions
Apply the chain rule for composite function
Obtain the derivative for a relation by implicit differentiation
Use related rates to solve application problems

III.
Content:

Applications of Derivatives
(~6 weeks)
Connection among f, f, f
Absolute and Local Extrema
Mean Value Theorem
First and Second Derivative Test
Optimizations Problems
Curve Sketching

Skills:

Understand how the sign of f describes the increasing and

decreasing behavior of f
Understand how the sign of f describes the concavity of f and
explore monotonicity
Identify points of inflection where concavity changes
Sketch the graph of a function given various conditions on its first
and second derivative
Recognize absolute and local extrema from a graph
Know the Extreme Value Theorem
Understand how to find critical numbers
Apply candidate test to determine absolute extrema
Know the Mean Value Theorem
Understand the graphical implications of the Mean Value Theorem
Use the MVT to determine c for a given function and a closed
interval
Apply the first and second derivative tests to find local extrema
Model an optimization problem by writing a function of one
variable
Obtain absolute maximum/minimum values for an optimization
problem

IV.
Content:

Basic Integrals and Reimann Sums

Approximating areas with Reimann Sums
The Indefinite Integral
The Definite Integral
Properties of Definite Integrals
Approximating areas with the Trapezoidal Rule
The First Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
The Second Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
Average Value Theorem
Integration by Substitution

(~6 weeks)

Skills:

Approximate areas of regions with Reimann sums using left

endpoints, right endpoints, or midpoints
Understand the definite integral as a limit of Reimann sums
Evaluate definite integrals involving basic differentiation rules
Evaluate definite integrals involving basic properties such as
addition
Approximate areas by the Trapezoidal Rule
Arrange approximations in order based on concavity and
increasing/decreasing
Evaluate definite integrals involving algebraic manipulations to a
basic form
Determine total distance by integrating speed
Determine change in position by integrating velocity
Obtain upper and lower bounds for definite integrals
From the graph of the function answer questions about the function
defined as its accumulator
Evaluate definite integrals from a graph using geometric pieces
Determine the change in the quantity by integrating its rate of
change
Determine the average value through integration
Interpret the average value of a function as the height of a
rectangle
Determine the value of c guaranteed by the Mean Value Theorem
for Integrals

V. Differential Equations (~3 weeks)

Content: Slope Fields
Solving separable differential equations
Verifying solutions of differential equations
Exponential growth and decay
Skills:

Verify that a family of functions is a solution of a given differential

equation
Infer information about the graph of a solution to a differential
equation from the differential equation
Solve separable differential equations, either general solutions or
particular solutions
Write a differential equation from a verbal description concerning
rates of change
Identify the differential equation corresponding to exponential
growth or decay
Solve problems involving exponential growth of decay
Construct a slope field for a differential equation
From a slope field identify a solution through a specified point

VI. Application of Integration

(~3 weeks)
Content: Areas of regions bounded by curves
Volumes of solids of known cross sections
Volumes of solids of revolution
Skills:

Determine areas of regions as dx or dy integrals

Set up definite integrals for areas of regions bounded by a curve
and an axis
Set up definite integrals for areas of regions bounded by two
curves
Set up definite integrals for areas of regions requiring more than
one integral
Set up integral to find the volume of solids with a specified base
and known cross section
Set up integrals to find the volume of solids of revolution about an
axis resulting in discs
Set up integrals to find the volume of solids of revolution about an
axis resulting in washers
Set up integrals to find the volume of solids of revolution about
vertical or horizontal axis resulting in discs or washer