Lesson Plan/Math Coordinator 9-12/Lewaa Haidar

Books: Calculus (SABIS®)

Chapter 1

• Study continuity of a function at point.

• Differentiate between different case of discontinuity.
1 • Study continuity of a function over open intervals.
• Study continuity of a function over closed intervals
• Apply IVT
• Know when IVT is NA

Week Points from pacing chart Points on board expectations ILS (optional) Examples and Homework
Three activities
Period • Recap continuity Remind the students NA Example 7 Extra sheet
one at a point by the definition of Activity 1
• Introduce 3 continuity at a given Workbook #1(e
different types of point as (lim 𝑓(𝑥) = and f)
𝑥→𝑎
discontinuity 𝑓(𝑎).
Then upgrade the
definition of limits
to become as second
definition of
continuity that is
∀𝜖 > 0 ∃ 𝛿 > 0 ∶
|𝑥 − 𝑎| < 𝛿 <=
|𝑓(𝑥) − 𝑓(𝑎)| < 𝜖
Introduce 3 different
types of
discontinuity
• Jump
discontinuity
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(when limit
doesn’t exist
but both
sided limits
are finite)
• Removable
2 discontinuity
when the
limit exists
but different
than the
image
• Other
discontinuity
known as
non-
removable
when at least
of one the
sided is
infinity
Period • Solve more Solve examples to NA Activity 2
two practice on study continuity and Workbook 6
continuous and recognize and Example 8
discontinuous differentiate between Activity 3
functions the 3 different cases Extra examples
of discontinuity related to AP
The examples will
include piecewise
functions , functions
and graph
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Period • Extend the Explain that a function NA Activities 1 and Extra sheet
three definition of is continuous over an 2
continuity open interval if it is Example
continuous on every Extra examples
from a point
interior point
onto an open Explain the above
interval. definition is not
3
applicable as we can’t
study the limit of
uncounted points
Introduce some
functions that are
continuous over IR
(Polynomials, sin(x) ,
cos(x) , exponential.
Know that tan(x) is not
continuous over IR
and give some
intervals where tan(x)
is continuous (remove
the discontinuity
points)

Period • Extend the Introduce and apply NA Solve examples 2 Extra sheet
four definition of left and right-sided and 3
continuity over continuity. Solve activity 1
closed Know that f(x) is Solve example 5
intervals. continuous over the Solve extra
• Introduce IVT closed interval [a,b] , examples about
if f(x) is continuous IVT
over (a,b) plus right Solve examples
continuous at a and that proof that
left continuous at b IVT cant give a
Introduce and apply double
IVT over closed conclusion
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intervals for
continuous function
Give counter
examples to prove
that the converse of
IVT is not
4 necessarily true.

Period • Catch up on Recap and catch up NA Workbook 3, 7

five chapter 1 plus with the material. and 10
solve examples Example 5
Chapter test
(continuity)