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Senior Trig --  Mr. Tumolo

 

CLASS EQUIPMENT – You need to bring the following to class each day

v     Pencil, Textbook, TI Calculator, Laptop Computer with dyKnow loaded

CLASS PROCEDURES

v     Take responsibility for your work and your actions

v     Be thoughtful of your classmates

v     Respect all members of the class

v     Raise your hand to respond to questions

v     Have your equipment daily

You can’t borrow equipment for quizzes or tests (zero for that material)

 

HOW IS YOUR GRADE DETERMINED?

v     Tests – always announced, usually 3 or 4 days notice

v     Quizzes – there may be surprise quizzes, prepare your work daily

v     Homework: 40 points (-1 for each missed assignment; late assignments aren't
accepted.  If you are absent you have 2 days to turn in the assignment)

v     Class work/Participation:  25 points (class participation, creating a positive work environment and support of your classmates)
     1. One point lost for each day you are without your computer in working order.  You are responsible for getting a loaner.
    2. 23-25 points (Always asks and answers questions in class, attentive and involved in the class work)
    3. 20 points (Often asks questions, but seldom answers questions; usually attentive and involved in class work)
    4. 17 points (Responds only when called upon; not usually attentive or involved in the work of the class)
    5. 14 points (Not attentive nor involved in the work of the class)

v     HOMEWORK WILL BE COLLECTED EACH DAY - leave it with me as you leave the room

v     Computer Assignments


Extra credit is not usually given.  If a problem of major interest occurs in class, there might an opportunity for the class to attempt this interesting problem.

                       

GRADING SYSTEM – Percent of total possible points (each evaluation has a different point value)

v     Evaluations                   Possible                      Got

v     Test                              45                                35

v     Quiz                             23                                21

v     Notebook                    20                                18

v     Computer                    30                                28

v     Total                            118                              102    (102/118 =86 %)

v     Scale

A            90-100

B            80-89

C            70-79

D            60-69

F            under 60           

 

 YOUR COURSE GRADE IS DETERMINED IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER:
    Each quarter is 20% (4 quarters)
    Each exam is 10% (2 exams)


Course Goals:
Major unit on Trigonometry - properties, graphs, equations,
     identities and applications
Major unit on co-ordinate geometry and the conics
Sequences and series
Introduction to calculus topics
Elementary probability and statistics


 

All homework will be given through my website:

http://wwwf.countryday.net/facstf/us/tumolos/     

Then, click the assignments button and locate your class.


HOW TO STUDY FOR THIS COURSE

v     Stay Current

v     Read the textbook carefully

v     Use 3 x 5 cards for key ideas and definitions

v     Do all of your homework – doing the homework is crucial for success in this course

v     Take good notes and study them nightly

v     Redo homework problems to study for quizzes and tests

EXTRA HELP SESSIONS

v     My free periods are: A, G and H

v     Your free periods are:

v     Before and after school – let me know you are coming

v     Come for help frequently

IF YOU ARE ABSENT, YOU MUST

v     Makeup all missed quizzes and tests within a reasonable time period (less than a week)

v     Get your assignments from your group members or the website

 


  Homework

Assignments are due on the given date

Due August 29
Welcome Back to school -- hope you had a great summer and are ready for an exciting year.

Due August 30
Worksheet given in class -- Day 1 sheet

Due August 31
Do page 21; # 27, 31 and 39
Do page 484-485; # 9, 31, 32
Do page 495; 1a, 1b
Do page 474; 1, 7, 13, 14
Do page 513; 9, 10
Plus load dyKnow

Dyknow has upgraded to version 5.0.  Anyone who plans to use dyknow must upgrade to the newest version.  If you received a new computer  this year or have been reimaged in the last 2 weeks, you do not need to do anything.  You have the latest version and are ready to go.

 If you have an M400(with internal dvd drive) you need to click here \\yeiser\install\dyknow\dyknowinstall5063.msi   to install dyknow. once it restarts you are ready to go.

If you have an m200(no internal dvd drive) you need to

1)       install dotnet 2.0 \\yeiser\install\DyKnow\dotnetfx.exe

2)       NOW INSTALL dyknow at  \\yeiser\install\dyknow\dyknowinstall5063.msi  and after a restart you are ready to go.

