FINAL EXAMS!

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Here's the info on final exams (students have already known this for a week now) -

CALCULUS - 5th period is on Fri, May 14th
1st period is on Tues, May 18th

they have review sheet of what is on it...............just some basic integrals!!


ALG 3 Y - their final is across two days

3rd period Mon, May 17th Trig material
2nd period Tues, May 18th Logs, solving systems, inequalities, matrices

They have a review sheet with list of problems from their book that is like their final...

MATH 1 - final exam is 6th period on Wed, May 19th

we will be reviewing on these last few days for it....they have been doing great (at least the ones I ask feel great!!!) about the EOCT. I know they will be fine with it....

Coach Meeden

CALCULUS / Alg 3 Y

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Calculus - In this last week, they are taking one more regular test over integrals and that will be on Wed, May 12th.......their final examination is the following -

5th period Fri, May 14th

1st period Tues, May 18th


Alg 3 Y - In this last week, they are working on Matrices and their applications. They will have a test on matrices on Thur, May 13th......their final examination will be over two days and those days are
Mon, May 17th & Tues, May 18th

They already have a review topic list for the final.................

Coach Meeden

Math 1 - County EOCT

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The county EOCT for Math 1 is to be given this Wed and Thur (5/12 and 5/13)...they are done during the class period (6th) and the students take them in the media center. The reason they have had these EOY's in the classroom the past several days is to give them plenty of review for this EOCT. They are all smart kids who can do well on this mandated exam.

They will need to report to the media center for 6th period on Wed and Thur. They cannot have their phones or any other electronic device physically with them during the exam.

If they still need any further practice, they can go on the website listed below and take a practice one for the state of Georgia.....

www.usatestprep.com


Their final examination for the class itself will be on Wed, May 19th.......

Coach Meeden

Math 1 - last EOY

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Here's the info on the last EOY given in class on Tues, May 11th -

Parent graphs
1) linear
2) quadratic
3) absolute-value
4) cubic
5) square root
6) rational

Translations of the parent graphs
*vertical shift up and down
*horizontal shift left and right
*vertical stretch and shrink
*reflection

Be able to compare functions to their parent graphs

Quadratic functions
*open up (minimum point for vertex) or down (maximum point for vertex)
*vertex
*axis of symmetry
*roots, x-intercepts, zeros

Square root functions
*starting point

Rational functions
*vertical asymptote
*horizontal asymptote



For all functions, be able to identify:
*Domain
*Range
*End behavior

Determine if a function is even, odd, or neither
*from graph
*from equation

Coach Meeden

MATH 1 EOY - Unit 4 info

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Finally, here's the info for the Unit 4 EOY Exam....will be given on Fri, May 7th.....

Basic Counting Principle
*AND (multiply)
*OR (add)

Outcome

Probability
*Compound events (two or more)
*Mutually exclusive
*Overlapping

Factorial

Permutations (order matters)
Combinations (order does not matter)

Survey
Population
Samples
*Random
*Stratified
*Systematic
*Convenience
*Self-selected
*Representative
*Biased
Biased question

Measures of Central Tendency:
*Mean
*Median
*Mode

Measures of Dispersion:
*Range
*Deviation from the mean
*Mean absolute deviation

Quartile
Lower quartile (Q1)
Median (Q2)
Upper quartile (Q3)
Interquartile range (Q3 – Q1)
Minimum value (lower extreme)
Maximum value (upper extreme)
Box and Whisker Plot

MATH 1 - more EOY info

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Once again, trying to do our best to help increase the grades for our Math 1 students as well as provide further review for the Cobb County EOCT.....we are giving End of Year tests for our students.....here's the review material for Unit 3, which will be given on Thur, May 6th....

