Pre-Calculus 21

Function Transformations:

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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

Due:

Problem Set 1 PS 1 Key

Agenda:

More Exponents and Radicals
Trig: Unit Circle

Day 6 Thurs

9/30

Due:

Problem Set 2 PS 2 Key
PS 2 Solutions

Agenda:

Logs and Bases
Trig: 6 Basic Definitions and Triangles

Day 7 Mon

10/4

Due:

Problem Set 3 PS 3 Key Hints PS 3 Even Solutions

Agenda:

More Logs and Bases
Trig: Basic Identities (The BIG 2)

Day 8 Tues

10/5

Due:

Problem Set 4 PS 4 Key

Agenda:

Log Rules
Trig: Derived Identities

Day 9 Wed

10/6

Due:

Agenda:

More logs and exponents
Trig: Reference Angles and the Standard θ

Day 10 Thur

10/7

Due:

Agenda:

Simple Interest
Trig: Advanced Identities

Day 11 Mon

10/11

Due:

Quiz 3 (Interest and Logs)
Problem Set 7 PS 7 Key
PS 7 Hints

Agenda:

Compound and continuous interest
Trig:

Day 12 Tues

10/12

Due:

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

Due:

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:

Problem Set 10
PS 10 Even Solutions
Excel Project 2 (Quadratic)

Agenda:

Graphing Ninja Skills
Special functions
Trig:

Day 18 Thursday

10/21

Due:

Agenda:

"Matt Foley" Motivational -- Secret to Success on Exams
Plotting Skills

Day 19 Monday

10/25

Due:

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:

Problem Set 13
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:

Problem Set 14

Agenda:

- Math 12 MT 2 Review document
- Inverse functions
- Difference quotient...the gateway to CALCULUS!

Day 24 Tuesday

11/2

Nothing Due

Agenda:

- Math 12 Exam Review

Math 12 MT 2 Review document

Day 25 Wednesday

11/3

Due:

Math 12 MT 2 Review

Day 26 Thursday

11/4

Due:

Problem Set 15 PS 15 Key
PS 15 Solutions

Day 27 Monday

11/8

Due:

Day 28 Tuesday

11/9

Due:

Day 29 Wednesday

11/10

Due:

Problem set 18
PS 18 Key

Day 30 Monday

11/15

Due:

Agenda:

Day 31 Tuesday

11/16

Due:

- PS 21
- PS 21 Odd Solutions

Due:

- Problem Set 20

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 33 Thursday

11/18

Due:

- PS 22

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

Due:

- PS 23
- PS 23 Odd Solution

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:

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