***"eol" refers to "every other letter". Start at a, then do c, then do e, then do g, etc...***
Sept. 8 - Introduction to course. Went over Course Expectations and Course Evaluations. Handed out lockers. Started lesson on Introduction to Polynomials.
Sept. 9 - Finish lesson on Introduction to Polynomials. Review of Distributive Property. Complete # 3, 4, 7, 15 and 20 (all eol) from the handout for homework.
***In addition, please note that there is a review package posted under "Handouts". Complete this, if necessary, on your own time. Material will be tested in the near future.
Sept. 10 - Review of factoring (GCF, Simple Trinomials, Difference of Squares, Perfect Squares and Grouping). From the "Common Factoring" side, complete # 2 - 4 (all eol). From the "Factoring Simple Trinomials" side, complete # 4-6 (all eol), 12 eol, 13.
Sept. 11 - Review of Factoring Complex Trinomials. From the handout "Factoring Complex Trinomials and Multi-Step Factoring" do every other question, starting at # 1. In addition, complete the handout on Operations with Rational Numbers for homework.
Sept. 14 - Simplifying Rational Expressions and Stating Restrictions. From the handout, complete # 3 to 5 (all eol), 10, 14 and 15.
Sept. 15 - Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions. From the handout, complete # 1 to 3 (all eol), 4 all.
Sept. 16 - Quiz on Factoring. Lesson on Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions: Monomial Denominator. From the handout, complete # 6 (eol), 7 (eol), 8 (eol), 10 (eol), 13 (eol), 14.
Sept. 17 - Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions: Polynomial Denominator. From the handout, complete # 3ghi, 6 (eol), 8 (eol), 9 (eol), 14 (eol), 18 (eol).
Sept. 18 - Finish all other homework. For Unit Review, complete the handout.
Sept. 21 - Start Unit 2 on Transformations of Functions. Lesson on Domain and Range. Complete the handout for homework. Answers are posted under "Handouts".
Sept. 22 - Lesson on Function Notation. Complete the handout on Function Notation. This can be found under "Handouts".
Sept. 23 - Unit Test on Rational Expressions.
Sept. 24 - Introduced the Basic Functions. Complete the handout. Completed the handout called "Identifying Transformations". Graphed relations from this chart.
Sept. 25 - Review of the Transformation Parameters (a, b, d and c). Class was shorter because of the Terry Fox Run.
Sept. 28 - Did more examples of transformations that involved more than one transformation. Homework was a handout called "Transformations of Functions."
Sept. 29 - Continued graphing the relations from yesterday.
Sept. 30 - Students worked on a handout that consolidated all transformations taught thus far. From the handout, complete # 4abe, 5ac, 7a, 8a, 9a, 10abdf, 18. Answers are posted under "Handouts".
Oct. 1 - Lesson on the horizontal stretch, compression and reflection. Students are to complete the remaining questions not assigned from yesterday. Answers are posted under "Handouts", specifically called "Answers from Sept. 30th."
Oct. 2 - Lesson on how to describe transformations in words when given an equation; how to write the equation when given a description, how to get the equation from a graph. Completed the rest of the "More Practice with Transformations" handout. Both sides should now be completed. Answers were taken up in class.
Oct. 5 - Lesson on the Inverse of a Function. Complete the back of Friday's handout - Finding the Inverse Graphically and the handout on Finding the Inverse Algebraically.
Oct. 6 - Work period on yesterday's handout. Answers for #1-4 are posted under "Handouts".
Oct. 7 - Review period in preparation for tomorrow's test.
Oct. 8 - Sorry folks, I forgot about the fire drill scheduled for 8:40! The first 2 pages of the test were written today.
Oct. 9 - Wrote the last 2 pages of the test. Started Unit 3 on The Quadratic Function and Equation. Lesson on Evaluating Radicals. Complete the "Mrs. Snuggle" puzzle from the handout for homework.
Oct. 12 - Thanksgiving Day! Stay home.
Oct. 13 - Lesson on Converting from Entire to Mixed Radicals and vice versa. Complete the "Krok" puzzle from Friday's handout. Continued the lesson on Adding and Subtracting Radicals. Complete from the handout # 1eol, 3eol, 7eol.
