QUARTER 3 ASSESSMENTS (2/3/20 - 4/20/20)

1. "Applications of Exponential Functions" (Actual Test Date: 1/29/20) -- Students must be able to determine whether a given exponential function represents growth or decay, rewrite exponential growth/decay functions in equivalent forms with different bases to represent different units of measurement, and write exponential functions to model a given situation and use the model to solve problems. (Test Return Date: 2/5/20)

2. "Equations of Circles & 2-Variable Systems of Equations" (2/4/20 for Period 8, 2/5/20 for Periods 5 & 6) -- Students must be able to write the equation of a circle when given its characteristics, identify the characteristics of a circle given its equation, convert a circle's equation from general form to center-radius form, use Pythagorean triples to identify exact coordinates of points that lie on a circle, and solve systems of equations algebraically with the substitution method. (Test Return Date: 2/12/20 or 2/13/20)

3. "Parabolas & 3-Variable Systems of Equations" (2/12/20) -- Students must be able to solve 3-variable systems of equations, write the equation of a parabola in vertex form, and identify the characteristics of a parabola (including its vertex, focus, and directrix). This test was originally graded out of 30 points. However, the grade is being weighted with a multiplication factor of 1.333 so that it will have the same value as a 40 point test in the 1st quarter average. (Test Return Date: 2/26/20)

4. "HW Completion" (2/3/20 - 2/14/20) -- Homework is assigned nearly every day. This homework grade is a two-week accumulation of points earned during frequent spot checks. On days that homework is checked, an assignment that has been completed in its entirety, has appropriate work shown, and has been presented on time will be considered complete and receive full credit. Homework assignments that are incomplete or that are completed one day late will receive only partial credit. This homework grade is based on completion, not accuracy. Please remember that it is the responsibility of absentees to present their work. Barring extraordinary circumstances, absentees who neglect to present their make-up homework upon their return will not receive credit.

5. "Introduction to Trigonometry" (2/26/20) -- Students must know the definitions of all six trigonometric functions, be able to use the SOH-CAH-TOA acronym to determine trigonometric values of angles in given triangles, know the special right triangles and use them to determine exact trigonometric values, be able to use one trigonometric value to determine other trigonometric values, know and apply the co-function relationship, understand the properties of angles drawn in standard position and determine the measures of coterminal angles. (Test Return Date: 3/4/20)

6. "Radians, Arcs, Angles in Standard Position--Part 1" (3/4/20) -- Students must be able to draw a diagram of a circle containing an angle measuring one radian and explain why the angle's measure is exactly one radian, convert between degree and radian measure, convert between decimal degrees and degrees/minutes/seconds, identify the quadrant in which an angle's terminal side is located, know the arc length formula and apply it to solve problems, and determine the exact values of trigonometric functions operating on special angle measures. The test grades given for Part 1 and Part 2 are based on a 30 point total and a 38 point total, respectively. But the test's weight is 0.735. Together, Part 1 and Part 2 are worth as much as a 50 point assessment in the marking period's point total. (Test Return Date: 3/11/20)

7. "Radians, Arcs, Angles in Standard Position--Part 2" (3/4/20) -- See Part 1 for description. (Test Return Date: 3/11/20)

8. "HW Completion" (2/24/20 - 3/6/20) -- See previous description of HW Completion.

9. "Reference Angles, Calculators, Line Segments & Trig Values" (3/11/20) -- Students must be able to draw angles of given degree/radian measures in standard position, use reference angles to determine exact trigonometric values of given angle measures for any of the six trigonometric functions, determine exact trigonometric values of a given angle when only the coordinates of a point on its terminal side are given, use a calculator to determine approximate trigonometric values of given angle measures, and identify line segments in a diagram of an angle drawn in standard whose measure corresponds to the value of a trigonometric function operating on that angle. This test grade is based on a 64 point total (or a 62 point total for period 8 students). But the test's weight is 0.781 (or 0.806 for period 8 students). Therefore, this test is worth as much as a 50 point assessment in the marking period's point total. (Test Return Date: XX/XX/XX)

10. "HW Completion" (3/9/20 - 3/19/20) -- See previous description of HW Completion.

11. "HW Completion" (3/23/20 - 4/7/20) -- See previous description of HW Completion.

12. "Sine & Cosine Curves" (3/24/20) -- Students must be able to create a sketch of a sine/cosine function and determine its amplitude, frequency, period, critical value interval, vertical shift, horizontal shift, range, and maximum/minimum values when given its equation. Students must be able to identify the characteristics of a sine/cosine function and determine an equation of the function when given a sketch of the function. Students must be able to apply these skills to solving word problems involving periodic phenomena that can be modeled with sinusoidal functions. (Test Return Date: XX/XX/XX)

13. "Sequences & Series" (Date Is To Be Announced) -- Students must be able to distinguish arithmetic sequences/series from geometric sequences/series, determine common differences/ratios, identify unknown terms in sequences, identify the position of a given term in a sequence, write equations to model given real-life situations and use the equations to solve problems, generate terms of recursively defined sequences, evaluate series that are given in sigma notation, use sigma notation to represent series, and write an equation in terms of n that determines the sum of a series with n terms. (Test Return Date: XX/XX/XX)