Standard Day in my Class

Each day, the student is to be present in class prepared for the activity of the day.  If the student is absent, It is the responsibility of the student to get any missing papers or worksheets upon returning to class.

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Teacher Code: 950906

Fall Units

Sequence and Series (SS)
 
 
Students will be able to …

Writing recursive formulas for a given arithmetic or geometric sequence.

Finding the sum of a finite arithmetic or geometric series.

Finding the sum of an infinite geometric series.

Writing arithmetic and geometric series using sigma notation.

Expanding a binomial expression.

 
Non-Trigonometric Functions (NTF)
 
Parent Functions
 
Students will be able to …

Distinguish non-trigonometric parent functions by their attributes.

Classify relations as even, odd, or neither.

Describe the end behavior of non-trigonometric functions.

 
 
Polynomial Functions

 
Students will be able to …

Recognize zeros using the Intermediate Value Theorem.

Classify extrema from a graph.

Determine intervals on which functions are increasing, decreasing or constant.

List all real zeros of a polynomial.

Understand the relationship between a polynomial function, its attributes, and its graph.

 
 
Rational Functions
 
Students will be able to …

Describe asymptotic behavior of a rational function.

Understand the relationship between a rational function, its attributes, and its graph.

 
 
Non-Trigonometric Solving (NTS)

 
Solving Polynomial, Rational, and Power Functions

 
Students will be able to …

Solve polynomial equations and determine the validity of the solution(s) in context.

Solve rational equations and determine the validity of the solution(s) in context.

Solve power equations and determine the validity of the solution(s) in context.

 
 
Solving Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

Students will be able to …

Apply properties of logarithms to analyze logarithmic expressions.

Solve exponential equations and determine the validity of the solution(s) in context.

Solve logarithmic equations and determine the validity of the solution(s) in context.

Manipulate literal equations to solve for a given variable.

 
 
Solving Composite and Inverse Functions

Students will be able to …

Build and evaluate composite functions.

Model real-world applications using composite functions.

Decompose composite functions.

Write an inverse function when it exists.

Grading

The nine weeks grades will be computed as follows:  

• 40% Daily Work (includes classwork, quizzes, and homework)
• 60% Tests (includes unit tests and six weeks tests) 

The semester grade is calculated using:

50% - 1st Nine Weeks

50% - 2nd Nine Weeks

Progress Reports will be sent out to all students at least twice during each nine-week period.  Students and parents can keep track of their grades via the internet site:  parentviewer.pisd.edu

Textbook

The state-adopted textbook for this course is Texas Precalculus, authored by McGraw-Hill.   Again, it will be of utmost importance for students to have access to a book (either digital or print) at all times.

Absences

A calendar with all assignments and test dates will be given to students at the beginning of each topic.

Students are responsible to make up all work as soon as possible following an absence.  

For field trips or other authorized school activities, it is the student’s responsibility to prepare assignments on time.  

A maximum of 2 weeks following a test will be allowed for make-ups; after the two weeks, it will be a ZERO.

If a student misses only the day before a test, he/she will take the test as scheduled since no new material is covered.

Supplies

Each student will be expected to bring the following to class each day: 

• Notebook / paper / binder
• Pencil
• Graphing calculator (TI-84 preferred; TI-89 not allowed)
• Recommended students buy one
• Plano East Math department will have a limited supply for students to checkout; students are to provide their own batteries for the calculators.  If lost, stolen, or damaged, there is a $100 replacement fee.  
• Desmos app may be downloaded for classwork and homework, but may not be used on tests and exams.
• PESH Calculator Checkout
• 1 box of tissue paper
• Textbook:  either digital or print

§111.42. Precalculus, Adopted 2012 (One-Half to One Credit).

(a) General requirements. Students shall be awarded one-half to one credit for successful completion of this course. Prerequisites: Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II.

(b) Introduction.

(1) The desire to achieve educational excellence is the driving force behind the Texas essential knowledge and skills for mathematics, guided by the college and career readiness standards. By embedding statistics, probability, and finance, while focusing on fluency and a solid understanding, Texas will lead the way in mathematics education and prepare all Texas students for the challenges they will face in the 21st century.

