TOPIC GUIDE

Senior High School Department

1st Trimester, A.Y. 2017-2018

Subject Title: General Mathematics

Grade and Section/s: STEM/ABM/HUMSS
Teacher:
Contact Details:

Grading System:

 Written Works – 30 %
o 3 Short Quizzes – 10%
o 2 Long Quizzes – 20%
 Performance Tasks – 40 %
o Compiled Exercises, Homework and Problem Sets
 Non Canvas – 10%
 Canvas – 10%
o Culminating Project – 20%
 Trimester Examination – 30 %

Week Topic

ORIENTATION

FUNCTIONS AND THEIR GRAPHS

1. FUNCTIONS (domain, range, graph, vertical line test, increasing/decreasing
functions)
1
2. EVALUATING FUNCTIONS

CANVAS: Solving linear equations and inequalities, literal equations, quadratic equations
and inequalities

3. CONSTANT AND LINEAR FUNCTIONS (domain, range, graph)

4. QUADRATIC FUNCTIONS AND ROOT FUNCTIONS (domain, range, graph)
5. POLYNOMIAL FUNCTIONS (domain, range from graph)
6. RELATIVE EXTREMA (based on graphs only)
2
CANVAS: Exercises on forms of equations of lines (general form, slope-intercept form,
point-slope form, intercept form)

7. OPERATIONS ON FUNCTIONS (sum, difference, product, quotient, composition)

8. RATIONAL EQUATIONS AND INEQUALITIES
9. RATIONAL FUNCTION (domain and range)
3
CANVAS: Exercises on solving rational equations and inequalities

10. GRAPHS OF RATIONAL FUNCTIONS (intercepts, zeroes, horizontal and vertical

asymptotes)
11. PIECEWISE-DEFINED FUNCTIONS (including absolute value function)
4
CANVAS: Exercises on using function as real-life models

12. ONE-TO-ONE FUNCTIONS (horizontal line test)

13. INVERSE FUNCTIONS AND THEIR GRAPHS
5
CANVAS: Exercises on inverse functions and their graphs

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 14. SYSTEMS OF LINEAR EQUATIONS INVOLVING TWO OR THREE VARIABLES
(Elimination/Substitution)
15. SYSTEMS OF NONLINEAR EQUATIONS
6
CANVAS: Exercises on Systems of Equations

LONG QUIZ 1

16. EXPONENTIAL FUNCTIONS (domain, range, graph, intercepts, zeroes, asymptotes)

17. LOGARITHMIC FUNCTIONS (domain, range, graph, intercepts, zeroes,
asymptotes)
7
CANVAS: Exercises on graphing exponential and logarithmic functions

18. LAWS OF LOGARITHMS

19. EXPONENTIAL AND LOGARITHMIC EQUATIONS AND INEQUALITIES
8
CANVAS: Exercises on laws of logarithms and exponential and logarithmic equations
and inequalities

BASIC BUSINESS MATHEMATICS

1. SIMPLE AND COMPOUND INTEREST
2. SIMPLE ANNUITIES
9
CANVAS: Exercises on word problems on simple and compound interest and simple
annuities

3. AMORTIZATION

(Project Proposal)
10 CANVAS: Stocks and Bonds and Loans

LONG QUIZ 2

INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
1. PROPOSITIONS AND LOGICAL OPERATORS
2. TRUTH TABLES
11 3. TYPES OF PROPOSITION (Tautology, Contradiction, Contingency)

CANVAS: Rules of Replacement

4. CATEGORICAL SYLLOGISM
5. RULES OF INFERENCE
6. VALIDITY/FALSITY OF REAL-LIFE ARGUMENTS
12 7. METHODS OF PROOF (DIRECT/INDIRECT)

CANVAS: Exercises on validity of real-life arguments (using directly rules of inferences)

PERFORMANCE TASK
13
Culminating Project

14 TRIMESTER EXAMINATION

References:
Lim, Yvette F., Nocon, Rizaldi, Ganatuin-Nocon, Ederlina, Aquino-Ruivivar, Leonor. Math for Engaged Learning General
Mathematics. Sibs Publishing House. 2016.

Alcala, J., Dimasuay, L., Palacio, J. General Mathematics. C&E Publishing.

Cabral, Emmanuel A., Dela-Tuprio P., De Las Penas, Ma. Louise Antonette N., Francisco, Flordeliza F., Garces, Ian June L.,

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Marcelo, Reginaldo M. Sarmiento, Jumeela F. Precalculus. Ateneo de Manila University Press. 2010.

Deitz, James E., Southham, James L. Business Mathematics for College 11E. Southwestern College Publishing. 1996.

Hernandez, Rogelio M., Sta. Maria, Antonina C., Malaborbor Pastor B., Salamat, Lorina G. Mathematics of Investment.
Academic Publishing Corporation. 1996.

Lial, Margaret L., Hornsby, John ., Scheneider, David I. Precalculus with Limits. Addison Wesley. 2001.

Sullivan, Michael, et al., Precalculus: Enhanced with Graphing Utilities. Prentice Hall. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey.
2009.

Peirson, Graham., Brown, Rob., Easton, Steve., Howard, Peter., Pinder, Sean,. Business Finance. 11th Edition. Mcgraw-Hill
Australia Pty Limited. 2012.

Merrie, Bermann. The LOGIC Book. Mc-GrawHill. New Yok. 2014.

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