Assignment and Announcements for 4-27-20 to 5-4-20

Hi all, hope you are well and staying safe.  Our directions for the week are below as well as some other information you should read.

Directions for week of 4/27-5/4: More AP Practice problems

We have now finished everything on the exam.  We will be practicing AP problems pretty exclusively until the AP test now.  Then we will work on the lessons that are not on the AP exam including Area between curves, rotational volume, and cross-sectional volume.

Step 1: Download and print out the three AP problems (Pay attention there are two links here you must click on) that are due on Monday 5-4-20 at 4:00 from the blog, the first two problems are from Byran Passwater and this is his mock of the AP exam that mimicks the 12^th.  They are wonderful and he probably has a real good feel for what the test is going to be like since he is one of the presenters on the you-tube videos on the AP review site:   

AP presenter Mock AP Exam first two problems

Third practice AP problem

Step 2:  Do these three problems like you will on the AP test with notes, formula packet, and calculator.  Photo them and send them back to Mr. Halstead via e-mail.  I suggest you download an app like genius scan and practice scanning them and then downloading them to the e-mail (Halstead).   Remember you will only have 5 minutes to download each problem and I do not know how easy it will be to type the entries in.  I should find more information out about that on the 28^th, and hopefully have a way for you to practice with the interface.

There is no discussion question to answer on schoology this week.

·        Answers for last week’s FRQs will be posted tomorrow on the blog and you should check them, remember last week’s problems are due Monday 4-27-20 at 4:00.

·         Remember for those taking the AP test.  The college board has now started their review videos at the link below: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?  v=SfKlNLkG_38&list=PLoGgviqq4844oVJMjJ8YkD4mQIoMp4Cbu

They are outstanding and should give you a nice review of the material and we suggest you watch as many as possible

·       The prediction packet has many wonderful free response examples that you should have been working through.  If not start with one problem per prediction ignoring the area between curves and rotational volume prediction.  When you get done go back and start with a second cycle through.  You have enough examples to make at least three complete cycles.  If the scoring rubric does not answer your question do not hesitate to e-mail one of us and we will answer ASAP.

·        I am going to do teams meetings every Monday at 2:00 reviewing the previous 3 AP practice problems.  This is the parent notification of the fact we will be running these meetings.  You must send us an e-mail though by 6:00 the Friday before so you get an invite though.  Without that e-mail saying you want to attend you will not be able to.   Once you e-mail us you will get an invite in your school e-mail during the weekend.  These meetings will essentially be to answer questions on the ap problems that are due the previous week. 

·        Grades are now active and building in the fourth quarter, remember the fourth quarter is all process grades and some of you are missing some significant work that will be difficult to get turned in all at once to get a pass for the class in the fourth quarter.  Suffice it to say, if you keep doing your work you will be ok.

Miss you all very much.  Remember the work for achieving as high as you can on the AP test now lies primarily in your hands.  We will help you as much as we can under these conditions and we are proud of the work you are continuing to do.  Work hard and if we can help let us know.

Mr. Halstead.

Hwk answers for Taylor and Maclaurin bookwork

Taylor and Maclaurin Bookwork answers

Just so you are aware, all future work answers that are AP practice problems are going to appear in the schoology folder marked practice answers so I can unpublish them after the AP test and not on the blog.  So you will have to access your answers there.

In addition grades are live for the fourth quarter on HAC, some of you did not answer the discussion questions as we were doing the online answers.  You need to go into schoology and answer them so you can get credit for them. 

In addition you can see what your grade for the the pass/incomplete status of the fourth quarter is if you access HAC. 

Assignment for week 4 on free response practice for the AP exam

Hi all hope you are well:

This post covers your work for Monday through Monday which is the 4-20 through 4-27

Make sure you have read the e-mail that contains the attachments from Ms Bell and myself on AP Testing and what they have told us about it.

Since we are done with new material our focus now is going to change to practicing FRQ topics that may look like what we are going to see on exam day.   I have pulled these problems from the two teachers files that are running the AP review on you-tube.   They have no inside knowledge but are graders of the exam and I believe have a good feel for what the test will look like.  So take these problems seriously, and ask questions on them as we go along.



Step 1:  Download the three AP practice problems for the week using the link below found on the blog.


3 FRQ AP practice problems for the week of 4-20-4-27


Step 2:  Photo the answers to these problems and turn them in by 4-27-20 Monday at 1:00 P.M.

I will be posting answers to these at 4:00 so make sure you get them in on time

There is no Discussion question to answer on schoology this week.

Step 3:  If for some reason you have not submitted your 2012 AP Practice examination please get it in today.  I plan on posting answers on schoology under the practice test answers folder.  There will be a link for multiple choice answers for you to connect to and for free response my handwritten answers will be there as a pdf.  

Step 4:  You should on your own be practicing AP questions from the prediction packet and logging some time on the AP reviews that the college board is running on you-tube.  It won't surprise us at all if those things they are reviewing on series appear on the Exam this year.  They have started the AP review lessons online and they are fantastic.  They are addressing new topics every day and I highly suggest you watch them with a sheet of paper and take notes as the videos are outstanding.  I have watched many at this point.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?  v=SfKlNLkG_38&list=PLoGgviqq4844oVJMjJ8YkD4mQIoMp4Cbu

As always if questions arise as you are doing these topics please e-mail me and I will reply at some point during school hours as quickly as we can.



Miss you guys and am proud of what you are accomplishing! I know it is not easy but get ready for the big day now that the material has been taught.

