In Order to Succeed You Need;

MATH APPLICATIONS

Mr. Wildermuth

2015-16

INTRODUCTION

This course is designed to expose students to the curriculum and topics of high school level math courses such as Algebra I, Geometry and Statistics.

EXPECTATIONS

In order to succeed you need;

●to have all MATERIALS ready at the beginning of each class (see list below)

●come to class EVERYDAY

●to be SEATED when the bell rings

●toRESPECT everyone in the classroom, including guests

●toCOMPLETE all assignments, assessments and projects on time

MATERIALS

●3-RING BINDER

●Pocket Folder

●Lined or Grid Paper (provided in class)

●Pencil (ALL WORK must be completed in PENCIL)

●Calculator (provided in-class)

TEACHING METHODS

The teacher will use the following methods of instruction to deliver the content and skills to the students.

●Traditional Lecture & Note Taking using a variety of media such as overheads, powerpoint presentations, videos, chalkboard and SmartBoard

●Peer Collaboration (students will work with peers)

●Modeling (teacher will provide step by step examples)

●Interactive Technology

COURSEWORK EXPECTATIONS

Students are expected to complete all in-class and homework assignments. These assignments will provide opportunities for practice, build competency and prepare students for assessments. All assignments must be done NEATLY and in PENCIL (work done in pen will not be accepted). Step by step work, diagrams, sketches must accompany every individual problem (unless instructed otherwise). If you write down an answer only you will only receive partial credit. The process and steps taken to compute a final answer is just as important as the answer itself.

ASSESSMENTS

Students will complete a summative assessment at the end of each chapter (Chapter Test). One to two smaller assessments (Quiz) will be given during each chapter. These assessments will consist of multiple-choice, short answer and open-ended questions. To allow students to prepare, all assessments will be announced in advance.

OTHER ASSIGNMENTS & PROJECTS

As an alternative way to assess student understanding (different from the traditional test or quiz) students will complete hands-on activities and projects. Some of these will be done individually and others small groups or with a partner. These assignments will scored as a test or quiz grade.

GRADING

50%---Test

30%---Quiz

20%---Organization (collection of class and homework assignments, handouts and all other important materials---these will be kept in 3-ring binder)

TOPICS

NUMBER SENSE

●Categories and types of numbers

●Read, write and pronounce large and small numbers

●Place value

●identifying math symbols and their functions

MATH OPERATIONS

●Using the four basic operations to compute answers for single and multiple digit numbers

●Working with decimals

●Orders of operation (solving problems using more than one operations)

●Working with fractions

DATA and GRAPHS

●Collecting, displaying and interpreting data (collections and sets of numbers)

●Identifying types of graphs

●Displaying data in graph form

●Interpreting data from a graph

UNITS OF MEASURE

●Understanding how numbers and units of measure are used to identify quantities

●Identifying a variety of measures and how they are different

●Applying the appropriate unit with the proper measure

FORMULAS

●Applying formulas to solve problems

EQUATIONS

●Understanding variables

●How to write and solve an equation

GEOMETRY

●Identifying two and three-dimensional shapes

●Computing area and volume of shapes

●Drawing and measuring angles

●Identifying basic terms related geometric topics