Steps for Each Day in Honors Precalculus
For each typical day,
- I will list the section that is to be covered and the pages in the book you should read to familiarize yourself with the concept.
- I will post a recorded video of me completing the lesson. You need to watch it and fill in the note packet as you go along. I may check note packets at some point.
- I will list the assignment for that day, but you can also consult the assignment sheet. You can check your answers in the back of the book, by going to where they are shared on this website (your class -> Notes/HW Solutions -> Click on the "HW Solutions" button and follow forward), or clicking the button below. Be organized with your assignments. Each assignment should start on a new page. At the top of the assignment you should list the section and problems. For example, "11.4/11.7 Page 701 #3, 4, 10, 47 and Page 723 #9"
- If that day would correspond to a quiz, I will have a quiz posted in Teams that you will click to take. You are free to use your homework, notes, and calculator, but should not be using anything or anyone else. I understand I will not be able to monitor whether you used anything else, but I am reminded of the following quote, "You are who you are when no one is watching." Your character is the biggest trait you have. *You will have until 3 PM the day the quiz is administered to complete it. For example: if the quiz corresponds to September 8, you need to complete the quiz by 3 PM on September 8th.
- Tests will be conducted using Teams as well, so you should hold onto all of your materials and pay close attention to the practice test when studying. You will have until 3 PM the day the test is administered to complete it, just like a quiz. For example: if the test corresponds to September 8, you need to complete the quiz by 3 PM on September 8th.
- If we start a new chapter, I will post a PDF of the notes and worksheets for you to print off.
- If you do any assessments late that that haven't been graded for over a week, please notify me in case I missed it. Late assessments earn a maximum of 70%, so complete them on time!
- If you ever have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me at [email protected] and I will respond as quickly as I can.
Everyday Resources
Tips on How To Use Your Phone to Scan Documents to a PDF to Submit to Microsoft Teams
The videos below show you how you can scan your homework to a PDF to upload to Teams. If these don't work you can just always take clear and organized photos.
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DAILY PLANS
Week of Aug 31 - Sept 4
DLI students, this first week is for class introductions and for me to give a run-down regarding how the class will run. Your only tasks are to watch the two videos below and then email me ([email protected]) saying that you did indeed watch the videos and asking if you have any questions. That is it for this week and have a happy Labor Day on Monday!
Mr. Clinch Introduction
In the video below I introduce myself to the DLI students.
Introduction to the Course Video for DLI Students
The video below acts as the first day discussion where we go over the syllabus, materials, class expectations, how the course runs, etc. Please watch it and reach out to me if you have any questions. To find all the first day handouts described in the video, click the button below the video. In-person students will be presented this material in person.
Sept 8 - Sept 11
These first few weeks are going to be unique compared to the schedule for the rest of the year as there's going to be a little mixing and matching between days. What I mean by that is what the in-person group is doing may not necessarily be the same as what the remote learners are doing on the same day.
This week will be for you to introduce yourself to me and then do the first few lessons.
The week after that we have district testing, so the online workload will be a little less as the in-person students will be testing when in class this week.
September 21 is when we will be completely on track and not working through any beginning of the year items anymore. By this day, everyone will be learning the same thing on the same day. If you are in person you will get the live lesson and if you are remote, you will get a polished, pre-recorded video of the same lesson.
We will beginning the first unit this week that involves Chapters 1. The assignment sheet and note packet that go along with the lessons for Chapter 1 are shared below.
This week will be for you to introduce yourself to me and then do the first few lessons.
The week after that we have district testing, so the online workload will be a little less as the in-person students will be testing when in class this week.
September 21 is when we will be completely on track and not working through any beginning of the year items anymore. By this day, everyone will be learning the same thing on the same day. If you are in person you will get the live lesson and if you are remote, you will get a polished, pre-recorded video of the same lesson.
We will beginning the first unit this week that involves Chapters 1. The assignment sheet and note packet that go along with the lessons for Chapter 1 are shared below.
