Pre-Calculus

 

Important Dates:

08-31-2010: Open House

 

 
 

Week of August 30th

Monday - Introduction to TI-83Plus, Solving equations by graphing (zero/x-intercept & intersection methods): Do the ONUS

Tuesday - 5 Methods of finding the vertex, including graphically.  Projectile Motion Function: Do the ONUS

Wednesday - Solving Absolute Value Inequalities algebraically as well as graphically. Do the ONUS

Thursday - Solving quadratic, cubic & quartic inequalities using a table of signs: Do the ONUS

Friday -

 

Week of August 23rd

Monday - Introduction to the Course

Tuesday - Interval Notation and Set Builder Notation; Do the ONUS

Wednesday - Pre-Advanced Placement Test

Thursday - Factoring Review, Zero Product Property, Solving Equations Algebraically & Derivation of the Square Root Property

Friday - Derivation of the Quadratic Formula, Solving using the Quadrtic Formula, the Discriminant and the Nature of Solutions

 

Week of June 7th

Monday  - Final Exam Review

Tuesday - FINALS: 3rd & 4th Blocks

Wednesday - FINALS: 1st & 2nd Blocks

Thursday - School's out for the Summer !!!

Friday -

 

Week of May 31st

Monday  - No School - Memorial Day

Tuesday - nth Root Theorem

Wednesday - Final/Cumulative Review

Thursday - Final/Cumulative Review

Friday - Cumulative TEST

 

Week of May 24th

Monday  - Law of Cosines & Worksheet

Tuesday - Applications and CH 5C Test Review

Wednesday - CH 5C TEST

Thursday - Derivation: Changing Standard Form to Long and Short Trig Form

Friday - No School

 

Week of May 17th

Monday  - Derivations: Muliple angle identities: Double Angles & Half Angles, applications

Tuesday - Applications, Verifications etc.

Wednesday - CH 5B TEST Review

Thursday - CH 5B TEST

Friday - Law of Sines (AAS & SSA) and the ambiguous case.

Week of May 10th

Monday  - Trigonometric Equations with Non-Key Points

Tuesday - Trigonometric Equations with Multiple Angle Equations, Special Cases

Wednesday - CH 5A TEST Review

Thursday - CH 5A TEST

Friday - Derivations: cos(x-y), cos(x+y), sin(x-y), sin(x+y), tan(x-y), tan(x+y), applications

 

Week of May 3rd

Monday - CH 4C TEST

Tuesday - Trigonometric Identities

Wednesday - Verifying Trig Identities

Thursday - Verifying Trig Identities cont.

Friday - Trigonometric Equations

 

Week of April 26th

Monday - CH 4B TEST Review

Tuesday - CH 4B TEST

Wednesday - Inverse Trig Functions

Thursday - Solving Problems with Trig, Angles of Elevation/Depression

Friday - CH 4C Test Review

 

Week of April 19th

Monday - Sine Graphs

Tuesday - Cosine, Cosecant & Secant Graphs, Name that Function

Wednesday - Cotangent Graph

Thursday - Properties of Trig Graphs

Friday -Tangent Graph & Properties of Trig Graphs cont.

 

Week of April 12th

Monday - SOH CAH TOA. Pythagorean Triples, Finding All Triples, The 4 most common triples.

Tuesday - Initial Side, Terminal Side, Standard Position, Coterminal Angles/Arc Lengths, Reference Angles, Reference Triangles

Wednesday - Periodic Function, Finding a missing angle using trig functions, bearing, Arc length of Non-Unit Circle

Thursday - CH 4A Review Day

Friday - Ch 4A TEST

 

Week of April 5th

Monday - No School

Tuesday - Intro to Trigonometry, Degrees (DMS & DD), Radians, Central Angle, Arc Length, Converting Degrees to Radians and vice versa,

                  Unit Circle "Your New Best Friend"

Wednesday - Getting to know Your New Best Friend, Coordinates of the 16 Key Points of a Unit Circle, Sine & Cosine, Quadrantal Angles/Arc

                   Lengths

Thursday - Getting Better Acquainted, Tangent, Cotangent, Secant & Cosecant. ASTC Chart.  What does sin 30 degrees really mean?

