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Algebra III Course Outline

Algebra III will explore problems and generalize concepts through carefully planned explorations. Students will form a deep conceptual understanding of advanced algebra topics such as statistics, transformations of functions and relations, trigonometric and circular functions, and parametric equations.

Chapter 2: Describing Data

  • measures of central tendency: mean, median, mode
  • box plot
  • range, interquartile range
  • deviation, standard deviation, variance
  • outliers
  • histogram, bin, percentile rank

Chapter 4: Functions, Relations, and Transformations

  • interpreting graphs
  • relations and functions
  • function notation
  • translation of functions
  • reflection of functions
  • dilations of functions
  • square root family
  • absolute value family
  • circle family

Chapter 5: Exponential, Power, and Logarithm Functions

  • exponential function
  • properties of exponents
  • power function
  • rational exponents and roots
  • inverse of a relation
  • logarithmic function
  • properties of logarithm

Chapter 7: Quadratic and Other Polynomial Functions

  • polynomial degree and finite differences
  • quadratic functions
  • completing the square
  • the quadratic formula
  • complex numbers
  • factoring polynomials
  • higher degree polynomials
  • factor theorem, rational root theorem

Chapter 8: Parametric Equations and Trigonometry

  • graphing parametric equations
  • converting from parametric to nonparametric
  • right triangle trigonometry
  • projectile motion
  • the law of sines
  • the law of cosines

Chapter 9: Conic Sections and Rational Functions

  • distance formula
  • circles and ellipses
  • parabolas
  • hyperbolas
  • the general quadratic
  • rational functions and their graphs

Chapter 10: Trigonometric Functions

  • circular function
  • radian measure and arc length
  • graphing trigonometric functions
  • inverses of trigonometric functions
  • modeling with trigonometric functions
  • fundamental trigonometric identities

Chapter 11: Series

  • arithmetic series
  • infinite geometric series
  • partial sums of geometric series

Chapter 12: Probability

  • randomness and probability
  • probability of independent events
  • mutually exclusive events
  • random variables and expected value
  • permutations
  • combinations
  • the binomial theorem and pascal’s triangle

Chapter 13: Application of Statistics (if time allows)

  • probability distributions
  • normal distributions

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