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Fostering Growth Mindsets Implementing Standards-Based Grading in College Algebra

Appendix A Standards

Subsection A.1 Chapter P

P.3.1
I can simplify expressions involving rational exponents and convert between them and radical notation.
P.6.1
I can determine where a rational expression is undefined.
P.6.2
I can combine rational expressions using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. I can simplify the resulting rational expression.

Subsection A.2 Chapter 1

1.1.1
I can solve linear and absolute value equations in one variable.
1.1.2
I can solve an equation involving rational expressions.
1.3.1
I can find the distance and midpoint between points in the plane.
1.3.2
I can complete the square to put the equation of a circle into standard form. I can translate between the standard form and the graph of the circle.
1.4.1
I can graph a line by plotting any two points on the line. I can determine the slope of the line passing through two points in the plane. I can write the equation of that line using Point-Slope and Slope-Intercept Form.
1.4.2
I can determine whether two lines are parallel or perpendicular, and I can find the equation of lines that are parallel or perpendicular to a given line.
1.5.1
I can solve quadratic equations using each of the following methods: Complete the square, Factor, The Quadratic Formula, and The Square Root Method.
1.6.1
I can solve general polynomial, polynomial-like, and quadratic-like equations and verify that a value is a solution to a given polynomial equation. I can solve equations involving rational exponents, including radical equations.
1.7.1
I can solve linear and absolute value inequalities in one variable. I can express the solutions to these inequalities graphically and using interval notation.

Subsection A.3 Chapter 2

2.1.1
I can find the domain and range of a given relation. I can determine whether a relation is a function.
2.2.1
I can identify, evaluate, and graph piecewise defined functions.
2.3.1
I can use transformations to graph a function.
2.4.1
I can compose functions, decompose functions, and correctly identify the domain of a composition.
2.5.1
I can determine whether a given pair of functions are inverses of one another. I can determine whether a function is one-to-one and, if so, find its inverse.

Subsection A.4 Chapter 3

3.1.1
I can determine the following attributes of a quadratic function: opens up or down, the vertex, the x-intercepts, the y-intercept, and the line of symmetry. I can use this information to graph a quadratic function.
3.1.2
I can use quadratic functions to solve minimization and maximization problems.

Subsection A.5 Chapter 4

4.1.1
I can identify an exponential function, its domain, its range, and whether it represents growth or decay. I can use this information to graph an exponential function.
4.1.2
I can solve application problems involving exponential functions.
4.2.1
I can identify a logarithmic function, its domain, and its range. I can use this information to graph a logarithmic function.
4.3.1
I can evaluate logarithms, using the change-of-base formula as necessary. I can use properties of logarithms to combine and expand logarithmic expressions.
4.4.1
I can use the properties of exponentials and logarithms to solve equations.

Subsection A.6 Chapter 5

5.1.1
I can solve a system of linear equations in two variables using the methods of elimination and substitution. I can determine whether a system of linear equations is consistent and, if so, whether the system has a unique solution. If the system is dependent, then I can express the solution space as a set.
I can solve a system of linear equations in three variables by building on the techniques learned in 5.1.1