HONORS PRE CALC ASSIGNMENTS for 547-01 and 547-02
Fall 2010-Spring 2011
For book: Pre Calculus by Robert Blitzer ISBN:
0131874799
Follow the
instructions below carefully:
You must have your graphing calculator
with you for every class. This course integrates advanced calculator techniques
which may improve your timed test-taking skills
Class Organization and Grading
will follow the “Rule of
Three”:
Every class will have an
assigned date corresponding to the exact date we meet
Attached to the class date will
be THREE COMPONENTS which must be labeled in your notebook in the top right
hand corner.
CN: Topic discussed in
class and all class notes
RO: all assigned reading
and outlining corresponding to the topic discussed in class
DP: all assigned HW
problems
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Homework
assignments beginning the first class in August will be dragged and dropped by
me from this site. You are only to use this site as a resource to remind you of
the classroom policies and assignment procedures stated above and below. You do
not do any of the assignments below unless they appear on the daily assignments
link under you class web site
Note well
***** These assignments are the BARE BONES of the course. Thought Experiments, Writing about Mathematics and Technology quests will supplement all of the following assignments.
If for any reason class is
cancelled, (snow, ice, other issues) you must stay on schedule
and complete the homework for the assigned class day on the daily assignment
link.
Be sure all three components (CN), (DP), and (RO) are properly labeled, dated, and organized in the top right hand corner of your homework page and the actual assignment written below for full credit.
Throughout the year and possibly daily, there
will be additions
To these assignments either given in
class or posted on the web.
Check the daily assignments site and/or your email every day.
Criteria for reading and outlining assignments :( RO)
The letters RO means “Read and outline”. Outlining must be done thoughtfully and carefully otherwise you are wasting precious time.
DO NOT COPY THE BOOK WORD FOR WORD: Synthesize and organize main ideas, tricks and theorems you need to remember.
Criteria
for doing problems :( DP)
The letters DP means, “Do problems”. Each topic covered in class will
have a graded DP component that helps you practice applying the concepts. Some
of these will be collected. Some will not. ALL will be graded. As
soon as a topic is covered in class that parallels the section that correlates to the problems assigned in
bare bones, you are responsible for doing those problems THAT NIGHT.
The next class you will be accountable (either quizzed or homework collection
or oral examination) for the work.
Welcome to college.
Criteria
for class notes: (CN)
All important notes and discussions are to be taken in class and
recorded for future reference and study as well as for (33%) of your graded
component for that particular class day.
SPECIAL NOTICE:
Throughout the next two
terms, expect to spend 1-2 hours PER class hour each
Week. So on a three
class week, 4.5 class hours will yield a 4.5-9 hour study
Week!!
All Hand-in DP’s or hand-in RO’s will be underlined! Note
well.
Bare
Bones
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
Work on Diagnostic Worksheet
following the given rubric and work on p.125 Preliminary Test for Wednesday. |
Bring in syllabus and style point sheet,
completed worksheet(follow-up test) plus do p.125 #1-60 all and follow the
rubric grading sheet given in class |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
Resolve any Chapter P test issues
then start Functions and Graphs on p.126 Chapter 1 |
Read Chapter
1 p.127-135 and do all checkpoints in y our notebook for a HW grade. |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
Functions represented four ways and
graphing calculator intro. |
P.135 1-41 first
odds and # 55-60 all. |
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Class Topic |
Assignment |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
Functional analysis: graphs and
graphing utilities. |
HW grade SPC
(means Style Points Count) p.136 #61-64 and #71. For #71,Draw your graph
tabularly using your calculator table command for the data Give
analytical reasons for your answers. |
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Lesson Unit/Topic Look at p. 133 on
the bottom together. Continuation of functional analysis using the Cartesian
Co-ordinate system and the Rule of Four |
DP in NB p137
#73-78 all and RO p.138-149. Read every word, voice balloon, and explanation.
