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Textbook Solutions: Online, Android App, iPhone App (on the app, choose "Calculus and Linear Algebra", then "Calculus for AP 1e")
Link to all class notes: OneNote or Folder of PDFs
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
- The Tangent Line Problem
- Welcome to Derivatives
- Limit Definition
- Alternate Limit Definition
- Class Notes
- Homework
- Welcome to Derivatives Worksheet
- Watch this video on power rule, derivative properties, sin(x), cos(x), and ex
- If you did not complete the History of Math assignment, do that
Friday, September 6, 2019
- Differentiability
- Linear Approximation
- Class Notes
- Quiz next class
- This quiz will be timed.
- Power Rule
- Derivative of: sin(x), cos(x), ex
- Product Rule (what?! Product rule is on it?! But we didn't even learn it in class! It was just in the video!...)
- Quotient Rule (...Yes, but the video explains it just fine, you can check if you understand using the below worksheet, and we won't be taking the timed quiz until the end of next class, so we'll practice product and quotient rule plenty).
- This practice worksheet shows what kind of problems you can expect on the timed quiz. This worksheet is not mandatory, it is for you to practice as needed. Answers are on page 2. Solutions video here.
- The goal isn't to be able to do the hardest derivatives, just to demonstrate that you understand the derivatives we've learned so far. Now that we're learning derivatives, the material in class becomes very cummulative. Not understanding one topic makes it hard to learn the next topic. This quiz is to help hold you accountable for practicing until you've mastered the basics of derivatives and to help me make sure you all understand the basics before we move on to bigger things.
- Quiz Thursday: Tangent line problem, differentiability, linear approximation, derivative of the six trig functions, product rule, quotient rule, power rule, ex
- Homework
- Linear Approximation and Differentiability Worksheet
- Watch video on product and quotient rule
- Join Class on College Board site
- Sign and get a parent to sign the AP Commitment Form (handed out in class)
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
- Chain Rule Day #1 (Class Notes)
- Derivative of six trig functions
- Timed quiz on derivative basics
- QUIZ NEXT CLASS
- Derivatives we know so far
- Tangent Line Approximation
- Linear Approximation
- Differentiability
- Homework
Thursday, September 12, 2019
- Chain Rule Day #2 (Class
Notes)
- Derivatives of logs
- Derivatives of exponentials
- Quiz: Tangent lines, linear approximation, differentiability
- Homework
- HW: Pg. 168 #63-87 eoo, 93, 143, 147, 151, 191
Monday, September 16, 2019
- Welcome to L'Hôpital's (a very quick welcome)
- Notes here
- Homework
- L'Hôspital's Worksheet: odds
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
- More L'Hôpitals Rule
- Higher Order Derivatives
- Notes Here
- Homework
- L'Hôpital's Worksheet: evens
- L'Hôpital's Worksheet 2: all
Friday, September 20, 2019
- Derivative of inverse trig functions (Class Notes)
- Quiz
- All the derivatives we know so far
- Special emphasis on derivatives of logs and exponentials
- L'Hôpital's Rule
- Homework
- Pg. 186: #23-27 odd, 41, 51, 53, 54, 57, 81, 82, 83
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
- Derivatives of Inverse Functions
- Small things for test
- Class Notes
- Homework
Thursday, September 26, 2019
- Implicit Differentiation
- Class Notes
- Homework
- Pg. 179: #3, 9, 11, 43, 51-55 odd, 85, 87
- Ch. 2a Review
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
- Logarithmic Differentiation
- Review for Test
- Class Notes
- Homework
- Pg. 179: #63, 65, 67, 71
- Pg. 186: #21
Thursday, October 3, 2019
- Ch. 2a Test
- Homework
- None! Have fun. Drink strawberry lemonade. It's delicious. Unless you have a strawberry allergy. In that case, regular lemonade will do just fine.