Precalculus+2010

Precalculus

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media type="youtube" key="yM6pQuQlbuE?fs=1" height="242" width="366" align="right" Monday 5.23.11 We reviewed how to calculate your quarter and semester grade, then discussed the quiz you turned in last week. The answers are posted below. Final exam this week. Happy studying.  

Friday 5.20.11 Practice Final Exam Answers: Final Exam next week!!!

Wednesday 5.11.11 More notes...section 5-2. All posted below with the answers to the 5-2 HW. Quiz on Friday over sections 5-1 and 5-2. I won't be here, so I'll check the homework on Tuesday. Your Final Exam is Monday, May 23. We'll review next Thursday. I also posted the answers to the chapter 4 test that I handed back on Monday. (Forgot to post them on Monday). Have fun at prom this Saturday!!!

HW: 5-1 #22-46, 52-54 (evens) 5-2 #2-30 (even)

Monday 5.9.11 We spent the period finishing section 5-1. The journal and rest of the notes are posted below with the answers to the HW. Please finish the homework by Wednesday, so you will be prepared for the proofs in section 5-2.



HW: 5-1 #22-46, 52-54 (evens) 5-2 #2-30 (even)

Thursday 5.5.11 After a quick unit circle, we started notes on chapter 5. We only covered the first part of section 5-1. They are psted below. We will finish 5-1 and start 5-2 on Monday. Get started on the HW, both sections will be due next Friday. HW: 5-1 #22-46, 52-54 (evens) 5-2 #2-30 (even)

Tuesday 5.3.11 First day back from spring break and we reviewed chapter 4. Today's work is posted below. We'll start chapter 5 on Thursday.

Tuesday 4.19.11 After we reviewed sections 4-4 and 4-6, I checked the homework. Then you were given a test over chapter 4 to take home. It is due Thursday, no exceptions. I will meet the seniors in the auditorium on Thursday morning so you can turn it in on time. The test is posted below along with the review work we did in class. FYI...you need to use a calcuator for #9 and #17

Friday 4.15.11 After reviewing the trig graphs that were due today, we took notes over section 4-4 and 4-6, they are posted below. The answers to the homework are also posted below. Quest (quiz/test) on Tuesday over chapter 4 (sections 4-1 to 4-4 and 4-6) HW: 4.4 #1-8, 14-19, 35-38 4.6 #1-16, 27-40

Thursday 4.7.11 Last unit circle quiz, then trig graphs. Please finish all 6 graphs by next Friday. I posted the Sine graph that we completed in class. FCAT is next week. I've attached the schedules for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Please note that my 1st and 5th period class will report to the auditorium on Wednesday, because I have to proctor the Science test.

Tuesday 4.5.11 Another unit circle quiz at the beginning of class. Then we went over the 4-3 HW and started a quiz over sections 4-1 through 4-3. Please finish it for homework...it's posted below.

Friday 4.1.11 Last short quiz over the special trig ratios today. Moving on to unit circle quizzes next week. But don't forget the special trig ratios, you'll still have to know them. We mostly finished section 4-3 in class. The notes for the section are posted below. The answers to the homework are also posted. HW is due Tuesday. Have a good weekend.



HW: #3-75 (multiples of 3) - due Tuesday

Wednesday 3.30.11 Another short quiz over the special trig ratios. Another one on Friday. Then, they turn into the unit circle. We covered the angles and points on the unit circle in class. Here's the website if you want to practice yourself: [] You could also just google unit circle. The homework for section 4.3 is due next week. We'll take notes over the section on Friday. Ivana says hi. HW: #3-75 (multiples of 3)

Friday 3.24.11 Short quiz over the special trig ratios. Expect another one on Wednesday. Then we start the unit circle. I checked 4-2 HW in class and we spent the period practicing with some word problems. I posted the work below. No homework this weekend...enjoy your day off.

Wednesday 3.23.11 We finished most of the notes for section 4-2. The notes for the entire section are posted below. Please finish reading and complete the homework for Friday. The answers to the HW are also posted below. And, expect a quiz over the special trig ratios (sin/cos/tan of 30-45-90) on Friday since we didn't do it today. HW: 4-2 #3-69 (multiples of 3) - Due Friday!

