CP+Pre-Calculus+Block+B

=CP Pre-Calculus - Curriculum Calendar =


 * ** Week of **
 * 01-12-2015 ** || ** Topic ** || ** Class Activity ** || ** Homework ** || ** Assessment ** ||
 * Mon 01-12 || Review for Final || Review solving all types of equations ||  ||   ||
 * Tue 01-13 || Review for Final || Review matching equations and problems ||  ||   ||
 * Wed 01-14 || Final Exam || A and B Block Exams ||  || Final Exam ||
 * Thu 01-15 || Other Exams || C and D Block exam ||  ||   ||
 * Fri 01-16 || Other Exams || E-Block and Make-up exams ||  ||   ||

Writing equations for exponential functions || [|handout] || HW Quiz tomorrow || functions || HW Quiz - write equation for exponential function Percent change to compound interest to continuous growth ||  || HW Quiz || functions || HW Quiz postponed until today. Continuous growth exponential functions || [|handout] ||  || functions || Solving Exponential functions with Logarithms || [|handout 2] ||  || Handout Final Exam Practice ||  ||   ||
 * ** Week of **
 * 01-05-2015 ** || Topic  ||  ** Class Activity **  ||  ** Homework **  || ** Assessment ** ||
 * Mon 01-05 || Exponential Functions || Check homework from 12-19-14
 * Tue 01-06 || Exponential
 * Wed 01-07 || Solving Exponential
 * Thu 01-08 || Solving Exponential
 * Fri 01-09 || Exponential functions || Exponential functions Mini-Exam

12-15-2014 || Rational functions || More work on rational function behavior oblique asymptotes, holes, graphing with transformations || Do problems from 11.5 (11-16) ||  || 12-16-2014 || Rational functions || Practice and review day - Paper handout - [|solutions] Additional practice - text p.176-177 (125-158) || [|Worksheet] [|Additional practice and solutions] ||  || 12-17-2014 || Rational functions || Rational functions exam || Write down everything you can remember (don't do any research) about exponential functions || Exam || 12-18-2014 || Exponential Functions || Discuss Rational Function Exam Compound interest example leading to exponential function discussion - NBA salary data || n/a ||  || 12-19-2014 || Exponential Functions || Finish NBA salary data discussion
 * ** Week of **
 * 12-15-2014 ** || Topic  ||  ** Class Activity **  ||  ** Homework **  || ** Assessment ** ||
 * Monday
 * Tuesday
 * Wednesday
 * Thursday
 * Friday

Have a Joyous, Relaxing, Rejuvenating Break || Intro to Exponential functions [|notes] - [|problems] Do: (S1-S4, 1-17odd,18-23,32,33, 36,38,52,56,57,60) || HW check on 1/05/15 ||

12-08-2014 || Rational functions || Rational functions, review power function end behavior || Read and take notes on rational functions [|handout] ||  || 12-09-2014 || Rational functions || Discuss questions on reading || Do problems from 11.4 (S1-S9, 8-15) from 11.5 (5-8) ||  || 12-10-2014 ||  || Snow Day ||   ||   || 12-11-2014 || Rational functions || Work on Tuesday problems - 30 min Discuss [|one sided limits] Discuss behaviors of rational functions || Do problems from 11.4 (S1-S9, 8-15) from 11.5 (5-8) and one sided limit problems ||  || 12-12-2014 || Rational functions || Applications of rational functions. || Do problems: 11.4 (23-26,29) ||  ||
 * ** Week of **
 * 12-08-2014 ** || Topic  ||  ** Class Activity **  ||  ** Homework **  || ** Assessment ** ||
 * Monday
 * Tuesday
 * Wednesday
 * Thursday
 * Friday

12-01-2014 || Polynomials || Review finding real zeros of polynomials Quiz on section 2.3 Complex roots of polynomials - conjugate pair || Do # 40 and 51 from section 2.5 (below) || Quiz || 12-02-2014 || Polynomials || Complex roots of polynomials || [|Section 2.5] Practice Do: p.144-145 (9-36,52,56,60,61,65,66) ||  || 12-03-2014 || Polynomial Q&A || Polynomial review || [|Review] ||  || 12-04-2014 || Polynomial Exam || Polynomial Exam - Day 1 ||  || Exam || 12-05-2014 ||  || Polynomial Exam - Day 2 ||   || Exam ||
 * ** Week of **
 * 12-01-2014 ** || Topic  ||  ** Class Activity **  ||  ** Homework **  || ** Assessment ** ||
 * Monday
 * Tuesday
 * Wednesday
 * Thursday
 * Friday

