Welcome to Back to School Night

1. Welcome to Back to School Night Mrs. Catherine Storlazzi Room 303 East AP Calculus bc

2. Back to School Night Agenda • Introduction • Class Routine • Curriculum • Active Participation • Grading • AP Exam • Clinic • Absences/Make-up • How to Study • How Parents Can Help • Next Course

3. Class Routine Pick up notes Check homework and answer questions Introduce New Material Guided and Independent Practice Summarize/Wrap-up

4. AP Calculus BC Curriculum • Functions and Their Graphs • Limits and Their Properties • Differentiation • Applications of Differentiation • Integration • Logarithmic, Exponential, and Other Transcendental Functions • Differential Equations • Integration Techniques • Sequences and Series • Polar and Parametric Equations

5. Active Class Participation Preparation • Complete and check homework assignments • Have binder, graphing calculator, pencil, study guides Participation • Ask questions for clarification • Volunteer answers or insight into problem • Engage in formative assessments

6. Grading • Informal • Homework • Formative Assessments • AP Review • Study Island • Practice AP Exams • Formal • Tests • Final Exam • AP Exam

7. AP Exam – May 14, 2019 • 3 hours and 15 minutes • 45 Multiple Choice Questions • 30 Non-Calculator • 15 Calculator • 6 Free Response • 2 Calculator • 4 Non-Calculator

8. Absences/Make-up • .pdf form of the daily lesson will be emailed to the student • Homework/Notes/Videos on Canvas • Canvas • Clinic is available to clairfy

9. Clinic • Tuesday and Thursday from 2:15-3:00 • Seek help as soon as possible • After an absence to seek clarification • Form study groups • AP Clinic and Practice Exam Days

10. How to Study • Use the “placemats”, flash cards, note packets • Work with classmates • Do practice problems

11. How can parents help? • Check HAC • Make sure your child is completing homework and studying • Email me with concerns

12. Next Course • Seniors – Calculus III • Underclassmen – AP Statistics - AP Computer Science