Casteel High School

Welcome to Honors Pre-Calculus!

Parents and Students,

Please check this page frequently for information and links for this class.  If you have any questions or concerns, the best way to reach me is through e-mail.  Please allow me 24-48 hours to get back to you, and if you would like a phone call in lieu of an email response, please leave me your phone number in the email.  Thanks so much!  

 

DUAL ENROLLMENT FLYER- the second page has important dates!  

 

Accuplacer Review!

If you are interested in taking this course for Dual Enrollment, you may want to take a practice Accuplacer assessment.  Here is a web address that will help and it is free!

http://riosalado.edready.org

Create an account and proceed by taking the College Level Accuplacer Review assessment.  You should give yourself about an hour to do this  

 

 

Chapter 1 Outline/Daily Plans Updated 8/1/18  

Review Exercises Packet will be given in class

 

WEEK 2!  We will be covering the following Notes and examples in class during week 2.  You will be asked to take notes in class.  You may print the notes out or write them out at home and bring them with you if you choose.  You can also try the problems before class to see how much you already know.  

Notes Section 1.1     COMPLETED section 1.1 Notes

Notes Section 1.2     COMPLETED section 1.2 Notes (Day 1)

AFTER QUIZ/WEEKEND HW: Symmetry Worksheet

 

WEEK 3!  We will be covering:

Rational Functions (Vertical and Horizontal Asymptotes) Section 1.2 (Day 2)  COMPLETED section 1.2 (day 2) Notes

Twelve Basic Functions (Handout to be given in class)   Section 1.3 Characteristics of Basic Functions

Building Functions from Functions  Notes Section 1.4     COMPLETED section 1.4 Notes     

Classwork:Composition Using Tables and Graphs this worksheet will be given in class 8/8 & 8/9

Parametric Relations and Inverses Notes Section 1.5  These notes will  be given as a handout in class COMPLETED section 1.5 Notes

 

WEEK 4!  We will be covering:

Worksheet: Revisiting Sections 1.4,1.5          Solutions to Worksheet Revisiting Sections 1.4,1.5

Transformations of Functions and Function Modeling.  There will be a QUIZ on Tuesday 8/14.  

Notes Section 1.6  Additional worksheet given in class    COMPLETED section 1.6 Notes

Chapter 1 Test Review will be given FRIDAY AUGUST 17th during class. 

 CLASS ANNOUNCEMENT on 8/17/18

 

 

 WEEK 5!  DUE TO JR HIGH CONFERENCES AUGUST 23rd, BLOCK DAYS ARE TUES (8/21) and WED (8/22)  WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR US?

Test Chapter 1 will be TUESDAY AUGUST 21 for 1-3-5 and WEDNESDAY AUGUST 22 for 2-4-6

 Notes Section 2.1                  COMPLETED Notes and Classwork Section 2.1

 

WEEK 6

Notes Section 2.3 Behavior of Graphs           COMPLETED Student Notes and Classwork Section 2.3 End Behavior

Notes Section 2.3 Finding Zeros                   COMPLETED Notes Section 2.3 Finding Zeros

 

WEEK 7.  There is a QUIZ on sections 2.1 and 2.3 on the block day.  QUIZ REVIEW CHECKLIST  There is a Quiz Review assignment in MyMathLab!

Notes Section 2.4              COMPLETED Notes Section 2.4

Test Review for Test Sections 2.1-2.5 was given in class on Wed 9/5 and Thurs 9/6.  Students should break the review up and do small chunks of it each night until next week's test.  Review solutions will be posted on my website on 9/10/18

 

WEEK 8.  Test Sections 2.1-2.5 on Wed 9/12 (1-3-5) and Thurs 9/13 (2-4-6)

 Monday 9/10 Section 2.5 Classwork and Homework     Section 2.5 Classwork on Sept 10,2018

 

 

Friday 9/14-Tuesday 9/18

Section 2.6 Rational Functions Section 2.6 Notes        COMPLETED Notes Section 2.6 Day 1(Examples 1-3)

                                                                              COMPLETED Notes Section 2.6 Day 2and 3 (Examples 4-7)

COMPLETED classwork from Block Day 9/19 & 9/20 Working Backwards  Homework- Worksheet given in class

 

REVIEW FOR QUARTER TEST is in MyMathLab  The review is 20 points Calculator Questions (10Pt) and Non Calculator Questions (10Pt)

The review must be completed by Tuesday Sept. 25 @ 11:59PM

 

 

QUARTER TWO!  Welcome Back

 

WEEK ONE: Limits, Polynomial and Rational Inequalities 

Notes Section 2.8            COMPLETED Notes Section 2.8 Polynomial Inequalities Examples 1-3

                                     COMPLETED Notes Section 2.8 Polynomial Inequalities Examples 4-6

                                     COMPLETED Notes Section 2.8 Rational Inequalities

 

 

WEEK TWO: Exponential Functions, Graphs and Modeling

Notes Section 3.1  Students, complete notes independently BEFORE checking with the key online.  

