Strathmore High School

Pure Math 30 and Math 31 (AP Calculus AB)

Goals

We will complete the Alberta curriculum for Pure Math 30 and Math 31. You will also write the Advanced Placement Calculus AB Exam on May 5, 2010. Our goal is for excellence on this exam.

Assessment

You will receive marks for both Pure Math 30 and Math 31. Your mark for each will be determined by your performance on projects, assignments, quizzes and exams. All your unit exams will be cumulative. Your mark will be determined as detailed below.

Quizzes

10%

Assignments

20%

Projects

70%

At the end of the course, your Math 31 mark will be determined as above, your final Pure Math 30 mark will be the average of the school mark above and your mark on the Diploma Examination set by Alberta Education, to be written June 17, 2010. You will receive your mark for the AP Calculus exam in July, and this mark will determine your eligibility for post-secondary credit.

Calendar

Transformations

Aug 31 - Sept 15

Exponents and Logarithms

Sept 16 - Oct 1

Trigonometry

Oct 5 - 30

Conics

Nov 2 - 18

Limits and Continuity

Nov 19 - Dec 9

Derivatives

Dec 10 - Jan 6

Applications of Derivatives

Jan 7 - Feb 24

Integration

Feb 25 - Mar 24

Applications of Integration

Mar 25 - Apr 28

Review for AP Exam

Apr 29 - May 4

Combinatorics

May 10 - 28

Probability and Statistics

May 31 - June 10