Find the distance between two points
Find the midpoint of a line segment with given endpoints
Find the missing coordinate of a point if the given points are the indicated distance apart
Find the missing endpoint if the midpoint and one endpoint of a segment are given

Find the perimeter of a right triangle if one side is missing (use Pythagorean Theorem)
Find the length of a diagonal of a square if you are given a side measure

Inductive reasoning
Deductive reasoning
Conjecture
Counterexample

Algebraic properties of equality
*Addition property
*Subtraction property
*Multiplication property
*Division property
*Distributive property
*Substitution property

Reflexive property for algebra and geometry
Symmetric property for algebra and geometry
Transitive property for algebra and geometry



Segment addition postulate
Angle addition postulate

Congruence of segments theorem
Congruence of angles theorem

Adjacent angles
Linear pair

Right angles congruence theorem
Congruent supplements theorem
Congruent complements theorem
Linear pair postulate
Vertical angles congruence theorem
Triangles (acute, obtuse, right, scalene, isosceles, equilateral, and equiangular)

Segments of triangles:
1) Altitude
2) Median
3) Angle Bisector
4) Perpendicular Bisector

Points of concurrency:
1) Circumcenter (intersection of perpendicular bisectors)
2) Incenter (intersection of angle bisectors)
3) Centroid (intersection of medians)
4) Orthocenter (intersection of altitudes)

Proving triangles congruent:
1) SSS (side-side-side)
2) ASA (angle-side-angle)
3) SAS (side-angle-side)
4) AAS (angle-angle-side)


Polygons
*Convex polygon
*Concave polygon
*Regular polygons

Interior angle sum
Exterior angle sum

Quadrilaterals

Parallelograms
*Square
*Rhombus
*Rectangle

Trapezoid
*Isoceles trapezoid
*Trapezoid legs
*Trapezoid bases
*Midsegment

Kite

Week of May 3rd

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Welcome to May!!!! The end is in sight............here's what is going on -

CALCULUS - their last quiz is on Tues, May 4th...they have a take home test to be given them on Wed (5/5) and they need to return it by Fri, May 7th. We are wrapping up integrals and various methods within integration.

ALG 3 Y - We are on the last week of trig....they have another quiz on the unti circle (just identifying coordinates) on Tues, May 4th and the last trig test (on trig proofs) will be on Fri, May 7th.

MATH 1 - we are in the process of review for the County EOC Exam and taking some End of Year tests in order to help the students with their grades and to prepare for large amount of questions on the County EOC. More info about these were posted last week and more again this coming week. We really are trying to give them great preparation for the EOCT as well as aiding their overall grade.

MAKE-UPS for this week - Mon through Fri AM

Tues, Wed PM


Coach Meeden

UNIT 2 EOY exam date and topics

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The Unit 2 EOY will be given in class on Tues, May 4th. Topics include the following -

Unit 2 – Algebra Investigations

Polynomials (cannot have negative or variable exponents)
*Classify polynomials according to the number of terms
-Monomial (one term)
-Binomial (two terms)
-Trinomial (three terms)

*Standard form (exponents of the variables decrease from left to right)
*Leading coefficient (# in front when the polynomial is in standard form)
*Degree (exponent on variable…look at the term with the greatest degree if polynomial has more than one term)

Add, subtract, multiply, and divide polynomials
*Like Terms (have the same variable and same exponent)
*Find the perimeter of a figure with polynomials for sides
*Find the area of a rectangle given the length and width ( )
*If dividing by a monomial (just divide each term in the numerator by the term in the
denominator…make separate fractions and simplify)
*If dividing by a binomial (use either long division or synthetic division)


Prime Factorization
Factoring
1) GCF
2) Grouping
3) Trinomials with a leading coefficient of one ( ) – use
diamond method
4) Trinomials without a leading coefficient of one ( ) – use
diamond method along with grouping
5) Difference of squares
6) Perfect square trinomials
Solving polynomial equations by factoring

*Zero-Product Property (If )
1) Make one side of the equation equal to zero, if necessary.
2) Make the other side of the equation in factored form, if necessary.
3) Set each factor equal to zero and solve for the variable.

