Advanced Placement BC Calculus

Instructor

Miss Morgan Eaker

Phone

202-537-5271

Office

WN 326

E-mail

meaker@cathedral.org

Office Hours 2:50 3:30 Each afternoon

except C days, 3:00 3:30.
Text, Materials, and Resources:
Calculus- Early Transcendentals, Single Variable 9th edition with Wiley Plus, Anton, Bivens, Davis
Notebook or binder for keeping notes, homework, handouts and returned material
Graphing calculator (TI-83 plus or 84 plus)
Course Purpose and Description:
This is an elective course for students who have successfully completed Honors Pre-calculus. It covers one
year of a standard college calculus sequence as determined in the syllabus published by the College
Board. Students are encouraged to become more independent in their study of mathematics through
effective reading of textbook explanations and intelligent working of problems using study aids such as
solution manuals and on-line practice problems. There is an emphasis on communicating and contributing
to group problem solving.
Enduring Understandings:
Through calculus, we understand fundamental concepts such as motion, rate of change, optimization,
accumulation, area, and volume.
These ideas have a wide application in both the physical and social sciences.
Reasoning and proof are important aspects in establishing these concepts.
Essential Questions:
How do the ideas of differential and integral calculus help us to describe change and accumulation?
How does the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus relate the basic ideas of differential and integral
calculus?
How did the thought processes of different cultures and periods of history affect the development of
calculus?
Course Requirements:
Attendance and punctuality are expected for all class sessions. You are expected to arrive on time and be
ready to work. You are expected to contribute to class discussions and group work. If you are absent due
to illness or another approved excuse, it is your responsibility to complete missed work. Please schedule a
meeting with me if you have difficulty in making up the work. If you are absent on the day a test or quiz is
scheduled or an assignment is due, you will be expected to take the assessment or hand in the assignment
the day you return. If you are absent for more than one day, you must check with me the day you return,
and we will work out a schedule for you to make up the work.

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There will be homework assignments each class meeting; on average you should spend about one hour on
homework. Homework may consist of a set of problems or preparatory activities for future lessons. For
problem sets, you are expected to check your answers with the Wiley Plus solution manual. Some problems
will be required to be completed on the Wiley Plus website. Feel free to email me if you find an assignment
is particularly difficult or long. Each week you will be given weekly homework assignments that will be
graded for accuracy. Details on these assignments will be discussed in class.
Learning Objectives: By the end of the course, you will be able to:
Discover and understand graphically, numerically, algebraically and verbally, the four major ideas of
calculus limits, derivatives, definite integrals, and indefinite integrals.
Use technology to facilitate exploration and investigation of these ideas.
Master and apply the techniques of differentiation and integration to solve real world problems.
Evaluation and Assessment:
You should expect a test at the end of every chapter. In between tests there will be quizzes and graded
problem sets some of these may be partner, group, or on-line activities. Your quarter grade will be
computed on a point system. The accumulation of points per quarter will be based on tests, quizzes,
problem sets, and class participation. Class participation includes punctuality, class preparedness,
contributing to class discussion, group work, positive attitude, courtesy, enthusiasm, and willingness to seek
help when needed. Your semester grade will be determined by your overall points for the two quarters and
your exam grade. In second semester, you may be exempt from the final exam. All students are required to
take the AP exam in May. Your final grade will be the average of the 2 semester grades.

Tentative Unit Plan:

Unit

Topic

Type of Unit Assessments

Differential Calculus

Limits, derivatives, and

Tests, quizzes, problem sets

their applications

Fundamental Theorem

Integral Calculus

Relation of derivatives and

antiderivatives

Area under curve, volume,

techniques of integration

Advanced topics

Tests, quizzes, problem sets

Tests, quizzes, problem sets

Convergence tests, power series Tests, quizzes, problem sets

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