There will be a board quiz on the material on p. 138-149 so read carefully. First ECE
assignment is due |
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Lesson Unit/Topic Pass in ECE assignment Board quiz on
p.138-149. VLT and Domain
and Range of a function Extra Packet of Prelim
practice for +3 on your test Thursday All work must be
shown. Prelim packet is
NOT a shadow of test. The test is all 1.1-1.2 |
According to
UCONN rules: There has to be a
midterm and a final for ECE. So Midterm
is on Chapter 1-4 and the Final will
be on Chapter 5-8 NOTE WELL: TEST is on
1.1-1.2(note page changes) Pass in Prelim
(This is not a shadow of test questions. This Prelim covers the earlier pages
so your test is not so long...only 1.1-1.2) |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
Test on Chapter 1.1-1.2 ·
Pass in corrected Prelim packet for
+3 |
RO p.154-163.
Board Quiz |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
Board Quiz on 1.3 ·
Difference quotient, increasing and
decreasing functions ·
piecewise functions ·
relative max and min |
.DP p.163 1-60
first odds then do #61 and #62 all and p.166 #65-70 all Pass in p.163 #63
SPC |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
1.4 Linear functions and slope
revisited ·
Using intercepts to graph lines and
learn point slope form, slope intercept form, and know how to graph vertical
and horizontal lines. |
.RO p.168-178 RO
plus checkpoints |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
Modeling real world problems using
linear equations ·
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Chapter 3 Davis
Packet is due P.179 #1-81 first
odds PLUS # 87-90 all. |
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Lesson Unit/Topic p.182 technology
exercises for Section 1.4 |
P.182 #108 RO 1.5
p.183-190 AND DO ALL CHECKPOINTS. Use new format
discussed in class Test on p.138-199
including the Library of functions |
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Lesson Unit/Topic Slopes and
equations of parallel and perpendicular lines and slope as a rate of change Do the Start of 1.6:
transformations will be on the next test up to p.199 |
Study very
carefully p.187(This is used in calculus) Do p.191#1-21
first odds PLUS p.191#27-30 all |
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Lesson Unit/Topic Midchapter
Checkpoint due at end of class with all work shown and all answers checked
for an In class Quiz grade Also, the
continuation of transformations for test prep ·
Davis Packet due today |
Test next class
on p.138-p.199 including the library of functions |
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Class Topic |
Assignment |
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Lesson Unit/Topic Test onp.138-199
including the library of functions which encompasses log and exponential
functions |
RO 1.6 and do all
checkpoints. Packet for
Chapter 4 due Read Chapter 4 of
Davis for oral classroom quiz on the material. |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
Oral quiz on Chapter 4 Davis (logs
and exponents!) Continuous Growth and Logarithmic models |
DP Blitzer
Transformations p.206 #1-107 first odds |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
Davis Chapter 4 packet due ·
Inverse function discussion and
composite function discussion |
RO 1.7 and
do all checkpoints |
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Lesson Unit/Topic Inverse functions |
P.220 up to #93
first odds. |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
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Distance and midpoints |
DATE CHANGED: RO 1.8 Do all checkpoints |
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Lesson Unit/Topic Blitzer 1.8
Inverse Functions ·
ECE midterm #1-4 |
Dp 231 #1-49
first odds DP p.106
7#8,#13,14(a good |
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Lesson Unit/Topic
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Chapter 6 |
Test on Blitzer
TBA RO 1.9 do all
Copts Visit Blitzer
Chapter 3 for Log and Exponential practice for ECE exam Review tables in
chapter 3 p.380 and 392 |
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Lesson Unit/Topic Distance and
midpoint formula and circles Review for
