TAG PreAP/IB Pre-Calculus (second semester)

Curriculum-Map

 

Focus: -

Broad-based Concept:      Generalizations: 

Unit One

Sequences and Series

 

Unit Two

Parent functions and their Characteristics

 

Unit Three

Algebra of Functions

Concepts:

Definition of Sequences and Series

The formulas of Sequences and Series

Applications

Convergence and Divergence

Binomial Expansion

Concepts:

Parent Functions:  Parabolic, absolute value, cubic, reciprocal, square root, cube root, greatest integer

Piecewise defined functions

Graphs and Transformations of these functions

 

 

 

 

Concepts:

Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, Division of functions

Inverse of a function

Composition of a function

Limit

Rational Functions

Intermediate Value Theorem

Enduring Understandings:

The student uses sequences and series to represent, analyze, and solve real-life problems. 04

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Enduring Understandings:

The student defines functions, describes characteristics of functions, and translates among verbal, numerical, graphical, and symbolic representations of functions, including polynomial, rational, radical, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, and piecewise-defined functions. 01

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The student interprets the meaning of the symbolic representations of functions and operations on functions within a context. 02

 

Enduring Understandings:

The student defines functions, describes characteristics of functions, and translates among verbal, numerical, graphical, and symbolic representations of functions, including polynomial, rational, radical, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, and piecewise-defined functions. 01

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The student interprets the meaning of the symbolic representations of functions and operations on functions within a context. 02

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Essential TEKS Questions:

 

1.  Can you represent patterns using arithmetic and geometric sequences and series? 04A

 

2.  Can you use arithmetic, geometric, and other sequences and series to solve real-life problems?

04B

 

3.  Can you describe limits of sequences and apply their properties to investigate convergent and divergent series?  O4C

 

4.  Can you apply sequences and series to solve problems including sums and binomial expansion?  04D

 

 

Essential TEKS Questions:

 

 

1.  Can you describe parent functions symbolically and graphically, including

01A

2. Can you determine the domain and range of functions using graphs, tables, and symbols?   01B

 

3.  Can you describe symmetry of graphs of even and odd functions?  01C

 

4.  Can you recognize and use connections among significant points of a functions (roots, maximum points, and minimum points), the graph of a function, and the symbolic representation of a function?  01D

 

5.  Can you investigate continuity, end behavior, vertical and horizontal asymptotes, and limits and connect these characteristics to the graph of a function?  01E

 

6.  Can you apply basic transformations, including

     to the parent functions?  02A

 

 

Essential TEKS Questions:

 

 

1.  Can you determine the domain and range of functions using graphs, tables, and symbols?  01B

 

2.  Can you investigate continuity, end behavior, vertical and horizontal asymptotes, and limits and connect these characteristics to the graph of the function.  01E

 

3.  Can you perform operations including composition on functions, find inverses, and describe these procedures and results verbally, numerically, symbolically, and graphically?  02B

 

 

 

 

 

                                               

Unit Four

Polynomial Functions

 

Unit Five

Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

 

Unit Six

Introduction to Calculus

Concepts:

Remainder Theorem

Factor Theorem

Rational Zeros Theorem

Fundamental Theorem of Algebra

Intermediate Value Theorem

 

Concepts:

Rational Exponents

Exponential Functions

Logarithmic Functions

Graphs and Transformations of the Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

Properties of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

Applications of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

Concepts:

Definition of Derivative

Properties of Derivatives

First and Second Derivative Test

Applications: Maximum and Minimum Problems

Related Rate Problems

Enduring Understandings:

The student defines functions, describes characteristics of functions, and translates among verbal, numerical, graphical, and symbolic representations of functions, including polynomial, rational, radical, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, and piecewise-defined functions.  01

 

The student interprets the meaning of the symbolic representations of functions and operations on functions within a context. 02

 

 

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Enduring Understandings:

The student defines functions, describes characteristics of functions, and translates among verbal, numerical, graphical, and symbolic representations of functions, including polynomial, rational, radical, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, and piecewise-defined functions. 01

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The student interprets the meaning of the symbolic representations of functions and operations on functions within a context. 02

Enduring Understanding:

The student uses a limit to define a derivative and explores the properties of derivatives.

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Essential TEKS Questions:

 

 

1.  Can you describe parent functions symbolically and graphically, including

 

01A

2. Can you determine the domain and range of functions using graphs, tables, and symbols?   01B

 

3.  Can you describe symmetry of graphs of even and odd functions?  01C

 

4.  Can you recognize and use connections among significant points of a functions (roots, maximum points, and minimum points), the graph of a function, and the symbolic representation of a function?  01D

 

5.  Can you investigate continuity, end behavior, vertical and horizontal asymptotes, and limits and connect these characteristics to the graph of a function?  01E

 

6.  Can you apply basic transformations, including

     to the parent functions?  02A

 

 

Essential TEKS Questions:

 

 

1.  Can you describe parent functions symbolically and graphically, including

01A

2. Can you determine the domain and range of functions using graphs, tables, and symbols?  01B

 

3.  Can you describe symmetry of graphs of even and odd functions?  01C

 

4.  Can you recognize and use connections among significant points of a functions (roots, maximum points, and minimum points), the graph of a function, and the symbolic representation of a function?  01D

 

5.  Can you investigate continuity, end behavior, vertical and horizontal asymptotes, and limits and connect these characteristics to the graph of a function?  01E

 

6.  Can you apply basic transformations, including

     to the parent functions?  02A

 

7.  Can you investigate identities graphically and verify them symbolically, including logarithmic properties, trigonometric identities, and exponential properties?  02C

 

8.  Can you use functions such as logarithmic, exponential, trigonometric, polynomial, etc. to model real-life data?  03A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unit Seven

More Vectors

 

Unit Eight

Conics, Parametric Equations, Partial Fractions, and Regression

 

 

Concepts:

Three Dimensional Vectors

Dot Product

Cross Product

Concepts:

Conic Sections Applications

Definition of Parametric Equations

Graphs of Parametric Equations

Conversion between Rectangular Equations and Parametric Equations

Applications of Parametric Equations

Partial Fractions

Regression

 

Enduring Understandings:

The student uses vectors to model physical situations. 06

Enduring Understandings:

The student uses conic sections, their properties, and parametric representations to model physical situations. 05

The student uses functions and their properties to model and solve real-life problems.  03

 

 

 

 

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Essential TEKS Questions:

 

1.  Can you use the concept of vectors to model situations defined by magnitude and direction.  06A

 

2.  Can you analyze and solve vector problems generated by real-life situations. 06B

 

 

 

Essential TEKS Questions:

 

1.  Can you use conic sections to model motion, such as the graph of velocity vs. position of a pendulum and motions of planets? 05A

 

2.  Can you use properties of conic sections to describe physical phenomena such as the reflective properties of light and sound? 05B

 

3.  Can you convert between parametric and rectangular forms of functions and equations to graph them?  05C

 

4.  Can you use parametric functions to simulate problems involving motion? 05D

 

5.  Can you use regression to determine a function to model real-life data?  03B

 

 

 

 

 

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