Lesson Plans for: College Algebra
Instructor: Presler

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08/24/15

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Inservice  
Tuesday Inservice  
Wednesday Books, Syllabus, Challenge Problem  
Thursday R.1  The Real Number System  
Friday R.1  The Real Number System  
     

08/31/15

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday R.2  Algebra Essentials  
Tuesday R.3  Geometry Essentials  
Wednesday R.4 Polynomials  
Thursday R.4 Polynomials  
Friday Review Worksheet  
     

09/07/15

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Labor Day  
Tuesday Review Study Guide  
Wednesday Quiz R1-R4  
Thursday R.5 Factoring  
Friday R.5 Factoring  
     

09/14/15

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday R.6  Synthetic Division  
Tuesday R.6  Synthetic Division  
Wednesday R.7 Rational Expressions  
Thursday R.7 Rational Expressions  
Friday    
     

09/21/15

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday R.8 Radicals and Rational Exponents  
Tuesday R.8 Radicals and Rational Exponents  
Wednesday Review Worksheet  
Thursday Review Study Guide  
Friday Quiz R5-R8  
     

09/28/15

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday 1.1  Solving Linear Eq./Applications(pg.90-92)

1-8,15,17-64 mod 3,70,73,79,81,84-96 evens,98

 
Tuesday 1.1 Applications  
Wednesday 1.2  Solving Quadratic Equations (Pg. 101-104)

1-8,9-64 mod 3,65,68,77-89 EOO,91-115 odds

 
Thursday 1.2  More Quadratic Equations  
Friday Homecoming  
     

10/05/15

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Review 1.1-1.2  
Tuesday Quiz 1.1-1.2  
Wednesday 1.3  Complex Numbers/Quadratic Eq. (Pg.111)

1-8,9-89 EOO, 94,95

 
Thursday 1.4  Solving Equations containing radicals (Pg. 117)

1-6, 7-99 mod 3, 100, 101

 
Friday In-service  
     

10/12/15

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday In-class assignment 1.4  
Tuesday 1.5  Solving Inequalities (Pg. 127)

1-10, 53-121 mod 3, 123

 
Wednesday 1.5  Solving Inequalities  
Thursday 1.6  Solving Absolute Value Inequalities (Pg. 132)

1-6, 7-62 mod 3, 71, 75, 83

 
Friday 1.7 Problem Solving Applications (Pg. 140)

1-8, 17,18,21,23,27,28,33,34, 43 

 
     

10/19/15

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday More applications  
Tuesday Review Selected Problems  
Wednesday Chapter 1 Exam  
Thursday 2.1  The Distance/Midpoint Formulas (Pg. 154)

1-12, 13-41 odds, 43-67 EOO 

 
Friday 2.2  Graphing Eq. in Two Variables (Pg. 164)

1-10, 11-83 mod 3, 85

 
     

10/26/15

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday 2.2 Continued  
Tuesday 2.3  Graphing Linear Equations (Pg. 178)

1-10, 11-110 mod 3, 116, 118, 129-132 

 
Wednesday 2.3  Finding Equations of Lines  
Thursday WS Review 2.1-2.3  
Friday 2.4  Circle Graphs (Pg. 185)

1-6, 7-41 odds, 43-46, 47, 50, 56

 
     

11/02/15

 

Due Today

Monday WS 2.1-2.4  
Tuesday Chapter 2 Test  
Wednesday 3.1  Functions--Value and Domain (Pg. 210)

1-17 odds, TBA

 
Thursday 3.1  Functions--Algebra with Functions (pg. 210)  
Friday No School  
     

11/09/15

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday 3.1 continued  63, 64, 70,76, 77  
Tuesday 3.2  Graphs of Functions (Pg. 218)

1-8,10,12,16,20,23,26,31,39

 
Wednesday Veteran's Day  
Thursday 3.2  Continued  
Friday 3.3  Properties of Functions (Pg. 230)

1-21, 25,28,30,33-52 mod 3, 63, 68

 
     

11/16/15

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday 3.3  Properties of Functions continued (Pg. 230)

26, 27, 40, 50, 62, 64, 66

 
Tuesday Page 265-266:  1-28 mod 3, 23, 46/study guides  
Wednesday Quiz 3.1-3.3  
Thursday Graphs of Parent Functions--In-class  
Friday 3.4  Piecewise Functions (Pg. 241-244)