midterm on UCONN ECE Davis 1-4 |
Study for ECE
Midterm Davis Chapter 1-4 including Chapter 3 in Blitzer Test on Blitzer
TBA (1.7-1.10 and
Chapter 3 and tables on p.380 and p.392 |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
ECE MIDTERM |
P.239 #1-49 first
odds. ALL of Chapter 3
will be on the test next week Test:RO 3.1-3.5
and do ALL ckpts |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
1.10 math modeling |
Test on Blitzer
TBA(1.7-1.10 and ALL of chapter 3 RO 1.10 and do all
checkpoints RO 3.1-3.5 and do
all ckpts |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
Discussion of chapter 6 Davis and
finish up 1.10 |
HW:DO p.250 Do
Problems #13 and #31,32,33 Make sure you
have prepared all of Chapter 3 for questions in class check your
answers Davis Packet #6
due next class. 1.7-1.10
and ALL of chapter 3 |
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Class Topic |
Assignment |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
·
Huge in class practice for test |
Study for Blitzer
ALL of Chapter3 and 1.7-1.10.Davis Practice Quiz TBA |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
Test on Blitzer 1.7-1.10 and Chapter
3 |
Study for test TBA |
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Lesson Unit/Topic Test on 1.7-1.10
and Chapter 3 |
.RO 2.1 and do
all checkpoints |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
Quadratic functions and their role in
calculus ·
Standard form for quadratics also
called the vertex form and the easy way to compute the vertex directly from a
general equation ·
Chapter 9.3 discussion of analytical
parabolas |
RO 2.2 and do all
checkpoints. |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
2.3 Polynomial functions and their
graphs ·
Chapter 9.3 more on analysis of
parabolas |
RO 9.3 and try
the checkpoints |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
2.3Polynomial functions and their
graphs |
Ro 2.3 and do all
checkpoints. |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
Dividing Polynomials Remainder and
Factor Theorem |
RO 2.4 and do all
checkpoints. |
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Lesson Unit/Topic FAB FIVE
TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! ·
Zeros of a Polynomial IMPORTANT CALCULUS
TOPIC.IN CLASS: RO 2.5 and do all checkpoints so you can have...... |
.THANKSGIVING
ASSIGNMENT FROM WILLIAM WORDSWORTH: "REST AND
GIVE THANKS!" |
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Class Topic |
Assignment |
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Lesson Unit/Topic Day Off |
Davis Packet is due |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
·
Handout of ·
Circle symmetry and radians and Fib
Five ·
Rational Functions and their graphs |
RO 2.5 and do all
checkpoints Review Fab Five! |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
Polynomials and rational inequalities ·
Circle symmetry, radians and Fab Five |
Davis Final Exam
on #5-8 next class Review Fab Five Check email for
test topic outline |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
ECE Final |
2.6 RO and all
checkpoints seniors and juniors
not on trip study for quiz on 2.1-2.3 AND FAB FIVE |
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Lesson Unit/Topic Quiz on
2.1-2.3 AND FAB FIVE on Monday ·
Discussion of Polynomials and
Rational Inequalities ·
Chapter 4.1-4.4 Blitzer Fab Five |
RO 2.7-2.8 and do
all checkpoints for Monday. Trip attendees: Quiz TBA on FAB
FIVE and 2.1-2.3 |
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Lesson Unit/Topic Quiz for entire
class on FAB FIVE and 2.1-2.3 will be used as a worksheet for Friday ·
Chapter 4.1-4.4 will be in the
final(Blitzer’s' version of Fab Five) ·
Hand-out of Challenge Test |
Review class
notes from today's class tonight. Do RO and ckpts for all of Chapter 2 and
4.1-4.4 TBA DO NOT USE YOUR
BOOK: Look at the
Challenge Test for Chapter 2, 4.1-4.4, and 9.3 and start working on it if you
have time. It will be due the very last class before exams for a max +5 on
your final exam grade. |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
Chapter 2wrap-up and Chapter 4.1-4.4 |
Finish off any of
Chapter 2 or chapter 4 ckpts that are due Friday and then enjoy your family.
