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This is the current draft of the new accelerated course. THIS IS JUST A DRAFT. There could be
several changes made to this course before the new school year starts. Also, as it currently stands,
there is no single textbook for this course. Students will likely need a textbook for Algebra 2 and
another for the Trig/Pre-Calc. The district just sent a scope and sequence with listed standards, so I
listed the big concepts outlined in each standard. Here’s what the course currently looks like:
Unit 0
Sequences & Series
Comparing explicit & recursive forms of an equation
Identifying linear, quadratic, and exponential forms of equations by looking at formulas, graphs
and input/output tables
Unit 1
3 3
Using properties of exponents to rewrite exponential expressions; 162 = (42 )2 = 43
Solving functions algebraically vs graphically (including inequalities)
Recognizing the solution set of a function (one solution, no solutions, more than one, infinite)
Growth vs decay of exponential functions
Rewriting exponential form of functions in logarithmic form
Properties of logarithms
Note: Just properties of logs and rewriting the forms. Solving equations comes later.
Unit 2
Unit 3
Graph trigonometric functions (sine, cosine, and tangent) and describe key features such as
period, amplitude, domain, and range
Introduction of unit circle and the relationship between degrees and radians
Use unit circle and special right triangles to find values for sin θ, cos θ, and tan θ (for basic
radian measures such as /3, /4, etc.)
Use Pythagorean Identities to solve for sin θ, cos θ, and tan θ.
Unit 4
Introduction of imaginary and complex numbers
Solving equations with complex solutions
Determine the appropriate method to use for solving equations including completing the
square, factoring, substitution, quadratic formula, and polynomial division
Unit 5*** (I would probably skip this unit if I were teaching this course)
Creating and using dotplots, boxplots, and histograms to interpret data
Identifying the shape, center, spread, and outliers within a data set
Calculating mean and standard deviation of a data set
Creating and using frequency tables to interpret data
Creating and using scatterplots to interpret data
Unit 6
Identifying and describe even and odd functions and understand how those functions behave
Identifying and graphing functions with vertical shifts, horizontal shifts, stretches,
compressions, etc.
Use inverse relationship of logarithms and exponentials to solve equations (including base e)
Unit 7