11-24-2014 || Polynomials || Polynomial long division and synthetic division. Remainder and factor theorems || [|Polynomial functions 2.3] Read and take notes on p.116-120 Do: p.127-130 [3,8,10,16,20,24,29,31,36,41] ||  || 11-25-2014 || Polynomials || Polynomial division. Remainder and factor theorems. Rational zero test, upper and lower bounds, Descartes rule of signs || Polynomial functions 2.3 (continued) Read and take notes on p.121-126 Do: p.127-130 [49,51,53,56,60,62,66,71,75,79] || Quiz Monday December 1 || 11-26-2014 ||  ||   ||   ||   || 11-27-2014 ||   || **Happy Thanksgiving! ** ||  ||   || 11-28-2014 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** Week of **
 * 11-24-2014 ** || Topic  ||  ** Class Activity **  ||  ** Homework **  || ** Assessment ** ||
 * Monday
 * Tuesday
 * Wednesday
 * Thursday
 * Friday

|| Topic  ||  ** Class Activity **  ||  ** Homework **  || ** Assessment ** || 11-17-2014 || ReviewQuadratics Power functions || Review Quadratics - standard and vertex form - complete the square. Understanding Power functions, direct and inverse variation and classifying 6 common types of graphs. || [|Larson text 2.1]........[|Solutions] Read and take notes on p.92-98. Complete p.99-102 [1-47 EO odd, 53-61 odd] [|Power functions 11.1] Read and take notes on p.432-437 Do: p.437-441 [Skills 1-10,7,9,10, 13,17-20,23,26,32,37,41,45,49] || Quiz Tue. || 11-18-2014 || End behaviors Limits || Quiz on power functions - review HW from Tue - discuss behavior of Polynomial functions || [|Polynomial functions 11.2] Read and take notes on p.441-445 Do: p.445-447 [3,5,8,10,11,12,13,22,23,25,26,31] ||  || 11-19-2014 ||  || Polynomial roots, [|IVT], factors, multiplicity || Polynomial functions - [|TUTORIAL] [|p.112-115 Vocab (1-6)p.112-115 (1-9,15,17,19,21,23,29,33,37,43,49,55,59,65,71,73)] || HW quiz Thu. || 11-20-2014 ||  || Continue work with assignment from yesterday ||   ||   || 11-21-2014 ||  || Factoring practice, y-intercepts ||  ||   ||
 * ** Week of **
 * 11-17-2014 **
 * Monday
 * Tuesday
 * Wednesday
 * Thursday
 * Friday

[|1.1 - Lines in the Plane] [|1.2 - Functions] [|1.3 - Graphs of Functions] || Solutions to problems [|1.1 - solutions] [|1.2 - solutions] [|1.3 - solutions] ||  || increasing/decreasing, interval notation, step and piecewise Review: Transformations, combinations, compositions || [|1.4 - Transformations] [|1.4 - solutions] [|1.5 - Compositions] [|1.5 - solutions] ||  || Review: Inverses - graphical, analytical, restricted domain, proof invertible || [|1.6 - Inverses] [|1.6 - solutions] ||  || proof invertible Complete Review || [|Chapter 1 Review] [|Ch. 1 solutions] || Take Home Exam ||
 * ** Week of **
 * 11-10-2014 ** || ** Topic ** || ** Class Activity ** || ** Homework ** || ** Assessment ** ||
 * Mon 11-10 || No School || No School ||  ||   ||
 * Tue 11-11 ||  || Review sections from the Larsen Text
 * Wed 11-12 || Functions Review || Discussion - Odd/Even functions proof, concavity, del min/max
 * Thu 11-13 || Functions review || Discussion - Transformations, combinations, compositions
 * Fri 11-14 || Review || Discussion: Inverses - graphical, analytical, restricted domain,

