We have spent a month learning how to find the derivative for any function. Now we will start using those derivatives to solve problems or explain phenomena.
10/18 4.1 Extreme Values of Functions
HW p.194-195/15-30 by 3's, 31-43 odd, 44, 51, 53, 55
10/19 4.2 Mean Value Theorem and Antiderivatives
HW p.202-204/3-27 by 3's, 30-35, 41-49 odd, 59, 60
10/22 4.3 Curve Sketching from f ' and f ''
HW p.215-218/2, 4, 5, 7, 11-33 odd, 44-47, 51, 53, 61, 63
10/23 4.4 Optimization (using derivatives to find min/max)
HW p.226-229/1, 5-7, 12, 15-17, 19, 20-26 even, 27, 29, 31-34, 36
10/25 4.4 AP Problem Quiz, more Optimization
HW p.229-232/39-41, 45, 47, 48, 50, 58-61, 63
10/26 4.5 Linear Approximation (using a different book)
HW handout/1-12 18-20, 24, 25
10/29 Hurricane - no school
10/30 Hurricane damage - no school
11/01 4.5 Using the Approximation
HW handout/21-23, 26, 27 and book p.244-245/46, 48, 50, 51, 53-56, 66, 71
11/02 8.2 L'Hopital's Rule (using derivatives to find limits)
HW p.450-452/13-47 odd, 53, 55, 58, 68, 70-72
11/05 4.6 Related Rates (everything depends on t)
HW p.251-254/3-39 by 3's
11/06 Professional Development Day - no school
11/08 4.6 More Related Rates (because everything depends on t)
HW p.251-254/5, 7, 10, 17, 19, 20, 22, 26, 31, 32, 42-46
11/09 Review and extra problems (DRAFT of answer key)
11/12 Veterans' Day - no school
11/13 Chapter 4 Test
