Louis D. Brandeis High School MB43 (p.k.a. M~ Curriculum Math Department.

June 2007
Dr. Eloise Messineo, Principal Ms. Pekow, Assistant Principal

Textbook: Amsco's Mathematics B (the red book)

Logarithms (Ch 17)

Aim 1: How do we find the logba? (2 days)
Aim 2: How do we use the product and quotient rules of logarit~s?
Aim 3: How do we use the power rule of logarithms?
Aim 4: How do we solve logarithmic equations? (2 days)
Aim 5: How do we solve verbal problems leading to exponential or
logarithmic equations (2 days)?

Transformations (Ch 13)

Aim 6: What is a transformation? How do we do transformations involving
reflections? (definitions, notation, line reflections, introduce
orientation briefly)
Aim 7: What are translations?
Aim 8: What are dilations?
Aim 9: What are rotations?
Aim 10: How do we find an image under a composition of transformations?
(review composition of functions)
Aim 11: What is an isometry and an orientation? (review transformations)

The Ellipse, Circle, and Hyperbola (Ch 12, 20)

Aim 12: What are the roots of a quadratic equation? (look at graph on
calculator) How do we graph a parabola? (turning point, axis of
symmetry, min, max, and nature of roots using graphing calculator)
(2 days) .
Aim 13: How do we solve verbal problems using quadratic equations? (2 days)
Aim 14: How do we graph, recognize and write the equation of a circle?
Aim 15: How do we graph, recognize and write the equation of an ellipse?
(be able to. recognize the equations of circles -v- ellipses)
Aim 16: How do we graph an equilateral hyperbola of the form xy=k?
Aim 17: How do we graph, recognize and write the equation of a hyperbola?
Aim 18: How do we solve systems of equations algebraically and using the
graphing calculator? (circles and parabolas) (optional)

Trigonometric Functions (Chapter 14)

Aim 19: What is radian measure and how can we use it to measure angles?
Aim 20: How do the find the length of an arc using the arc formula?
Aim 21: What are the properties of the special right triangles?
Aim 22: How do we find the sine, cosine, and tangent of an angle?
Aim 23: What are the trigonometric ratios for 30-60-90' and 45-45-90' right
triangles?
Aim 24: How do we find secant, cosecant, and cotangent?
Aim 25: What is the unit circle and how do we use it to find trigonometric
ratios?
Aim 26: How do we find trigonometric function values for angles greater than
90"?
Aim 27: How do we find trigonometric function values for negative and
quadrantal angles? (2 days optional)
Aim 28: What are cofunctions and how can we use equal cofunctions to find an
angle's measure?
Aim 29: How do we express trigonometric functions in terms of sine and
cosine?
Aim 30: What are the Pythagorean identities?
Trigonometric Equations (Chapter 19)
Aim 31: How do we prove trigonometric identities?
Aim 32: How do we use identities to find the trigonometric function values
when given another function value?
Aim 33: How do we solve linear trigonometric equations?
Aim 34: How do we solve quadratic trigonometric equations?
Aim 35: How do we solve trigonometric equations with more than one function?

Trigonometric Applications (Chapter 18)

Aim 36: How do we find the area of a triangle when given the lengths of two
sides and the included angle?
Aim 37: What is the law of sines?
Aim 38: How do we apply the law of sines?
Aim 39: How do we use the law of sines to figure out the ambiguous case?
Aim 40 : What is the law of cosines?
Aim 41: How can forces with magnitude and direction be represented?

Revised June 2007 - Paci, Del Rosario, Clemmer