Year 11 Mathematics B

Unit Plan
Unit Title: Exponential & Logarithmic Functions & Applications 1
Semester: 2 Unit No: 4 Unit Length: 11 lessons

Focus:
Students will be encouraged to develop an understanding and appreciation of exponential and
logarithmic functions and the relationships between them. They should be conversant with the
three methods of representation (algebraic, graphical, & numerical). Emphasis will be placed on
the application of these functions to solve problems in a range of life-related situations (e.g. finance
and investment, growth and decay). The use of technology will help students in these processes. It is
not intended that great emphasis will be placed on simplification of expressions involving indices or
logarithms.

Subject Matter:
Fundamental knowledge & procedures revision
index laws and definitions
definitions of ax and loga x, for a > 1
logarithmic laws and definitions
solution of equations involving indices
use of logarithms to solve equations involving indices
graphs of and the relationships between, y = ax, y = loga x
applications of simple exponential and logarithmic functions
development of algebraic models from appropriate datasets using logarithms and/or
exponents
 Unit Scope and Sequence
NB. This page is designed as a guide for the teacher, highlighting the Minimal scope and possible sequence.
Although learning experiences have been recommended, it is not a lesson by lesson guide to presentation.

Lesson Lesson Content Resources

Exponential Functions & Applications 1 Teachers Notes
Text Maths Quest
Index notation definition
(7A) Q3,4, 6-9
Must know common Indicial values
Simplifying using Prime bases
Index laws
1 - Multiplication of powers (same base)
- Division of powers (same base)
- Power of a power
- Power of products
- Power of quotients
- Power of zero

Exponential Functions & Applications 1 Teachers Notes

Text Maths Quest
Index laws
(7B) 1-3,5
- Negative indices
Text New Q
2 - Rational Indices
Solving Indicial equations
(1.2) 1-8
Text Maths Quest
(7C) 1-5
Text New Q
(10.2)
Exponential Functions & Applications 1 Teachers Notes
Text Maths Quest
Algebraic form of exponential functions
(7D) 1-3, 5
3 Graph of exponential functions
Translation of exponential functions
Text New Q
(10.1) 1-5
Finding f(x) and f(x)= graphically

Exponential Modelling
Teachers Notes
Exponential Applications
Text New Q
4 (10.1) 6-10
Text Maths Quest
(7G) Q1,2,4,5,6,,7

Exponential Modelling from data Exp Reg

Teachers Notes
Text New Q
(10.2) 11-14
5 Text Maths Quest
(7G) Q1,2,4-8

Logarithmic Functions & Applications 1 Teachers Notes

Text Maths Quest
Definition of a Log
(7E) Q1-6
Change of form
6
- Nax x Logan
Text New Q
(10.3) 1-2
Simplifying log expressions using Log Laws
Text Maths Quest
- Addition of logs
(7E) Q7
- Subtraction of logs
 Logarithmic Functions & Applications 1 Teachers Notes
Text Maths Quest
Log Laws
(7E) Q8-14
7 - Power of a log - Plog
- Log aa
Text New Q
(10.4)
- Loga1
- Log (-ive)

Logarithmic Functions & Applications 1 Teachers Notes

Text Maths Quest
Solving log equations
9
Change of base law
(7F)

Exponential Applications using logs to solve

Teachers Notes
Log applications
Text New Q
(10.1) 6-10
Text Maths Quest
(7G) Q1,2,4,5,6,,7
Text Maths Quest
(7G) Q3, 9-13
Logarithmic Functions & Applications 1 Teachers Notes
Text New Q
10

Consolidation of Exponential & Logarithmic
(10.5)
functions & applications
Concept Map
Revision worksheets
Check test

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