Calculus AB − 2008−2009 − Dr. Fred Kral − Bentley School

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Calculus AB Homework Schedule - Chapter 3, part A (3.1-3.5)
Shortcuts to Differentiation

HW#

Period 6
Date due   

Period 4
Date due   

Book

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CALCULUS
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50 Old:
Thu 10/23
Old:
Wed 10/22
3.1 115 Textbook Chapter 3.1: 9, 15, 23, 51, 53, 56*, 63, 67, 69.  Power rule (xn) and tangent lines. *=challenging and required.
51A Tue 12/2 Wed 12/3 3.1 115 3.1, p.115: 11, 27, 33, 41, 54, 57, 61, 62.  More xn rule.

51B

Tue 12/2 Wed 12/3 3.2 120 3.2, p.120: 1, 5, 23, 25, 37, 41, 43, 44.  Exponentials.
322 Tue 12/2 Wed 12/3 Handout: Sheet #322: Derivatives of Polynomials and Exponentials - [Solutions]
Handout: Calculus Derivatives: Formulas to Know and Derive.  Memorize Formulas 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 8.  Correction: Formula E should say csc2(x).
52     (3.1,
3.2)
B65 B Set 3: 5, 6, 27.  xn rule.  B Sets (same as for CSV textbook Chapter 2).
53 Thu 12/4 Fri 12/5 3.3 124 3, 5, 9, 21, 40, 53.  Product rule.
54 Thu 12/4 Fri 12/5 3.3 124 11, 15, 25, 31, 33, 46, 50, 51. Quotient rule.
55     (3.3) B65 B Set 3: 2, 19, 32.  Product, Quotient rules.
301 Mon 12/8 Mon 12/8 (1.3)   Practice Sheet #301 packet from Functions Modeling Change, p.348: Problems 22, 29, 46, 47, 49. Answers in back of packet. (De)compositions.
341 Mon 12/8 Mon 12/8 (3.4) 130 Sheet #341: Chain Rule And Graphs - [Questions] - [Solutions] 
Compositions, stretches, shrinks and chain rule.
  Tue 12/11 Wed 12/10     Sheet #342: Chain Rule: Algebraically - [Answers].
56 Tue 12/11 Wed 12/10 3.4 130 3, 5, 9, 17, 21, 25, 27. Chain rule, part A.
57 Thu 12/13 Fri 12/15 3.4 131 20, 33, (37), (39), 41, 47, 49, 72[Important], 85.  Chain rule, part B.
For 20 and 47, use repeated chain rule, Textbook Ex. 4 p.129.  ()=Optional.
58     (3.4) B65 B Set 3: 3, 4, 8, 80.  Chain rule.
59 Tue 12/11 Wed 12/10 3.4 131 53, 55, 57, 61, 63, 69, 71. Chain rule, part C.  Graphs that can be converted to tables, tables, second derivative, tangent line.
60     (3.4) B65 B Set 3: 5561. Chain rule: table.
          Sheet N120: Trigonometry (formulas).
61 Tue 12/11 Wed 12/10 3.5 136 3, 5, 9, 11, 17, 21, 25, 33.  Trig, part A: sin(x), cos(x) including chain rule.
62 Thu 12/13 Fri 12/15 3.5 136 15, 16, 19, 27, 29, 36, 41, 43*, 45. Trig, B: tan(x) and applications.
63     (3.5) B65
B125
B Set 3, p.B65: 1, 14, 16, 30, 77, 93.  Trigonometry.
B Set 4, p.B125: 3. Find equation of line tangent to y=xsinx at (π/2,π/2).  [Ans: y=x].
354 Tue 12/16 Wed 12/16     Review Sheet #354: Practice on Differentiation  - [Solutions (more complete)]. Helps you to avoid common mistakes on the test.
355 Mon 12/15 Mon 12/15     Review Sheet #355: Test Review for Chapter 3.13.5.  21 (+8) Questions and Answers.  Collected at Test.
64 Tue 12/16 Wed 12/16     B Set 3: 1−6, 8, 14, 16, 27, 30, 32, 55−61, 77, 80, 93.  Take about 60 minutes.  B Sets (same set as before).
65 in class in class     Review: Three Differentiation Questions - [Solutions].
  Thu 12/18 Fri 12/19     Review: Memorize Derivatives Formulas 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 8 (see handout). 
  Thu 12/18 Fri 12/19     Test 5.  Chapter 3.13.5.  Multiple choice, no calculator.  No notes.  Memorize formulas.  The test will require both knowledge and speed.  You will need to know the material thoroughly.

