2014 - 2015IB Math SL 2
Teacher: Mr. SwiftRoom 243
Email: Voicemail: 513-947-7563
Textbook:Mathematics for the international student: Mathematics SL
Maenpaa, Owen, Haese, Haese, Haese, & Humphries 2010
COURSE CONTENT: The course will include the study of probability, statistics, and elementary calculus including differential and integral calculus.
ASSIGNMENTS: Assignments may includeworksheets, and/or book work. Assignments will be inspected daily and checked for completeness. At least once a week assignments will be graded for accuracy. Each week a problem set of exam review questions will also be assigned.
QUIZZES: The number of quizzes per chapter will vary. The first type of quiz will usually be given every four to six class periods and be between ten and fifteen minutes in length. The more you explain your response using correct mathematical notation and vocabulary, the better chance you have of earning full credit.The second type will be homework quizzes. For this type of quiz you copy your work for selected homework questions onto the quiz paper.
TESTS: Tests will be given at the completion of a unit or midway through longer units. Each test will consist of short answer, extended answer, and multiple-choice questions for each chapter and could include review questions from previous chapters. Each chapter (or partial chapter) test will be weighted the same. All electronic devices besides your calculator are NOT ALLOWED during exams. There are NO retakes of exams.
CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS:
#1: You are expected to be ON TIME. Be here early, so you are ready to start at the right time.
#2: You are expected to treat EVERYONE in the class with the same attitude of respect you expect to be treated. This includes the language you use, the attitude you bring to class, and the way you respond when asked to do something in class.
#3: You are expected to come to class prepared. Necessary materials should be brought to class each day.
GRADING: Letter grades will be assigned using the district scale adopted by the West Clermont Board of Education. Homework will be weighted 30%, quizzes 20%, and tests 50% of the grade each term.
ABSENCES: It is YOUR responsibility to find out what you missed!!!!!!!!! Progressbook and your classmates are possible sources of that information prior to class.
SUPPLIES: The following is a list of supplies (other than your book) that will be needed throughout the course of the year. For some in-class activities, there are a limited number of supplies in the classroom. However, you will need to use most of these supplies at home. It is in your best interest to obtain as many of them as possible. - A 3-ring notebook dedicated to this class (a 1” binder should be enough to hold everything) -A graphing calculator is needed. In class demonstrations will use TI-83+ and TI-84+ calculators.
- Graph paper can be obtained through a link on my website. - Pencils
RESOURCES AVAILABLE: Mr. Swift’s website:
Class Lecture Notes, and Worksheets Study Tables Limited links to other Math sites on the Internet
SYLLABUS
Unit 14: Descriptive Statistics – 8 days
Key statistical concepts
Measuring the center of data
Measuring the spread of data
Cumulative frequency graphs
Using technology
Variance and standard deviation
Significance of standard deviation
Unit 23: Statistical Distributions of Continuous Random Variables – 12 days
Discrete random variables
Discrete probability distributions
Expectation
Binomial distribution
Unit 24: Statistical Distributions of Continuous Variables - 12 days
Density functions
Normal distributions
Standard normal distribution
Quantiles or k-values
Applications of the normal distributions
Unit 16: Introduction to Calculus -11
Limits
Finding asymptotes using limits
Rates of change
Calculating area under curves
Unit 17: Differential Calculus - 12
The derivative function
Derivatives at a given x-value
Rules of differentiation
The chain rule
The product rule
The quotient rule
Tangent and normals
The second derivative
Unit 18: Applications of Differential Calculus – 20
Time rate of change
General rates of change
Motion in a straight line
Some curve properties
Rational functions
Inflection and shape
Optimisation
Unit 19: Derivatives of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions – 10
Exponential e
Natural logarithms
Derivatives of logarithmic functions
Applications
Unit 20: Derivatives of Trigonometric Functions – 8
Derivatives of trigonometric functions
Optimisation with trigonometry
Unit 21: Integration – 14
Antidifferentiation
The fundamental theorem of calculus
Integration
Integrating
Definite integrals
Unit 22: Applications of Integration - 14
Finding area between curves
Motion problems
Problem solving by integration
Solids of revolution
Unit 15: Probability – 14
Experimental probability
Sample space
Theoretical probability
Tables of Outcomes
Compound events
Using tree diagrams
Sampling
Binomial probabilities
Sets and Venn diagrams
Laws of probability
Independent events
Review for IB Examination – problems throughout each week and practice exams prior to May exam date.
Math Exploration – 10 class days, timeline from September to December