Week Zero - August 30th

Friday – Orientation Day

Week One – September 2-6

Monday– No School - Labor Day

No school

Tuesday – Class expectations

Tuesday – Evaluating functions, solving equations and function notation

Syllabus and materials

Classwork: 1.3 Practice A and 3.3 Practice A

Homework: Be sure to have a graphing calculator for Wednesday!

Honors work: 1.3 Enrichment and Extension

Wednesday – Using a Graphing Tool to Explore a Function

Classwork: CPM 1-10 and 1-11 using Desmos

Thursday – Function transformations of the square root graph

Classwork: Notes on function transformations

Homework: Graphing worksheet #2-3

Friday – Dependent and Independent Variables, Domain and Range

Classwork: Two square root graphs from the board

Classwork: CPM #4, CPM #40, CL119abc, Graph problem

Classwork: Read page 6 of CPM

Homework: Practice problems #1-6

Homework: CPM #18bc, 23

Honors work: CPM #5, 6, 7, 8 and 14, 17, 22

Week Two – September 9-13

Monday – Transformations of Linear and Piecewise-Linear Functions

Classwork: Three review problems from the board

Classwork: CPM #21abc, 25

Classwork: Read BIM p. 4-6. Define all terms that are highlighted in the text using your own words.

Homework: Graphing with transformations #2-4 (parts a and b only)

Tuesday– Transformations in Words

Notes on Transformations

Classwork: Graphing with transformations #2-4 (part d only)

Homework: Graphing with Transformations #2-3 (also describe the transformations in words)

Honors work: CPM #26, 29a

Honors work: Graphing Circles and Ellipses Worksheet #1-3

Wednesday – Review of function notation

Classwork: Board review problems

Homework: Function notation worksheet

Honors work: BIM page 17 #27-30

Honors work: Identities and Inverses

Thursday – Review for Quiz

Classwork: Practice Quiz

Homework: Transformations #1-3 parts a, b and d (#4 and 5 are honors)

Extra Credit: Graphing with transformations #1, 3, 4

Honors work: Square Root worksheet #3

Honors work: Transformations #1-3 part c, #4 and 5

Honors work: Graphing with transformations #2

Friday – Quiz over graphing and translation

Friday – Systems of equations with two variables

Classwork: Quiz Two

Homework: Worksheet 3.2B #2, 3, 9, 10, 14, 17

Extra credit: Worksheet 3.2B #15, 23

Honors work: CPM #30, 31, 34-38

Week Three – September 16-20

Monday – Systems of equations with three variables – Substitution method

Classwork: Worksheet 3.2B #16, 21

Homework: Student Journal page 21 #1 (if you can't finish it successfully, do Worksheet 3.2B #20)

Honors work: CPM #45, 52, 62, 63, 71, 77

Tuesday – Systems of equations with three variables – Elimination Method

Classwork: Student Journal page 21 #3

Homework: Student Journal page 21 #6

Wednesday – Systems – Applications

Classwork: Student Journal page 21 #2, 7

Homework: Spend 45 minutes on BIM page 34 #5, 13, 20, 21, 39. Complete at least three problems.

Thursday – Systems with three variables

Classwork: BIM page 34-35 #17, 19, 28

Homework: BIM page 34 #4, 11, 18

Optional review work: BIM page 34-36 #11, 14, 30, 39

Optional review work: Worksheet page 182 #12, 16, 17

Friday – Quiz over Systems of Three Equations

Friday – Lines of Best Fit

Classwork: Quiz over Systems of Three Equations

Classwork: BIM page 26 #5, 8

Homework: Complete these tasks with BIM p 27 #13-16

-- Graph the data by hand

-- Determine whether the data is approximately linear.

If it is, complete these tasks:

-- Sketch a line of best fit

-- Find the slope between two points on your line

-- Write an equation for your line in point-slope form

-- Change your equation into slope-intercept form

-- Use your calculator to find the Least Squares Regression Line

-- Compare the results

Week Four – September 23-27

Monday – First and Second Differences

Review homework from Friday

Notes on first and second differences

Classwork: BIM page 82 #29, 30 (just identify as linear or quadratic)

Homework: Worksheet 2.4 #3, 4

Homework: BIM page 27 #17 (with STAT)

Topic list for Friday's Exam

Tuesday – Writing Quadratic Equations from Three Points

Notes on writing quadratic functions using systems of equations

Classwork: BIM page 79 Monitoring Progress #5

Classwork: Write an equation for the line through (-6, 4) and (12, -2) in point-slope form. Then convert to slope-intercept form. Label your answers.