 

Due September 3
No School -- Labor Day Holiday

Due September 4
Worksheet given in class -- Click here for an electronic copy

Due September 5
No class -- Drop Day

Due September 6
Do page 495 #7
Do page 513 #11
Do page 485 #36
Do page 506 #3
Plus  dyKnow needs to be ready for today

Due September 7
Quiz on all review material to date

Due September 10
Read Section 5.1 -- the Unit Circle.  Study the example.  Review the concept of a reference angle.
Do pages 406-407; 1, 7, 9, 13, 21, 25, 29, 31

Due September 11
Do page 407; 23, 27, 28, 33, 37, 42, 48
Read Section 5.2 and review the items on page 409.  Study the examples.
The table of values on page 410 is very important.
The information on page 411 is very important.  Learn the 3 other trig functions on page 413.
What is an odd function?  What is an even function?
Review the identities on page 414

Due September 12
One problem quiz on bearing
Do page 416-417; 3, 5, 7, 11, 23-26 (all), 27, 49, 53

Due September 13
No Class -- Drop Day

Due September 14
This is class work for 9-14
We will get dyKnow operational, so bring your computer.
Page 416-418; 31, 47, 57, 63, 67, 79, 80

September 17
Page 416-418; 31, 47, 57, 63, 67, 79, 80 (be certain to finish these problems)
Graphs of Sine and Cosine -- Read Section 5.3
What are the periods of the sine and cosine?  What is amplitude?  What is a phase shift?  The blue boxes on pages 422 and 423 are important.
Study the examples closely.  Draw a sine and cosine graph without your calculator?
 

September 18
Test on all material since the beginning of the year with an emphasis on Chapter 5.1 and 5.2

September 19
Graphs of Sine and Cosine -- Read Section 5.3
What are the periods of the sine and cosine?  What is amplitude?  What is a phase shift?  The blue boxes on pages 422 and 423 are important.
Study the examples closely.  Draw a sine and cosine graph without your calculator?
Do page 429; 1, 3, 5, 6, 15, 16, 27
 

September 20
Test corrections are due
Graphs of Sine and Cosine -- Read Section 5.3
What are the periods of the sine and cosine?  What is amplitude?  What is a phase shift?  The blue boxes on pages 422 and 423 are important.
Study the examples closely.  Draw a sine and cosine graph without your calculator?
Do page 429; 1, 3, 5, 6, 15, 16, 27
Do pages 429-430; 8, 14, 17, 29, 30, 41, 42, 44

September 21
Drop Day - No Class

September 24
No Homework

September 25
Graphs of Sine and Cosine -- Read Section 5.3
What are the periods of the sine and cosine?  What is amplitude?  What is a phase shift?  The blue boxes on pages 422 and 423 are important.
Study the examples closely.  Draw a sine and cosine graph without your calculator?
Do pages 430-431; 57, 59, 65, 69, 75, 77

September 26
Read Section 5.4 -- the other graphs (tan x, cot x, sec x, csc x)
Study the graphs and the phase shift idea
Do pages 440-441; 1 to 5 (all), 7, 8, 25, 55

September 27
Read Section 5.4 -- the other graphs (tan x, cot x, sec x, csc x)
Study the graphs and the phase shift idea.
Do pages 440-441; 17 to 20 (all), 56
Read Section 5.5 on Harmonic Motion

September 28
Test on sections 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4

October 1
Senior College visit Day

October 2
Senior College Visit Day -- No class on Oct 1 or Oct 2

October 3  -- Review work from Section 5.4 (this was assigned last Friday)
Read Section 5.4 -- the other graphs (tan x, cot x, sec x, csc x)
Study the graphs and the phase shift idea.
Do pages 440-441; 17 to 20 (all), 56

October 4
Read and study the examples in section 5.5
Do pages 451; 25, 27, 28, 30

October 5
Chapter 5 Review material
Do pages 455-457;  2, 4, 7a, 15a, 16a, 21, 24, 37, 38, 39, 41, 55

October 8
Test on the entire chapter 5 material

October 9
No Class -- Drop Day

October 10
Read Focus on Modeling -- Pages 459-462
Do pages 463-464; 3, 5, 7

October 11
Test corrections are due.
Do pages 464-465; 6, 8, 9

October 12
No School - Faculty In-Service Day

October 15
Read pages 472-474.  Carefully study the items in the blue boxes; arc length, area of a sector, and angular and linear velocity.  Also, study the examples
Do pages475-476; 49, 52, 55, 60, 63, 72, 78, 81

