mirabillis Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Did any of you create course descriptions for AP classes taken through PAH? On each page, they have a 'course description' of sorts - did you use that? Or create your own? Anyone willing to share? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie of KY Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 I pull straight from the PAH course descriptions, but I tend to make them shorter. AP Statistics (1 credit) – This online class is taught by Carole Matheny through PA Homeschoolers in 2015-2016. This course is a college level introductory statistics course in which students learn to collect, organize, analyze and interpret data. The broad conceptual themes are exploring data, producing models using probability and simulation, experimental design, and statistical inference. Text: The Practice of Statistics 4th edition by Daren Starnes, Dan Yates, and David Moore. AP Calculus BC (1 credit) – This online class is taught by Susan Gilleran through PA Homeschoolers in 2015-2016. This course prepares students for the AP Calculus BC Exam and is equivalent to one year of college calculus. This class goes beyond the AB course, covering additional techniques of integration, solving logistical differential equations, venturing into the world of parametric equations, polar coordinates and graphs, vectors in the plane, as well as delving into polynomial approximations and infinite series. Texts: Calculus 10th edition by Ron Larson Be Prepared for the AP Calculus Exam by Mark Howell and Martha Montgomery 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvonne Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Thank you so much for posting specific examples, Julie! Makes the process of writing course descriptions seem much more approachable. For some reason, I thought they had to be longer. I can do short & concise! Thank you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie of KY Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Some of my descriptions got wordy, but generally I tried to keep them concise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmermom3 Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 I did what Julie did. However, my descriptions for Maya Inspektor's AP English classes both tended to be a bit long as I added the reading list. Also, given that my son's focus is on foreign policy and national security, I listed the Peace Institute essay as the topic was security sector reform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
learners4life Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 I found that most of the "course descriptions" on the PAH site were not really what I considered course descriptions. I ended up rewriting almost all of them, although I used snippets from the website to varying degrees. Julie's look good (although a little more concise than mine), but it looks like we formatted a bit differently (I didn't list the info on teacher or that the course was through PAH in the description, but instead listed it on a separate line after the course description. At any rate, I really think the course descriptions matter less than we think they do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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