Precalculus - Dr. Fred Kral

Precalculus - 2008-2009 - Dr. Fred Kral - Bentley School

Precalculus Homework Schedule - Chapters 1-4 Linear, Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
HW#	Planned Date due	Actual Date due	Book	First Page	PRECALCULUS Description
40		Mon 9/8	1.1	6	Textbook Questions 3, 5, 15[Read Question 14 first], 20, 21. Functions including vertical line test.
41		Wed 9/10	1.2	14	3, 9. Rates of change.
42		Wed 9/10	1.3	23	1, 3, 5, 13, 14. (Be sure to think about 13 and 14.) Linear change.
43		Wed 9/10	1.4	30	1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 15. Lines using algebra.
44A		Wed 9/10	1.4	30	17, 19, 21, 23, 29* (*=challenging and required). Lines from tables and graphs.
44B		Wed 9/10	1.5	40	15, 21. Parallel and perpendicular.
45		Fri 9/12	2.2	70	1, 3, 5, 11, 15. Domain and range.
46		Mon 9/15	2.3	74	1, 3, 5, 11 (=challenging and required). Piecewise. Optional: 7.
		in class	2.3		Sheet #231: Piecewise Functions [Questions] - [Solutions]
47		Mon 9/15	2.5	83	1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10. Concavity.
48A		Wed 9/17	2.5	83	11, 16, 17, 19 (=extra challenging and required). Concavity: verbal, graphical, tabular.
48B		in class	2.5	83	8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 20. Concavity: more practice.
		Mon 9/19 Turn in at test			Test 1 Review [Questions] - [Answers]. Turn in review material at the time of the Test.
		Wed 9/24	1-2		Test 1. Ch 1-2. 45 minutes. Closed book, closed notes, closed homework. TI−83 or TI−84 calculator needed. You need to know the formulas for lines.
49A		not due	3.T	141	Chapter 3.Tools: 1, 4, 11, 27, 37. Rules for exponents.
49B		Mon 9/19	3.T	141	Chapter 3.Tools: 1−43 (by 6's: 1, 7, 13, 19, 25, 31, 37, 43) without TI−83; 45, 55, 65, 67, 71; 79, 81; 87, 91; 93. Rules for exponents; Equations.
50A		Mon 9/29			Practice Workbook 8.1,p.152: 1, 3, 5. 8.2, p.154: 1−6, 7, 9. 8.3,p.157: 1−10, 11, 13. Exponential functions, growth/decay, base e. Answers: PW Ans
50B		Wed 10/1	3.1	108	9, 11, 13, 15, 18. Exponential functions.
51		Fri 10/3	3.3	122	1, 2, 3, 4, 13; 28, 29 (use [ZOOM] 4:ZDecimal), 37* (*=challenging and required). Asymptotes of exponential functions.
52		Fri 10/3	4.1	149	1, 3, 11, 13, 21, 25, 45. Logarithms: properties and solving equations.
53A		Mon 10/6	4.3	165	1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 18*. Question 18: fix typos: s(x)=−0.602, 0.398, 0.699 and additionally find formulas for r, s, t. Exp and Log Asymptotes.
53B		Mon 10/6			Practice Workbook 8.4, p.160: 2, 3, 7, 13, 15, 19, 20. 8.5, p.164: 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17−20. 8.6, p.166: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16. Logarithms: graphs, properties, equations. (Second 'set' is in italics.) Answers: PW Ans
		Fri 10/10			Quiz #14 on Chapter 4. Logarithms, logarithmic functions, and equations solved with logarithms.
					Sheet #431: Review Questions on Rates of Change, Concavity, Exponential and Logarithmic Functions - [Solutions]
54		Fri 10/10			• Review: HW, Quizzes. • Test Ch. 1-4 Review. Turn the review packet in at test.
		Turn in at Test			• Turn in the review packet (HW#54) at the Test. • Make one page of notes for the Test (see below for instructions).
		Fri 10/17			Test 2 - Chapters 1-4. 60 minutes. Closed book, closed notes, closed homework. TI-83 or TI-84 calculator needed. Allowed: a hand-written one-sided 11''×8.5'' page with reasonable size [not 8-point typed font]. No worked-out problems on the formula sheet! Needs to be turned in with test.