Friday - TRIG FUNCTION PRACTICE

 

Week of March 22nd

Monday - Cumulative TEST

Tuesday - Final Review

Wednesday - MIDTERM Exams

Thursday - MIDTERM Exams

Friday - SPRING but don't BREAK

 

Week of March 15th

Monday - Logarithms Day 3

Tuesday - Log Review

Wednesday - Log TEST

Thursday - Cumulative Review

Friday - Cumulative Review

 

Week of March 8th

Monday - Logarithms Day 1

Tuesday - FCAT: No Class

Wednesday - FCAT No Class

Thursday - FCAT No Class

Friday - Logarithms Day 2

 

Week of March 1st

Monday - Complex Numbers, Pure Imaginary vs. Imaginary, Complex Conjugates, Complex Conjugate Theorem

Tuesday - Fundamental Theorem of Algebra, Descartes Rule of Signs, End Behavior Chart, Even/Odd Multiplicity

Wednesday - Linear Factorization Theorem, Sum and Product of Zero Theorem,Intermediate Value Theorem, Upper and Lower Bound Test

Thursday - GILB & LIUB & CH 2 TEST REVIEW

Friday - CH 2 TEST

 

Week of February 22nd

Monday - Story Problems - #31, 36, 38 on page 152 (Textbook); Ex5 on page 146; Cost, Revenue and Breakeven problem

Tuesday - CH 1B TEST Review

Wednesday - CH 1B TEST

Thursday - Factors and Zeroes; Synthetic  Substitution, Synthetic Division, Division Algorithm, Depressing the function; Remainder Theorem

Friday - Rational Root / Zero Theorem, Factor Theorem, Defining i - imaginary numbers

Week of February 15th

Monday - Building Functioins From Functions, Composition of Function: Do the ONUS

Tuesday - Decomposition of Functions, Finding the Inverse of Functions, Inherited Domain: Do the ONUS

Wednesday - Transformations: Translation, Reflection, Vertical and Horizontal "Shrinkage" and "Stretchage", Rigid & Non-rigid

Thursday - Find a point on g(x), Translating, Stretching and Reflecting sequentially.

Friday - Story Problems - # 1-20 on page 152 (Textbook)

 

Week of February 8th

Monday - Increase, Decrease & Constant, Boundedness, Extrema (Absolute Min & Max, Local Min & Max): Do the ONUS

Tuesday - Y-Axis, Origin and X-Axis Symmetry, Even Functions, Odd Functions: Do the ONUS

Wednesday - , Horizontal Asymptotes(HAs) & Open Top Box Problem: Do the ONUS

Thursday - Range of rational functions, 12 Basic Functions & Review for 1A TEST

Friday - CH 1A TEST

 

Week of February 1st

Monday - Solving quadratic, cubic & quartic inequalities using a table of signs: Do the ONUS

Tuesday - Quasi Test Review

Wednesday - Prerequisite CH Test

Thursday - Functions and their properties: Relations, functions, domain, range, f(x), independent vs dependent variable, mapping diagrams,

                    Vertical Line Test, Implied and Relevant Domain, Finding domain and range, Red Flags:  Do the ONUS

Friday - Continuity: Continuous functions, Infinite Discontinuity, Removable Discontinuity, Vertical Asymptotes(VAs): Do the ONUS

 

Week of January 25th

Monday - Solving Equations by Completing the Square & Deriving the Quadratic Formula: Do the ONUS

Tuesday - Discriminant and the nature of solutions.  Introduction to TI-83Plus. Do the ONUS

Wednesday - Realm of Real Numbers. Solving equations by graphing (x-intercept & intersection methods): Do the ONUS 

Thursday - Friendly Window. 4 Methods of finding the vertex of a parabola. Do the ONUS

Friday - Finding the vertex of a parabola graphically. Projectile Motion Function. Solving Absolute Value Inequalities algebraiclly as well as graphically. Do the ONUS

 

Week of January 18th

Monday - MLK Day

Tuesday - No School - Teacher Planning

Wednesday - Introduction

Thursday - Interval Notation and Set Builder Notation, Factoring Review; Do the ONUS

Friday - Zero Product Property, Square Root Property. More FactoringDo the ONUS

 

Week of January 11th

Monday - Day 2: Final Exam Review

Tuesday - Cumulative TEST

Wednesday - Day 3: Final Exam Review

Thursday - FINALS

Friday - FINALS

 

Week of January 4th

Monday - CH 6 Day 1

Tuesday - CH 6 Day 2

Wednesday - CH 6 Review

Thursday - CH 6 TEST

Friday - Day 1: Final Exam Review

 

Week of December 14th

Monday - Review for CH 5B TEST

Tuesday - CH 5B TEST

Wednesday - Law of Sines (AAS & SSA) and the ambiguous case.

