Essential Questions

• Many situations that involve right triangles can be solved using trig ratios.
• The Unit Circle is a tool that is integral in the study of trigonometry.
• There are various ways to measure angles.
• Graphs of trig functions model various real-world phenomena.
• Trigonometry can be used to find part of any triangle.
• Numeric patterns can be modeled wtih explicit or recursvie functions.
• Sums of numbers can be found using a variety of formulas.
• Conic Sections can be used to model real-world situations.
• There are many similarities among the four types of conic sections.
• Limits can be found using a variety of methods.
• An understanding of limits and continuity is essentail to the study of calculus.

Additional Resources Needed

• Notebook
• Scientific Calculator Graphing Calculator—preferable a TI-83 or TI-84. (If one is not available, use the Internet Links tab in Unit Two to find an online version.)
• High School Pre-Calculus text for reference (optional)
• Microphone for sending voice emails and for communication