Klasse 4ad
Exam schedule
Winter-Semester 23/24
1. Exam: 11.09.2023
Trigonometry:
Relevant Exercises (Rhyn): Exercise 1–34
Learning Goals:
Understand the definition of Sine, Cosine and Tangent in the right-angled triangle; and in the unit circle, including the geometric properties.
Be able to compute the values of Sine, Cosine and Tangent for a given angle; and the values of Arcsine, Arccosine and Arctangent for a given ratio.
Know the values of Sine, Cosine and Tangent for special angles (e.g. 0, 30, 45, 60, 90, 180, 270 degrees, etc.)
Be able to switch from degrees to radians for a given angle and vice versa.
Understand the periodicity of Sine, Cosine and Tangent.
Be able to use Sine, Cosine and Tangent within geometric constructions.
Be able to compute the area of a sector and the segment for a given circle by using the Sine of the central angle.
Know the planimetric properties of right-triangles, isosceles triangles, equilateral triangles, circles, trapezoidals and parallelograms and be able to use them within the context of trigonometry.
Know the properties of a bisector, median and altitude for a given triangle and be able to use them in the context of trigonometry.
Know the altitude theorem and the theorem of sides for a right-triangle and be able to use them within the context of trigonometry.
2. Exam: 18.12.2023
Quadratic equations and functions:
Relevant Exercises: Exercise sheets
Learning Goals:
Be able to recognize and classify quadratic equations. Know and understand the terms "pure quadratic equation," "general form," and "standard form."
Be able to solve quadratic equations using factorization.
Be able to solve pure quadratic equations using the square root operation.
Be able to solve quadratic equations using substitution.
Be able to formulate quadratic equations based on a word problem.
Be able to reproduce and apply the quadratic formula for general quadratic equations.
Be able to classify the solution set (number of solutions) of a quadratic equation using the discriminant.
Know the vertex form of a quadratic equation and be able to formulate it using the method of completing the square.
Be able to recognize and classify quadratic functions. Understand qualitatively and be able to draw the graph of a quadratic function (parabola) in a coordinate system.
Understand graphically the meaning of the parameters a, b, and c in a general quadratic function and be able to use them in applications.
Be able to derive the vertex form of a quadratic function from the general form using the method of completing the square. Be able to determine the vertex of a parabola using the vertex form of a quadratic function. Know the formula for the vertex of a general quadratic function.
Summer-Semester 23/24
3. Exam: 25.03.2024
Trigonometric Functions and Power Functions:
Relevant Exercises: Exercises in the script "Trigonometric Functions", Exercise sheet "Power laws II", Exercise sheet "Power functions"
Learning Goals:
Being able to convert an angle from degrees to radians and vice versa, and knowing the geometric meaning of radian measure on the unit circle.
Understanding sine, cosine, and tangent as functions and being able to handle them, knowing the domain and range of these functions, knowing the periodicity of these functions,.
Knowing and being able to draw the graphs of sine, cosine, and tangent, being able to justify the course of the graphs using the unit circle, knowing the symmetry properties of the graphs, knowing the concepts of "even" and "odd" functions, describing and graphically representing the zeros of these functions.
Understanding and being able to reproduce the relationship between sine and cosine using the congruence properties of the graphs, knowing and being able to justify the asymptotic behavior (singularities) of the tangent function in connection with the unit circle.
Understanding and being able to apply stretching/compression in the x- and y-direction and shifting in the x- and y-direction of the sine and cosine functions, being able to construct the equation of a function from a given stretched/compressed and shifted graph of a sine or cosine function, being able to determine the parameters responsible for stretching/compression and shifting from a function equation.
Being able to solve application problems related to trigonometric functions in the form of word problems.
Knowing and being able to handle the power laws for integer exponents, knowing and being able to handle the power laws for rational exponents.
Knowing the definition of a power function, knowing the domain and range of power functions depending on the base and the exponent.
Being able to draw the graph of a power function, knowing the terms "nth order parabola" and "nth order hyperbola" and being able to classify them based on a graph or a function equation, knowing the symmetry behavior of the graphs, understanding the asymptotic behavior for certain exponents, understanding the shifting of power functions in the x- and y-direction both graphically and algebraically.
Being able to construct the function equation of a power function through knowledge of points on the graph and properties.
Understanding root functions (nth roots) as power functions, knowing their properties and being able to handle them, understanding why nth roots of negative numbers exist for odd n and do not exist for even n.
Knowing the definition of polynomial functions, being able to determine the order of a polynomial function, being able to determine the coefficients of a polynomial function, determining whether a given function is a polynomial function.
Being able to solve application problems related to power functions in the form of word problems.
4. Exam: 10.06.2024
Exponential functions and Logarithms
Relevant Exercises: Exercise sheet "Exponential functions" and Script "Logarithms"
Learning Goals:
Understand the definition of exponential functions, and grasp the properties of the base and exponent.
Be able to interpret graphs of exponential functions, understand different scenarios, and recognize asymptotic behavior. Comprehend the influence of the base and exponent on the graph.
Understand and apply growth functions. Be capable of formulating growth functions from textual problems and recognize and classify exponential growth problems.
Know the definition of logarithms and solve logarithms using exponential equations. Understand and apply the base change of logarithms, comprehend and reproduce the proof of the base change, and calculate logarithms using a calculator.
Understand and classify the natural logarithm, and be familiar with the notations lg, lb, and ln.
Know and apply the laws of logarithms, comprehend and reproduce the proof of these laws.
Be capable of solving logarithmic and exponential equations.
Use logarithms in tasks related to exponential growth processes and recognize the use of logarithms in textual problems.