Thursday - Law of Cosines & Worksheet

Friday - CH 5C TEST

 

Week of December 7th

Monday - Review for CH 5A TEST

Tuesday - CH 5A TEST

Wednesday - Derivations: cos(x-y), cos(x+y), sin(x-y), sin(x+y), tan(x-y), tan(x+y), applications

Thursday - Derivations: Muliple angle identities: Double Angles & Half Angles, applications

Friday - Applications, Verifications etc.

Week of November 30th

Monday - Verifying Trig Identities

Tuesday - Verifying Trig Identities cont.

Wednesday - Trigonometric Equations

Thursday - Trigonometric Equations with Non-Key Points

Friday - Trigonometric Equations with Multiple Angle Equations, Special Cases

 

Week of November 23rd

Monday - CH 4C Test Review

Tuesday - CH 4C Test

Wednesday - Trigonometric Identities

Thursday - Happy Thanksgiving - No School

Friday - Happy Thanksgiving - No School

 

Week of November 16th

Monday - CH 4B TEST

Tuesday - BAT Testing

Wednesday - BAT Testing

Thursday - Inverse Trig functions

Friday - Solving Problems with Trig, Angles of Elevation/Depression

 

Week of November 9th

Monday - Graphing Practice

Tuesday - Cotangent Graph

Wednesday - Veteran's Day - No School

Thursday - Tangent Graph & Properties of Trig Graphs

Friday - Range of Trig Functions & CH4B Test Review

 

Week of November 2nd

Monday - Periodic Function, Finding a missing angle using trig functions, bearing, Arc length of Non-Unit Circle

Tuesday - CH 4A Review Day

Wednesday - Ch 4A TEST

Thursday - Sine & Cosine Graphs

Friday - Cosecant & Secant Graphs, Name that Function

 

Week of October 26th

Monday - Intro to Trigonometry, Degrees (DMS & DD), Radians, Central Angle, Arc Length, Converting Degrees to Radians and vice versa,

                  Unit Circle "Your New Best Friend"

Tuesday - Getting to know Your New Best Friend, Coordinates of the 16 Key Points of a Unit Circle, Sine & Cosine, Quadrantal Angles/Arc

                   Lengths

Wednesday - Getting Better Acquainted, Tangent, Cotangent, Secant & Cosecant. ASTC Chart.  What does sin 30 degrees really mean?

Thursday - SOH CAH TOA. Pythagorean Triples, Finding All Triples, The 4 most common triples.

Friday - Initial Side, Terminal Side, Standard Position, Coterminal Angles/Arc Lengths, Reference Angles, Refernce Triangles

 

Week of October 19th

Monday - Cumulative TEST

Tuesday - Review for Midterm

Wednesday - MIDTERMS

Thursday - , MIDTERMS

Friday - No School

 

Week of October 12th

Monday - CH 2 TEST

Tuesday - Logarithms Day 1

Wednesday - PSATs

Thursday - , Logarithms Day 2

Friday - Cumulative TEST Review

 

Week of October 5th

Monday - Rational Root / Zero Theorem, Factor Theorem, Defining i - imaginary numbers

Tuesday - Complex Numbers, Pure Imaginary vs. Imaginary, Complex Conjugates, Complex Conjugate Theorem

Wednesday - Fundamental Theorem of Algebra, Descartes Rule of Signs, End Behavior Chart, Even/Odd Multiplicity

Thursday - , Linear Factorization Theorem, Sum and Product of Zero Theorem,Intermediate Value Theorem, Upper and Lower Bound T estFriday - GILB & LIUB & CH 2 TEST REVIEW

 

Week of September 28th

Monday - No School

Tuesday - Story Problems - #31, 36, 38 on page 152 (Textbook); Ex5 on page 146; Cost, Revenue and Breakeven problem

Wednesday - CH 1B TEST Review

Thursday - CH 1B TEST

Friday - Factors and Zeroes; Synthetic  Substitution, Synthetic Division, Division Algorithm, Depressing the function; Remainder Theorem

 

Week of September 21st

Monday - Building Functioins From Functions, Composition of Function: Do the ONUS.

