Chaffey High School
Pre-Calculus Honors
Current Information


Updated 21 November 2009

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On this page:

1. Expectations

2. Unit Synopsis Updated each unit.

3. Assignments Updated weekly.

4. Parent notes

5. Examples and notes from class

6. Important Dates  Updated weekly.

7. Letter to Parents Updated 12 August 2009

8. Notebook

The London Eye:  The diameter is 135 meters, the period of rotation is 30 minutes. You board at the bottom of the wheel.  Your height h in meters as a function of t the number of minutes since getting on is given by

 

My expectations:

 

Of me, your teacher
Of you, my student
1.  To treat you with respect at all times. 1.  To treat me and your colleagues with respect at all times.
2.  To provide you with an orderly environment. 2.  To attend class and participate in an orderly manner.
3.  To provide necessary discipline.  3.  To always cooperate and never disrupt.
4.  To provide competent instruction and   motivation. 4.  To study and do all of your work.
5.  To provide the required content. 5.  To learn and master the required content.

 
Our class will be its best if we each do our part!

  • Strive to attend school every day.

  • Be a part of the conversation: ASK questions.  Attendance and participation are different things.

  • READ your text.  It would be pretty silly for me to simply repeat the text's material in class.  So I expect you to read so we can do other activities in class.

  • Commit to complete all activities and assignments and turn them in on time.

  • Get help early (don't wait until it's too late!).

 

Unit Synopsis: Unit 5 continues the study of trigonometry from an analytic standpoint.  Of particular importance are the use and proof of identities and the solving of trigonometric equations.

 

This Week in Pre-Calculus: 

 

Schedule Key:  Gray is for past weeks. Aqua is for current and future weeks.

Date

Activity

Assignment
Monday, Oct. 26
  • Radian and degree measure
  • Linear and angular speed

 

Study!
Tuesday, Oct. 27
  • Test #3
  • Assignment 4-1: Read 4-1; Pages 255-258, #45-78 (3n), 91, 92, 96-98, 104-106
Wednesday, Oct. 28
  • The unit circle and trigonometric functions
  • Notebook Due
  • Assignment 4-2: Read 4-2; Pages 264-266, #1-4, 6-51 (3n), 59-62
Thursday, Oct. 29
Friday, Oct. 30
  • Challenge problems
  • Discussion

 

  
Monday, Nov. 2
  • Right angle trigonometry
  • Exploration 4-1

 
  • Assignment 4-3: Read 4-3; Pages 274-277, #1, 4, 9-14, 27, 30, 47-57, 60
Tuesday, Nov. 3
  • Quiz
  • Trigonometric functions of any angle
  • Assignment 4-4: Read 4-4; Pages 284-286, #1-4, 6, 9, 12, 17-20, 30-48 (3n), 54-72 (3n), 97, 99, 100
Wednesday, Nov. 4
  • The graphs of sine and cosine
  • Amplitude and period

 
  • Assignment 4-5: Read 4-5; Pages 294-295, #1-6, 15, 18,  21, 23-26, 39-54 (3n), 63-70
Thursday, Nov. 5
Friday, Nov. 6
  • Transformations of sine and cosine
  • A general formula
  • Assignment 4-6: Read 4-5; Pages 295-296, 55-60, 73-77
Monday, Nov. 9
  • Graphs of tangent, cotangent, secant and cosecant
  • Assignment 4-7: Read 4-6; Pages 305-308, #1-6, 10-30 (5n), 49-52, 67-69
Tuesday, Nov. 10
  • Harmonic motion
  • Driven and damped graphs
  • Assignment 4-8: Read 4-6; Pages 307-308, #57-60, 71, 73, 75-78, 81-88

Wednesday, Nov. 11

Veteran's Day, No School
Thursday, Nov. 12
  • Inverse Trigonometric Functions
  • Assignment 4-9: Read 4-7; Pages 316-319, #1-7, 19-24, 27-30, 31-51 (4n), 71-74
Friday, Nov. 13
  • Applications Involving Right Triangles
  • Assignment 4-10: Read 4-8; Pages 326-328, #1, 5-7, 11, 12, 19-21, 24-26
Monday, Nov. 16
  • Applications to Navigation and Harmonic Motion
  • Assignment 4-11: Read 4-8; Pages 328-331, #31-37, 52-57, 65, 73-84
Tuesday, Nov. 17
  • Review
  • Assignment 4-12: Page 338, #1-23
Wednesday, Nov. 18
  • Quiz
  • Review
Thursday, Nov. 19
  • Review

Study!
Friday, Nov. 20
  • Review
  • Challenge problem completion
Monday, Nov. 23 Thanksgiving
Tuesday, Nov. 24
Wednesday, Nov. 25
Thursday, Nov. 26
Friday, Nov. 27
Monday, Nov. 30
  • Begin Unit 5
  • The fundamental trigonometric identities
  • Assignment 5-1: Read 5-1; Pages 345-346, #1-4, 11-38
Tuesday, Dec. 1
  • Exploration 5-1
  • Verifying trigonometric identities

Study!
Wednesday, Dec. 2
  • Test #4
  • Assignment 5-2: Pages 346-347, #45-64, 81-92
Thursday, Dec. 3
  • More on the fundamental trigonometric identities
  • Assignment 5-3: Read 5-2; Pages 353-355, #1-7, 19-26, 39-49 odd, 79-91 odd
Friday, Dec. 4
  • Solving trigonometric equations
  • Chunking

 
  • Assignment 5-4: Read 5-3; Pages 364-365, #1, 3, 5, 7-16, 31-38

Next quiz is Wednesday, Dec. 9.

Final Exam is Tuesday, Dec. 15.

Final Exam is Tuesday, December 15.

Parents: Yes, there is homework every day, due the next day.  See the important information above.

Contact me by e-mail or call me at (909) 988-5560 ext. 2434 if you have any concerns regarding your child's progress in Pre-Calculus, my teaching, or the course content.  I will respond within 24 hours.

Important Dates: Click here for important dates regarding the SAT and AP programs.

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