1. Algebra 2 Honors Back To School 2007-2008
Mark Doering

2. Parent Information: elsegundousd.com mdoering@esusd.k12.ca.us
School phone: #328
Summer Packet

3. Parent Information: Graphing Calculator ( TI-89 )
Contract and Minimum Grade
Extra Help: Snack, Lunch, Tutor List
Student Active, Project Driven Curriculum

4. Year Long Theme: “Functions”
Types:
Linear
Systems and Matrices
Quadratic
Other Polynomials
Cubics, Quartics, and Quintics
Exponential
Logarithmic
Rational
Radical
Common Areas of Study:
Domain
Range
Graphs
Transformations
Solve
Applications Work

5. Other Topics: Conic Sections Combinations and Permutations Probability
Introduction to Trigonometry

6. Need to Know: Linear Review
Functions, Domain & Range, Function Notation
Coordinate Plane, Ordered Pairs, Origin
Slope, Rate of Change, Slope Formula
Types of Slopes: Positive, Negative, Zero, Undefined
Vertical Lines, Horizontal Lines
Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
Slope Intercept Form of a Line
Point Slope Form of a Line
Standard Form of a Line
Graphing Linear Functions
Writing Equation of a Line

7. Linear Functions Skills Practice Given points ( 2, 3) and (5, -6)
Find slope
Find equation of the line in slope-intercept form
Graph the function
If x = 12 , find y
Bookstore Sales Problem
In 1990, sales were $7.4 billion
In 1997 sales were $12.3 billion
Write a linear model for retail sales s ( in billions of dollars) at the bookstore from 1990 to 1997
Let t represent time in years since 1990
Estimate the retail sales at the bookstore in 2012
Graph your results