October 16
Do page 486-7; 52, 53, 54, 61
Learn the Pythagorean Identities on page 493 -- blue box.  Study examples 5 and 6.
Do pages 496-497; 37, 39, 43, 45, 46, 62

October 17
Final test of the quarter -- Chapter 5 and All Chapter 6 items including the best fit curve items

October 18
Drop Day -- No Class

October 19
Do pages 520-521; 3, 4c, 4d, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15

October 22
Read Section 7.1 -- Trig Identities
Study and learn the table on page 528.  Study the examples.
Do page 533; 1, 5, 10, 12, 15, 27, 37, 38, 50

October 23
Read Section 7.1 -- Trig Identities
Study and learn the table on page 528.  Study the examples.
Do pages 533-534; 1, 5, 7, 11, 15, 19,

October 24
Read Section 7.1 -- Trig Identities
Study and learn the table on page 528.  Study the examples.
Do pages 533-534; 18, 21, 25, 31, 41, 46, 65, 66, 76

October 25
Do pages 533-534; 22, 53, 58, 64, 71
Quiz on Chapter 7

October 26
No Class -- Drop Day

October 29
Read the sum formulas on page 535 and begin to learn them.
Examples 1 to 4 are important
Do pages 539-540; 1,3 ,5, 13, 17, 19, 29, 30

October 30
Read the sum formulas on page 535 and begin to learn them.
Examples 1 to 4 are important
Do pages 539-540; 11, 18, 31, 50
Read section 7.3 and study the formula in the boxes on pages 542 and 544

October 31
Test Corrections are due today

November 1
Read Section 7.3 -- study the Double Angle Formulas (page 542) and the half angle formula (page 544).  Examples 1,2, 3,5 and 6 are very helpful
Do pages 548-549; 1, 5, 15, 21, 35, 60, 61

November 2
Read Section 7.3 -- study the Double Angle Formulas (page 542) and the half angle formula (page 544).  Examples 1,2, 3,5 and 6 are very helpful
Do pages 548-549; 3, 18, 23, 28, 29, 36, 90, 91

November 5
Drop Day -- no class

November 6
Test -- All material in Chapter 7

November 7
Read Section 7.5 -- Trig Equations
Study the examples
Do pages 568-569; 1, 3, 5, 15, 21, 29

November 8
Redo the homework from November 7
Read Section 7.5 -- Trig Equations
Study the examples
Do pages 568-569; 1, 3, 5, 15, 21, 29

November 9
No School - Parent Teacher Conferences

November 12
Read Section 7.5 -- Trig Equations
Study the examples
Do pages 568-569; 8, 17, 23, 32, 57
Plus a 2 problem surprise quiz on section 7.5

November 13
Do pages 569-570; 75, 79, 80, 83
Do page 558-559; 53, 54, 55
Review Day for the test

November 14
Community Service Day -- no class

November 15
Drop Day - no class

November 16
Tie up loose ends from the chapter

November 19
Major Test on Chapter 7

November 20
No homework

November 26
No homework

November 27
Read Section 8.4 on vectors
Study the vocabulary and notation
Do page 615; 1, 2, 3, 9, 11, 17, 21

November 28
No Class -- Drop Day

November 29
Read Section 8.4 on vectors
Study the vocabulary and notation
Do pages 615-616; 6, 10, 15, 19, 23, 27, 33, 41, 43

November 30
Read Section 8.5
Study the blue boxes especially on pages 618-619
Do page 624; 1 to 13 (odd)

December 3
Do pages 624-625; 4, 6, 10, 14

December 4
Do page 629; 6 to 10 (all)

December 5
Test on vectors

December 6
No Class -- Drop Day

December 7
Read Section 8.1 on Polar Equations
Study the examples
Do pages 586-587;  1, 3, 7, 9, 13, 21, 25, 33

December 10
Read Section 8.1 on Polar Equations
Study the examples
Do pages 586-587; 4, 8, 11, 26, 34, 42, 49

December 11
Read Section 8.2 -- Polar Graphs
Study the examples
Do pages 594-595; 1, 2, 3, 5, 15, 19, 20

December 12
Exam Review problems for Chapter 5
Pages 455-457; 3, 7, 8, 14, 19, 21, 23, 27, 29, 37, 38, 41, 59, 61
Quiz on polar graphs

December 13
Exam Review for Chapter 6
Do page 463; 4
Do pages 516-517; 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 15, 21, 29, 30, 31, 32, 45, 49, 51, 57, 60, 66

December 14
Chapter 7 review
Do pages 574; 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10
You should review chapter 8 on your own.
The best way to review for the exam is to redo all of your old tests and quizzes
Our exam is on Wednesday December 19 at 8:30 am in room 206

 

January 7
Welcome Back!!

