Honors+Precalculus

**//Welcome to Honors Precalculus 2011-2012! //** 9/8/11 ||  || * __Course Description and Policies__ 9/12/11 ||  || * Your summer assignment is due today! > 3)p. 9, #13 - 23 odds; #26 - 30 evens (calculate distance only); #32 - 36 evens (calculate distance and midpoint) || 9/14/11 ||  || * __All About Circles__ 9/16/11 ||   || * __Algebraic Fractions and Rational Equations__ 9/20/11 ||   || * __Quiz: Circles__ 9/22/11 ||   || * __Classwork and Homework__:   || 9/26/11 ||   || * Compound and Absolute Value Inequalities (Review) > 9/28/11 ||   || * __ Quiz: Solving rational equations; compound and absolute value inequalities __ > 9/30/11 ||   || * More practice on rational inequalities > 10/4/11 ||   || RAINED OUT! In class practice: p. 71, # 4 - 23 all || 10/6/11 ||   || * Rational inequalities continued: [|PRACTICE HANDOUT] > > > __// DUE DATE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011. //__ || 10/10/11 ||   || COLUMBUS DAY - NO SCHOOL || 10/11/11 ||   || Introduction to Trigonometry:  || 10/13/11 ||   || * In-class activity: Unit circle angle measure > > __// TAKE HOME EXAM IS DUE TODAY. //__ || 10/17/11 ||  || * __Quiz: Radian and degree measure__ > > > 10/19/11 ||  || * Find a positive and negative coterminal angle (see worksheet from 10/17) #15 - 20 > 10/21/11 ||  || * Find a reference angle (see worksheet from 10/17) #1 - 14 > 10/25/11 ||  || * __Quiz: Quadrants for angles and coterminal angles__ > > 10/27/11 ||  || * __Quiz: Common angles chart__ > > > 10/31/11 ||  || * Unit circle labeled with special angles and values: [|unit-circle.gif] || 11/2/11 ||  || * IN - CLASS practice: || 11/4/11 ||  || FIRST QUARTER ENDS TODAY!
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 * THURSDAY
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 * Got Summer Assignment? Your summer packet is due on __Monday, 9/12/11__! NO EXCEPTIONS!
 * Let's play Algebra Jeopardy! ||
 * ||  || * __Common Algebra Errors__[[file:Common Algebra Errors.ppt]] ||
 * MONDAY
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 * Review of Distance Formula
 * Review of Midpoint Formula
 * Classwork: p. 9, #25 - 35 odds (calculate distance only)
 * Homework: 1) Finish classwork 2) Read pp. 2 - 7
 * WEDNESDAY
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 * Classwork: Selected problems from [[file:Equations of Circles.pdf]]
 * Homework: 1) Classwork Handout #1 - 4 2) p. 10, #55 - 68 all ||
 * FRIDAY
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 * __Classwork/ Homework__ [[file:Adding Subtracting Rational Expressions.pdf]] ||
 * TUESDAY
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 * __Classwork__: [[file:Solving Rational Equations.pdf]]
 * __Homework__: p. 50, #15 - 28 all (NOTE: #29 and 30 done in class). ||
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 * ||  || MEET THE TEACHER NIGHT - Thursday, September 22, 2011 - Hope to see you! ||
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 * __Homework__: (TO PASS IN) pp. 68 - 69, #69 - 72 all; #117 - 126 all ||
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 * Introduction to quadratic and rational inequalities:[[file:Quadratic and Rational Inequalities.ppt]]
 * __Homework__: Practice problems (copy from board) ||
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 * Homework: p. 64, #55 - 58; p. 69, #131 - 134 all; p. 71, # 24 ||
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 * Take home EXAM to be distributed in class today: [[file:Take Home Exam.doc]]
 * ||  || End of preliminary review. We will be beginning TRIGONOMETRY next. ||
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 * Classwork/Homework: [[file:Angles and Angle Measure.pdf]]
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 * Finding measures of angles (Use worksheet for Thursday 10/13)
 * Finding coterminal angles: [[file:Coterminal Angles and Reference Angles.pdf]]#21 - 34 only
 * Homework(to pass in): pp 291 - 292, #5 - 10 all, #43 - 65 odds ||
 * WEDNESDAY
 * WEDNESDAY
 * Homework (to pass in): pp 291, #15 - 18 all ||
 * FRIDAY
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 * Homework p. 320, #39 - 50 all
 * Quiz next time on identifying quadrants for angles and coterminal angles ||
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 * Trigonometric values of common angles
 * Homework: Memorize trigonometric values of common angles chart on p. 317
 * Quiz next time on common angles chart ||
 * THURSDAY
 * THURSDAY
 * Fundamental Trigonometric Identities p. 306
 * Applying Trig Identities to find trigonometric functions of a given angle: In class practice handout
 * Homework: p. 310, # 2-10 all, # 12 - 18 all ||
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> 11/8/11 ||  ||  PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - VOTING - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS  || 11/9/11 ||  || * More practice with special angle trigonometric values > > 11/11/11 ||  || VETERAN'S DAY - NO SCHOOL || 11/14/11 ||  || * Review HW: p. 320, # 1 - 18 all > > 11/16/11 ||  || Sector Area and Arc Length - Handout || 11/18/11 ||  || Trigonometric Identities Introduction - Select examples from book || 11/22/11 ||  || Trigonometric Identities - (continued) HANDOUT || 11/28 - 11/30 ||  || Trigonometric Identities - (continued) HANDOUT || 12/2/11 ||  || Review for TEST (next class) || 12/6/11 ||  ||  TEST: Trigonometric values of angles and trigonometic identities  || 12/8/11 ||  || Handout review questions - Hand in by next class - Counts as quiz grade || 12/12/11 ||  || Review Test questions Introduction to graphing sine and cosine - IN CLASS PRACTICE || 12/14/11 ||  || Graphing using calculator Homework: p. 330, #1 - 14, # 17, 18, 19, 20 (graph only), # 27, 28 || 12/16/11 ||  || Understanding sine and cosine graphs (question of the day handout) || 12/20/11 ||  || Practice graphing sine and cosine with changes in amplitude and period - PASS IN Algebra review questions handout - DUE ON FRIDAY 1/6/12 || 12/22/11 ||  || Graphing Wrap-up FERMAT'S ROOM || 1/4/12 ||  || QUESTION OF THE DAY: Handout Graphing sine and cosine with changes in phase shift and vertical shift Homework: p. 331, #45, 46, 47, 48, 52, 52 || 1/6/12 ||  ||  Quiz next time: Graphing sine y = a sin (bx + c) + d and cosine y = a cos (bx + c) + d || 1/9/12 ||  || Graphs of other trigonometric functions and inverse functions Finding graphs of functions on a calculator || 1/11/12 ||  || Law of Sines and Law of Cosines || 1/13/12 ||  || Law of Cosines (wrap up) TAKE HOME EXAM - Due on Wednesday, 1/18/12 || 1/17/12 ||  ||  PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS  || 1/18/12 ||  || Solving Trigonometric Equations || 1/20/12 ||  || Review for Midterm || __**//REMINDER//: If you miss class, be sure to see me the following day** __ __**for the homework handout(s) if they do not appear on this page.** __
 * "Mock" quiz on special angle trigonometric values
 * Finding exact values of trigonometric functions. Classwork/HW (to pass in): p. 310, #19 - 24 all ||
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 * Review p. 310, #19 - 24 all
 * HW: p. 320, # 1 - 18 all ||
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 * Quiz next time: Special angle trigonometric values
 * Trigonometric values on a calculator and degree minute seconds - To pass in: p. 311, # 39 - 46 all ||
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