Friday, January 10, 2014

Study!

Don't forget your stamps! For many of you, these are the difference between a C+/B- or a D+/C-, or even passing/failing! If you didn't turn in stamps, there's no way I'm rounding up!

Study for your exam! Look through your old tests and quizzes to get an idea of what to look for!

Here's a list of all of the topics covered on your exam (between both the multiple choice and open-ended sections)...

  • Linear Equations (parallel/perpendicular lines and slope)
  • Determine if a graph/equation is a function
  • Evaluate a function--find f(3) or f(x+1)
  • Domain and Range (especially for square root and rational functions)
  • Intervals of increasing, decreasing, constant...
  • Find max/min on the calculator
  • Is a function even, odd, or neither? (graphically and algebraically)
  • Parent functions--know them all
  • Shifting and reflecting functions (algebra aerobics)
  • Function operations: f+g, f-g, fg, f/g, and compositions of functions
  • Inverse functions (algebraically and graphically)
    • Find the inverse of a rational function (looks like a fraction)
  • Find line of best fit on the calculator
  • Quadratics (vertex, x intercepts, y-intercepts, graph, and switch forms)
  • End behavior
  • Real zeros and multiplicity
  • Find all zeros, real and imaginary
  • Long division 
  • Synthetic division
  • Factor a polynomial completely, given a zero (use synthetic to reduce it, then factor the result)
  • Complex Numbers (add, subtract, multiply, divide--use conjugates)
  • Rational Functions! (asymptotes, intercepts, graphing)
  • Factoring


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