Date                      Topic                                                       Text Sections          Asgt. Given        Asgt. Due

September
      1                        Introduction; course expectations
      3                        Mathematical modeling activity

      6                        LABOR DAY
      8                        Tools - functions, Microsoft Excel                           1.1                    Rvw Ex #1
    10                        Describing functions                                                1.2

    13                        Using functions                                                        1.3                    Cls Asgt #1,       Rvw Ex #1
                                                                                                                                        Rvw Ex #2
    15                        Graphing technology activity                                    1.4                                               Cls Asgt #1
    17                        Review activity                                                        1.5                                               Rvw Ex #2

    20                        Introduction to linear functions;                                                          HW Asgt #1,
                                Gateway Exam #1                                                                             Rvw Ex #3
                                                                                                                                         portfolios
    22                        Lab activity - linear functions                                 2.1, 2.2                Cls Asgt #2
    24                        Review linear functions;                                                                                                Rvw Ex #3
                                introduction to exponential functions

    27                        Group Project #1: Linear Functions                                                    GP #1                Rvw Ex #4
    29                        Lab activity - exponential functions                           2.3                     Cls Asgt #3        GP #1

October
      1                        Review exponential functions                                                                                        Cls Asgt #3,
                                                                                                                                                                    Rvw Ex #4

      4                        Review; Gateway Exam #2
      6                        Test #1
      8                        Test #1

    11                        Introduction to power functions                                                            Rvw Ex #5
    13                        Lab activity - power functions                                  2.4                       Cls Asgt #4
    15                        FALL BREAK

    18                        Introduction to logarithms                                                                                             Cls Asgt #4,
                                                                                                                                                                    Rvw Ex #5
    20                        Lab activity - logarithm functions                              2.5                       Cls Asgt #5,
                                                                                                                                           Rvw Ex #6
    22                        Inverse functions                                                      2.7                                                Cls Asgt #5

    25                        Review                                                                                                Test #2 take-     Rvw Ex #6
                                                                                                                                                home
    27                        Test #2 in-class                                                                                                             Test #2 take-
                                                                                                                                                                          home
    29                        Introduction to Group Project #2,                                                                                   portfolios
                                Gateway Exam #3

November
      1                        Linear regression to match data with linear            3.1 - 3.6
                                    and exponential models
      3                        Linear regression to match data with power
                                    and logarith function models
      5                        Independent team work on projects

      8                        Team project presentations                                                                  Rvw Ex #7        GP #2
    10                        Lab activity - polynomials                                                                    Cls Asgt #6
    12                        Polynomial functions                                                  4.1                                               Cls Asgt #6
                                                                                                                                                                     Rvw Ex #7

    15                        Modeling with polynomial functions                                                     Rvw Ex #8
    17                        Lab activity - polynomial function models                   4.2                    Cls Asgt #7
    19                        Piecewise functions                                                                                                        Cls Asgt #7
                                                                                                                                                                      Rvw Ex #8

    22                        Limits and continuity                                                  4.4
                                Gateway Exam #4

                                THANKSGIVING BREAK

    29                        Introduction to rational functions

December
      1                        Lab activity - rational functions                                                          Cls Asgt #8
      3                        Adding, multiplying, composing functions                                                                        Cls Asgt #8

      6                        Introduction to radical functions                                                         Cls Asgt #9
      8                        Lab activity - radical functions
    10                        Final review                                                                                                                   Cls Asgt #9

  13-14                    Final examinations                                                                                                           portfolios