3-8,9-16, 25,28,30,33,38,41,47

 
     

11/23/15

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday 3.4  Piecewise Functions (Pg. 241-244) cont.  
Tuesday 3.5  Using Transformations (Pg. 253)

1-26, 27,30,31,34,37,39-60 mod 3,63

 
Wednesday 3.5 cont.  
Thursday Thanksgiving  
Friday Thanksgiving  
     

11/30/15

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Review 3.1-3.5 Worksheet  
Tuesday Study Guide, Page 268/ 1-10  
Wednesday Chapter 3 Exam  
Thursday 3.6 Models (Pg. 260)

9,18,22,23,24

 
Friday 3.6 Models (Pg. 260)

9,18,22,23,24

 
     

12/07/15

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday 4.1  Linear Functions (Pg. 278-281)
7-20, 29, 30
 
Tuesday 4.1  Linear Functions/32-37, 39,41, 47, 53  
Wednesday 4.3  Quadratic Functions (Pg. 297-299)
5-18, 19-28 mod 3
 
Thursday 4.3  Quadratic Functions continued
31-46 mod 3, 47, 49, 51, 75
 
Friday WS 4.1, 4.3  
     

12/14/15

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday 4.3  Quadratic Functions continued
31-46 mod 3, 47, 49, 51, 75
 
Tuesday WS 4.1, 4.3  
Wednesday 4.5  Quadratic Inequalities (Page 312-313)

3-21 odds, 36

 
Thursday 4.4 Quadratic Models (Pg. 306-309)

5,6,9,16

 
Friday 4.4 Quadratic Models continued  
     

12/21/15

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Christmas  
Tuesday Christmas  
Wednesday Christmas  
Thursday Christmas  
Friday Christmas  
     

12/28/15

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Christmas  
Tuesday Christmas  
Wednesday Christmas  
Thursday Christmas  
Friday Christmas  
     

01/04/16

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Review Chapter 4 (page 316)  
Tuesday Chapter 4 Test  
Wednesday Review for Semester Exam  
Thursday Review for Semester Exam  
Friday Review for Semester Exam  
     

01/11/16

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Semester Test Review  
Tuesday Semester Test Review  
Wednesday Semester Test  
Thursday Grading  
Friday Workshop--No School  
     

 01/18/16

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday 5.1 Intro to Polynomial Functions

Pg. 337: 1-14

 
Tuesday 5.1 Identifying, graphing, and creating polynomials

pg. 338: 16-48 evens

 
Wednesday 5.1 Analyzing polynomial functions

Pg. 338-339: 49-85 mod 3, 65

 
Thursday Review  
Friday 5.2 Intro to rational functions, vocabulary

Pg. 350: 1-12

 
     

01/25/16

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday 5.2 Domain, Range, and Analysis of rational func.

Pg. 351: 14-30 evens

 
Tuesday 5.2 Graphing and Determining Asymptotes

Pg. 351-352: 31-53 odds

 
Wednesday Review  
Thursday Quiz 5.1-5.2  
Friday 5.3 Analyzing Graphs of Rational Functions

Pg. 365: 7,8,18,21

 
     

02/01/16

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday 5.3 Analysis continued

Pg. 365-366: 9,12,28,31,38,45

 
Tuesday Review and Applications

Pg. 366-367: TBD

 
Wednesday Review  
Thursday 5.4 Polynomial and Rational Inequalities

Pg. 371-372: 1-4, 5-17 odds

 
Friday 5.4 Solving Inequalities algebraically

Pg. 372-373: 19-58 mod 3

 
     

02/08/16

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday 5.4 Review and Applications

Worksheet

 
Tuesday Quiz 5.3-5.4  
Wednesday 5.5 Remainder Theorem

Pg. 384-385: 1-10, 12-32 evens

 
Thursday 5.5 Rational Zeros Theorem

Pg. 385: 34-56 evens

 
Friday No School  
     

02/15/16

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday No School  
Tuesday 5.5 Intermediate Value Theorem/Graphing

Pg. 386: 77-82, 91,94,97,100

 
Wednesday Review  
Thursday Quiz  
Friday 5.6 Complex Zeros

Pg. 392: 1-16

 
     

