1. AP CLASS POLICIES
One of the objectives of taking AP Calculus is to pass the AP test, thus the following classroom policies will be followed to align with the College Board recommendations.

2. Policies of AP Calculus
Read each textbook section at home before beginning that section’s notes in class the following day.
Assessments will have sections in which students may not use calculators.
Unit tests will model the AP test style.

3. No practice tests.
No note checks.
A graphing calculator will be required (TI-84 Plus preferred)
Students must show all work to receive full credit on assessments.
“Incorrect math” will always result in point loss, even when minor or irrelevant.

4. Round every final answer to at least 3 decimal places (rounded or truncated) and use calculator memory to avoid rounding subproblem values.
Simplification is unnecessary for free- response problems.
Pictures of graphs are not sufficient for justification or explanation.

5. Always give every piece of information that a problem asks for, but avoid giving extra information.
Never explain without giving units, time intervals, or other specifics in the problem.
It is not necessary to rationalize the denominator.

6. The focus of AP Calculus is on graphical analysis.
When giving an interval for a problem, you may use set notation, inequalities, or just an explanation of the interval in words.
Always use complete sentences.

7. Students must be able to recognize all basic function graphs if given a figure with multiple graphs on it.
If a student makes an error on the primary concept of a question, they lose all possible points.
Giving a general formula or algorithm without application is worth no points.

8. If more than one solution to a problem is left on the paper, the two solutions will be graded separately, then truncated and averaged and truncated to get the final score for the question.
Always leave calculators in radian mode.
If there is a calculus explanation for a problem, simpler mathematical explanations will not receive points.

9. Always circle your answers.
Never write down calculator syntax.
Beware of using “=“ incorrectly.
Exam Format: 30 No Calc MC (2 mins each), 15 Calc MC (3 mins each), 2 Calc FRQ (15 mins each), 4 No Calc FRQ (15 mins each)