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AP CALCULUS AB Instructor: Robert Messner Room: C011 Voicemail: (512)533-5854 Email: messnerr@ltisdschools.org <------ best way to contact me! Website: Schoology COURSE DESCRIPTION: We will study everything in the AP Calculus AB topic outline ® as it appears in the AP Calculus Course Description (available at https://apstudent.collegeboard.org/apcourse/ap-calculus-ab/course-details). COURSE GOAL: The primary goal of this class is to prepare students to succeed on the AP test taken in May. The course is designed so that students who receive an “A” in class will be expected to receive a “5” on the AP test… 4 “B”... 3 “C”... 2 “D”... 1 “F” TEXTBOOK: Larson, Ron, Robert P. Hostetler, and Bruce H. Edwards. Calculus with Analytical Geometry, Eighth Edition, Boston, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2006. Class Rules 1. Be Nice Students must be respectful to each other as well as to myself. Being nice is of primary importance in creating a positive learning environment in the classroom. All students should feel comfortable at all times learning Calculus. 2. Be Engaged Focus your efforts while you are in class learning calculus and nothing else. Do not do work from any other class during your time in my classroom. Do not engage in side conversations that do not have to do with the material being taught. Do NOT use a cell phone during class. When asked to work on an assignment, do so. 3. Be Prepared Students must show up to class with the proper materials i.e. pencils, calculator, notebook with paper. Many handouts will be utilized for in class assignments and homework and it is extremely important to have a system which keeps those handouts organized. 4. Be Honest The Honor Code is strictly enforced in my classroom. Grading Nine-Week: 60%—Tests / Project Average 30%— Daily Quizzes 10%— Homeworks Semester: 40%—1st 9-Week Grade nd 40%—2 9-Week Grade 20%—Midterm or Final Exam Daily Grades The daily average is made up of quizzes 30% and homework 10%. Students will be quizzed DAILY. This is to ensure they are keeping up with the material at the appropriate level of difficulty. Quizzes will be graded on accuracy. Homework will be given every class period with the exception of review days and test days. Homeworks will be graded on completion. Check plus 100%. Check 80%. Check minus 50%. Check minus minus 30%. All answers to homework will be given so that students may check their work as they are completing the assignment Late work - Students can turn in homework late up until the test or retest date for half credit. For classwork and homework, the requirements are to write down the problem and show all work (no work, no credit, no exceptions). All assignments can be found on my website. The student is expected to complete his/her own work at all times. Please refer to the student Honor Code in the Student Handbook. Tests / Projects Unit tests will be the primary source of test grades. These tests will be at the level of difficulty of the questions students will see on the AP exam taken in May. Students will be given the following test during the given 9 week marking period. o 1st 9 weeks - 3 unit tests o 2nd 9 weeks - 3 unit tests o 3rd 9 weeks - 3 unit tests o 4th 9 weeks - 1 unit test, 2 practice AP tests, 1 end of year project Retests are now allowed in AP classes. Students can retake a test to earn half points back up to a 90 so long as the student retakes the test within 7 days of when the grade is posted. Tests will not be given back in this class as all questions from the test come from secure practice tests from the College Board. Curving policy Tests / Quizzes - Tests and quizzes will be straight line curved so that the average quiz / test grade will be approximately an 80%. Typically the raw average of test grades are in the mid to high 70’s. Quiz grades will vary. Midterm / Practice AP Tests / Final - Will be graded on an AP scale curve where 65%+ is considered a “5” or an A. 50-64% a “4” or B. 40-49% a “3” or C. 30-39% a “2” or D. 0-29% a “1” or F Maximum grade is 100% Cell Phone Policy **Cell phones ARE NOT ALLOWED in my classroom. They should be stowed away and silenced before entering the classroom. If a student is found using their cell phone during class time it will be taken from them and turned into the Assistant Principal's Office. Students are not allowed to listen to music or have headphones on at any time during class.** Absences/Makeup Work STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR BEING UP TO DATE ON MATERIAL EACH AND EVERY CLASS. If a student is absent he or she is required to watch the video of the lecture from the class missed and take the daily quiz the following day. Students may use an extra day to complete the homework assignment however they must take the quiz/test when the rest of the class does. NO EXCEPTIONS. Students who miss a class period will not be required to make up the quiz missed. Students will be assigned a blank grade for any quizzed missed which will not hurt their grade only make their other quizzes worth more on a percentage basis. When absent only on the day of a test, the student is expected to take the make- up test on the day he/she returns to school. Supplies Students are expected to bring these materials to class every day: Notebook, Loose-leaf paper (preferably computer printer paper), Graph paper, Pencils with erasers, Pen (for grading only), Graphing Calculator (TI-84+ is what we will use in class and show our examples from. Students are allowed to use a TI-89 as well) Students are strongly encouraged to purchase their own graphing calculator. A limited number of calculators (TI-84+) are available for checkout through the LTHS library for those students who are unable to purchase their own. Tutoring Tutoring with the teacher is available: from 7:45 – 8:50 AM most days and from 4:05 – 4:30. There will be certain days that I have practice after school for lacrosse. To make sure I will be available, please let me know when you will be coming for tutorials or to make-up work. Frequently Asked Questions I missed last class when can I take the quiz I missed? You are excused from the quiz you missed last class. However, you are taking the quiz today on the material from the class you missed. I missed last class so that means I don’t have to take the quiz today right? Incorrect. Since you missed last class you were required to watch the lesson online and you are expected to be prepared to take the quiz today. I promise I watched the videos but I don’t understand it do I really have to take the quiz? The videos are live recordings from actual classrooms, if you or any of the students from that class struggled picking up the material then you should come in before school for tutorials before you take the quiz. Discipline If a problem arises, you will be given one warning, you will be moved to another seat. If the class continues to be disrupted you will be removed from class and sent to the AP’s office.
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