Schedule of Topics and Assignments(2024-25)
BC Calculus Schedule of Topics and Assignments
August 16
Day 1: Course Introduction; Derivative Rules Review (1.1, 1.2, 1.3)
Week of August 19 - August 23
Monday: Local Linearity and Euler's Method (1.4)
Week of August 26 - August 30
Monday: Higher Order Derivatives (1.6); Implicit Differentiation (1.7)
Week of September 2 - September 6
Monday: Labor Day
Tues: The Power and Transcendental Rules (2.1)
p. 128 #1, 3 - 6, 9, 13
p. 129 (mcq) # 1 - 10
Chapter 1 Prep Quiz closes
Wed: Chapter 1 Test
Week of September 9 - September 13
Monday: Integration by Substitution--the Chain Rule (2.2)
Week of September 16 - September 20
Day 1: Back Substitution (2.4); Powers of Trig Functions (2.5)
Week of September 23 - September 27
Day 1: Intro to AP: Slope Fields (2-7)
Week of September 30 -October 4
Monday: Extrema, the Derivative Tests (3.1); The Second Derivative, Points of Inflection and Concavity (3.2)
Week of October 7 - October 11
Day 1: Quiz on 3.1 to 3.4; Motion (3.5)
Wednesday: PSAT Day
Thurs-Friday: no school
Chapter 3 Prep Quiz opens
Week of October 15 - October 19
Monday: Related Rates (3.6)
Week of October 21 - October 25
Monday: The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus (4.1); Definite Integrals and U-Substitution (4.2)
Week of October 28 - November 1
Monday: Graphical Analysis II (4.4); Accumulation of Rates (4.5)
Week of November 4 - November 8
Monday: Approximating Definite Integrals (4.6); Approximation of Integrals – Table Problems
Week of November 11 - November 15
Monday: Area between Two Curves (5.1); Arc Length (5.2); Overview of Volume
Week of November 18 – November 22
Monday: Volume by Rotation around an Axis (5.3 and 5.4)
Week of November 25 – November 29
Thanksgiving
Week of December 2 - December 6
Monday: Volume by Cross Section (5.6); AP Area and Volume Problems (5.7)
Wed: AP Area and Volume Problems (5.7)
Thurs: Quiz on 5.7
Week of December 9 - 13
Monday: Limits, L’Hopital’s Rule, and The Limit Definitions of a Derivative (6.1); Continuity Review (6.2); Differentiability Review (6.3)
Thurs-Fri: Final Exams
Week of December 16 – 20
Monday-Tuesday: Final Exam3
Wednesday: English and Social Science Final Exams
Thursday: Language and Religious Studies Final Exams
Friday: Math and Science Final Exams
Christmas Vacation December 21- January 8
Week of January 8 - January 10
Monday: Final Exam Review; Limits at Infinity (6.4); Type I Improper Integrals (6.5)
Week of January 13 - January 17
Monday: The Integral Test (7.3); Comparison Tests (7.4)
Wed: Review Day
Thurs: Chapter 6 Test
Week of January 20 - January 24
Monday: Martin Luther King Holiday
Tues: Absolute Convergence (7.5); The Ratio Test (7.6)
Thurs: The Ratio Test (7.7); General Series Summary (7.8)
Week of January 27 - January 31
Monday: Integrals of Rational Functions (8.1); Partial Fractions (8.2)
Sunday Night: Online Review Quiz 1 on closes
Week of February 3 - February 7
Monday: Models of Growth (8.3)
Week of February 10 - February 14
Monday: General Advanced Integration (8.8)
Week of February 17 - February 21
Monday: President's Day
Tuesday: Review of Parametrics (9.1 and 9.2)
Week of February 24 - February 28
Monday: Polar Coordinates Graphing (9.4); Arc Length, and Simple Area (9.5)
Online Quiz on Chapter 9 opens
Week of March 3 - March 7
Day 1: Areas involving two Polar Curves (9.6); Derivatives and Polar Graphs (9.7)
Week of March 10 - March 14
Monday: Intro Power Series; Taylor Polynomials and Error (10.1)
Week of March 17 - March 22
Monday: Review Series Tests (10.3)
Thursday/Friday: Quarter Break
Sunday Night: Online Review Quiz 3 on closes
Week of March 23 - March 30
Monday: Radius and Intervals of Convergence (10.4); AP Series Problems (10.5)
Week of March 31 - April 4
Monday: AP Exam prep
Sunday: Online Review Quiz 4 on Closes Sunday Night
Week of April 7 - April 11
Monday: Final Exam Review
Wednesday: Final Exam Ia
Thursday: Final Exam Ib
Easter Break Week of April 14 - April 21
Over Break, view additional Review Screen casts as needed. No submissions required.
