Honor Pre-calculus Lesson Plans 2nd Cycle

Unit Objective: Students will be able to review the concept of a function

Class
#
1
9-23

2
9-24

3
9-25

4
9-26
Half day

5
9-29

6
9-30

7
10-1

8
10-2

Teachers name: Bin Gao

Learning Objectives
Students will be able
to
Identify domain and
range of a function
graphically and
algebraically

Schema Activator

Instructional Activities/Guided Pr.

Independent
Practice/HW

Closure

Assessment

Find the domain of

the equation

Give back students quiz and ask

them to correct their mistakes
Teacher-led review for the domain
and range of a function

Teacher-made
worksheet: find
domain and range
graphically and
algebraically

What are the rules

for finding domain
of a function?

Observation in class
Check on students
work
Questioning

Identify increasing and

decreasing functions,
and relative Min and
Max.
Graph piecewise
function by hand and
using a graphing
calculator

Pop Quiz:
find the domain of
the function

Check homework
PowerPoint presentation on
graphs of functions 1.3

Pg 39 17-24
Pg39 29-34

How to identify
max and min?

Graph the line:

3x+2y = 12

Define even and odd

functions algebraically
and graphically

Algebraically
determine whether
the function is
even, odd, or
neither.
f(x) = 2x3 x2
Find min and max
of
f(x) = x4 - 5x2 - 2x
+2

Check homework
PowerPoint presentation on
graphing piecewise function by
hand and using a graphing
calculator
Check homework
PowerPoint presentation on
defining even and odd functions
algebraically and graphically

Observation in class
Check on students
work
Questioning
Observation in class
Check on students
work
Questioning

Define even and odd

functions algebraically
and graphically

Recognize graphs of
common functions
1.4
Use vertical and
horizontal shifts and
reflects to graph
functions
Add, subtract, multiply
functions

x 2 x 30

Pg 39

41, 42,
50-68

(even)

What do shifting,
reflecting and
stretching mean?

Teacher-made
worksheet: define
odd or even
functions
algebraically and
graphically

What is the
difference between
even and odd
functions?

Observation in class
Check on students
work
Questioning

Check homework
PowerPoint presentation on more
examples of defining even and
odd functions algebraically and
graphically
Check homework
PowerPoint on summary of graphs
of common functions

Pg 39 45, 46,
49-67 (odd)

How to identify
even and odd
functions?

Observation in class
Check on students
work
Questioning

Pg 49 16-26,
33-36

How many types

of common
functions?

Observation in class
Check on students
work
Questioning

f(x) = x + 3 g(x) =
x2 3
find (f 0g)(x)and (g
0
f)(x)

Check homework
Graphing calculator activity:
vertical and horizontal shifts and
reflects to graph functions

Teacher-made
worksheet:
Shifting, reflecting
and stretching
graphs

What is the
difference between
stretch and
compression?

What is the
transformation of
f(x)= x2+4

Check homework
PowerPoint on arithmetic
combinations of functions

Pg58 5-25
(odd), 36, 38

What is the
definition of
composition?

f(x) = x + 3 g(x) =
x2 3
find f(x) + g(x), f(x)
* g(x)

Observation in class
Check on students
work
Questioning
Observation in class
Check on students
work
Questioning

9
10-3

10
10-6
Half day

Find the solution of

3x 5x 12 0
2

Multiply (x-2)
(x+1)2

Teacher-led review on 1.3 -1.5

Quiz
1.3-1.5

Pg83 49 -65
(odd)
Pg84 6772,
Pg 84 85
93(odd)

Is (f 0g)(x)and
(g 0 f)(x) the
same?

Observation in class
Check on students
work
Questioning

Quiz