Linearization Lesson Plan

🔖 Topics

• Linearization of polynomials
• Linearization of exponentials
• Linearization of logarithms

🎯 Objectives

• Describe some of the types of mathematical models that will be used in the class
• Discuss why linearization is useful, even when we are able to get equations of best fit that are non-linear
• Transform polynomial datasets so that they are linearized
• Transform exponential datasets so that they are linearized
• Transform logarithmic datasets so that they are linearized

📋 Sequence

• 🟢 Discussion of why we use linearization
• 🟢 Logarithmic transformations
• 🟢 Power transformations
• 🟢 Polynomial regressions
• 🟢 Exponential transformations
• 🟣 Example of quadratic data set
• 🟣 Example of exponential data set
• 🟣 Example of logarithmic data set

🖥️ Animations, Simulations, Activities

• Linearization of the Position Graph of an Accelerating Car

📝 Practice Problems

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✅ Partial Solutions

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📘 Connected Resources

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