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)
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 6 Thurs
9/30
Due:
PS 2 Solutions
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 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:
Quiz 3 (Interest and Logs)
Agenda:
Compound and continuous interest
Trig:
Day 12 Tues
10/12
Agenda:
Lines and Parabolas
Completing the square
Trig:
Day 13 Wed
10/13
Excel Project 1 ==> Template
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:
Excel Project 2 (Quadratic)
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
Due:
PS 13 Even Solutions
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
Due:
Agenda:
Math 12 MT 2 Review document
Inverse functions
Difference quotient...the gateway to CALCULUS!
Day 25 Wednesday
11/3
Due:
Math 12 MT 2 Review
Day 31 Tuesday
11/16
Agenda:
Trig: Reference Angles vs. Standard θ
UC Berkeley Diagnostic Test Generator: http://diagnostic.math.berkeley.edu/exam.php
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 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:
Trig:
UC Berkeley Diagnostic Test Generator: http://diagnostic.math.berkeley.edu/exam.php
Day 36 Wednesday
11/24
Due:
Diagnostic Exam 3 by 9 am:
Results (post on Canvas)
3 problems (post on Canvas)
Agenda:
Trig: