AP
Summer Institute
AP Calculus - AB/BC Combined
July 14-17, 2008
8:00am - 5:00pm
Fred Almer is an AP* instructor at Marshall High School, Marshall, Minnesota where he started both the AP* Calculus and Computer Science programs. Almer has served as a National Consultant to the College Board* for Calculus and Math Vertical Teams for over 10 years and is an AP* Calculus Exam Reader. Almer holds an MS from Bemidji State University and a BS from St. Cloud State University.
This course will give AP* Calculus teachers tools to help develop their students' understanding of the concepts of Calculus, its methods and applications. There is a broad emphasis on a multi-representational approach to Calculus with concepts, results, and problems expressed graphically, numerically, analytically and verbally. Unifying themes include derivatives, integrals, differential and integral Calculus, limits, approximation, and applications and modeling.
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