Middletown Public Schools
Algebra 2 Scope and Sequence
Unit 1 – Functions and Inverse Functions
September/October
20 instructional days (+3 instructional days, 1 testing)
Standards
Interpreting Functions
 Interpret functions that arise in applications in terms of the context.
 Analyze functions using different representations.
5 Weeks
Building Functions
 Build a function that models a relationship between two quantities.
 Building new functions from existing functions.
Reasoning with Equations and Inequalities
 Understand solving equations as a process of reasoning and explain the reasoning.
Unit 2 – Polynomial Functions
November/December/January
28 instructional days (+3 instructional days, 1 testing)
The Complex Number System
 Perform arithmetic operations with complex numbers.
 Use complex numbers in polynomial identities and equations.
7 Weeks
Reasoning with Equations and Inequalities
 Solve quadratic equations in one variable.
Creating Equations
 Create equations that describe numbers or relationships.
Interpreting Functions
 Analyze functions using different representations.
 Interpret functions that arise in applications in terms of the context.
Seeing Structure in Expressions
 Interpret the structure of expressions.
Arithmetic with Polynomials and Rational Expressions
 Perform arithmetic operations on polynomials.
 Understand the relationship between zeros and factors of polynomials.
 Use polynomial identities to solve problems.
Unit 3 – Rational Expressions and Functions
January/February
12 instructional days (+3 instructional days, 1 testing)
Reasoning with Equations and Inequalities
 Understand solving equations as a process of reasoning and explain the reasoning.
 Represent and solve equations and inequalities graphically.
3 Weeks
Seeing Structure in Expressions
 Interpret the structure of expressions.
Arithmetic with Polynomials and Rational Expressions
 Rewrite rational expressions.
Creating Equations
 Create equations that describe numbers or relationships.
Interpreting Functions
 Analyze functions using different representations.
Building Functions
 Building new functions from existing functions.
Unit 4 – Trigonometric Functions
March/April
16 instructional days (+3 instructional days, 1 testing)
Interpreting Functions
 Interpret functions that arise in applications in terms of the context.
 Analyze functions using different representations.
4 Weeks
Building Functions
 Building new functions from existing functions.
Trigonometric Functions
 Extend the domain of trigonometric functions using the unit circle.
 Model periodic phenomena with trigonometric functions.
 Prove and apply trigonometric identities.
Creating Equations
 Create equations that describe numbers or relationships.
Unit 5 – Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
April/May
16 instructional days (+3 instructional days, 1 testing)
Linear, Quadratic, and Exponential Models
 Construct and compare linear, quadratic, and exponential models and solve problems.
 Interpret expressions for functions in terms of the situation they model.
4 Weeks
Interpreting Functions
 Interpret functions that arise in applications in terms of the context.
 Analyze functions using different representations.
Seeing Structure in Expressions
 Interpret the structure of expressions.
 Write expressions in equivalent forms to solve problems.
Creating Equations
 Create equations that describe numbers or relationships.
Building Functions
 Build a function that models a relationship between two quantities.
 Build new functions from existing functions.
Reasoning with Equations and Inequalities
 Represent and solve equations and inequalities graphically.
Unit 6 – Inferential Statistics
May/June
16 instructional days (+3 instructional days, 1 testing)
Interpreting Categorical and Quantitative Data
 Summarize, represent, and interpret data on a single count or measureable variable.
4 Weeks
Making Inferences and Justifying Conclusions
 Understand and evaluate random processes underlying statistical experiments.
 Make inferences and justify conclusions from sample surveys, experiments, and observational
studies.