Pre-calculus Honors Homework: First Quarter

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All page and problem numbers refer to the pre-calculus textbook (Functions Modeling Change).  The letters in parentheses in the "DATE DUE" column refer to periods.


DATE DUE
ASSIGNMENT
COMMENTS/HELP
Fri., 9/11
None.
Topic: Course introduction, History of Algebra, Part 1
Tue., 9/15
None.
Thu., 9/17
None.
Mon., 9/21
None.
Topic: Review of linear functions
Wed., 9/23
None.
Topic: Review of linear functions
Classwork: Page 25: #22; Page 31: #26, 27
Fri., 9/25
Page 24: #14-16
Page 31-32: #29, 34
Topic: Review of linear functions
Tue., 9/29
None.
Topic: Linear regression (see syllabus for reference material)
Thu., 10/1
Test
The test will be on linear functions.
Mon., 10/5
None.
Wed., 10/7
Page 58: #33-40
Topic: Systems of linear equations
Fri., 10/9
None
Topic: Problems requiring systems of linear equations: by graphing, substitution, and elimination.  See syllabus for worksheets.
Wed., 10/14
None
Topic: Problems requiring systems of linear equations: elimination, by calculator
Fri., 10/16
Test
The test will be on systems of linear equations, all methods.
Fri., 10/30
Finish worksheet on matrices.
Topic: Matrices.  See syllabus for worksheets.
Thu., 11/5
Test
Matrices.
End of first quarter