Finding excluded values (set the denominator equal to zero and solve for the variable)

Simplifying rational expressions

Multiplying and dividing rational expressions

Adding and subtracting rational expressions

Simplifying complex fractions

Solving rational equations

Simplifying and multiplying radical expressions

Dividing radical expressions

Solving radical equations


Coach Meeden

MATH 1 EOY Exams

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In an effort to help the grades of Math 1 students, as well as preparation for the County Math 1 End of Course examination, we are doing some End of Year Exams starting the beginning of next week during their class time. These tests will be ALL multiple choice exams (just like the format of the County EOC exam) with somewhere between 20 - 25 questions per exam. The first exam is next Monday, May 3rd over Unit 1. These topics include -

Unit 1 – Function Families


Functions
Function notation
Domain (input or x) and range (output or y)
Independent and dependent variables
Parent graphs
1) linear
2) quadratic
3) cubic
4) absolute-value
5) square root
6) rational or inverse
Interval notation
Intervals of increase and decrease
Discrete vs. continuous variables
Maximum and minimum points
End behavior
X-intercepts and Y-intercepts
Zeros
Average rate of change (constant vs. variable)
Evaluate functions for a given value of x
Find the value of x given the value of the function
Graph functions (compare to the parent graph)
Statement
Equivalent Statements
Hypothesis
Conclusion
Conditional Statement
Converse
Inverse
Contrapositive
Truth tables
Sequences (closed and recursive)
Term
Finite vs. Infinite
Find the next few terms in the pattern
Write the first few terms if given
Write a rule for the nth term if given the first few terms
Find the domain and range of a sequence
Graph sequences

Feel free to email me of any questions you might have on this.....Thanks!!!

Coach Meeden

extra help-makeups this week (4/26)

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Extra help / Make up sessions this week (4/26 - 4/30)

MON TUE THUR AM

TUE THUR PM


Coach Meeden

week of April 26th

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For this week-

CALCULUS - we are continuing on the methods of integration. They have their first test on integrals on Tues, April 27th.....integrals will continue through the remaining weeks of the semester. Standards include #27 - #30 applications of the integral, fundamental theorem of Calculus, average value of a function, etc.

ALG 3 Y - we are heavily into trig topics right now and their second test on trig material is on Thur, April 29th. This test will include law of cosines, law of sines, solving trig equations.....Standards include #32 - #38 and include solving any level of triangle, applications of triangles, trig ratios, etc.

MATH 1 - our last quiz on Math 1 will be on Tues, April 27th and it is over solving rational equations, quadratic equations, and radical equations. We will then begin to review for the EOC as well as review exams which will take place next week.....more details coming soon on this!

FRIDAY, April 30th is Awards Day/Yearbook Day/Spring Fling here at Lassiter....not much goign on with classes that day....FYI....

Coach Meeden

Week of 4/19

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Here's what is going on.....

CALCULUS - we are working on the basics of integration...definite and indefinite integrals, applications of them, initial value problems.....first test on this is not until Tues, April 27th.


ALG 3 Y - they have their first trig test on Wed, 4/21 and a quiz over the unit circle on Fri, April 23rd. We will be moving on to more trig material including solving any type of triangle and law of sines and law of cosines.

MATH 1 - they have a test on Tues, April 20th over the graphs of the mian functions that we have been talking about....quadratic, square root, cubic, absolute value, rational functions. Then we have some misc. topics to finish out the remainder of the month with.

Coach Meeden

week of 4/12

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Welcome back from Spring Break.....here's where we are -

CALCULUS - we're just starting now on integrals, which will take us the rest of the way for the semester.

ALG 3 - we are starting TRIG, which will be for the next four weeks or so. They need to stay on top of Trig and ask for help, which I am sure they all need from time to time, given the difficulty of trig. Unit circle quiz on Fri, 4/23 and first trig test on Wed, 4/21.


MATH 1 - finishing up various sections of Unit 5....they will have a quiz on graphing on Thur, 4/15 and their next exam will be on Tues, 4/20.