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Tuesday, September 8
A-Day Students (In-Person)
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B-Day and DLI Students
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Wednesday, September 9
A-Day Students (In-Person)
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B-Day and DLI Students
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Thursday, September 10
A-Day Students (Online)
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B-Day Students (In-Person)
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DLI Students
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Friday, September 11
A-Day Students (Online)
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B-Day Students (In-Person)
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DLI Students
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Sept 14 - Sept 18
This week is when the district requires that we do testing to see where students are in terms of their math knowledge at the beginning of the year (used to be the ACT Aspire and now it is a program called iReady). This testing is used to determine if student placement is correct, if students are making the appropriate gains and if not, if support classes like Math Labs or study halls should be recommended. The test takes two periods to complete, so the days when students are in-person this week they will be completing the iReady test.
The other three online days (for A-day and B-day students) are for students to
DLI students will be expected to spend two days completing the iReady test and then use the other three days to complete the two items above.
Note: our first quiz over sections 1.1 - 1.3 will be on Monday, September 21.
The other three online days (for A-day and B-day students) are for students to
- Watch the recorded lesson and take notes on section 1.3 Piecewise Functions, Step Function, Even/Odd (click link for video) and then complete the assignment Pg 37 55, 56, 59, 47, 80, 81, 99-104. Then take a picture of your assignment and upload to Teams by Sunday, Sept 20 at 3 PM.
- Complete the 1.2 - 1.3 Review Worksheet attached below and upload to Teams by Sunday, Sept 20 at 3 PM.
DLI students will be expected to spend two days completing the iReady test and then use the other three days to complete the two items above.
Note: our first quiz over sections 1.1 - 1.3 will be on Monday, September 21.
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Monday, September 21: Quiz over Sections 1.1 - 1.3
- Going forward, we will be on a regular schedule. If the day is an in-person day for you, you will get the lesson live in class and do not have to watch the recorded lesson. If this is a remote day for you (or you're DLI where everyday is remote), you first watch the lesson and fill in the note packet as you watch. You then complete the assignment and submit it to Microsoft Teams by 3 PM the following day.
- If the day is an in-person day for you and there is an assessment, you will take the assessment in class and won't have to do it outside of class. If you are remote the day of an assessment, you will take it at home and it must be complete by 3 PM that day.
- Complete the quiz over 1.1 - 1.3 (quiz is posted in Teams). The quiz will close at 3 PM today.
Tuesday, September 22: 1.4 Function Transformations
- Fill in the notes for the lesson as you watch the following video (click link): 1.4 Function Transformations
- Complete the problems: Pg 47 5, 7, 13, 16, 23, 27, 19a, 19c, use graph from #20 and make a table/graph y = 2 f(x-3) - 4 and turn in to TEAMS by 3 PM tomorrow.
Wednesday, September 23: 1.5 Combinations of Functions
- Fill in the notes for the lesson as you watch the following video (click link): 1.5 Day 1 Combinations of Functions
- Complete the problems: Pg 56 11, 13, 17, 19, 21, 25, 9, 67, 68 and turn in to TEAMS by 3 PM tomorrow.
Thursday, September 24: 1.5 Composition of Functions
- Fill in the notes for the lesson as you watch the following video (click link): 1.5 Day 2 Composition of Functions
- Complete the problems: Pg 56 41, 42, 43, 47, 56, 69, 71, 81, 87 and turn in to TEAMS by 3 PM tomorrow.
Friday, September 25: 1.5 Investigation
- Complete the investigation linked below and turn in to TEAMS by 3 PM on Monday. For A-day and B-day students, this was passed out in class. HW answers are posted in the HW Answers folder and shared below, but because there are MANY different ways to do each of the problems your answers SHOULD NOT be exactly mine for all of them (some will because some only have one way to do it, but not all).
- Note: this investigation is VERY open-ended. What I mean by that is quite a few of the problems have infinite different possibilities. For example, #1, you could do f(x) = 2x + 3 and g(x) = -2x OR you could do f(x) = -5x - 3 and g(x) = 5x + 6. Both would work. So, this investigation has lots of room for creativity. The answers I supply are, for the most part, just one way to make it work.
- To help you if you feel stuck, I made the following video explaining half of the problems to give you a nudge in the right direction (click link): Guidance on the 1.5 Investigation
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Possible answers posted below, but there are MANY different ways to do each of the problems your answers SHOULD NOT be exactly mine for all of them (some will because some only have one way to do it, but not all).
