HONOR IB MATH STUDIES SYLLABUS



Morgan Park High School

Math Department Course Syllabus

Advanced Algebra with Trigonometry

School Year 2010-2011

Instructor: P.J. Williams

Room: 241

Period(s): 8

Phone: (773) 535-2550

Office Hours: 8:45-9:15

Email: pwilliams@fc.cps.edu

Text: Algebra 2, Glencoe, 2005

Algebra 2 Springboard Text

Course Description and Objectives

Algebra is often called the “gateway” subject as it has many applications across the curriculum. Algebra will prepare students for higher level mathematics courses in high school and college. Algebra is also a fundamental foundation of many careers. This class will allow students to explore mathematics and develop critical thinking skills. In this course students will expand their previously acquired algebraic and geometric skills to solve a variety of problems. The classroom will be a place for mathematical discussion and investigation. Students will complete several Model Instructional Units from their Springboard workbook. Springboard was created by the College Board to help bridge the gap between high school and college expectations and will help to strengthen students’ problem solving, critical thinking, and reasoning skills as they pertain to reading, writing, and mathematics.

This course is aligned to the Illinois Leaning Standards (ILS), the EXPLORE, PLAN, ACT, the College Readiness Standards (EPAS) and the Chicago Reading Initiative (CRI). Students will earn ½ credit in mathematics for each semester. This course is a graduation requirement.

Prerequisites:

Students should have successfully completed Algebra 1 and Geometry and have retained knowledge of basic algebra and geometry skills including number patterns and operations, algebraic expressions and equations, basic graphing, use of theorems and definitions, and mathematics reasoning skills.

Goals of the course:

o To expand the basic algebra skills previously acquired.

o To allow students to investigate and discover new mathematical concepts.

o To enhance student’s ability to think logically in solving real world problems.

o Prepare students for success in higher level mathematics courses

Illinois State Learning Standards:

STATE GOAL 1: Read with understanding and fluency.

STATE GOAL 3: Write to communicate for a variety of purposes.

STATE GOAL 6: Demonstrate and apply a knowledge and sense of numbers, including numeration and operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division), patterns, ratios and proportions.

STATE GOAL 7: Estimate, make and use measurements of objects, quantities and relationships and determine acceptable levels of accuracy.

STATE GOAL 8: Use algebraic and analytical methods to identify and describe patterns and relationships in data, solve problems and predict results.

STATE GOAL 9: Use geometric methods to analyze, categorize and draw conclusions about points, lines, planes and space.

STATE GOAL 10: Collect, organize and analyze data using statistical methods; predict results; and interpret uncertainty using concepts of probability.

Course Scope and Sequence

Week # Chapter Topic

1-3 1 Solving Equations and Inequalities

4-6 2 Linear Relations and Functions

7 ACT ACT / PSAE Review Pre-Algebra Skills

8-11 3 Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities

11-15 5 Polynomials

16 ACT ACT / PSAE Review Algebra Skills

17-20 6 Quadratic Functions

21-23 7 Polynomial Functions

24-25 8 Conic Sections

25-27 13 Trigonometric Functions

27-28 /32-33 10 Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

29-31 ACT ACT / PSAE Review and Test

33-36 12 Probability and Statistics

36-38 Review Semester Review and Finals

Expectations

The expectations of you in this class are the following:

1. Allow everybody in this class, including yourself, to learn and allow me to do whatever it takes to facilitate

your learning. Show respect for everybody in this class, including yourself. Respecting yourself means that you

are willing to put forth your best effort and not give up if things don't always go your way.

2. You are expected to attend and be on time for class every day unless illness or some other legitimate reason

prevents you from doing so.

Consequences: Homework and class-work that is missed due to an unexcused absence or tardy will not be allowed to be made up or turned in late. You will receive a score of 0 for all assignments missed due to unexcused absences or tardies.

3. All electronic communication and entertainment devices, including pagers, cellular phones, music players

and hand held game devices are to remain turned off and put away while you are in this class. Playing games on your electronic calculator is not allowed during class time. Note to Parents: If you need to contact your son or daughter during the school day, please do so by contacting the main office.