Monday 3.21.11 We completed half of the notes for section 4-2. We'll finish the section on Wednesday. You'll also have a brief quiz over the special trig ratios that you are supposed to memorize. The notes are posted below. The homework will be due on Friday. HW: 4-2 #3-69 (multiples of 3)

Thursday 3.17.11 After a week of Pi Day festivities we're back to work. We completed the trig packet and went outside to meaure the height of the school and flagpole and stadium and anything else taller than us. I also handed back your chapter 3 test, and they weren't pretty. So I gave you homework this weekend. Please complete #1-21 (odd), #41-43, 45, 47, and #51-90 (multiples of 3) on the Chapter 3 Test Redo that is posted below. I also posted the answers to the Chapter 3 test, so you can use it to find your mistakes. Please use the discussion page for help. Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Wednesday 3.9.11 We finished section 4-1. You can complete the homework, but it's not due until Tuesday. I won't be able to check it on Friday, because we'll be too busy with the Pi Bee and then measuring objects outside. I'll post the answers...sometime this week. Tonight's homework is to complete the 3 problems on the first page of the trig packet I handed out today. I posted it below. See you Friday. HW: first page of trig packet - due Friday 4-1 #3-69 (multiples of 3) - due Tuesday

Monday 3.7.11 I might've blown a fuse at school this evening when I plugged in the mobile lab. My computer wasn't working, so I wasn't able to scan today's notes. To sum up...we started chapter 4 and finished about half of the 4-1 notes. The homework for that section is #3-69 (multiples of 3), but it's not due until Friday. We also reviewed the special right triangles, and the worksheet that was Thursday's homework is tonight's homework again. Don't forget to study for the Pi Bee. The first round is Wednesday.

Thursday 3.3.11 Finished the Chapter 3 Test in class and got a review of Special Right Triangles for homework to prep you for trigonometry next week. The worksheet and answers are posted below. Have a good weekend!

Friday 2.25.11 More practice solving log and exponential equations. The class work is posted below with the answers. The answers are also posted on the wiki. Test on Tuesday over chapter 3. Please study the practice test from Wednesday and the work from today. Have a good weekend.

Wednesday 2.23.11 I checked chapter 3 homework and we worked on a practice test in class. The answers are posted on the wiki and are also posted below. We'll continue practicing section 3.4 on Friday. Test over chapter 3 on Tuesday next week.

Thursday 2.17.11 I was out sick on Tuesday...mentally sick, funny story. So we picked up on logs today. We reviewed section 3-3 in the journal and took notes on section 3-4. All the homework is due on Wednesday. Answers to 3-4 are posted below with today's notes and journal. You will also receive a practice test on Wednesday to prepare you for the test on Friday. Have a great 4-day weekend!!! HW: 3-2 #1-24 (all) 3-3 #2-16, 20-58, 62-88 (evens) 3-4 #2-8, 12-26, 40-66, 70-78 (evens) and #104-111 (all)

Friday 2.11.11 We worked on a practice quiz in class over section 3-2 and the exponent/radicals you learned in the first quarter. The answers are below so you can study for the real thing on Tuesday. We also did a few examples from the homework of section 3-3. The answers to 3-2 and 3-3 HW are also posted below. We'll continue 3-3 and start 3-4 next week. Have a good weekend! HW: 3-3 #2-16, 20-58, 62-88 (evens)

Wednesday 2.9.11 We finished Chapter 2 on Monday with a test and started chapter 3 today. The notes and homework are posted below. HW: 3-2 #1-24 (all)

Thursday 2.3.11 Finished the quiz today and began working on the practice test. The answers to the quiz are posted below if you want to use it to study. The practice test is posted below too, and the answers are posted on the HW wiki. Test Monday over Chapter 2...no notes. Please study!

Tuesday 2.1.11 Quiz in class today. It's posted below. Please make it up if you were absent. Thursday...a chapter 2 practice test to prepare for the real thing on Monday.

Friday 1.28.11 We completed sections 2-5 and 2-6 in class. Quiz over sections 2.4 through 2.6 on Tuesday. Chapter 2 practice test on Thursday. Then, test over chapter 2 on Monday. The notes and answers to the HW are posted below. HW: 2-5 #1-41 (odd) and 2-6 #1-16, 19-27 (odd)

Wednesday 1.26.11 We finished section 2.4 (hallelujah!). The homework is due Friday. Today's notes and the HW answers are posted below. If you don't have a graphing calculator, try this site: [|www.coolmath.com/graphit]



HW: #1-53 (odd)...skip #19, 21, 23, 25

Monday 1.24.11 Welcome to semester 2! We covered most of section 2.4 in class today. The notes are posted below. We'll finish the section on Wednesday, and the homework is due Friday. Scroll down to Wednesday 1.12.11 to get the answers. HW: 2.4 #1-53 (odd)

Some anayzing and piece-wise practice...

