course material

Course outline

Semester 1

Chapter 1: Linear Equations

  • 1.1-1.3 Solving Equations
  • 1.4 Solving Absolute Value Equations
  • 1.5 Literal Equations


Chapter 2: Linear Inequalities

  • 2.1-2.4 Solving/Graphing Inequalities
  • 2.5 Solving Compound Inequalities
  • 2.6 Solving Absolute Value Inequalities


Chapter 3: Linear Functions

  • 3.1-3.2 Functions/Linear Functions
  • 3.3 Function Notation
  • 3.4-3.6 Graphing Linear Functions/Transformations
  • 3.7 Graphing Absolute Value Functions


Chapter 4: Writing Equations of Linear Functions

  • 4.1-4.2 Writing Equations in Slope Intercept and Point Slope Form, Standard Form
  • 4.3 Parallel and Perpendicular
  • 4.6 Arithmetic Sequences as Linear Functions


Chapter 5: Systems of Equations and Inequalities

  • 5.1-5.4 Solving Systems by graphing, substitution and elimination
  • Systems Word Problems
  • 5.6 Graphing Inequalities in 2 variables
  • 5.7 Systems of Linear Inequalities


Chapter 6: Exponents and Exponential Functions

  • 6.1-6.2 Review Exponent Properties
  • 6.3 Exponential Functions (graphing and writing)
  • 6.4 Growth and Decay
  • 6.5 Solving Exponential Equations
  • 6.6 Geometric Sequences
  • 6.7 Recursive Formulas


Project during finals week:

  • 4.4-4.5 Scatter Plots and Lines of Fit
  • Regression and Median Fit Lines

Semester 2

Chapter 7: Quadratic Expressions and Factoring

  • 7.1 Add and Subtract Polynomials
  • 7.2-7.3 Multiply Polynomials
  • 7.5-7.8 Factoring (all types)


Chapter 8: Solving Quadratic Functions

  • 7.4 Factoring
  • 9.3 Taking Square Roots
  • 9.4 Completing the Square
  • 9.5 Quadratic Formula


Chapter 9: Graphing Quadratic Functions

  • 8.1-8.5 Graph and Solve Quadratic Functions (standard and vertex form)
  • 8.6 Comparing Linear and Quadratic Functions


Chapter 10: Graphing Special Functions

  • 10.1 Graphing Square Root Functions
  • 10.2 Graphing Cube Root Functions
  • 9.6 Systems of Nonlinear Functions
  • 6.2 Radical Expressions
  • 10.3 Radical Equations
  • Rational Equations
  • 10.4 Inverse Functions (all types of functions)


Mini Unit: Desmos Project

  • 4.7 Piecewise Functions


Chapter 11: Statistics

  • 11.1 Measures of Central Tendency
  • 11.3 Shapes of distribution
  • 11.4 Two Way tables