Ms. Connie Rigney was a fantastic instructor. In our first day of workshop, we made a lot of progress towards the content of the course. After introductions, we completed three exemplar opening problems that modeled the three big ideas in Calc AB: 1) Limits, 2) Derivatives, and 3) Integrals. We also discussed MPAC [Mathematical Practices of AP Calculus] and EU [Enduring Understanding]. The huge take away today is "if a function is differentiable, then it is continuous".
Other topics covered today:
We worked in groups to complete three more problems.
We justified the Squeeze Theorem.
We went over the course topics, additional resources, and the equity and accessibility policy.
RADAR is a go-to strategy for many calculus problems:
Read the problem
Ask - What is it asking?
Decode the words
Answer the question
Reasonable - check if the response is reasonable
An added bonus today was that I got to see some of my former co-workers from Gladstone High School. I touched base with Jim, Susan, and Althea, who are all excellent teachers.
(UCR APSI Calculus)
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