OVERALL EXPECTATIONS By the end of this course, students will:- 1. Evaluate powers with rational exponents, simplify expressions containing exponents, and describe properties of exponential functions represented in a variety of ways. 2. Make connections between the numeric, graphical, and algebraic representations of exponential functions. 3. Identify and represent exponential functions, and solve problems involving exponential functions, including problems arising from real-world applications.
OVERALL EXPECTATIONS By the end of this course, students will:
1. demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between exponential expressions and logarithmic expressions, evaluate logarithms, and apply the laws of logarithms to simplify numeric expressions;
2. identify and describe some key features of the graphs of logarithmic functions, make connections among the numeric, graphical, and algebraic representations of logarithmic functions, and solve related problems graphically;
3. solve exponential and simple logarithmic equations in one variable algebraically, including those in problems arising from real-world applications.