Extra help this week Mon Wed Thur Fri AM

Tues Thur PM

Coach Meeden

Week of 3/29/10

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Here's what is going on for the last week before Break -

CALCULUS - They have a test on misc. derivative topics on Tues, 3/30 and then their midterm exam is on Thur, 4/1. They have a review sheet for that.

ALG 3 - They just tested on logs and now this week, they will be working on systems of equations and applications of them. Test on this chapter (chap. 9) will be on Fri, April 2nd.


MATH 1 - we are continuing to work on different graphs; different parent graphs and their overall translations. Next quiz is not until after Spring Break.....


MAKE-UP's / Extra Help this week

Mon, Wed - Fri AM
Tues, Wed PM

Coach Meeden

Week of 3/22

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CALCULUS - going through misc. topics related to derivatives....their next test won't be until Tues, March 30th

ALG 3Y - finishing up on logs (same standards as last week's blog)......test is on Thur, March 25th. Then we move into systems of equations and solutions for those.

MATH 1 - still working on graphing different parent functions......working on same standards as listed last week (and will be for the next week or two). Quiz on graphing parent functions/translation of them will be on Fri, March 26th.....

EXTRA HELP / MAKEUP's this week MON - FRI AM
TUES & THUR PM

Coach Meeden

Week of 3/15/10

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What is going on this week-

CALCULUS - We are starting our overall last unit dealing with the derivative. We will be looking at related rates of change this week along with max/min problems and derivatives with emphasis on economic applications. Standards for this unit include -
Standard 13 applications to related rates of change
Standard 22 solving optimization problems

ALG 3 Y - They are taking their midterm exam on Tues, March 16th (study guide provided a week ago).....then we are moving into Chapter 5, which is topics involving the logarithm. Standards for this involve standards 27 - 31: graphing, solving, applying log functions and also exponential functions.

MATH 1 - We are looking at translations of functions and graphing them.....Standard MM1A1 is implemented here - Students will explore and interpret the characteristics of functions, using graphs, tables, and simple algebraic techniques.

EXTRA HELP / MAKEUPS this week:
MON - FRI AM
TUES - THUR PM


Coach Meeden

Week of March 8th

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March 8-12 :

Calculus - we are on the path of derivatives and working on implicit differentiation plus applications of it. Next test will be on Thur, March 11th.


ALG 3 Y - working away on chapter 4...conic sections. Analyzing graphs of rational functions as well as graphing ellipses, parabolas, hyperbolas. Next test will be Fri, March 12th.


MATH 1 - finishing up same material from previous week......stats, measures of central tendency. We have a quiz on Tues, March 9th and a test on Thur, March 11th.


EXTRA HELP/MAKEUPS this week
Mon Wed Thur Fri AM
Mon Tues Thur PM

Coach Meeden

Current standards in classes

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Here are the current standards being implemented in class-

Calc - Standard 20 Using relationships of derivatives to define the graph of the function.

ALG 3 Y - Standard 23 Finding roots and other features of polynomial functions; defining their graphs..

MATH 1 - GPS MM1D1 Students will determine the number of outcomes related to a givne event.


Coach Meeden

Week of March 1st

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For this week-

CALCULUS - am working on both critical and inflection points and how graphs are designed by them. Also will aim for discussion of max/min related rate problems. Next test will be on Thur, March 11th.


ALG 3 Y - we are winding up chapter 3, which discussed zeros/roots of any function. Test is on Wed, March 3rd. After that, we look at conic sections and related material.


MATH 1 - we are well into the unit 4 material which is full realm of statistics and probability. It is a great unit for students to be involved with. They will need their calculators during all of this time.

EXTRA HELP / MAKEUPS this week -

Mon - Fri AM
Tues, Wed PM

Coach Meeden

Update for coming week

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Week of Feb. 22nd -

CACLULUS - we are working on applications of derivatives and will continue to do so for the next several weeks. Right now, we are looking at the critical points of a function. Their next test will be on Thur, Feb. 25th.


