Definition of function, 4 representation forms
Modeling, proportionality HW due: §1.1
LABOR DAY
Rates of change, increasing/decreasing fns
Linear functions, first differences HW due: §1.2, 1.3
y = mx + b, vertical, parallel, perpendicular lines
INAUGURATION DAY
line of best fit, SSE
Regression, interpolation and extrapolation HW due: §2.1-2.3
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Using functional notation HW due: §2.4
Chapters 1 & 2 Test
Domain & range
Piecewise defined functions
Compound interest, constant percentage growth HW due: §3.1-3.4
Exponential functions and their formulas, growth factor
Exponential functions and their graphs, asymptotes, concavity HW due: §4.8 (#2,3,5,8,10), 4.1, 4.2
FALL
BREAK
Continuous compounding
Continuous growth rate and e
Logarithmic scales HW due: §4.3, 4.7, 4.8 (#11, 14, 18, 22)
Logarithms and their properties
Solving exponential equations HW due: §4.9, 4.4-4.6
Chapters 3 & 4 Test
Exponential regression
Transforming functions, vertical/horizontal shifts, reflections/symmetry
HW due: §4.10, 5.1, 5.2
Stretching/compressing a graph
Quadratic functions, parabolas, completing the square, factoring HW due: §5.3-5.4
Second differences,
Composition and decomposition
Inverse functions, restricting domains HW due: §5.5, 8.1
Arithmetic with functions
... HW due: §8.2, 8.3
Chapters 5 & 8 Test
THANKSGIVING
HOLIDAY
Power functions
Comparitive of growth of function types
Polynomial functions, standard form HW due: §9.1, 9.2
Graphing polynomial functions: long-run behavior
Graphing polynomial functions: short-run behavior
Factored form, Fundamental Theorem of Algebra HW due: §9.3, 9.4
Comparative growth and
Logistic functions
Course review HW due: from handout
Section 31 Final Exam 10:30-12:20
Section 41 Final Exam