PRE-CALCULUS January 2014
Monday
Tuesday
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SNOW DAY
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NOTE: This is a HALF BLOCK CALENDAR!!
Two consecutive days will be combined into one in a FULL BLOCK class!
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
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1-8 Period Day
Second Semester Begins
SNOW DAY
Lesson 4.5. Review Six
trigonometric Ratios
And writing equations for
graphs of sine, cosine, and
tangent
OTL: Writing equations for
trig graphs
Monday
Tuesday
3
Continue Lesson 4.6:
PRACTICE graphing all 6 trigonometric
functions
Lesson 4.7: Page 309 Inverse
Trigonometric Functions
Evaluate, graph, and Composing
Arcsine, arccosine, and arctangent.
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CH 5 ANALYTIC TRIGONOMETRY
Lesson 5.1: The fundamental
identities, using the fundamental
identities to evaluate and simplify
a function
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Continue Lesson 5.1: The
fundamental identities, using the
fundamental identities to evaluate
and simplify a function
OTL assigned from page 345-346
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Review Take home Quiz
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QUIZ 5.1.-5.2.
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Lesson 5.3. introduction to
solving equations (easy)
OTL: Page 364/4-20 Even
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Colloquium
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QUIZ 4.6. Graphing all 6 Trig
Functions.
Small group test
Lesson 4.7. and 4.8.
Inverse Trig Functions and
Trigonometric Models
OTL: worksheet (Intro to Trig
Identities)
Lesson 5.2. Simplifying trig.
expressions using identities and
factoring.
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Review Quiz 5.1. – 5.2.
JEOPARDY GAME to practice
Trigonometric Identities and solving
equations 5.1.-5.3.
Lesson 4.8: P. 321 Trig
Applications and Models
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Colloquium
Friday
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Lesson 4.6: Page 298/ Graphs of
reciprocal functions Secant, and
cotangent. [Graphing cot from
equations.]
OTL assigned from Pg.305
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Lincoln’s Birthday
No School
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Thursday
Colloquium
11
Continue Lesson 4.7: Page 309
Inverse Trigonometric Functions
 Intro to Calculus 315/ Ex 7
 OTL assigned from Pg.316
Calculus OTL pg. 317/48-54
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PRE-CALCULUS February 2014
Wednesday
4
5
Continue Lesson 4.6: PRACTICE
writing equations for the graphs of all
6 trigonometric functions
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OTL: Study for the Quiz 4.5 – 4.6.
10
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POP Quiz 4.5 Graphing
sin,cos,tan
Lesson 4.6: Page 298/ Graphs of
reciprocal functions Cosecant.
Compare and contrast Sine vs.
Cosecant. [Graphing csc, sec
from equations.]
Small group test
Lesson 4.7. and 4.8.
Inverse Trig Functions and
Trigonometric Models
OTL: worksheet (Intro to Trig
Identities)
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Small group challenge –
Jeopardy
OTL assigned from page 346
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JEOPARDY GAME to practice
Trigonometric Identities and solving
equations 5.1.-5.3.
OTL: Take Home Test Chapter 5
Study for Chapter 5 TEST 5.1.- 5.3.
PRE-CALCULUS March 2014
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
3
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Review take home Test
Chapter 5 Jeopardy
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Lesson 5.4: INTRO TO
CALCULUS : Sum and Difference
formulas for sine and cosine.
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Test: 5.1-5.3
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Continue Lesson 5.4: INTRO TO
CALCULUS : Sum and Difference
formulas for tangent.
OTL: finish class work
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 Chapter 8 INTRODUCTION
Lesson 8.1. Small group Algebra
review – finding he next term in a
sequence. Defining a finite and infinite
sequence
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Lesson 8.3: Geometric sequences;
finding the nth term of a
geometric sequence; finding the
sum of a finite geometric
sequence
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OTL: Lesson 5.4. review
Exit challenge to determine
team leaders for the Group
Quiz.
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Lesson 8.2: summation notation;
series; finding the sum of a
series; applications
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Lesson 8.3: Geometric
series; finding the sum of an
infinite geometric series.
OTL: Page 583/ 45-67
ODD
OTL: Introduction to Sequences
and Series (worksheet)
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Small Group TEST 5.4..
“Calculus challenge for math
champions”
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Colloquium
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QUIZ 8.1.-8.2.
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Finish GIFT #5 – individual
in class assessment
DUE AT THE END OF THE
CLASS!
OTL: Enjoy the weekend
GIFT #5 – individual in
class assessment
Colloquium
18
 Lesson 8.1. Writing the terms
and finding the nth term of a
sequence.
 Lesson 8.1. Factorials
 Lesson 8.1: summation
notation; series; finding the sum
of a series; applications
 OTL: worksheet
Friday
6
Colloquium
10
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Thursday
5
Continue Lesson 8.2: summation
notation; series; finding the sum
of a series; applications
OTL: p.564 (77-81 odd)
p. 565 (91-107 odd)
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End of Third Quarter
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PD Day – No School for Students
Q3 COMMON ASSESSMENT
(M/C)
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OTL: Page 582 (
 2n  1
n 0
“1 – 35 odd” )
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Warm-up: TEST of genius
w/sequences
Repeating Decimals 8.3.G
-
student guided
instruction and practice
problems.
continue
Repeating Decimals 8.3.G
- student guided
instruction and practice
problems.
OTL: worksheet
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Colloquium
3
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GIFT # 8 Sequences and Series
Enrichment.
Small group challenge involving
skills from lesson 8.1. - 8.3.
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Finish GIFT # 8 Sequences
and Series Enrichment.
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Small group challenge involving
skills from lesson 8.1. - 8.3.
OTL: Study for test 8.1.-8.3
April 2014
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
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Thursday
Friday
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Colloquium
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Report Card Pick Up Day
Spring Intersession Begins
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Spring Intersession Ends
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Colloquium
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Colloquium
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May 2014
Monday
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
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Thursday
Friday
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Colloquium
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Early Colloquium (Senior Prom)
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Colloquium
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Memorial Day – No School
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June 2014
Monday
Tuesday
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Wednesday
3
Thursday
Friday
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5
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Colloquium
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10
PD Day - No school for Students
End of Second Semester
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