This 8-week program is designed to bridge the fundamental gaps and lay a firm foundation of essentials upon which the student’s Pre-Calculus course will build upon next school year.
Week 1 - Quadratic Functions
Graphing Quadratic Functions
Vertex form
Standard form
Writing equation given points on the function
Average rate of change
Intervals of increasing and decreasing
End behavior using limit definition
Week 2 - Polynomial Functions
Graphing Polynomial Functions
Intercepts, Multiplicity
End behavior using limit definition
Week 3 - Rational Functions
Graphing Rational Functions
Asymptotes - including end behavior at asymptotes
Intercepts
Holes
Domain and Range
Week 4 - Transformation of Functions
Translation of functions
Effects of translations on Domain and Range
Writing functions given translations
Dilation of functions
Effects of dilation on domain and range
Writing functions given dilation
Periodic Functions
Evaluating values of the function
Week 5 - Composition of functions
Compositions
Verifying Compositions
Inverse functions
Domain and Range
Week 6 - Exponential Functions
Exponential Equations
Logarithmic equations
Exponential and Logarithmic Inequalities
Graphing Exponential Functions and Logarithmic Functions
Domain and Range
Asymptotes
End Behavior using limit definition
Week 7 - Trigonometry
Radians
Radius other than 1
Arc Length
Evaluating Right Triangles
Unit Circle
Trigonometric Equations
Week 8 - Graphing Trigonometric Functions
Sine and Cosine Functions
Sinusoidal Functions
Transformation of sinusoidal functions
Tangent Functions
Inverse Trigonometric Functions
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