AP Calculus Unit 3 Differentiation by NMSI Training https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3 en-us 2022-10-04 22:46:53 UTC 2023-05-17 14:32:35 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2326605618 My students have struggled with derivatives of inverse functions.]]> 2022-10-04 23:45:03 UTC https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2326605618 https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2326606827 In something like y=sin2x, students forget to multiply by the derivative of the angle. ]]> 2022-10-04 23:46:28 UTC https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2326606827 Misconception https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2326608727 Forgetting to put dy/dx or y' when taking the derivative of something that has y in it.]]> 2022-10-04 23:48:36 UTC https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2326608727 https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2326610174 With problems with a combination of product/quotient and chain rules, knowing which rule to start with.]]> 2022-10-04 23:50:17 UTC https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2326610174 using the chain rule kids think you have to take the derivative of both functions at the same time https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2326610743 2022-10-04 23:50:55 UTC https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2326610743 https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2326618024 I always like giving my students a circuit for practice.

]]> 2022-10-04 23:58:37 UTC https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2326618024 I like the variety of materials in the units but not always sure how to use them- saw something called speed dating. How do I do this? https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2326705052 2022-10-05 01:12:58 UTC https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2326705052 Any time we have multiple steps (as in the chain rule), students face pitfalls. And then is there's challenging algebra involved (simplifying, denominators, etc), moreso. https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2328175910 2022-10-05 19:15:49 UTC https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2328175910 Historically, students tend to forget the dy/dx when taking the derivative of y during implicit differentiation. https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2329746999 2022-10-06 16:54:09 UTC https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2329746999 https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2332588701 I would like to use resources more, but I never seem to have the time to go through them all.]]> 2022-10-09 16:43:31 UTC https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2332588701 https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2332589607 No questions on Unit 3 in particular, but I am interested in using the AP College board website more.]]> 2022-10-09 16:44:38 UTC https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2332589607 https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2332592716 My students always seem to have more difficulty with trig functions.]]> 2022-10-09 16:48:50 UTC https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2332592716 Students find derivative of inverse function hard to undertand. https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2332805798 2022-10-09 22:36:39 UTC https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2332805798 Students think that they use product rule instead of chain rule for derivative of composition of transcendental function like y= cos(sin(x)). https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2332817238 2022-10-09 23:04:26 UTC https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2332817238 https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2335257740 My students really struggle with the derivatives of inverse trig functions!]]> 2022-10-11 13:18:39 UTC https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2335257740 https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2335258837 My students often forget the chain rule.]]> 2022-10-11 13:19:13 UTC https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2335258837 https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2335732217 Applying the chain rule and finding the derivatives of inverse trig functions are difficult for my students to understand.]]> 2022-10-11 17:38:43 UTC https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2335732217 https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2335736387 Applying the product and/or quotient rules instead of the chain rule]]> 2022-10-11 17:41:19 UTC https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2335736387 https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2335742319 I love the plethora of resources, but I have not had enough time to decipher which would be most beneficial for my students.]]> 2022-10-11 17:45:04 UTC https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2335742319 My students loved the chain rule circuit last year. https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2336035155
This year, I look forward to trying the candy shell chain rule activity.]]> 2022-10-11 22:27:00 UTC https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2336035155 My students also struggle with derivatives of inverse functions. Definitely something to work on this year. https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2336165614 2022-10-12 00:59:18 UTC https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2336165614 Log properties and tricky algebra are the bane of the student. https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2336167110 2022-10-12 01:00:39 UTC https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2336167110 https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2350826312 I find it difficult to teach inverse functions]]> 2022-10-21 14:43:52 UTC https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2350826312 Chain Rule https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2350827713 Students struggle with chain rule and sometimes mixing it up with other rules]]> 2022-10-21 14:44:46 UTC https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2350827713 How does the speed dating work? https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2413454364 2022-12-07 20:22:41 UTC https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2413454364 Derivative of Inverse Functions dwales2 https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2594828910 My students have trouble understanding this. I give them steps and most can follow them, but that doesn't mean they all understand.]]> 2023-05-17 14:32:35 UTC https://padlet.com/NMSITTT/56w8508fw8r2k3t3/wish/2594828910