Adv Algebra I Mr. Fitzgerald
TEXT BOOKAlgebra I By Holt McDougal, 2012
EXTRA HELP1. Before School 7:45am in room 103
2. After School by appointment
3. Math Resource Room is open every lunch period (room 101)
MATERIALS NEEDEDTextbook, 3-ring binder with Loose leaf paper, folders in your binder, PENCILS!! BRING CALCULATOR EVERYDAY! (I don’t have any to give out)
Also REQUIRED TO HAVE ASSIGNMENT PAD FOR HOMEWORK!!!!
COURSE OBJECTIVESUnit 1 Equations
Unit 2 Inequalities
Unit 3Functions
Unit 4Linear Functions
Unit 5Systems of Equations and Inequalities
Unit 6Exponents and Polynomials
Unit 7Factoring Polynomials
Unit 8 Quadratic Functions
Unit 9Exponential Functions
Unit 10Data Analysis and Probability
EVALUATIONAPPROXIMATLEY
85% Tests / Quizzes
-Quizzes will be given at least once a week. Anywhere from 5pts to 30pts for each quiz.
-Tests will be given at the end of each chapter
15% Homework (DATE ALL OF YOUR HOMEWORK!!)
-Showing up with last 1-2 not done, “I didn’t know how”, means NO HOMEWORK
-If it’s on the calendar, it is assigned! Even if I forget to mention it!!!
-You can only make up missed assignment if you were absent the day it was assigned, or if you were absent the day I checked.
-THE PROBLEMS ARE MOSTLY ODD #’S, NO WORK THEN NO CREDIT GIVEN!
Final exam will be given as a 5th Marking Period grade.
ATTENDANCEAttendance will be recorded daily in my computer. All attendance policies are detailed in the NHS Student Handbook. If you miss a class, YOU are responsible for obtaining assignments missed and completing them. HW is recorded on calendar in the classroom. IF YOU ARE NOT HERE THE DAY OF A QUIZ OR TEST, YOU WILL TAKE IT THE DAY YOU COME BACK! PREFERABLY DURING LUNCH, SO YOU DON’T MISS ANOTHER CLASS.
“I’m really confused cause I wasn’t here yesterday, OR What did I miss yesterday?”
IS NOT A VIABLE EXCUSE, my notes are on the website! Ask a neighbor!
-YOU CANNOT SHOW MISSED ASSIGNMENTS, ASK FOR MISSED ASSIGNMENTS, OR MAKE UP ANY MISSED WORKED DURING CLAS….ONLY BEFORE OR AFTER SCHOOL!!!!
-FIELD TRIPS ARE NOT ABSENCES!! You need to get notes and HW!!
FINAL NOTES-ASKING QUESTIONS is the best way to learn. Ask for help when you need it!!
-Extra Credit is given on each test or quiz only!
- I don’t set the pace of the class, the school curriculum does. I need to cover as much as they tell me!!!
-If you miss class it is your RESPONSIBILITY to catch up!
- You have one week to miss any assignment or it will graded as a zero.
-I’m not here to GRADE, I’m here to TEACH, and I don’t give grades, you earn them!!!
- (Updated every Monday with HW, NOTES, Quiz, Test Dates) BOOKMARK THIS PAGE ON YOUR COMPUTER!!!!