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Advanced Math Lesson Plans

Week of February 22- February 26     

Date

Title/Objective

Activities/Homework

2/22

Monday

4.8 Putting it together

·         Develop and use formulas for finding the number of permutations or combinations of n objects, taken k at a time.

 Page 320-321 7-17

2/23

Tuesday

4.9 Getting started

·         Apply counting strategies to solve the Pascal’s Paths problem

Page 327 11-16

2/24

Wednesday

 

Se 4.10 Revisiting the binomial theorem

·         Explain why the coefficients of a binomial expansion are found in Pascal’s Triangle.

Additional Practice 4.10 1-5

2/25

Thursday

4.11 Connections

·         See that the entries of Pascal’s Triangle form a variety of perspectives.

 Page 332-333 1-12

2/26

Friday

4.      Guest Speaker

 

Week of February 15- February 19     

Date

Title/Objective

Activities/Homework

2/15

Monday

4.6 Permutations

·         Develop and use formulas for finding the number of permutations of n objects, taken k at a time.

·         Find the number of anagrams for a word

 Page 303 21-26

2/16

Tuesday

4.7 Combinations

·         Find a formula for the number of combinations of n objects, taken k at a time.

Page 310-312 1-5, 9, 10, 12, 18, 19, 21-23

2/17

Wednesday

 

Se 4.7 Combinations

·         Find a formula for the number of combinations of n objects, taken k at a time.

Page 311-312 24-32

2/18

Thursday

ITEDS

 

2/19

Friday

4.      No School

 

February 8th – February 12th

Date

Title/Objective

Assignment

02/08

Monday

4.4 Counting All Functions

·         Recognize the kinds of problems that you can solve using combinatorics

·         Develop your own strategies for systematic counting

Additional Practice 4.4

02/09

Tuesday

Quiz Over section A

Quiz

02/010 

Wednesday

4.6 Permutations

·         Develop and use formulas for finding the number of permutations of n objects, taken k at a time

·         Find the numbers of anagrams for a word

Page 302-303 12-20

02/011

Thursday

4.6 Permutations

·         Develop and use formulas for finding the number of permutations of n objects, taken k at a time

  • Find the numbers of anagrams for a word

Page 303 21-26

02/12

Friday

4.7 Combinations

·         Develop and use formulas for finding the number of permutations of n objects, taken k at a time

Page 313-314 20-28

February 1st – February 5th

Date Title/Objective Assignment

02/01

Monday

Chapter 3 Review Practice Test

Solutions Page 1

Solutions Page 2

02/02

Tuesday

Chapter 3 Test Sections 3.10 - 3.11

Test

02/03 

Wednesday

4.1 Getting Started

  • Develop techniques for solving counting problems
In class discussion over problem #3 page 278

02/04

Thursday

4.2 Are They Different or the Same?
  • Recognize the kinds of problems that you can solve using combinatorics
  • Develop your own strategies for systematic counting
Page 283 Problems  8-10, 13, 16, 17

02/05

Friday

4.3 Strategies for Counting
  • Recognize the kinds of problems that you can solve using combinatorics
  • Develop your own strategies for systematic counting

 

Page 289-290 10-18

 

January 25th – January 29th

Date Title/Objective Assignment

01/25

Monday

Classes Did not meet due to early out.  

01/26

Tuesday

3.11 Compound Interest and the number e

·         State and uses the limit definitions of e

Assignment: Page 245 1-6;10-12

01/27

Wednesday

3.13 The Natural Log Function

·         Use the inverse relation between e and ln to solve equations

Notes PDF File

Notes in GSP File

Assignment: Page 257 1-12

01/28

Thursday

Exponential Growth and Decay

·         Use logarithms to calculate growth and decay

Assignment: Worksheet

  01/29

Friday

Programming Calculators

·         Use calculators to write a program that will compute monthly mortgage payments.

Write your own computer program that will carry out a mathematical formula

Week of January 18th – January 22nd      

Date

Title/Objective

Activities/Homework

1/18

Monday

No School –Teacher In-service Day

 

01/19

Tuesday

3.10 Getting Started

·         Develop an understanding of exponential functions used to compute interest

Assignment: Page 239 1-8

01/20

Wednesday

 

Review Exponential and Logarithmic functions  

Logarithm Rules

Below is a tutorial from www.brightstorm.com For more videos, log on to the website to find additional support.

Assignment: Worksheet

01/21

Thursday

3.11 Compound Interest and the number e

·         State and uses the limit definitions of e

Assignment: Page 235 1-6;10-12

01/22

Friday

Programming Calculators

·         Use calculators to write a program that will compute monthly mortgage payments.

Write your own computer program that will carry out a mathematical formula.

 

Week of January 11th – January 15th    

Date

Title/Objective

Activities/Homework

1/11

Monday

Section 3.8 Reviewing Secants and Tangents

·         Find the equation of a tangent to the graph of a rational function at a point

Homework: Page 223 1-9

01/12

Tuesday

Review Chapter 3

Practice Test

01/13

Wednesday

 

Review Chapter 3

Review sheet

01/14

Thursday

Chapter 3 Midchapter Test

None

1/15

Friday

3.10 Notes over logarithms, exponential functions, and binomial theorem.

 

 

Week of January 4th – January 8th    

 

Date

Title/Objective

Activities/Homework

1/4

Monday

Rational Functions Review

Worksheet—Determining Discontinuities, and Horizontal Asymptotes.