Skills review from Algebra 1 [|Skills refresher] ||  ||   || rates of change, geometric properties || Students will be assigned to groups then assigned a topic to present. See this[| assignment page]. ||  ||   || 1.1 ( 2,15,18,19,26 )  1.2( 1,3,4,12,21 )  1.3( 2,4,8,20,27 )  1.4( 24,30,32,48,45 )  1.5( 3,5,10,11,20 ) ||   ||   || Mr. Bremel recap of presentations || Complete presentations - Recap ||   ||   ||
 * ** Week of **
 * 11-03-2014 ** || ** Topic ** || ** Class Activity ** || ** Homework ** || ** Assessment ** ||
 * Mon 11-03 || Functions and skills || Discuss Midterm ||  ||   ||
 * Tue 11-04 ||  || Function definition, notation, vocabulary
 * Wed 11-05 || The Rule of Four, function notation,
 * Thu 11-06 || Presentations - 15 minute limit || Assigned problems from presentations
 * Fri 11-07 || Addl. presentation time if necessary


 * ** Week of **
 * 10-27-2014 ** || ** Topic ** || ** Class Activity ** || ** Homework ** || ** Assessment ** ||
 * Mon 10-27 || Trig identities || Trig identities Exam ||  || Exam ||
 * Tue 10-28 || Study for midterm || Study for midterm ||  ||   ||
 * Wed 10-29 || Study for midterm || Study for midterm ||  ||   ||
 * Thu 10-30 || Midterms || Midterm exam ||  || Exam ||
 * Fri 10-31 || Midterms || C-Block exam ||  ||   ||

Derive two more forms of the pythagorean identity Explore sum and difference identities || [|worksheet]
 * ** Week of **
 * 10-20-2014 ** || ** Topic ** || ** Class Activity ** || ** Homework ** || ** Assessment ** ||
 * Mon 10-20 || Trig identities || Discuss Trig identities handout from Friday

[|Trig Cheat Sheet] ||  || [|video tutorial 1] [|video tutorial 2] || [|worksheet] ||  || Exam Monday || Trig identities handout E ||  ||
 * Tue 10-21 || Trig Identities || Explore double and half angle identities
 * Wed 10-22 || Trig identities || Verifying Trig Identities - [|practice] - [|solutions] ||  ||   ||
 * Thu 10-23 || Trig identities || More work with trig identities || Trig identities handout D ||  ||
 * Fri 10-24 || Trig identities || More work with trig identities

- hard copies may be turned in tomorrow || project || Review for Retake exam || Solving trig equations [|worksheet] ||  ||
 * ** Week of **
 * 10-13-2014 ** || ** Topic ** || ** Class Activity ** || ** Homework ** || ** Assessment ** ||
 * Mon 10-13 ||  || No School ||   ||   ||
 * Tue 10-14 || Trigonometry || Discuss Exams - retake requirements || Biorhythm Projects Due by 11:59pm
 * Wed 10-15 || Trigonometry || Solving Trig Equations
 * Thu 10-16 || Trigonometry || Retake exam || Retake exam || exam ||
 * Fri 10-17 || Trigonometry || Solving trig equations and trig identities || [| Handout] Do (1-17, 23,24,28,31) ||  ||

and review for Trig Exam ||  ||   ||
 * ** Week of **
 * 10-06-2014 ** || ** Topic ** || ** Class Activity ** || ** Homework ** || ** Assessment ** ||
 * Mon 10-06 || Trigonometry || Checkpoint and Workday on Biorhythm Project
 * Tue 10-07 || Trigonometry || Trig Exam ||  || exam ||
 * Wed 10-08 || Trigonometry || Workday on project ||  ||   ||
 * Thu 10-09 || Trigonometry || Gateway #3 - workday on project ||  ||   ||
 * Fri 10-10 || Trigonometry || Workday on project ||  ||   ||

project workday || project checkpoint Mon ||  ||
 * ** Week of **
 * 09-29-2014 ** || ** Topic ** || ** Class Activity ** || ** Homework ** || ** Assessment ** ||
 * Mon 9-29 || Trigonometry || Checkpoint and Workday on Biorhythm Project ||  ||   ||
 * Tue 9-30 || Trigonometry || Inverse functions - Inverse Trig functions || [|Handout (1-51 E.O. odd)] ||  ||
 * Wed 10-01 || Trigonometry || Q and A on Trig Inverses ||  ||   ||
 * Thu 10-02 || Trigonometry || Trig Inverse examples and problems || Problems from Tue handout ||  ||
 * Fri 10-03 || Trigonometry || Pair/Share discuss inverse Hwk

