Chapter 5

From

10/24/2011

To

10/30/2011

Content

Exponents and Logarithms

Skills

- Problem solving skills and strategies
- Critical thinking skills and strategies
- Graphical analysis
- Word problem analysis
- Calculator manipulation
- Mathematical intuition
- Mathematical connections
- Mathematical Modeling
- Deductive Reasoning
- Applying fundamental problems solving steps and strategies

Resources

- Text book
- Graphing calculator
- Teacher's supplements
- Office hours/study hall
- Peer/NHS tutoring

Instructional Strategies

- Warm-up problem
- HW check
- Interactive lesson introduction
- Teacher-student and student-student interactions
- HW review - split between teacher and student-led
- Use of overhead instruction
- Use of graphing calculator for visual explanations;
- Review worksheets
- After-school test review sessions

Assessment

- HW
- Daily participation
-Tests
- Test corrections
- Group Work

Outcomes

Students will:
- Define and apply integral exponents;
- Define and apply rational exponents;
- Define and use exponential functions;
- Define and apply the natural exponential function;
- Define and apply logarithms;
- Prove and apply laws of logarithms;
- Solve exponential equations and to change logarithms from one base to another;