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Algebra 2

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Course Outline--Formula Sheet

unit circle with trig functions
Date Assigned:

In Class:

Assignment:

9/6 Pass out course outline.  Look at the available information on the web site:

     --daily requirements

     --homework policy

     --grading policy

     --graph paper link

Index cards:

     --email contact information

     --book link/password

Pass out the review worksheet and start working on the questions.

Return the course outline signed by parent--5 point quiz grade.

 

9/7 Grab a book and fill out information on card:

     --day time contact

     --phone #  AND  name of contact

     --book number/condition of the book

Write your name and mine (Mrs. Santo)  inside the book jacket.

Be sure that your book has the user name and password for the online text written into the inside cover.

Finish Review worksheet.  It will be collected and graded on Friday.
9/8

      RAIN!                                  RAIN!

9/9 Start Chapter 11

  Vocabulary

     --sequence

     --arithmetic sequence

          has a common difference(d)

     --index

     --term

page 580 #4:     

  12 16 20 ? ? ?
order: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
term: a1 a2 a3 a4 a5 a6

Find:    a2,    a2+a3,     a2+3

Develop formula:

  Recursive form:  an = an-1 + d 

  Explicit form:     an  = a1 + (n-1)d

then finish #6, 8, 9, 11, 12

Page 581 #15, 19, 23, 27, 29, 30, 31, 33
9/12 Do Now:  Pass out success booklets.

Go over HW

Finish section 11-1

   --Arithmetic Means

page 581 #13, 52, 53.

Page 581 #16, 20, 26, 36, 45, 54, 55.

Quiz tomorrow 11-1

9/13 Go over HW then quiz 11-1

Sigma notation 

      --page 586 #10, 11

Page 851 (11-2)  #13-18
9/14 Collect HW.

Do now:  Write the sum of the multiples of 3, starting at 3, ending with 99, in sigma notation.  Then find the sum.

Introduce Series:

   --develop the formulas for arithmetic series in both forms--

Page 586 #4 - 9

Page 586 #15 - 24
9/15 Do Now: Quiz Evaluate Series in terms of Sigma.

Go over HW.

Find terms in Geometric Sequence.

an = an-1r

an = a1rn-1

Page 591 #4, 5, 7, 8

Page 591 #21, 23, 25, 26, 27, 35.
9/16 Geometric Series.

Do Now: Check HW ans.

Geometric Means

              Page 591 #43, 44.

Geometric Series

Page 597 #15 - 21 ODD

Page 591 #45 

9/19

Go over HW

Fibonacci sequence:

   1, 1, 2, 3, 5, . . .

Recursive Sequences

   ---Initial Value(s)

   ---Subsequent terms evaluated       using previous term(s)

Page 609 #4, 5, 7.

Page 609 #13 - 20
9/20 Do Now:  In the recursive sequence where  an = an-1 + 2n and a5 = -14, find the seventh term of the sequence.

Go over HW.

Start WS.

 

11-1,2,3,4,6 WS

Quiz tomorrow on 11-1,2,3,4,6

 

9/21 Go over HW.

Quiz  11-1,2,3,4,6

Start binomial expansion to 5th power.

Expand (a + b)n to the following powers:

n = 1

n = 2  F O I L

n = 3  Distribute

n = 4

n = 5   +1 if completely correct.

See example on page 621

X-tra credit:

    +1 for each extra power up to n = 8,   if correct

9/22 Collect HW. 

Review:   n!

 nPr--order matters,

 nCr--order does not  matters

Show notation in book:

            P(n,r)    C(n,r)

Page 641 #12 - 26
9/23 Go over HW.

Count arrangements with repetition:

   Ex:   MISSISSIPPI

Expand binomials page 615 #9

  ---find a specific term  #10, 41.

Page 615 #21, 23, 24, 30
9/26 Do Now:  Find the coefficient of the middle term of the expansion:

                      (4 - 2w)6

Go over HW.

Page 616 #34 - 40

Review Chapter 11--start HW.

page 627 #1 - 12, 14, 16, 17, 20.
9/27 Go over HW. STUDY for Chapter 11 Test.
9/28 Chapter 11 Test page 823 #1 - 6.

X-tra Credit: 

Dewey Wins!  President Dewey??  Read the articles and explain why the survey predicted outcome of the presidential election incorrectly.  Due Friday.

9/29

Happy New Year!

9/30 Collect HW.

Dependent Events--no replacement.

              --Dependent trials:

              

where ga = # of members of a group

         sa = # of successes from that group

         n = total population in all groups

Odds vs Probs.

Start HW.

page 648 #23 - 29  Odds  

page 648 #35 - 49  Odds 

10/3

Do Now:  Find the probability that you would be dealt three Queens and two Aces in a game of poker.

Look over notes on Chapter 12.

INDEPENDENT EVENTS

Tree Diagrams: Make a tree the shows possible outcomes with random selection on five question test with 4 multiple choice answers.

Finish Tree
10/4

Do Now:  Find the probability that you would be dealt five Hearts in a game of poker.

From HW develop formula for probability with trials that are independent AKA Bernoulli Experiments:

           nCr(p)r(q)n-r

where n = # of trials

          r = # of successes

          p = P(success)

          q = P(failure)

page 678 #18 - 21

page 679 #22 - 27
10/5 Do Now:  What is the probability that you would take four red marbles from and urn containing 10 red and 5 blue marbles?