Tuesday - Decomposition of Functions, Finding the Inverse of Functions, Inherited Domain: Do the ONUS.

Wednesday -Transformations: Translation, Reflection, Vertical and Horizontal "Shrinkage" and "Stretchage", Rigid & Non-rigid

Thursday - Find a point on g(x), Translating, Stretching and Reflecting sequentially.

Friday - Story Problems - # 1-20 on page 152 (Textbook)

 

Week of September 14th

Monday - Continuity: Continuous functions, Infinite Discontinuity, Removable Discontinuity, Vertical Asymptotes(VAs): Do the ONUS

Tuesday - Confirming Removable Discontinuity, The Greatest Integer Function, Jump/Step Discontinuity, Increase, Decrease &             

                         Constant, Boundedness, Extrema (Absolute Min & Max, Local Min & Max): Do the ONUS

Wednesday - Y-Axis, Origin and X-Axis Symmetry, Even Functions, Odd Functions, Horizontal Asymptotes(HAs): Do the ONUS

Thursday - Range of rational functions, Open Top Box Problem & 12 Basic Functions & Review for 1A TEST: Do the ONUS

Friday - CH 1A TEST

 

Week of September 7th

Monday - No School: Labor Day

Tuesday - Prerequisite TEST

Wednesday - Skill Practice due to BATs

Thursday -Skill Practice due to BATs

Friday - Functions and their properties: Relations, functions, domain, range, f(x), independent vs dependent variable, mapping diagrams,

                    Vertical Line Test, Implied and Relevant Domain, Finding domain and range, Red Flags:  Do the ONUS

 

Week of August 31st

Monday - Introduction to TI-83Plus, Solving equations by graphing (x-intercept & intersection methods): Do the ONUS

Tuesday - 5 Methods of finding the vertex, including graphically.  Projectile Motion Function: Do the ONUS

Wednesday - Solving Absolute Value Inequalities algebraiclly as well as graphically.

Thursday - Solving quadratic, cubic & quartic inequalities using a table of signs: Do the ONUS

Friday -  Test Review

 

Week of August 24th

Monday - Introduction

Tuesday - Interval Notation and Set Builder Notation; Do the ONUS

Wednesday - Factoring Review

Thursday - Realm of Real Numbers & more factoring

Friday - Solving Equations by Completing the Square & Deriving the Quadratic Formula: Do the ONUS

 

Week of March 23rd

Monday - Review for MIDTERM

Tuesday - Short Answer Portion Of MIDTERM

Wednesday - MIDTERM

Thursday - MIDTERM

Friday - No School

 

Week of March 16th

Monday - Ch 2 TEST

Tuesday - Logarithms: Day 1

Wednesday - Logarthims: Day 2

Thursday -Logarithms: Day 3

Friday - Logarithm TEST

Week of March 9th

Monday - Even/Odd Multiplicity, Lnear Factorization Theorem, Sum and Product of Zero Theorem

Tuesday - FCAT

Wednesday - FCAT

Thursday - FCAT

Friday - Intermediate Value Theorem, Upper and Lower Bound T est, GILB & LIUB - Review

Week of March 2nd

Monday - CH 1B TEST

Tuesday - Factors and Zeroes; Synthetic  Substitution, Synthetic Division, Division Algorithm, Depressing the function; Remainder Theorem

Wednesday - Rational Root / Zero Theorem, Factor Theorem, Defining i - imaginary numbers

Thursday - Complex Numbers, Pure Imaginary vs. Imaginary, Complex Conjugates

Friday - Complex Conjugate Theorem, Fundamental Theorem of Algebra, Descartes Rule of Signs, End Behavior Chart

 

Week of February 23rd

Monday - Decomposition of Functions, Transformations: Translation, Reflection, Vertical and Horizontal "Shrinkage" and "Stretchage"

Tuesday - Rigid & Non-rigid, Find a point on g(x), Translating, Stretching and Reflecting sequentially.

Wednesday - Story Problems - # 1-20 on page 152

Thursday - Story Problems - #31, 36, 38 on page 152; Ex5 on page 146; Cost, Revenue and Breakeven problem

Friday - TEST Review

 

Week of February 16th

Monday - No School: President's Day

Tuesday - TEST REVIEW      

Wednesday - CH 1A TEST

Thursday - Building Functioins From Functions, Composition of Function: Do the ONUS.

