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AP Calculus AB Derivative Rules Guide

The document outlines an 11-day unit plan for teaching derivative rules in AP Calculus AB. Each day focuses on a different rule through explorations, assignments, and skills checks. Key concepts covered include the power rule, product and quotient rules, chain rule, derivatives of trigonometric, logarithmic, and exponential functions, implicit differentiation, and L'Hopital's rule. Students complete daily homework assignments and have a unit test on derivative rules on the 11th day.

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AP Calculus AB Derivative Rules Guide

The document outlines an 11-day unit plan for teaching derivative rules in AP Calculus AB. Each day focuses on a different rule through explorations, assignments, and skills checks. Key concepts covered include the power rule, product and quotient rules, chain rule, derivatives of trigonometric, logarithmic, and exponential functions, implicit differentiation, and L'Hopital's rule. Students complete daily homework assignments and have a unit test on derivative rules on the 11th day.

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AP Calculus AB – Derivative Rules

Fall 2021 - Unit 4


Date Topic Assignment
EQ: How do you find the derivative of a
Day 1 polynomial using the power rule? Homework:
Monday, Complete Pages 1 – 2 of the Unit 4 Homework
August 30th Keeper 4.1 – The Power Rule Packet

EQ: How do you find the derivative when Skills Check – The Power Rule
Day 2
functions are multiplied or divided?
Tuesday,
Homework:
August 31st
Keeper 4.2 – The Product and Quotient Rules Complete Pages 3 - 6 of the Unit 4 Homework
Packet
EQ: How are Derivatives used in the real Skills Check – Quick Derivatives 1
Day 3 world?
Wednesday, Homework:
September 1st Keeper 4.3 Particle Motion Complete Pages 7 - 8 of the Unit 4 Homework
Packet
EQ: How can you take the derivative of trig
Days 4 and 5 functions? How do you take the derivative of
Skills Check – Quick Derivatives 2
Thursday and a composition of functions?
Friday,
Homework:
September 2nd Keeper 4.4 Derivative of Trigonometric
Complete Pages 9 – 12 of the Unit 4 Homework
and 3rd Functions
Packet
Keeper 4.5 The Chain Rule

EQ: How do you differentiate a logarithmic or


Skills Check – Keepers 4.1 – 4.5
exponential function?
Day 6
Tuesday, Homework:
Keeper 4.6 – Derivatives of Logarithmic
September 7th Complete Pages 13 – 14 of the Unit 4 Homework
Functions and Exponential Functions
Packet
Day 7 and 8 EQ: How can you take a derivative if y is
Skills Check – Quick Derivatives 3
Wednesday in the problem more than once?
and Thursday,
Homework:
September 8th Keeper 4.7 – Implicit Differentiation
Complete Pages 15 – 17 of the Unit 4 Homework
and 9th Keeper 4.8 – Logarithmic Differentiation
Packet
Skills Check – Implicit and Logarithmic
EQ: How do you find the derivative of an
Differentiation
Day 9 inverse function?
Friday,
Homework:
September 10th Keeper 4.9 – Derivatives of Inverse Functions
Complete Pages 20 – 23 of the Unit 4 Homework
Packet
EQ: What is the quick way to evaluate Skills Check – Quick Derivatives 4
Day 10 limits in indeterminate form?
Monday, Homework:
September 13th Keeper 4.10 – L’Hopital’s Rule Complete Pages 18 – 19, 24 - 30 of the Unit 4
Review Homework Packet
Day 11
Tuesday, Unit 4 Test – Derivative Rules Good Luck!
September 14th

***You must show all work and your work must be neat and organized. Sloppy work and unorganized
work WILL NOT be accepted!!

Homework Packet Answer Key 1


Homework Packet Answer Key 2

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