Summer Math -Honors Precalculus
1. Honors Precalculus (HPC) students are expected to know the following Alg1 & Alg 2 topics at the start of the course: exponential and logarithmic functions, manipulating functions (transformations/shifts/reflections), and factoring. Consequently, summer math reviews these topics. DeltaMath is the venue for the summer math assignment. DeltaMath enables instant feedback on performance and assistance when review is needed by providing steps for how to complete a problem and videos on how to do it as well. The grade for summer math is two project grades based on the score in DeltaMath and the Unit Circle project.
To complete the summer math assignment, students need to:
1) Click this link to register for our Honors Precalculus class on DeltaMath: https://www.deltamath.com/students?code=UJ2U-37SL
1a) You may have to create a DeltaMath account. Please do so; it is free. Then register for the class by clicking the above link.
1b) Once you have a DeltaMath account and are registered for our class, you can click this link for the Summer Math assignment: https://www.deltamath.com/app/assignment/23274524
2) Begin the assignment, writing down the title of the section you are working on, writing the problem and showing your work (except for the very last 'timed' section).
(NOTE: DeltaMath works on the system that you need to get so many questions correct in a section; once you hit that number, you have completed that section.)
3) Complete the Unit Circle Project "Exploring the Unit Circle" attached below.
4) Finally, students are recommended to complete all of the practice Math ACT tests at "https://highschooltestprep.com/act/math/ ". If they email me (raaron@montgomerycatholic.org) five screen shots of their attempts of five of the practice tests (Tests 3-10 ONLY) by the first day of school, they will receive 5% bonus points toward their Summer Math Project of the Unit Circle.
What to turn-in on the first day of school:
On the first day of school submit your clearly labeled and organized work with your name on it. Points will be deducted if it is not clearly labeled and organized. If all work is completed in DeltaMath by the first day of school, but your paper with all problems worked out with answers is not submitted or your submitted paper only contains the problems with answers and no work shown, then the highest score you can earn is a 50%.
The Unit Circle Project.
Honors Precalculus w/ Trig Teacher Contact: Mr. Rick Aaron, raaron@montgomerycatholic.org
Additional/optional work (Khan Academy) - NOT graded, but may be helpful to you in starting off the year strong:
1. From the free e-book:
a. Exponential and logarithmic functions e-book: https://openstax.org/books/precalculus-2e/pages/4-5-logarithmic-properties and https://openstax.org/books/precalculus-2e/pages/4-6-exponential-and-logarithmic-equations
b. Manipulating functions e-book: https://openstax.org/books/precalculus-2e/pages/1-5-transformation-of-functions
c. Factoring polynomials: (e-book review exercises, disregard the "trial and error" method): https://openstax.org/books/intermediate-algebra-2e/pages/6-review-exercises