Homework: Write an equation for a parabola through (-6, -14), (-4, 2) and (-1, -4) by solving a system of equations in a, b and c. Write your answer in standard form.

Homework: Worksheet 2.4 #2

Topic list for Friday's Exam

Wednesday – Review Day

Practice Exam (version one)

Thursday – Practice for Exam

Practice Exam (version two) - Period 1 and 2 can skip #1d and 4h. Problems 4d, 4e, 4g are extra credit.

Homework: Complete the practice exam and study for tomorrow

Friday – Unit One Exam

Classwork: Unit One Exam

Week Five – September 30-October 4

Monday – Moving from vertex form to standard form

Monday – Moving from intercept form to standard form

Monday – Graphing Equations in Intercept Form

Classwork: 4.2 Exercises #24, 27, 28, 31, 33, 35

Homework: Change the equations from 4.2 Practice C #13, 19, 22 into standard form.

Notes on Intercept Form (including the term axis of symmetry)

Tuesday – Work period - Graphing Equations in Intercept Form

Notes on Intercept Form (including the term axis of symmetry)

Classwork: Problems #1 and 3 from the bottom of the notes

Classwork: 4.2 Exercises #15, 18, 26, 30, 32

Homework: BIM page 63 #54 , 55, 56 (and rewrite in standard form)

Homework: 4.2 Practice C #20

Wednesday – Factoring x^2 + bx + c

Wednesday – Factoring ax^2 + bx + c

Classwork: Board problems #1-9

Homework: Factoring practice #1-8

Thursday – Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring

Classwork: 4.4 Practice A #19-22, 4.4 Practice B #25, 28

Homework: 4.4 Practice A #23-24

Friday – Common Monomials and Difference of Squares

Friday - Maxima and Minima

Classwork: 4.4 Practice A #11, 12, 15, 4.4 Practice B #13, 15, 16

Homework: Practice Quiz

Week Six – October 7-11

Monday – Toolkit for Solving Quadratic Equations

Classwork: CPM Chapter 2 #34-36 parts a and b

Homework option 1: Practice Quiz

Homework option 2:

BIM page 61 #9

BIM page 100 #47, 48, 49, 51, 52

Factoring practice #9, 10

Tuesday – Quiz over Factoring and Quadratics

Quiz over factoring and quadratics

Homework: Prepare for tomorrow's advisory by reviewing Algebra II skills

Wednesday – Using the Square Root to Solve Quadratics

Notes on solving quadratics

Classwork: BIM page 99 #13, 15, 17

Thursday – Completing the Square

Thursday – Quadratic Formula

Notes on completing the square

Classwork: Board problems #1-5

Homework: BIM page 116 #25, 31, 58

Homework: Solving Quadratic Equations

Friday – No School – Teacher Inservice / Progress Reports

Week Seven – October 14-18

Monday – Review for quiz

Classwork: Quadratic Equations practice #1-4, 7

Homework: Practice Quiz #1-5, 7-10, 13 (Key)

Homework: Prepare for Tuesday's quiz - study the name of each technique and which one is appropriate for each type of problem

Tuesday – Quiz Five

Classwork: Quiz over Solving Quadratics

Homework: Prepare for parent conferences

Wednesday – No Class

PSAT Exam and other activities

Thursday – Parent-Teacher Conferences – No School

Friday – Parent-Teacher Conferences – No School

Week Eight – October 21-25

Monday – Complex Numbers

Classwork: Worksheet #7, 9, 4.5 Practice A #1-3, 6, 16, 17, 23

Classwork: Worksheet #1-3, 4.6 Practice A #11-13, 15,18, 19, 22

Homework: BIM p 108-109 #22, 23, 27, 37, 41, 44, 57, 60

Honors work: BIM page 73 #39-42, BIM page 74 #54

Tuesday – Use discriminant to identify number/kind of solutions

Tuesday – Graphing quadratic equations from standard form

Topic list for Friday's Exam

Homework: BIM page 61 #23

Homework: BIM page 127 #8, 19-21

Wednesday – Graphing Systems of Quadratic Inequalities

Topic list for Friday's Exam

Classwork: Graph a system of quadratic inequalities

Homework: BIM page 144 #13, 24

Homework: Practice Quiz #8-14 and problems #15-16 (Key)