(2) The process standards describe ways in which students are expected to engage in the content. The placement of the process standards at the beginning of the knowledge and skills listed for each grade and course is intentional. The process standards weave the other knowledge and skills together so that students may be successful problem solvers and use mathematics efficiently and effectively in daily life. The process standards are integrated at every grade level and course. When possible, students will apply mathematics to problems arising in everyday life, society, and the workplace. Students will use a problem-solving model that incorporates analyzing given information, formulating a plan or strategy, determining a solution, justifying the solution, and evaluating the problem-solving process and the reasonableness of the solution. Students will select appropriate tools such as real objects, manipulatives, paper and pencil, and technology and techniques such as mental math, estimation, and number sense to solve problems. Students will effectively communicate mathematical ideas, reasoning, and their implications using multiple representations such as symbols, diagrams, graphs, and language. Students will use mathematical relationships to generate solutions and make connections and predictions. Students will analyze mathematical relationships to connect and communicate mathematical ideas. Students will display, explain, or justify mathematical ideas and arguments using precise mathematical language in written or oral communication.

(3) Precalculus is the preparation for calculus. The course approaches topics from a function point of view, where appropriate, and is designed to strengthen and enhance conceptual understanding and mathematical reasoning used when modeling and solving mathematical and real-world problems. Students systematically work with functions and their multiple representations. The study of Precalculus deepens students' mathematical understanding and fluency with algebra and trigonometry and extends their ability to make connections and apply concepts and procedures at higher levels. Students investigate and explore mathematical ideas, develop multiple strategies for analyzing complex situations, and use technology to build understanding, make connections between representations, and provide support in solving problems.

(4) Statements that contain the word "including" reference content that must be mastered, while those containing the phrase "such as" are intended as possible illustrative examples.

(c) Knowledge and skills.

(1) Mathematical process standards. The student uses mathematical processes to acquire and demonstrate mathematical understanding. The student is expected to:

(A) apply mathematics to problems arising in everyday life, society, and the workplace;

(B) use a problem-solving model that incorporates analyzing given information, formulating a plan or strategy, determining a solution, justifying the solution, and evaluating the problem-solving process and the reasonableness of the solution;

(C) select tools, including real objects, manipulatives, paper and pencil, and technology as appropriate, and techniques, including mental math, estimation, and number sense as appropriate, to solve problems;

(D) communicate mathematical ideas, reasoning, and their implications using multiple representations, including symbols, diagrams, graphs, and language as appropriate;

(E) create and use representations to organize, record, and communicate mathematical ideas;

(F) analyze mathematical relationships to connect and communicate mathematical ideas; and

(G) display, explain, and justify mathematical ideas and arguments using precise mathematical language in written or oral communication.

(2) Functions. The student uses process standards in mathematics to explore, describe, and analyze the attributes of functions. The student makes connections between multiple representations of functions and algebraically constructs new functions. The student analyzes and uses functions to model real-world problems. The student is expected to:

(A) use the composition of two functions to model and solve real-world problems;

(B) demonstrate that function composition is not always commutative;

(C) represent a given function as a composite function of two or more functions;

(D) describe the symmetry of graphs of even and odd functions;

(E) determine an inverse function, when it exists, for a given function over its domain or a subset of its domain and represent the inverse using multiple representations;

(F) graph exponential, logarithmic, rational, polynomial, power, trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, and piecewise-defined functions, including step functions;

(G) graph functions, including exponential, logarithmic, sine, cosine, rational, polynomial, and power functions and their transformations, including af(x), f(x) + d, f(x - c), f(bx) for specific values of a, b, c, and d, in mathematical and real-world problems;

(H) graph arcsin x and arccos x and describe the limitations on the domain;

(I) determine and analyze the key features of exponential, logarithmic, rational, polynomial, power, trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, and piecewise-defined functions, including step functions such as domain, range, symmetry, relative maximum, relative minimum, zeros, asymptotes, and intervals over which the function is increasing or decreasing;

(J) analyze and describe the end behavior of functions, including exponential, logarithmic, rational, polynomial, and power functions, using infinity notation to communicate this characteristic in mathematical and real-world problems;

(K) analyze characteristics of rational functions and the behavior of the function around the asymptotes, including horizontal, vertical, and oblique asymptotes;

(L) determine various types of discontinuities in the interval (-∞, ∞) as they relate to functions and explore the limitations of the graphing calculator as it relates to the behavior of the function around discontinuities;

(M) describe the left-sided behavior and the right-sided behavior of the graph of a function around discontinuities;

(N) analyze situations modeled by functions, including exponential, logarithmic, rational, polynomial, and power functions, to solve real-world problems;

(O) develop and use a sinusoidal function that models a situation in mathematical and real-world problems; and

(P) determine the values of the trigonometric functions at the special angles and relate them to mathematical and real-world problems.