01/05

Tuesday

Rational Functions Review

Worksheet—Graphing Rational Functions

01/06

Wednesday

Early Out

Section 3.8 Reviewing Secants and Tangents

·         Find the equation of a tangent to the graph of a rational function at a point

Homework: Page 223 1-9

01/07

Thursday

Review Chapter 3

Practice Test

01/08

Friday

Chapter 3 Midchapter Test

None

Week of December 14th - December 18th    

 

Date

Title/Objective

Activities/Homework

12/14

Monday

Semester Test Practice Exam

 

12/15

Tuesday

Semester Test Practice Exam

 

12/16

Wednesday

Early Out

Semester Tests

 

12/17

Thursday

Semester Tests

 

12/18

Friday

Semester Tests

 

 

Week of December 7th  - December 11th  

 

Date

Title/Objective

Activities/Homework

12/7

Monday

Section 3.6 Getting Started

·         Become familiar with rational functions  

Homework: Page 207 1-5, #7

 

12/8

Tuesday

Section 3.7 Graphing Rational functions

·         Sketch the graphs of rational functions, including asymptotes and holes

Homework:  Worksheet

12/9

Wednesday

Early Out

Section 3.7 Graphing Rational functions

·         Sketch the graphs of rational functions, including asymptotes and holes

Homework: Page 214 1-5, 7-8,10-12, 15

12/10

Thursday

Section 3.8 Revisiting Secants and Tangents

  • Find the equation of a tangent line to a rational function at a point

Homework: Page 224 1,3,4 ; 8-11

12/11

Friday

Section 3.8 Revisiting Secants and Tangents

  • Find the equation of a tangent line to a rational function at a point

Homework: Page 224 1,3,4 ; 8-11

 

Week of November 30th   – December 4th   

 

Date

Title/Objective

Activities/Homework

11/30

Monday

Section 3.4 Polynomials in powers of x-a

·         Write the Taylor expansion for a polynomial function about a point.

Homework: Page 193 problem 1, 6, 10,11,16

 

12/1

Tuesday

Section 3.5 Secants and Tangents

·         Find the tangent to a polynomial curve at a point

Homework: Page 197 problems 1-6;

Page 202 problems 8-10

12/2

Wednesday

Early Out

Section 3.5 Secants and Tangents

·         Find the tangent to a polynomial curve at a point

Homework: Page 197 problems 1-6;

Page 202 problems 8-10  

Worksheet

12/3

Thursday

Section 3.5 Secants and Tangents

·         Find the tangent to a polynomial curve at a point

Homework: Page 197 problems 1-6;

Page 202 problems 8-10  

Notes on GSP

12/4

Friday

Quiz Sections 3.1-3.5

Quiz

 

 

Week of November 23rd  – November 27th  

 

Date

Title/Objective

Activities/Homework

11/23

Monday

3.3 Graphs and Secants

  • Find equations of secant lines and average rate of change between two points

Page 184 problems 1,3,4 and 8-13.

11/24

Tuesday

3.3 Graphs and Secants

  • Find equations of secant lines and average rate of change between two points

Page 184 problems 1,3,4 and 8-13. Due at the end of class

11/25

Wednesday

Challenge Worksheet

 

11/26

Thursday

No School Happy Turkey Day

 

11/27

Friday

No School. Happy Day after Turkey Day

 

Week of November 16th – November 20th  

 

Date

Title/Objective

Activities/Homework

11/16

Monday

Mr. Deal Sick

Trig Identities review sheet

Worksheet

11/17

Tuesday

3.1 Getting Started

Homework: Page 167 1-5, 7,8,11,13

 

 

11/18

Wednesday

3.1 Getting Started

Homework: Page 167 1-5, 7,8,11,13

 

 

11/19

Thursday

3.2 Continuity of Polynomial functions

·         Understand the change of sign theorem

·         Understand the intermediate value theorem

Worksheet

11/20

Friday

3.3 Graphs and secant lines

  • Find the equation of a secant line and the average rate of change

Worksheet  

Geogebra Activity

 

3.4 Polynomials in powers of x – a

·         Write the Taylor expansion for a polynomial function about a point

Worksheet

Week of November 9th  – November 13th  

 

Date

Title/Objective

Activities/Homework

11/09

Monday

2.11 Geometry of roots of Unity

  • Find exact algebraic expressions for certain trig values

Page 141 problems 1-2;9-14 

11/10

Tuesday

Review Trig Identities  

Worksheet

11/11

Wednesday

Practice Test Chapter 2

Practice Test

11/12

Thursday

 S   Chapter 2 Test Part A

 

11/13

Friday

Chapter 2 Test Part B

  Problem Solving # 2 Due

 

Week of November 2nd – November 6th  

Date

Title/Objective

Activities/Homework

11/02

Monday

2.9 Powers of Complex Numbers

  • Calculate powers of complex numbers using De Moivre’s Theorem.

