Mathematics 40S Pre-Calculus
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Updated:  22 Jun 2007

Unit A

Unit B

Unit C

Unit D

Unit E

Unit F

Unit G

Unit H

Circular
Functions

Transformations

Trig
Identities

Exponents
Logarithms

Perms
& Combs

Conics

Geometric
Sequences

Probability

 

 

 

 

Introduction

Intro1

Course Outline.  Here is the course outline , policies, assessment plan, etc.

Intro1A

Course Reference Notes. Here is the entire course in two pages. Sleep with this! If you understand 80% of this you will get 80%!!

Intro2

Manitoba Curriculum - Mathematics 40S Pre-Calculus .   See what you are supposed to learn by outcome from the Manitoba Curriculum.

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Distance Learning - Mathematics 40S PreCalculus .  See the on-line version of the course for distance learning.  A very handy reference.  Enter Log*in: demo  Pass*word: demo.

***This is really an essential site!!!***

Intro4

Old Manitoba Exams.  Check out several years of previous Grade 12 (Senior 4) Mathematics Exams in the province of Manitoba.. 

Intro5

Helpful Tools

An on-line Graphing Calculator.  Graph anything you want!!

Another On-Line Graphing Calculator. 

Function Grapher.  Plot equations or data points!  Your choice.  Great interactive graphing tool

Even another Great function Grapher.

Intro7

Texas Distance Learning. This site has almost everything you could want for Manitoba Grade 12 PreCalculus.  It is at the Texas A&M University.

Intro7

Example End of Year Exam for Grade 12.   We will have an end of unit exam for Grade 12 (Senior4) this is a great site to test your Grade 12 Skills.  This is moderately tough, more like an Advanced Placement version of Grade 12, but the questions also provide hints!  Give it a try!  You might like it.  It follows the Nova Scotia Math Curriculum which is slightly different from the Prairie Provinces, but you should be able to handle most of these questions by the end of Grade 12!

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Mathematics Dictionary.  This Dictionary is perfect for Grade 12.  It is rather advanced, but for those who want to explore further it is great.

Intro 9

Glencoe Examples.  A great site with lots of examples of Grade 12 PreCalculus material.  Not all of this is the same as our Grade 12 Curriculum in Manitoba but most is!

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Glencoe Quizzes.  A great on-line quiz source from a Textbook company.  Covers most of our Grade 12 PreCalc!

 

Intro11

Graph Paper.  Need some real paper graph paper to have some fun?  Here it is, lots of different kinds.

Intro12

McGraw Hill Worksheets and Examples.  Click these for short simple examples and practice problems for math from Grade 9 to Grade 12. Handy references if you are just having challenges with a couple ideas.

Grade 8 Math;   Basic Math (Grade 9);     Algebra (Grade 9 and 10 Math);     Grade 10 to 12 Math;   

 

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Manitoba Pre-Calc Math.  A brilliant site by a teacher in BC.  Covers every unit in detail.  All you may really need actually.  Good Notes and some practice exams with answers!  Also available at MATH40s.com

Intro
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Exam Review. Check out this exam review 'Study Pack'. My actual exam questions will only be a fraction of the difficulty of these.

Intro14

Play SuDoKu OnLine.  Play this addictive game on line.

Intro15

Review. In addition to Grade 9 (Senior1), Grade 10 (Senior2), and 11 (Senior3) Mathematics You will want to be familiar with and review these:

MathTutorbiz - Basic Algebra. MathTutorbiz - Algebra Review (from Grade 9) . MathTutorbiz - Surds (from Grade 10)

MathTutorbiz - Quadratic Formula (from Grade11). MathTutorbiz - Pythagoras.

 

RESOURCES BY UNIT

 

Unit A: Circular Functions  

A-1

Radians and Pi Radians.   Great animation!  What is a radian???

A-2

Radians.  A great animated demo of a Radian!

A-3

Graphing the Sin(x) Function.  Check out this great animation.  We actually can measure angles all the way around the circle and even several cycles around the circle!

A-4

The Sin Function.  Check out this animated function machine.  Put in any angle, see what comes out!

