Category: Precalculus

Mr Lemay’s Precalculus Work

Precalculus Week 36 ending 5/25

Monday

Because you folks are sitting for your State Level Science NECAP exam today, we will just have another workday in class.

Here is the list of what to complete from last week:

HW:

Anything that you do not have completed.

If you prefer watching Videos rather than listen to me live, here are some video notes:

Tuesday

Learning Target: We will be able to work with arithmetic sequences and series.

HO Sequence and Series

Moodle>MOM Sequence Work Assignment.

HW:

Side one of Handout. Here is my  Key: Arithmetic

Whatever you do not have finished.

Again, here is a video about what we will look at tomorrow

Wednesday

Learning Target: We will be able to work with geometric sequences and series.

Side two of Handout Here is my Key:Geometric

Moodle>MOM Sequence Work

HW:

Whatever you do not have finished.

Thursday

Work day

Your Partial Fraction Decomposition video is due tomorrow. Submit the youtube link via Moodle:

Friday

I am not here. I think that you will have a sub. Get whatever you owe finished.

HW:

Any incomplete work

Start working on the Moodle>MOM Exam Review

 

Precalculus Week 35

Monday and Tuesday

PS 2 is due if you want credit for it.

Work day

Complete:

  • This non-linear system  Work.
  • In Moodle, you’ll see a NON-Linear MOM assignment.
  • Moodle>Chapter 7 work due by June 8th
  • PS 3 if you want to complete it (Recommended as it will help you to get ready for the final exam.) This is due by Monday 5/21. I’ll publish my work to PS 2 on Tuesday

Wednesday

AP Comp Exam. If you are in class, you have an extra day to get work finished.

Thursday

Community Service Day. No Class.

Friday:

I am not here today. I do not know yet if there will be a substitute.

You have plenty to get done. Do not squander the time.

 

Precalculus Week 34 ending 5/11

Monday

SAT Prep or Get the Partial Fraction Decomposition work finished. Here is My Work  from the Quadratic factors from Friday.

HW:

  • This Partial Fraction Decomposition  Work
  • Moodle>Chapter 7 work due by 8th
  • PS 2 PS 2 PDF if you want to complete it (Recommended as it will help you to get ready for the final exam. This is due by Monday 5/14. Here is My Key to PS 1.

Watch these two short video to prep for Tuesday’s new work. No notes sheet.

Tuesday

Learning Target: We will be able to solve non-linear systems of equations and inequalites.

Watch the videos if you did not do this for HW

Start working on the exercises in this packet Non-LinearSystems

HW:

  • This non-linear system  Work.
  • In Moodle, you’ll see a NON-Linear MOM assignment.
  • Moodle>Chapter 7 work due by 8th
  • PS 2 PS 2 PDF if you want to complete it (Recommended as it will help you to get ready for the final exam. This is due by Monday 5/14. Here is My Key to PS 1.

Wednesday – Friday

Work days. Get it done!

Friday: Good luck APUSH students!

Precalculus Week 33 ending 5/4

Monday:

SAT Prep

HW

PS 1 due Wednesday

MOM Vector work

Purple LOS/LOC/Vectors Note Packet (due tomorrow)

Moodle Chapter 7 Work (Honors/RS)

Tuesday:

Learning target: We will be able to write a matrix equation from a system of equations and solve it using inverse matrices.

Some Examples <link>

5 questions on Hand out (out in class)

These practice problems <link>

HW

This work

PS 1 due tomorrow

Moodle Chapter 7 Work (Honors/RS)

Wednesday

In Class:

· Warm up Review- Solving linear systems using inverse matrices

· Learning Target: We will be able to break a rational expression into two or more rational expressions. This is called Partial Fraction Decomposition.

Today we will work with a PFD with linear factors

HO (This is for Wednesday + Thursday)

My Key for Wednesday

HW

  • This work
  • MOM Partial Fraction Decomposition assignment (you will not be able to do this in its entirety yet)
  • PS 1 (since no one turned this in) Now due 5/9
  • Moodle Chapter 7 Work (Honors/RS)

Thursday

Learning Target: We will be able to perform a partial fraction decomposition that uses repeated linear factors

5 questions on handout

HW

This work

PS 2

Moodle Chapter 7 Work (Honors/RS)

Friday

Learning Target: We will be able to perform a partial fraction decomposition with repeated irreducible quadratic factors.

10 problems

Claim an exercise in Moodle>Partial Fraction and make a paperslide video. Due May 25th

HW

This week’s work

 

Precalculus Week 32 ending 4/27

Monday:

SAT Prep

HW

Working on Second Semester Running Start/Honors course Chapter 7 work (see Moodle)

Tuesday

Introduction to Vectors

Page 25-26 in Notebook Vector p 25-26 key

PS 1 out Due 5/2

HW

Today’s Work

PS 1

Working on Second Semester Running Start/Honors course Chapter 7 work (see Moodle)

Wednesday

Learning Target : We will be able to solve application problems by write vectors in component form and adding them

Notes packet page  p27-29key

HW

Today’s Work

PS 1

Working on Second Semester Running Start/Honors course Chapter 7 work (see Moodle)

Thursday

Workday

Also complete the practice test at the end of the packet.

