Math 301 Advanced Algebra



Algebra 2 Syllabus

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Instructor Information:

Name: Kyle Moore

Room: 305 Bremerton High School

Phone: (360) 473-0889

Availability: 7:00-7:15am and 2:00-2:30pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday

7:00-7:15am and 11:55-2:30pm Wednesday (unless there is a building meeting)

E-mail: kyle.moore@

Feel free to e-mail whenever you like; I check my e-mail regularly.

Materials/Supply List:

• Textbook – Holt Algebra 2, to be checked out from the library

• Composition or spiral notebook

• Writing utensils (pencil/pen)

Text: Holt McDougal Algebra 2

Online Text:

Username: moore318

Password: algebra2

This Online Text is a great resource to help support your student from home. I suggest the following features:

• Step 1: select the chapter your student is currently studying from the drop down menu

• Step 2: select the section from the chapter in the book from the second drop down menu

• Student Resources – practice tests with answers and explanations, video examples, practice problems, test prep questions

• Videos & Activities – Tutorial Videos for each lesson, manipulatives (helpful tools), and interactive quizzes

Course Description and Objectives:

This is a second year Algebra course with a traditional textbook. Your notes taken during class and your textbook are the foundation to mastery of the material. Eleven units will be covered this year. These units consist of:

Unit 1: Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences

Unit 2: Quadratic Relations and Equations

Unit 3: Polynomial Functions and Equations

Unit 4: Rational Functions and Equations

Unit 5: Radical Functions and Equations

Unit 6: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions and Equations

Unit 7: Trigonometric Functions

Unit 8: Choosing a Function Model

Unit 9: Probability

Unit 10: Design of Statistical Studies

Unit 11: Gathering Data, making Inferences, and Justifying Conclusions

COURSE GRADING POLICY:

A student’s grade is based on quizzes (15%), unit tests (75%), and Skills for Success (10%), i.e. using class time to get work done and taking responsibility for learning. No extra credit or bonus points will be used in determining student grades.

Grading Scale:

|Standards-Based Grading |Letter |Percentage Value |Credit Granted |Transcript Value |

|Description |Grade | | | |

|Exceeds Standards |A |93 – 100% |yes |4.0 |

| |A- |90 – 92.99% |yes |3.7 |

|Meets Standards |B+ |87 – 89.99 % |yes |3.3 |

| |B |83 – 86.99 % |yes |3.0 |

| |B- |80 – 82.99 % |yes |2.7 |

|Approaching Standards |C+ |77 – 79.99% |yes |2.3 |

| |C |73 – 76.99 % |yes |2.0 |

| |C- |70 – 72.99 % |yes |1.7 |

| |D+ |67 – 69.99 % |yes |1.3 |

| |D |60 – 66.99 % |yes |1.0 |

|Does Not Meet Standards |F |0 – 59.99% |no |0.0 |

Retake Policy:

Quizzes: Quiz corrections can be completed to earn back half of points lost. Corrections may be submitted up until the scheduled date of the unit test.

Unit Tests: Unit test retakes will be available for up to two weeks after initial assessment. There will be no grade penalty for completing a test retake. Students opting to retake the unit test must have completed, and turned in, 100% of the independent practice assigned. Also, students opting to retake the unit test will be given a review assignment that must be turned in prior to retaking the exam.

Late Work Policy:

Late work for each unit will be accepted up to the day of the unit/chapter test.

Academic Dishonesty:

The academic consequence for cheating and plagiarizing will be that the teacher will use a “zero” in the gradebook to communicate lack of evidence. If the student later demonstrates proficiency on that standard, the zero will be changed to reflect that.

Missing Evidence of Learning:

Teachers may use a “zero” in the gradebook to communicate lack of evidence on a summative assessment. If the student later demonstrates proficiency on that standard, the zero will be changed to reflect that. When there is insufficient evidence of learning to report a semester grade, an “F” will be used for reporting student achievement. In the instance of inadequate evidence for a semester report, a student has up to 15 school days to request to enter into an incomplete contract.

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