                                                             COMPLETED Notes Section 3.1

Notes Section 3.2     COMPLETED Notes Section 3.2 

 

WEEK THREE

Mon 10/29 WS given in class, Applications of Exponential Functions   Application Problems done in class on Monday 10/29/18

Tues 10/30-Thur 11/1 Section 3.3 Logarithmic Functions and Their Graphs Notes Section 3.3   

                                                COMPLETED Notes 3.3 (Day 1) (Ex 1- 6)  COMPLETED Notes Section 3.3 (Day 2) (Ex 7-11)

Wed 10/31& Thur 11/1 Section 3.4 Properties of Logarthmic Functions Notes Section 3.4

Fri 11/2 QUIZ 3.1-3.3  There will be a non calculator part of the quiz.  Study all NOTES, CLASSWORK, AND HOMEWORK

 

WEEK FOUR

Mon 11/5 Section 3.4 (Blank copy of the Notes are above in WEEK THREE) ONLINE HW   COMPLETED Notes Section 3.4

Tues 11/6 Section 3.5 Worksheet given in class- Classwork and Homework is on the Worksheet  

           COMPLETED Notes Section 3.5 Examples done in class

*IF ABSENT ON TUES 11/6 GO TO OUTLINE TO SEE HW ASSIGNMENT 3.5 and USE ONLINE TEXTBOOK TO COMPLETE HW

 

Wed/Thur 11/7&11/8 Section 3.6 Notes Section 3.6  *see outline for HW Section 3.6           COMPLETED Notes Section 3.6

Fri 11/9 Logarithms and Exponents Practice WS BEGIN TEST REVIEW FOR HOMEWORK!  See outline for Test Review problems!

 

WEEK FIVE

Mon 11/12 NO SCHOOL               CHAPTER 3 REVIEW SOLUTIONS

Tues 11/13 Test Review

Wed/Thur 11/14&11/15 CHAPTER 3 TEST

 

 

Below are the List of Topics for the remainder of the semester.  Please see outline for Assignments.  

 

Topic #1 Piecewise Functions 

Fri 11/16 Piecewise Functions (Day One)      Classwork Problems done on Friday Nov 16 

Mon 11/19  Piecewise Functions (Day Two)

 

Topic #2 Systems of Equations (Section 7.1) Tues/Wed 11/20-11/21 Notes Section 7.1     COMPLETED Notes Section 7.1

 

Topic #3 Matrix Algebra (Section 7.2, Section 7.3)  Notes Section 7.2     COMPLETED Notes Section 7.2

                                                                          Notes Section 7.3      COMPLETED Notes Section 7.3

 

Topic #4 Average Rate of Change (Worksheets and Homework will be given in class)

 

 

SEMESTER TWO!  WELCOME BACK STUDENTS

WEEK ONE (January 8,2019 - January 11, 2019)

Notes Section 4.1 plus extra worksheet given in class (Mod 7 Inv 2 #5-7)  COMPLETED Section 4.1 Notes

Notes Section 4.2               COMPLETED Notes Section 4.2 Examples 1-5      COMPLETED Notes Section 4.2 #6-9

WEEK TWO (January 14 - January 18)

Notes Section 4.3      COMPLETED Notes Section 4.3

Block Day: Quiz and Activity

WEEK THREE (January 22- January 25, 2019)

Notes Section 4.4   COMPLETED Section 4.4 Notes Day 1

                             COMPLETED Section 4.4 Notes Day 2

WEEK FOUR (January 28-February 1, 2019)

Classwork Monday/Tuesday          COMPLETED Classwork: Writing Equations given a Graph and Application problems

Wednesday/ Thursday Application problems given in class

Friday Review Sections 4.3,4.4 Review Section 4.3    Review Section 4.4

 

WEEK FIVE (February 4- February 8, 2019)    Answer Key for Review Section 4.3,4.4 (Packet given on Friday Feb. 1)

Notes Section 4.5       HW Section 4.5 (Graphing)    COMPLETED Notes Section 4.5 Day 1   COMPLETED Notes Section 4.5 Day 2

Notes and Homework Section 4.7  COMPLETED Notes Section 4.7 Day 1   COMPLETED Notes Section 4.7 Day 2

 

WEEK SIX (February 11-February 15,2019)

TEST FEB 13 (1-3-5) and FEB 14 (2-4-6)

Section 5.1 Notes and Homework                         COMPLETED Notes for Friday February 15, 2019

 

WEEK SEVEN (February 18- February 22,2019)

 

Section 5.2 Notes          COMPLETED Section 5.2 Notes

 

WEEK EIGHT (February 25- March 1,2019)

Worksheet: Practice Section 5.1-5.2 Given out in class MONDAY 2/25

Notes Section 5.3 Given out in class TUESDAY 2/26                     COMPLETED Section 5.3 Notes

Solving Trig Equations Practice Given out in class FRIDAY 3/1

Test Review Sections 5.1-5.3 Given out in class FRIDAY 3/1

 

 

 

QUARTER 4!  Is it really already Quarter FOUR!