A-5

Dr Altman Video - Sine Function. A quick review of the sine function on You Tube

A-6

The Cosine Function.  Check out this great Cos function animation.  Put in an angle, out comes a cosine!

A-7

Sine and Cosine On a Unit Circle. Touch and drag the red dot to see what sine and cosine mean!

 

A-8

Sine and Cosine Do the Wave.  Great animations of sine and cosine.  Hit the START button!

A-9

Basic Trigonometry Concepts Notes.  Good Notes for the basic Trig functions.  Includes secant, cosecant, cotangent!

A-10

Example Problems - Circular Functions.  From Saskatchewan.

A-11

Reciprocal Trigonometric Function.  Great notes and exercises to explain the cosecant (csc), cotangent (cot), and secant (sec).  Real easy!

A-12

Solving Trig Problems - Examples - MathHelpCentral.  

A-12A

A Unit Circle. Here is a unit circle - pie chart for you. It has all the special angles and exact trig values.

A-13

Summary: Trig Functions and Values

A-14

More Animations and videos. Try these for even more trigonometry support.

MathTutorbiz - Radians MathTutorbiz-CoTerminal Angles. (notice they call these Equivalent angles, and that English say :"naught" for zero.

MathTutorbiz - Solving Trig Equations

 

Unit B: Transformations

B1

Transformations - Scaled and Translated Transformations.  Great graphics, some built in interactive questions too.

B1A

MrF's SlideShow - Translations and Reflections. Check out this simple slideshow for translations and reflections

B2

Function Transformation Notes.  Check out the 4 or 5 pages here.  Don't forget to hit next at the bottom.

B3

Functions and Graphs Notes.  Great PDF notes on shifting (translating) and stretching functions!  From Texas A&M!

B4

Transformations Notes.  Some Great Notes and example problems.  From Texas A & M!

B5

Quick Quiz. Test Your Skills. Test your skills for basic transformations.

B6

Odd and Even Functions - MathHelpCentral.  

B7

Odd and Even Functions.  More great notes, three pages.  Hit next at the bottom.

B8

Transformation in the x-Values - Video.  Check out this great video, if you have a headset even better!

B9

Inverse Functions - Notes .  Great webpage on Inverse of a Function.  Just interchange change x and y; too easy!

 B10

 More Animations and videos. Try these for even more Transformation support.

MathTutorbiz - Transform Graphs. MathTutorbiz - Transform Graph2.

 

Unit C: Trigonometric Identities

C0

Complex Fractions. Sometimes you can get some a pretty intense work out with fractions in this unit. Best start by checking out this simple practice worksheet.

C0A

Class Notes Frame. Partly blank notes for Trig Idents. Or if you are really behind, you can get the
Completed Version of the Notes

C1

Glossary of Trig Words.  Perfect! Lots of Links, easy to read.

C2

Glencoe Examples - Trig Identities.  

C3

Glencoe Examples - Double and Half Angle Identity.  

C4

Glencoe Examples- Solving Trigonometric Equations.

C5

Practice Trig ID Test - Glencoe.  A Great Practice Test with Hints and Corrections!

 

C6

Trig Identities Formula Sheet.  Every formula you need in Grade 12 Trig Identities!

C7

Radio Waves!  See how radio works!  An advanced application of Trig, but you will get the idea for sure.  See the difference between FM and AM Radio!

C8

Maths 911 - Video - Trig Idents. Pretty advanced, but great video!

 

Unit D: Exponents and Logarithms

D0A

Review - Fractional Exponents. What the heck does 41/2 mean?

D0B

Practice Fractional Powers. A ton of practice questions for fractional powers.

D1

Graphing Exponentials.  A quick worksheet with answers.

D2

Exponential and Log Notes.  A great set of notes from Texas A&M!

D3

Log Function Notes.  Great Notes from Texas A&M.

D4

Log Function Notes.  More great notes.  

D4A

Logarithm Assignment. This is probably the most important assignment of all.

D5

More Exponent and Log Notes.  

D6

Example Problems - Saskatchewan.

D7

Properties and Laws of Exponents - Notes - MathHelpCentral

D8

Exponents and Logs - Video.  Great video on the laws of exponents and logs .  If you have a headset, even better!

D8A

 Log Worksheet - Practice Problems. Almost a hundred quick problems, with answers!

