Stumped by AP calculus? Click on Davidson College’s online help

BY ANN DOSS HELMS, Charlotte Observer

Davidson College is out to make the planet a bit smarter – or at least more successful on Advanced Placement calculus, physics and macroeconomics exams. The edX High School Initiative just started offering free online lessons on the concepts most likely to trip up high school students who tackle these brain-busting college-level tests. The interactive lessons were designed by Davidson professors, with teachers and students from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools as guinea pigs. While the Internet teems with online lessons, it’s hard to find ones that match the AP curriculum and the College Board’s exams, said Bruce Bacon, an AP calculus teacher at South Mecklenburg High. The videos created by Davidson professors “hit the sweet spot,” he said.

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