Dear Parent:
Greetings! Welcome to the 2006-2007 school year here at Irmo High School. I am looking forward to a full year with your child in my AP Calculus AB class.
The use of a graphing calculator is required in this course. It is strongly recommended that each student have a TI-83/4 (or the TI-83/4 Plus, or the TI-83/4 Plus Silver Edition) graphing calculator (approximate cost: $85 - $125, depending on the specific model). Many other brands and models are acceptable; if you are unsure if your child's calculator is acceptable, please contact me.
Here are the College Board requirements for Calculator Use on the AP Statistics Exam:
"The committee develops exams based on the assumption that all students have access to four basic calculator capabilities used extensively in calculus. A graphing calculator appropriate for use on the exams is expected to have the built-in capability to:
- ) plot the graph of a function within an arbitrary viewing window,
- ) find the zeros of functions (solve equations numerically),
- ) numerically calculate the derivative of a function, and
- ) numerically calculate the value of a definite integral."
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me through Irmo High School.
Larry Holloman - Mathematics Department Chair
Irmo High School
6671 St. Andrews Road
Columbia, SC 29212-2125
TEL: (803) 732 - 8100
FAX : (803) 732 - 8110
VOICE: (803) 732 - 8400 x549
EMAIL: lholloma@lex5.k12.sc.us
http://www.mrholloman.net
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