Wednesday 1.12.11 Lots to do this week. Today we continued sections 2.3 and 2.4. The HW for 2.3 is due Friday, but we didn't cover enough of 2.4 for me to check that HW yet. I posted the HW answers to both sections below. The notes we covered today are also posted. However, these are old notes, so don't pay attention to the section numbers at the top of the page. It's from an older book. It's still the same math though.

I also gave you a midterm practice test. That is posted below too, and the worked-out answers are posted on the HW wiki. I will be staying after school tomorrow, if you would like to come in for help and extra practice.

One more thing...I passed back your chapter 1 tests (ungraded, because they were not pretty). We went over the answers in class, and those are posted below too. On Friday, you will get a short retake test...2 questions: analyze a function and graph a piece-wise, so study #1 and #20 from the test. 1st period, you will be able to take this home, but you must find a way to turn it in by Thursday next week.

Please let me know if you have any questions/concerns. Happy studying! :) HW: 2.3 #1-45 (odd) and 2.4 #1-33 (odd)

Monday 1.10.11 We moved on to section 2.3, but didn't finish it enough for me to check your homework on Wednesday. However, we will cover section 2.4 on Wednesday, so you may want to start the homework so you don't have too much to do this week. A midterm practice test is in your future this week as well. (First period...you take the midterm on Friday). Today's notes and journal are posted below. HW: 2.3 #1-45 (odd)

Thursday 1.6.11 More practice with radical and more notes on polynomials...fun. Quiz Monday over the radicals and 2.2 HW is due. We'll cover section 2.3 on Monday and Wednesday, then review for the midterm later in the week. (1st period...we'll review on Wednesday, because you take the midterm on Friday). Today's notes are posted below as well as the HW answers. Use the discussion if you need any help. Have a good weekend. HW: 2.2 #1-41 (odd)

Tuesday 1.4.11 We reviewed radical equations (section 2.1) in class, then moved on to polynomials (section 2.2). The notes are below. The homework for 2.1 is due Thursday, but the 2.2 homework isn't due yet. We still have more material in that section to cover. HW: 2.1 #44-55 and 2.2 #1-41 (odd)



Fri 12.17.10 - Merry Christmas!!! You worked on 2 assignments while I was out shopping for warm clothes to wear in Ohio. They were both extra credit. One is your favorite...analyzing a function and graphing a piece-wise equation. The other is a graphing project. I made an example for you to use as a guide (it's a Christmas tree with ornaments). Use the blank graph paper to draw a design (make sure the lines intersect at points on the graph paper). Then, write the ordered pairs in the sequence to draw your picture. Everything is posted below. Enjoy your time off!

Wed 12.15.10 - Last Day to Finish Test...and HW tonight :) Worked on the test in class, then worked on the HW for tonight. The answers are posted below.

Mon 12.13.10 - Chapter 1 Test Today! Test in class today. You have Wednesday to finish. Please study...the practice test is a good place to start.

Chapter 1 Practice Test answers are on the HW wiki

12.8.10 - Chapter 1 Test Monday I checked HW for sections 1-6 and 1-7, and we worked on a few problems that you should expect to see on the test Monday. They are posted below. We didn't have time to cover the practice test, so I will post the detailed answers tomorrow. (I didn't have a chance to finish working out all the problems today...but I know you're not going to study until the last minute anyway). :)

11.29.10 - Quiz "tomorrow"

We reviewed section 1-5 (I also checked the HW), then we took notes on section 1-6 and 1-7. Quiz over these 3 sections on Wednesday. Then, a practice test over chapter 1 on Friday. We'll review on Tuesday, and finally a test over chapter 1 next Thursday. Today's notes are posted below, as well as the answers to the HW and to the practice test. HW: 1-6 #2-12, 16-38, 54-56, 72-76 (evens) 1-7 #2-24, 28-42, 76-80 (evens)