Week of April 21 - April 25
Tuesday: Final Exam Prep
Thursday: Final Exam Prep
Week of April 28 - May 2
Monday: Final Exam Review Day
Thursday: Final Exam IIb
Sunday: Online Review Quiz #5 on Closes Sunday Night
Week of May 5 - May 9 [AP Exams Begin]
Monday: Biology / Latin (am); European Hist / Micro Econ (pm)
Tuesday: Chemistry / Geography (am);Govt and Politics (pm)
Wednesday: English Lit (am); Comp Govt / Comp Sci (pm)
Thursday: Stats (am); World History (pm)
Friday: APUSH and European Hist (am); Chinese and Macro Econ (pm)
Monday: AP Review Day
Thurs/Friday:
Week of May 12 - May 16
Monday: Calculus (am); Music Theory (pm)
Tuesday: French and PreCalculus(am); Environ Ssci / Physics 2 (pm)
Wednesday: Eng Lang / German (am); Physics C Mech (pm)
Thursday: Spanish Lang / Art History (am); Physics C E&M / Comp Sci Principles (pm)
Friday: Physics 1 / Spanish Lit (am); Psychology (pm)
Monday: AP CALCULUS EXAM
Wednesday: Post test
Thursday:
Week of May 19 - May 23
Monday:
Tuesday:
Thursday: Transition Liturgy
Friday: Awards Assembly
Week of May 25 - May 23
Monday: Memorial Day
Tues-Friday: Final Exams
Saturday: Graduation
PAST ASSIGNMENTS
BC Calculus Schedule of Topics and Assignments
August 16
Day 1: Course Introduction; Derivative Rules Review (1.1, 1.2, 1.3)
- Screencasts to watch before class
- Homework due before next class
- Read the article Retrieval Practice
- Download Retrieval Practice
- Take the Myers-Briggs Test
- Complete the Student Information Survey)
- Read Chapter 1
- p. 10 # 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 15 – 19
- p. 19 #1, 5, 6, 10, 13, 14, 18
- p. 32 # 1, 2, 7, 8, 13, 23, 35, 37
Week of August 19 - August 23
Monday: Local Linearity and Euler's Method (1.4)
- Derivative Memory Quiz
- p. 46 # 1, 2, 7, 9, 10, 13,18,22, 26
- p. 58 # 1, 3 – 25 every fourth problem
Week of August 26 - August 30
Monday: Higher Order Derivatives (1.6); Implicit Differentiation (1.7)
- p. 71 # 7, 9, 11, 12, 16, 17
- p. 83 #1, 2, 4, 8, 11-14, 29, 32
- Chapter 1 Prep Quiz opens
- Watch Screencasts Chapter 2 Overview and The Power and Transcendental Rules (2.1)
Week of September 2 - September 6
Monday: Labor Day
Tues: The Power and Transcendental Rules (2.1)
p. 128 #1, 3 - 6, 9, 13
p. 129 (mcq) # 1 - 10
Chapter 1 Prep Quiz closes
Wed: Chapter 1 Test
- Summary Sheet Due
Week of September 9 - September 13
Monday: Integration by Substitution--the Chain Rule (2.2)
- Watch the screen casts for 2.1 and 2.2
- p. 138 # 1, 4, 5, 7, 11. 13, 17, 19, 21
- p. 154 #2, 3, 15, 16, 17, 19 – 21, 25
- View the screen casts for 2.4 to 2.6
Week of September 16 - September 20
