Precalculus, Block G

"Captain's log"
DateSection(s) / Assignment
08/13/2013first day of class - "ticket problem"
08/14/2013wrap-up ticket problem, cherry blossom data; hw: finish handout, read section 1.3
08/16/2013residuals, least-squares regression line, and arctic sea ice activity (finish for hw)
08/19/2013residual plots; hw: p.47 #5, p.52 #3ab
08/20/2013percent error; start working on heart catheter problem
08/21/2013work on heart catheter problem
08/23/2013intro to functions (card sorting activity), quiz; hw: read sections 2.1,2.2, do p.60 #4,6, p.63 #3
08/26/2013function notation; hw: finish handout
08/27/2013more function notation; hw: read section 2.3, fill out as much of the toolkit functions handout as you can
08/28/2013toolkit functions & intro to domain; no hw besides study for test
08/30/2013test #1
09/03/2013more domain, even/odd, start optimization; hw: p.70 #9,10,12, p.77 #1a-e
09/04/2013more optimization; hw: finish "snowmobile problem" from class, p.87 #2,5,16
09/06/2013more optimization; hw: p.77 #1f-i,2bd
09/09/2013more optimization; hw: optimization handout #4,5
09/10/2013start working on elevator probelm; hw: read rest of handout & work on #1
09/11/2013work on elevator problem
09/13/2013wrap-up elevator problem; hw: download & install geogebra on your laptop
09/16/2013geogebra transformations lab
09/18/2013function transformation practice
09/20/2013test
09/23/2013more function transformations; hw: p.109 #1fhjl
09/24/2013completing the square; hw: p.109 #1bekn
09/25/2013more transformations; hw: finish handout & p.110 #3 (bring laptops fri, quiz mon)
09/27/2013more transformations; "linear explorations" activity
10/01/2013compositions & domain; hw: p.115 #1bcd
10/02/2013comp graphing with abs; quiz; hw: p.117 inv #2,3
10/04/2013review transformations; graphing sqrt composition; hw: p.126 #2bgi
10/07/2013graphing 1/f composition; hw: p.126 #2dkn
10/08/2013more practice graphing compositions
10/09/2013more practice graphing compositions
10/11/2013test
10/14/2013intro to polynomials; hw: p.429 #1,2,4; p.439 #2a
10/15/2013more polynomial practice; hw: p.439 #2b-f,4,9
10/18/2013