Pre-Calculus 21

Function Transformations:

Day 1 Wed

9/22

  • Introduction to the course

  • New Quadratic Formula

  • Completing the Square review

  • Parent Plots review

  • Quick Trig (starting from scratch)

  • Problem Set 0

  • Algebra Assessment ==> KEY (check your answers

Day 2 Thur

9/23

Due:

  • Problem Set 0 (PS 0)

  • Quiz: New Quadratic

    • 4 steps (as shown in class)

Agenda:

  • Parent Plots review

  • Algebra Assessment review

Day 3 Mon

9/27

Due:

  • Quiz 1 (Parent Plots)

  • Algebra Assessment

Agenda:

  • Algebra Assessment Review

  • Exponents and Radicals

  • Exponent Rules

Day 4 Tue

9/28

Agenda:


Day 5 Wed

9/29

Agenda:

  • More Exponents and Radicals

  • Trig: Unit Circle

Day 6 Thurs

9/30

Due:

Agenda:

  • Logs and Bases

  • Trig: 6 Basic Definitions and Triangles

Day 7 Mon

10/4

Agenda:

  • More Logs and Bases

  • Trig: Basic Identities (The BIG 2)

Day 8 Tues

10/5

Agenda:

  • Log Rules

  • Trig: Derived Identities

Day 9 Wed

10/6

Agenda:

  • More logs and exponents

  • Trig: Reference Angles and the Standard θ

Day 10 Thur

10/7

Agenda:

  • Simple Interest

  • Trig: Advanced Identities

Day 11 Mon

10/11

Due:

Agenda:

  • Compound and continuous interest

  • Trig:


Day 12 Tues

10/12

Agenda:

  • Lines and Parabolas

  • Completing the square

  • Trig:

Day 13 Wed

10/13

Agenda:

  • Graphing Lines, Parabolas, Circles

  • 3 forms of quadratic equations (expanded, factored, vertex)

Day 14 Thur

10/14

Agenda:

  • Circles, Intersections, 3 forms of quadratics

Day 15 Monday

10/18

Agenda:

  • Domain and Range

  • Interval notation

Day 16 Tuesday

10/19

Agenda:

  • More Domain and Range

  • The idea of a limit

  • Limits of a function as we approach key x-values

Day 17 Wednesday

10/20

Due:

Agenda:

  • Graphing Ninja Skills

  • Special functions

  • Trig:

Day 18 Thursday

10/21

Agenda:

  • "Matt Foley" Motivational -- Secret to Success on Exams

  • Plotting Skills

Day 19 Monday

10/25

Agenda:

  • Plotting Skills

    • Asymptotes: Vertical, Horizontal, Slant

  • Trig

    • Angle coordinates

    • Level 2 Trig Identities (double angle, sum of angles)

Day 20 Tuesday

10/26

Agenda:

  • Review

  • Trig

    • Unit Circle Special Angle Coordinates

    • "Sin Takes Sign, Cos Takes Kind" (4 special identities)

Day 21 Wednesday

10/27

Agenda:

  • Composite Functions

  • Quadratic Savvy

  • Tricky Trig

Day 22 Thursday

10/28

Day 23 Monday

11/1

Agenda:

Day 24 Tuesday

11/2

Nothing Due

Agenda:

    • Math 12 Exam Review

Day 25 Wednesday

11/3

Due:

  • Math 12 MT 2 Review

Day 26 Thursday

11/4













Day 27 Monday

11/8

Day 28 Tuesday

11/9

Day 29 Wednesday

11/10

Due:

Day 30 Monday

11/15

Agenda:


Day 31 Tuesday

11/16

Agenda:

Day 32 Wednesday

11/17

Due:

  • Diagnostic Exam 2 by 9 am:

    • Results (post on Canvas)

    • 3 problems (post on Canvas)

Agenda:

      • Trig: More Reference vs. Standard θ

Day 33 Thursday

11/18

Due:

Agenda:

      • Trig:

Day 34 Monday

11/22

Due:

    • Diagnostic Exam 2 by 9 am:

    • Results (post on Canvas)

    • 3 problems (post on Canvas)

Agenda:

      • Trig: More identities (Double Angle, Sign-reduction,

Day 35 Tuesday

11/23

Agenda:

Day 36 Wednesday

11/24

Due:

    • Diagnostic Exam 3 by 9 am:

    • Results (post on Canvas)

    • 3 problems (post on Canvas)

Agenda:

      • Trig: