ALGEBRA 2
PACING SCHEDULE

Chapter 1: Introduction & Basic Algebra

Day 1: Algebra Basics: WORKSHEET #1 - Order of Operations & Working with Signed Numbers
Day 2: Algebra Basics: WORKSHEET #2 - Properties of Real Numbers & Algebraic Expressions
Day 3: Algebra Basics: WORKSHEET #3 - Equation Solving
Day 4: Algebra Basics: WORKSHEET #4 - More Equation Solving
Day 5: QUIZ # 1: WORKSHEETS 1-4. Brief quiz. Begin Chapter 1 Vocabulary assignment.

[HW from Days 1-4 due.]

Day 6: Algebra Basics: WORKSHEET #5 - Solving Absolute Value Equations
Day 7: Algebra Basics: WORKSHEET #6 - Solving Inequalities
Day 8: Algebra Basics: WORKSHEET #7 - Solving Absolute Value Inequalities
[QUIZ # 2: Worksheets 5-7. Brief quiz … not a full class session.] [HW from Days 6-8 due.]
Day 9: Algebra Basics: WORKSHEET #8 - Statistics: Measures of Central Tendency
Day 10: Algebra Basics: WORKSHEET #9 - Statistics: Displaying Data
Day 11: QUIZ: Chapter 1 Vocabulary;

Review for test with text p. 56-58, # 14, 18, 33, 37, 38, 45, 51, 54, 60, 65, & 70

Day 12: TEST: Worksheets #1-9 [HW from Days 9-10 due.]

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Chapter 2: Graphing Linear Relations and Functions

Day 1: Text § 2-1, Relations and Functions. Do p. 68-71, # 7-9, 16-24, 25-39 (no graphs for 25-30),

51, & 54. Also, begin Chapter 2 vocabulary assignment.

Day 2: REVIEW WORKSHEET: Point Plotting and Function Notation.
Day 3: § 2-2 Linear Equations: WORKSHEET # 1
Day 4: § 2-2 Linear Equations: WORKSHEET # 2 and text § 2-2, p. 76-77, # 6, 7, 18-21, & 50
Day 5: § 2-3 Slope. Do p. 84-85, # 1-4, 6-15, 18-34
Day 6: § 2-3 WORKSHEET: Slope - Parallel and Perpendicular Lines.
Day 7: QUIZ - § 2-1 - § 2-3 [HW from Days 1-6 due.]
Day 8: § 2-4 Writing Linear Equations. Do p. 91-92, # 4-20
Day 9: § 2-4 Writing Linear Equations. Do p. 92-93, # 21-42, & 55
Day 10: Ch 2 Vocabulary QUIZ # 1 (first half of list) … Entire Vocabulary List definitions due.
Day 11: § 2-5 Statistics: Modeling Real World-Data Using Scatter Plots.

Do p. 99, # 11 & 12 and § 2-5 WORKSHEET: Statistics - High and Low Correlations

Day 12: BEGIN MARKING TERM # 1 PROJECT: Exploration of Hurricane Data (due date TBA);

Alternate Project option: Exploration of Bachelor Degree Statistics

Day 13: § 2-6 WORKSHEET: Special Functions

Day 14: WORKSHEET: Chapter 2 - Linear Equations Review
Day 15: QUIZ - § 2-4 - § 2-6. Note … material from § 2-1 - § 2-3 are expected to be known.

[HW from Days 8-13 due.]

Day 16: § 2-7 WORKSHEET: Linear Inequalities
Day 17: Ch 2 Vocabulary QUIZ # 2 (second half of list) … review for Test.
Day 18: TEST - Chapter 2 [HW from Day 15 due.]

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Chapter 3: Solving Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities

Day 1: WORKSHEET 3-1 "Graphing Systems of Equations" and p. 131, # 45 & 46.

Day 2: WORKSHEET 3-1 Review-Graphing Linear Equations.
Day 3: WORKSHEET 3-2 (Review) "Solving A Linear Equation for Y."

WORKSHEET 3-2 "Solving Systems by Substitution." Also ... § 3-2, p. 137, using problems # 6, 7, 15, 17, & 19, solve each system by solving for y and using substitution. Show all work.

Day 4: § 3-2 Solving Systems of Equations Algebraically. Do p. 137, # 8, 9, 11, 13, and 21 - 37 odd.

Show all work. Use algebraic techniques (graphing permitted only to check solutions).

Day 5: § 3-3 Cramer's Rule. WORKSHEET 3-3 "Solving Systems of Equations using Cramer's Rule."

Also, do p. 144, # 5 - 11 odd, 23 - 27 odd. Find the solutions (if possible) of
[2x - 4y = 1; -x + 2y = 5] and [3x + 9y = 6; x + 3y = 2] by methods other than Cramer's Rule and then with Cramer's Rule. Describe the results.

Day 6: QUIZ - § 3-1 - § 3-3. [HW from Days 1-4 due.]
Day 7: § 3-4 Graphing Systems of Linear Inequalities - WORKSHEET 3-4.
Day 8: § 3-5 Linear Programming. Do p. 156-157, # 1, 4 - 8 all, 15, & 17.
Day 9: § 3-6 Applications of Linear Programming. Do p. 162-163, # 5 & 6.
Day 10: § 3-7 Solving Systems of Equations in Three Variables. Do p. 169, # 5, 7, 13, & 15.
Day 11: Review for Chapter 3 Test: p. 176-178, # 13, 14, 16, 17, 20, 23, 30, 31, 37

& the following (see p 133-134 for an example):

To rent a truck for one day from Company A, the cost is $50 per day plus $0.50 per mile. To rent a truck for one day from Company B, the cost is $70 per day plus $0.45 per mile. For what number of miles of driving is it better to rent from Company A?

Day 12: TEST - Chapter 3. [HW from Days 6-11 due.]
Day 13: WORKSHEET: Graphing Piecewise Defined Linear Functions.
Day 14: BEGIN MARKING TERM # 2 PROJECT: Exploration of Water Level Data (due date TBA);

Alternate Project option: Exploration of Bachelor Degree Statistics Using the Graphic Display Calculator

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Chapter 4: Matrices

Day 1: § 4-1 Introduction to Matrices. Do p. 190-1, # 3, 4, & 7 - 12 ALL.
Day 2: § 4-1 Do p. 191, # 13 - 23 odd.
Day 3: § 4-2 Adding and Subtracting Matrices. Do p. 197-8, # 5 - 15 odd, 16, 17, & 21.
Day 4: QUIZ - § 4-1 - § 4-2. [HW from Days 1-3 due.]
Day 5: § 4-3 Multiplying Matrices. Do p. 202, # 7 - 11 ALL.
Day 6: § 4-3 Do p. 202-3, # 12 - 24 All.
Day 7: § 4-3 STUDY GUIDE WORKSHEET: Multiplying Matrices.
Day 8: § 4-4 Matrices and Determinants. Do p. 208-9, # 5 - 10 ALL, & 11 - 17 odd.
Day 9: § 4-4 Do p. 209, # 18 - 27 ALL.
Day 10: QUIZ - § 4-1 - § 4-4. [HW from Days 5-9 due.]
Day 11: § 4-5 Identity and Inverse Matrices. Do p. 217, # 2, 5, 11 - 19 ALL, 26, & 28.
Day 12: § 4-6 Using Matrices to Solve Systems of Equations. Do p. 223-4, # 1, 2, 5, 7, & 9 - 17 ALL.

[Note: Solve all systems using Cramer's Rule as review for Mid-Year Exam.]

Day 13: § 4-8 Integration: Statistics - Box-and-Whisker Plots. Do p. 240-1, # 7, 11 - 15 ALL, 22, & 23.
Day 14: TEST - Chapter 4. [Test will not include § 4-8.] [HW from Days 11-13 due.]

Day 15: BEGIN MARKING TERM # 3

PROJECT: Exploration of Pi ... and Calculating the Speed of the Earth (due date TBA)

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Chapter 5: Exploring Polynomials & Radical Expressions

Day 1: § 5-1 Monomials. Do p. 259, # 5 - 33 odd, 47 - 57 odd.
Day 2: § 5-2 Polynomials. Do p. 264, # 4, 5, 9 - 31 ALL, 39 - 49 odd. [Do "Modeling" on page 262.]
Day 3: § 5-2 Study Guide WORKSHEET.
Day 4: QUIZ - § 5-1 - § 5-2. [HW from Days 1-3 due.]
Day 5: § 5-3 Dividing Polynomials. [Division by Monomials] Do p. 270-271, # 5, 6, 15 - 19 ALL.
Day 6: § 5-3 [Division by Binomials] Do p. 270-271, # 7 - 10, 20 - 24 ALL.
Day 7: § 5-3 [Synthetic Division] Do p. 271, # 11 - 14 ALL, 27 - 31 odd.
Day 8: § 5-4 WORKSHEET: Graphing Polynomials & Linear Factors
Day 9: § 5-4 Factoring: WORKSHEET # 1.
Day 10: § 5-4 Factoring: WORKSHEET # 2.
Day 11: § 5-4 Factoring: WORKSHEET # 3. [Solving Quadratic Equations by factoring.]
Day 12: § 5-4 Factoring: WORKSHEET # 4: Primes and Composites.
Day 13: QUIZ - § 5-3 - § 5-4.
Day 14: Classwork / Homework: p. 324, # 17 - 41 odd (In class = even, HW = odd.)
Day 15: TEST - Mid-Chapter 5, § 5-1 - § 5-4. [HW from Days 5-14 due.]
Day 16: § 5-5 Roots of Real Numbers: WORKSHEET # 1.
Day 17: § 5-5 Roots of Real Numbers: WORKSHEET # 2.
Day 18: § 5-5 Roots of Real Numbers: WORKSHEET # 3.
Day 19: § 5-6 Radical Expressions: WORKSHEET.
Day 20: § 5-7 Rational Exponents: WORKSHEET.
Day 21: § 5-8 Solving Radical Equations. Do p. 307 # 4-7, 14-17, 23-25 ALL (ODD & EVEN)

& Additional Problems WORKSHEET.

Day 22: § 5-9 Complex Numbers. Do p. 314 # 6-22 ALL, 35-49 ALL.
Day 23: § 5-10 Simplifying Expressions Containing Complex Numbers. Do p. 319 # 5-14 ALL, 22-33 ALL.
Day 24: QUIZ - § 5-5 - § 5-10. [HW from Days 16-23 due.]
Day 25: Classwork / Homework: p. 325, # 43 - 85 odd (In class = even, HW = odd.)
Day 26: TEST - 2nd Half of Chapter 5, § 5-5 - § 5-10.

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Chapter 6: Exploring Quadratic Functions

Day 1: § 6-1 Solving Quadratic Functions by Graphing: WORKSHEET # 1.
Day 2: § 6-1 Do p. 339, # 9 - 11, 25 - 31 odd.

Use the table of values method discussed in-class (outlined below):

Using Tables of Values to Graph Quadratic Functions

Find the equation of the line of symmetry [ x = -b/(2a) ]
Find the vertex [ (-b/(2a), f ( -b/(2a) ) ]
Build a table of values using at least two values on each side of the vertex (total of five points)
Plot the points and sketch the parabola.

Day 3: Begin "ASTEROID IMPACT!" PROJECT. Expect approximately one week of class time.

Due date to be announced.

Day 4: § 6-2 Solving Quadratic Functions by Factoring. Do p. 344, # 4 - 9 ALL and 11 - 23 odd.

Must show all work.

Day 5: § 6-3 Completing the Square. Do p. 350, # 15 - 24 ALL.
Day 6: § 6-4 The Quadratic Formula and the Discriminant. Do p. 357, # 10 - 15 ALL, 17 - 29 ALL.

[Note: The Quadratic Formula must be memorized!]

Day 7: QUIZ - § 6-1 - § 6-4. [HW from Days 1-5 due.]
Day 8: § 6-6A Graphing Technology: Families of Parabolas. Do p. 365, Examples 1 - 3,

p. 366, Exercises # 4 - 15 (describe transformations).

Day 9: § 6-6 Analyzing Graphs of Quadratic Functions: WORKSHEET # 1.
Day 10: § 6-6 Analyzing Graphs of Quadratic Functions: WORKSHEET # 2.
Day 11: § 6-6 Analyzing Graphs of Quadratic Functions: WORKSHEET # 3.
Day 12: § 6-7 Graphing and Solving Quadratic Inequalities. Do p. 381-382, # 11, 13, & 39 - 47 odd.
Day 13: TEST - Chapter 6, § 1 - 4, 6, & 7. [HW from Days 7-11 due.]

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Chapter 7 - End of Course (Selected Topics):

Conic Sections [Click for link to Occurrence of the Conics in the "real world."]
Day 1: § 7-3 Circles. STUDY GUIDE WORKSHEET.
Day 2: WORKSHEET § 7-4 Ellipses. [Click for a Movie of Tracing an Ellipse.]

Function Compositions and Inverses of Functions
Day 3: § 8-7 Composition of Functions WORKSHEET.
Day 4: § 8-8 Inverse Functions and Relations STUDY GUIDE WORKSHEET.

Rational Expressions [Click to see Hyperbola Tower.]
Day 5: Rational Functions. WORKSHEET # 1: Introduction and Vertical Asymptotes
Day 6: Rational Functions. WORKSHEET # 2: Equation Solving & Applications.

Trigonometry
Day 7: § 13-1 An Introduction to Trigonometry. Do p. 777, # 8 - 14 ALL, 22 - 27 ALL.
Day 8: § 13-1 Trigonometry WORKSHEET # 1: Application Problems.
Day 9: § 13-2 Angles and Angle Measure &

§ 13-2 Trigonometric Functions and General Angles. Trigonometry WORKSHEET # 2: Angles.

Day 10: § 13-4 Law of Sines. Do p. 796, # 8, 9, 21, 24, 25, & 43.
Day 11: § 13-5 Law of Cosines. Do p. 802, # 12 - 17 ALL.
Day 12: Trigonometry WORKSHEET # 3: Graphing Sine and Cosine Functions.

Exponential and Logarithmic Expressions and Equations
Day 13: Exponential Functions WORKSHEET
Day 14: Logarithms. WORKSHEET # 1
Day 15: Logarithms. WORKSHEET # 2
Day 16: Logarithms. WORKSHEET # 3 [Properties of Logarithms]

[All remaining HW due before taking Final Exam.]

FINAL EXAM

 

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