02/22/16

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday 5.6 Computing real and complex zeros

Pg. 392: 17-41 mod 3

 
Tuesday 5.6 continued

Pg. 392: 18-42 mod 3

 
Wednesday Review  
Thursday Ch. 5 Test  
Friday 6.1 Composite Functions

Pg. 406-407/1-6, 7-52 mod 3

 
     

02/29/16

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday 6.1 Domain of composite functions

Pg 407-408:  59,62,65,68,71,74

 
Tuesday Work Day  
Wednesday Cumulative Review

Pg. 397-398:  1-24

 
Thursday 6.2  One-to-One Functions

Pg. 417-418:  1-10,12-32 evens

 
Friday 6.2  Inverse Functions

Pg. 418-419:  34-72 evens

 
     

03/07/16

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday 6.2  Applications with inverse functions

Pg. 419-420:  73,76,79,90,93,94

 
Tuesday Review Worksheet  
Wednesday 6.1-6.2 Quiz  
Thursday 6.3 Exponential Functions

Pg. 432-433:  1-14, 33-40 evens

 
Friday 6.3  Graphs of Exponentials

Pg. 433:  41-59 odds

 
     

03/14/16

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday 6.3  Solving Exponential Equations

Pg. 434:  61-95 odds

 
Tuesday 6.4 Converting Exponents to Logs and vice versa

Pg. 446:  1-24

 
Wednesday Evaluating, Graphing, and Solving Logarithmic Eq.

Pg. 447-448:  25-70 mod 3, 71-109 EOO

 
Thursday No School?  
Friday No School  
     

03/21/16

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday 6.4 Day 3  
Tuesday Worksheet 6.3-6.4  
Wednesday Review Worksheet  
Thursday Quiz 6.3-6.4  
Friday Easter Break  
   

 

03/28/16

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Easter Break  
Tuesday 6.5  Properties of Logarithms  
Wednesday 6.6  Solving Equations w/ Exponents/logs  
Thursday 6.6  Solving Equations w/ Exponents/logs  
Friday Review Worksheet 6.1-6.6, Page 500:  1-20  
     

04/04/16

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Review  
Tuesday

Ch. 6 Test (6.1-6.6)

 
Wednesday Finance Problems  
Thursday Finance Problems  
Friday Population Problems, Take Home Quiz  
     

04/11/16

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday 8.1 Systems of Linear Equations

Page 552-553:  7-52 mod 3

 
Tuesday 8.1 continued

Page 553-555:  58,59,61,65,68,76

 
Wednesday Review 8.1  
Thursday Quiz 8.1  
Friday Introduce Matrices/Quiz corrections  
     

04/18/16

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday 8.2  Solving systems using augmented matrices

Page 568-569:  37-61 mod 3,77

 
Tuesday 8.2 continued

Page 568-569:  38-59 mod 3, 73

 
Wednesday No Class--Sr. Retreat  
Thursday No Class--Juniors Testing  
Friday 8.3  Solving systems using Cramer's Rule

Page 579:  15-40 mod 5

 
     

04/25/16

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Review 8.1-8.3  
Tuesday Group work with systems/Sem. review guide  
Wednesday Quiz 8.1-8.3  
Thursday 9.1  Page 644-645: 5-45 mult. of 5, 59-65 odds  
Friday Worksheet 9.1  
     

05/02/16

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday 9.2 Arithmetic Sequences
Pages 651-652:  15-21 odds, 29-35 odds, 37-53 odds, 60
 
Tuesday 9.2 Arithmetic Sequences  
Wednesday Worksheet 9.1-9.2  
Thursday 9.3 Geometric Sequences/5-80 mult of 5, omit #50  
Friday 9.3 Geometric Sequences/Worksheet  
     

05/09/16

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Worksheet 9.1-9.3  
Tuesday Review Worksheet  
Wednesday Quiz 9.1-9.3  
Thursday Semester Test Review  
Friday Semester Test Review  
     

05/16/16

What we do in class

Due Today

Monday Semester Test Review
Tuesday Semester Test Review  
Wednesday Semester Test Review Academic Awards Assembly
Thursday Semester Test 11:00 AM/Hand in review guides  
Friday    
     

05/23/16

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05/30/16

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