PreCalculus Update for October 29, 2001

10. Journal Prompt for the Week of October 22, 2001:
Will you be trying for an exemption from the PreCal final this fall? Why?

11. Journal Prompt for the Week of October 29, 2001:
How is the slope around a point on the curve related to the Tangent line at that point?

Your 1st Quarter Portfolio was due on Oct. 17, 2001. If you have not yet turned it in, please do so. When you get it back, look over the grades and comments, and return it to me for safekeeping. Calculate the grade that you made on it. You will need this Portfolio as part of the next one, and you should know the due date for this next Portfolio.

You should have done the following:
- Written in your Journal.
- Looked at your Appendix.
- Turned in ACHOOO!
- Calculated your 1st Quarter Grade.
- Worked on Discovering Slope.

This week:
# Write in your Journal.
# Using TII on the Chapter P Exam
# More Practice on Slope.
# Slope Quiz.
# Read Chapter 1.
# Section 1.3 - Pages 116-118, Problems: 6, 12, 30, 36, 40, 44, 50, 51, 53, 57.
# The 70s Rule.
# Download TI-89 Finance APP and read PDF, if needed.
# Section 1.6
# Read Chapter 2
# Section 2.1 - Two Forms of the Quadratic
# Design and Create a Linear Video. 

Semester Tests: December 18 = 7th period in the afternoon, December 19 = 1st and 2nd, December 20 = 5th and 6th, December 21 = 3rd and 4th.  

Please recall that each piece of work that you turn in should contain your Name, Date, Period, and What the work is called.

Explore the PreCal web page.

If you have questions or need some help, please see me, or one of your fellow students. See the Syllabus for information on how to get outside of class help.

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