Google Classroom Codes:
Period 1: AP Calc - gqvtz6ts
Period 2: AP Calc - czwktupm
Course Overview:
The first year of AP Calculus provides a thorough study of single-variable calculus and prepares students for the Calculus AB exam. The course focuses on derivatives and their applications using algebraic, numerical, and graphical approaches. Slopes of curves, differential equations, and a thorough study of definite and indefinite integrals will also be covered. Students who successfully complete the course and exam may receive credit, advanced placement, or both for a one-semester college calculus course. AP students are required to take & pay for the Advanced Placement exams.
Classroom Expectations:
In our classroom:
1) We follow directions.
2) We use appropriate language and volume in the classroom.
3) We are kind, safe, and productive.
4) We are responsible for our actions.
Grading:
| Marking Period 1 | Marking Period 2 | Marking Period 3 | Marking Period 4 |
|
60% tests 20% quizzes 15% classwork 5% homework |
50% tests 15% quizzes 10% classwork 5% homework 20% midterm exam |
60% tests 20% quizzes 15% classwork 5% homework |
40% tests 15% quizzes 10% classwork 5% homework 20% final exam 10% benchmark |
Tests:
Tests count for 40 - 60% of your marking period grade (depending on the marking period - see chart above). I will provide study guides or optional review assignments, along with answer keys, before each test. Students are responsible for studying for the assessment on their own time, but I am available for help if needed. Retakes are available within 10 school days of the original test and must be requested by the student. Students may take retakes after school or at any other available time, but not during scheduled class time. The retake grade stands.
Quizzes:
Quizzes count for 15 - 20% of your marking period grade. I may provide study guides or optional review assignments, along with answer keys, before each quiz. Students are responsible for studying on their own time, but I am available for help if needed. There are no retakes on quizzes.
Classwork:
Classwork assignments count for 10 - 15% of your marking period grade. These are assignments completed during class time and/or finished at home and may be paper (worksheets) or digital (Albert, Delta Math, etc) assignments.
Homework:
Homework assignments count for 5% of your marking period grade. These will be Albert.io assignments and will be due at the end of each unit.
Midterm/Final Exam/Benchmark:
Midterm and Final Exams will count as 20% of your final grade for marking periods 2 and 4, respectively. Your final benchmark grade will also count for 10% of the marking period 4 grade. The first 3 benchmark assessments (Sept., Dec., March) will not go in the gradebook.
AP Credit Option:
By taking this course, students have the opportunity to earn Advanced Placement credit, which can be transferred and used toward some college classes. Each college determines the number of credits awarded, which depends on the score earned on the Advanced Placement examination in May 2027. For more information on what AP credits specific colleges will accept, visit College Board’s “AP Credit Policy Search.”
Dual Enrollment Option:
In addition to AP credits, students have the option of being in the Dual Enrollment program through Ocean County College. Opting into dual enrollment allows students to earn college credit simply by taking the course and maintaining a satisfactory grade while paying a discounted tuition rate per credit.
Absences:
If you are absent, check the daily agenda slides to see what you have missed. The answer keys for any notes that we covered will be posted on the agenda slide as well as links to any digital assignments. Paper copies of assignments will be in the absent work folder.
Extra Help/Study Sessions:
I will be available at least one day a week for extra help. The scheduled extra help day(s) will be posted on the daily agenda slides. Starting in February, AP exam study sessions will be held two or more days per week. More information will be available after the AP Pep Rally.
Late/Missing Work:
Classwork and homework have strict due dates. I will accept late work (with deductions) only until the end of the nearest progress report or marking period deadline, whichever comes first.
Materials:
4 folders
pencils
highlighters (optional)
Textbooks:
Calculus: AP Edition (2nd edition) by Briggs, Cochran, Gillett
Calculus of a Single Variable (9th edition) by Larson and Edwards
Course Content:
Unit 1: Limits and Continuity (10 - 12% of exam)
Unit 2: Differentiation: Definition and Fundamental Properties (10 - 12% of exam)
Unit 3: Differentiation: Composite, Implicit, and Inverse Functions (9 - 13% of exam)
Unit 4: Contextual Applications of Differentiation (10 - 15% of exam)
Unit 5: Analytical Applications of Differentiation (15 - 18% of exam)
Unit 6: Integration and Accumulation of Change (17 - 20% of exam)
Unit 7: Differential Equations (6 - 12% of exam)
Unit 8: Applications of Integration (10 - 15% of exam)
Mathematical Practices:
Practice 1: Implementing Mathematical Processes
Practice 2: Connecting Representations
Practice 3: Justification
Practice 4: Communication and Notation