BC Exam audit
Wendy.Droke
®AP CalculusBCCourseOverview®MymainobjectiveinteachingAP CalculusBCistoprovidestudentswithanopportunitytoexplorethehigherlevelsofmathematics.ThroughthisexplorationandinteractionwithmathematicsIhopetoenablestudentstoappreciatethehigherintricaciesofproblems,anddevelopasolidfoundationintheCalculusBCtopicoutlineasitappears®intheAP Calculus Course Description,whichtheycantakewiththemintotheirhigherlevelclasses.Iexpectalotofmystudents,whetherthatisinclassindiscussionandgroupworktime,orathomewritingupassignmentsandAPsampleproblems.Inordertobestteachallstudents,Istrivetopresentalltopicsinmanydifferentways.Amongthesearegraphical,numerical,analyticalandverbalapproachestoalmostallproblems.IusevirtualTIprogramsforboththeTI%83plusandTI%89titaniumprojectedontotheboardregularlytogivestudentsanideaforthebigpictureofaproblem,oftenshowingstudentshowtousethetablefeature,ormathmenu(zeros,derivativeatapoint,ornumericalintegral)ingraphicalmode,togetamorenumericalapproachtoproblems.Allstudentsarerequiredtohaveagraphingcalculator,withabouthalfoftheclassusingaTI%83+orTI%84+andhalfpurchasingaTI%89.Ifstudentsareunabletopurchaseacalculator,wehaveasetofTI%83+calculatorswhichIcancheckouttostudentsfortheyear.Finally ...