Day 1: Back Substitution (2.4); Powers of Trig Functions (2.5)
- p. 172 # 1, 4, 5, 7, 13 - 21
- p. 179 # 1 - 9 odd
- Chapter 2 Prep Quiz
Week of September 23 - September 27
Day 1: Intro to AP: Slope Fields (2-7)
- p. 198 # 1 – 9 odd
- p. 200 (mcq) #1 – 9 odd
- Summary Sheet Due
- Chapter 2 Prep Quiz closes
- Watch the ScreenCasts for 3.1, and 3.2
Week of September 30 -October 4
Monday: Extrema, the Derivative Tests (3.1); The Second Derivative, Points of Inflection and Concavity (3.2)
- Read Chapter 3
- Watch the ScreenCasts for 3.3
- p. 236 # 1 – 9 odd, 12- 16 even (In Class)
- p. 252 #3, 7, 11, 13
- P. 252 (mcq) #2, 3, 7, 9
- p. 269 # 2, 3, 5, 7, one of 11 - 14
- p 289 one of # 1 – 4, one of # 5 – 8, one of 11 - 14
- p. 297 # 1 - 6 (MCQ)
Week of October 7 - October 11
Day 1: Quiz on 3.1 to 3.4; Motion (3.5)
- p 312 # 1, 5, 11, 13, 17, 19, one of # 22 – 25, one of # 26 - 29
Wednesday: PSAT Day
Thurs-Friday: no school
Chapter 3 Prep Quiz opens
Week of October 15 - October 19
Monday: Related Rates (3.6)
- p 331 one of #1 – 4, one of # 5 – 9, one of # 17 - 20
- p. 340 (mcq) # 1 – 11 odd
- p. 261 # 11 - 21 odd (in class)
- Summary Sheet Due
- Chapter 3 Prep Quiz closes
Week of October 21 - October 25
Monday: The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus (4.1); Definite Integrals and U-Substitution (4.2)
- p. 379 (mcq) # 1 - 5 odd
- p. 387 # 1 – 15 in class
- View the 4-3 Screen Casts
- p. 388 # 17 - 27 every other odd, 31, 32, 33
- p. 397 # 1 - 25 e.o.odd
- p. 407 # 1 – 15 odd
Week of October 28 - November 1
Monday: Graphical Analysis II (4.4); Accumulation of Rates (4.5)
- p. 416 # one of # 1 – 4, one of #5 – 8
- p. 426 # 1, 4, 5
- p. 439 # 1
- p. 439 one of # 2 – 5, one of # 6 - 9
Week of November 4 - November 8
Monday: Approximating Definite Integrals (4.6); Approximation of Integrals – Table Problems
- p. 461 # 1, 3, 7, 8
- p 484 one of 1 – 4, one of # 8, 9,11, 13, 14
- p 505 one of # 1 – 4, one of #10 – 13, one of #17 - 20
- Read Chapter 5
- Watch the Screen casts for 5.1 & 5.2
Week of November 11 - November 15
Monday: Area between Two Curves (5.1); Arc Length (5.2); Overview of Volume
- p. 553 # 1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 11
- Summary Sheet Due
- Chapter 4 Prep Quiz closes at midnight
- Watch Screencast for 5.3 and 5.4
Week of November 18 – November 22
Monday: Volume by Rotation around an Axis (5.3 and 5.4)
- p. 573 # 1 – 13 odd (in class)
- p. 577 # 1 - 7 (MCQ)
- p. 587 one of # 1 – 4, one of 9 - 12
- p. 601 # 1, 2, 5, 7, 9
- p. 602 # 1, 5 (in class)
- Ch 5 Online Quiz Opens
- Watch screencast for Volume by Cross Section (5.6)
- One of p. 614 # 1 - 4.
