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AP CALCULUS BC Prep Course
Time: Sunday evening 6 to 7:30 pm Central Time
Dates: 1/ 30, 2/6, 2/13,2/20, 2/27, 3/6, 3/13, 3/27, 4/3, 4/10
Instructor: Professor Jianzhong Wang
Model: Online ZOOM. Students will receive the ZOOM login information after registration and before classes begin.
Tuition: $525 (Register before January 15, $25 early bird discount)
Course Description: This course is for students preparing the AP Calculus Test, with an emphasis on the BC Test. It focuses on comprehensive review and examination practice and strategies. The course will cover topics and skills that are essential for solving medium and difficult questions in the test. Students will increase their mathematical knowledge and ability for passing AP Calculus Test with a high score by learning new ideas and skills.
Teaching Strategy: The course does not intend to be a substitution of the standard AP Calculus course. It focuses on the difficult topics and common mistakes in AP Calculus learning. Each lecture covers a few topics, whose contents come from different chapters but have intrinsic relations. After students complete the course, they will have a comprehensive understanding for Calculus and will increase their skills for AP Calculus Test.
Homework: After each class, a student is expected to complete a practice of AP Calculus Test.
Reference Book: Barron’s AP Calculus Premium ISBN-13: 978-1506261904
Tuition: $525 (Register before January 15, $25 early bird discount)
Course content:
| Lesson 1 | Limits of Indeterminate Forms and Continuity of Piecewise Functions |
| Lesson 2 | Differentiation Techniques and Simple Differential Equations |
| Lesson 3 | Tangent Line, Velocity and Speed, Rate Changes, and Linear Approximation |
| Lesson 4 | Extreme Values and Optimization |
| Lesson 5 | Skills for Computing Riemann Sums and Substitution Method for Integrals |
| Lesson 6 | Skills for Integration by Parts and Integration of Rational Functions |
| Lesson 7 | Special topics on Parametric Equations and Polar Functions |
| Lesson 8 | Skills for Calculating Ares, Volumes and Arc Length |
| Lesson 9 | Skills for convergence tests for series and special topics in Taylor series |
| Lesson 10 | AP Calculus Tests Analysis and Important Tips |
AP COMPUTER SCIENCE A Prep Course
Time: Fridays 6-7:30 Central Time
Dates: 1/28, 2/4, 2/11,2/18, 2/25, 3/4, 3/11, 3/25, 4/1, 4/8
Instructor: Professor Narasimha Shashidhar
Model: Online via Zoom. Students will receive the Zoom details after registration and before classes begin.
Tuition: $525 (Register before January 15, $25 early bird discount)
Course Description: In this class, we will go over the concepts involved in the AP COMPUTER SCIENCE A Test. We will spend our time working on a few sample exams, discussing core ideas and strategies to solve problems quickly and efficiently. The book for this course is below:
Textbook: AP Computer Science A: With 6 Practice Tests (Barron’s Test Prep) Ninth Edition by Roselyn Teukolsky available on Amazon here:
https://www.amazon.com/AP-Computer-Science-Practice-Barrons/dp/1438012896
Homework: After each class, students are expected to complete a set of problems from the AP Java Test as it relates to the topic discussed that week as outlined below.
Teaching and Learning Strategy: Our objective in this course is to apply the Java programming principles to quickly and efficiently solve the problems in the AP CS A Java test. We will identify common pitfalls and issues students face in the exam and equip students with the skills required to tackle the exam with confidence. We focus on an essential topic each week and attempt to solve problems related to these topics. We intend to have an interactive and highly spirited classroom environment with an emphasis on algorithmic thinking and fostering a collaborative learning spirit. After students complete the course, they will have a comprehensive understanding of the foundational Java language and be equipped for the AP Test.
Course content:
| Lesson 1 | Introductory Java language features |
| Lesson 2 | Classes and Objects |
| Lesson 3 | Inheritance and Polymorphism |
| Lesson 4 | Standard Classes |
| Lesson 5 | Program Design and Analysis |
| Lesson 6 | Arrays and Array Lists |
| Lesson 7 | Recursion |
| Lesson 8 | Sorting and Searching Algorithms |
| Lesson 9 | Functions/Methods and Algorithmic Thinking |
| Lesson 10 | AP Test Important Tips and Tricks |
AP Physics 1 Prep Course
Time: Thursday 5:30 to 7pm Central Time
Dates: 2/3, 2/10,2/17,2/24, 3/3, 3/10, 3/24,3/31, 4/7, 4/14
Instructor: Dr. David Stancato
Model: Online via Zoom. Students will receive the Zoom details after registration and before classes begin.
Tuition: $525 (Register before January 15, $25 early bird discount)
Course Description: This class is designed as a prep course for the AP Physics 1 exam. It is meant for students who are planning on taking the AP Physics 1 Exam in the future, especially for those taking the exam this May. The course will cover the topics and skills required for mastery of the AP Physics 1 content.
Students should either be currently enrolled in a high school AP Physics 1 course (or the equivalent) or have successfully completed such a course in the past