1. Lesson #1 Introduction and Sections 3.1 & 3.2
Precalculus MAC Fall 2008
Lesson #1
Introduction and Sections 3.1 & 3.2
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2. Introduction My name is Doug Jones. I welcome you to Precalculus.
I have a Web Page. It is and it contains just about everything you need to know regarding the mechanics of this course.
As you can see from the pacing schedule, we have a lot of work to do and only 28 class periods in which to do it! So let’s get started!
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3. SOLUTION TO THE REAL WORLD PROBLEM
But First
A word about MODELS. . . MATHEMATICAL MODELS!
REAL WORLD
PROBLEM
MATHEMATICAL
PROBLEM ?
SOLUTION TO THE REAL WORLD PROBLEM
SOLUTION TO THE
MATHEMATICAL
PROBLEM
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4. Section 3.1: Polynomial Functions and Their Graphs … pp. 250-265
There are eight (8) topics to be covered in this section.
Definition of Polynomial Function
Graphs of Polynomials
End Behavior and Leading Term
Using Zeros to Graph Polynomials
Intermediate Value Theorem for Polynomials
Guidelines for Graphing Polynomial Functions
The Shape of a Graph Near a Zero of Multiplicity n
Local Extrema of Polynomials
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5. Section 3.2: Dividing Polynomials … pp. 265-272
There are three (3) topics to be covered in this section.
Rational Zeros of Polynomials
The Rational Zeros Theorem … p. 272.
Finding the Rational Zeros of a Polynomial … p.274.
Descartes’ Rule of Signs … p. 275.
The Upper and Lower Bounds Theorem … p. 276.
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7/13/2019