September 23-27

  • Wednesday is late start; classes begin at 8:20 am
    • Buses will pick you up one hour later than usual.
  • Monday, September 23rd:
    • Understand the relationship between exponential and logarithmic functions
    • Represent the inverse of a function using function notation
      • Exploring: “The exponential function and its inverse”
      • Student Activity Sheet 3:
  • Suppose I give you a penny today and double it every day for 20 days.
    1. What kind of function would model this situation?
    2. How could you determine on which day you will receive $0.64?
    3. How does answering this question relate to the concept of an inverse function?
  • Tuesday, September 24th
    • Understand the relationship between quadratic and square root functions
      • Exploring “The quadratic function and its inverse
      • Student Activity Sheet 4
  • After the animation from the Exploring task,
    1. What two variables appear to be related in this situation?
    2. Which variable seems to depend on the other?
  • Wednesday, September 25th (Late Start, classes begin at 8:20)
    • Identify one-to-one functions (horizontal and vertical line tests)
    • Restrict the domain of a quadratic function in order for its inverse to be a function
      • Exploring “The quadratic function and its inverse”
      • Student Activity Sheet 4
  • Need patty paper.
  • Need rulers.
  • Thursday, September 26th
    • Understand the algebraic relationship between a linear function and its inverse
    • Understand the relationship between quadratic and square root functions
    • Restrict the domain of a quadratic function in order for its inverse to be a function.
      • Guided Practice Problems
  • Friday, September 27th
    • Understand and apply the locus definition of a parablola
    • Connect the geometric definition of a parabola to its algebraic equation.
      • Exploring “defining parabolas”
      • Student Activity Sheet 5

Test is on Tuesday, October 1.