AP: This week's AP exam problems were handed out. (skip #4 and #6). Solving the first problem represented our warm up. We then went over problems on our Algebra Review Packet, which we turned in. We then began a discussion on continuity (notes here) and applied our knowledge of limits to continuous curves. When the limit did not exist (left approach did not equal right approach), then there was a discontinuity. When the limit did exist, but the function either was not defined for that value or evaluated to some other point, then the function was still not continuous.
Homework:
-p. 76: 1-11, 25-28
-AP exam problems (due Monday 8/25) (linked above)
Honors: In DS (which shall be on Mondays for our class) we started going over the homework which dealt with domain, range, and function behavior. We also talked about odd and even functions and symmetry (notes here). Our journal dealt with a review of asymptotic behavior, which then led to more problem discussion based on the previous night's homework. We reviewed concepts of rate of change (slope). Asymptote notes are available here (note that there are 4 pages to the article). Our homework assignment serves as a wrap-up to pre-calculus topics, although we will cover some trigonometry problem solving later this week.
Homework: p. 38: 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 14
Tuesday
AP: Notes, hw sols here (pending)
Homework: p. 77: 57-64
p.85: 33-48
Wednesday
Honors: Discussed more on asymptotes, extracting algebraic information from word problems (verbally), and discussed other problem solving techniques.
Homework: THIS PACKET: LINK ONLY DO CIRCLED PROBLEMS; OTHERS ARE SOLVED FOR YOUR REFERENCE.
Thursday
AP: No journal today. Homework was discussed in detail, and solutions will be posted (here) in pdf form. We then did an activity on better understanding continuity which then introduces the idea of types of discontinuities.
Homework: Worksheet sample test #1-18 (due monday)
Friday
AP: DS notes on discontinuities: jump, infinite, removable
Honors: Beginning calculus; review solutions (here) (link tbd)
Notes on limits here
Homework: p. 54: #1-18