Welcome
Precalculus
Find your picture on the screen
and sit in the correct seat.
Required Materials
• Textbook: Precalculus Enhanced with
Graphing Utilities
Recommended Materials
• Pencil, Eraser, and Pen
• Graphing Calculator (TI-83 or TI-84)
• 3 Ring Binder with Loose leaf paper
Course Goals
• This class is designed to review and
introduce all mathematical topics
needed to prepare for Calculus
• To meet and or exceed all of the content
standards as defined by the state of
California
• Topics covered:
– Functions, polynomials, exponents and
logarithms, sequences and series, vectors in
the plane, and trigonometry
Graphing Calculators
• Recommended Calculator
– TI-83 or TI-84 in any series
• Reasons for recommendation
– Instructor will be using this type in class
– It is sufficiently powerful to take you through college
• Students may use any graphing calculator they
want, however TI-89 and TI-92 will not be allowed
on any test or quiz.
Classroom Rules and
Guidelines
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•
You are tardy if you are not seated when the bell
rings. A detention will be given for each tardy.
Upon the 6th tardy, an unsatisfactory grade will be
issued for citizenship.
Bring all materials to class everyday (pencil,
eraser, pen, book, notebook, calculator) You WILL
NOT be excused to go to your locker.
Classroom Rules and
Guidelines
•
•
The only electrical device that is permitted
in class at any time is a calculator. All
others will be result in a detention.
Every time I see your phone you will
receive at least one detention.
Classroom Rules and
Guidelines
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•
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There is to be no eating or drinking in
class. All such contraband will be
confiscated and trashed.
We treat each other how we want to be
treated.
You are responsible for your own actions.
Discipline Procedure
1. First violation will result in a warning.
2. Second violation will result in a detention
and a parental notification
3. Third violation in any one day will result
in a student being removed from class.
Assessment Category I
•
Participation points will be earned when
appropriate for participating
constructively in class.
•
Homework will be assigned and
assessed daily.
•
Extra Credit
Assessment Category II
• Journals
– There will be 10 times during the semester in
which Students will be required to select one
problem from those provided by Mr. Sutton to
answer.
– Due dates and problems will be posted on Mr.
Sutton's website.
– Any journal that does not receive a perfect
score may be redone for a better score
Assessment Category III
• Quizzes
– Quizzes will be composed of basic definitions,
theorem, homework problems, and
Mathematical essay.
Assessment Category IV
• Unit Tests
– There will be a test at the end of each unit of
study.
– They will count for 100 points each
– Will be composed of multiple choice and/or
mathematical essay questions
• Projects
– There will be different projects assigned
throughout the semester.
Assessment Category IV
• Final Exam
– There will be a comprehensive final exam at
the end of the semester.
Grading Policies/Procedures
• Any loose leaf 3-ring binder paper collected
by Mr. Sutton must contain the following
information in the header of the paper in the
following order:
– Legal Name
– Preferred Name
– Period #
– Row #
– Assignment #
– Page/Problem #’s
– Any paper not containing the correct
Grading Policies/Procedures
• Average Daily Grade Weighted as Follows
– Category I counts 10%
– Category II counts 10%
– Category III counts 10%
– Category IV counts 70%
Grading Policies/Procedures
• Your semester grade is based on 2 parts
– Average Daily Grade
• Counts 80%
– Final Exam
• Counts 20%
Grading Policies/Procedures
• Grades will be handed out after each test.
• If ever there are questions about a grade
see Mr. Sutton ASAP.
• A grade of B or better is required in this class
to qualify for AP Calculus AB next year.
• A grade of C or better is required in this
class to qualify for Math Analysis Honors
next year.
Grading Policies and Procedures
• Our grading scale:
+
A
100-97.5
B+ 89.99-87.5
C+ 79.99-77.5
D+ 69.99-67.5
F
97.49-92.5
87.49-82.5
77.49-72.5
67.49-62.5
• Grades are not rounded.