January 8
Exam corrections are due

January 9
Read Section 9.1 on systems of equations
Review the substitution and elimination methods and study the examples
Do pages 642; 1, 3,9, 11, 17, 23, 27, 37

January 10
Drop Day -- no class

January 11
Read Section 9.1 on systems of equations
Review the substitution and elimination methods and study the examples
Do pages 642; 5, 13, 19, 21, 25, 33, 41, 47

January 14
Read Section 9.2 and study the examples.  What does consistent mean?  What does independent mean?
Do pages649-650;  7, 15, 21, 27, 35, 41, 43, 52

January 15
Read Section 9.2 and study the examples.  What does consistent mean?  What does independent mean?
Do pages649-650; 23, 29, 38, 46, 55
Read Section 9.3 and do page 658; 15 and 17

January 16
Do page 658; 19, 27 and 37

January 17
Test on all material in chapter 9.1 to 9.3

January 18
No class -- Drop Day

January 21
No school MLK, Jr. Day

January 22
Read Section 9.5 on matrices.  Study the examples so that you are able to add, subtract, multiply and find the inverses of matrices.
Do page 684; 1 to 10 (all)

January 23
Quiz corrections are due
Read Section 9.5 on matrices.  Study the examples so that you are able to add, subtract, multiply and find the inverses of matrices.
Do pages 685-686; 21, 27, 39, 43, 44, 46

January 24
Read Section 9.5 on matrices.  Study the examples so that you are able to add, subtract, multiply and find the inverses of matrices.
Do page 686-687; 49, 50, 51, 56 (use your calculator)

January 25
Quiz on matrices and other material in chapter 9

January 28
Read Section 9.6 and study the inverse of a matrix (page 690 on the bottom).
What is a singular matrix?  Study pages 694-695 and example 6
Do page 697-698; 1, 7, 11, 23, 33, 37, 45, 47

January 29
No Class -- Drop Day

January 30
Read Section 9.6 and study the inverse of a matrix (page 690 on the bottom).
What is a singular matrix?  Study pages 694-695 and example 6
Do page 697-698; 5, 24, 36
Read pages 700-703 on calculator graphing with matrices

January 31
Read pages 700-703 on calculator graphing with matrices
Do page 703; 6a, 6b

February 1
No School -- Faculty In-service Day

February 4
Finish this program
House program on page 702

February 5
Write programs to:
Flip the house about the x-axis
Turn  the house

February 6
Read Section 9.7 on determinants and Cramer's Rule (page 709)
Study the examples, especially #8
Work on programming your calculator

February 7
Read Section 9.7 on determinants and Cramer's Rule (page 709)
Study the examples, especially #8
Do pages 713-714; 1, 3, 29, 31, 51

February 8
Read Section 9.7 on determinants and Cramer's Rule (page 709)
Study the examples, especially #8
Do pages 713-714; 4, 33, 34, 41, 53

February 11
No Class -- Drop Day

February 12
No School -- Test moved to Wednesday

February 13
Test on Chapter 9

February 14
Read Section 9.9 -- Graphing systems of inequalities
Study the examples?  What is a feasible region?
Do pages 726-728;  6, 15, 33, 34, 46, 47

February 15
No School -- President's Day Week

February 18
No School President's Day Weekend

February 19
Read Section 9.9 -- Graphing systems of inequalities
Study the examples?  What is a feasible region?
Do pages 726-728;
8, 11, 12, 26, 36, 41, 48

February 20
No Day -- No School

February 21
Review Day

February 22
Snow Day

February 25
Test on Chapter 9

February 26
Read pages 735-739 on Linear Programming
Study your notes from problem one that we did in class
Do pages 739-740; 3, 5, 6

February 27
Read pages 735-739 on Linear Programming
Study your notes from problem one that we did in class
Do pages 739-740; 7, 8, 9

February 28
No Class -- Drop Day

February 29
Test corrections
Finish the work on linear programming

March 3
Quiz -- two linear programming problems and systems of equations

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March 31
Welcome Back.  Hope you had a great spring break.
This is also a drop day for class.

