Oct. 10 Class

Learning Goals: Understand how to find the maximum and minimum value of quadratic functions.

Today I took you through the procedure to complete the square.  Then I discussed some shortcuts to find the vertex including partial factoring and using a formula.

Handout: Completing the Square

Here are the notes:

Homework: 

P. 153 #1-3,

#4abc (by completing the square), #4def (by averaging the zeros),
5, 7ac, 8, 9, 11, 12