AP Calculus AB

Course Description

AP Calculus AB is an Advanced Placement class.  This class focuses on the first semester of a college level Calculus class.  Our major goal of the class is to be able to find the volume of a graph when it is revolved around either the x or y axis!  Sounds easy right?  This class is a journey, and hopefully you will be successful.

Semester 1: Limits and Derivatives
Chapter 1 - Review of Math Analysis
Chapter 2 - Limits
Chapter 3 - Derivatives
Chapter 4 - Logarithms, Exponentials, and Related Rates
Chapter 5 - Increasing, Decreasing, Concavity, Curves Sketching, Extrema, Applications

Semester 2 - Intergration, Area and Volume

Chapter 6 - Antiderivative and Area
Chapter 7 - Area between two curves, Volume
Bonus Chapter - Differential Equations and Slope Fields
Then we review for the Big AP Test!

AP Review

Spring Break Extra Credit - You are to attempt all of the questions for 1996 and 1997.  Then in a different color pen, grade with the given rubric.  Your are to give me the total on the top of each year with your total out of a possible 54 points.  You will not get credit if you don't attempt each and every question.  This is due the Tuesday we get back from break!

AP 1996 and 1997 - Spring Break Extra Credit










AP Review Session Schedule- Marnell - Murphy

*****  Mrs. Marnell had to change her Monday, April 27 review session to Tuesday, April 28 at the same time!!!!  *****

To Get Credit:
1.  Be on time.
2.  Be respectful to the teacher.
3.  Print out the required materials - Marnell's materials are below, Murphy is on her web site.

AP Review Session Materials

April 15 - General Knowledge

April 16 - Tangent Lines

April 21 - Graphing


April 28 - Particles

April 29 - Area and Volume

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