April 1
No homework since class hasn't met yet

April 2
No class because of the English Trip to see King Lear

April 3
Test Corrections are due from work with Ms. Hagen
Some of you owe me some makeup work due to illness before vacation.

April 4
Read section 10.5 on the rotation of conics
The chart on page 789 is very important as it helps identify each rotated conic
Do the following with your calculator.  Just sketch each graph and ignore the book's directions.  You will need the quadratic equation to graph each conic as you solve for y.
Do pages  791; 14, 15, 19, 22, 27, 29

April 7
Read section 10.5 on the rotation of conics
The chart on page 789 is very important as it helps identify each rotated conic
Do the following with your calculator.  Just sketch each graph and ignore the book's directions.  You will need the quadratic equation to graph each conic as you solve for y.
Do pages  791; 20, 25, 28, 30
Review problems from the earlier sections.
Do page 811; 1, 2, 9, 18, 25, 26


April 8
Drop Day -- No class

April 9
Test on Conics

April 10
Read Section 11.1.  What is a sequence?  What is a recursive sequence?  What is the Fibonacci sequence?  What is the notation for a sum?
Study the examples very carefully.

April 11
Read Section 11.1.  What is a sequence?  What is a recursive sequence?  What is the Fibonacci sequence?  What is the notation for a sum?
Study the examples very carefully.
Do pages 830 - 832; 1, 3, 8, 12, 13, 15, 23, 31, 39, 41, 59, 60

April 14
Read Section 11.1.  What is a sequence?  What is a recursive sequence?  What is the Fibonacci sequence?  What is the notation for a sum?
Study the examples very carefully.
Do pages 830-832; 6, 16, 19, 26, 45, 47, 53, 65

April 15
Read Section 11.2.  What is an arithmetic sequence?  Study the formula on page 833.  Study the formula on the bottom of page 835 -- arithmetic sum formula.
Do pages 837; 5, 7, 9, 11, 17, 18, 23, 33, 45, 50

April 16
No class -- Drop Day

April 17
Test Corrections are due
Read Section 11.2.  What is an arithmetic sequence?  Study the formula on page 833.  Study the formula on the bottom of page 835 -- arithmetic sum formula.
Do pages 837; 4, 6, 8, 18, 20, 27, 29, 46, 47

April 18
Test on sequences and series (Chap 11.1 and 11.2)

April 21
Read Section 11.3 on Geometric Sequences and Series
There are formulas on pages 839, 841 and 843 you should study.
Study the examples carefully.
Do pages 844-845; 1, 4, 5, 9, 13, 43, 45

April 22
Test corrections are due
Read Section 11.3 on Geometric Sequences and Series
There are formulas on pages 839, 841 and 843 you should study.
Study the examples carefully.
Do pages 844-845; 6, 12, 22, 23, 34, 44, 47, 51, 57

April 23
Where will you be today?

April 24
Drop Day

April 25
No School -- Faculty In-service Day

April 28
Do page 873; 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9

April 29
Test on all of chapter 11

April 30
Read Section 11.4 and study the items in the blue boxes on page 849, 850 and 851.
What is an annuity?  What is an installment payment?  Study the examples.
Do page 853; 1, 6, 11

May 1
Read Section 11.4 and study the items in the blue boxes on page 849, 850 and 851.
What is an annuity?  What is an installment payment?  Study the examples.
Do page 853; 4, 10, 13, 15, 16

May 2
Redo any problem from section 11.4 already assigned

May 5
Drop Day -- No class

May 6
Test Chapter 11.1 to 11.4

May 7
Read Section 12.1 on limits.  Study the examples
Do page 889; 1, 2, 7, 13, 14

May 8
Read Section 12.1 on limits.  Study the examples
Do page 889; 3, 9, 10, 15,17, 21

May 9
Read Section 12.2 and study the examples
Do page 897; 3, 5, 9, 11, 17, 21

May 12
Read Section 12.2 and study the examples
Do page 897; 13, 15, 16, 23, 27, 29

May 13
No class -- Drop Day

May 14
Quiz on Chapter 12

May 15
Exam Review -- The exam will cover sections 8.4, 8.5, chapter 9 except for 9.4, 9.6 and 9.8, sections 10.1 to 10.3 and 10.5, 11.1 to 11.4 and 12.1 and 12.2
You should bring your old test from chapters 8 and 9 ready to ask questions

May 16
You should bring your tests from chapters 10, 11 and 12 ready to ask questions

The exam is scheduled for Wednesday, May 21 at 8:30 am in room 206