11.22.10 - Happy Thanksgiving We took notes on section 1-5 and worked on analyzing functions. Homework over 1-5 is due Monday. And you'll have a quiz over analyzing functions on Monday. I also checked the 1-2, 1-3, 1-4 HW. Answers to 1-5 are posted on the HW wiki. HW: 1-5 #8-14, 20-36 (Mof2)

11.18.10 - Calculator quiz today Homework is due on Monday. Please ask questions on the discussion if you need help. FYI...if you want to use an online version of the book, go to []. User name is florida02 and password is math2011. Also, an online graphing calculator is at [|www.coolmath.com/graphit]

11.5.10 - Sorry 1st period...

...I made you work today. We took notes and will continue next week. I'm thinking the HW will be due next Friday...hopefully. The rest of the day was spent working on SAT questions, puzzles, and the having fun at the senior BBQ. I especially loved the squirt gun game...I got a little trigger happy =D Have a good weekend.

Wed 11.3.10 - Quiz today Spent the whole period working on the quiz. Didn't really get to the homework, so it's not due on Friday. We will definitely cover the material needed to finish the homework by Tuesday. In the meantime, I posted the solutions on the HW wiki: 1-2, 1-3, 1-4.



Mon 11.1.10 - More notes...

We practiced with the special factoring cases.. .quiz over these on Wednesday. Then, moved on with notes...posted below.

Thurs 10.28.10 - 2nd Quarter already

We started notes on analyzing functions...always a fan-favorite. HW: 1-2 #2-58; 1-3 #2-10, 14-28; 1-4 #2-30 (all evens)  ...not due yet...probably next Friday

Wed 10.20.10 - Quiz today...for real

You also decided to take a test on Friday to help boost your grade...so study the quadratics in section 0-3 and the domain and piecewise functions from section 1-1. Look through the attachments posted on Monday 10.18.10 and Thursday 10.14.10. The test will have 8 questions, 4 doamin questions, 1 piecewise graph, and 3 quadratic equations (solve by factoring, completing the square and using the Quadratic Formula).

Mon 10.18.10 - Quiz today...kinda

I wasn't too happy with your performance on today's quiz, so we'll try again on Wednesday. I posted the answers below. No homework...we're covering sections 1-2 and 1-3 after your quiz on Wednesday. P.S. here's some factoring practice...you need it!

Thurs 10.14.10 - Decades Day

We mostly finished section 1-1, so please work on your homework for that section...I'll check it on Monday. Use the discussion page to ask questions when you get stuck. The answer are posted on the HW wiki. Today's notes are posted below.

Tues 10.12.10 - Alter Ego Day

We continued with section 1-1, but still not thorough enough yet, so the homework for that section will be due on Monday. However, here's some optional homework. Open the attachment and answer questions from the Chp0 test. These will be graded for accuracy, and I will average this score and your test score to help boost your grade. You may use notes/book, but please do not use a calculator.

Fri 10.8.10 - Test Today

Time to finish your test today, then notes over section 1-1. Attempt your homework, but we'll finish the section next week. HW: 1-1 #3-69 (odd Mof3)

Wed 10.6.10 - Test Today

Test today over Chp0. HW tonight is Chp1 Vocabulary...posted below. (I'll probably give you a little time to finish the test on Friday).

Mon 10.4.10 - Quiz Today, Test Wednesday

I checked HW for 0-5 and 0-6 while you worked on today's quiz. I posted the quiz, so you can catch up if you were absent today. Test over Chapter 0, lessons 1-6 on Wednesday. HW tonight is the Chp0 Posttest...answers on the HW wiki. HW: page P38 #1-30, 33-39

Thurs 9.30.10 - Quiz Monday & Test Wednesday We reviewed 0-5, took notes on 0-6, and worked on a practice quiz. Everything is posted below. You have a quiz over sections 0-5 and 0-6 on Monday and a test over Chp0 (lessons 1-6) on Wednesday.

Tues 9.28.10 - Notes...  I just realized that I forgot to post on Friday. We only worked on the quiz that day. However, today was somewhat productive. We covered section 0-5. Homework is due Thursday. Notes are posted below. HW: 0-5 #3-45 (odd Mof3, skip #21 and #27)

Wed 9.22.10 - Quiz Today! We spent the entire class working on the quiz. We'll review it on Friday and then start working with the calculators. No homework tonight. We'll finish sections 0-5 and 0-6 next week.

