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Course Outline
Initial Course Activities
Unit 6 - Trigonometric Functions
Discussing Unit 6
6.1.1 Explore - Angles
6.1.2 Practice
6.1.3 Exit Ticket Part 1
6.1.4 Exit Ticket Part 2
6.2.1 Explore - Unit Circle: Sine and Cosine Functions
6.2.2 Practice
6.2.3 Exit Ticket Part 1
6.2.4 Exit Ticket Part 2
6.3.1 Explore - The Other Trigonometric Functions
6.3.2 Practice
6.3.3 Exit Ticket
6.4.1 Explore - Right Triangle Trigonometry
6.4.2 Practice
6.4.3 Exit Ticket
6.5.1 Explore - Non-Right Triangles: Law of Sines
6.5.2 Practice
6.5.3 Exit Ticket Part 1
6.5.4 Exit Ticket Part 2
6.6.1 Explore - Non-Right Triangles: Law of Cosines
6.6.2 Practice
6.6.3 Exit Ticket
Unit 6 Test
Unit 7 - Periodic Functions
Discussing Unit 7
7.1.1 Explore - Graphs of the Sine and Cosine Functions
7.1.2 Practice
7.1.3 Exit Ticket Part 1
7.1.4 Exit Ticket Part 2
7.2.1 Explore - Graphs of the Other Trigonometric Functions
7.2.2 Practice
7.2.3 Exit Ticket Part 1
7.2.4 Exit Ticket Part 2
7.3.1 Explore - Inverse Trigonometric Functions
7.3.2 Practice
7.3.3 Exit Ticket Part 1
7.3.4 Exit Ticket Part 2
Unit 7 Test
Unit 8 - Identities
Discussing Unit 8
8.1.1 Explore - Simplifying and Verifying Trigonometric Identities
8.1.2 Practice
8.1.3 Exit Ticket Part 1
8.1.4 Exit Ticket Part 2
8.2.1 Explore - Sum and Difference Identities
8.2.2 Practice
8.2.3 Exit Ticket Part 1
8.2.4 Exit Ticket Part 2
8.3.1 Explore - Double-Angle and Half-Angle Formulas
8.3.2 Practice
8.3.3 Exit Ticket
8.4.1 Explore - Solving Trigonometric Equations
8.4.2 Practice
8.4.3 Exit Ticket
8.5.1 Explore - Modeling with Trigonometric Functions
8.5.2 Practice
8.5.3 Exit Ticket Part 1
8.5.4 Exit Ticket Part 2
Unit 8 Test
Unit 9 - Polar Coordinates and Complex Numbers
Discussing Unit 9
9.1.1 Explore - Polar Coordinates
9.1.2 Practice
9.1.3 Exit Ticket Part 1
9.1.4 Exit Ticket Part 2
9.2.1 Explore - Polar Coordinates: Graphs
9.2.2 Practice
9.2.3 Exit Ticket Part 1
9.2.4 Exit Ticket Part 2
9.3.1 Explore - Polar Form of Complex Numbers
9.3.2 Practice
9.3.3 Exit Ticket
Unit 9 Test
Preparing for the AP Precalculus Exam
Review of AP Precalculus Exam layout, scoring, etc.
Taking Practice Tests
Unit 10 - Vectors
Discussing Unit 10
10.1.1 Explore - A Geometric View of Vectors
10.1.2 Practice
10.1.3 Exit Ticket Part 1
10.1.4 Exit Ticket Part 2
10.2.1 Explore - Vector Operations
10.2.2 Practice
10.2.3 Exit Ticket Part 1
10.2.4 Exit Ticket Part 2
10.3.1 Explore - Vector Applications
10.3.2 Practice
10.3.3 Exit Ticket
Unit 10 Test
OPTIONAL Unit 11 - Conics
11.1.1 Explore - Circles
11.1.2 Practice
11.1.3 Exit Ticket
11.2.1 Explore - The Ellipse
11.2.2 Practice
11.2.3 Exit Ticket Part 1
11.2.4 Exit Ticket Part 2
11.3.1 Explore - The Hyperbola
11.3.2 Practice
11.3.4 Exit Ticket Part 2
11.4.1 Explore - The Parabola
11.4.2 Practice
11.4.3 Exit Ticket
Unit 11 Test
Final Exam - Semester 2
Course Evaluation