Thursday – Work period

Classwork: Practice Exam Two #1-5, 10 (Key)

Classwork: Board problems #6-9 (Key)

Homework: Prepare for tomorrow's exam

Homework: All homework from Unit Two is due tomorrow (from 9/30 to 10/24)

Optional practice: BIM p 148-150 #2-4, 7-11, 14, 16-22, 30, 31

Friday – Exam Two

Classwork: Exam Two

Week Nine – October 28-November 1

Monday – Polynomials and end behavior

Classwork: Board problems #1-4

Homework: page 162 #4, 7, 17

Tuesday – Work period on polynomial graphs

Classwork: 5.8 Practice C #5, 7, 8, 11

Homework: BIM page 162 #3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21

Homework: Complete #4, 7, 9 from the bottom of 58 Practice C worksheet

Wednesday – Operations with polynomials

Classwork: 5 board problems

Homework: Student Journal page 85 #1-9

Homework: page 216 #9

Thursday – Review period

Classwork: 5.8 Practice C #6, 10

Classwork: Describe the end behavior of the polynomial given in 5.8 Practice C #3

Classwork: 5.3B #5, 7, 9, 12, 13, 16, 18, 5.3C #10, 11, 14

Classwork: Complete #6, 8 from the bottom of 5.8 Practice C worksheet

Homework: BIM page 216 #7, 11; BIM page 162 #19

Homework: BIM page 170 #13, 18, 20, 22, 31, 37, 41

Friday – Quiz over polynomial graphs and polynomial operations

Quiz over polynomial graphs and polynomial operations

Week Ten – November 4-November 8

Monday – Advanced Factoring Techniques

Classwork: Board problems #1-5

Homework: p 184 #6, 7, 16, 20, 26, 29

Tuesday – Long division of polynomials

Classwork: 5 board problems

Homework: BIM page 177 #5, 6, 9 and #17 (using long division)

Wednesday – Synthetic Division

Classwork: Read page 175

Homework: BIM page 177 #14, 17, 18 (using synthetic division)

Thursday – Practice quiz over Factoring and Polynomial Division

Classwork: Practice Quiz 1

Homework: Practice Quiz 2

Friday – Quiz over Factoring and Polynomial Division

Classwork: Quiz

Homework: None

Week Eleven – November 11-15

Monday – No School – Armistice Day

Tuesday – Rational Root Theorem

Classwork: Board problems #1-4

Homework: Complete classwork

Wednesday – Work period

Classwork: Student Journal p 105 #1-4

Homework: BIM page 194-5 #26, 31, 32, 33, 38

Homework: BIM p 202 #9, 10

Thursday – Review for Unit Three Exam

Classwork: Practice Exam

Homework: BIM page 223 #4, BIM page 178 #28, 29

Homework: Practice exam #2-7, 10-12, 14 (key)

Friday – Polynomial Exam

Classwork: Polynomial Exam

Final exam topics (no focus-directrix)

Week Twelve – November 18-22

Monday - Review for Final Exam

Classwork: Problems from worksheets 4.2 through 4.8

Optional practice work:

BIM page 195 #31, 37

BIM page 170 #24, 31, 43 (without Pascal's Triangle)

BIM page 177 #10, 16, 30

BIM page 216 #9, end behavior (only) of #23, write an equation (only) for #33

Optional Homework: Practice Final (Key)

Tuesday – Review for Final Exam

Classwork: Practice Final (Key)

Wednesday – Review for Final Exam

Classwork: Practice Final (Key for page one)

Homework: A second Practice Final

Thursday – Final exam

Final exams for periods 1 & 2

Course reflection

Honors final exam during advisory period