Intro to Completing the Square Using Algebra Tiles • Quadratic Functions [3k] Pre-Calculus 11

A look at patterns in ‘perfect square trinomials’ and equivalent ‘binomial squares’, then using those patterns to change standard form equations to vertex form. My instructional approach emphasizes conceptual understanding of and connections between concepts and ideas, rather than just pure memorization. Corresponds to chapter 3, section 3.3 in McGraw-Hill's Pre-Calculus 11, but also fits with the quadratic functions unit from almost any other Pre-Calculus course or textbook. A PDF copy of the 'Video Guide' document used in these videos as well as lots of other resources are available at https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B-fb2r9tVke8bXRldW83bnRicTg?resourcekey=0-x0XupM2yD1KlFKSe11n04g&usp=sharing #PreCalc11bytheAAMG