HW

See Thursday

Friday

No class for part of the time Walk to Lunch is happening

Precalculus Week 31 ending 4/12

Monday

Learning target: We will be able to find areas of oblique triangles using the generalized area formula

Notes p 16#5 all parts

or working on KA SAT Prep

HW

This work and anything that is not finished.

Tuesday

In Class:

Learning Target: We will be able solve application problems using the LOS and LOC.

Notes packet 16 -19 Here is my work KEY

HW

All of the LOS and LOC work

Moodle> Quiz on This work. Due Thursday 2:30. You do need to get me a copy of your set ups/work. You can’t just use and app to solve these.

Wednesday and Thursday

Get this work done.

No HW after Thursday.

No school on Friday.

Enjoy your break.

Precalculus Week 30 ending 4/6

Monday

SAT Prep Work at KA.

No HW

Tuesday

Learning Target: We will be able to solve oblique triangles using the Law of Sines

Complete Notes Packet p 12 #1 a – f

You may want a copy of this app

iTunes <link>

Google Play Store <link>

HW:

This work if you are not finished.

Wednesday

Learning Target: We will be able to explain the Ambiguous Case and finally understand why Mrs Gardner and Mrs Bruckner told you to NOT use the SSA pattern to show triangle congruence.

Notes p 12 – 134 # 2 and # 3 all parts

HW:

This work

Thursday:

Learning target: We will be able to solve oblique triangles using the Law of Cosines

Notes Packet p 15 #4

HW:

This work

PS 1 Due Thursday 4/12

Friday

Learning target: We will be able to find areas of oblique triangles using the generalized area formula and Heron’s Formula

Notes p 16#5 all parts

HW

This work and anything that is not finished.

Precalculus Week 29 ending 3/29

Monday:

In Class:

You may either work on SAT Math Practice out at KA

or

Finish up Notes +  pp 32 – 34 MOM

if you are finished with section 6.5, you can work on the practice test in the Notes Packet. Here is my chapter 6 Practice Test Key

There is an optional Chapter 6 review in Moodle (MOM format)

HW

Getting your Notes Packet completed.

Studying for the test on Thursday. Create a dbl sided sheet of notes.

Tuesday and Wednesday

In Class:

Finishing Notes Packet/Study for test

HW

See Monday

 

Thursday

Notes Packet is Due at the start of class

In class paper and pencil test. Timed.

You may have a sheet of notes, the Unit Circle and a table of trig identities.

No HW

 

Friday

No school for you.

Precalculus Week 28 ending 3/23 (End of Third QTR)

Monday

SAT Practice Review out at Khan Academy

Make sure to share your Khan Academy results with me

HW

You did watch the video and take the notes I assigned on Friday?<link>

Tuesday

In Class:

Learning Target: We will be able to solve trigonometric equations

Working on the exercises on in the Notes packet pp 27 – 29. Here is my chapter 6-4 key

There is also a MOM assignment Section 6.4 + 7.1 (more trig equations, you will just need the identity sheet)

HW:

Today’s work

Wednesday

In Class: Finishing Solving Trig Equations Notes pages pp 27 – 29 + MOM exercises if you desire.

HW

This week’s work

For Friday watch this video and take notes on pp 30 – 31

Thursday

In Class:

Finish the Section 6.4 Notes packet + MOM

HW

See Wednesday and make sure to get the video + notes watched / completed.

PS 7 is out and due Thursday 3/30

Friday

Learning Target: We will be able to solve cyclic application problems using trigonometry (AKA Better Modeling Through Trig)

Completing Notes packet pp 32 – 34 Here is my solutions sheet <link>

There is also a Moodle>MOM exercise set if you want to complete it.

You may want to be “wow”ed by this tide video

HW:

Getting this work completed

Start working on the Practice test in the packet. Here are my answers <link>

I am planning on testing you out of chapter 6 on Thursday 3/29.

Precalculus Week 27 ending 3/16

Monday

SAT Practice Review out at Khan Academy

Make sure to share your Khan Academy results with me

HW

You did watch the video and take the notes I assigned on Friday?<link>

PS 6

There is a two part Moodle test on Sections 6.1 and 6.2. That will be due by Monday 3/19 (before class). You will want to do well on it as it could really change your grade (up or down)

If you did not complete the MOM exercises, you will want to look at them as a review.

I also included some Problem Set questions. This way you are not waiting until June to review for the Final exam. You can look back at the last couple of problem sets and my work.

 

Tuesday

In Class:

You did watch the video I assigned last week?

Learning Target: We will be able to evaluate inverse trig expressions.

Working on Notes packet pp 15 -18. Here is my chapter 6-3 Key

HW:

Today’s exercises

There is a MOM Section 6-3 exercise set in Moodle

PS 6

Two part Moodle Quiz on Section 6-1 and 6-2 + PS review due Monday 3/19 by Noon

For Friday watch this video and complete the notes on pp 20 -26

 

Tuesday

Snow Day

Wednesday

In class:

Work day finishing Section 6.3 work

HW

Anything that you do not have finished.

Don’t forget about the quiz and the video notes

PS 6

Thursday

In Class

Work day

HW

See Monday/Tuesday

Friday

In Class

Work day

HW

See Monday/Tuesday

PS 7 out. Due Thursday 3/22