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Monday, September 28: 1.6 Find Inverse Function and Verify Inverse Functions
- Fill in the notes for the lesson as you watch the following video (click link): 1.6 Find Inverse Function and Verify Inverse Functions
- Complete the problems: Pg 67 #71-74 (just find inverse equation), 25ac, 27ac, 34ac and turn in to TEAMS by 3 PM tomorrow.
Tuesday, September 29: 1.6 Graphs of Inverse Functions and if Inverse Exists
- Fill in the notes for the lesson as you watch the following video (click link): 1.6 Graphs of Inverse Functions and if Inverse Exists
- Complete the problems: Pg 67 #15-18, 39, 41, 43 (for 39-43, one-to-one just means it has an inverse), 91, 92, 35, 37, 101 and turn in to TEAMS by 3 PM tomorrow.
Wednesday, September 30: 1.7 Linear Models and Scatterplots
- Fill in the notes for the lesson as you watch the following video (click link): 1.7 Linear Models and Scatterplots
- Complete the problems: Pg 77 #1-4, 7-10, 19 and turn in to TEAMS by 3 PM tomorrow.
Thursday, October 1: Review and Catch-Up Day
- In-person students will be conducting a review in class.
- Remote and DLI students are to use the day to finish the assignment from yesterday and get in any missing work you have, as well as study for tomorrow's quiz.
Friday, October 2: Quiz 1.4-1.7
- Complete the quiz over 1.4 - 1.7 (quiz is posted in Teams). The quiz will close at 3 PM today.
- No other homework! Enjoy your weekend and get outside!
Monday, October 5: Practice Test for Chapter 1
- Complete the Chapter 1 Practice Test (handed out in class and posted below). Turn in to Teams by 3 PM tomorrow.
- Check answers as they are posted in the HW Answers folder (see button at top of page).
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Tuesday, October 6: Chapter 1 Test
- Complete the test over Chapter 1 (posted in Teams). The assessment will close at 3 PM today.
- No other homework!
Wednesday, October 7: Review of Factoring and Solving by Completing the Square
- Fill in the notes for the lesson as you watch the following video (click link): Review of Factoring and Solving by Completing the Square
- Complete the problems: Factoring and Completing the Square worksheet (passed out in class and attached below) and turn in to TEAMS by 3 PM tomorrow. As always, make sure you show all your work!
- Since we are starting a new chapter, I have included a PDF of the note packet passed out in class below if you are DLI or if you lose yours.
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Thursday, October 8: 2.1 Day 1 Write and Graph in Vertex Form
- Fill in the notes for the lesson as you watch the following video (click link): 2.1 Write and Graph in Vertex Form
- Complete the problems: Pg 96 #5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 21, 37 (vertex form), 41 and turn in to TEAMS by 3 PM tomorrow.
Friday, October 9: 2.1 Day 2 Convert Between Three Forms of Quadratics and Use Calculator
- Fill in the notes for the lesson as you watch the following video (click link): 2.1 Convert Between Three Forms of Quadratics and Use Calculator
- Complete the problems: Pg 96 #23, 24 (use -b/2a for 23 and 24), 45, 47, 51, 75, 65 and turn in to TEAMS by 3 PM Monday.
Monday, October 12: 2.2 Day 1 End Behavior and Zeros (just the notes for today)
- Fill in the notes for the lesson as you watch the following video (click link): 2.2 Day 1 End Behavior and Zeros
- Take a picture of the notes you filled in as you watched the recorded lesson and turn in to teams under the assignment "2.2 Day 1 Notes"
Tuesday, October 13: 2.2 Day 1 End Behavior and Zeros HW Work Day
- Complete the problems: Pg 109 #29, 31, 33, 35, 9-15 odd, 49, 51 (just find zeros in 49&51), 37 and turn in to TEAMS by 3 PM tomorrow.
Wednesday, October 14: Deriving the Quadratic Formula by Completing the Square
- Watch the video below where I show how to use the tool of completing the square to derive the quadratic formula.
