MATH ANALYSIS-A

Teacher: Rose Gannon

Precalculus textbook PDF

E-mail: rose.gannon@rentonschools.us 

Office Hours: Most days after school 2:03-2:30, other times by prearranged appointment

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-textbook to check out

-graphing calculators for in-class usage

Class Schedule:

Period Monday

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

Friday
4th 11:52-12:55 11:38-12:48 12:14-1:06
5th 1:00-2:03 12:53-2:03 1:11-2:03

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3/6

3.4.3 Applications of Compound interest - Student Loan examples

3/7

 3.4.4 Solving Exponential Equations

3/8

3.4.5

Solving Logarithmic Equations

3/9

Chapter 3 Test Review

Chapter 2b Half Test Corrections due

3/10

Chapter 3 Test

2/27

3.2.2 Domains of Logarithms and Applications

2/28

Quiz 10 3.2.1-3.2.2

 3.3.1 Properties of Logarithms-Expanding Logarithms

3/1

 

3.3.2 Properties of Logarithms - Condensing Logarithms, change of base theorem

3/2

Quiz 11 (3.3.1-3.3.2) condensing/expanding logarithms and change of base formula

 3.4.1 Compound Interest Formula and how credit cards work

3/3

3.4.2 Solving exponentials using logarithms

No School 

for  Mid - Winter  Break

2/13

Chapter 2b test review

2/14

Chapter 2 half test (50 points)

2.6.1-7.4.3

2/15

3.1 - Basic exponential functions, growth and decay exponential functions, e, A = Pert.

2/16

Applications of Exponential growth and decay

2/17

3.2.1 Basics of Logarithms

2/6

2.6.2 Vertical and Horizontal Asymptotes and holes.

2/7

2.6.3

Slant Asymptotes

2/8

7.4.1 Partial Fraction Decomposition

2/9

Quiz 9 over 2.6.1-2.6.3

7.4.2 Partial Fraction Decomposition with quadratic factors.

2/10

7.4.3 Partial Fractions Practice

1/30

2.5.1

Fundamental Thm of Algebra, Linear Factorization Thm, Rational Zero Test; Use Rational Zero Test to narrow possibilities of zeros and factoring polynomials/finding zeros (p169-173)

1/31

Quiz 8 (2.3b, 2.3c, 2.4),

2.5b –- Finding zeros of polynomials (now with imaginary zeros!) SKIP: Descartes rules of signs, upper and lower bounds) 

2/1

Unit 2a Test Review 
Chapter 1 test corrections due

2/2

Unit 2a Test

2/3

Unit 2b-Rational Functions
2.6 – Rational Functions – Finding horizontal and vertical asymptotes, sketching graphs of Rational Functions.  HW practicing horizontal and vertical asymptotes

1/23

2.3.1 Polynomial long division and synthetic division

1/24

Quiz 6 (2.1,)

Synthetic Division

2.3.2– Remainder and Factor Thms, Using Synthetic Division to find zeros 

1/25

2.3.3 - Mixed Review wkst – Factoring polynomials, finding Real zeros, sketching polynomials 

1/26

Quiz 7 (2.2, 2.3)

2.4.1 – Complex Numbers – Operations with Complex numbers, Complex conjugates 

1/27

1/27 Ch 1 topics review (even, odd or neither and interval notation)

1/16

No School - MLK Day

1/17

Factoring Review

Solving Quadratics!

1/18

Intercept form

Converting between 3 forms of quadratics

 

1/19

Applications of quadratics

Quiz 5

1/20

2.2.1 Polynomial Functions and End Behavior

1/9

Difference quotient Project

1/10

Difference Quotient Project due halfway through class

1/11

Ch 1 Test Review

 

1/12

Ch 1 Test

 

1/13

Vertex and Standard Form of quadratics

1/2 No school

1/3

1.9.1 Inverse Functions 

1/4

1.6.1 Average Rate of Change

1/5

Quiz 4

1.9.2 Inverse Functions cont.

1/6

1.4.2 Difference Quotient

No School 

for Two  Weeks Winter  Break

12/12

1.4.1 Functions, Function Notation, Evaluating Piece-wise functions, Domain

12/13

Quiz 2 on 1.0.4 & 1.4.1

1.5.1 Analyzing Graphs

12/14

1.7.1 Transformations

12/15

1.8.1 Function Operations and Compositions

12/16

Quiz 3 1.5.1, 1.7.1 & 1.8.1

 1.8.2

Function Decomposition

12/5

First day of Trimester 2

Intro Activity: What's x?

"Who was Pascal?" wksht & Getting to know you Google Form (hw)

12/6

1.0.1 

Pascal's Triangle

12/7

 1.0.2 Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions

12/8

1.0.3 Simplifying Complex Fractions

12/9

Quiz on 1.0.1, 1.0.2, 1.0.3

1.0.4 Number Systems

 

 

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