Notes Section 5.4 Double Angle Identities             COMPLETED Warm up and Notes 5.4

Notes Section 5.5                    COMPLETED Section 5.5 Notes Day One (Examples 1-2)

                                              COMPLETED Notes Section 5.5 Day Two

                                              COMPLETED Notes Section 5.5 Day Three

Notes Section 5.6                     COMPLETED Notes 5.6  (If the problem is blank in this document, a student did the problem on the board)

 

Test Review Sections 5.4-5.6               TEST REVIEW Sections 5.4-5.6 SOLUTIONS

 

MODIFICATION TO OUR TESTING DUE TO SHORTENED CLASS TIMES ON April 8,9,10

Monday 4/8 1-3-5   Test - 3 problems Solve the triangle (Decide if you should use Law of Sines or Law of Sines first and Formulas will not be given)

 

Tuesday 4/9 2-4-6   Same as Above

 

Wednesday 4/9 1-3-5 Test- Section 5.4 (know unit circle values Double angle formulas WILL BE given), Law of Sines, Law of Cosines, Area (formulas not given for Law of Sines, Law of Cosines, Area), Applications

 

Thursday 4/10 2-4-6 Same as Above

 

 

Fri 4/12, Mon/Tues 4/15-16  Notes Section 6.1         COMPLETED Section 6.1 Notes Examples 1-3

                                                                             COMPLETED Section 6.1 Notes Examples 4 through 10

Wed/Thur 4/17-18 Ferris Wheel Problems    Circular Motion Problems 

                            FRONT SIDE of each worksheet was classwork Ferris Wheel classwork     Circular Motion classwork

                            BACK SIDE of each worksheet is HOMEWORK DUE MONDAY AND WILL BE GRADED FOR ACCURACY

Fri 4/19 NO SCHOOL

 

Mon/Tues 4/22-23 Circles Review WS 1  Circles Review WS 2

                            Notes Section 6.4                                                COMPLETED NOTES circles review and Section 6.4 Part 1

                            HW Section 6.4 Part 1

Wed/Thur 4/24-25 Circles Practice WS 11.1

                            Review vectors

                            Quick Review

                            STUDY FOR QUIZ:  Review Notes and all Worksheets on Vectors and Circular Motion & Ferris Wheel.  Section 6.4 is not on the quiz

Fri 4/26 QUIZ: Vectors and Circular Motion 

                      HW: FRONT PAGE OF TEST REVIEW IS DUE MONDAY FOR ACCURACY! 

                      IF YOU WERE NOT IN CLASS PLEASE VIEW THE TEST REVIEW LINK BELOW ON TUESDAY 4/30

Mon 4/29  Section 6.4 Examples 3 and 4 (See 6.4 Notes above)   COMPLETED NOTES Section 6.4 Part 2 (Ex 3 and 4)

                HW Section 6.4 Part 2

Tues 4/30 Review for Test  Test Review Chapter 6            Test Review Solutions Vectors and Polar Equations

Wed/Thur 5/1-2 TEST Chapter 6 (6.1, Circular Motion, 6.4)

 

THE FINAL STRETCH!!!!!!!!!!!

Fri May 3rd Section 6.5 NOTES AND HOMEWORK     COMPLETED Section 6.5 Notes

Mon May 6th Review of Complex Numbers      COMPLETED Classwork Complex Numbers   HW: Finish All problems on WS

Tues May 7th-Thurs May 9th Section 6.6 Notes and Homework  COMPLETED NOTES Section 6.6 Day One (In class on 5/7/19)

                                                                                             COMPLETED Notes Section 6.6 Day Two(5/8-5/9)

Wed May 8-Thur May 9 QUIZ REVIEW: Pg. 515 #33-38,45-48, Analyze Graphs for #53-55, 57-59,69-71

Fri May 10th QUIZ 6.5-6.5

Mon May 13th Review Limits   THis review should be done on your own. No key will be posted.     

                     Continuity    Problem #1 was done as a class COMPLETED PROBLEM 1 On Continuity WS  HW #2-4

                     SEMESTER TWO FINAL EXAM REVIEW GUIDE

Tues May 14th Limits Packet

Wed May 15th- Thur May 16th WORK ON FINAL EXAM REVIEW GUIDE (Given out on Monday) 

                                             Prepare for Quiz on Limits

Fri May 17th QUIZ Intro to Calculus: Limits

 

Mon May 20th GO OVER Tests from Q3andQ4 During class.  HW: Work on Final Exam Review Guide

Tues May 21st GO OVER Tests from Q3 and Q4 During class. HW: Work on Final Exam Review Guide

Wed May 22nd SENIORS-FINAL EXAM REVIEW GUIDE IS DUE- WILL CHECK REVIEW IN CLASS! 

                      NON SENIORS KEEP WORKING- YOU WILL CHECK REVIEW GUIDE ONLINE ONCE COMPLETED
Thur May 23rd SENIOR FINALS 1-3-5 

                      NON SENIORS FINAL EXAM REVIEW GUIDE IS DUE!

Fri May 24th SENIOR FINALS 2-4-6

                   NON SENIORS FINAL EXAM REVIEW GUIDE IS DUE!   

****REVIEW SOLUTIONS WILL BE POSTED ON FRI MAY 24th FOR ALL NON SENIORS TO CHECK.