Alg2 = Algebra II

This is a required course, designed for students who are planning to attend college or pursue a technical post-secondary career.

The course emphasizes facility with symbolic expressions and forms, alongside graphical and tabular representations. It moves beyond the linear and quadratic forms learned in Algebra 1, to several other families of functions that extend those fundamental concepts. It also builds upon concepts of scaling and transformation from Geometry. Students will study polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric, and discrete families; and will build functions by combination and composition, investigating both their abstract properties and the use of functions as tools for modeling real-world situations. The course includes with several topics from probability and statistics, with an emphasis on random processes.

Students taking this course are required to have a graphing calculator; and must also have access to a computer outside school, either at home or the library.

LHS AdvAlg2 Google Classroom
 Click here (or to the left on the chalkboard icon) to navigate to the LHS Google Classroom for Algebra 2. This website and our Google Classroom are the primary spots for LHS Alg2 online interaction.

The last day for any retesting or submission of any Q3 make-up work is one week before the end of the quarter. Any of this must be complete from you by Thursday, March 10th.

Activities, exercises & other assignments

The following assignments should be turned in during class on each indicated day:

Day
Topic
Work Due
#
1/6 Polynomial Root Theorems 1 {no assignment} 81
1/7 Polynomial Root Theorems 2 polynomial root practice 1 82
1/8 Polynomial Root Theorems 3 polynomial root practice 2 83
1/9 Polynomial Root Theorems 4 polynomial root practice 3 84
1/10 Polynomial Transformations 1 polynomial root practice 4 85
1/13 Polynomial Transformations 2 polynomial root mini-quiz 86
1/14 MathModeling Climate Change ! polynomial xforms practice 1 87
1/15 Polynomial Transformations 3 hw catch-up, if necessary 88
1/16 Polynomial Recap & Review polynomial xforms practice 2 89
1/17 Polynomial Wrap Short Quiz polynomial xforms mini-quiz 90
1/21 What Are The Rules? (3 act) first & second rationals practice 91
1/22 Direct & Inverse Variation first rationals mini-quiz 92
1/23 Graphing Rational Functions first & second rationals graphing 93
1/24 Transforming Rational Functions graph rational mini-quiz 94
1/27 Adding & Subracting Rationals 1 first practice add/sub rationals 95
1/28 Adding & Subracting Rationals 2 second practice add/sub rationals 96
1/29 Multiplying & Dividing Rationals 1 add/sub rationals mini-quiz 97
1/30 Multiplying & Dividing Rationals 2 first practice x&÷ rationals 98
1/31 LCM "Speed Dating" Activity second practice x&÷ rationals 99
2/3 Solving Rational Equations 1 rationals x&÷ mini-quix 100
2/4 Solving Rational Equations 2 first rational equation practice 101
2/5 Review & Prep: Rationals Topic second rational equations practice 102
2/6 Rational Functions Short Quiz rational equations mini-quiz 103
2/7 Real Cool Waters (3-act) catch-up on any old homework 104
2/10     105
2/11     106
2/12     107
2/13     108
2/18     109
2/19     110
2/20     111
2/21     112
2/24     113
2/25     114
2/26     115
2/27     116
2/28     117
3/2     118
3/3     119
3/4     120
3/5     121
3/6     122
3/9     123
3/10     124
3/11     125
3/12     126
3/13     127
3/16     128
3/17     129
3/19     130
3/19     131
3/20     132
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Late work will be penalized up to 5% for each scheduled day that it is overdue. The formula used is:

\[adjusted\;score = {0.95^{days\;late}} \times original\;score\]

Extra-credit opportunities may be announced in class from time-to-time. In many cases you will also find these posted here, or noted in the slides from that day's class. Look at each one and consider whether you want to give it a try.

Make-up work for a day’s absence is due the day following your return to class. If you complete it and turn it in on the first day you return to class, you will receive a 5% scoring bonus. Like other work, it will be penalized up to 5% for each scheduled day that it is overdue thereafter, using the formula above.