Monday, December 21, 2009

Bored?

Why not look through your notebook... or old tests... and let me know what YOU would like to review during the week we come back?

Remember... you're not only reviewing for the midterm but for the AP test as well!!!

(PS - Stand and Deliver when we get back :) )

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Thoughts?

I wanna get this t-shirt -

http://www.cafepress.com/+calculus_long_sleeve_ts,56888494



What do you think? Awesome right?!

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Review Answers

#1. LRAM = .5(f(0) + f(.5) + f(1) + f(1.5)) = 2.605 (roughly, depending on where you rounded)

RRAM = .5(f(.5) + f(1) + f(1.5) + f(2)) = 2.97

MRAM = .5(f(.25) + f(.75) + f(1.25) + f(1.75)) = 2.8


#2. TRAP = .25(f(0) + 2f(.5) + 2f(1) + 2f(1.5) + f(2)) = 2.788


#3. LRAM = .2(f(0) + f(.2) + ... + f(1.4)) = .2(1 + 1.4 + ... + 1.6) (you get the idea...)

RRAM = .2(f(.2) + f(.4) + ... + f(1.6)) = .2(1.4 + 1.6 + ... + 1.4)

TRAP = (LRAM + RRAM) / 2 -OR- .1(f(0) + 2f(.2) + 2f(.4) + ... + 2f(1.4) + f(1.6))


#4. -4/3 #5. 0

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

All the math stuff from "Mean Girls", I hope this works

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIMSC-RWvF8

Here's my contribution.

Visual Calculus
http://archives.math.utk.edu/visual.calculus
This site gives flash slideshows for all your basic calc concepts, as well as many example problems. It tells you what rules each solution utilizes as well. It helped me survive, and it will help you.

S.O.S. Math - Calculus
http://www.sosmath.com/calculus/calculus.html
This site outlines the concepts similarly to the textbook, but you may find it easier to follow and faster to access. If you're going through a new concept, this is a good place to start. Also a source of example problems.

Those are all the useful links I have for now, but I may have more in a future. If you have trouble with a problem, post it and I'll take a hack at it. God knows I have the time.

You Factor Out

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzJ3PbDqnHU a calculus song about factoring out and using chain rule set to the music of the best band in the world, linkin park!!!!!!!!!

A site that helped last year a ton for calc~

http://www.slideshare.net/leingang/presentations?order=latest




I can't find the exact slides I used, but basically you can search the site for AP Calc help and find whole lessons orrr


http://www.slideshare.net/k_ina/ap-calculus-mini-exam-review


http://www.slideshare.net/Kawaii_Onna/ap-calculus-test


Mini Tests!!

Some equations are here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/200306/Calculus-Cheat-Sheet- Just zoom in.



So yeah, if it's like the day before the test and you figure out that your teacher barely taught you a certain lesson, you can go to that site for backup =] There's also this awesome trapezoidal sums video on youtube that helped me answer a question when I was doing self study so I'll post that when I get home.

Also. http://www.sharhon.com/hosted_cartoons/dylan-sharhon_1st-year-calculus-comic.png

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Derivative Rules


^Click for full-size^
For your enjoyment, I present you the many rules for derivatives.
I think the only one I neglected to put in was the simple rule for exponents, in which x^n becomes nx^n-1.

Oh, and for anyone who likes short little comic strips and knows of Euler's Identity, here's a little bonus.

Monday, December 7, 2009

Helpful Site That I Found

www.mathtv.com

Obviously go to the Calculus section. This is basically some creepy old guy who does math problems on a board, but they are all A.P. sample questions and can be great for not only reviewing but learning faster ways to do the multiple choice on the test.

Derivatives of various thingies

At some point i think i am going to end up typing up all of the derivative rules, and ill post them here if someone sees them all online or already have them typed up i will not be upset please post them

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Thursday, December 3, 2009

This is awesome!

AP What

Happy you got things going. Good luck

ms. g

How cool is this?

No really... how cool is this??