Welcome to AP Calculus 2008! 

The purpose of the APC summer assignment is twofold:  1) It is to review the prerequisite skills necessary for success at the AP Calculus level, and 2) it is to demonstrate a willingness on the part of the honor student to go beyond the typical college prep curriculum as well as utilize creative problem solving techniques.

Your APC summer assignment consists of 50 problems which will be collected on the first day of school.  You are expected to show supporting work for all problems, unless it is stated that you may use the graphing calculator to complete the task.  In that case, the answer from the calculator will be sufficient. The problems in this assignment emphasize those skills crucial to beginning calculus.  They will include analyzing linear, quadratic, cubic, rational, radical, absolute value, and piecewise functions for information like intercepts, domains and ranges, and symmetry. Graphical transformations and applications to real-world situations are also highly important.

I have provided the grading criteria for the assignment in the form of a Scoring Guide.  I suggest you look over the rubric prior to beginning the assignment so that you understand the criteria by which I am assessing your work.  Feel free to ask me to clarify anything about the guide that is unclear to you.

I encourage you to work with your classmates and help each other with material that you might have forgotten.  You can also email me (or use my Contact Form) with your questions and I will reply with suggestions as soon as possible.  Use the "Helpful Hints" page (based on the questions I receive) to see if another student might have already asked a similar question, as well.

These worksheets are all in PDF form which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is free to download and install.  If you have difficulty opening any of the documents or interpreting any of the mathematical symbols contained in them, try downloading and installing  the latest version of the program here:  Adobe Acrobat Reader (PDF)

NOTE:  You can click on the PDF files to open within your browser window (if the Adobe Reader program is compatible with your browser) or you can RIGHT CLICK on the PDF file and do a "Save Link As..." to download and open the worksheets from your computer.