Oct. 14 - Multiplying and Dividing Radicals. From the handout, complete # 2, 4-6, 8-10 (all eol).
Oct. 15 - Solving Quadratic Equations. From the handout, complete # 4 to 6 (all eol), 8 to 10 (all eol).
Oct. 16 - Solving Quadratic Equations Word Problems. From the handout, complete Part 1.
Oct. 19 - Took up the answers from Friday's work.
Oct. 20 - Solving Quadratic Equations Word Problems. From the handout, complete Part 2.
Oct. 21 - Took up Part 2. Started lesson on Completing the Square.
Oct. 22 - Finished lesson on Completing the Square. Reviewed how to graph the quadratic function and how to state the equation, given a graph. There were 3 handouts for homework. From the "Completing the Square" handout, complete # 2eol and 3eol.
Oct. 23 - Lesson on Solving Completing the Square Word Problems. From the handout, complete # 1 - 10.
Oct. 26 - Took up word problems from Friday. Continued working on the rest of the handout. Questions 11 and 15 were presented as the lesson.
Oct. 27 - Took up yesterday's work. Lesson on the Nature of the Roots. Finding the equation, given the roots.
Oct. 28 - Lesson on Solving Linear-Quadratic Systems.
Oct. 29 - Started Unit Review. Complete the handout.
Oct. 30 - Lesson on Exponent Laws (Multiplication, Division, Power of a Power, Power of a Product, Power of a Quotient, Negative Exponents and Zero Exponents). Complete the handout for homework.
Nov. 2 - Test on the Quadratic Function and Equation.
Nov. 3 - Rational Exponents. Complete the handout for homework.
Nov. 4 - No class due to University/College Visits.
Nov. 5 - Change of Base. Complete the handout for homework.
Nov. 6 - Solving Exponential Exponents. Complete the handout for homework.
Nov. 9 - Solving Exponential Exponents Part II - Trickier Questions! From the handout, complete # 3ab, 4aceg, 5acefg, 7ace.
Nov. 10 - Graphing Exponential Functions and their properties. Complete the handout for homework.
Nov. 11 - Lesson on Exponential Growth and Decay Word Problems.
Nov. 12 - Work period on handout from yesterday. Omit 14b. Note: for some of the questions, you will have to use a "guess and check" method.
Nov. 13 - Work on unit review.
Nov. 16 - Start unit on Sequences and Series. Read through lesson on Arithmetic Sequences. From the handout, complete # 1bdf, 2ace, 3aceg, 4ac, 7ac, 10ac, 13, 14.
Nov. 17 - Took up answers from homework. See the "handouts" section for the solutions. Went over yesterday's lesson. Handed out textbooks.
Nov. 18 - Lesson on Geometric Sequences. From the textbook, complete pp. 22-24 # 3eol, 7eol, 8, 10, 14, 19, 20eol, 21 and 25.
Nov. 19 - Test on Exponential Functions.
Nov. 20 - Recursive Formulae
Nov. 23 - Sum of an Arithmetic Series. Complete pp. 57-59 # 6eol, 9eol, 10, 13, 15, 18-21, 23, 25.
Nov. 24 - Sum of a Geometric Series. Complete pp. 62-64 # 5, 6eol, 7eol, 8, 9, 10eol, 12, 13.
Nov. 25 - Unit Review. From your textbook, complete pp. 72-74 # 3, 4, 5eol, 8, 9, 10-13 (all eol), 21-23, 25eol, 27, 28-30 (all eol).
Nov. 26 - Took up problems from the last 2 days. Worked on an assignment that is due at the start of class on Monday.
Nov. 27 - Start Unit on Financial Math. Lesson on Simple and Compound Interest. Complete p 130 # 1, 3, 4 and pp. 138-143 # 2eol, 4eol, 7, 9, 18, 19eol, 23, 24, 30, 33.
Nov. 30 - Assignment due. Lesson on Compound Interest Continued..."Other Compounding Periods"
Dec. 1 - Annuities - Future Value
Dec. 2 - PD Day. Classes end at 11:30 am. Lesson on Annuities - Present Value
Dec. 3 -
Dec. 4 - Mortgages
Dec. 7 - Unit Review
Dec. 8 - Start Unit on Trigonometry
Dec. 9 - Possible Test Date on Sequences and Series and Financial Math