(3) Relations and geometric reasoning. The student uses the process standards in mathematics to model and makes connections between algebraic and geometric relations. The student is expected to:

(A) graph a set of parametric equations;

(B) convert parametric equations into rectangular relations and convert rectangular relations into parametric equations;

(C) use parametric equations to model and solve mathematical and real-world problems;

(D) graph points in the polar coordinate system and converts between rectangular coordinates and polar coordinates;

(E) graph polar equations by plotting points and using technology;

(F) determine the conic section formed when a plane intersects a double-napped cone;

(G) make connections between the locus definition of conic sections and their equations in rectangular coordinates;

(H) use the characteristics of an ellipse to write the equation of an ellipse with center (h, k); and

(I) use the characteristics of a hyperbola to write the equation of a hyperbola with center (h, k).

(4) Number and measure. The student uses process standards in mathematics to apply appropriate techniques, tools, and formulas to calculate measures in mathematical and real-world problems. The student is expected to:

(A) determine the relationship between the unit circle and the definition of a periodic function to evaluate trigonometric functions in mathematical and real-world problems;

(B) describe the relationship between degree and radian measure on the unit circle;

(C) represent angles in radians or degrees based on the concept of rotation and find the measure of reference angles and angles in standard position;

(D) represent angles in radians or degrees based on the concept of rotation in mathematical and real-world problems, including linear and angular velocity;

(E) determine the value of trigonometric ratios of angles and solve problems involving trigonometric ratios in mathematical and real-world problems;

(F) use trigonometry in mathematical and real-world problems, including directional bearing;

(G) use the Law of Sines in mathematical and real-world problems;

(H) use the Law of Cosines in mathematical and real-world problems;

(I) use vectors to model situations involving magnitude and direction;

(J) represent the addition of vectors and the multiplication of a vector by a scalar geometrically and symbolically; and

(K) apply vector addition and multiplication of a vector by a scalar in mathematical and real-world problems.

(5) Algebraic reasoning. The student uses process standards in mathematics to evaluate expressions, describe patterns, formulate models, and solve equations and inequalities using properties, procedures, or algorithms. The student is expected to:

(A) evaluate finite sums and geometric series, when possible, written in sigma notation;

(B) represent arithmetic sequences and geometric sequences using recursive formulas;

(C) calculate the n^th term and the n^th partial sum of an arithmetic series in mathematical and real-world problems;

(D) represent arithmetic series and geometric series using sigma notation;

(E) calculate the n^th term of a geometric series, the n^th partial sum of a geometric series, and the sum of an infinite geometric series when it exists;

(F) apply the Binomial Theorem for the expansion of (a + b)ⁿ in powers of a and b for a positive integer n, where a and b are any numbers;

(G) use the properties of logarithms to evaluate or transform logarithmic expressions;

(H) generate and solve logarithmic equations in mathematical and real-world problems;

(I) generate and solve exponential equations in mathematical and real-world problems;

(J) solve polynomial equations with real coefficients by applying a variety of techniques in mathematical and real-world problems;

(K) solve polynomial inequalities with real coefficients by applying a variety of techniques and write the solution set of the polynomial inequality in interval notation in mathematical and real-world problems;

(L) solve rational inequalities with real coefficients by applying a variety of techniques and write the solution set of the rational inequality in interval notation in mathematical and real-world problems;

(M) use trigonometric identities such as reciprocal, quotient, Pythagorean, cofunctions, even/odd, and sum and difference identities for cosine and sine to simplify trigonometric expressions; and

(N) generate and solve trigonometric equations in mathematical and real-world problems.

Source: The provisions of this §111.42 adopted to be effective September 10, 2012, 37 TexReg 7109.