Precalculus

Schedule

• Monday, Day 1
• Course overview; Polynomials and Rational Functions
• Welcome to AP® Precalculus
• Graph Match Activity
• The Course and Exam Description
• Treasure Map Activity
• Rate of Change
• Odd and Even Functions – Graphical Exploration
• What’s in the Box?
• Maximum Income – Quadratic Modeling
• What Kind of Data is in the Table?

• Tuesday, Day 2
• More Polynomials and Rational Functions
• Temperature Modeling Activity
• Always – Sometimes – Never
• Mathematical Practices
• Olympic Swim Times
• Polynomial Investigation Activity
• The Big 10
• Polynomial and Rational Inequalities
• Polynomial Card Sort Activity
• How Much is that Truck Worth?

• Wednesday, Day 3
• Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
• Clinton, Utah Population Modeling
• US Population Modeling
• Olympic Swim Times – Revisited
• Newton’s Law of Cooling
• Epidemic – Activity
• Exponential and Logarithmic Practice
• Semi-log plots
• Planetary Power Models

• Thursday, Day 4
• Trigonometric and Polar Functions
• Aunt Vi and Her Pedometer Activity
• The Unit Circle
• Graphing Sinusoidal Functions
• Trig Practice
• Sinusoidal Modeling
• Polar Coordinates
• Graphing Polar Functions
• Connecting Rectangular and Polar Graphs
• AP® Classroom

• Friday, Day 5
• Helping Our Students Learn
• Equity and Access
• The Exam
• Prepping for the Exam
• Grading Standards – 2024 Exam
• Planning a Lesson