Teacher S Contact Information


Long Branch High School / Course / Pre-Calculus
Dunkley

Teacher’s Contact Information

Room Number / A210
Email Address /
Contact Number / (732) 229-7300 ext. 55480
Extra Help Hours / Monday through Thursday after school until 3:30pm.

General Course Information

Pre-requisites / Algebra II and Geometry (Summer School credit is not permitted)
Course Description / This course lays the groundwork for further study of mathematics at the college level. Higher order Algebra and Trigonometry are addressed throughout the duration of the course. The use of technology is incorporated throughout the course to prepare students for participation in a technological society,
Learning Outcomes / Through teacher lecture, high order questioning, student participation, cooperative learning, and technology applications, students will complete the course with a clear understanding of Pre-Calculus.
Required Texts & Materials / Demana, F., Waits, B., Foley, G., & Kennedy, D. (2004). Pre-Calculus:
Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic. Boston: Pearson.
TI – 83 Plus Graphing Calculator

Assignments & Academic Calendar

Week 1 / Pre-Assessment, Pre-Assessment Results, Rules and Procedures, Syllabus, Calculator Assignments and Procedures, Grading Policies, and Practice Classroom Routines
Weeks 1 - 3 / Real Numbers, Cartesian Coordinate System, Linear Equations and Inequalities, Lines in the Plane, Solving Equations and Inequalities
Various Quizzes and Chapter P Test
Weeks 3 – 5 / Modeling and Equation Solving, Functions and Their Properties, Twelve Basic Functions, Building Functions from Functions, Graphical Transformations, Modeling with Functions
Use the Graphing Calculator Throughout the Chapter
Various Quizzes and Chapter 1 Test
Weeks 6 – 9 / Linear, Quadratic, and Exponential Functions (verify with the use of the graphing calculator), Polynomial Functions of Higher Degree, Real Zeros of Polynomial Functions, Complex Numbers, Complex Zeros and the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra, Graphs of Rational Functions (verify with the use of the graphing calculator), Solving Equations and Inequalities in One Variable
Various Quizzes and Chapter 2 Test
Weeks 10 - 13 / Exponential and Logistical Functions and Models, Logarithmic Functions and their Graphs (verify with the use of the graphing calculator), Properties of Logarithmic Functions, Mathematics of Finance
Various Quizzes and Chapter 3 Test
Weeks 13 – 15 / Solving Systems of Two Equations, Matrix Algebra (verify with the use of the graphing calculator), Multivariate Linear Systems and Row Operations, Partial Fractions, Systems of Inequalities in Two Variables (verify with the use of the graphing calculator)
Various Quizzes and Chapter 7 Test
Weeks 16 – 19 / Angles and Their Measures, Trigonometric Functions of Acute Angles, The Circular Functions, Graphs of the Six Trig Functions, Graphs of Composite Trig Functions, Inverse Trig Functions, Problems Solving
Various Quizzes and Chapter 4 Test
Weeks 20 – 23 / Fundamental Identities, Proving Trigonometric Identities, Sum and Difference Identities, Multiple-Angle Identities, Law of Sines and Cosines
Various Quizzes and Chapter 5 Test
Weeks 24 – 27 / Vectors in a Plane, Dot Product of Vectors, Parametric Equations and Motion, Polar Coordinates, Graphs of Polar Equations (verify with the use of the graphing calculator), DeMoivre’s Theorem and Nth Roots
Various Quizzes and Chapter 6 Test
Weeks 28 – 31 / Basic Combinatorics, The Binomial Theorem, Probability, Sequences and Series, and Mathematical Induction
Various Quizzes and Chapter 9 Test
Mid-Term and
Final Exams / Mid-Term Examination – Date TBD
Final Examination – Date TBD

Course Policies

Grading (credit) Criteria /
Quarter Grades Final Grade
Value / Category / Value / Category
20% / Class Work / 20% / Quarter 1
10% / Notebook / 20% / Quarter 2
15% / Homework / 10% / Mid-Term Exam
25% / Quizzes / 20% / Quarter 3
30% / Tests / 20% / Quarter 4
10% / Final Exam
Late Work / Late work will not be accepted beyond the cut-off dates that will be established and posted throughout the quarter. All late work is subject to a grading penalty to be determined by the number of days past due an assignment is.
Student Conduct and Discipline / Each student will be assigned a textbook at the beginning of the year. If the text book is not returned at the end of the year, the student will be responsible for paying a $65 book fine. In addition, each student will be assigned a graphing calculator to be used during class time. If the calculator is lost or damaged during the class period, the student will be responsible for paying a $100 calculator fine.
Academic Integrity / Scholastic Dishonesty, any student who commits an act of scholastic dishonesty is subject to discipline. Scholastic dishonesty includes but is not limited to cheating, plagiarism, and/or the submission for credit of any work or materials that are attributable in whole or in part to another person. If any of the above mentioned action occurs, their will be an investigation by the academy administrator and appropriate disciplinary action will be taken.