Trimester 1 Classes

Per 1: AP Calculus BC

Topics Covered: Tri one is all review from calculus AB

  • Limits review
  • Using a creative one to solve for limits
  • Definition of a derivative
  • Continuity proof
  • Intermediate Value Theorem

Per 2: AP English Language

Topics Covered

  • We learned how to write a rhetorical precis which is a short essay analyzing rhetorical devices an author uses to get their message across
  • We learned about two different methods for writing a thesis: device driven or idea driven

Taking the FRQ portion of the AP exam

  1. Read the prompt. Annotate the rhetorical situation. This includes context, audience, and a description of the writer
  2. Read the passage. Annotate the rhetorical devices, tone, and purpose of the essay
  3. Write essay. (Thesis + 2 or 3 body paragraphs. Go back and add an introduction after finishing the other parts first)

Per 4: AP Chinese

Topics Covered

  • Chinese Holidays including the lunar festival and spring festival
  • Covering tradition including food, clothing, and famous historical locations because culture is an important aspect of the AP exam

Per 5: AP Physics

Unit 1: Introduction and Measurements

  • Sig Figs
    • A sig fig is one that is reliably known
    • A 0 after a decimal point but before digits that are 1-9 are insignificant ex: 0.09 has 1 sigfig
    • A 0 after a digit 1-9 and a decimal are significant ex: 0.90 has 2 sigfigs
    • A 0 at the end of a whole number with no decimal point is insignificant ex: 90 has 1 sigfig
    • A 0 in between digits 1-9 is significant ex: 909 has 3 sigfigs
  • Motion in One Dimension
    • Kinematics: describes motion while ignoring the agents that caused the motion
    • Position: defined in terms of a frame of reference(usually the x or y axis)
    • Displacement: change in position during some time interval. It is solved with the equation Δx=xf-xi
    • Vector: quantities that need both magnitude(size or numerical value) and direction(positive or negative) to describe them
    • Scalar: quantities that are described by magnitude only (time, mass, speed)
  • Dimensional Analysis