Algebra+2+chapter+5



=Exponents, exponential functions, inverses of exponential functions, logarithms--= this chapter has it all! I think we will have time to explore 14 out of the 15 sections in this chapter. Great content, and great potential for developing strong mathematical habits: pattern recognition, conjecturing, relating the new to the old, and persevering. The first investigation is typically well received because it deals with the familiar exponents. By the end of the investigation, the authors lay down a need for not only integer exponents but also rational exponents. The second investigation extends exponent ideas to functions. Great section for patterns and investigating ideas. The final investigation introduces the inverse of exponentials, or logarithms (which usually sends a chill up and down the spines of students!) Very important content for students who are planning on going on in mathematics.

5.1-5.10 ASSIGNMENT SHEET:[[file:alg 2 ch 5 asst sheet.docx]]
Sections 5.1-5.5: [|elementary exponent review] [|continuing elementary review] [|A brilliant extension into negative exponents] [|Fractional exponents] [|Solving equations with rational exponents]

Sections 5.6-5.9: [|Exponential equations for 2 points] Sections 5.10-5.15: [|Properties of logs](the "funny cool guy" goes over basic log problems) [|Log equations and properties] (this is my favorite, patrickjmt...not the flash but good substance) [|khan academy intro to logarithms] (basic background...maybe watch this first...) [|Writing the exponential equation through 2 points]