D8B

Logarithm Definition and Properties. A simple two page explanation of logarithms.

D9

Exponential and Logarithm Word Problems. Learn about sound dBs, and Earthquakes, and stuff.

D10

Practice Test On-Line - Exponents&Logs - Glencoe.  Great practice test with hints and corrections

D11

Practice Test On-Line - Logs - SOSMath.  Great set of questions with answers and full solutions step-by-step,

D11A

Practice Exam. A great Practice Exam for Logs. And here are the Solutions to the practice exam.

D12

Worksheets from McGraw Hill.  Great worksheets for more practice, click below.

Log Product Rule;    Log Quotient Rule;   Power Rule for LogsChange of Base for Logs ;  
Evaluating a Log FunctionSolving Log Problems (1);   Solving Log Problems(2); Solving Exponential Equation (1)
Solving Exponential Equations (2) ;   Exponential Word Problems(1);   Exponential Word Problems(2)

D13

Exponents and Logs Notes - Yet another set of good notes

D14

Logarithm Worksheet.                   Answers

D15

Supporting Animations and Videos. Notice that in the YouTube videos, that the British say 'indices' instead of exponents.

  MathTutorbiz - Solve Exponent Base MathTutorbiz- Solving Exponential Equations

D-16

Log Tables. Sometimes it helps to look at tables of values! We have long lost this important method after the invention of the calculator. But check out the tables of Logs, you will see a pattern. Seeing a pattern is Mathematics!

Short table of Common Logs. And how to multiply using logs

Table of Common Logs from 10 to 99.9.

 

Unit E: Permutations and Combinations

E1

Permutations and Combinations - Math Forum.  A good introduction to Permutations and Combinations

E2

Factorials.  A substantial and in-depth explanation of factorials.  Good practice for you!

E3

Permutations and Combinations - Examples.  Some great examples of Permutations and Combinations.

E4

Permutations.  A good explanation of permutations.  Remember!  The order does matter in permutations.

E5

Combinations.  A Good Explanation of Combinations.  In combinations the order does not matter.  

Try this quick Math Problem for combinations too!

E5A

Tables of Permutations and Combinations. In the 'old' days we never had calculators (circa 1975 ish) so we did everything with pre-calculated tables in massive books! This is a table of the values for some Permutations and Combinations. The nice thing about tables though is that you can see patterns sometimes.

E6

Perms and Combs - On-line Test.  Try this short on-line test, Perms and Combs.  Has hints and answers!

 

E7

Extra Worksheets:

Fundamental Counting Principle.

Permutations and Combinations.

 

E8

Permutations and Combinations - Example Questions.  Example Questions from Saskatchewan

E9

Arrangements in a Circle.  A great explanation with problems and solutions of what happens when you try to arrange things in an order around a circle.  We will not spend very much time on this in Grade 12 though.

 

E10

Pascal's Triangle.  Explore it with this game.

E11

Binomial Theorem.  

E12

Notes - Binomial Theorem - MathHelpCentral.  

E13

ExamSolution - Video - Binomial Expansion. A great you tube video!

E14

Dictionary of Probability Words.  This is great!  Some advanced.

E-15

 Practice Exam. A great Practice Exam from Math40s.com. And the solutions to the Perms and Combs Practice Exam.

E-16

20 Pages of Solved Permutations and Combinations Problems.  Enjoy

 

Unit F: Conics

F0

 Class Notes. Class Notes for Conics Unit

F1

Glencoe Examples - Conics- Circles.  

F2

Glencoe Examples - Conics - Ellipses.  

F3

Glencoe Examples - Conics - Hyperbolas

F4

Glencoe Examples - Conics - Hyperbolas

F5

Conics Plotter.  Try this great Conics plotter, specially designed for Ellipses and Circles, and Hyperbolas!.  

F6

Practice Test- Conics - Glencoe.  A great practice Test from Glencoe text book company.

F7

Practice Test from Math40S.com. Practice Test for Conics. Solutions to Conics Practice Test.

 

Unit G: Geometric Sequences 

G0

Class Notes. The class notes for the unit (all completed.)

