MATH1314_ALL_KIDD_SP11 Teacher: S. Kidd Spring 2011 College Algebra Dual Credit Syllabus Contact Information Instructor: Sarah Kidd E-mail: [email protected] Room Number: 210 LCHS Phone: 863-3160 ext. 5210 Conference Period: 10:20 – 11:50 Black and Red Supplies 1.) Pencil 5.) Covered textbook 2.) 3 ring notebook (at least 1” to 2”) 6.) Box of Kleenex 3.) TI 84 Calculator * 7.) Highlighter 4.) College-ruled Notebook Paper (not spiral paper ripped out) * Calculators will be provided for a $5 user fee and upon the receipt of a signed contract. Class Rules 1.) Be in your seats and prepared to work when the tardy bell rings. 2.) Show respect for others, their property, and their ideas. 3.) Participate actively in learning. 4.) Bring supplies to class every day. 5.) Only one person is allowed out of the room at a time. Consequences 1.) Verbal warning 2.) Parent Contact 3.) Detention 4.) Office Referral Grading Your six weeks grades will consist of the following: 1.) Tests and projects – 65% 2.) Quizzes – 20% 3.) Homework – 15% 4.) Corrections and retakes will not be allowed. The Notebook will be graded in the 3rd and 6th 6 weeks. Expect to put in an average of 2 hours studying and doing homework between classes. Homework is due the following class period before class starts unless told otherwise. No Late Work will be accepted. A grade of 0 will be recorded for any assignment not received at the time it is due. (This includes make-up work.) Class Procedures In order for the class to operate smoothly and to use time wisely, I have prepared a list of class procedures. Food and Drink No food or drink is allowed in class except for bottled water. Bellwork Each day there will be bellwork problems for you to do as a warm up exercise. It is your responsibility to work on the bellwork as soon as the tardy bell rings. These will be the start of your notes for the day. Agenda The agenda for the day will be posted on the board along with the date and other important information. It will always be in the same place.MATH1314_ALL_KIDD_SP11 Teacher: S. Kidd Spring 2011 College Algebra Dual Credit Syllabus Keeping Notebooks **VERY IMPORTANT** DO NOT THROW AWAY ANY OF : YOUR WORK, QUIZZES, HANDOUTS, TESTS, OR NOTES FOR THIS CLASS!!! You will need them to study for quizzes and tests in this class and for your notebook which will carry the weight of 6 Daily grades in the 3rd and 6th 6 weeks. Instructions for putting your notebook together will be explained during the 3rd and 6th 6 weeks. Date and Title all of your notes, homework, quizzes, tests, etc. to make organizing the notebook easier. Put Titles and Subtitles on your notes as you are taking them. We will use the “Cornell Notes” style which requires you to Highlight and Annotate your notes at the end of each day that you have this class. Homework Papers Turn in work in the appropriate drawer before the class period begins. You must show your work to get credit for the problem. Answers only will be counted wrong. If all homework is turned in each 6 weeks, the lowest Quiz grade will be dropped. Complete Homework turned in before the day it is due will earn 3 extra points. All work is to be done in pencil. Points will be deducted when a pen is used. All papers are to be headed as follows: NAME PERIOD DATE Each assignment also needs a title (page and problem #’s) at the top of the page. Quizzes Be prepared for a quiz each time we meet unless a test is scheduled. There may not be a quiz every time, but be prepared by Annotating, Condensing, and Studying your notes, because there usually will be one. Make-up work Students who are absent are responsible for picking up their own makeup work from the folders on the “While you were out” bulletin board. You will need to HANDCOPY any NOTES that were taken and study them. You will be allowed one week from the day of absence to make up any missed work. It is your responsibility to turn in work on time and to ask questions if you are unclear about your assignment or the notes. DON’T FORGET TO MAKE UP QUIZZES!! YOU KNOW YOU HAVE THEM! IPODS and MP3 Players I allow IPODS and MP3 players in my room after instruction is over. This means that you may listen to them only if you have started the homework/daily work. If you are listening to them during my instruction, you will receive one warning and on the second offense, it will be taken up till the end of the school day. They are not permitted during quizzes or exams. Remember they are not allowed in the halls so it is your responsibility to put it away when you are dismissed from class. Borrowing Supplies If you find yourself without the necessary supplies for class, first ask a friend if you can borrow, but I do have some available to you for in class use. I don’t loan pencils, but you may purchase them for 10 cents (exact change only). I do not loan out calculators!MATH1314_ALL_KIDD_SP11 Teacher: S. Kidd Spring 2011 College Algebra Dual Credit Syllabus Text: Larson’s Algebra 2 Topics to be covered in this course: 1. Review of Algebra I topics: Arithmetic with Polynomials, Factoring techniques, Properties of Reals and Equality, Language of Relations and Functions, etc. 2. Using Sign Charts 3. Set Theory 4. Composition and Inverses of Functions 5. Absolute Value: properties, definition, graphs involving, etc. 6. Linear Functions 7. Transformations of Parent Graphs(Including Greatest Integer and Absolute Value) 8. Linear Systems of Equalities and Inequalities(Determinants, Cramer’s Rule, Inverse Matrices) 9. Linear Programming Problems 10. Heron’s Formula 11. Definitions and Properties of Polynomials and Polynomial functions(Descartes Rule of Sign’s, end behavior, multiple roots property, etc.) 12. Synthetic Division 13. Simplifying Radicals and graphing functions involving radical expressions 14. Rational exponents 15. Solving equations and inequalities with radical expressions 16. Working with Complex numbers 17. Applications of Quadratic Functions 18. Analysis of Rational Functions 19. Solving equations and inequalities involving