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MATH-Pre Calculus


OUTCOME/ ESSENTIAL QUESTION

 

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ASSESSMENT

 

How can I model real problems with an equation?
 
Relations and Functions
 
Identify relations and functions
Determine domain and range
Use algebra of functions correctly, including composition
Find inverse functions
Use data to determine a linear or quadratic function to model data
Graph Step and Piecewise functions
Solve application problems using these skills
 
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Is there an easy way to graph functions?
 
Symmetry
Transformations, Reflections, Dilations
Linear Functions
Quadratic Functions
Other Polynomials
Rational Functions
 
Sketch graphs using symmetry, transformations, etc
Write equations of parallel and perpendicular lines
Solve quadratic equation for all values
Solve polynomial equation by factoring or graphing calculator
Solve linear and quadratic applications
Sketch graphs of rational functions
Analyze for asymptotes and intercepts
 
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What is trigonometry?
How can we define trig functions outside of a right triangle?
 
Angles in Degrees/Radians
Angular and Linear Velocity
Circular Functions
Evaluating the 6 Trig Functions
Fundamental Identities
 
Convert radians to degrees and degrees to radians
Solve applications of angular and linear velocity
Use defintions of trig functions to find values of functions
Develop unit circle-use to evaluate the 6 trig functions
State the fundamental identities and use them to simplify expressions
Prove other identities using the basic ones
 
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What do the trig functions look like?
 
Graphs of 6 Trig Functions
Inverses of the 6 Trig Functions
 
Be able to graph basic functions
Identify period, amplitude, vertical shift, phase shift
Use transformations to graph
Identify location of asymptotes
Identify domain and range
Identify correct graph from verbal model
Identify domain and range of inverses
Solve trig equations using calculator and inverse functions
Solve applications of harmonic motion
 
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How does trig help solve other real life problems?
 
Right Triangles
Law of Sines
Law of Cosines
Area Formulas
 
Find missing dimensions of right and oblique triangles
State Law of Sines/Cosines
Use in appropriate settings to solve applications
Recognize ambiguous case
Solve area problems
 
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How can I use trig identities to solve more difficult equations?
 
Trig Identities
Double/Half Angle Formulas
Sum/Difference Formulas
Trig Equations
 
Use sum/difference identities to evaluate functions
Use double/half angle formulas to evaluate functions
Solve trig equations by factoring, substitution, quadratic methods
 
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What are fractional exponents?
How do I solve equations with a variable in exponent?
 
Rational Exponents
Logarithms
Exponential Equations
Growth and Decay
Base e
 
Evaluate/simplify expressions with rational exponents
Write log expressions in condensed/expanded form
State domain/range of logarithmic and exponential equations
Solve exponential/log equations
Use compound/continuous interest formulas to solve problems
Solve problems with base e
Solve growth and decay application problems
 
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Sequences and Series Arithmetic and Geometric
Binomial Expansion Theorem
 
Find missing parts of arithmetic/sequences/series geometric
Express sequence in recursive or explicit formula
Calculate arith/geo means
Expand a binomial to an integral power
Find the nth term of binomial expansion
Calculate nPr and nCr
 
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Polar Form of Complex Numbers
Polar Equations
 
Recognize cartioids, limesons
Change from polar to rectangular and rectangular to polar coordinates
Mult/divide polar complex numbers
Powers/roots polar complex numbers
 
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