AUSTIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
Subject/Course: Math Models
Overarching Idea
IPG: 5th Six Weeks
Major Concepts #1: Quadratic Functions
Grade Level: High School
Quadratic Functions in our world
1. Where are quadratic functions in our world?
2. What do graphs of quadratic functions help us understand about our world?
Guiding Questions
Major Concept #2: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Overarching Idea
Real world experiences using exponents and logarithms
1. What is the relationship between exponential and logarithmic functions?
2. What is the relationship between the rules of exponents and the rules of logarithms?
3. How are the rules used in growth and decay curves?
Guiding Questions
Major Concepts #3: Trigonometric Functions
Overarching Idea
1. How do the 30-60-90 right triangle and the 45-45-90 right triangle relate to trigonometry?
2. How do we use the special right triangles to solve real world problems?
Guiding Questions
Austin ISD Secondary Mathematics
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