Lesson Plan: Nonlinear graphs
This lesson plan includes the objectives, prerequisites, and exclusions of the lesson teaching students how to recognize and compare graphs of various types of nonlinear relationships between variables.
Objectives
Students will be able to
- recognize where the line of an -graph represents that is proportional to ,
- recognize where the line of an -graph represents that is inversely proportional to ,
- recognize where the line of an -graph represents that is inversely proportional to ,
- recognize where the line of an -graph represents that is proportional to ,
- recognize where the line of an -graph represents that is proportional to ,
- recognize where the line of an graph represents that is proportional to ,
- recognize where the line of an -graph represents that is proportional to ,
- recognize where the line of an -graph represents that is proportional to ,
- recognize where the line of an -graph represents that is proportional to ,
- recognize where the line of an -graph represents that is proportional to ,
- rank the values of coefficients or powers in the equations of graphs.
Prerequisites
Students should already be familiar with
- graphs of equations of straight lines,
- terms of polynomial, trigonometric, and exponential equations.
Exclusions
Students will not cover
- calculations using graphs.
