WELCOME TO PRE-CALCULUS 12

Fall 2016-2017
Teacher: Ms Daniels
Text: Pre-Calculus 12 McGrawHill-Ryerson

Welcome,
Pre-Calculus 12 is an academic math course designed to prepare students for entry into post secondary
studies that require Calculus. It is a rigorous math course and requires significant effort to be successful, to
stay on top of you assignments and not to fall behind. To assist you the tutorials for this course are posted on
line so you can review concepts that were difficult or to get ahead. I am also available for help in the
morning, most days at lunch and after school. The key to success is to not fall behind and to ask for help as
soon as possible.

Course Content & Timeline: (these dates are flexible and will be adjusted as he course
progresses)
Function Review
Operations on Functions

Aug 30th-Sep 2nd

Sep 6th-12th

Ch 10

Transformations

Ch 1

Sep.13th-Sep.20th

Exponential Functions
Logarithmic Functions

Ch 7
Ch 8

Sep.21st-26th
Sep.27th-Oct.12th
Oct 13th-14th
Oct 17th & 18th

Review for Midterm

Midterm
The Unit Circle
Trigonometric Functions
Trigonometric Identities

Oct 19th-28th
Oct.31st-Nov8th
Nov 9th-22nd

Ch 4
Ch 5
Ch 6

Polynomial Functions

Ch 3

Nov.23rd-30th

Rational Functions

Ch 9

Dec.1st-8th

Combinatorics

Ch 11

Dec 8th-15th

Final Review
FINAL EXAM PART 1
FINAL EXAM PART 2

Required Materials:

January
Jan 9th,2017
TBA

Binder (1 1/2 )
Loose leaf (300)
Graph paper (50)
Calculator (Graphing capacity if possible, ie. TI 84)
Geometry set

Evaluation:
Quizzes:
Tests
Class and homework:
Mid term exam:
Final Evaluation:

Final Exam
Summary portfolio

10%
40%
5%
15%
30%
20%
10%

Expectations:
Respect other students, materials and the teacher.
Be on time and bring all necessary materials. Homework checks and quizzes will be at the
beginning of the period.
If you are absent you are responsible for catching up on missed work, tests and quizzes.
If you have missed a test or a quiz it is my expectation that you will make arrangements to
be in my class at lunchtime on the day of your return to make up the missing work.
Tutorials and Homework is available daily at http://www.fhcollins.ca/homework.html
Digital devices can and will be used in the classroom. When used wisely they can enhance
a students learning. I ask that they be turned off when I am explaining a concept or
generally addressing the class. Texting and phone calls are distracting, please text and call
in between
classes.
I am available for help at lunch as well as after school.
A note to parents/guardians: If you need to contact your son/ daughter please do not
text them in class (it is very distracting for everyone), but call the office and they will pass
the message on.
This course outline and expectations should be signed by both the student and the
parent/guardian and returned to me by Monday Sept. 5th, 2016
You can reach me at school at 667 8665 or by email at marie.daniels@yesnet.yk.ca

Student signature: _________________

Parent/guardian signature: _______________

Parent/guardian email: _______________________

Following are the major objectives of this course:

Develop trigonometric reasoning

Demonstrate an understanding of angles in standard position, expressed in degrees and radians

Develop and apply the equation of the unit circle.
Solve problems, using the six trigonometric ratios for angles expressed in radians and degrees.
Graph and analyze the trigonometric functions sine, cosine and tangent to solve problems
Solve, algebraically and graphically, first and second degree trigonometric equations with the domain
expressed in degrees and radians.
Prove trigonometric identities

Develop algebraic and graphical reasoning through the study of relations

Demonstrate an understanding of operations on, and compositions of, functions.
Demonstrate an understanding of the effects of horizontal and vertical translations on the graphs of
functions and their related equations.
Demonstrate an understanding of the effects of horizontal and vertical stretches on the graphs of
functions and their related equations.
Apply translations and stretches to the graphs and equations of functions.
Demonstrate an understanding of the effects of reflections on the graphs of functions and their related
equations
Demonstrate an understanding of inverses of relations.
Demonstrate an understanding of logarithms.
Demonstrate an understanding of the product, quotient and power laws of logarithms.
Graph and analyze exponential and logarithmic functions.
Solve problems that involve exponential and logarithmic equations.
Demonstrate an understanding of factoring polynomials of degree greater than 2.
Graph and analyze polynomial functions
Graph and analyze radical functions
Graph and analyze rational functions

Develop algebraic and numeric reasoning involving combinatorics.

Apply the fundamental counting principle to solve problems.

Determine the number of permutations of n elements taken r at a time to solve problems.
Determine the number of combinations of n different elements taken r at a time to solve problems.
Expand powers of a binomial in a variety of ways, including using the binomial theorem