PUSD Math News – Mathematics 2
Module 1: Quadratic Functions
Module 1 Overview – Quadratic
Functions
(Standards: F.BF.1, A.SSE.1, A.CED.2, F.LE.1,
F.LE.2, F.LE.3)
Student and Teacher materials can be found
at Mathematics Vision Project
http://www.mathematicsvisionproject.org/
(Curriculum>Secondary Mathematics
Two>Module 1: Quadratic Functions)
In Module 1 students deepen their understanding
of linear and exponential functions learned in
Mathematics 1 by relating what they know about
features of functions and applying that
understanding to quadratic functions. Students
further develop their understanding of quadratic
functions by distinguishing between patterns that
are quadratic, linear, exponential or neither. They
examine and analyze these relationships using
multiple representations including tables, graphs,
equations, visuals, and story context.
Module 1 further develops students’ proficiency in
the Standards of Mathematical Practice. This
module focuses on MP1 and MP6, as these are
umbrella standards. In order to successfully
engage in a task, students must first make sense of
Prerequisite Concepts and Skills:
it. Students should make sense of the real world
use of quadratic, linear, and exponential functions.
Students also explore MP4, as they are required to
decide which of several types of models is most
reasonable in a real-world situation. After
deciding, students must use data to specify the
parameters in the model. Once the model is
specified, students must use the model to solve a
problem about the situation. Students also have
several choices of tools to use, for example a
scientific calculator and a plotter, to help develop
their work in MP5.
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Mathematics 2, Module 1: Quadratic
Functions
You will find the student text, newsletter;
standards for the module, homework help
links and more!
https://goo.gl/MUiumU
Vocabulary and Major Mathematical
Concepts
Note: Section numbers followed by an H will be
addressed in the Honors Mathematics 2 course.
 Graphing functions
 Identifying domain, range, and
intervals of increase and decrease
 Using patterns to find recursive and
explicit rules
 Using differences within a table of
values to determine the type of
function that can be used to
represent a data set
 Comparing features of functions
 Comparing linear and exponential
functions
 Finding multiple representations for a
context
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Acceleration (1.5) – rate of change of velocity
per unit of time, generally it is an increase in the
rate or speed of something.
Area (1.2) – the amount of space, measured in
square units, contained within a flat, or plane
figure. The square units are usually a standard
unit, like a square meter, a square foot or a
square inch.
Image-
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Shape_
Area.svg/400px-Shape_Area.svg.png
At rest (1.5) – not moving, a speed of zero.
Average rate of change (1.5) – the change in
the value of a quantity divided by the elapsed
time. For a function, this is the change in the y-
value divided by the change in the x-value for
two distinct points on the graph, or the slope of
the line segment that connects the two points.
Average speed (1.5) – over a time interval,
average speed is the distance travelled by the
object divided by the duration of the interval.
Binomial (1.2) – a polynomial with two terms
Examples:
2x+1 3x2-4
Domain (1.6) – the complete set of possible
values of the independent (x) variable. All
possible x-values for which the function “works”,
and gives an output of real y-values (see example
under range).
Explicit equation (1.1) – a formula for a
sequence of numbers that allows us to find any
term in the sequence without knowing any other
terms.
Exponential function (1.1) – a mathematical
function of the form f(x)=ax where x is a variable,
and "a" is a constant called the base of the
function.
First & second differences (1.3) – when given a
sequence of numbers finding the first difference
means to find the differences between
consecutive terms in the sequence. Finding the
second differences means to find the difference
between consecutive first differences. Whenever
the second difference is constant in a sequence,
the sequence is said to be quadratic. See the
illustration below.
Example:
Image- http://mathematicsi.com/wp-content/uploads/quadratic-
sequences3.png
Initial speed (1.5) – the speed of an object at
the beginning of an interval, an initial condition.
Instantaneous speed (1.5) – the speed of an
object at a particular moment.
Interval notation (1.6) – a notation for
6xy+5z
representing an interval as a pair of numbers.
The numbers are the endpoints of the interval.
Parentheses and/or brackets are used to show
whether the endpoints are excluded or included.
For example, [3, 8) is the interval of real
numbers between 3 and 8, including 3 and
excluding 8.
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Maximum value (1.4) – the greatest value of a
function over its domain. For a quadratic
function there is a maximum value when the
parabola opens down. This maximum value
occurs at the vertex of a parabola.
Example:
Image-
http://www.asulearning.com/gradschool_courses/5642/mod_5/images/
max64.JPG
Minimum value (1.4) – the least value of a
function over its domain. For a quadratic
function there is a minimum value when the
parabola opens up. This minimum value occurs at
the vertex of a parabola.
Example:
Image-
http://connectedmath.msu.edu/_connectedMath/assets/File/Families/I
mages/parabola.png
Parabola – the u-shaped curve that result when
a quadratic function is graphed.
Perimeter (1.2) – the total distance along the
edge of a figure.
Image-
http://www.mathematicsdictionary.com/english/vmd/images/p/perime
ter.gif
Quadratic functions (1.4) – a second degree
(highest exponent on a variable is 2) polynomial
function written in the form y=ax2+bx+c. The
graph of a quadratic function is “u-shaped” and
called a parabola.
Range (1.6) – the complete set of all possible
resulting values of the dependent (y) variable,
after substituting the domain (all possible x-
values).
Example:
Image- http://www.mathsisfun.com/sets/images/range-domain-
graph.gif
Recursive equation (1.1) – a formula that
represents a sequence by describing the
relationship between its successive terms.
Main Topics
Note: Section numbers followed by an H will be
addressed in the Honors Mathematics 2 course.
Section in student text – Task done in class
Related Homework Help Videos
1.1 – An introduction to quadratic functions,
designed to elicit representations and surface
a new type of pattern of change
Distributive property
https://goo.gl/sZkyZ6
Quadratic sequences
https://goo.gl/mWRQkO
Linear, exponential or neither
https://goo.gl/3Pz7j8
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1.1- cont’d 1.5- cont’d

Rate of change Evaluating quadratic functions

https://goo.gl/XXDMed https://goo.gl/vR1Ndd

Average rate of change

1.2 – Examine quadratic patterns in multiple https://goo.gl/ZQ7f3T
representations and contrast with linear
patterns
1.6 – Comparing quadratic and exponential
Adding binomials functions to clarify and distinguish between
https://goo.gl/oGTywY types of growth in each as well as how that
growth appears in each of their
Perimeter and area of rectangles representations
https://goo.gl/hRDZHr
Function or not a function
Greatest common factor https://goo.gl/qq4aJn
https://goo.gl/g0pStb
Domain and range
https://goo.gl/7DwLwK
1.3 – Focus on nature of change between
values in a quadratic being linear
1.7 – Incorporating quadratics with the
Multiplying binomials understandings of linear and exponential
https://goo.gl/sO6q8N functions

Transformations of functions
1.4 – Focus on maximum/minimum point as https://goo.gl/qbGsE6
well as domain and range for quadratics
Multiple representations for linear, exponential
Find slope given two points and quadratic functions
https://goo.gl/fdjIaQ https://goo.gl/MCzcRl

Compare linear and exponential rates of change

https://goo.gl/xEaPdr

1.5 – Examining quadratic functions on

various sized intervals to determine average
rates of change

Evaluating exponential functions

https://goo.gl/0hFycg