Precalculus - 11th grade
At BECA we use the Illustrative Mathematics curriculum. Lessons are designed to be student-centered and inquiry-based. Course materials can be found on the publisher Kendall Hunt’s website here: Illustrative Mathematics
Students use our Google Classroom for assignments, quizzes, and tests. Parents can follow their student’s progress and grades on Jumprope.
Supply list
- Composition book
- Pocket folder, looseleaf
- Pencils & pens
- Ruler
- Calculator (recommended: Casio fx-9750GIII but other graphing calculators are acceptable)
Routines and expectations
Syllabus
Unit 1: Sequences and Functions
- Understand and use arithmetic and geometric sequences
- Model situations using sequences and functions
- Analyze and interpret functions in various forms
Unit 2: Polynomials and Rational Functions
- Understand and use polynomial functions
- Analyze and interpret the behavior of polynomial functions
- Rational functions
- Rational equations
- Polynomial Identities
Unit 3: Complex Numbers and Rational Exponents
- Exponent Properties
- Solving Equations with Square and Cube Roots
- A New Kind of Number
- Solving Quadratics with Complex Numbers
Unit 4: Exponential Functions and Equations
- Growing and Shrinking
- Understanding Non-Integer Inputs
- Missing Exponents
- The Constant e
- Logarithmic Functions and Graphs
- Translations, Reflections, and Symmetry
- Scaling Outputs and Inputs
- Putting It All Together
Unit 6: Trigonometric Functions
- The Unit Circle
- Periodic Functions
- Trigonometry Transformations
- Putting It All Together
Unit 7: Statistical Inferences
- Study Types
- Distributions
- Not All Samples Are the Same
- Analyzing Experimental Data
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