Precalculus
2007-08
Periods 1, 3, 6, 7, 8
Assignments
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1 (B) |
Wed Sep 5 |
Nothing |
Introduction |
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2 (long) |
Thu/Fri Sep 6/7 |
Read Course Expectations & do Example Problem |
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3 |
Mon/Tue Sep 10/11 |
Sample Presentation Problems Solutions We will spread Personal Assignment 1 problems over the week |
Discuss some of the Sample Problems Locus, Circles |
Senior Retreat |
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4 (long) |
Wed/Thu Sep 12/13 |
Bring your laptops with Sketchpad [Optional] Review Geometer's
SketchPad by opening the In Class Problem and finding the commands that you
need to use. |
Circles Laptops in Class We will review slowly enough for
GSP to come back into your memory J |
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5 |
Fri Sep 15 |
Personal Assignment 3 (No skilz, 3 claiming problems) |
Continue generating qualities for Grading Rubric |
Teachers compile Class Grading Rubric |
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6 |
Mon/Tue Sep |
Personal
Assignment 4 (Knowledge Notes, make your own Quiz problem, with solution,
on the second page) |
Bring Laptops First Homework Quiz |
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7 |
Wed/Thu Sep 19/20 |
Personal
Assignment 5 (SKILZ only) |
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8 |
Fri Sep 21 |
Personal
Assignment 6 (SKILZ & Claiming; you will need textbook) |
Bring Laptops |
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9 |
Mon/Tue Sep 25/26 |
Do problems
on page 742: 29, 32, 33, 36, 38 Bring your laptop |
Continue Friday's investigation
of the Ellipse |
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10 |
Wed/Thu Sep 27/28 |
Personal
Assignment 7 (Two claiming problems, one extra credit) |
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11 |
Fri Sep 289 |
Personal
Assignment 8 (SKILZ and three claiming problems) |
Quiz #2 |
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12 |
Mon/Tue Oct 1/2 |
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Open Studio.
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13 |
Wed/Thu Oct 3/4 |
Personal Assignment 9 (Three claiming problems) |
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14 |
Fri Oct 5 |
Personal
Assignment 10 (SKILZ, three claiming problems on Parabolas) |
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15 |
Mon/Tue Oct 8/9 (Wed-Thu) |
Personal
Assignment 11 (SKILZ, two claiming problems) |
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16 |
Wed/Thu Oct 10/11 (Wed-Thu) |
Personal Assignment 12 |
Bring Laptops |
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17 |
Mon/Tue Oct 15/16 |
Text: p.797/ 13-18; 31-36, thorough revisions & understanding of the biodiesel problem, 11.2 |
Open Studio Review for Test |
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18 |
Wed/Thu Oct 17/18 |
Review for
Test |
Test on everything
covered so far |
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19 |
Fri Oct 19 |
Nothing |
Start functions |
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20 |
Mon/Tue Oct 22/23 |
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21 |
Wed/Thu Oct 24/25 |
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22 |
Fri Oct 26 |
The assignment is on pp.154, 182 and 195. Highest priority is to finish ICW: Function Activity, Parts 1 & 2. Then start PA15. |
PA 15-B Finish PA15 in class |
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23 |
Mon/Tue Oct 29/30 |
Test
Corrections Due. Staple to original test. |
HW Quiz |
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24 |
Wed/Thu Oct 31/32 (I know...) |
Personal
Assignment 16 (Function Operations II)
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Transformations of the absolute value function and composition of functions |
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25 |
Fri Nov 2 |
Start The Inverse Function
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26 |
Mon/Tue Nov 5/6 |
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27 |
Wed/Thu Nov 7/8 |
Personal Assignment 19 (Mostly Skilz) |
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28 |
Fri Nov 9 |
HW Quiz Open Studio Accumulation of Knowledge PA13 -20 and their ICWs
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29 |
Mon/Tue Nov 12/13 |
Personal Assignment 20.1 Choose From: Concept Check 240 Review 241-243 Chapter Test 244 |
review day |
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30 |
Wed/Thu Nov 14/15 |
Study for Test |
75 minute test
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31 |
Fri Nov 17 |
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32 |
Mon/Tue Nov 19/20 |
Personal Assignment 21 (Two Claiming Problems
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More Shapes of Polynomials Polynomial roots and division, no worksheet, just take notes |
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33 |
Wed Nov 21 (Fri Sched) |
Personal Assignment 22 (Finish In-Class and Three Claiming Problems)
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Wed/Thurs Nov 28/29
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Fri Nov 30
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34 |
Mon/Tue Dec 3/4 |
Personal Assignment 24 (complex numbers) |
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35 |
Wed/Thu Dec 5/6 |
Personal Assignment 25 (more complex numbers) |
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36 |
Fri Dec 87 |
Personal Assignment 26 (Complex Division) |
HW Quiz Rational Functions
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37 |
Mon/Tue Dec 10/11 |
PA 27 |
Catch up day. |
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38 |
Wed/Thu Dec 12/13 |
Tie up your loose ends on ICWs and PAs.Review Problems |
Discuss Review Problems |
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39 |
Fri Dec 14 |
Prepare for test. |
Short Period Test |
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40 |
2007 Dec 17,18
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Nothing is due |
Introduction to Exponential Functions
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41 |
Dec 19,20 (Thu-Wed) |
(Exponential Functions Introduction) |
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41.5 |
Dec 21 | MAJOR ASSIGNMENT DUE!! |
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42 |
Mon/Tue Jan 7/8 |
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43 |
Wed/Thu Jan 9/10 |
pg 386: 1,3,7,11,15,21 |
Introduction to the exponential inverse. |
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44 |
Fri Jan 11 |
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quick QUIZ on Exponentials (no logs)
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PA35 |
Using Logs: Notes to prepare for PA36 |
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45 |
Wed/Thurs Jan 16/17
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46 |
Jan 17/18 Friday |
Review |
Skilz test on Logs and exponentials |
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47 |
Wed Jan 23 B-Schedule |
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48 |
Thurs/Friday Jan 24/25 |
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50 |
Mon/Tue Jan 28/29 |
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