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Unit A-1 Unit A-2 Unit A-3 Unit A-4 Unit A-5 Unit A-6
Unit A-1 Radian Measures Agenda
  1. Cord
  2. Secant Line
  3. Tangent Lines
  4. Assignment A-1: Pg. 6 All
Unit A-2   Angles in Trigonometry Agenda
  1. Angles larger than 360 degrees
  2. Reference Angles
  3. Assignment A-2: Pg. 8 #2-12 even, 13-18
Unit A-3   Introduction to Analytic Trigonometry Agenda
  1. The Unit Circle
  2. Angles & Quadrants on the xy plane
  3. The Six Trigonometric Functions
  4. Trigonometric Tables
  5. Assignment A-3: Pg. 15 Part I #1 & 2  Part II 3, 4, 6, 7, 8
Unit A-4   Exact Values & Calculator Use Agenda
  1. Finding exact values of sine, cosine, and tangent given the x and y coordinates
  2. Finding secant, cosecant, and cotangent values
  3. Inverse Trigonometric Functions
  4. Using the calculator to find all possible angles values for a given trig function value
  5. Assignment A-4: Pg. 20 Part I #1-10  Part II 11-22
Unit A-5   Trigonometric Identities Agenda
  1. The Three Pythagorean Identities
    • sin2A + cos2A = 1
    • sec2A = 1 +tan2A
    • csc2A = 1 + cot2A
  2. Reciprocal Identities
    • tanA = sinA/cosA
    • cotA = cosA/sinA
    • cscA = 1/sinA
    • secA = 1/cosA
    • cotA = 1/tanA
  3. Assignment A-5: Pg. 24 #1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13
Unit A-6   Vectors Agenda
  1. Vectors versus Line Segments
    • Direction
    • Magnitude (Size)
  2. Adding and Subtracting Vectors
  3. Using Trigonometric Functions with Vectors
    • Cosine & theĀ x-component
    • Sine & theĀ y-component
    • Using Cosine to Find the Direction of a Vector
  4. Assignment A-6: Pg. 27 1-3, 5-7