- Your only HW is to watch the video and then take a picture of your notes as you copied what I wrote down. Then, turn those notes in to Teams under the assignment "Notes for Deriving the Quad Formula"
Thursday - Friday: NO SCHOOL
Due to teacher conventions, there is no school Thursday and Friday. If you have missing assignments, use these days to get caught up as the quarter ends October 30th.
Have a good break!
Have a good break!
Monday, October 19: 2.2 Day 2 Multiplicity, Writing and Graphing Polynomials
- Fill in the notes for the lesson as you watch the following video (click link): 2.2 Day 2 Multiplicity, Writing and Graphing Polynomials
- Complete the problems: Pg 109 #53, 55, 57, 75, 77, 79, 81, 85, 87 and turn in to TEAMS by 3 PM tomorrow.
Tuesday, October 20: 2.3 Day 1 Polynomial Long and Synthetic Division
- Fill in the notes for the lesson as you watch the following video (click link): 2.3 Day 1 Polynomial Long and Synthetic Division
- Complete the problems: Pg 124 #10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 23, 25 and turn in to TEAMS by 3 PM tomorrow.
Wednesday, October 21: 2.3 Day 2 Factor Theorem, Rational Root Test, and Finding All Zeros
- Fill in the notes for the lesson as you watch the following video (click link): 2.3 Day 2 Factor Theorem, Rational Root Test, and Finding All Zeros
- Complete the problems: Pg 124 #47, 53, 59, 62, 89, 101a and turn in to TEAMS by 3 PM tomorrow.
Thursday, October 22: Intro to Complex Numbers
- Read the story of the solution of the cubic and the birth of imaginary numbers PDF attached below and then complete the investigation. Take a picture of your work on the investigation and turn in to TEAMS by 3 PM tomorrow.
- Note: I have supplied the answers to questions 6 and 7 of the investigation for you to check your work.
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Friday, October 23: Quiz 2.1 - 2.3
- Complete the quiz over 2.1 - 2.3 (quiz is posted in Teams). The quiz will close at 3 PM today. You can use HW, note packet, calculator, paper and pencil on quizzes, but nothing and no one else. This is the last grade that will count towards your Quarter 1 grade.
- No other homework! Enjoy your weekend and get outside!
Monday, October 26: 2.4 Complex Solutions and Operations with Complex Numbers
- Fill in the notes for the lesson as you watch the following video (click link): 2.4 Complex Solutions and Operations with Complex Numbers
- Complete the problems: Pg 133 #71, 75, 21, 23, 27, 31, 33, 39, 56 and turn in to TEAMS by 3 PM tomorrow.
Tuesday, October 27: 2.5 Fundamental Theorem of Algebra and Finding all Zeros
- Fill in the notes for the lesson as you watch the following video (click link): 2.5 Fundamental Theorem of Algebra and Finding all Zeros
- Complete the problems: Pg 140 #5-8, 11, 47, 51a, 59, 65, 71 and turn in to TEAMS by 3 PM tomorrow.
Wednesday, October 28: Intro to Rational Functions
- Complete the investigation attached below as a PDF (passed out in class to in-person students) and turn in to TEAMS by 3 PM tomorrow.
- Sample answers are posted in the Homework Answers folder under Chapter 2 if you would like to check your work.
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Thursday, October 29: 2.6 Asymptotes and Domain of Rational Functions
- Fill in the notes for the lesson as you watch the following video (click link): 2.6 Asymptotes and Domain of Rational Functions
- Complete the problems: Pg 147 #5, 9, 11-16, 19, 21, 29, 33, 37 and turn in to TEAMS by 3 PM Monday, yes, Monday.
Friday, October 30: Pumpkin Carving
- Today, you are going to carve a pumpkin (electronically) using math!
- Open the PDF below and follow the directions. The class code you will need to use is 2PDRJW.
- I have made a video of me going through the directions that you should watch first! Here it is: How to Carve Pumpkins Using Math!
- Desmos saves your progress and I can go in and check it (like a Google Doc). So, when you're done, just close the page!
- You are to carve either a face or a pattern of some sort. When you are all done, your work will automatically save and then I can check to give you credit. Your carving is due by 10 PM today.
- I've shared some from prior years to inspire you. Have fun, be creative, and happy Halloween!
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