PRE-CALCULUS 12 COURSE OVERVIEW:
Teacher: Beth Ryynanen
Teacher email: bryynanen@sd68.bc.ca
Help site: ryynablog.wikispaces.com
Welcome to Pre-Calculus Math 12
This is a very fast passed course and the students must do their part to achieve success. There will be
one to two quizzes per week and students should be reviewing class notes every night. There will be a
unit test for each chapter and a practice test will be given to students before the test. It is extremely
important that the students finish the practice test before writing the unit test as test rewrites will only
be allowed if corrections are completed from tests with a written explanation of what was incorrect, all
assigned work from text is handed in and practice test is completed.
If you would like to purchase the worktext , it will cost $25 Send cash or a cheque made out to John
Barsby Community School.
If you do not purchase the text and you write in it or damage the text, you will be billed $25.00.
The online version of the text is at mathXLfor school.
Required Materials:
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Pencils and pens
Ruler and protactor
Lined paper
Graph paper
Binder
Recipe cards for studying
Scientific calculator or if possible, graphing calculator
Mark Breakdown:
Classwork and quizzes 25%
Unit tests
55%
Term Exams
20%
Term 1 – 40% Term 2 – 40% Final Exam 20%
Course Overview by Learning Outcome:
Term 1:
Chapter 3: Transformations of Graphs and Functions
Translations; Reflections; Stretch and Compression; Combining Transformations; Inverse relations
Chapter 4: Combining Functions
Combining graphically; Combining algebraically; Composite functions; Restrictions to composites
Chapter 5: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Graphing exponential functions; solving and analyzing exponential functions; Logarithms and
Logarithmic functions; Exponents to logs and logs to exponents; The Product Law, Quotient Law and ,
Power law
Chapter 8: Permutations and Combinations
The Fundamental Counting Principle; Permutations; Combinations; Pascal’s Triangle; The binomial
Theorem
Term 2:
Chapter 1: Polynomial Expressions and Functions
Dividing a polynomial by a binomial; factoring polynomials; graphing polynomials; Polynomial functions
and equations
Chapter 2: Radical and Rational Functions
Properties of Radical functions; Graphing rational functions; analyzing rational functions
Chapter 6: Trigonometry
Trigonometric ratios/standard position; radian measure; graphing trigonometric functions; Period,
phase shift and amplitude of a trigonometric function; Sinusoidal functions
Chapter 7: Trigonometric Equations and identities
Trigonometry: solve by graphing; solve using algebra; Reciprocal and Quotient identities; Pythagorean
identities; Sum and Difference Identities; Double angle Identities
See attached for detailed course overview…