.
Mr. Halstead

Hwk answers on power series

There are additional problems we did not do here, but all assigned problems are contained.

Power series hwk answers

Answers to Ratio and Root test work

I circled the ones we did.  There are additional problems not circled if you want more practice

Ratio and Root test hwk answers

Assignment for week 3 on Taylor and Maclaurin polynomials

Hi all hope you are well:

This post covers your work for Wednesday/Thursday which is the 15th/16th

Make sure you have read the e-mail that contains the attachments from Ms Bell and myself on AP Testing and what they have told us about it.

This is the final new information covered on the AP exam and the assignment next week will be geared towards practicing FRQ questions that I think may represent the exam.  I truly believe this assignment will be addressed in one of the two FRQ questions as well since it has been AP question #6 for 18 straight years.  (And this assignment reveals the big moment we have been waiting for on why we did series)


Step 1:  Watch the video and slide lesson on Taylor and Maclaurin polynomial that is found below, but only watch sections 1 and 4 as they are all that apply.

https://people.math.osu.edu/miller.4962/ximeraLessons/approximatingFunctionsWithPolynomials/story_html5.html

Additional resources:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/165gBwMPkTy9Ome8eGUctdU3TNpJsG1j3/view?usp=sharing (Halstead notes from last year)

Additional teaching links video and non video are in the schoology folder.


Step 2:  Do assigned problems on Taylor and Maclaurin polynomials from your textbook.  Photograph your assignment and send it via e-mail back to Mr. Halstead by Tuesday 4-21 at 4:00  P.M.

Pg 604-605: #7-19 odd, 20, 29, 31

Pg 630:  17-21 odd, use definition to get polynomial or shortcuts but don’t worry about finding series representation

Step 3:  Go to schoology and answer the discussion question under the Taylor and Maclaurin polynomial folder.  Just type your response.

Step 4:  Remember we are working on the AP practice exam 2012 multiple choice with the created free response questions.  Photo those and have them to me by the 20th at 4:00.  We originally were going to do the 15th but I will give you a little extra time under the circumstances.

Step 5:  You should on your own be practicing AP questions from the prediction packet and logging some time on the AP reviews that the college board is running on you-tube.  It won't surprise us at all if those things they are reviewing on series appear on the Exam this year.  They have started the AP review lessons online and they are fantastic.  They are addressing new topics every day and I highly suggest you watch them with a sheet of paper and take notes as the videos are outstanding.  I watched 3 this weekend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?  v=SfKlNLkG_38&list=PLoGgviqq4844oVJMjJ8YkD4mQIoMp4Cbu

As always if questions arise as you are doing these topics please e-mail me and I will reply at some point during school hours as quickly as we can.

Step 6:  Remember this week is it to get any missing assignments, corrections on the arc-length and polar area quiz, or zeroes in from third quarter as grades will be finalized this weekend for third quarter.

Miss you guys and am proud of what you are accomplishing.  I know it is not easy.
Mr. Halstead

HWK answers for AST

Alternating series hwk answers link

Hwk answers for LCT/DCT book work

DCT/LCT homework answers

Week number two assignments and updates

Ok here we go on week 2 of the journey, miss seeing you guys and am proud of what you have been accomplishing online so far.

Step 1:  Watch the video and slides on Ratio and root test.  These are our final two tests for convergence/divergence of infinite series.  (party horns please, we are almost there, for the big calculus moment)

https://people.math.osu.edu/miller.4962/ximeraLessons/ratioTestAndRootTest/story_html5.html

Additional resources:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YAQSKKwT2q_E7Uzpg-BbDdAK_A5ygsa3/view  (Halstead notes from last year)


Step 2:  Do assigned problems on Ratio and Root test from your textbook.  Photograph your assignment and send it via e-mail back to Mr. Halstead by Thursday 4-9 at 4:00  P.M.

Assignment pg 594-595  #11, 17, 18, 19, 21, 27, 28, 33, 35, 37

Step 3:  Go to schoology and answer the discussion question under the Ratio and root test folder.  Just type your response.

Step 4:  Watch the video and slides on power series.  This is like the preseason for that amazing regular season opener.  

https://people.math.osu.edu/miller.4962/ximeraLessons/powerSeries/story.html  (Don't focus so much on sections two and three as they are not on the exam this year but have been in past years and would make nice extensions if you have time.)


Additional resources:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CsdpT7mw3_tPSzAvbF1mxSzekJSs2C8N/view  (Halstead and Straub notes from last year)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlBQcj_zQk0 (Kahn academy basics of power series)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L9dSZN5Nvg  (Kahn academy convergence/divergence of a power series)


Step 5:  Answer the discussion question on power series and complete the assignment on power series and 
e-mail it back to Mr Halstead by the 14th Tuesday at 4:00.

Pg 613  #9, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 23, 25

Our next weeks assignment will come out on Wednesday the 15th since Monday of that week is a holiday day off. 

Remember in addition to this make sure you read the grading e-mail we sent earlier and have turned in or made up the things required of you.

You should on your own be practicing AP questions from the prediction packet and logging some time on the AP reviews that the college board is running on you-tube.  It won't surprise us at all if those things they are reviewing on series appear on the Exam this year.  They should be starting the AP review lessons soon and stopping the teaching of the missing material.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?  v=SfKlNLkG_38&list=PLoGgviqq4844oVJMjJ8YkD4mQIoMp4Cbu

As always if questions arise as you are doing these topics please e-mail me and I will reply at some point during school hours as quickly as we can.

Thanks,
Mr. Halstead