Mon 9.20.10 - Quiz Wednesday 0-1 to 0-4 I was discouraged after checking your homework and postponed the quiz until Wednesday. We spent the entire class period reviewing your homework. Please take advantage of the extra study time...choose to do more problems from each section, for fun :) For those in my 5th period class, here is our schedule:

Tues 9.14.10 - Quiz Monday 0-1 to 0-4 We started with another quick practice with complex numbers and radicals. Then, we finished the notes for 0-3. Quiz Monday over sections 0-1 to 0-4. Homework for sections 0-3 and 0-4 is also due Monday.

Tues 9.14.10 - Quiz Monday 0-1 to 0-4 We spent the period working on a practice quiz...for Monday. We'll finish sections 0-3 and 0-4 on Thursday. Homework for those sections are due Monday as well. Practice quiz questions and answers are posted below... HW: 0-3 #3-45, 0-4 #3-33, odd multiples of 3

Fri 9.10.10 - No HW... ...sorta. We covered half of section 0-3 in class, so I won't check the HW for this section until Thursday. However, get a head start, so you don't have too much HW next week. I plan to finish 0-3 on Tuesday and to give a quiz over the first 3 sections on Thursday. In addition, I checked the HW for sections 0-1 and 0-2 while you worked on today's journal: Number System Venn Diagram...posted below with the notes.

Tues 9.7.10 - Project Day =D My Profile projects were due today. We also discussed what should be in your binder, then added a journal (see ppt attachment below). We finished taking notes in Chp0 sections 1-2. HW for those sections are due on Friday. Notes are posted below. HW: 0-1 #3-27, 0-2 #3-57, odd multiples of 3...answers on the HW wiki

Thurs 9.2.10 - Notes and HW...good We checked your pretest HW and started taking notes. Answers to the pretest are posted on the HW wiki. Here is the HW for Chp0:   These are not due yet, just a heads up on what's coming. But don't forget about the profile project. It's due on Tuesday!

Tues 8.31.10 - Book HW tonight We continued our quest with the final exam I gave you last week. Hopefully, you're understanding the fractions a little better. We'll continue the quest, so don't give up yet. Also, don't forget to work on your "My Profile", it's due in one week. Please include your personality test results (Brain Dominance, Learning Style, Multiple Intelligences, Career Interest) in your visual display. You will receive at least a 75% if you include these, and the remaining 25% is earned through creativity and visual appeal. In addition, __tonight's homework is page P2 #2-36, even numbers, due "tomorrow"__. Answers are not posted online, because it's a pretest. However, try to look through the chapter to teach yourself if you are not sure how to do a problem. And, don't forget to ask questions on the discussion! We also started the binder organization process. Today's journal is posted below with the ppt that shows the titles for each section of your binder. The semester projects are also posted.

Fri 8.27.10 - Don't look for Mars tonight :[ Today, we picked up your BFTJ (best friend til June)...the textbook and worked on a few problems from the HW. Please keep trying to learn these problems. The answers are posted below. Don't give up...if you get stuck, use the discussion page to get help. [[file:Alg2 FE 2010 answers.PDF]] If you can't open the pdf file, use the new wiki I created for answers to homework. HOMEWORK: use the answers above to finish the Precalc Prerequisites/Algebra 2 Final Exam

Wed 8.25.10 - 1 more fun day :) We finished the personality tests today and discussed your project, "My Profile". Please use the results of your Brain Dominance test, Learning Style activity, Mulitple Intelligences, and Career Interest inventory to create a visual display of your personality. You can add more to it, no limits. It is due Tuesday, Sept 7. More pressing, however, it the homework due Friday. Please complete the Algera 2 Final Exam...the best that you can. It won't be graded for accuracy, just completion. Get help and try to teach/remind yourself how to do the problems. We'll go over it on Friday.  HOMEWORK: finish Precalc Prerequisites/Algebra 2 Final Exam

Mon 8.23.10 - 1st Day! We covered the procedures and started working on your 1st assignment of the year, "My Profile" (yay!). Please review the "1st Day" ppt below to see the details and to get the journal and wrap-up. The personality tests are also posted below. Your final display is due in one week. HOMEWORK: finish Multiple Intelligences

=Sat 8.21.10 - Open House=