New Principles of Math 10 Course Outline (WCP)

Text: MATHEMATICS 10 (Addison Wesley)

Chapter 1 Number Sequences
arithmetic growth
general term of an arithmetic sequence
sum of an arithmetic series
revisiting the exponent laws
radicals
extending laws of radicals to exponents
applications of rational exponents
- Review - Test
Suggested Time 8 classes
Chapter 2 The Real Numbers
Pythagorean Theorem
irrational numbers
relating sides of special triangles
multiplying and dividing radicals
adding and subtracting radicals
combined operations with radicals
- Review - Test
Suggested Time10 classes
Chapter 3 Coordinate Geometry - Line Segments
length of a line segment
midpoint of a line segment
slope of a line segment
slopes of parallel line segments
slopes of perpendicular line segments
- Review - Test
Suggested Time7 classes
Chapter 4 Coordinate Geometry - Lines
using an equation to draw a graph
slope of a line
equation of a line
- Review - Test
Suggested Time8 classes

Review


Term One Test


Chapter 5 Functions
what is a function
interpreting graphs of functions
finding relationships in data
linear functions
function notation
relations
- Review - Test
Suggested Time 7 classes
Chapter 6 Polynomials
measurement formulae and monomials
multiplying and dividing monomials
adding and subtracting monomials
multiplying monomials and polynomials
multiplying polynomials
factoring trinomials of the form x2+bx+c
factoring trinomials of the form ax2+bx+c
factoring a difference of squares
solving quadratic equations
dividing a polynomial by a binomial
- Review - Test
Suggested Time14 classes
Chapter 7 Rational Expressions
evaluating rational expressions
simplifying rational expressions
multiplying and dividing rational expressions
adding and subtracting rational expressions
solving equations involving rational expressions
applications of rational expressions
- Review - Test
Suggested Time 10 classes
Chapter 8 Trigonometry
the tangent ratio
the sine and cosine ratio
solving right triangles
problems involving more than one triangle
defining the sine and cosine of obtuse angles
solving triangles that are not right-angled
the sine law
the cosine law
- Review - Test
Suggested Time 11 classes

Review


Term Two Test


Review


Final Exam


Mark Breakdown:
Term 1 Term 2
Homework
Quizzes
Unit Exams
Term Exam
10%
15%
50%
25%
Homework
Quizzes
Unit Exams
Term Exam
10%
15%
50%
25%

Overall:
Term 1
Term 2
Provincial Final
40%
40%
20%