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Algebra 2

Quadratics solved every way, radicals and rational expressions, functions as objects, exponential growth read off real data, matrices that carry real systems, the sine wave as a thing you can hear — and the first average rate of change, which is where calculus starts.

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MATHSCIENCEREADING & WRITINGTECHNOLOGY & TRADES
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OFFERED ASThe Year · 36 wkSemester 1 · 18 wkSemester 2 · 18 wkQuarter 1 · 9 wkQuarter 2 · 9 wkQuarter 3 · 9 wkQuarter 4 · 9 wk
WHAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO DO
  • Solve quadratics by factoring and formula; work with radicals and rational expressions
  • Read and write function notation; model exponential growth and decay from data
  • Add, scale, multiply and invert matrices and use them to solve systems
  • Work in radians; model a periodic phenomenon with a sine wave; compute an average rate of change
AT A GLANCE · 36 WEEKS
Q1 Quadratics every way — The Second Hill Can Never Be Taller
Q2 Growth and the rational — Three Locks
Q3 Matrices — The Prediction Everybody Gets Wrong
Q4 The wave and the rate — A Wave You Can Stand Next To

Semester 1

WEEKS 1–18 · QUARTERS 1 AND 2
Quadratics every way
WEEKS 1–9
THE WEEKS · THE ROOMS EACH ONE OPENS
WK 5–7
Radicals and function notation
Simplify the root; f(x) as an object.
WK 8–9
THE PROJECT · WHAT THE QUARTER IS FOR
The Second Hill Can Never Be Taller
The question. The second hill can never be taller — what quadratic says so, and where is its vertex?
The make. The Second Hill Can Never Be Taller — the build on the Science Floor, in the Fab Shop: the number, the count, the sheet.
The evidence. The energy sheet with the quadratic solved for the height, handed in through the Science Floor
MS-PS3-5HS-PS3-1HS-PS3-2HS-AHS-F
Growth and the rational
WEEKS 10–18 · IN THIS OFFERING
THE WEEKS · THE ROOMS EACH ONE OPENS
WK 10–13
Exponential growth
Doubling, halving, the growth factor from data.
WK 14–16
Rational expressions and elimination
Simplify, add, solve; systems by elimination.
WK 17–18
THE PROJECT · WHAT THE QUARTER IS FOR
Three Locks
The question. Three locks: how fast does resistance spread through a population — and what model fits the count?
The make. Three Locks — the build on the Science Floor, in the Esports Lab: the number, the count, the sheet.
The evidence. The resistance sheet with the exponential fitted and its growth factor defended, handed in through the Science Floor
MS-LS4-4HS-LS4-4HS-LS4-5HS-FHS-A

Semester 2

WEEKS 19–36 · QUARTERS 3 AND 4
Matrices
WEEKS 19–27
THE WEEKS · THE ROOMS EACH ONE OPENS
WK 23–25
Determinant and inverse
When a matrix can be undone, and what that solves.
WK 26–27
THE PROJECT · WHAT THE QUARTER IS FOR
The Prediction Everybody Gets Wrong
The question. The prediction everybody gets wrong: parallel branches as a system — solve it by matrix, then measure.
The make. The Prediction Everybody Gets Wrong — the build on the Science Floor, in the Cyber Lab: the number, the count, the sheet.
The evidence. The parallel-circuit sheet with the system solved by inverse matrix and checked with a meter, handed in through the Science Floor
MS-PS2-3HS-PS3-5HS-N
The wave and the rate
WEEKS 28–36
THE WEEKS · THE ROOMS EACH ONE OPENS
WK 28–31
Radians and the sine wave
The circle measured in radians; the wave you can hear.
WK 32–34
Average rate of change; the limit
Where calculus starts.
WK 35–36
THE PROJECT · WHAT THE QUARTER IS FOR
A Wave You Can Stand Next To
The question. A wave you can stand next to: what sine function fits it, and what is its rate of change at the crest?
The make. A Wave You Can Stand Next To — the build on the Science Floor, in the Movement Floor: the number, the count, the sheet.
The evidence. The wave sheet with the sine model and the average rates computed, handed in through the Science Floor
MS-PS4-1HS-PS4-1HS-F

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