92.49-90
82.49-80.0%
72.49-70.0%
62.49-60.0%
59.99%-0%
ABCDF
General info
• Mr. Sutton will be glad to meet with
students to assist them in learning.
• Phone Number: (714) 626-4530
• Website: www.sutton.troyhigh.com
• Email: dsutton@fjuhsd.net
Mr. Sutton’s Helpful Hints
Complete your homework daily
a. Practice the problems assigned in the
homework
b. Check answers when possible
c. Look for your own mistakes
d. Ask questions in class on things that are not
understood
e. Collected Homework will be graded for effort
 Mr. Sutton will rarely collect the homework
 It is essential to your learning
 Remember Homework is part of your grade.
Mr. Sutton’s Helpful Hints
Be in class everyday
• Makeup Exams will only be given by
appointment
– Makeup Exams are always longer and more
difficult
• A quiz can be given at anytime with or
without notice
– Makeup Quizzes occur at lunch
1. What class are you in?
A. Algebra 2 Honors
B. Algebra 2
C. Precalculus
D. Honors Precalculus
2. Your teachers name is?
A. Mr. Button
B. Mr. Mutton
C. Mr. Sutton
D. Mr. Dutton
C. Mr. Sutton
3. What class do you want to be
in?
A. Algebra 2 College
Prep
B. Honors Precalculus
C. Precalculus
D. Calculus
4. According to the syllabus, the
Required materials for this class
include?
A. Pencil/Pen
B. The Book
C. Calculator
D. All of the above
B. The Book
5. According to the syllabus,
the recommended materials
for this class include?
A. Pencil/Pen
B. Notebook
C. Graphing Calculator
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
6. According to the Syllabus a
detention is always given for?
A. Laughing, because
Mr. Sutton is so funny
B. Shouting out the
solution
C. Being Tardy
D. Having Fun
C. Being Tardy
7. Detentions are also given …
A. Anytime Mr. Sutton
sees your phone
B. Having the wrong
answer
C. Sleeping in class
D. All of the above
A. Anytime Mr. Sutton sees your phone
8. Your grade in this class is
based on total points.
A. True
B. False
B. False
9. Tests count for 70% of your
grade.
A. True
B. False
A. True
10. Mr. Sutton will round an
89.99% to an A-.
A. True
B. False
B. False
Solve the equation
algebraically.
B. 81/35
Solve the equation
algebraically.
C. 38
Solve the equation
algebraically.
C. -36/19
Solve the equation
algebraically.
B. 5/9
Solve the equation
algebraically.
C. -3
Solve the equation
algebraically.
C. 4 and 2
Solve the equation
algebraically.
C. 2/5 and -1
18) Dale is p years old, which
is 3 times Rick's age. In
terms of p, after how many
years will Dale be
exactly twice the age of Rick
C. p/3
19) If b nickels is the perfect
amount to buy r gumballs, how
much does it cost in terms of
nickels, to purchase f
gumballs at the same rate?
D. bf/r
20) Five cows each can produce
at a rate of m pints of milk per
hour and fill a shipment of milk in
n hours, If four cows get sick,
how many hours would it take one
cow producing at a rate of m, to
fill the shipment of milk alone?
B. 5n
21) If the sum of 4 consecutive
integers is p, then, in terms of p,
what is the least of these
integers?
A. (p – 6)/4
22) If a Jet travels at an average
speed of x miles per hour, how
many hour would it take the Jet
to travel 800 miles?
D. 800/x
23) A suitcase of money contains b
hundred dollar bills. After the bills
are distributed evenly among g
federal agents, 8 hundred dollar
bills are left over. In terms of b
and g, how many hundred dollar
bills did each agent get?
B. (B – 8)/g
24)The cost to mix cement is d
dollars for 8 pounds and each
pound makes c yards of cement. In
terms of c and d, what is the dollar
cost of the cement mix required to
make 1 yard of cement?
A. d/(8c)
25) Nick had c bananas. He then
started to divide the bananas
among his 5 friends, but after
giving each friend j bananas, he
decided to eat the rest. How many
bananas did Nick eat?
D. c – 5j
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