HS Student -- AP Class Teaher's Web

AP Class Teaher's Web

AP ENGLISH -- Ms. Shirley Dowdle
http://www.teacherweb.com/TX/WestwoodHighSchool/Dowdle%2CShirley/

AP CHEMISTRY -- C.Delbar
http://www.teacherweb.com/TX/WestwoodHighSchool/Delbar/
http://www.geocities.com/mrsdelbar/

AP STATISTICS
http://www.teacherweb.com/TX/WestwoodHighSchool/SmeltzerPenny/

AP US HISTORY
http://teacherweb.com/TX/WestwoodHighSchool/APUSH/t.stm
http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/history/usa/brink/solc/index.htm

AP COMPUTER SCICENCE
http://www.teacherweb.com/TX/WestwoodHighSchool/MickelJeff/t.stm
http://www.skylit.com/javamethods/syllabi/

HS Student -- SAT Tests

SAT Tests

SAT Reasoning Test
Critical Reading
Mathematics Writing

SAT Subject Tests
English
US History
World History
Math Level 1
Math Level 2
Chemistry
Spanish
Biology
Physics
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SAT Reasoning Test

SAT Subject Tests
English
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/lc_two/lit/format.html
US History
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/lc_two/histus/histus.html?histus
World History
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/lc_two/histworld/histworld.html
Math Level 1
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/lc_two/math1c/math1c.html?math1c
Math Level 2
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/lc_two/math2c/math2c.htm
Chemistry
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/lc_two/chem/chem.html?chem
Spanish
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/lc_two/span/span.html?span
Biology
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/lc_two/bio/bio.html?bio
Physics
http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/lc_two/phys/phys.html?phys
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HS Student -- AP Exams

This page contains information about AP exams to be taken in May 2009.

AP English Literature
AP Chemistry
AP Statistics
AP Computer Science A
AP US History

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AP Englsih Literature

3 hours
60 minutes multiple-choice questions
120 minutes for essay questions.

For details on the course objective and representative authors, please read pages from 51 through 55 of the following:

CollegeBoard AP
EnglishEnglish Language and Composition
English Liter ature and Composition
Course Description
May 2009, May 2010
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap08_english_coursedesc.pdf

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AP Chemistry

Section I:
75 multiplechoice questions with broad scope 90 minutes

Section II:
6 freeresponse questions:
* 3 multipart quantitative questions,
* 1 question on writing balanced chemical equations
and answering a short question for three
different sets of reactants,
* 2 multipart questions that are essentially nonquanititative.

Part A (55 minutes): calculator allowed
Part B (40 minutes): no calculator allowed

1 quantitative question based on chemical equilibrium
1 question based on lab, which may be in Part A and be quantitative,
or it may appear in Part B and require little or no calculation.

For course topic outline and chemical calculations, please go to

CollegeBoard AP
CHEMISTRY
Course Description
M a y 2 0 0 9 , M a y 2 0 1 0

http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap08_chemistry_coursedesc.pdf
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AP US History
http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/ap/students/ushistory/ap-cd-ushist-0708.pdf
3 hours and 5 minutes
2 sections:
55-minute multiple choice section
130-minute free-response section
15-minute reading 45-minute DBQ in part A
Part B, C 70-minute: 2x(5-minute planning, 30-minute writing)
2 standard essay questions

For details on exam format and content covered, read pages 11, 12,and 13 of the following:

CollegeBoard
AP United States History
Course Description
May 2008, May 2009
http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/ap/students/ushistory/ap-cd-ushist-0708.pdf

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AP Statistics
3 hours
90-minute multiple-choice section: proficiency in variety of topics
90-minute free-response section open-ended investigative taks involving extended reasoning

The topical outline is on page 8, 9 and 10 of

CollegeBoard AP
Statistics Course Description
May 2008, May 2009
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap08_statistics_coursedesc.pdf
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AP Computer Science A
3 hours

Section I:
40 Multiple-choice questions in 75 minutes, which tests proficiency in a wide variety of topics,

Section II:
4 freeresponse questions in 105 minutes) ability to solve problems involving more extended reasoning.

