Unit 1: Linear Functions
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1.0 Algebra Toolbox
- What do inequality notation and interval notation represent? How are they related?
- How do you plot points on the Cartesian coordinate system?
- What is a polynomial? How do you determine the degree of a polynomial?
- How do you simplify an algebraic expression?
- Words to be familiar with: term, variable, coefficient, constant, leading coefficient, degree.
1.1 Functions and Models
- What is the definition of a function?
- What is function notation?
- How do you evaluate a function?
- What are the domain and range of a function? How are these found?
1.2 Graphs of Functions
- How do you graph equations with the point-plotting method?
- How do you graph equations with graphing calculators?
- When is a graph considered a “complete graph”?
- How do we align inputs and scale outputs to model data?
1.3 Linear Functions
- What is a linear function?
- How do you find the intercepts of the graph of a linear function?
- How do you find the slope of a linear function?
- How do you graph a linear function?
- How is the rate of change of a function related to its slope?
- How is marginal profit related to a profit function?
1.4 Equations of Lines
- What is the slope-intercept form of a linear equation?
- What is the point-slope form of a linear equation?
- What do the equations of horizontal and vertical lines look like?
- How do you find the average rate of change for a function?
2.1 Algebraic and Graphical Solution of Linear Equations
- How do you solve linear equations algebraically?
- How do you solve linear equations graphically?
2.2 Modeling Linear Functions
- What are the first differences of data outputs? How can they be used to determine if data can be modeled with a linear function?
- What is the difference between a discrete function and a continuous function?
- How do you perform linear regression to find the best-fit line for a set of data?
- How do you find the sum of squared errors and the average error for a model?
- What is the difference between interpolation and extrapolation?
2.3 Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables
- What is the graphical method for solving a system of equations?
- What is the substitution method for solving a system of equations?
- What is the elimination method for solving a system of equations?
7.1 Systems of Linear Equations in Three Variables
- How do you solve a system of three equations with three variables?
7.2 Matrix Solution of Systems of Linear Equations
- How can you use a matrix and your calculator to solve a system of equations?
Review for Test 1
TEST 1