Homework: Page 130 problems 7, 8, 11, 14, 15, 16  

Tutorial

 

11/03

Tuesday

2.9 Powers of Complex Numbers

  • Calculate powers of complex numbers using De Moivre’s Theorem.

Homework: Page 130 problems 7, 8, 11, 14, 15, 16

 

11/04

Wednesday

2.10 Roots of Unity

  • Understand the geometry of roots of unity, and the connection to roots of equations of the form xn-1=0

Homework: Page 136 problems 9,10,11,12,14,19

11/05

Thursday

2.10 Roots of Unity

 

  • Understand the geometry of roots of unity, and the connection to roots of equations of the form xn-1=0

·

Homework: Page 136 problems 9,10,11,12,14,19

11/06

Friday

No School

 

 

Week of October 27th through October 30th 

Date

Title/Objective

Activities/Homework

10/26

Monday

No School

10/27

Tuesday

2.8. Getting Started

  • Review multiplication of complex numbers

  • Warm up to sigma notation and finding roots

Warm Up: Factor Game

Homework: Page 125 2-13

 

10/28

Wednesday

2.8. Getting Started

  • Review multiplication of complex numbers

  • Warm up to sigma notation and finding roots

In class work day

Homework: Page 125 2-13

 

10/29

Thursday

Review for Mid-Chapter Test

Homework Assignment

Page 122 problems 6-8

Page 123 problems 1-11

10/30

Friday

Chapter 2 Mid-chapter test (sections 2.1-2.7)

Pass out problem solving #1 quarter 2

Week of October 19th through October 23rd

Date

Title/Objective

Activities/Homework

10/19

Monday

2.6. Building Formulas and Identities

  • Show the Sum and Difference Identities for Cosine and Sine using the Multiplication Law for complex numbers

Homework: Read page 113 Minds in Action

Do problem #4 on page 113

Prove the double-angle identities

10/20

Tuesday

2.6. Building Formulas and Identities (continued)

Homework: Page 114 problems 1,2,3,6,8,15,17

 

10/21

Wednesday

2.7 Proving Identities

  • Test Trig Equations to determine if they are identities

  • Use Pythagorean identities and algebra to prove that a trig equation is an identitiy.

Homework Assignment

Page 120 problems 1,2,5,6,8,9,12 

Identities Tutorial

10/22

Thursday

2.7 Proving Identities

  • Test Trig Equations to determine if they are identities

  • Use Pythagorean identities and algebra to prove that a trig equation is an identity.

Homework Assignment

Page 120 problems 1,2,5,6,8,9,12

10/23

Friday

Identities review

Review Worksheet

Week of October 12th through October 16th

Date

Title/Objective

Activities/Homework

10/12

Monday

2.4 Multiplication Law

·         Decide when it is best to use either rectangular or polar coordinates to represent complex numbers

Homework: Page 102 problems 1-4; 7, 9a, 11, 12, 14

10/13

Tuesday

 Finish 2.4 Multiplication Law

Homework: Page 102 problems 1-4; 7, 9a, 11, 12, 14

 

10/14

Wednesday

Early Out

MDP (Meaningful Distributed Practice) Day

Worksheet

 

10/15

Thursday

Quiz over sections 2.1-2.4

None

10/16

Friday

Section 2.5 Getting Started

  • Warm up to Basic Trig Identities

Trigonometry Properties Square Worksheet

 

 

 

 Week of October 5th-9th

Date

Title/Objective

Activities/Homework

10/05

Monday

Chapter 1 Test Part B

None

10/06

Tuesday

Section 2.1 Getting Started

·         Review properties of complex numbers

Notes: Do problems 1,3, and 4 in class together

Homework Assignment:

Check your understanding page 86 8, 9, 10, 14

 

 

10/07

 

Section 2.2 The Complex Plane

·         Determine the magnitude and argument for any complex number

Notes:

For you to do Page 87 problems 1 – 4

Check your Understanding Page 90 1-5

10/08

Thursday

Section 2.2 Continued

Assignment:

Page 90 problems 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 16

10/09

Friday

Section 2.3 Another Form for Complex Numbers

·         Represent Complex numbers using both rectangular coordinates and polar coordinates.

Notes: Check your understanding

Page 94 problems 1-5

Assignment: Page 95 problems 8-11 and #14

 

Week of September 28th through October 2nd  

 

Date

Title/Objective

Activities/Homework

09/28

Monday

Section 1.12 Sinusoidal Functions (Continued)

Worksheet –graphing sinusoidal equations

09/29

Tuesday

Section 1.13 Applying Trig Functions

  • Model with Sinusoidal Functions

Notes: Read examples #1 and #2 from page 68-71

 

Homework Assignment:

Check your understanding page 73 problems 1-8b

On your own page 74 9-11

 

 

09/30

Wednesday

Early Out

Review Sections 1.1-1.6

Page 80 problems 1-9

10/01

Thursday

Review Sections 1.7-1.13

Page 81 problems 1-12

10/02

Friday

Chapter 1 Test Part A

Problems solving #6 Due