Week of November 25 – November 29
Thanksgiving
Week of December 2 - December 6
Monday: Volume by Cross Section (5.6); AP Area and Volume Problems (5.7)
- p. 614 # 5, 6, 12, 13, 17
- p. 628 one of # 1 – 4
Wed: AP Area and Volume Problems (5.7)
- p. 628 one of # 6 – 9, one of # 15 – 19 odd
Thurs: Quiz on 5.7
- Watch the screencasts for 6.1 to 6.3
Week of December 9 - 13
Monday: Limits, L’Hopital’s Rule, and The Limit Definitions of a Derivative (6.1); Continuity Review (6.2); Differentiability Review (6.3)
- p. 675 (mcq)# 1 - 19 in class
- p. 694 (mcq)# 1 - 15 odd in class
- p. 711 (mcq) # 1 – 11 odd and 12
Thurs-Fri: Final Exams
Week of December 16 – 20
Monday-Tuesday: Final Exam3
Wednesday: English and Social Science Final Exams
Thursday: Language and Religious Studies Final Exams
Friday: Math and Science Final Exams
Christmas Vacation December 21- January 8
Week of January 8 - January 10
Monday: Final Exam Review; Limits at Infinity (6.4); Type I Improper Integrals (6.5)
- p 723 # 1 – 15 odd (in class)
- p 725 (mcq) # 1 - 5, 7, 8, 9 (in class)
- p 732 # 1 – 11 odd
- p 739 # 1 – 6
- p 739 (mcq) # 1 – 7 odd
- Read Chapter 7
- p. 764 # 1 - 21 e. o. odd (in class)
- p. 775 # 1 – 21 odd
- Watch Screencast for The Integral Test (7.3); Comparison Tests (7.4)
Week of January 13 - January 17
Monday: The Integral Test (7.3); Comparison Tests (7.4)
- p. 780 # 1 – 17 odd; p 781 (mcq) # 1 - 4
- p. 791 (mcq) # 1 – 11 odd
Wed: Review Day
Thurs: Chapter 6 Test
- Watch Screencast for Absolute Convergence (7.5); The Ratio Test (7.6)
Week of January 20 - January 24
Monday: Martin Luther King Holiday
Tues: Absolute Convergence (7.5); The Ratio Test (7.6)
- p. 799 # 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 18
- p. 800 # 1 - 5 (MCQ)
- p. 808 (mcq) # 1 - 6
- Chapter 7 Prep Quiz opens
- View the screencast for 7.8
Thurs: The Ratio Test (7.7); General Series Summary (7.8)
- p. 807 # 1 – 13 odd
- p. 814 # 1- 10
- View the screencasts for 8.1 and 8.2
Week of January 27 - January 31
Monday: Integrals of Rational Functions (8.1); Partial Fractions (8.2)
- p. 837 # 1 - 15 odd (in class)
- p. 849 #1 – 9 odd, 17
- Summary Sheet due
- Online Quiz on Chapter 7 closes
Sunday Night: Online Review Quiz 1 on closes
Week of February 3 - February 7
Monday: Models of Growth (8.3)
- p. 864 one of # 1 – 4, one of # 7 - 10
- p. 873 # 1 –odd (in class)
- Online Review Quiz 1 on opens
- Begin the 2016 AB Packet
- p. 886 # 1, 3, 5, 6
- p. 886 # 9, one of # 7, 8, 13, 18, both 15 and 16
- Online Quiz on Chapter 8 opens
Week of February 10 - February 14
Monday: General Advanced Integration (8.8)
- 2016 AB Packet due
- p. 915 # 1- 37 e.o. odd
- Summary Sheet due
- p. 723 # 1 - 21 odd, 25 – 41 e.o.odd
- Online Quiz on Chapter 8 closes
- View the Screen Casts for 9.1 and 9.2
Week of February 17 - February 21
Monday: President's Day
Tuesday: Review of Parametrics (9.1 and 9.2)
- Download the 2015 AB Packet
- P. 941 # 1 – 15 odd
- P. 954 # 1 – 7 odd, AP handout
- Online Review Quiz 2 opens
- View the screencasts for 9.5 & 9.4
- p. 963 one of # 1 – 4, one of # 5 – 8, One f the AP Handout
- View the screencasts for 9.4 and 9.5
Week of February 24 - February 28
