Teacher: Mrs. Papneja Course: AP Calculus AB

Tutoring: Thursday’s 3:45 PM-4: 45 PM E-mail:

AP CALCULUS AB COURSE DESCRIPTION

Welcome to the 2017-2018 school year! This is going to be a great year of learning and growth. I believe every student will learn and with hard work, will succeed.
The curriculum of AB is specified by the College Board and agrees with the curriculum of the first one and one-half semesters of calculus in most colleges. AB calculus does not include the re-teaching of pre-calculus in that the students are expected to have retained this information. Some review material will be available if needed. The student who takes this course should do so with the attitude of taking the AP test and receiving college credit.
Content: Elementary functions - properties of functions, properties of particular functions, limits, continuity, statements and applications Differential calculus - the derivative, applications of the derivative. Integral calculus: Anti-derivatives, applications of anti-derivatives, and techniques of integration.
In AP Calculus, we will approach every concept (and you must master every concept) from four different perspectives:
Analytic - This is the "x's and y's" equation manipulation that most students think of when they think "math."
Numeric - You have to be able to apply calculus concepts to numerical data (lists and tables of numbers).
Graphical - You need to be able to interpret, manipulate, and draw graphs relating to calculus concepts.
Verbal - You must be able to explain calculus concepts in clear, concise, correct English.
And, you have to be able to do all four of these things with or without a calculator.

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS

1. PROMPT- Arrive on time and enter the room quietly, turn in your homework and immediately go to your seat and begin your “Think Now”
2. PREPARED- Bring a positive attitude, all materials, necessary work, and proper uniform to class every day.
3. PRODUCTIVE- Maximize learning time by staying on task, following directions the first time given.
4.PATIENT- Wait respectfully and calmly for your turn to participate, do not complain or whine.
5.RESPECT- Be nice or neutral to everyone. Swearing, giving attitude, teasing, talking back, and/or bullying will not be tolerated. Keep hands, feet, and objects to yourself. Respect yourself, your classmates, your teacher, and your classroom environment. Respect the cleanliness and tidiness of the classroom.
6. HONESTY- The ESAT honor code is strictly enforced in this course. Cheating will not be tolerated. Cheating includes: plagiarizing, having someone complete your work for you, copying any type of work; and verbally asking or sharing answers or information about a formal assessment.
7. RESPONSIBILITY- You will be held responsible for verbalizing to me if you DO NOT understand. If you need extra help, I am available to assist you through email or during tutoring.

REQUIRED MATERIALS

Bring the following with you every day:

One Composition Notebook
3-ring binder dedicated to just AP Calculus AB only.

Dividers (includes the following sections: Think Now/Practice Section, Practice Worksheets, and Homework Section.

Writing materials (pens, pencils, highlighter)
Flash drive
Index cards
Post-its
Graphing Calculator (T1- 83/84/89)

TECHNOLOGY

We are very fortunate to be able to use technology in our classroom to enhance your education.
Technology is a privilege and can be taken away at the teacher’s discretion. While technology is extremely useful, it can also be very distracting. If you are utilizing the technology for non-academic purposes, you will receive a consequence.
Please note: Cell phones ARE NOT allowed in class. If a cell phone is seen, rings or vibrates, the cell phone will be taken away and given to the office.

ABSENCES AND MISSING WORK

Absent: It is YOUR responsibility to catch up on any work that you’ve missed when you are absent. DO NOT ask me on what you missed during class. Please visit the class page and talk to a reliable classmate for notes and information on what you missed. If you still need clarifications, please come to tutoring. If you have an excused absence, the work that was due on the day you were out is due the next time you have AP Calculus class. The number of days you were absent is the number of days you have to make up your work.
Late Work: Not accepted unless you have an excused absence.

Extra Sessions

(100% attendance is expected)
Thursday’s (3:45-4:45 P.M): Starting November 2017.
Saturday Sessions (9:00 AM- 12:00) starting second semester January 2018
You should not miss any of these sessions. No re-teaching will be done for those session’s exceptions of emergency ONLY

Homework

Homework will be assigned daily to review and to increase the understanding of the content. It will be checked in the beginning of the class in the following class period for the quality of the trials. Occasionally homework will be collected/graded or homework quizzes will be assigned without previous notification Expect to have approximately 3 hours of homework every week including pre/post reading and problems solving.

RETAKE policy

(ONLY ONE RETAKE)/Semester
To be eligible for the retake, ALL of the following steps need to be included
-Complete all HW assignments leading up to the assignment in question
-Complete error analysis of assignment to be retaken

AP POLICY

●ESAT AP Drop Policy states that students CANNOT drop an AP course without a parent, teacher, and administrator conference to approve the decision and only at the allowed times (at the 5 week and 20 week reports). Requests to drop will only be considered if student has demonstrated sincere effort and reached out to their teacher and/or counselor for support.
(The course expectation is to finish each and every assignment in 100% completion with proper reasoning/logic/steps shown. If any of these are missing, you will be dropped from the AP Calculus class towards the end of those 5 week and 20 week progress reports)
●Students enrolled in an AP course must register and take the College Board AP Exam.
●It is mandatory for students who are not passing an AP class to attend weekly tutoring.

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EMAILS

Questions/Immediate Attention: I will respond within 24 hours on school days, if you do not receive a response back, assume that I did not receive your email. Please email me at:

Please be as specific as possible with your emails (example: if you have a particular question homework, please reference the example or page number if applicable)

BATHROOM

Missing any class time could result you missing in important class collaboration or information. You will be allowed maximum of 3 emergency bathroomsuse each semester.

Unit Organization:

Unit 1:Limits and Continuity

Unit 2:The Derivative

Unit 3: Applications of Differentiation

Unit 4: The Integral

Unit 5: Applications of Integrals

Unit 6: Differential Equations

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