BC Calculus Audit Syllabus4-b

A. P. Calculus - BC Course Outline I Preparation for the course 1. We start preparing students for AP BC Calculus while they are in Pre-Calculus H. The students learn Mathematics the best by solving interesting, thought-provoking problems. The problem-solving approach is implemented in my classroom. 2. Students always have cumulative assessments rather than chapter by chapter tests. 3. Comprehensive Summer Take-Home Assignment is given to the future Calculus students to assure their readiness for BC Calculus. This assignment covers the prerequisites for learning calculus. This allows us to begin the course without the necessity for review. The summer assignment also requires a certain level of commitment from the students. During the first week of school in September, the students will have to take a test based on the summer assignment. II Course Philosophy and Classroom Dynamic Students learn and retain what they learn most effectively when they understand the "why" and "how" behind what they are studying. The problem-solving approach is implemented in my classroom. My students are at the white boards before I come to class. The students put out all questions, concerns, and solutions on a board. We discuss problems in several different ways and choose the most effective ways of solving them. When students do the problems on their own they are in charge of their knowledge. Each new concept presented in ...