Monthly Schedule

(AP Calculus AB, Period D)

W 9/8/04

First day of class.

 

Th 9/9/04

HW due: Read through p.12 in the textbook. Reading notes are required (follow HW guidelines—see link). It is suggested that you do several of the problems to review your precalculus skills. There will also be a Quiz to test your knowledge of the alphabet, the attendance policies, the reading assignment, and your precalculus skills.

 

F 9/10/04

HW due: Read through p.17. Reading notes are required, as always. (After today I will probably not give a reminder.) Also write out complete solutions for §1.1 #31, 33, 43, plus §1.2 #20-28 even, 35, 36.

 

M 9/13/04

HW due: Read through p.24; write §1.3 #1-18 all, 27, 33.

 

T 9/14/04

HW due: Read through p.30; write §1.2 #66, §1.4 Quick Review #10, §1.4 Exercises #10, 11, 18, 20.

 

W 9/15/04

HW due: Read through p.38; write §1.5 #1-24 all, 37, 39.

 

Th 9/16/04

HW due: Read through p.48; write §1.6 #1-5 all, 7-16 all, 21, 22, 31, 32.

 

F 9/17/04

Quiz on Chapter 1. Review following quiz.

 

M 9/20/04

Test on Chapter 1.

 

T 9/21/04

No additional HW due today. However, make sure that all of your previous HW is up to date.

 

W 9/22/04

HW due: Read §2.1; write §2.1 #9-30 mo3 plus 17, 32, 37-42 all.

Note: The notation “int x” means the greatest integer function of x, sometimes called the “floor function of x.” Basically, it means that you are to take the next lower integer if the value of x is not already an integer. Some other textbooks use the notation [x] or ë x û for this function. For example:

   int 3.2 = 3
   int p = 3
   int 3 = 3
   int 2.9 = 2
   int (–2.9) = –3
   int (–2) = –2
   int (–2.0003) = –3

 

Th 9/23/04

No additional HW due. Work on improving your existing HW and rereading the difficult §2.1 if necessary. If you have extra time, go on and begin reading §2.2 and beyond.

 

F 9/24/04

HW due: Read §2.2; write §2.2 #23-28 all.

 

M 9/27/04

HW due: Read §2.3; write §2.2 #29-32 all, 43-48 all, §2.3 #1-9 odd, 17, 18. This is a lot of problems, but most are very short. For #29-32, you may override the usual rules and simply write the answer.

 

T 9/28/04

HW due: §2.3 #11-16 all, 22, 24.

 

W 9/29/04

Senior retreat (no class).

 

Th 9/30/04

HW due: Read §2.4 with special care and attention; write §2.4 #1-6 (do one or more, depending on how much practice you need), 8, 13, 14, 19-22 all. For #19-22, you will need to describe what happens to the value of the slope (m) as a increases and as a decreases. If you cannot figure out how to answer #19-22 as stated, then answer them by letting a = 3 initially and then by letting a = 2, a = 4. (If you choose this simplified approach, you would have three answers for each problem: One when a = 3, one when a = 2, and one when a = 4. The preferred approach is to let a be a parameter instead of a fixed value, but perhaps taking the suggested three values for a will help you understand what is happening.)

 

 

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