 

Calculus AB Homework Schedule - Chapter 3, part B (3.6-3.10)
Shortcuts to Differentiation

HW#

Period 6
Date due   

Period 4
Date due   

Book

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CALCULUS
Description

72 Thu 1/8/09 Fri 1/9/09 3.6 141 1, 3, 7, 11, 22, 27. Intro to inverses: ln(x) only.
73 Thu 1/8/09 Fri 1/9/09 3.6 141 15, 17, 19, 21, 23. Intro to inverse trig:  sin1(x) and cos1(x) only.
75 Thu 1/8/09 Fri 1/9/09 3.6 143 55*, 57.  Inverse at a point (xn and table).  *=challenging and required.
Sheet #362: First and Second Tables for Differentiation Problems
362A Thu 1/8/09 Fri 1/9/09 (3.6) Let S(x) be the inverse of f(x) in the "First Table." Find '(2), and '(3).  Does '(1) exist?  Does '(5) exist?
362B Mon 1/12 Fri 1/9/09 (3.6) Let R(x) be the inverse of g(x) in the "First Table." Find '(0), and '(1). Does '(2) exist?  Does '(5) exist?

361A

Thu 1/8/09 Mon 1/12 Part A of  Sheet #361: Inverses and Conic Sections: a Refresher - [Solutions]. Solving for inverses.

361B

Mon 1/12 Mon 1/12 Part B of Sheet #361: Inverses and Conic Sections: a Refresher - [Solutions]. Circles and ellipses.
363 Mon 1/12 Mon 1/12 Sheet #363: Preparation for Derivatives of Inverses and Implicit Differentiation - [Solutions]. Done in class.
Mon 1/12 Mon 1/12 Look over past homework and your notes.  Prepare for Sections 3.7 and 3.9 (for example by reading).
76 Tue 1/13 Wed 1/14 3.7 145 1, 3, 8, 29, 30.  Intro to implicit functions, part A.
77 Tue 1/13 Wed 1/14 3.7 145 11, 21, 23, 25^, 31a,b,c^^.   ^Hint for 25: multiply by denominator first.  ^^For 31b, show that y'=1/8.  For 31c, solve using TI−83.  Implicit functions, part B.
78 Period 6:
optional
practice
Fri 1/16 3.7 145 More challenging: 12, 20, 23^, 28^^.  Read this: ^For 23: also find y' at the point by instead using the inverse y = 1/x2.  Why is it the inverse?  You can also solve for y and make an explicit equation.  ^^For 28, why is it a circle centered at (2, 3.5)?
Thu 1/15 Fri 1/16 Quiz on 3.6 and 3.7.
81 in class Fri 1/16 3.9 154 1, 3, 5, 10, 11, 12.  Compare 1 with 10b.  Linearization.  More explanations: 'B Set' guide Chapter 4−L, p.B117.
82 extra
practice
extra
practice
3.10 158 6, 7, 8, 9. Mean Value Theorem (MVT).  More explanations: 'B Set' guide Chapter 3−I, p.B60.
395 extra
practice
in class &
extra practice
(3.10) F192 Sheet #395: Mean Value Theorem (Section 4.2) with answers: 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 39, 41.  MVT.
         

If you don't have a review guide:  Get a guide of any edition so that you can read the explanations that go with the questions.  Explanations have not changed since 2005.  I prefer the old 8th edition (with the question numbering used for this course) but the new 9th edition works when used together with the handouts.

83A See Below See Below (3.7) B65,
B416
B Set 3B65: 21, 22, 23, 24.  Intro Implicit.  B Sets (Answers and Solutions available here).
Free Response Ch. 12B416: 2. [9th edition: Page 489, Question 2].  Intro Implicit.
83B See Below