Monday: Polar Coordinates Graphing (9.4); Arc Length, and Simple Area (9.5)
- p. 975 # 1 – 21 e.o. odd
- p. 984 # 1, 4, 5, one of # 9 – 12, one of # 13 - 16
- 2015 AB Packet due
- Start BC FRQ Handout #1
- watch screencast for 9.6
- p. 999 # 1 - 7
Online Quiz on Chapter 9 opens
Week of March 3 - March 7
Day 1: Areas involving two Polar Curves (9.6); Derivatives and Polar Graphs (9.7)
- p. 999 # 7 – 13 odd
- BC FRQ Handout #1 due
- Summary Sheet due
- Online Quiz on Chapter 9 closes
- Watch the screen cast for 10.1
Week of March 10 - March 14
Monday: Intro Power Series; Taylor Polynomials and Error (10.1)
- Start BC FRQ Handout #2
- p 1050 one of # 1 – 4, one of # 10 – 13
- Online Review Quiz 3 on opens
- p. 1060 one group
- p. 1061 # 1 - 11 (MCQ)
- Watch the screen cast for 10.2
- p. 841 # 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17. Submit to Canvas
Week of March 17 - March 22
Monday: Review Series Tests (10.3)
- BC Packet #2 due: Submit to Canvas
- p. 1072 # 1 - 10 (MCQ)
Thursday/Friday: Quarter Break
Sunday Night: Online Review Quiz 3 on closes
Week of March 23 - March 30
Monday: Radius and Intervals of Convergence (10.4); AP Series Problems (10.5)
- p. 1083 # 1 – 11 odd
- p. 1084 # 1 - 9 (MCQ)
- p. 1090 one of #1 – 4, one of # 5 - 8
- Start BC multiple choice Packet (last year's MCQ Final)
- Summary sheet due (submit to Canvas)
- Ch 10 Online Prep Quiz closes at Midnight
- Watch Screencasts AB0 and AB1
Week of March 31 - April 4
Monday: AP Exam prep
- Online Review Quiz 4 on opens
- BC multiple choice Packet Due
- Watch Screen casts AB2 and AB3
- Submit your answers to the Problems to Canvas
- Watch Graphical Analysis screen cast AB4 and AB5
- Submit your answers to the Problems to Canvas
Sunday: Online Review Quiz 4 on Closes Sunday Night
Week of April 7 - April 11
Monday: Final Exam Review
Wednesday: Final Exam Ia
Thursday: Final Exam Ib
Easter Break Week of April 14 - April 21
Over Break, view additional Review Screen casts as needed. No submissions required.
Week of April 21 - April 25
Tuesday: Final Exam Prep
Thursday: Final Exam Prep
Week of April 28 - May 2
Monday: Final Exam Review Day
- Online Review Quiz #5 on opens
- FRQ Packet due
Thursday: Final Exam IIb
Sunday: Online Review Quiz #5 on Closes Sunday Night
Week of May 5 - May 9 [AP Exams Begin]
Monday: Biology / Latin (am); European Hist / Micro Econ (pm)
Tuesday: Chemistry / Geography (am);Govt and Politics (pm)
Wednesday: English Lit (am); Comp Govt / Comp Sci (pm)
Thursday: Stats (am); World History (pm)
Friday: APUSH and European Hist (am); Chinese and Macro Econ (pm)
Monday: AP Review Day
- Complete the Confidence Inventory
Thurs/Friday:
Week of May 12 - May 16
Monday: Calculus (am); Music Theory (pm)
Tuesday: French and PreCalculus(am); Environ Ssci / Physics 2 (pm)
Wednesday: Eng Lang / German (am); Physics C Mech (pm)
Thursday: Spanish Lang / Art History (am); Physics C E&M / Comp Sci Principles (pm)
Friday: Physics 1 / Spanish Lit (am); Psychology (pm)
Monday: AP CALCULUS EXAM
Wednesday: Post test
Thursday:
Week of May 19 - May 23
Monday:
Tuesday:
Thursday: Transition Liturgy
Friday: Awards Assembly
Week of May 25 - May 23
Monday: Memorial Day
Tues-Friday: Final Exams
Saturday: Graduation
PAST ASSIGNMENTS