Pre-calculus Honors Homework: Second Quarter

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All page and problem numbers refer to the pre-calculus textbook (Functions Modeling Change).  The letters in parentheses in the "DATE DUE" column refer to periods.

Homework archive

First quarter

DATE DUE	ASSIGNMENT	COMMENTS/HELP
Wed., 11/16	None.	Topic: Linear systems Documents: Solving by graphing    Solving by substitution and elimination
Fri., 11/18	None.	Topic: Matrices Documents: Introduction to matrices    Determinants, identities, inverse   Matrix equations
Tue., 11/22	None.	Topic: Matrices, continued Documents: Miscellaneous matrix problems Cramer's rule
Tue., 11/29	None.	Topic: Matrices, continued.
Thu., 12/1	None.	Topic: Miscellaneous problems, transformations, Cramer's rule.
Mon., 12/5	Test	The test will be on matrices.   Documents: Practice test          Please note that the method demonstrated in class for finding the determinate by hand will not work with 4x4 matrices.  You will only be required to find the determinate of a 3x3 by hand.  I have changed the practice test accordingly.
Wed., 12/7	None.
Fri., 12/9	None.
Tue., 12/13	Page 108-109: #1-4, 15-21 Page 131: #28, 29	Topic: Exponential functions Documents: Simple and compound exponential growth   Compound and continuous growth
Thu., 12/15	Page 116: #12-28 E Page 131: #18, 20, 26	Topic: Writing exponential functions, effective yield Writing exponential functions
Mon., 12/19	Page 122-123: #1-4, 11, 12, 24-28	Topic: Graphs of exponential functions Graphs of exponential functions
Wed., 12/21	Test    All tests MUST be finished before vacation begins.  No exceptions.	The test will be on exponential functions
Fri., 12/23	None.
Wed., 1/4	None.
Fri., 1/6	Page 149-151: #3-39 M3, except #33	Topic: Re-introduction to logarithms Documents: Logarithms
Tue., 1/10	None.	Topic: Re-introduction to logarithms
Thu., 1/12	None.	Topic: Applications of logarithms Documents: Applications of logarithms
Tue., 1/17	None.	Topic: Applications of logarithms
Thu., 1/19	Page 165: #1, 2, 18, 20-25 Page 173-174: #1-4, 8, 9 Test	Topic: Graphs, domain and range of logarithms The test will be on logarithms.
Mon., 1/23	None.	Review for the mid-term exam.
Wed., 1/25	None.	Review for the mid-term exam
	End of second quarter
Mon., 1/30 and Tue., 1/31	Mid-term exams	The exam will cover material from the first and second quarters.

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