AP Calculus AB

Ms. J. Blackwell, nbct

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Units 2 & 3 Derivatives
Sanderson High Raleigh, NC - Fall Semester 2017 Units 2 & 3 Chapters3 & 4 Derivatives
Textbook: Calculus Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic - 2007 by Prentice Hall

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Day Date Topic Homework
1 9/15 3.1 Exploring Derivatives 2, 4, 6, 20, 26a,
Fri & WS D by D
2 9/18Mo 3.1 3.2 Explore Sketching Derivative Graphs
n
22 24 & HW 2//
(September is National Whole Grain,
4 24 EOE,
46, 47, Read 3.2

Classical Music, & Chicken Month)

3 9/19 3.1 3.2 Applications of Curve Sketching &
Tues HW 3
Derivatives
Graded HW due 9/26

4 9/20 3.5 Quiz 14, 22, 36, 46, & HW 7

Wed = On-line Activity
9/21 Workday
Thurs
5 9/22 3.5 2 12 Even, 32,
Fri & WS Trig

Trig Derivatives
6 9/25 3.3 2 22 EOE, 24, 30, 56
Mon

Differentiation Rules
7 9/26 3.6 The Chain Rule 2 Methods 10, 12 36 Even, 40 48
Tues (September is also National Mushroom, Potato, Honey, Even & HW 8 = On-line ,
Lab 3 = Rubber Band WS
due Fri

& Self Improvement Month)

8 9/27 3.7 2, 4, 8, 18, 22, 24, 30, &
Wed Implicit Differentiation HW 9 = On line
9 9/28 Lab 2 & Smile
Thurs at 3 People!
Unit Test 2
10 9/29 Fri 3.8 HW 10 &
On line Examples

Derivatives of Inverse Functions

Early Release Day

Unit Reflection: (Specific items to review)

12 10/3 3.8 e, Ln x, Log, & a x 12, 14, 22, 26, 28, 32, 34,
Mon 42, 50, QR # 4& 7 find y

(October is National Apple, American Cheese, Chili,

Eat Better Eat Together, Popcorn Popping,
& Seafood Month)
13 10/4 3.8 Derivatives of Trig Inverse Functions 2 28 Even, 37 4 0,
Tues & WS

14 10/5 3.1 Definition of Derivatives Part 2 = Backwards 1 12, 36 41,

Wed WS D of D - Backwards

15 10/6 Study
Thurs
Project Presentations & Jeopardy Game
16 10/7 WS Intro to Related
Fri Rates & Do A Good
Deed!
QUEST 3
Assignments are due the day before or the morning of a pre-planned Absence / Field Trip. Anyone checking
into school after math class, will need to turn in assignments by the end of the school day. Thank You!
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Project & Assignment Due Dates

Sept 26th Graded HW Interpreting Oct 5th Derivative Foldable Project

Graphs
Oct 10th Problem Set # 2
th
Sept 29 Lab - Rubber Bands

Extra Help Days = Tuesday After school

Grading Scale
Unit Tests 70%
Quizzes, Labs, Projects, & Problem Sets 20%
Homework 10%