Mr Stephenson's College Precalculus Assignments for 2011-2012 Quarter 2 (V. 1/18, 06:51)

Mr Stephenson's College Precalculus Assignments for 2011-2012 Quarter 2 (v. 1/18, 06:51)

Textbook: Blitzer, Precalculus, 2nd Ed., Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 2004
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L:=Lesson,C:=C.Lab.,HW:=Homewrk,CW:=Classwrk,GW:= Groupwrk,Q:=Quiz,T:=Test,E:=Exam.
EVERY ASSIGNMENT INCLUDES READING THE COVERED SECTIONS IN THE TEXT.

(PLANNING) ENTRIES LATER THAN ORANGE HIGHLIGHT MAY CHANGE.

YDay / QDay / Date / Activity / Description /
43 / 43 / R11/1 MCrM / Lp.6.1 / Rational Expressions: Domain, Simplifying, Multiplying; Ex’s 1-3
CW: p.67: 1-17 odds [n=9] (Due 11/6/12.)
44 / 44 / F11/2 MCrM / Lp.6.2 / Rational Expressions: Dividing, Adding / Subtracting; Ex’s 4-6
CW: p.67: 19-29, 85 odds [n=7] (Due 11/6/12.)
45 / 45 / M11/5
sub / Lp.6.3 / Rational Expressions GROUPWORK
GW: p.68: 65, 67, 69, 71, 77; Groups of 2-3 turn in ONE set of solutions for each group at end of class WITH all names on it.
46 / 1 / T11/6 / Lp.6.4 / Rational Expressions: LCD & Add, Complex E.’s.; Ex’s 7-9
CW: p.67: 31-45 odds [n=8]
47 / 2 / W11/7 MCrE / Lp.6.5 / Rational Expressions: Complex E.’s., & w/Radicals; Ex’s 10-12
CW: p.67: 47-63 odds [n=9]
48 / 3 / R11/8 MCrE
Grds2:30
sub / Lp.6.6 / Rational Expressions GROUPWORK
GW: p.69: 85, 87; AND p.111: (101-111 odds, 112).
Groups of 2-3 students turn in ONE set of solutions for each group at end of class WITH all names on it.
49 / 4 / F11/9 MCrE / Review / Pass back Tests and Quarter 1 Assignments; Field Questions.
M11/12H / Holiday / Veteran's Day
50 / 5 G / T11/13 / L2.6.1 / Rat’l. Func’s.: Domain, Arrow Notation, Vert. Asymptotes; Ex’s 1-2
CW: p.321: 1-27 odds [n=14]
51 / 6 / W11/14 / L2.6.2 / Rat’l. Func’s.: Horizontal Asymptotes, Graphing; Ex’s 3-5
CW: p.321: (29-43, 95) odds [n=9]; Graphing Rational Functions
52 / 7 / R11/15 / L2.6.3 / Rat’l. Func’s.: Slant/Other Asymptotes, Graphing; Ex’s 7, 6 by div.
CW: p.321: 45-65 odds [n=11]
53 / 8 / F11/16 RptCrd / L2.6.4 / Rat’l. Func’s.: Applications, Ex’s 8-9
CW: p.322: 67, 75, 77, 95, 96, 97, 99; EXPLAIN ANSWERS. [n=7]
54 / 9 / M11/19 / Review / Make 1-sided Review Sheet & Practice: p.111: 100-112; p.351: 65-79
55 / 10 Q / T11/20 / Quiz21 / Covers YDays 43-53.
56 / 11 / W11/21 / Pep Rally
R11/22-F11/23 H / Holiday / Thanksgiving Recess
57 / 12 / M11/26 / L3.1.1 / Exponential Functions, Ex’s 1-2 {Exp. Rules in Text P.2}
CW: Read pp.355-359; Do: p.364: 1-17 odds [n=9]
58 / 13 / T11/27 / L3.1.2 / Transformations of Exponential Functions, Ex’s 3-4
CW: Read pp.359-361; Do: p.364: 19-24 all, 25-33 odds [n=11]
59 / 14 / W11/28 / L3.1.3 / Compound Interest and the Natural Base e, Ex’s 5-6; Handout
CW: Read pp.361-364; Do: p.365: 41-45 odds [n=3]
60 / 15 G / R11/29 / L3.1.4 / CW: p.365: (41-45, 49-51) odds [n=5]
61 / 16 / F11/30
sub / L3.1.5 / GW: p.365: 53,55,56,57,68,69 [n=6]; Explain!; Students to work in groups of 2-3 during class and finish at home; individual HW-like check on Mon. {p1 sub did not open cabinet for text access!}
62 / 17 / M12/3 / p1
L3.1.5 / GW: p.365: 53,55,56,57,68,69 [n=6]; Explain!; Students to work in groups of 2-3 during class and finish at home; individual HW-like check on Tues. {On Fri. p1 sub did not open cabinet for text access!}
p4A, p5B
L1.8.1 / Inverse Functions: Verifying, Finding, Ex’s 1-4
CW: p.216: 11-21 odds [n=6]
