Advanced Algebra 3 Daily Outline

Number of Days Topic

1 What are the laws of exponents?
2-3 How do we perform operations with polynomials? Discuss definition, degree, standard form
3 How do we divide polynomials using long division?
1 Quiz
1 How do we factor polynomials? GCF, DOTS, Trinomials a = 1
1 How do we factor by grouping? (4 terms)
1 How do we factor trinomials a 1 by grouping?
1 How do we factor higher degree trinomials?
2 How do we factor sum/difference of cubes?
1 Review
1 Test
1 What are functions?
1 How do we determine domain and range of a function graphically?
1 How do we determine if a function is even, odd, or neither?
1 How do we determine if a function is symmetric with respect to the y-axis or origin?
1 How do we determine the intervals where a function is increasing, decreasing, or constant?
2 What is the library of functions?
1 How do we find the domain of functions with restictions?
1 Review
1 Test
1 How do we find the composition of functions? (numerically)
1 How do we find the composition of functions? (algebraically)
1 How do we perform operations with functions?
1 How do we find the inverse of a function? Include one to one
1 How do we verify that two functions are inverses?
1 Quiz
1 What is a piecewise function activity
2 How do we graph piecewise functions?
1 How do we write the equation of a line?
1 How do we write the equations of parallel and perpendicular lines?
1 How do we write the equation of a perpendicular bisector?
1 Review
1 Test
1 What are the properties of the square function? Find intercepts, axis of symmentry, vertex
1 How do we solve a quadratic equation by completing the square?
1 How do we solve a quadratic equation using the quadratic formula?
1 Practice solving quadratic equations
1 Quiz
1 How do we solve linear inequalities?
1 How do we solve quadratic inequalities?
2 How do we solve polynomial inequalities?
1 How do we solve two variable linear inequalities?
1 How do we solve two variable quadratic inequalities?
1 Review
 1 Test
1 How do we solve systems of linear equations graphically?
2 How do we solve systems of linear equations algebraically? Substitution, elimination
2 How do we solve systems of 3x3 equations algebraically?
1 Practice solving systems
1 Quiz
1 What are matrices? Order, identify elements
1 How do we add and subtract matrices? Include: additive identity and additive inverse
2 How do we multiply matrices? Scalar and matrix multiplication
1 Review
1 Quiz
1 What is the multiplicative identity?
2 How do we evaluate a determinant? 2x2 and 3x3
1 How do we find the multiplicative inverse? 2x2
1 How do we use matrices to solve systems of equations? 2x2
1 Review
1 Test
5-6 Review for Final Exam
2 Final Exam

Would like to move the matrices unit to after the linear functions unit.

Also the second semester may have fewer days in it, so adjustments to units/final may be needed.