Houston Area Calculus Teachers
Collecting Driving Data
Give AP Calculus classes the opportunity to check the accuracy of their calculations! A calculus activity involves the collection of data, the application of mathematics, and the analysis of the accuracy of results. Young mathematicians...
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Estimating Pi as a Length
In this pi learning exercise, students evaluate the curve of a quarter of a circle. They analyze the length of the curve, and explain that if the area under the curve is equal to pi, the length of the curve above is also equal to pi....
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Normal Curve Areas
In this normal curve areas learning exercise, students follow 6 steps to compute probability regarding possible sample means using a large sample. First, they label the scale with the mean and corresponding standard deviations. Then,...
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Normal Curve Areas - Population
In this normal curve areas worksheet, students follow 6 steps to compute the probability regarding the values from the population. First, they label x-scale with the mean and corresponding standard deviations and shade the area(s) under...
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Normal Curve Areas
In this normal curve areas worksheet, students follow 6 steps to compute the probability regarding the possible sample of proportions using a large sample population. First, they label the Ps-scale with the proportion and corresponding...
CK-12 Foundation
Method of Cylindrical Shells
Approximate the volume of a solid of revolution. Using a method similar to approximating the area under a curve, pupils investigate the volume of a solid of revolution. The learners use a given definite integral to find the volume of...
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Empirical Rule Practice Problems
Using the empirical rule for a normal distribution, young statisticians determine the percent of adult women with given heights and weights. They find the percentile rank of a woman of a stated height and find the area under a curve.
Shodor Education Foundation
Normal Distribution
Does the size of the bin matter? The resource allows pupils to explore the relationship between the normal curve and histograms. Learners view histograms compared to a normal curve with a set standard deviation. Using the interactive,...
EngageNY
Modeling Riverbeds with Polynomials (part 1)
Many things in life take the shape of a polynomial curve. Learners design a polynomial function to model a riverbed. Using different strategies, they find the flow rate through the river.
College Board
2014 AP® Calculus BC Free-Response Questions
How much of the material is really important? Pupils use the free-response questions from the 2014 AP Calculus BC exam to see how the questions appear. With the supporting material, teachers understand the topics that appear on the test...
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2013 AP® Calculus AB Free-Response Questions
What is the important stuff? The free-response questions from the 2013 Calculus AB exam highlight the topics in calculus assessed that year. Items provide pupils the opportunity to experience questions similar to what they will see on...
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2012 AP® Calculus AB Free-Response Questions
What's on the test? Released items provide insight into the AP Calculus test. The six items are split into two groups, two calculator items and four non-calculator items. Resources allow teachers to see what kinds of answers test takers...
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2010 AP® Calculus AB Free-Response Questions
Is this going to be on the test? The resource contains the AP Calculus AB free-response questions that were on the 2010 test. Pupils use the six questions to prepare for their tests. Teachers use the included response resources...
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2011 AP® Calculus AB Free-Response Questions
So this is the real test? The resource provides the free-response questions from the 2011 AP Calculus AB exam. The six questions are split into two sections, calculator and non-calculator items. Several resources give teachers...
College Board
2017 AP® Calculus BC Free-Response Questions
Pupils use the six released free-response questions from an AP Calculus BC exam to prepare for their own exam. The questions cover a range of topics from the BC curriculum, with half of the items coming strictly from AB material and...
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2006 AP® Calculus AB Free-Response Questions
Develop more than just a topical approach to the exam. The six free-response questions from 2006 reveal how the AP exam assesses topics. By using the questions, pupils practice topics such as velocity, sketch slope fields, solving...
College Board
2007 AP® Calculus AB Free-Response Questions
Grow your knowledge of Calculus AB. Items released from the 2007 AP® Calculus AB exam provide information to teachers about the importance of particular topics. Pupils use the questions to gain an understanding of ways the exam assesses...
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Numerical Methods of Integration
Students calculate the area under a curve. In this calculus instructional activity, students estimate and calculate the area of a curve using simpson's rule and the trapazoidal rule. They review rieman sums and add to it.
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F(x)g(x): A Tale of Two Functions
In this graphing functions worksheet, students solve four problems where they graph given functions, find the sum related to the area under the curve and determine an integral.
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Integrals
In this integrals worksheet, students solve and complete 20 various types of problems. First, they evaluate each of the listed integrals shown. Then, students find the area under the graph given and above the x-axis between two points....
Teach Engineering
Exploring Acceleration with an Android
Small groups use rubber bands to accelerate an Android device along a track of books. They collect the acceleration data and analyze it in order to determine the device's velocity.
Project Maths
Integral Calculus
From derivatives to antiderivatives and back again. Building on the second lesson of the three-part series covering functions, learners explore the concept of an antiderivative. They connect the concept to the graph of the function and...
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Area Between Two Curves
Twelfth graders identify and find the area between two curves. In this calculus lesson, 12th graders decide what the best way is to find the shaded area between two curves using examples from previous lessons. They relate areas between...