The Rational Function Syllabus

We started studying rational functions before break. You should have a review sheet of polynomial properties that will help you, together with your understanding of how fractions work, to master rational functions.
2/27  Details and Vocab for Rational function graphs
         HW p.496-497/23-41 odd, 42, 43, 57-65
2/28  Simplifying, Multiplying and Dividing Rational functions
         HW p.502-503/9-43 odd, 44, 45
2/29  Adding and Subtracting Rational functions
         HW p.509-510/11-45 odd, 46, 47
3/01  Extra Practice, Direct and Inverse Variation
         HW p.486-487/15-39 by 3's, 41, 43-46
3/05  Solving Rational equations
         HW p.517-518/9-27 odd, 47, 48
3/06  Solving Rational inequalities
         HW p.518/29-45 odd, 49-57
3/07  Extra Practice
         HW finish worksheet
3/08  Half Day (C B H F)
         Since A-Block is not meeting today, the review sheet will be given out on 3/07
3/09  Review (B-Block)
         HW finish worksheet
The test will be on Tuesday 3/13.  We may start Radical functions on Monday.

Rational Functions

The next unit is on Rational Functions (functions that can be written as fractions with polynomial numerators and denominators). The first day was an introductory activity. The second day was a graphing activity. I will not give you homework until we have a more in-depth discussion graphing activity. The unit will really start in earnest after vacation.

Typo alerts

There are two typos that I have found that make a difference. The first one is in Example 2 of the Extra Practice Factoring and Dividing worksheet. That one I put the correction on the board (the third line of the example should have -6 not +6). The new correction is on the Finite Differences/Technique Review worksheet. Problem 5 has a table of numbers. The point (3, 15) should be (3, -15). Left unchanged you will have a great deal of difficulty practicing the finite differences technique.