Exams require students to demonstrate their ability to design, write, analyze, anddocument programs and subprograms.

Minor points of syntax are not tested on the exams. All code given is consistent withthe AP Java subset. All student responses involving code must be written in Java.

The topic outline is on pages from page 9 through 21 of
CollegeBoard APComputer ScicenceMay 2009
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/repository/ap08_compsci_coursedesc.pdf
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BIOL Student -- Class Assignments

Purpose of the page:

To have an overview of assignments and exams so that the
student can be on top of the matters two weeks ahead or
one month ahead.

To know the teacher's expectation for the assignments and exams.
At the same time, to be able to define what constitutes understanding
and mastery of the subjects.

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MATH220
Homework -- 14 assigned (220 total), due 6pm each Monday
Review Problems -- 111 total, not to hand in
Assigned Exams -- 3, 1 hour each (Sept. 15, Oct. 23, Nov. 20)
Final Exam -- when?
Resources -- Calculus (6th ed. isbn=0-495-739782), Student Solution Manual (online)

BIOL198
Exams -- 7, mutiple-choice questions, Sample exams, write paragraph for objective
Quizz -- Daily
Resources -- Textbook, Studio Manual,

CHM210
Exams -- 4 exams (Sept.15, Oct. 13, Nov. 10, Nov. 24), 1 lab exam (Oct. 20-24, Dec. 8), 1 final exam (Monday Dec. 15, 7:00pm), sample exam (downloadbable online)
Quizzes -- in-class, 14, sample quizzes??
Labs --
Online Homework -- K-State online, 5, available one week before due
Suggested problems -- Chap 1 - 12, solution to suggested problems folder, not graded
Resources -- Chemistry (9th ed.) 2007, Raymond Chang, Free tutoring, SAS

GEOG100
Exams -- 3, sample exam?
Online Questions --
Issues in the News -- NY Times, LA Times, Washington Post, Times, NPR News,
Suggested Readings and Required Readings -- available on syllabus
Resources -- Textbook
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BIOL Student -- Textbook Website

For your reference, here are web links to textbooks for the Fall 2008. Some of them contain useful information such as lecture slides, summary, quizzes, Challenge Problems

1. Biology: Concepts and Applications -- Starr
(Cloth with InfoTrac and CD-ROM), 5th
http://www.brookscole.com/cgi-brookscole/course_products_bc.pl?fid=M20&product_isbn_issn=0534385494&discipline_number=22

7th Ed.
http://www.brookscole.com/cgi-wadsworth/course_products_wp.pl?fid=M20b&flag=student&product_isbn_issn=9780495119814&discipline_number=22

2. Calculus: Early Transcendentals -- Stewart
http://www.stewartcalculus.com/media/8_home.php

3. Chemistry, 9/e Raymond Chang, Williams College> ISBN: 0072980605 © 2007
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/classware/infoCenter.do?isbn=0072980605
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/classware/selfstudy.do?isbn=0072980605

4. Geography: Realms, Regions, and Concepts, 12th Edition> H. J. de Blij, Michigan State Univ.> Peter O. Muller, Univ. of Miami> ISBN: 978-0-471-71786-7 ©2006 680 pages
http://he-cda.wiley.com/WileyCDA/HigherEdTitle/productCd-047171786X,courseCd-GE0300.html>
http://bcs.wiley.com/he-bcs/Booksaction=index&itemId=047171786X&bcsId=2733

Very useful: Take Note Lecture NotesSystematic

5. American History
http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/history/usa/brink/

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A very good website on how to learn calculus:
http://www.math.ucdavis.edu/~hass//Calculus/HTAC/excerpts/excerpts.html

MS Student -- NCE Book I

How to think correctly

"For it is not enough to have a good mind: one must use it well."
How to think correctly -- René Descartes

Let's get started by collecting a bunch of ways to use our mind wisely. Any suggestions are welcome.

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