STEM Readiness

M.SRM.1Know there is a complex number i such that i^2 = - 1, and every complex number has the form a + bi with a and b real.M.SRM.10Know and apply the Binomial Theorem for the expansion of (x + y)^n in powers of x and y for a positive integer n, where x and y are any numbers, with coefficients determined for example by Pascal’s Triangle.M.SRM.11Understand that rational expressions form a system analogous to the rational numbers, closed under addition, subtraction, multiplication and division by a nonzero rational expression; add, subtract, multiply and divide rational expressions.M.SRM.12Use probabilities to make fair decisions (e.g. drawing by lot or using a random number generator).M.SRM.13Analyze decisions and strategies using probability concepts (e.g., product testing, medical testing, and/or pulling a hockey goalie at the end of a game).M.SRM.14Derive the formula A = 1/2 ab sin(C) for the area of a triangle by drawing an auxiliary line from a vertex perpendicular to the opposite side.M.SRM.15Prove the Laws of Sines and Cosines and use them to solve problems.M.SRM.16Understand and apply the Law of Sines and the Law of Cosines to find unknown measurements in right and non-right triangles (e.g., surveying problems or resultant forces).M.SRM.17Graph functions expressed symbolically and show key features of the graph, by hand in simple cases and using technology for more complicated cases.M.SRM.18Graph rational functions, identifying zeros and asymptotes when suitable factorizations are available and showing end behavior.M.SRM.19Graph exponential and logarithmic functions, showing intercepts and end behavior and trigonometric functions, showing period, midline, and amplitude.M.SRM.2Use the relation i^2 = -1 and the commutative, associative and distributive properties to add, subtract and multiply complex numbers.M.SRM.20Write a function that describes a relationship between two quantities.M.SRM.21Compose functions. (e.g., If T(y) is the temperature in the atmosphere as a function of height, and h(t) is the height of a weather balloon as a function of time, then T(h(t)) is the temperature at the location of the weather balloon as a function of time.)M.SRM.22Find inverse functions.M.SRM.23Verify by composition that one function is the inverse of another.M.SRM.24Read values of an inverse function from a graph or a table, given that the function has an inverse.M.SRM.25Produce an invertible function from a non-invertible function by restricting the domain.M.SRM.26Understand the inverse relationship between exponents and logarithms and use this relationship to solve problems involving logarithms and exponents.M.SRM.27Use special triangles to determine geometrically the values of sine, cosine, tangent for π/3, π/4 and π/6, and use the unit circle to express the values of sine, cosine, and tangent for π–x, π+x, and 2π–x in terms of their values for x, where x is any real number.M.SRM.28Use the unit circle to explain symmetry (odd and even) and periodicity of trigonometric functions.M.SRM.29Understand that restricting a trigonometric function to a domain on which it is always increasing or always decreasing allows its inverse to be constructed.M.SRM.3Find the conjugate of a complex number; use conjugates to find moduli and quotients of complex numbers.M.SRM.30Use inverse functions to solve trigonometric equations that arise in modeling contexts; evaluate the solutions using technology, and interpret them in terms of the context.M.SRM.31Prove the addition and subtraction formulas for sine, cosine and tangent and use them to solve problems.M.SRM.4Represent complex numbers on the complex plane in rectangular and polar form (including real and imaginary numbers) and explain why the rectangular and polar forms of a given complex number represent the same number.M.SRM.5Represent addition, subtraction, multiplication and conjugation of complex numbers geometrically on the complex plane; use properties of this representation for computation. (e.g., (-1 + √3 i)^3 = 8 because (-1 + √3 i) has modulus 2 and argument 120°.)M.SRM.6Calculate the distance between numbers in the complex plane as the modulus of the difference and the midpoint of a segment as the average of the numbers at its endpoints.M.SRM.7Solve quadratic equations with real coefficients that have complex solutions.M.SRM.8Extend polynomial identities to the complex numbers. For example, rewrite x^2 + 4 as (x + 2i)(x – 2i).M.SRM.9Know the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra; show that it is true for quadratic polynomials.M.SRM.AAArithmetic and Algebra of Complex NumbersM.SRM.FMFunctions and ModelingM.SRM.PDProbability for DecisionsM.SRM.PRRPolynomial, Rational, and Radical RelationshipsM.SRM.TGTTrigonometry of General Triangles
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