ALG 3 Y - We have started up a new chapter on polynomial functions and characteristics of them. This does take quite a lot of practice and continued work by them in order to master it.


MATH 1 - we are startign up a new unit overall which involves probability, counting, and other statistical areas of study. Their next quiz will be on Fri, Feb. 26th and it will cover counting and permutations and combinations.

EXTRA HELP THIS COMING WEEK - Mon Tues Wed and Fri mornings
Tues, Wed, Thur afternoons

Coach Meeden

Week of Feb. 8th

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Here's what is going on....

CALCULUS - We are working on the chain rule for derivatives and then will move into max and min values for functions. We have a quiz over chain rule applications on Wed, Feb. 10th.


ALG 3 Y - We are going through analysis of graphs of functions and various features of graphs including the main parent graphs. Test on this material won't be until later next week.


MATH 1 - We are going through features of the distance and midpoint formulas. Also will be reviewing through the many utilities of quadrilaterals. There will be a test over this material but it will not be until next Wed, Feb. 17th. This is due strictly to my being absent for the state prelims of the 5A swim and dive championship. I want to be there when they are testing and thusly, need to make arrangements for doing so.

Any questions, please email me at your convenience.....

Coach Meeden

first week of Feb.

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Here's what is happening............

CALC - They had their first exam on Tues, 2/2 and will be dealing with the overall topic of derivatives for the next several weeks.

ALG 3 Y - we have a test on Wed (2/3) over the final amounts of review material. This would be material on slope and complex numbers. We then move into official Alg 3 material starting with functions and composition of functions.

MATH 1 - we have a test on Thur, 2/4 over the geometry topics that we have discussed since we started the semester. This would include theorems on proving congruence of triangles, features of triangles such as bisectors, altitudes, etc and also parallelograms and other polygonal shapes. Afterwards we move into coordinate geometry for the next 2 -3 weeks.

Coach Meeden

week of Jan. 11th - ALG 3 BLOCK

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We have started and seem to be situated now with students in the Alg 3 block class. Their first test is this Thursday, Jan. 14th. Below is their syllabus for this course.....


Lassiter High School
Reaching Excellence and Climbing Higher
Math Department
Spring Semester 2010

COURSE TITLE: Algebra III Y INSTRUCTOR: Coach Meeden
EMAIL: glenn.meeden@cobbk12.org PHONE #: 678-494-7863, ext. 508
SCHOOL WEBSITE: www.lassiter.org

LEARNING GOAL: The school goal focuses on critical thinking, targeting reading comprehension and written expression. As part of Lassiter High School's School Improvement Plan (SIP) and the Superintendent's Advanced Placement (AP) Certification initiatives, all students will participate in timed writing activities (based on content area reading passages) that will be scored using the College Board's Holistic Scoring Method for the new SAT.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Algebra III is a college-prep course which focuses on realistic problem-solving in concrete situations. This class is not recommended for students who intend to pursue careers which require extensive mathematical or scientific background. Algebraic and geometric topics are approached using appropriate numerical, analytical, and graphical methods as well as using appropriate technology. Course topics include: equations and their graphs; functions and their graphs; polynomial functions; rational functions; conics; systems of equations and inequalities; matrices; logarithms; trigonometry; and other topics as time permits.
GRADING POLICY: Tests...................................................... 60%
Classwork, Homework, Extra Problem Sets........................... 15%
Quizzes........................................................................................ 10%
Final Exam................................................................................ 15%

TEXTS/READINGS: Larson and Hostetler’s Algebra and Trigonmetry, Fifth Edition, Houghton-Mifflin, 2001. Costs approximately $75, which must be paid if the text is lost or irreparably damaged. TEXT SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO CLASS EVERY DAY!
CALCULATORS:
§ Due to the nature of the content of this course, instruction and learning activities are strongly calculator-based. Every student MUST have their own graphing calculator in order to fully participate in all class activities. A TI-83 Plus is recommended. A school calculator may be checked out, if necessary.

