John F. Kennedy High School - PreCalculus 2009-2010 : PreCalculus Overview


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PreCalculus 2009-2010 : PreCalculus

Instructor: Mr Robert Caputo

Pre-Calculus blends the concepts and skills that must be mastered before enrollment in a college-level calculus course. Precalculus completes the study of elementary functions begun in Algebra II and Geometry. Students focus on the use of technology, modeling, and problem solving using data analysis, trigonometric and circular functions, their inverses, conics, and quadratic relations. Students who successfully complete this course will understand the conceptual foundations of a limit, the area under a curve, and the slope of a tangent line, in preparation for the formal study of Calculus. The course includes the study of (1) relations and functions, (2) exponential and logarithmic functions, (3) trigonometry intriangles, (4) trigonometric functions, (5) trigonometric identities and equations, (6) polar coordinates, (7) sequences and series, and (8) data analysis. The srerequisites for precalculus are Geometry and Algebra II and it is recommend students have a minimum grade C in both Geometry and Algebra II. Students experience a thorough analysis of all elementary functions and curve-sketching. Experience with graphing calculators is incorporated.

Section Announcements

Back-To-School Nite

This year's Back-To-School nite is scheduled for Monday October 26. I always look forward to meeting student's parents/guardians. Please, schedule accordingly and make every effort to attend this important school activity.

Homework Assignments

The text problems assigned can be found on the Notetaking Guide. The completion of the notetaking guide is part of the assignment. When a due date is posted on the big yellow post-it in the classroom, it means the assignment will be collected. Late assignments are not accepted, unless the student is absent on the due date, and then the assignment will be due the day the student returns to class.

Section Files

Calculator Information

This section contains files for operation and use of the TI-83 and TI-84 calculators. Other calculators may also be included as information is identified and/or becomes availabe.

Exam Practice and Notes

Notetaking Guides and Assignments

This folder contains the text notetaking guides for every section. The notetaking guides for each section are in chapter folders. Each notetaking guide has the problems assigned for that section.

Policies and Procedures

General Information for Parents and Students

Sketchpad Files

This folder contains Sketchpad files for algebra and geometry explorations and activities.

Section Links

Free Math Courses Online
This Web site is a portal to a variety of educational information for education. There are many colleges, universities and other educational institutions that offer free math courses online. However, the site also has links for fee based services.

Free Shareware Graphing Software
This Web site provides an open source shareware graphing program. I use this program in class and it is available when you use the classroom computers. I suggest you download the program to your home computer and use it frequently.

JFKHS Web Site
School Web Site for information on student activities, school activities, staff links, athletics, and school calendar.

Kennedy Textbook Information
This John F Kennedy High School site provides valuable information about textbook responsibility. Whay you don't know may cost you.

MathTV
Looking for help with math? This web site may have a video that will help you by providing a vido tutoring session.

Matrix Tookkit Software
This link will take you to a web site that provides tools for a variety of matrix problems.

PreCalculus Class Wiki Site
This Wiki site is for our precalculus class. Students will develop problem solutions and demonstrate algebraic skills. A wiki is a collection of pages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content.

Study and Solutions Guide
If you want your own student study and solutions guide (odd number problems) this link gets you to the Amazon site for purchase. The study and solution guide is just that, it is not a substitute for doing problems. Only through your own practice will you learn, develop and demonstrate the skills needed to pass the course.

Textbook Odd Number Solutions
This Web site is referenced in your textbook. You will find it in the Features Highlights section in the front of the book. You should read this part of your textbook, so you know what it features and how it can help you.

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