Friday - Finding the Inverse of Functions, Inherited Domain: Do the ONUS.

 

Week of February 9th

Monday - Continuity: Continuous functions, Infinite Discontinuity, Removable Discontinuity, Vertical Asymptotes(VAs): Do the ONUS

Tuesday - FCAT Writes

Wednesday - Confirming Removable Discontinuity, The Greatest Integer Function, Jump/Step Discontinuity, Increase, Decrease &             

                         Constant, Boundedness: Do the ONUS

Thursday - Extrema (Absolute Min & Max, Local Min & Max), Y-Axis, Origin and X-Axis Symmetry, Even Functions, Odd Functions

Friday - Horizontal Asymptotes(HAs), Open Top Box Problem & 12 Basic Functions: Do the ONUS

 

Week of February 2nd

Monday - Solving quadratic, cubic & quartic inequalities using a table of signs: Do the ONUS

Tuesday - Review

Wednesday - Prerequisite TEST

Thursday - Functions and their properties: Relations, functions, domain, range, f(x), independent vs dependent variable, mapping diagrams,

                    Vertical Line Test, Implied and Relevant Domain, Finding domain and range, Red Flags:  Do the ONUS

Friday - Data Chats

 

 

 

 

 

Week of June 1st

Monday - Day2 - Final ExamReview

Tuesday - Short Answer Portion of Final Examination

Wednesday - Multiple Choice Prtion of Final Examination

Thursday - Final Exams for Block 3 & 4

Friday - The Academic Year Concludes

 

Week of May 25th

Monday - Memorial Day - No School

Tuesday - Applications and Worksheet.

Wednesday - Derive the Law of Sines & Cosines & Review for CH 5C TEST

Thursday - CH 5C TEST

Friday - Day1 Final Exam Review

 

Week of May 18th

Monday - Applications, Verifications etc.

Tuesday - Review for CH 5B TEST

Wednesday - CH 5B TEST

Thursday - Law of Sines (AAS & SSA) and the ambiguous case.

Friday - Law of Cosines & Heron's Formula

 

Week of May 11th

Monday - Trigonometric Equations with Multiple Angle Equations, Special Cases

Tuesday - Review for CH 5A TEST

Wednesday -  CH 5A TEST

Thursday - Derivations: cos(x-y), cos(x+y), sin(x-y), sin(x+y), tan(x-y), tan(x+y), applications

Friday - Derivations: Muliple angle identities: Double Angles & Half Angles, applications

 

Week of May 4th

Monday - Trigonometric Identities

Tuesday - Verifying Trig Identities

Wednesday -  Verifying Trig Identities cont.

Thursday - Trigonometric Equations

Friday - Trigonometric Equations with Non-Key Points

 

Week of April 27th

Monday - CH 4B TEST

Tuesday - Inverse Trig functions

Wednesday -  Solving Problems with Trig, Angles of Elevation/Depression

Thursday - More Story Problems & CH 4C Test Review

Friday - CH 4C Test

 

Week of April 20th

Monday - Cosecant & Secant Graphs, Name that Function

Tuesday - Cotangent Graphs

Wednesday - Tangent Graph

Thursday - Properties of Graphs

Friday - CH4B Test Review

 

Week of April 13th

Monday - Initial Side, Terminal Side, Standard Position, Coterminal Angles/Arc Lengths, Reference Angles, Refernce Triangles

Tuesday - Periodic Function, Finding a missing angle using trig functions, bearing, Arc length of Non-Unit Circle,

Wednesday - Review Day

Thursday - Ch 4A TEST

Friday - Sine & Cosine Graphs

 

Week of March 30th

Monday - Midterm Review

Tuesday - Intro to Trigonometry, Degrees (DMS & DD), Radians, Central Angle, Arc Length, Converting Degrees to Radians and vice versa,

                  Unit Circle "Your New Best Friend"

Wednesday - Getting to know Your New Best Friend, Coordinates of the 16 Key Points of a Unit Circle, Sine & Cosine, Quadrantal Angles/Arc

                   Lengths

Thursday - Getting Better Acquainted, Tangent, Cotangent, Secant & Cosecant. ASTC Chart.  What does sin 30 degrees really mean?

Friday - SOH CAH TOA. Pythagorean Triples, Finding All Triples, The 4 most common triples.

 

Friday - Solving equations by Factoring, Zero Product Property, Deriving the Square Root Property x 2; Do the ONUS