MCF3M · Ontario — quadratics, growth and decay, periodic motion, trigonometry, money

Grade 11 Math — Functions & Applications

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Quadratic Functions

  • L1
    Reading the parabola
    which number is a, b, c — and what each one does
    Start
  • L2
    The vertex
    locate the turning point with x = −b/2a
    Start
  • L3
    Completing the square
    half it, square it — and the vertex falls out
    Start
  • L4
    The quadratic formula
    both roots of ax² + bx + c = 0, on demand
    Start
  • L5
    Counting the roots
    Δ = b² − 4ac · the crossing count before the crossing
    Start
  • L6
    Sum and product of roots
    Vieta's five-second audit — check without re-solving
    Start
  • L7
    The height of a throw
    h = v₀t − ½gt² — the parabola you can throw
    Start
  • The Apex
    the boss · no calculator · launch to landing, every line feeds the next
    Start

Exponential Growth & Decay

  • L9
    Growth or decay
    read the base — climbing, or fading?
    Start
  • L10
    Percent change
    how big was the jump, measured from where you started
    Start
  • L11
    Growing by a ratio
    A = A₀(1 + r)^t · asked every way
    Start
  • L12
    Decay and depreciation
    (1 − r)^t · the car, the dose, the write-off
    Start
  • L13
    Half-life
    count the halvings before you compute
    Start
  • L14
    Doubling time
    N = N₀·2^(t/T) · and 72 in your head
    Start
  • L15
    Solving for time
    the unknown is in the exponent — logs bring it down
    Start
  • The Petri Dish
    the boss · no calculator · a culture doubles while its dye halves
    Start

Periodic Functions

  • L17
    Reading the cycle
    period, frequency, amplitude — by their units
    Start
  • L18
    Period and frequency
    T = 1/f, asked both ways
    Start
  • L19
    The wave equation
    v = fλ · Hz times metres is m/s
    Start
  • L20
    The pendulum
    length and gravity only — the bob never votes
    Start
  • L21
    Around the wheel
    v = 2πr/T · the circle behind every sinusoid
    Start
  • L22
    A snapshot in time
    x = A·cos(2πt/T) at the special angles
    Start
  • The Metronome
    the boss · no calculator · in strict time
    Start

Trigonometry Applications

  • L24
    Naming the sides
    opposite, adjacent, hypotenuse — relative to WHICH angle?
    Start
  • L25
    Choosing the ratio
    sine, cosine or tangent — pick the tool before touching a number
    Start
  • L26
    Heights and shadows
    elevation, depression, and Pythagoras closing the triangle
    Start
  • L27
    The sine law
    two angles and a side — solve a triangle with no right angle
    Start
  • L28
    The cosine law
    two sides and the angle between them — find the third
    Start
  • L29
    Area without the height
    ½ab sin C · two sides and the angle they trap
    Start
  • The Survey
    the boss · no calculator · close the traverse, then state the area
    Start

Sequences & Financial Math

  • L31
    Spotting the pattern
    adding the same amount, or multiplying by the same ratio?
    Start
  • L32
    Arithmetic sequences
    tₙ = a + (n − 1)d · the off-by-one lives here
    Start
  • L33
    Arithmetic series
    Gauss's handshake · n/2 identical pairs
    Start
  • L34
    Geometric sequences
    tₙ = a·rⁿ⁻¹ · exponents count the steps
    Start
  • L35
    Geometric series
    the multiplying total · the bridge to the annuity
    Start
  • L36
    Simple interest
    I = Prt · percent wears a disguise
    Start
  • L37
    Compound interest
    A = P(1 + i)ⁿ · interest earning interest
    Start
  • L38
    Annuities and loans
    regular deposits grow, regular payments repay
    Start
  • The First Paycheque
    the boss · no calculator · three plans, one podium
    Start

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