Pre-calculus Honors Homework: Third 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.

Homework archive:

First quarter

Second quarter

DATE DUE	ASSIGNMENT	COMMENTS/HELP
Thu., 2/4	Page 108-109: #2-20 Even	Review of exponential growth/decay: difference between exponential growth/decay and exponential functions (natural base), comparing graphs of linear, quadratic, cubic and exponential growth functions; a formula for growth/decay; recognizing growth or decay from an equation, calculating the multiplier; "bugs and bunnies."
Mon., 2/8	Page 115-116: #2-20 E	Comparing linear and exponential functions from a table, finding a formula for an exponential function given a graph, data, etc.
Wed., 2/10	Page 122-123: #1-4, 9, 10, 12, 14, 24-28	Graphs of exponential functions
Fri., 2/12	Page 130-131: #4, 11, 18, 26, 28	The natural base and continuous growth.
Wed., 2/17	Review, intro to logarithms
Fri., 2/19	Test	The test will be on exponential growth/decay and exponential functions.
Thu., 3/18	Test Page 188: #1-25 Odd	The test will be on logarithms.
	End of third quarter

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