My plan for APPC

APPC = Advanced Placement(AP) Pre-Calculus

Context

I am currently in APPC at my high school. Recently, I took the Unit 1B test. The average score of my friends and I collectively is 65-70%. Beyond my personal beliefs that the average should be a B, and this falls on the instruction, something still needs to be done about it.

Why do I need this class at all??

This class has been called “useless” across the internet. The first result for “AP Precalculus course” on YouTube is a video explaining why APPC is dumb. I do not know the logistics, but in order to start at Moorpark College with Calculus, I need to take a course demonstrating my understanding of the math that comes before.

The plan

After seeing the grade, I immediately opened a Google Doc. Every resource I knew for math help, I checked.

  • First, I hunted down the Math Honors Society (MHS) poster and planned times each day to go in and review the homework with them.
  • I checked SchoolHouse.org to see if they have Precalculus help. Unfortunately, my search was unfruitful. There aren’t any times that I can join.
  • I checked Khan Academy and found they have a clear Precalculus review. My goal is to get through at least one lesson per day, with mastery of the practice problems provided (Redo them until I fully understand the concept.)
  • YouTube had two courses that will be of little help, but better than none.
  • Collegeboard has resources such as videos and practice problems on the CollegeBoard Classroom. I set the goal to raise my average test score and my grade to either a B or an A. As depressing as the current state is, I have to start somewhere.

Reflecting thoughts

I admit, I’m frustrated and disappointed with the current state of my grades in APPC. I’ve made blog post after blog post, and done as many practice problems as I could find. More of my time is required to get even a remotely good grade, but regardless, I signed up for this class. I know I can raise this, and hopefully, these resources can help the other students as well. Thank you for reading.

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