Taught by Larry Peterson
Schedule
Monday, Day 1
Course overview; Polynomials and Rational Functions
- Welcome to AP® Precalculus
- Graph Match Activity
- The Course and Exam Description
- Treasure Map Activity
- Rate of Change
- Odd and Even Functions – Graphical Exploration
- What’s in the Box?
- Maximum Income – Quadratic Modeling
- What Kind of Data is in the Table?
Tuesday, Day 2
More Polynomials and Rational Functions
- Temperature Modeling Activity
- Always – Sometimes – Never
- Mathematical Practices
- Olympic Swim Times
- Polynomial Investigation Activity
- The Big 10
- Polynomial and Rational Inequalities
- Polynomial Card Sort Activity
- How Much is that Truck Worth?
Wednesday, Day 3
Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
- Clinton, Utah Population Modeling
- US Population Modeling
- Olympic Swim Times – Revisited
- Newton’s Law of Cooling
- Epidemic – Activity
- Exponential and Logarithmic Practice
- Semi-log plots
- Planetary Power Models
Thursday, Day 4
Trigonometric and Polar Functions
- Aunt Vi and Her Pedometer Activity
- The Unit Circle
- Graphing Sinusoidal Functions
- Trig Practice
- Sinusoidal Modeling
- Polar Coordinates
- Graphing Polar Functions
- Connecting Rectangular and Polar Graphs
- AP® Classroom
Friday, Day 5
Helping Our Students Learn
- Equity and Access
- The Exam
- Prepping for the Exam
- Grading Standards – 2025 Exam
- Planning a Lesson