If you are bored, work on your Challenge Test. |
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Lesson Unit/Topic Review and
exam study guide for Exams 2009 and quiz-worksheet for 2.1-2.3 |
Exam will cover: Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter
4.1-4.4(Fab Five) Chapter 9.3 |
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Class Topic |
Assignment |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
Challenge Test correction |
Challenge Test is
due for correction and grade collection. Prepare for Final
Exam |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
Objectives/Tasks/In-class assignments ·
Radians and Degrees as well as all of
4.1-4.4 that was left out of the midterm: ·
arc length ·
revolution ·
common degree and radian angles in
circle trig(p.453) ·
conterminal angles ·
linear and angular speed |
TEST TBA Assignment Do 4.1 all
checkpoints on the new material for a HW check on Friday and p.458 #92 |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
4.2 Objective 1-7 on p.461 ·
Worksheet concerns |
.4.2 all
checkpoints plus p.472 #1-80 first odds and #84 Huge problem set
due plan accordingly |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
co functions and applied trig in 4.3 |
.all checkpoints
in 4.3 plus page 484 #1-53 first odds Test TBA |
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Lesson Unit/Topic Wrap-up of 4.4 Right triangle
trig and applications |
Problem Set due
SPC p.460 #93,95,97,100,101-112all,117-119
all p.474 #83,84 p.485 53-60 all,61-67
all p.500 #99-104 all |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
p.500 Mid-chapter checkpoint |
Problem set due
next class. Do p. 563 4.1-4.4
#1-67 odds check your answers. Test on 2/2 |
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Lesson Unit/Topic Problem set
check, 4.1-4.1 problem set check and review for test next class |
Test next class
on 4.1-4.4 and all of fab five. |
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Class Topic |
Assignment |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
Test on 4.1-4.4 and all of fab five |
Read and outline 4.5
along with the checkpoints. Other problems will be assigned after RO check
next class |
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Lesson Unit/Topic Review of 4.5 RO
and discussion of p.519 Biorhythm #75-82 Phase shift
Amplitude and Period |
PASS IN (Use SPC AND
GRAPH PAPER AND LABELED GRAPHS) HW p. 518- 519 #1-61 first odds and p.520
#87, 89-97 all and p.521 #112. |
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Lesson Unit/Topic Graphical
examples of last 3 trig functions Inverse functions
with their restricted domains for sin, cos, and tan. |
HW:4.6 do all
ckpts on graph paper read class notes for help or re-read 4.6 USE fab five only
TO FIND #1-18 EVENS |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
Check on HW for inverse functions ·
Start4.8: Bearing angles and Harmonic
Motion |
RO 4.8
checkpoints plusp.559 #47-49 all. Review p.562
4.5-4.8 and study tips |
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Lesson Unit/Topic P.565 Due at end
of class #68-128(We will go for it!) |
Have a great
break. |
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WINTER BREAK |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
4.5-4.8 review exercises p.565 68-128 ·
5.1 topics |
.Do p.567 chapter
4 test 1-25 all due TBA RO 5.1 and do
ckpts RO p.569-577 You
will love this. Draw a straight line down the middle of the page before you start
verifying and make sure you do not cross the line! test on chapter
4.5-5.2 on 3/5 |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
Finish up p.565 problems and review
for test on Friday ·
5.2 topics |
RO 5.2 and do all
ckpts |
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Lesson Unit/Topic 5.1-5.2 extra
problems |
Do p.567 chapter
4 test 1-25 all due and do p.623
#1-31 odds |
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Class Topic |
Assignment |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
Review for test 4.5-4.8 plus 5.1-5.2 |
.Study for
test 4.5-5.2 |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
Test on 4.5-5.2 |
.RO 5.3 and do
all ckpts |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
Test discussion today problem by
problem |
P.597 7-14 odd,
55-58 odd. Quizzes 1 and 2
are due 3/17 Quiz #1 Writing
about Mathematics: Unearthing misunderstandings on the test. Be specific and
clear about each problem Quiz #2: Show all
corrected work |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
5.4 Product to sum sum to product
formula |
.RO 5.4 and only
do checkpoints Start 5.5 There
are 12 checkpoints |
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Lesson Unit/Topic Solving trig
equations: VIP |
RO 5.5 and do all
ckpts THERE ARE TWELVE of them! Quizzes 1 and 2
are due TBA Quiz #1 Writing
about Mathematics: Unearthing misunderstandings on the test. Be specific and
clear about each problem Quiz #2: Show all
corrected work |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
Quiz collection ·
Law of Sines |
RO Practice Problems
p.625 50-69 odds. RO 6.1 with
checkpoints HW will be
