AP Calculus
2009-2010
Taught by Derek Owens
2378 Twenty One Cotton
Lawrenceville, GA 30044
Description
This is a college level course in Calculus. This course will cover the topics listed in the AP Calculus AB
syllabus published by the College Board. This course is normally taken by students in grade eleven or
twelve. Students should have completed Precalculus before enrolling in Calculus.
Fees
The cost of the course is $78 per month for nine months for students attending the class. Registration
fees for homeschool classes at various locations (LAC, SNA, Dunwoody, etc) will also apply. Students may
borrow a copy of the textbook from the teacher at no charge, and videos of some of the class lectures
will be provided on computer disc or via the internet at no additional cost.
Registration: $15
Lecture Notes and Class Time
Class time will primarily be spent on instruction. The lecture notes are a key part of the class. These
notes are prepared in advance and given to the students, but with much of the material deleted and
replaced by blank space on the page. During the lecture, the students fill in the blank areas, solve the
example problems, and add any notes they need to. By the end of the year, the students will have what
amounts to their own complete text made from the lectures delivered and the problems worked in class.
A sample of these lecture notes is available on the website.
Textbook
Calculus by Paul Foerster, 2nd edition, published by Key Curriculum Press, 2005. This is an excellent text
and is on the College Board’s list of approved texts for this AP Calculus. In addition to the lectures and
the homework assignments, students will be assigned reading and practice problems from the textbook.
Homework, Tests and Grades
Students will be given specific assignments to do on their own each week. Assignments will consist of
additional lectures delivered on the computer, problems to practice, and homework assignments that will
be collected and graded. To allow for the maximum amount of instructional time in class, tests will be
given at home. One final exam for each semester will be taken in class at the end of the semester.
Students will receive a numerical grade for each semester and for the year. The grade is calculated
based on tests, graded homework and the final exams. Students will take the AP Exam at the end of the
year, which will be graded by the College Board. Students scoring a 4 or 5 (out of 5) will receive a college
credit in Calculus at most colleges.
2009-2010
Family Membership Fee
The membership fee for Dunwoody Classes for 2009-2010 will be $75 per semester for one student or
$100 per semester for families with multiple students. The membership fee includes the facility fee and
unlimited choices of classes.
Teacher registration and tuition are made payable separately to the individual teachers. The membership
fee is made payable to Becky Humphrey and must be paid before or by the first day of class. This one
membership fee and the teacher fees are the only fees that will be assessed.