WEEK 1
Wednesday, August 12, 2009 Transfer Orientation
Thursday, August 13, 2009 First day of class: Introduction: Profiles and Expectations
HW: Profiles due as a HW grade Monday, 8/17. Signed Expectation Page due Tuesday, 8/18. 5 point bonus if returned on or before 8/17. 5 point deduction per day after 8/18.
Friday, August 14, 2009 Expectations and Profiles; intro to pre-AP Precal
HW: Worksheet 1.1
WEEK 2
Monday, August 17, 2009 Quote and Warm-Up; Profiles due. Chapter P Questions
HW: Signed Expectation Page due Tuesday, 8/18 0. 5 point deduction per day after 8/18.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009 Quote and Warm-Up; Introduction: Signed Expectations due. Examine solution of polynomial inequalities on a number line using sign graphs and lay-over grid solutions.
HW: Continue review of prerequisite skills
Wednesday, August 19, 2009 Quote and Warm-Up; review of solutions of polynomial and rational inequalities in 1 dimension.
HW: Complete 2 polynomial and 2 rational inequalities from the exercises in P. 2
Thursday, August 20, 2009 Quote and Warm-Up; Review inequalities; individual oral presentations of warmups and assigned problems
HW: complete assigned problems for presentation Monday
Friday, August 21, 2009 Quote and Warm-Up; Complete Thursday, Friday assignments
HW: complete problems for presentation
WEEK 3 Written presentations due on or before class Friday 8/28 with COMPLETE EXPLANATION! Solve the inequality(ies) over the real numbers. Show set, interval, and interval graphic notations for your solution.
1. 2x3 + 3x2 - 2x - 3 < 0 2. ( [ 2x2 + 4x ] / x - 3) > 0
Monday, August 24, 2009 Quote and Warm-Up; AQEC due in class; Oral presentations on Chapter P problems.
HW: Work on 65 - 66 / 1 - 15 due Wednesday.
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 Quote and Warm-Up; Demo piecewise functiions; Work on assigned PS problems, Ch. P
HW: Read 1.1. Complete SQs 1.1 [handout]; 75/ 41, 42, 47, 48; Continue work on PS Problems
Wednesday, August 26, 2009 Quote and Warm-Up; Work on PS problems; review domains
HW: Work in PS and Presentation Problems
Thursday, August 27, 2009 Quote and Warm-Up;
HW: 76/ 94, 96, 98, 100
Friday, August 28, 2009 Quote and Warm-Up; ; An introduction to Pascal's triangle and difference quotients
HW: 76/ 83 - 87 using the difference quotient given in class.
WEEK 4
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WP #3 due on or before Friday, Sept. 4, in class. Be sure to be detailed and precise in your explanation!
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Monday, August 31, 2009 Quote and Warm-Up; Review assignments; Revie Difference Quotient problems.
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Tuesday, September 1, 2009
HW: 78/ 109 - 112 with rationale. Read 1.2. Complete 1.2 SQs [handout]
Wednesday, September 2, 2009 Quiz on domains, piecewise functions, binomial expansions, and difference quotients.
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Thursday, September 3, 2009
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Friday, September 4, 2009
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