BC Class Syllabus - Here is the syllabus for the fall semester course given out in class on the first day of school.  It contains a brief overview of the course, grading and classroom policies, and contact information.  For the record, this is not the same document as the "official" course syllabus required by College Board (that can be found by clicking the BC Syllabus button above at the left).

 

BC Quarter Plans - This is a copy of what what some might call a pacing guide for the year.  I adjust it several times throughout the semester, but it should give you an idea of what needs to be done and the pace at which we have to do it!

 

Textbook Problems - I used to post all of the textbook assignments here, but have found it better for students to have those unit-by-unit since we bounce around so much in the textbook.  I'm now including each instructional unit's assignments along with the learning targets in the Unit Review Information section below.  For the record, the daily homework assignments - including worksheets and other activities - can be found on the RHS homework site (just click the "Homework" button above).

 

Parent Functions Review - I have mentioned several times in class that knowing the general behavior of a few basic functions is key to being successful in calculus.  This document illustrates the most common parent functions, and many students like to print this off and keep it in their notebooks for quick reference.

 

Limit Introduction - Here is a worksheet that summarizes the numerical and graphical approaches to evaluating limits.  I think the extra practice makes for a good review on the topic.  Here are my solutions.

 

Continuity Introduction - This version of the worksheet given in class provides some answers and a few other details (including some terminology).  Here's a blank copy of the handout.

 

Numerical Derivative Introduction - This document introduces how to find numerical derivatives analytically, graphically, numerically, and using the calculator.  There is one example worked out using each of the four methods.

 

Derivative Review - This is just a summary of the common derivative rules and patterns used in this course.

 

Curve Sketching Summary - I put this together rather hurriedly (that's code for let me know if you see something wrong), but it should help with all of those graph behavior problems.

 

Integral Review - Big surprise... this is a summary of the common integral rules and patterns used in this course.

 

Integration by Parts - Here's a little document demonstrating the "table technique" for evaluating certain integrals that require integration by parts.

 

Euler's Method - This document was written to demonstrate how to use Excel for Euler's method of approximating solutions to differential equations.  For the record, it is assumed the reader knows a little about Excel and a lot about Euler's method.

 

Convergence Test Summary - Here is the "Convergence Test for Dummies" handout for Chapter 8.

 

Convergence Test Strategy - This is a little flowchart that might help you decide when to use what convergence test.

 

Convergence Test Conclusions - Some students have asked for a sample of how one should answer problems that require the use of the many convergence tests used in class.  This document should help answer those questions.

 

Euler's Identity - I just thought this was a neat way of using power series to prove one of the cooler equations out there.

1st Semester Exam.  When the time comes, I will post the study guide for the midterm exam here.

 

2nd Semester Exam.  For those that have to take the final exam, I will post the study guide for it here.

 

AP Exam Review - This document presents a quick overview of the topics covered on the AP exam.  The first couple of pages list a few patterns and techniques for differentiation and integration - think of it as a refresher for some of those obscure calculations.  The last couple of pages lists out the topics that are common on the AP exam - I encourage you to look over those and study the topics that are more-or-less vague to you.

 

2010 BC Exam's Solutions - Here are my solutions to this year's FRQ's (the questions themselves can be found on the College Board's site).  I did these kinda quick, but I think everything is accurate... if you find an error, please let me know and I'll make the correction.

Textbook Review - This is actually a student-created document using a different textbook, but I thought I'd leave it here until I can get it updated.  It basically goes through the textbook in a linear fashion highlighting topics that should be reviewed prior to the exam.  Some topics refer back to notes within a section of the textbook - these topics were presented in that lesson, but are not explicitly in the textbook.

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