PACING GUIDE FOR ALGEBRA 2
Fall 2011
August – Septembe
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Day Section
Chapter One-Solving Equations and Inequalities
1 Information Session; Pre Test
2 1-1 Expressions and Formulas
3 1-2 Properties of Real Numbers
4 1-3 Solving Equations
5 1-3 (continue); Revie
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6 Test
7 1-4 Solving Absolute Value Equations
8 1-5 Solving Inequalities
9 1-6 Solving Compound and Absolute Value Inequalities
10 8-1 Midpoint and Distance Formulas
11 2-1 Relations and Functions
12 Review
13 Test
14 Composi
tion and combination functions
15 (continue)
16 Inverse functions
17 12 basic functions (or whatever number we choose) and begin transformations
18 (continue)
19 Review
20 Test
September
Chapter Two-Linear Relations and Functions
1 2-2 Linear Equations
2 2-3 Slope; 2-4 Writing Linear Equations
3 2-4 (continue) including graphing parallel and perpendicular
4 2-6 Special Functions
5 2-7 Graphing Inequalities
6 Review
7 Test
8 2-5 Modeling Real-World Date: Using Scatter Plots
September - October
Chapter Three-Systems of Equations and Inequalities
1 3-1 Solving Systems of Equations by Graphing
2 3-2 Solving Systems of Equations Algebraically
3 3-2 (continue)
4 3-3 Solving Systems of Inequalities by Graphing
5 3-4 Linear Programming
6 3-4 (continue)
7 3-5 Solving Systems of Equations in Three Variables
8 Review
9 Test
October
Chapter Four-Matrices
1 4-1 Introductions to Matrices; 4-2 Operations with Matrices
2 4-3 Multiplying Matrices
3 4-5 Determinants; 4-7 Identity and I
nverse Matrix
4 Calculator
5 Systems on a calculator
6 Review
7 Test
Chapter Five-Polynomials
1 5-1 Monomials
2 5-2 Polynomials
3 5-3 Factor Polynomials
4 Review
5 Test
October - November
Factoring and quadratics
1 5-4 Dividing Polynomials
2 5-4 (c
ontinue); 6-3 Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring
3 6-3 (continue); 6-2 Solving Quadratic Equations by Graphing
4 6-4 Completing the Square ; 6-5 The Quadratic Formula
5 Review
6 Test
7 6-1 Graphing Quadratic Functions
8 6-6 Analyzing Graphs of Q
uadratic Functions
9 Word problems
10 Word problems
11 Review
12 Test
November
Factoring and quadratics
1 5-5 Roots of Real Numbers
2 5-6 Radical Expressions
3 5-7 Rational Exponents
4 5-8 Radical Equations and Inequalities
5 5-9
Complex Numbers
6 Review
7 Test
December
Chapter Nine-Rational Expressions and Equations
1 9-1 Multiplying and Dividing Rational Expressions
2 9-2 Adding and Subtracting Rational Expressions
3 9-3 Graphing Rational Functions
4 9-3 (continue)
5 9-3 (continue)
6 Review
7 Test
Chapter Eight Conic Sections (optional)
1 8-2 Parabolas
2 8-3 Circles
3 8-4 Ellipses
4 8-5 Hyperbolas
5 Review
6 Test
December – January
Chapter Ten Exponential and Logarithmic Relations (optional)
1 10-1 Exponential Functions
2 10-2 Logarithms and Logarithmic Functions
3 10-3 Properties of Logarithms
4 10-4 Common Logarithms
5 Review
6 Test
Exam
1 Review
2 Review
3 Review
4 Review
5 Exam
Total 75 days of instruction with 15 days of optional instruction… may be used when you need extra time on a topic or the optional units