1. Welcome to AP Calculus AB!
Mrs. Pace
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murphymathematics.weebly.com

2. About Me NC State Graduate NC Teaching Fellow
5th year teaching at SRMHS

3. Invest in a Calculator
TI- 83, TI-83 plus, TI (Prices range from $80-$100)
You can find these calculators at local stores including Walmart, Staples, and Office Depot
You can also find them online and at Pawn Shops! (sometimes for as little as $30)
Absolutely NECESSARY for all future math/science courses at Southeast Raleigh and into college

4. Calculator Rental $100 replacement cost Must provide batteries
Must have completed paperwork and an ID to check out a calculator from the library
Renewal options available

5. Extra Help:
All math teachers offer tutorial hours for at least one hour a week
My tutorials: Mondays (1st Lunch) Wednesdays (2nd Lunch & afterschool*) Fridays (3rd Lunch)

6. Grades: ASSIGNMENT WEIGHT Skills Practice 10% Quizzes 25%
Tests, Projects %

7. Quizzes consist of problems which reflect homework and/or vocabulary.
If you are absent for a quiz, you will have to make up the quiz on your own time.

8. Tests
will be given covering each unit and test dates will be announced in advance.
If you are absent for a test, it must be made up!! You will be responsible for scheduling a time with me to make up your test! Tests that are not made up do have numerical grades = 0
A comprehensive midterm exam will be given and will count for 10% of the first quarter grade. The final exam will be worth 20% of the student’s overall grade. The final exam will also be cumulative. Several review days will be devoted to preparing for exams in class.

9. About the AP Calculus Exam
May 14th
Students may take the AB or the BC exam, but not both in the same year. The BC exam is comprehensive and includes material from the AB course. The BC exam results include an AB sub-score equivalent to an AB exam score.
There is no need to take the AB exam if you take the BC exam.

10. About the Class Rigorous, college-level course
AB builds foundation of Limits, Derivatives, and Integrals
BC adds Polar, Parametrics, Series, more Derivative and Integral techniques, Exam prep
Focus on conceptual understanding, not just procedures
There will be a final exam at the end of the semester
Teacher-made
Required, except for Senior exemptions

11. Key Rules 1. Be on time! I follow the school tardy policy.
2. Be prepared! Or prepare to exchange a personal item in order to borrow any necessary materials.
RESPECT! It is the expectation in this class that the teacher will act respectfully toward students and students will act respectfully toward the teacher and each other. Students will also respect school property and each other’s property.

12. Top 10 Tips for Success 10) Do the homework
9) Take advantage of extra help
8) Form study groups
7) Ask LOTS of questions!
6) Participate in class
5) Believe you can do it
4) Get a review book NOW!
3) Don’t give up!
2) Ask LOTS of questions!
And the #1 Tip…
1) Try! Try! Try!!!

13. Class Wish List TISSUES!!!! Pencils Dry-Erase Markers Colored Pencils
Jumbo Popsicle Sticks
Candy