Precalculus Homework Schedule - Chapter 6 Trigonometry
HW#	Planned Date due	Actual Date due	Book	First Page	PRECALCULUS Description
1A		Wed 10/22		577	Handout, p.577: [12-5 Solving Right Triangles: Questions]. - [Answers]. Written exercises (not oral): 1, 3, 7, 9, 17. More help: textbook Chapter 6 "Tools" page 288.
1B		Fri 10/24		578	Handout 12-5 (above). Problems: 1, 5, 9, 11.
2		Mon 10/27		578	Handout 12-5 (above). Problems: 3, 7, 13, (17). =challenging (very).
3		Wed 10/29			Sheet 12-3. Trig Functions of General Angles. 1, 3, 5, 26, 27, 28. [Sheet 12−3 Questions] - [Answers]
4		Fri 10/31			Sheet 12-3 (above). Remaining circled Questions: 6, 7, 10, 12, 14, 18, 21.
5		Fri 10/31	6.2	245	Textbook: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 11−23odd. Give exact answers when possible for special triangles or when angles are on an axis. Coordinate trig.: sine, cosine, unit circle, \|angles\| > 360°.
6		optional for now	6.2	245	Textbook: 6, 10, 12−24 even. Give exact answers when possible for special triangles or when angles are on an axis.
		Wed 11/5			Quiz #61 on HW#1−HW#4 (HW#5 and HW#6 reinforce concepts). You need to memorize special triangles.
					Handed out in class: [Trigonometry Packet]
11		Wed 11/5	6.1		FMC 6.1A. 1-12, 30. Periodicity.
12		Fri 11/7	6.1		FMC 6.1B. 23-26. Amplitude, period, midline.
7			FMC 6.2A	251	FMC 6.2A (in textbook and also in packet): 28, 30, 31, 32. Coordinate trig.: sine and cosine, degrees.
13		Mon 11/10	Sheet	5-1	1, 5; 9, 11, 13; 19, 21; 29, 33, 35. Radians, reference angle
14		Mon 11/10	Sheet	5-1	2, 4, 6, 10, 14, 18, 22, 30, 34, 36. Radians, reference angle
15		Wed 11/12	Sheet	5-2	1, 3, 7; 9, 11; 17, 19. Arc length.
16		Wed 11/12	Sheet	5-2	2, 4; 10, 12; 18, 20. Arc length.
17		Wed 11/12	6.3	251	Textbook 2, 6, 10, 14ad, 15bdj, 16, 19, 22, 24, 28. Radians, Arc length.
18			FMC 6.3A	251	FMC 6.3A in packet: 29, 32, 34, 36, 38. Try 44a (trial and error with numbers from 0 to 1.7 or a graph). Radians, Arc length.
					Quiz #62 on HW#11−HW#17.
		Fri 11/14			Begun in class: FMC 6.3A: 36, 38, 32. FMC 6.2A: 30. Radians, Arc length.
					Review for Final Exam (Test 3), version 2 - [Answers, version 3]. Note: multiple choice answers are updated. Make sure to also study quizzes.
		Fri 11/14			Review Questions 1−47odd.
		Mon 11/17			All Review Questions
		at Final			The review packet is to be handed in for credit.
		Wed 11/19			Final Examination (Test 3). Closed book, closed notes, closed homework. TI−83 or TI−84 calculator needed. Allowed: a hand-written one-sided 11''×8.5'' page with reasonable size [not 8-point typed font]. No worked-out problems on the formula sheet! Needs to be turned in with test.

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