G1

Fun Exercise -Sequences.  Can you guess whether it is Arithmetic or Geometric? Can you find the formula for the sequence?

G2

On-line Test - Arithmetic Series. Short test with hints and answers.

G3

Worksheet - Geometric Sequences.  What is the next number?      4, 16, 64, 256,....

G4

Figure This - Fractals.  

G5

Find Any Term in An Arithmetic Sequence - Fun Exercise.    The first term is 6, the third term is 10, can you find the 5th term??

G6

Example Test - Sequences.  Example Test from Manitoba Association of Mathematics Teachers (MAMT)

 G7

 Practice Exam for Sequences from Math40s.com. And the solutions to the Practice Exam for Sequences.

 

 

 

Unit H: Probability
See also the Senior 1 - Grade 9 Links - Probability

H-1

Introduction to Probability.  A great site, has some animations

http://www.mathgoodies.com/lessons/vol6/intro_probability.html

H-2

Outcome, event, and sample space.  A good link that explains what is an outcome, an event, and a sample space.

H-3

Probability - Certain and Impossible Events.  

H-4

The Complement of an Event.   The complement is just the NOT of something!  

H-5

Simulation - Babies and Basketballs.  A good explanation of simulation and theoretical possibility.    Is it possible for 10 girls to born in a row at a hospital?  

H-6

Probability Simulation Worksheet.  

H-7

Independent Events.  

 

H-8

Compound Events - On-line Test.  Try this short test!

 

H-9

Conditional Probability

 

H-10

Practice Worksheet - Probability.    The Answers to the Practice Worksheet

 

H-11

Great Simulations.  Try the links here for some good simulations:

Coin Toss.  Toss up to 10 coins at the same time form many trails

Spinners.  Spin two spinners up to a million times!

 

H-12

Spinners and Dice - Simulation.  This is an excellent interactive site.  Make your own spinners!  Make one that is 95% green and 5% Red.  Make dice with 2- fives if you want.  Run some experiments, have fun.  Hey, make dice that have all six sides that are fives!  What is your probability of rolling a sum of seven then?

H-13

Spinner Simulation.  Great interactive spinner.  Design your own.  Make it 97% Green if you want.  Great for simulating and experimental probability.  

H-14

Marbles Marbles Marbles.  Lost your marbles?  Don't worry, you can simulate a bagful of them here.  Invent your own bag of marbles, make 10,000 draws if you want.  Replace or don't replace the marbles.  It is all fun, watch the experimental probability compared to the theoretical probability of what you did.  A riot.

H-15

Example Test - Probability.  Example Test from Manitoba Association of Mathematics Teachers (MAMT)

 

H-16

Extra Worksheets:

Simple Probability - What it Means

Compound Events - Dependent and Independent

Probability Review.  A fun little worksheet.

 

H-17

Grade 9 Probability Math Links.  Don't forget to check these out from Grade 9!.

 

H-17A

Practice Exams from Math40S.com. A good practice exam for Probability.
And the solutions to the Probability Practice Exam

H-18

Good Sample Questions.  Some great sample questions from Saskatchewan for probability.

 

H-19

Probability and Statistics Glossary.  All the terms you cover in grade 12 Probability (and in the other unit Grade 12 Variability and Statistics are included on this website).  A perfect reference although we will only learn one type of distribution, the Normal Distribution.

 

H-20

The Famous Game Show Problem.  This is advanced, but some may enjoy it!  Should you go for what is behind door #3?  

H-21

Odds and Probability.  'Odds' is another way to measure chance, Like probability.  Check this out if you want too see the difference.

H-22

Figure This Challenge Nbr 26.  Try this problem for fun.

Figure this Problem #28.  More fun.

Figure This # 22.  What if you forget your combination number?

Figure this #6.  Try this pathway problem.

 

H-23

Probability Test - On-line  Try this short on-line probability test!  Has hints!  Check the answers!

 

H-24

Probability Game - Ecology.  Will mankind survive, does probability play a role? Try this fun game of rabbits, wolves and forest.  See if all of them can survive in harmony! Change the breeding rate of the rabbits, the eating rate of the wolves, see is you and probability can make the world survive!

H-25

Dictionary of Probability Words.  This is great!  Some advanced.

 

 

 

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