Category: Precalculus

Mr Lemay’s Precalculus Work

Week 4 ending 9/21

Monday

Mad Minute Factoring

Learning Target: You will be able to identify concavity, recognize max/min values and be able to state when a function is increasing/decreasing.

Notes in Packet

Complete Sec 1-3 exercises: 21-40

HW

  • Watch this video for Thursday and take notes in the Section 1.4 packet.

  •   The exercises assigned
  • Problem set 1 Due ThursdayPS 1 due Thursday

Tuesday

Mad Minute

In Class:

Learning Target: I can find the average rate of change of a function

Notes and complete exercises  1 – 19

HW

  • These assigned exercises.
  • PS 1
  • The video and notes for Thursday

Wednesday

Mad Minute

In Class:

Work day

If you are finished with the paper exercises, in Moodle you will see the MOM sec 1.3 exercises. These are due by classtime on Monday

HW

  • Anything f

    tomorrow

Thursday

  • PS 1 is collected at the beginning of class.
  • Spot check video notes
  • Unresolved questions

Learning Target: We will be able to evaluate a function that depends on the result of another function using graphs and tables (Working with composition of functions)

  • Notebook Section 1.4 exercises
  • If you are ready there are MOM exercises also.

HW

  • Anything that you do not have finished
  • PS 2 Due 9/27 at the start of class

Friday

No class due to Assembly

Monday will be a work day

 

Week 3 ending 9-14

Monday

Work day

Finishing Sec 1.2

Working on the two Moodle>MOM assignments

HW

Anything that you do not have completed.

In Moodle>Chapter 1 there are a couple of optional online tests on these two sections. If you want these grades transferred to MMS, let me know. Attempting them even if you do not want to finish them would be a good way to study.

You are taking a paper an pencil test on Thursday.

Tuesday

Another work day

Same HW

Wednesday

Review activity in class

HW

Study for the test. Make a sheet of notes if you desire (8.5 by 11 dbl sided)

Thursday

Paper and pencil test. Timed. You need to finish it during the class period. You may start early if you are in the room.

HW

The optional tests if you desre

Problem Set 1 Due 9/20 at the start of class.

Friday

In Class: Section 1.3

PC Week 2 Ending 9/7

Over the long weekend By Tuesday 9/4 Watch this video <link> and complete the Notes <link>
Tuesday Course Expectations Sign-off is due.

In Class:

Learning Target: I can work with the Toolkit functions and recognizing each in tabular, graphical, algebraic and descriptive forms.

Video Note Check

Working on the paper exercises for Section 1.1: Lippmann pp 13 – 19 1, 3, 5 – 20 all, 21-39 odds 40-45 all

Here are the answers for you to check your work. <link>

HW

This work if you are not finished.

Order of Operations MOM exercise.

  • For Friday 9/7:  Watch this video <link> and complete the Secton 1-2 notes in the packet.
Wednesday In Class:

Finishing Book Work.

If you are finished with the paper based exercises and checked your answers:

Moodle>Chapter 1>MOM Sec 1.1

HW:

  • Book work if you are not finished.
  • MOM Sec 1.1
  • Watch that video and take notes.
Thursday In class:

MOM assignment Section 1.1

MOM Order of Operations
HW:

  • Anything that you do not have finished.
  • The video and notes for Section 1.2
Friday In Class:

Notes spot check.

Learning Target: We will be able to find the domain and the range of a function and write a piece-wise defined function.

Completing the paper based Section 1.2 exercises n the notes packet. Here are the answers <link>

HW:
Any work that you do not have completed.

It would behoove you to be finished with everything assigned for Monday. Yes that will mean some math hw this weekend.

 

PC Assignments Week 1 ending 8/31

Assignments Week 1 ending 8/31

Monday No School for you
Tuesday No School for you
Wednesday In Class:

Growth vs Fixed Mind Set Inventory + Tweet.

Learning target: I can apply the order of operations to arithmetic expressions (I am hoping this is ridiculously easy, but some of my Summer College Precalculus students were having trouble with OOp.

The Number Challenges.

HW:

  • Go to http://danlemay.net >Precalculus> and leave a comment so I know you can navigate there. (Use your First Name Last Initial) Due Friday 9/1
  • Get the PreCalculus F 2018 Course Expectations signed. Due Tuesday 9/4
  • By Tuesday 9/4 Watch this video <link> and complete the Notes <link>
Thursday In class:

  • Building a toolkit
  • See Toolkit functions key
  • Learning Target: We will be able to identify transformed functions by the name of the toolkit function

HW:

  • See Wednesday
Friday In Class:

You need to be able to log onto your Oxbow Gmail account.

  • Set up your Moodle Account. See <Link>
  • Complete Intro Assignment.
  • College Gen Ed Requirements

HW:

  • See Wednesday
  • Finish Moodle>MOM Intro Assignment
  • For Monday Watch the video and take notes. See Wednesday.