Opening: Go over inverse function rules
Then: make a model of falling objects. try to create an equation with that data
calculate height and time of a falling ball
graph these things
try to find an equation to go with it (obviously it's not linear--or at least it best not be)
make an equation dealing with the falling wrench
He dropped a wrench from the 30th floor?!
http://www.ctbuh.org/TallBuildings/HeightStatistics/HeightCalculator/tabid/1007/language/en-US/Default.aspx
what is the height at which we would be "Safe"?
(this should create a more general equation for us)
make an equation dealing with the power plant
8 miles downstream. river is 3/4 of a mile wide
how do we generalize?
make an equation dealing with the car
differences in types of quadratic equations--sometimes they are the same, sometimes they aren't)
If we have time: work on some exponential math