Interactivate: Standard Expectation

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Organization: Virginia Standards of Learning
Grade Band: Secondary
Standard Goal: Algebra II

The student will select, justify, and apply a technique to solve a quadratic equation over the set of complex numbers. Graphing calculators will be used for solving and for confirming the algebraic solutions.

Introduction to Functions	Lesson: Introduces the basic ideas needed for understanding functions.
The Mandelbrot Set	Lesson: Introduces all of the 2 variable function and prisoner/escapee notions necessary to understand the Mandelbrot set.
Algebra Four	Activity: Students play a generalized version of connect four, gaining the chance to place a piece on the board by solving an algebraic equation. Parameters: Level of difficulty of equations to solve and type of problem. Algebra Four is one of the Interactivate assessment games.
Algebra Quiz	Activity: Test your algebra skills by answering questions. This quiz asks you to solve algebraic linear and quadratic equations of one variable. Choose difficulty level, question types, and time limit. Algebra Quiz is one of the Interactivate assessment quizzes.
Two Variable Function Pump	Activity: Enter two complex numbers (z and c) as ordered pairs of real numbers, then click a button to iterate step by step. The iterates are graphed in the x-y plane and printed out in table form. This is an introduction to the idea of prisoners/escapees in iterated functions and the calculation of fractal Julia sets.