Pre-Calculus Syllabus

 Pre-Calculus

Length of Class: Year-long

Required Materials (for instruction or for student use) -

- notebook for notes, assignments, etc.

- folder

- textbook (Finney, Demana, Waits)

- pencils and pens

- graphing calculator (one can be provided if you don’t have your own)

Big Ideas-

1. Number and Quantity
2. Algebra
3. Functions
4. Geometry
5. Statistics and Probability

Prioritized Benchmarks:

1. Perform operations with complex numbers
2. Represent and model with vector quantities
3. Perform operations with matrices
4. Extend the domain of trig functions using the unit circle
5. Solve conic section problems
6. Solve quadratic, exponential and logarithmic functions
7. Analyze the transformation of functions
8. Use probability to evaluate outcomes of decisions

Essential Questions-List five interesting questions that will hook or entice your learner into the content learning.  Examples:  What does it mean to be a citizen of the United States? How does cell structure relate to the function of a city?

1. How could we measure the distance across a lake if we know two points of reference?
2. How do we determine where to put the light bulb in a flashlight to make it the brightest?
3. How do we decide which business would give you the least expensive total price for 3 sizes of uniforms?
4. How do we calculate the likelihood of drawing a queen or a heart from a standard deck of cards?
5. How is it possible to get closer and closer to something and never touch it?

Critical Tasks (Larger Units, Projects, Activities, or Assessments):  List tasks and rubrics/scoring guides. Upload each.