Monthly Schedule

(Honors AP Calculus, Period A)

T 1/3/012	Classes resume. In class: Review.
W 1/4/012	HW due: Purchase an AP review book, or at least order one on-line. Happy Quiz #1 (counts only if it helps your average).
Th 1/5/012	Happy Quiz #2.
F 1/6/012	Happy Quiz #3.
Exam Prep	See “Links for AP Preparation” near the bottom of the HappyCal Zone webpage, and work practice questions from the College Board and/or from your AP review book. You are responsible for knowing nearly everything on the AP Calculus BC syllabus except for integration by parts, integration by partial fractions, related rates, average value of a function, and power series. (Those are all spring-semester topics.) Other resources include the Dec. 14 test (blank copy of test and full solution key with scoring guide). There were 103 points possible on this test, including 7 for your name.
Th 1/12/012	Midterm Exam, 8:00 a.m., SB-201 and SB-202. Format will be a shortened AP-style exam. As you know, the real AP exam has 4 parts: Part IA. Multiple Choice, No Calculator: 28 questions in 55 minutes (~2 minutes each) Part IB. Multiple Choice, Calculator Required: 17 questions in 50 minutes (~3 minutes each) — Bathroom break (no phone calls, texting, or discussion of exam permitted) — Part IIA. Free Response, Calculator Required: 2 multi-part questions in 30 minutes Part IIB. Free Response, No Calculator: 4 multi-part questions in 60 minutes. During Part IIB, you are allowed to continue working on Part IIA, except without your calculator. Your midterm exam will consist of a shortened Part IB (10 questions in 30 minutes), followed by a shortened Part IA (12 questions in 25 minutes). A 10-minute bathroom break will then take place. If you use a cell phone, send a text message, or discuss the exam with anyone during the break, a scoring penalty may be imposed. After the break, you will have a shortened Part IIB (2 multi-part questions in 30 minutes). What to Bring to the Exam Pencil is REQUIRED for Part I. You may use either pencil or pen for Part II, but pencil is strongly preferred. A graphing calculator is required in Part IB, which occurs first. Bring spare batteries, since if your calculator dies partway through, you will be out of luck. Scratch paper is not allowed. The exam should end at about 9:35 a.m. No extended time will be provided unless you are on the extended-time list. However, all scores will be based on a modified “AP curve” in which an A (AP score of 5) generally requires a score in the upper 60s or low 70s. As always, Mr. Hansen will use judgment to ensure that the curved scores make sense in context.
W 1/18/012	Classes resume. In class: Discussion of midterm exam. Evening: Attend The Prep School Negro at Trapier Theater.
Th 1/19/012	No additional HW due. This is in order to provide time for you to attend Wednesday night’s screening.
F 1/20/012	No additional HW due. The reason is that all Form V students are required to attend College Night on Thursday.
M 1/23/012	HW due: Write §9-2 #1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 10, 11. For each problem, your work must include a “Let” statement and the expressions you are using for u, dv, du, and v. An example of what is expected is shown below. 5.
T 1/24/012	HW due: Read §9-4; write §9-3 #1, 4, 8, 12, 18, 21-36 mo3.
W 1/25/012	HW due: Read §9-5; memorize the green box on p. 452; write §9-4 #8, 12, 14a, 16a, 18a, 21. Note: Problems 7-12 contain 6 typographical errors. The “n = 0” conditions should actually be “” for all 6 problems.
Th 1/26/012	HW due: Read §9-6, especially the examples on pp. 457-459; write §9-5 #4, 8, 14, 20, 22, 25, 33, 36.
F 1/27/012	HW due: Write §9-6 #3, 13, 16*, 21 (optional), 22**, 27. * Do #16 as a trigonometric substitution. Then, do it a second time as a u-substitution with u = 5x, du = 5 dx. ** Be sure to read the instructions immediately above the problem. If you have time, do #21 as well. Warning: These problems are difficult, and it is quite typical to make a mistake before reaching the end. Try not to be discouraged. You may use wolframalpha.com to check your work.
M 1/30/012	HW due: Read §9-7 and this online tutorial. Then, write out the answers for tutorial problems #1, #15, and any other 8 or more problems of your choice. (Do not simply copy the answers that are given; actually try to use the tutorial to guide yourself, step by step.) On the AP exam, you will be responsible for partial fraction decomposition involving only linear, non-repeated factors.
T 1/31/012	HW due: For problems on pp. 493-494 #4-68 mo4 plus 62, 78, and 80, write the technique only. Do not actually do the problems. A few examples are shown below. 3. RRIP [rapid repeated integration by parts—OK to abbrev. on this assignment only] 7. natural log form, u-subst. 11. double-angle formula on p. 452 19. trig subst.

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Last updated: 27 Feb 2012