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Unit 1: Solving linear equations and inequalities
 
Day 001 Lesson 01 Solving linear equations
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Day 002 Lesson 02 Solving linear inequalities
  Teacher version Student version Absent-student version Video Calc Appndx A     CalcVideo A
   
Day 003 Lesson 03* Solving combined (compound) inequalities
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Day 004 Lesson 04 Converting words to algebraic expressions
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Day 005 Lesson 05 Solving word problems with linear equations
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Day 006 Lesson 06* Graphing calculator solutions of absolute value problems
  Teacher version Student version Absent-student version Video Calc Appndx D     CalcVideo D
  *Enrichment Topic A (manual solution of absolute value inequalities)  
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Day 007 Unit 1 review Teacher version Student version
   
Day 008 Unit 1 test A Teacher version Student version
  Unit 1 test B Teacher version Student version
Unit 2: Slope: Solving a linear system of two equations
 
Day 009 Lesson 01 Slopes of lines: four different points of view
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Day 010 Lesson 02 Two forms for the equation of a line
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  *Enrichment Topic C (point-slope & intercept forms of lines)    
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Day 011 Lesson 03 Graphical meaning of the solution to two linear equations
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Day 012 Lesson 04 Algebraic solutions (elimination & substitution) for two linear equations
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  *Enrichment Topic I (algebraically solving 3 equations for 3 vars)  
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Day 013 Lesson 05 Word problems involving two linear equations
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Day 014 Lesson 06 Graphing calculator solutions of linear systems
  Teacher version Student version Absent-student version Video Calc Appndx C      CalcVideo C
   
Day 015 Unit 2 review Teacher version Student version
   
Day 016 Unit 2 test A Teacher version Student version
  Unit 2 test B Teacher version Student version
Unit 3: Graphing linear inequalities in two variables
 
Day 017 Lesson 01 Graphing single linear inequalities in two variables
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Day 018 Lesson 02 Graphing systems of linear inequalities in two variables
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  *Enrichment Topic B (A "real world" application, linear programming)  
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Day 019 Lesson 03* Graphing calculator- graphing systems of linear inequalities in two variables
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  Teacher version Student version Absent-student version Video Calc Appndx B      CalcVideo B
Calc Appndx E      CalcVideo E
   
Day 020 Unit 3 cumulative review
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Day 021 Unit 3 review Teacher version Student version
   
Day 022 Unit 3 test A Teacher version Student version
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Unit 4: Multiplying and Factoring Polynomials
 
Day 023 Lesson 01 Simple polynomial multiplication and factoring
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Day 024 Lesson 02 (a + b)^2, (a – b)^2, (a – b)(a + b)--- multiplying and factoring
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Day 025 Lesson 03 More trinomial factoring (Leading coefficient not one)
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  Enrichment Topic U ("Box" method of factoring trinomials)    
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Day 026 Lesson 04 Solving equations by factoring
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Day 027 Lesson 05* Solving word problems with factoring
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Day 028 Lesson 06* Binomial expansion theorem
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Day 029 Unit 4 cumulative review
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Day 030 Unit 4 review Teacher version Student version
   
Day 031 Unit 4 test A Teacher version Student version
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Unit 5: Exponents and radicals
 
Day 032       -033 Lesson 01 Exponent rules
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Day 034 Lesson 02 Negative exponents
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Day 035 Lesson 03 More exponent problems
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Day 036 Lesson 04 Simplifying radical expressions
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Day 037 Lesson 05 Fractional exponents
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Day 038 Lesson 06* Solving equations having rational & variable exponents
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Day 039 Lesson 07* Solving radical equations
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Day 040 Lesson 08 Rationalizing denominators
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Day 041 Unit 5 cumulative review
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Day 042 Unit 5 review Teacher version Student version
   
Day 043 Unit 5 test A Teacher version Student version
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Unit 6: Completing the square, the quadratic formula
 
Day 044 Lesson 01 Solving equations by taking the square root
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Day 045 Lesson 02 Completing the square
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Day 046 Lesson 03* Deriving the quadratic formula
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Day 047 Lesson 04 Using the quadratic formula
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  *Enrichment Topic J (algebraic solution of quadratic systems)    
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Day 048 Lesson 05 Determining the nature of the roots; the discriminant
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Day 049 Unit 6 cumulative review
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Day 050 Unit 6 review Teacher version Student version
   
Day 051 Unit 6 test A Teacher version Student version
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Unit 7: Relations and functions
 
Day 052 Lesson 01 Representations of relations and functions
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Day 053 Lesson 02 Independent & dependent variables; Domain & Range
  Teacher version Student version Absent-student version Video Calc Appndx F     CalcVideo F
   
Day 054 Lesson 03 Function notation; Evaluating functions
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Day 055 Lesson 04* Even and odd functions
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  Teacher version Student version Absent-student version Video Calc Appndx G     CalcVideo G
   
Day 056 Lesson 05 Putting it all together: x & y axis associations
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Day 057 Unit 7 cumulative review
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Day 058 Unit 7 review Teacher version Student version
   
Day 059 Unit 7 test A Teacher version Student version
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Unit 8: Analyzing and graphing quadratic functions
 
Day 060 Lesson 01 Forms of quadratic functions
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Day 061 Lesson 02 Finding intercepts and graphing quadratic equations
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Day 062 Lesson 03* Analysis of quadratic functions
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Day 063 Lesson 04 Using graphs to analyze quadratic transformations
  Teacher version Student version Absent-student version Video Calc Appndx A     CalcVideo A
   
Day 064 Lesson 05* Writing quadratic functions
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Day 065 Lesson 06 Analyzing quadratic functions with a graphing calculator
  Teacher version Student version Absent-student version Video Calc Appndx A     CalcVideo A
Calc Appndx  I      CalcVideo I
Calc Appndx  J      CalcVideo J
   
Day 066 Lesson 07* Quadratic inequalities
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Day 067 Unit 8 cumulative review
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Day 068 Unit 8 review Teacher version Student version
   
Day 069 Unit 8 test A Teacher version Student version
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Unit 9: Reflections, translations, and inverse functions
 
Day 070 Lesson 01 Reflection fundamentals
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Day 071 Lesson 02 Translations and reflection of relations
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  *Enrichment Topic F (Rotation of points and objects)    
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Day 072 Lesson 03* Inverse function fundamentals
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Day 073 Lesson 04* Determining if two relations are inverses of each other
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  Teacher version Student version Absent-student version Video Calc Appndx H     CalcVideo H
   
Day 074 Unit 9 cumulative review
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Day 075 Unit 9 review Teacher version Student version
   
Day 076 Unit 9 test A Teacher version Student version
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Sem 1: Semester summary
 
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First semester comprehensive test review
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Day 080 First semester comprehensive test
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