checked everyday from now on so be prepared. |
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Lesson Unit/Topic Law of Cosines |
study for 5.3-5.5
test |
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Lesson Unit/Topic 5.3-5.5 test |
.RO 6.2 with
checkpoints. |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
Law of cosines |
RO 6.3 with ckpts Application problem#83-84 Do test
corrections for both tests for a double quiz grade due TBA |
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Lesson Unit/Topic Double quiz grades due ·
Graphs of polar equations |
RO 6.4 with ckpts Applications
#45-49 Do Blitzer
Practice problems(odds so you can check your answers) at the end of the
chapter for 6.1-6.4 in preparation for test on Friday |
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Lesson Unit/Topic review all of
6.1-6.4 Quiz collection |
Study for test 6.1-6.4 Besides the chapter test practice (use your CD
for a detailed video on how to do the problems if you need a visual) Do more
of the practice problems at the end of the chapter and review all
checkpoints. |
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Class Topic |
Assignment |
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Lesson Unit/Topic test 6.1-6.4 |
We will be going over 6.5 next class RO 6.5 and do all checkpoints |
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Lesson Unit/Topic 6.5 DeMoivres
Theorem |
.We will be going
over 6.6 next class and unearthing misunderstandings from the test on Friday
as well as correcting 6.5 HW issues |
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Lesson Unit/Topic 6.6 Vector Theory Test discussion
and corrections ·
If time permits, 6.6 RO and
checkpoints in class |
Have a Blessed
Easter. |
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SPRING BREAK |
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Lesson Unit/Topic 6.5-6.6 review
plus 6.7 discussion |
6.6-6.7 RO and do
all check-points (If 6.6 RO and ckpts were not covered you have to do it now) |
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Lesson Unit/Topic 6.6-6.7
Discussion and HW check |
p.704 6.6
definitions and 6.7 definitions p706 first
odds for 6.5 and 6.6 |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
Chapter 6 wrap up ·
practice for 6.6 and 6.7 ·
Ellipses 9.1 |
p.706 chapter
test for 6 Take Home Test
due TBA on 6.5-6.7 Use your
book and notes for reference |
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Lesson Unit/Topic Take Home Test on
6.5-6.7 is due in class Corrections and Quiz
arrangement. Wrap up of
ellipses |
RO Chapter
9.1 Do all 5 ckpts |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
Hyperbola 9.2 ·
Some probability and SAT II topics |
p.859#37-50
odds and #67 and #74 RO 9.2 TEST TBA on
ELLIPSES AND HYPERBOLAS |
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Class Topic |
Assignment |
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Lesson Unit/Topic
·
Hyperbola 9.2 ·
Some probability and SAT II topics |
.Review section
9.2 plus all ckpts ellipse and
hyperbola test on Wednesday |
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Lesson Unit/Topic Test on Ellipse
and Hyperbola in Chapter 9 and class notes and HW ·
Hyperbola wrap-up and parametric
equations 9.5 ·
Some probability and SAT II topics |
.p.875 #63 and
#64 RO 9.5 |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
9.5 parametric eqs. ·
SAT Topics |
Review 9.5 plus
checkpoints. |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
Chapter 10 Probability and Sequences
and SAT II |
.Ro 10.1 AND
10.2 plus ckpts |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
Chapter 10.3 Geometric series and
sequences ·
SAT II topics |
RO 10.3 plus
ckpts |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
Counting Principles Permutations and
combinations ·
SAT II topics |
RO 10.6 and do
all ckpts. |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
Probability ·
SAT II topics |
RO 10.7 and DP
all ckpts. |
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Lesson Unit/Topic Introduction to
calculus |
Chapter 11.1 RO
and do all ckpts. |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
Limits using tables and graphs |
.RO 11.2 and do
all ckpts |
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Class Topic |
Assignment |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
Practice test due on the day of the
exam for a +5 bonus points |
Study for the exam. GO over all
class notes and do practice packet (all work shown and all corrections) for a
+5 bonus on exam day. No late submissions. Organize review for your final exam. DO PRACTICE TEST FOR +5 BONUS ON YOUR FINAL
ALL WORK MUST BE SHOWN AND ALL PROBLEMS CORRECTED. MAKE SURE YOU LABEL YOUR PRACTICE PACKET PART ONE: P.1002 #1-13 ODD,#19,21 AND #26-30 ODDS P.1014 #27 AND #29 PART TWO: DO ENTIRE SUMMARY AND CHOOSE ONE ODD
PROBLEM UNDER EXAMPLES FOR EACH SECTION TO PRACTICE MAKE SURE YOU
CHECK YOUR ANSWER FOR PAGES p.56O-563 P.622-623 P.P.702 A-F ONLY |
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Lesson Unit/Topic ·
exam review |
Prepare for Final
Exam Happy Summer! |