Practice - practice - practice || [|Handout] || Quiz Tue. || Introduce [|Biorhythms project]. [|Biorhythms Rubric] ||  ||   || Graphs of Tangent and the reciprocal functions || Work on biorhythm project ||  || Trig Equations - Application problems Graphs of Tangent and the reciprocal functions ||. [|Handout] Larsen text [|p.316-317(5-23odd,59,60)] ||  ||
 * ** Week of **
 * 09-22-2014 ** || ** Topic ** || ** Class Activity ** || ** Homework ** || ** Assessment ** ||
 * Mon 9-22 || Trigonometry || Write modeling equations using Sine and Cosine
 * Tue 9-23 || Trigonometry || [|Quiz]
 * Wed 9-24 || Trigonometry || Trig Equations - Application problems
 * Thu 9-25 || Trigonometry || Gateway Exam
 * Fri 9-26 || Trigonometry || Work Day - Application problems and Biorhythm || Biorhythm checkpoint Monday. ||  ||

create graphs of transformed functions Identify equations for graphs. || Revisit assignments from last week and make sure you understand Amplitude, period, midline. ||  || More practice writing sine, cosine equations. Review exact values of trig functions || [|practice worksheet] ||  || More work writing equations || [|p.304 (3-75 EO odd, 83-86)] [|solutions] || GW1&2 ||
 * ** Week of **
 * 09-15-2014 ** || ** Topic ** || ** Class Activity ** || ** Homework ** || ** Assessment ** ||
 * Mon 9-15 || Trigonometry || Using Sine and Cosine as parent functions,
 * Tue 9-16 || Trigonometry || Writing equations with parameters for trig functions || Paper handout ||  ||
 * Wed 9-17 || Trigonometry || More practice writing equations || [|Handout] || HW quiz Thu ||
 * Thu 9-18 || Trigonometry || Homework quiz
 * Fri 9-19 || Trigonometry || RT Gateway #1 - Gateway #2

Here is an [|example] ||  || study trig functions of special angles - [|flash cards] ||  ||
 * ** Week of **
 * 09-08-2014 ** || ** Topic ** || ** Class Activity ** || ** Homework ** || ** Assessment ** ||
 * Mon 9-08 || Trigonometry || The Unit Circle || Create your own unit circle with degrees, radians, sine, cosine, and tangent values.
 * Tue 9-09 || Trigonometry || Periodic functions || [|Handout] p. 275-277 (6-13,20-23) p.282-283 (5-13) ||  ||
 * Wed 9-10 || Trigonometry || Periodic functions || [|Handout] p. 290-291 (1-35 odd) ||  ||
 * Thu 9-11 || Trigonometry || Periodic functions || Discussion of problems from the last two days
 * Fri 9-12 || Trigonometry ||  || Trig Gateway #1 || GW1 ||

[|Geogebra construction] || complete questions on handout ||  || Using trig functions review || study trig functions ||  ||
 * ** Week of **
 * 09-01-2014 ** || ** Topic ** || ** Class Activity ** || ** Homework ** || ** Assessment ** ||
 * Mon 9-01 || n/a || Labor Day - No School ||  ||   ||
 * Tue 9-02 || Trigonometry || Continue and extend constructions from last week
 * Wed 9-03 || Trigonometry || Radians??? Radian Lab || [|Conversions] ||  ||
 * Thu 9-04 || Trigonometry || More on angle measure and Arc length || [|Do: p.265 Vocab(1-10), p.265-268 (3-57odd,71,73,77-99odd)] ||  ||
 * Fri 9-05 || Trigonometry || Exact values of two special triangles review

Text no. ||
 * ** Week of **
 * 08-25-2014 ** || ** Topic ** || ** Class Activity ** || ** Homework ** || ** Assessment ** ||
 * Mon 8-25 || n/a || Teacher Inservice - no school ||  ||   ||
 * Tue 8-26 || n/a || Teacher Inservice - no school ||  ||   ||
 * Wed 8-27 || n/a || Freshmen and Junior Jumpstart - no class ||  ||   ||
 * Thu 8-28 || Trigonometry || Constructions leading to definitions - handout || syllabus || Signature form
 * Fri 8-29 || Trigonometry || Continue Constructions - handout 2 ||  ||   ||