TSEBAOTH CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS

STUDY GUIDE
NINTH GRADE
III PERIOD
MR. O. E. ACOSTA V.

MATH.
Factoring polynomials (pages in the textbook: 36-50).
Algorithm to factor polynomials.
Steps to factor polynomials based on the cases displayed in the algorithm, except factoring using
the quadratic formula and factoring using synthetic division.
Rational expressions (pages in the textbook: 52-59).
Definition of a rational expression.
Process to simplify rational expressions.
Operations with rational expressions.
Process to multiply rational expressions.
Process to divide rational expressions.
Definition of rationalization.
Conditions when rationalization needs to be used.
Process to rationalize a rational expression.
Process to add and subtract rational expressions.
Process to add and subtract rational expressions.
Definition of least common denominator.
Process to find the least common denominator.
Sets of numbers (pages in the textbook: 74-78).
Which are the sets of numbers?
Which are the natural numbers?
Which are the whole numbers?
Which are the integer numbers?
Which are the rational numbers?
Which are the irrational numbers?
Which are the real numbers?
Which are the complex numbers?
What is the relationship among these sets of numbers?
Irrational numbers (pages in the textbook: 70-73, 79-94).
What are the characteristics (conditions) of the set of irrational numbers?
Process to simplify radicals.
Multiplication and division with radicals.
Which conditions or requirements are needed to multiply and/or divide with radicals?
Process to multiply and/or divide with radicals.
Rationalization.
Definition of rationalization.
 Process to rationalize an expression.
Addition and subtraction of radicals.
What are the conditions needed to add and/or subtract with radicals?
What are like radicals?
Process to add and/or subtract with radicals.
Power of radicals.
Process to power a radical.
Root of a radical.
Process to root a radical.
Functions.
What is a function?
What is the main characteristic of a function?
What is domain of a function?
What is the range of a function?
How are functions classified?
What are the characteristics (features) of each type of function?
Intervals.
What is an interval?
What is a closed and an open limit?
How do we identify intervals?

SCIENCE.
Thermal energy, heat and temperature (pages in the textbook: 140-146).
Definition of thermal energy, heat, and temperature.
How is temperature measured?
Which device is used to measure temperature?
Which are the scales to measure temperature?
What are the relationships among thermal energy, heat, and temperature?
Heat transfer (pages in the textbook: 148-152).
What are the forms how heat is transferred?
What is conduction? Examples.
What is convection? Examples.
What is radiation? Examples.
Wave properties (pages in the textbook: 178-184).
Definition of a wave.
How are waves classified?
What is a mechanical wave? Examples.
How are mechanical waves classified?
What is a longitudinal wave? Examples.
What is a transverse wave? Examples.
What is a non-mechanical wave? Examples.
Which are the properties of waves?
What is wavelength?
What is frequency?
What is speed?
What is amplitude?
What is period?
Which are the wave interactions?
What is reflection? Examples.
What is refraction? Examples.
What is diffraction? Examples.
What is absorption? Examples.