63 / 18 / T12/4 / p1
L1.8.1 / Inverse Functions: Verifying, Finding, Ex’s 1-4
CW: p.216: 11-21 odds [n=6]
p4A, p5B
L1.8.2 / Inverse Functions: Reflection in , Horizontal Line Test, Ex’s 6, 5
CW: p.216: (23-25, 29-37) odds, 38, (61 Explain T & F) [n=9]
64 / 19 / W12/5 / p1
L1.8.2 / Inverse Functions: Reflection in , Horizontal Line Test, Ex’s 6, 5
CW: p.216: (23-25, 29-37) odds, 38, (61 Explain T & F) [n=9]
p4A, p5B
Review / Handout; Practice: p.417: 1-11 all; p.240: 95-104 all
65 / 20 T / R12/6 / Review
66 / 21 / F12/7 / T2-1 / Covers YDays 43-64.
67 / 22 / M12/10 / L3.2.1 / Logarithm Functions: Definition & Evaluating; Ex’s 1-3
CW: p.377: 1-19 odds [n=10]
68 / 23 / T12/11 / L3.2.2 / Logarithm Functions: Properties; Ex’s 4-5
CW: p.377: 21-37 odds [n=9]
69 / 24 / W12/12
ER 11:45 / L3.2.3 / Logarithm Functions: Graphs and their transforms.
CW: p.377: 39, 42-49 all, 51, 53, 92 [n=12]
70 / 25 G / R12/13 / L3.2.4 / Logarithm Functions: Domains; Ex’s 7, 10-11
CW: p.378: 55-79 odds [n=13]
71 / 26 / F12/14 ProgRpt / L3.2.5 / Logarithm Functions: Applications; Ex’s 8-9, 12
CW: p.378: 81-87 odds, 104-107 all [n=8]
72 / 27 / M12/17 / L3.3.1 / Log Rules: Product, Quotient, Power; Expanding Logs; Ex’s 1-4
CW: p.387: 1-37 e.o.o. [n=10]
73 / 28 / T12/18 / L3.3.2 / Condensing Logs; Ex’s 5-6
CW: p.388: 41-69 e.o.o. [n=8]
74 / 29 / W12/19 / L3.3.3 / Change of Base; Ex’s 7-8
CW: p.388: 71-77 odds, 101-103 all; [n=7]
75 / 30 Q / R12/20 / Review / Optional Practice: p.418: 12-53 (BoB has even and odd answers)
76 / 31 / F12/21
sub / Q2-2 / Quiz covers YDays 67-74 and is NOT multiple choice. Self selected pairs of students (with 1 threesome if necessary and NO singles) work on a Quiz without textbooks or notebooks. Each student provides a 1-sided handwritten review sheet that the group can reference; all review sheets to be attached to quiz along with group’s problem solutions. Have students put group member names on quiz before starting work.
M12/24-T1/1 H / Happy
Holidays! / Christmas Eve through New Year's Day
77 / 32 / W1/2 / L3.4.1 / Solving Exponential Equations, Ex’s 1-4
CW: p.397: 1-25 e.o.o. [n=7]
78 / 33 / R1/3 / L3.4.2 / Solving Logarithmic Equations, Ex’s 5-7
CW: p.397: 27-51 e.o.o. [n=7]
79 / 34 / F1/4 / L3.4.3 / Applications, Ex’s 8-10
CW: p.398: 55, 57, 61, 65, 69, 87-91 odds [n=8]
80 / 35 G / M1/7 / L3.5.1 / Exponential Growth & Decay, Ex’s 1-2
CW: p.412: (1-7, 11-17) odds [n=8]
81 / 36 / T1/8 / L3.5.2 / Logistic Growth, Change Exp. to Base e, Ex’s 3 & 5
CW: p.413: (25-29, 35-37) odds [n=5]
82 / 37 / W1/9 / L3.5.3 / Newton’s Law of Cooling, Ex 4
CW: p.414: 31, 33 [n=2] (Start thinking about 58 for tomorrow.)
83 / 38 / R1/10 / L3.5.4 / GW: p415: 58; Students work in pairs (& 1 threesome, if necessary). Find Time-of-Death to the second. Turn in work at end of period.
84 / 39 / F1/11 / Review
85 / 40 T / M1/14 / Review
86 / 41 / T1/15 / p4 & p1 / Exam covers YDays 43-84; {rest of day: 4, 5, 6, 2}
87 / 42 QA / W1/16 / Snowish
Day / Regular A Shedule
88 / 43 / R1/17 / p2 & p5 / Exam covers YDays 43-84; {rest of day: 4, 5, 6, 3}
89 / 44 / F1/18 / p3 & p6 / Exam covers YDays 43-84; {rest of day: 4, 5, 6, 7}
M1/21 H / Holiday / Martin Luther King Day
90 / 45 / T1/22
Qtr2 Ends / p7
L4.1.1 / Exam covers YDays 43-84; {rest of day: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 1}
Angles, Std.Pos., Coterminal, Complement & Supplement; Ex’s 1-3
CW: p.434: 1-13 odds [n=7]