ATTENDANCE AND MAKE-UP POLICY:...................................................................................................
A student who is present and actively participates is more likely to be successful; however, if a student is absent, he/she has one day for each day of excused absence to make up the work. (For example, a student absent 2 days would have 2 days to make-up the work.) Students are responsible for asking their teachers for the make-up work. A student with an unexcused absence may ask for assignments and may choose to complete them in order to keep up with the class; however, the teacher is under no obligation to grade the work. All tests should be made up through Math Department make up sessions or by individual arrangement with the instructor. Students in ISS when a test is scheduled should make it up through a Math Department make up session.
LATE WORK POLICY: No late work accepted!

EXTRA HELP:....... Extra help is available BY APPOINTMENT, before or after school and during seventh period.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
Cheating is considered a serious matter. The parents of a student who has been involved in cheating will be notified and the student will receive a grade of zero for the test or evaluation period, and a grade of U in conduct.
For this course, cheating is defined as, but is not limited to, the following acts:
§ Copying anyone’s answers to questions, exercises, study guides, classwork or homework assignments
§ Taking any information verbatim from any source, including the Internet, without giving proper credit to the author, or rearranging the order of words and/or changing some words as written by the author and claiming the work as his or her own, i.e., plagiarism.
§ Looking onto another student’s paper during a test or quiz.
§ Having available any study notes or other test aids during a test or quiz without the teacher's permission.
§ Collaborating on assignments when independent work is expected.


LASSITER HIGH SCHOOL MATH DEPARTMENT SPRING 2010

SYLLABUS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT


TEACHER: Coach Meeden.................................................... COURSE: Alg III Y


PLEASE CHECK IN THE BOXES TO THE LEFT INDICATING YOUR AGREEMENT TO THE FOLLOWING:

I have read the parent letter and understand the academic integrity policy.
I have reviewed the class syllabus and understand the grading policy.
I am willing to be contacted by email.
I have access to the internet and will access the I-Cue parent feature (once it is available) to check on my child's progress. I understand that teachers will make every effort to post grades within 2 weeks of accepting the assignment, but that posting of grades larger papers and projects may extend beyond the 2 week timeframe.



Student Name: _____________________________ Class Period: _________
(Please print.)

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(Student's Signature) (Parent's Signature)


_________________________________ ________________________________
(Student's E-mail—optional but encouraged) (Parent's E-mail—optional but encouraged)



RETURN THIS FORM WITH BOTH SIGNATURES BY Wed, Jan. 20th.




Please feel free to contact the instructor if you have any additional questions or concerns.

week of Jan. 11th - MATH 1 class

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Below is a copy of the syllabus for Math 1 .... we are working on our Geometry section with a quiz planned for Fri, Jan. 15th.....


Lassiter High School
Reaching Excellence and Climbing Higher
Math Department
Spring Semester 2010 Class Syllabus


COURSE TITLE: Math IY
INSTRUCTOR: Glenn Meeden EMAIL: glenn.meeden@cobbk12.org
PHONE NUMBER: 678-494-7863, ext. 508
SCHOOL WEBSITE: www.cobbk12.org/~lassiter
ROOM NUMBER: 1209


Welcome! I am excited about having you in my class and I anticipate having a great semester. Like most things, what you learn in this class is a product of what you put in it.


Course Description: This semester in Math IY we will cover the following units in this order:
Complete Unit 3: Geometry Gallery
Unit 6: Coordinate Geometry
Unit 4: Chance of Winning
Unit 5: Algebra in Context

A) Textbook:
McDougal Littell, Mathematics I (2008).
If the book is lost or destroyed, you are responsible for replacing it. The cost is $69.48.

B) Materials needed:
You will need a three-ring binder with dividers (for general information, notes, classwork/homework, quizzes, and tests), notebook paper, graph paper, pencils, and a calculator (you must have at least a scientific calculator).

