Mathematics 12 Pre-calculus: Student Course Plan

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Fill in the “Completion Date” column with approximate days. You
should believe you can reasonably complete these activities on those
days. Please also consider the 12 month school deadline (starting after a
student passes their AA) and any post secondary application deadlines
as you set up your expectations for success in this course.
Please note each section is composed of video lessons which we would like students to
take notes on and practice questions based on those same lessons.
On average each section takes 2 to 5 hours to complete.

Unit Reviews usually consist of a Self Assessment assignment (treated like a practice
exam), self-marking of that assignment, practice quizzes, and a practice test.
On average unit reviews take 10 hours minimum.

There is a Financial Inquiry Project presentation for this course after you finsh the first
two units.

When you are inside the online textbook this Icon shown above but found on the left
hand side of your online textbook pages can help you plan your successful course
completion through the use of a Course Calendar.

Unit 1: Finance: Investing Money

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1 1 Simple Interest
1 2 Future Value and Compound Interest
1 1-2 Activation Assignment Quiz to release entire course.
1 3 Using Technology for Financial Calculations – Part One
1 4 Using Technology for Financial Calculations – Part Two
1 5 Compound Interest with Regular Payments
1 1-5 Unit Review
1 1-5 Make an Appointment for Invigilated Written Unit 1 Exam
1 1-5 Review All Questions & Notes
1 1-5 Unit 1 Invigilated Written Exam:
Part I Non-Calculator & Part II Calculator
 Unit 2: Finance – Borrowing Money
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2 1 Analyzing Loans
2 2 Credit Cards and Pay Day Loans
2 3 Investigating Credit Card Repayment Options
2 4 Should you Buy, Lease, or Rent
2 5 First Nations Worldviews and our Global Financial System
2 1-5 Unit Review
2 1-5 Make an Appointment for Invigilated Written Unit 2 Exam
2 1-5 Review All Questions & Notes
2 1-5 Unit 2 Invigilated Written Exam:
Part I Non-Calculator & Part II Calculator

Financial Inquiry Project

Units Sections Course Activity Completion Date

1&2 All plus Review the Instructions for the Project after
research completing all of Units 1 & 2.
1&2 All plus Contact Your Instructor on a regular basis with
research questions and for feedback.
1&2 All plus Make an appointment for the presentation of
research your project.

1&2 All plus Project Presentation

research

Unit 3: Transformations
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3 1 Some Functions & Their Graphs

3 2 Translating Graphs of Functions
3 3 Reflecting Graphs of Functions
3 4 Compressing & Expanding Graphs of Functions
3 5 Combining Transformations of Functions
3 6 Finding the Coordinates of Ordered Pairs
3 1-6 Unit Review
3 All Contact Your Instructor For An Exam Appointment
3 All Unit 3 Invigilated Non – Calculator Written Exam
 Unit 4: Radical & Rational Functions
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4 1 Graphing Rational Functions

4 2 Analysing Rational Functions
4 3 Equations & Graphs of Rational Functions
4 4 Transformations of Radical Functions
4 5 Square Root of a Function
4 6 Solving Radical Equations
4 1-6 Unit Review
4 All Contact Your Instructor For An Exam Appointment
4 All Unit 4 Invigilated Non – Calculator Written Exam

Unit 5: Polynomials
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5 1 The Remainder Theorem

5 2 The Factor Theorem
5 3 Factoring Polynomials
5 4 Solving Polynomial Functions
5 5 Graphs of Polynomial Functions
5 1-5 Unit Review
5 All Contact Your Instructor For An Exam Appointment
5 All Unit 5 Invigilated Non – Calculator Written Exam

Unit 6: Exponents & Logarithms

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6 1 Review the Exponent Laws

6 2 Solving Equations Involving Exponents
6 3 Defining a Logarithm
6 4 Law of Logarithms
6 5 Solving Exponential & Logarithmic Equations
6 6 Introduction to Exponential Functions
6 7 Applications of Exponential Functions Part I
6 8 Applications of Exponential Functions Part II
6 9 Graphs of Exponential Functions
 6 10 Graphing Logarithmic Functions
6 1-10 Unit Review
6 All Contact Your Instructor For An Exam Appointment
6 All Unit 6 Invigilated Non – Calculator Written Exam

Unit 7:Trigonometry - Circular Functios

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7 1 Radian Measure – Angles in Standard Position

7 2 Sine, Cosine & Tangent
7 3 Sine, Cosine & Tangent Functions of Special Angles
7 4 Graphing Sine & Cosine Functions
7 5 Transformations of Trigonometric Functions Part I
7 6 Transformations of Trigonometric Functions Part II
7 7 Sinusoidal Functions with Rational Periods
7 8 Applications of Sinusoidal Functions
7 9 Graphing the Tangent Function
7 10 Graphing the Trigonometric Reciprocal Functions
(Enrichment - optional)
7 1-9 Unit Review
7 All Contact Your Instructor For An Exam Appointment
7 All Unit 7 Invigilated Non – Calculator Written Exam

Unit 8: Trigonometric Equations & Identities

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8 1 Solving Trigonometric Equations with a Graphing

Calculator
8 2 Solving Trigonometric Equations for Exact Values
8 3 Reciprocal & Pythagorean Identities
8 4 More Trigonometric Identities
8 5 Sum & Difference Identities
8 6 Double Angle Identities
8 1-6 Unit Review
8 All Contact Your Instructor For An Exam Appointment
8 All Unit 8 Invigilated Non – Calculator Written Exam

Unit 9: Conics
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9 1 Introducing Conic Sections

9 2 Graphing Circles and Rectangular Hyperbolas
9 3 Expanding and Compressing Graphs of Conic Sections
9 4 Translating Graphs of Conic Sections
 9 5 The Equation of a Conic Section in General Form
9 6 The Equation of a Conic Section in Standard Form
9 1-6 Unit Review
9 1-6 Make an Appointment for Invigilated Written Unit 8 Exam
9 1-6 Review All Questions & Notes
9 1-6 Unit 9 Invigilated Written Exam:
Part I Non-Calculator & Part II Calculator

Unit 10: Sequence & Series

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10 1 Arithmetic Sequences
10 2 Arithmetic Series
10 3 Geometric Sequences
10 4 Geometric Series
10 5 Infinite Geomteric Series
10 6 Sigma Notation
10 1-6 Unit Review
10 1-6 Make an Appointment for Invigilated Written Unit 8 Exam
10 1-6 Review All Questions & Notes
10 1-6 Unit 10 Invigilated Written Exam:
Part I Non-Calculator & Part II Calculator

Course Final Exam

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1-10 All Review All Questions & Notes in the Entire Course
1-10 All Final Review Practice Exam & Answers for Self
Assesment
1-10 All Contact Your Instructor For An Exam Appointment
(ideally sometime well before the report card deadline
you are trying to finish for)
1-10 All Part I: Non-calculator Final Exam
1-10 All Part II: Calculator Final Exam
1-10 All Part III: Non-calculator Written Feedback & Self-
assessment
 All official marks must be requested from our office.

If you are requesting a partial (or PSI) mark for this course please be aware that
you must complete at least six units (including their invigilated
Exams) to complete over 50% of Mathematics 12P.