2015-2016Pre-calculus syllabus

Teacher: Mrs. Saundra Hale

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Plan: 4rd Period (10:45–11:35 am)

Course Requirements and Expectations

  1. All students must be prepared for class each day with a textbook, writing utensil, paper, and binder (see #2 below for details).
  2. Each student must keep a math binder (2-inch binder recommended) that will include notes on material covered in class and homework assignments.
  3. We will utilize a TI-83, TI-83 Plus or TI-84 calculator in class on specific days. You must have your own.
  4. Late work will NOT be accepted. All assignments, including homework, are to be turned in on time and work must be shown. Students should expect homework almost every night.
  5. Cell phones, music devices, iPads, laptops, and other technology will only be used for instructional purposes with the permission of the teacher.
  6. Food and drink are not allowed in the classroom.
  7. Bookbags must fit under the student’s desk.
  8. If a student goes to the restroom during class they will make up the time during break that day or the next.

Absence / Make-up Work Policy

  1. Students are responsible for getting assignments after an absence.
  2. Missed homework assignments are due 2 days after the absence. If the work is not turned in, the student will be required to complete the assignment in academic ISAP.
  3. Students are responsible for making an appointment to make up any missed quiz or test due to an excused absence. This appointment must be completed within one week following the absence, either before or after school.

4.If a student misses school and makes up the work, they will not receive a

number grade for this, but an asterisk (*)which will not negatively affect

the student’s grade.

Grading Policy

The course will maintain the following grading percentages:

30% - Assignments

30% - Quizzes

40%-Tests

Tutoring

Students may receive homework help from 7:15-7:55AM Monday through Friday and from 2:50-3:30PM Monday through Thursday.

Parent Portal

Students can check their grades on Infinite Campus Parent Portal, which can be accessed through our school website.

Course Description:

Functions and their graphs: 4 weeks

a. functions

b. graphs of functions

c. shifting, reflecting, and stretching graphs

d. combinations of functions

e. inverse functions

g. exploring data: linear models and scatter plots

Polynomial and Rational Functions: 3.5 weeks

a. quadratic functions

b. polynomial functions of higher degree

c. real zeros of polynomial functions

d. complex numbers

e. rational functions and asymptotes

f. graphs of rational functions

Exponential and Logarithmic Functions: 3.5 weeks

a. exponential functions and their graphs

b. logarithmic functions and their graphs

c. properties of logarithms

d. solving exponential and logarithmic functions

e. exponential and logarithmic models

f. exploring data: nonlinear models

Trigonometric Functions: 8 weeks

  1. radian and degree measure
  2. trig functions: the unit circle
  3. right triangle trigonometry
  4. trig functions of any angle
  5. graphs of sine and cosine
  6. graphs of other trig functions
  7. inverse trig functions
  8. applications and models

Analytic Trigonometry: 6 weeks

  1. using fundamental identities
  2. verifying trig identities
  3. solving trig equations
  4. sum and difference formulas
  5. multiple-angle and product-sum formulas

Sequences and Series: 4.5 weeks

  1. sequences and summation notation
  2. arithmetic sequences
  3. geometric sequences
  4. the binomial theorem and Pascal’s triangle
  5. counting principles
  6. probability
  7. exploring data: measures of central tendency
  8. exploring data: measures of dispersion

Topics in Analytic Geometry: 2.5 weeks

  1. Introduction to conics: parabolas
  2. Ellipses
  3. Hyperbolas
  4. Circles