Go over HW.

Experiments without replacement when order matters.  From above:

              P(1red, then 1 blue)

Page 854 (12-3) #1-3.

Very quick quiz tomorrow on probability of dependent and independent events.

Page 666 #9-13 find mean, range and median.
10/6 Quiz 12-3,8.

Measures of central tendency:

     mean (), mode, median, range

Measures of despersion:

    variance (s2), standard deviation (s).

Finish page 666 #9-13

Finish page 666 #9-13
10/7 Go over HW.  Ans:page 667#9,10,11,12,13.

Show how to get measures of dispersion on the calculator.

Stat--Edit--L1 for listed data

                --L1 then L2 for freq. charts

REMEMBER to enter L1  comma  L2:

   Stat==> Calc ==> 1-Var Stats L1 , L2

Standard Deviation WS1

Standard Deviation WS1
10/11 Go over HW.

Define difference between s--population standard deviation and S--sample (always larger) standard deviation.

 Define: bias--Dewey Wins! 

                    discrete distribution

                    continuous distribution

                    skewed distribution

Types of Experiments:

     Control

     Observational

     Survey

page 855 (12-6) #4, 5, 6--frequency chart is optional.

12-experiments def'n

10/12 Go over HW.

Normal Distribution  Formula Sheet

Complete problems on Normal Dist. WS

page 674 #15 - 21.
10/13 Go over Chapter 12 page 688 #8 - 12, 13-17,19, 20,22, 29-32, 33-37. Study for Chapter 12 BIG QUIZ
10/14 Chapter 12 BIG QUIZ |Absolute Value| WS1
10/17

|Absolute Value|:

    --expressions

    --equations

Page 30 #17 - 36 Evens.
10/18 Go over HW.  Check answers.

|Absolute Value| equations w/variables on both sides.

page 829 (1-4)  #29, 26.

Page 31 #39 - 46
10/19 Go over HW.

Go over solving inequalities.

Page 37 #22, 24, 27--simple w/(-) coefficient.

Introduce compound <>, interval notation.

Page 44 #8, 9.

Page 44  #27-31.
10/20 Do Now:  Page 8 #4 - 9

Go over HW.

Do page 44 #10, 11. 

Quiz tomorrow.

Page 44  #21, 22, 37-39.
10/21 Quiz. Page 226 #18-32--# 28 X-tra credit.
10/24 Collect HW.

Scientific notation--page 227 #44-54, LHS.

Copy rules for exponents.

Start WS.

Polynomial WS1

Polynomial WS2

10/25 1- Go over homework.

2- degree of polynomial.

3-  +,-,* of polynomials.

4-page 837 (5-2) RHS

Page 231 #7 - 14.
10/26 Go over HW.

Division by monomial.

page 236 #4, 5, then example with complete canceling on one term:

              

Page 236 #15-20, page 837 (5-3) #1,2,3.

Follow example #1 page 233--Split the polynomial into different fractions and reduce.  For some problems (#16, 20, 2, 3), the terms will not reduce completely.

 

10/27 Show answers to HW.

Long Division

   --divide

   --multiply

   --subtract

   --compare

   --bring down

Long Division with missing terms:

   --put polynomial into standard form

   --fill in terms

Page 237 #21, 23, 25, 31.    (#25, 31 have remainder).
10/28 Go over HW. 

Quick quiz on long division.

*  1--Greatest common factor

Page 242 #4, 15, 16

Page 837 (5-4) #1, 6

 

*  1--Greatest common factor

 

**  2--Quadratic

            with no leading coefficient--AKA 1

             with leading coefficient

             with missing linear term

             with missing constant term

 

***  3--Grouping

 

****  4--Cubic

 

10/31 Go over HW.

**  2--Quadratic with no leading coefficient--AKA a = 1

        --with missing linear term

        --with missing constant term

Geometry factoring WS review
11/1 **  2--Quadratic

           with leading coefficient

***  3--Grouping

page 242:

#7, 8--Use grouping to show quadratic factoring where a = 1.

#24, 25--Then show leading coefficient <> 1.  Does this work for #27??  (Yes, but factors are not prime!)

 

Page 242 #21 - 28, 32 - 34
11/2 Do now: page 242: #19,20-grouping.

****  4--Cubic

*****  5--Any combination of the above.

Page 837 (5-4)  #1 - 24 LHS--NOT 12

also Page 837 (5-4)  # 13, 17, 20, 26.

 

11/3 Do Now:  page 243 #42.

Go over the homework. 

Do the evens on the ditto in class.

 Algebra 2 Factoring WS  odds
11/4 Do Now: page 243 #37, 39.

Go over the homework.   BIG FACTORING QUIZ.

Algebra 2 Factoring WS  finish
11/7 Collect HW.

Introduce roots page 248 #7-14

Page 248 #28 - 48.
11/8

Election DAY

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11/9 Simplify radicals.  Rationalize denominators.

Page 254 #4, 5, 6.

Page 254 #15-30
11/10 Do Now: page 248 #49-51

Multiply/Add radicals.

Page 254 #10, 11.

Page 254 #31-38.

 

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