C) Class Expectations:
*You should be seated and ready to begin class when the bell rings and remain in your
seat until the bell rings to end class.
*There is no eating or drinking in the classroom, except for water.
*You are expected to be respectful of your peers and teacher at all times.
*Do not talk when your teacher or one of your classmates is talking.
*Along with your textbook, you are expected to bring all supplies to class each day.
*All assignments should be completed using a PENCIL.
**It is your responsibility to be prepared for class each day.





D) Tests:
The Math Department has testing days on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. We will have many tests throughout the semester.

E) Quizzes:
Quizzes can be given on any day of the week and will be given throughout the semester.

F) Homework:
Homework will be given often. You must do your homework in order to practice the mathematics being taught. It is your responsibility to check your homework for accuracy and ask questions when necessary.

G) End-of-Course Test:
The EOCT will be a cumulative test that covers all material from Math IY (Units 1–6).

H) Final Exam:
The final exam will be a multiple-choice cumulative test. Details will be discussed towards the end
of the semester.

I) Attendance and Make-up Policy:
You are expected to attend class daily and on time. It is important that you are in class on time in order to receive the proper instruction and to be a part of the discussions and questions dealing with the concepts being presented. If you are present and actively participate in class, you are more likely to be successful; however, if you are absent, you have one day for each day of excused absence plus one more day to make up the work. (For example, if you are absent 2 days, you would have 3 days to make up the work.). If you have an unexcused absence you may choose to complete the assignments in order to keep up with the class; however, I am under no obligation to grade the work. If you are absent on the review day before a test/quiz and return on the day of the test/quiz you will be expected to take the test/quiz as scheduled. Grades for any missed assessments will automatically be recorded as a zero until the work is made up. It is your responsibility to ensure that all work is made up. You must show me the work, I will not ask for it. Anyone who is in ISS when a test/quiz is given will be expected to take the test/quiz in ISS. You will be expected to turn in all assignments as soon as you return from ISS. If you miss class due to a field trip, make sure that you ask me for the assignments BEFORE you go on the field trip so that you will be prepared for class on the day you return.

J) Tardy Policy:
To avoid being counted tardy, you must be seated and ready for class when the bell rings.

*See your student handbook for detailed information on absences (pages 13-15) and tardies
(pages 15-16).

K) Hall Passes:
Please come to class prepared so that you do not have to leave the room and miss instruction time.
If you must leave the room for any reason, make sure you carry a pass with you.




L) Detention and Make-up Sessions:
The Math Department holds sessions before school on Tuesdays in room 214 from 7:15 until 8:10 and after school on Thursdays in room 214 from 3:30 until 4:25. Be prompt. There is no extended time. If you are serving a detention, you must sign in to receive credit.

M) Extra Help:
Extra help is available with me on most mornings (except Wed). After Feb. 13th, almost all mornings and afternoons are good for any additonal help sessions.

N) Academic Integrity and Cheating:
Students are expected to uphold the highest standards. Cheating is considered a serious matter. The parent(s) of a student who has been involved in cheating will be notified and the student will receive a grade of zero for the assignment, and a grade of U in conduct.
For this course, cheating is defined as, but not limited to the following:

§ Copying anyone’s answers to any assignment.
§ Copying homework answers out of the back of the book.
§ Looking onto another student’s paper during a test or quiz.
§ Having available any study notes or other test aids during a test or quiz without the
teacher’s permission.
§ Collaborating on assignments when independent work is expected.
§ Students displaying a cell phone during a test or quiz.
§ Talking or communicating in any manner during a test or quiz (even if you have finished your test or quiz).

*Your work must always support your answer!

*See student handbook for additional information on academic integrity and cheating.


O) Grading:
Grades will be averaged as follows:

Tests 50%
Quizzes 15%
Classwork/Homework 5%
Final Exams 15%
End-of-Course Test 15%


Please keep this syllabus in the front of your binder the entire semester so that you can use it as a reference sheet when necessary!







LASSITER HIGH SCHOOL MATH DEPARTMENT


Spring 2010

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