Math 187/ Pre Calculus Honors Course Information 2015-16
DUAL ENROLLMENT: BARRY GOLDWATER HIGH SCHOOL AND GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Instructor: Mrs. Ellen Sizemore
Email: ellen.sizemore@dvusd.org
Room 317
Phone: 623-445-3147
Mrs. Sizemore’s Website: Go to the BGHS site, click departments, then math, then me.
Manage Bac website for marks and progress: https://bghs.managebac.com/login
Powerschools website for attendance: http://ps.dvusd.org/public
BGHS website: http://www.dvusd.org/Domain/39
***To see odd problems from text worked out:
http://www.calcchat.com/book/Precalculus-With-Limits-AGA-5e/
Text: Precalculus with Limits: A Graphing Approach Larson, Hostetler, and Edwards. Fifth Edition Houghton Mifflin
The textbook has a student companion website (there is not an access code required). Go to:
www.cengagelearning.com Students should then search for the title of their book, then click on the companion site
from there.
Course Description: This course combines topics from college algebra and trigonometry and prepares the student for
analytic geometry and calculus. Additionally, this course is designed to meet the requirements of the Deer Valley
Mathematics Curriculum and the Arizona State Standards.
Suggested Classroom Items:
3-ring binder, graph paper, pencils, dry erase marker, colored pen, eraser, and graphing calculator; TI-83 or TI-84 is
suggested. I will be using the TI 84 in class. You may be able to check out a calculator through the bookstore. See me
for the paperwork. You will need to fill out the form and have it signed by a parent or guardian.
Your grade will be determined by assessment of your proficiency in the standards for this course. Practice work will
be assigned and should be completed in order to gain proficiency in skills. Students that do not develop and practice
skills through these assignments are not likely to pass this course.
Attendance Policy:
Excessive absences or tardiness may result in loss of high school credit for this class.
If you have 5 hours or more of unexcused absences, you may be withdrawn from the dual enrollment course.
Make Up Policy: Being absent on the day before a test does NOT excuse the student from taking the test if he/she was
present the day the test was announced.
Extra Help: If you find yourself in need of help with math, many students find it helpful to get together after school and
form study groups to work together to help each other. You are welcome to work in my classroom after school.
Community service/CAS hours opportunity: BGHS is implementing an intervention program to help students that need
support in algebra 1-2. During the advisory period, which will take place on Tuesdays after second period, freshmen
students will go to a designated area to get one on one help from you! Yes, you can use your advisory time to be a tutor
and a mentor for the younger students. I will train you as to how to be an effective tutor. Additionally, I will always
provide you with the worksheet for each tutoring session ahead of time, and we will go over it to make sure you are
comfortable with the material. This is a great opportunity for both you and the younger students. It also helps you
keep your skills sharp. I will provide more detailed information about this program in the near future, but please
consider participating in the program. You can make a big difference for our younger students.
Classroom
Expectations
Be Respectful
Be Responsible
Be Safe
-Listen the first time
- Be there
-Treat all school and personal property
with care
- Be on time
- Be involved
-Keep hands, feet and objects to
yourself
-Speak kindly and when appropriate
- Be honest
-Use electronics appropriately
- Eat/Drink in
appropriate areas
- Be ready
-Ask permission to leave
-Own your actions
Tardy students will be assigned an after school detention. If you are not in your seat when the bell rings, you are tardy.
Consequences for not meeting expectations:
1st Intervention: Conference with student
2nd Intervention: Parent phone call, lunch detention, written reflection, buddy room or other fitting consequence
3rd Intervention: After school detention, contact parents
4th Intervention: Referral to office
***Teacher may skip steps if necessary
What to do immediately upon entering this classroom:
1. Take your seat.
2. Turn all electronic devices off and place in backpack. Inappropriate use of electronic devices will result in
confiscating device to a secure area for the class period.
3. Take out all necessary materials and place backpack on the floor under your desk.
4. Read the smart board and follow all directions posted.
5. Complete any bell work that is assigned.
Parents and students: Please sign below indicating that you have read and understand the course information and
expectations. Return to Mrs. Sizemore.
Student: I will:
Come to school on time prepared for class and ready to learn
Complete assignments on time to the best of my ability
Ask for help when I need it
Keep my electronic devices in my backpack and not use them in class unless authorized by my teacher.
Inappropriate use of electronic devices will result in confiscating device to a secure area for the class period.
Contribute positively to the classroom environment and obey school rules
I have read and understand the class syllabus and expectations.
Signature________________________________________________________________ Date___________
Parent:
I have read and support the class syllabus and expectations.
Signature________________________________________________________________ Date____________
Phone___________________
email_________________
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Teacher: Mrs. Sizemore
E-mail: ellen.sizemore@dvusd.org
Phone: 623-445-3147
Manage Bac website for marks and progress: https://bghs.managebac.com/login
Powerschools website for attendance: http://ps.dvusd.org/public
Mrs. Sizemore’s Website: Go to BGHS site, click departments, then math, then Sizemore.
To see odd problems worked out step by step go to:
http://www.calcchat.com/book/Precalculus-With-Limits-AGA-5e/