Monthly Schedule

(AP Calculus AB, Period D)

M 3/1/04	Quiz on Chapter 9 (§§ 9-10 and 9-11 only). No additional HW due, but be prepared for a multiple scan covering §8-3, §8-5, §9-10, and/or §9-11. Also in class today: Multiple choice practice re-take of the Chapter 6 and 7 test.
T 3/2/04	Happy Test on Chapters 6 and 7. To prepare, you may find the previous version of the Chapter 6 and 7 test to be helpful. (Thanks to Paul L. for suggesting that I post it.) Everyone must attend, but if you bomb, your original test will prevail. In other words, this cannot hurt you. Based on how most people did on yesterday’s practice, this will be a win-win situation for most people. The format will probably be mostly multiple choice, since the quarter is drawing to a close. We will discuss the rescheduling of the Chapter 8 test at a future time.
Overnight	Scoring guide for the Happy Test on 3/2/2004 Multiple choice key: ECADD BABBC. Count 4 points for each correct answer, –1 for each error, and 0 for each omission. That will give you your raw score. Let x = raw score, where –10 £ x £ 40. Then compute y = 1.2x + 18, where y is your curved multiple choice score and 6 £ y £ 66. Free response: See key in your mailbox. Problems 11-15 have point values 5, 10, 5, 10, and 10, respectively. Partial credit will be awarded for problems 12, 14, and 15 only. The error of “throwing away the absolute value bars” in #14 is a 1-point deduction, and the error of “going one Euler step too far” in #15 is a 2-point deduction. (Some students estimated y when x = 0.3 instead of when x = 0.2.) Add up your points from free response (max. 40), and then add y from above to get your overall test score out of 100 points. Add another 6 points for the lateness adjustment. Because the free response problem was entirely straightforward, there is no additional curve for free response on this test. Statistics for multiple choice: n = 17 students, curved sample mean = 86.2% (B+). The low score was 26% (F), and the high score was 110%. Standard deviation was 18.4%, which is about twice what I normally see on tests.
W 3/3/04	HW due: Finish your §8-3 problems. (The assignment was §8-3 #1, 3, 9, 11, 13, 18, 19-23 all.) If you are stuck, then spend 35 minutes working them on a fresh sheet of paper with fresh eyes. Suggestion: Come to Math Lab after school.
Th 3/4/03	HW due: §10-2 #Q2-Q10 even, 13, 15, 16abc. Reading notes are not required this time, since there is really nothing new in this section. However, you will probably want to read through Examples 1 and 2 to make sure that your calculations agree with the book’s.
F 3/5/03	HW due: If you have not already finished the §10-2 problems (#Q2-Q10 even, 13, 15, 16abc), you should spend another 35 minutes getting caught up. If you had a zero yesterday, you may need to spend up to 70 minutes unless you can finish in 35. Yesterday’s HW scan had a mean of 2.55 points, which was not high enough. If the class mean is 3.75 points or higher today, we will set aside approximately 15 minutes to play Calculus Jeopardy Bingo. (Alas, it was not.)
M 3/8/04	HW due: Read §10-3; write §10-3 #Q1-Q10 all, 1-6 all, 13. In class: The Jeopardy Bingo offer was satisfied today. Hooray!
T 3/9/04	HW due: Read §10-4 and this practice problem; write §10-4 #1, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10. Form V students (David, Pan, Jack) may turn in this assignment tomorrow for full credit, since the rescheduled College Night on Monday 3/8 will make it difficult to do homework on Monday night. However, please note that everyone should be prepared for a scan of the CFU test (see HW calendar entry for 2/26/2004). The homework scan will be based only on whether you have computed a grade for yourself, not on what that grade is. If you need additional practice before tomorrow’s test, I will replenish the supply of blank CFU tests and scoring keys on my office door.
W 3/10/04	Test on Chapter 8. The CFU test (2/24/2004) will make a good review packet. The only major area that is underrepresented in the CFU test is max.-min. problems.
Afternoon	Your graded test is in your mailbox.
Overnight	To help you prepare for tomorrow’s re-test, here is a blank corrected copy of the Chapter 8 test. After you have worked the problems, preferably under time pressure, take a look at this annotated answer key. Tomorrow’s test will not be easier or shorter, but by learning from your mistakes and practicing for speed, you can probably do much better the second time.
Th 3/11/04	Optional Happy Re-Test on Chapter 8 (no make-ups offered). The results of yesterday’s test were not good. (Please see the blank corrected copy of the Chapter 8 test, as well as my apology in the annotated answer key.) If you wish to take the test over without penalty, please come to class today. If you would prefer to have a day of rest, that is your choice. Please note: There will be no make-up test offered for today’s optional test. The higher of the two scores will be recorded, and the perfect-attendance bonus from yesterday will be applied to that result.
F 3/12/04	HW due: Write §10-6 #2, 6, 9, 11. Today is the last day of the third quarter. We will have a special outdoor activity today if the weather is good, or String Quartet Day if the weather is not good.
March 13–28	Spring break. E-mail or leave a voice mail message for me (703-599-6624) if you are having trouble with the HW problems.
M 3/29/04	HW due: p.551 #C1, C2. These are interesting problems, but if you cannot solve both of them, then focus on #C1. Also, remember that the §10-6 problems assigned before the break should now be finished to a high degree of refinement. There is no new material here; it is all review of older material.
T 3/30/04	HW due: Review questions.
W 3/31/04	Test on Chapter 10.

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