Educere Course Overview and Description

Pre-Calculus Functions Summer Offering
Course Id: 3939

zzzThe VHS Collaborative (SB)

Course Overview
Institution	zzzThe VHS Collaborative (SB)
Subject	Mathematics Electives
Education Level	High School
Institution Website	click here

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Course Description
This is a four week course designed for students to analyze functions seen in a standard Pre-Calculus course. Students will primarily focus on functions that include linear, polynomial, rational, exponential and logarithmic functions. Students will focus on the key properties and graphs of these functions. There will be an emphasis on applications as these topics are covered.

Graphing calculators will be extremely useful to demonstrate concepts, to facilitate problem solving, and to verify results of problems solved algebraically.

Course Objectives

Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

Reason abstractly and quantitatively and ask useful questions.

Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others

Model with mathematics and use appropriate tools strategically.

Learn to communicate precisely to others

Delivery Method

Internet

Real-Time Web-Based Teacher Access

Prerequisites
Student must have completed Algebra 2

Course Materials
Student must have access to a high-speed (DSL or cable) Internet connection, including a computer with sound and Java applet support, Microsoft Excel or Google Spreadsheet, a media player that can play Windows Media Player (WMA) and RealPlayer (RM) files, and a scanner or digital camera/phone. Access to a Graphing Calculator (TI-83/TI-84) is recommended

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