Consequences: If I see them, hear them or they cause any kind of disruption in this class I will confiscate them and turn them over to the appropriate administrator. Refusal to hand over your device at my request is punishable by a three day suspension. If you are playing games on your calculator during class time, I will confiscate your calculator. Your calculator will not be returned until I have cleared its memory.

4. You are expected to keep a clean classroom. Clean up after yourself and anyone else who is too thoughtless

to heed this. See me if the mess is too overwhelming and I will gladly offer assistance.

5. You are expected to remain in the classroom unless you are specifically requested by a staff member. I

reserve the right to require that you remain in the room even when you are requested unless it is a real

emergency situation.

In addition to the above rules you are expected to respect and follow all Morgan Park High School and

Chicago Public Schools rights and responsibilities. Be sure to review your student handbook for this

information because you will be held accountable for it.

Grading Policy

Grading Scale Evaluation Criteria

90-100% A 15% Tests

80-89.9% B 15% Quizzes

70-79.9% C 10% Daily Homework

60-69.9% D 15% ACT Projects / Special Assessment

Below 60% F 30% Class Work( includes notebook)

15% Quarter and Semester Exams

Required Materials:

Students should bring two spiral notebooks (one for class notes and the other for homework), loose leaf paper, two-pocket folder, pencils, colored pencils, graphing paper, textbook, and a calculator to class each day. A graphing calculator is REQUIRED in class everyday. It is strongly recommended that you purchase specifically a TI 83+ or TI 84+ graphing calculator. Calculators are not allowed to be shared during class assignments, homework, quizzes and tests, as that is considered cheating per CPS Uniform Discipline Code.

Homework/Assignments

Homework will be assigned daily. Assignments will be posted in the classroom and online at . You are responsible for keeping your homework in a spiral notebook. I will check homework based on completeness—you must attempt all assigned problems in order to receive full credit. No credit will be issued for an assignment showing no work or for any item involved in cheating. It is your responsibility to check your work and to ask questions as needed. Homework turned in late will only be eligible for partial credit. As the purpose of homework is to prepare for chapter tests, no late homework will be accepted after the related chapter test has been taken. Additionally, no work may be made up due to an unexcused absence.

Students are responsible for all assignments missed during an excused absence. If absent, students will be responsible for turning in any makeup work within 2 days after their return to school, provided that they have received a reinstatement from the attendance office and have submitted it to me no later than 2 days after the absence. I will not accept any letters or phone calls directly from parents as an excuse for an absence—all absences must be cleared with the attendance office.

ACT Projects

ACT Projects will be assigned over Intercession Breaks in the Fall, Winter, and Spring. These are required assignments that will be due the first day returning from the Intercession Break.

Assessment Strategy:

There will be a quiz or chapter test every 4-7 days. If a student is absent the day of a quiz or test, it is his/her responsibility to make up the quiz/test the first day back. Students with an unexcused absence the day of a quiz or test will receive a score of zero and will not be allowed to retake the test.

A midterm exam will be given at the end of the 1st and 3rd quarters. A comprehensive exam will be given at the end of each semester. The midterm and final exams will count for 15% of your grade and will also be used to help resolve borderline grades.

Your Grade:

It is your responsibility to track your progress in this class. You are required to keep all of your returned work in your folder, in case a discrepancy arises with your grade. I will do my best to update grades at least every two weeks. You may access your grades via using the student and/or parent portal. Please see me as soon as possible if you are unsure of your username and/or password.

Extra Help:

If you find that you need extra help in this class, you have several options available. 1) You may make an appointment to meet with me outside of our regularly scheduled class time. I generally tutor at least one day a week. 2) Attend afterschool tutoring services as offered on Tuesday and Thursday. 3) Form a study group with your peers. 4) Visit for online study tools offered by the makers of our textbook.

You may access the online student edition using the username: ALG205 and password: tHu9eChA.

Here are some other websites that will help you build your math skills (you do not need a username and/or password for these sites):

vocabulary_review --Review vocabulary from each chapter

extra_examples --Additional fully worked-out examples

self_check_quiz -- Check your progress in each lesson

chapter_test -- Take a practice test to prepare for each chapter test

standardized_test -- Take practice standardized tests 

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