See Below (3.6) B65 B Set 3, B65: 41, 62, 72, 73, 74, 83*, 84, 85.  Inverses.
*=challenging and required.
84A See Below See Below (3.6) B65 B Set 3B65: 9, 11, 13, 18, 28 ln(x).
B Set 3B65: 10, 20. Inv. Trig.
84B See Below See Below (3.7) B65,
B125
B Set 3, B65: 29, 43, 79*.  Implicit differentiation.
B Set 4, B125: 1, 2, 7, 9*, 17*.  Implicit and Tangents.  B Sets
85 See Below See Below (3.10) B65 B Set 3B65: 39, 40, 71[need TI], 82, 94, 101.  MVT.
86 See Below See Below (3.9) B65,
B125
B Set 3, B65: 31. Linear approximation.
B Set 4, B125: 39, 48, 49, 89, 90. Linearization.  B Sets
362C See Below See Below (3.5,
3.6)
Use the "Second Table" PDF or Test on p.B442.  Let W(x) = [f(x)]3.  Find '(1).  Let V(x) = f(x2).  Find '(2).  Let T(x) be the inverse of f(x).  Find '(2). Answers: 6, 16, 2.
  See Below See Below     Learn Formulas 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10/10b, D, H, I, J. Review Linearization and MVT.
  Wed 1/21 Tue 1/20     Review: HW#362C and all the B Set HW exercises (about 40 questions, 120 minutes).  You should know how to do the steps of calculator questions even if there will be no calculator on Test 5.  Turn in work at the time of the test (as separate sheets or by turning in the book itself).
          Printable PDF Page of the Review Assignment [here] - [More review info]
  Thu 1/22 Fri 1/23     Test 6.  Chapter 3. No calculator.  No notes.  The test will require knowledge and speed.

 

Calculus AB Homework Schedule - Chapter 4
Using the Derivative

HW#

Period 6
Date due   

Period 4
Date due   

Book

First Page

CALCULUS
Description

450 Mon 1/26 Mon 1/26     Sheet #450: Optimization and Modeling.  Use the TI83 calculator to find maxima and minima.  Make sketches of your graphs and keep track of window sizes.
411 info info     Sheet #411: First Derivative Test for Local Extrema.  Definitions and information.
401 Tue 1/27 Wed 1/28 4.1 172 1, 3a, 5, 15, 17, 19, 25, 33, 39, 41.  Critical points, points of inflection from graphs and table.
404 Thu 1/29 Fri 1/30 4.1 173 6, 9, 12, 24, 27. More critical points, etc.
405 Tue 2/3 Mon 2/2 (4.1) B125 B Set 4: 1213, 14, 15, 5456, 8688.  Max, min. Algebra, graphs. Consider endpoints, when appropriate.  B Sets with answers and SOLUTIONS!
406 Thu 1/29 Fri 1/30 (4.3)   Sheet #406: Practice of Derivatives & Critical Points (D.C.1).  Contains answers.
407 Thu 1/29 Fri 1/30 4.3 186 3, 5, 7, 9, 35.  Local and global max/min.
408     4.3 186 1, 2, 11, 19, 35. Local and global max/min including g' given.
440 Tue 2/3 Fri 1/30 (4.4)   Sheet #440: Maximizing Profit- [Solutions].  Need TI calculator.
454 Tue 2/3 Wed 2/4     (renumbered from 451)
Sheet#454: Minimizing Distance from a Point to a Curve - [Solutions].
409 Thu 2/5 Wed 2/4 (4.3,
4.5)
  B Set 4: 26, 33, 34, 36, 5763, 67, 68, 85.  Maxima, minima, motion, optimization.
412     4.4 195 3, 5, 9(table), 13(graph MR, MC). Maximizing Profit=RevenueCost.  See also Sheet #440.
413A     4.5 203 11(inscribe), 17, 23. Modeling and optimization.
413B     4.5 203 13, 19. Modeling and optimization.
  Thu 2/5 Fri 2/6     Quiz on recent HW including HW#409 and sheets.
453 Mon 2/9 Mon 2/9     Sheet #453: Chapter 4.1 to 4.5 Review [Questions] - [Answers].  Know how to do the questions without the multiple choices given.  Know how to explain your answers in words, with algebra, and with graphs.  Know critical points.  Know the Extreme Value Theorem.  Know the first and second derivative tests.
  Tue 2/10 Wed 2/11     Collected: HW Record sheets,  Review packet.
  Tue 2/10 Wed 2/11     Test 7. Chapter 4. No notes. Calculator allowed. However, you will be required to show algebraic methods on some questions.  Free response. No multiple choice.  See review explanations above.
414 begun
2/12
  (4.6)   B Set 4: 31, 32, 42; 78, 8081.  Related rates. B Sets.  In class work.
Reading: CSV Textbook Chapter 4.6, p.206, and "B Guide" 4−M RelatedRates, p.B121.
          There will be work due early in Trimester 3 but not on the first day back.

 

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