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Amplify Desmos Math - Algebra 1

Amplify Desmos Math - Algebra 1
Unit Topics
01 - Patterns and Sequences
  • Make predictions about patterns and sequences with constant differences or constant ratios.

  • Write recursive definitions of sequences that have a constant difference or a constant ratio.

  • Determine if sequences have a constant difference, constant ratio, or neither.

  • Describe features of sequences.

  • Write and interpret explicit definitions for arithmetic and geometric sequences.

  • Interpret the meaning of expressions in context.

02 - Linear Equations and Inequalities
  • Solve linear equations with one variable, including equations with no solution or infinitely many solutions, and interpret solutions in context.

  • Justify that each step in solving a linear equation creates an equivalent equation with the same solution.

  • Solve multi-variable equations for a given variable.

  • Create equations, graphs, and tables to represent linear relationships and interpret their solutions in context.

  • Describe connections between equations, tables, descriptions, and graphs of linear situations.

  • Determine solutions to an inequality algebraically and graphically.

  • Write inequalities in one and two variables to represent constraints.

  • Analyze two-variable linear inequalities in order to make sense of an issue in society.

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04 - Describing Functions
  • Determine whether a relationship is a function.

  • Interpret statements in function notation.

  • Compare graphs using function notation and their key features.

  • Describe functions using their key features, including domain, range, and average rate of change.

  • Interpret, evaluate, graph, and write equations of piecewise-defined and absolute value functions.

  • Analyze and model situations using function tools, including situations that model sequences and inverses of functions.

05 - Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities
  • Solve systems of linear equations using elimination, substitution, and graphing.

  • Write systems of linear equations to represent constraints or meet given criteria.

  • Interpret solutions to systems of equations in context.

  • Graph systems of linear inequalities and identify solutions.

  • Write systems of linear inequalities to represent constraints or meet given criteria.

  • Interpret solutions to systems of inequalities in context.

06 - Exponential Functions
  • Compare and contrast linear and exponential functions.

  • Create equations, tables, and graphs of linear and exponential functions.

  • Describe exponential functions by their key features and statements written in function notation.

  • Interpret and write exponential functions to model situations involving percent increase or decrease.

  • Use exponential functions to solve problems in context.

  • Use properties of exponents to interpret expressions for exponential functions.

  • Fit a linear or exponential function to data.

  • Critique the fit of a model.

07 - Quadratic Functions
  • Justify whether a function is linear, quadratic, exponential, or none of these.

  • Identify and interpret key features of quadratic functions in graphs and tables.

  • Compare and contrast properties of quadratic functions.

  • Determine key features and graph quadratic functions from standard- and factored-form equations.

  • Write quadratic equations from a graph, description, or criteria.

  • Identify and interpret key features of quadratic functions from equations.

  • Create quadratic models to solve problems in context.

  • Describe the effect of transformations on key features of a parabola and its equation in vertex form.

08 - Quadratic Equations
  • Convert quadratic expressions between factored and standard form by multiplying and factoring.

  • Use factoring and the zero-product property to solve equations and determine the zeros of quadratic functions.

  • Explain how to use factoring and the zero-product property to solve quadratic equations and determine key features of parabolas.

  • Solve quadratic equations with no solutions, one solution, and two solutions using reasoning, graphs, and completing the square.

  • Complete the square in order to reveal the vertex of a quadratic function.

  • Compare and contrast different strategies for solving quadratic equations.

  • Derive the quadratic formula and use it to solve quadratic equations.

  • Interpret the solutions to quadratic equations in context.

03 - Describing Data
  • Represent categorical data in two-way tables and relative frequency tables.

  • Represent data with dot plots, histograms, and box plots.

  • Describe the shape, center, and spread of data.

  • Compare and contrast data sets using measures of center and spread appropriate to the shape of the data set and interpret the differences in context.

  • Fit a line to data, assess the fit using residual plots, and use the linear model to make predictions.

  • Describe linear associations in data using the line of fit and correlation coefficient.

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