Course Outline MPM1D
Teacher: Mr. A. Smith
Room: 306
Phone: (519) 853-2920
E-mail: smithan@hdsb.ca
Extra Help: Available periods 3 and 4
Website: http://mrandrewsmith.weebly.com
Textbook: Principles of Mathematics (McGraw-Hill, 85$)
This course enables students to develop an understanding of mathematical concepts related to algebra, analytic geometry, and measurement and geometry through investigation, the effective use of technology, and abstract reasoning. Students will investigate relationships, which they will then generalize as equations of lines, and will determine the connections between different representations of a linear relation. They will also explore relationships that emerge from the measurement of threedimensional figures and two-dimensional shapes. Students will reason mathematically and communicate their thinking as they solve multi-step problems.
A student’s final report card grade will be based on the evidence provided of these overall curriculum expectations:
Students will be actively engaged in the following seven processes which are integrated into all areas of the course: problem solving, reasoning and proving, reflecting, connecting, representing, selecting tools and computational strategies and
communicating.
• demonstrate an understanding of the exponent rules of multiplication and division, and apply them to simplify expressions;
• manipulate numerical and polynomial expressions, and solve first-degree equations.
• apply data-management techniques to investigate relationships between two variables;
• demonstrate an understanding of the characteristics of a linear relation;
• connect various representations of a linear relation.
• determine the relationship between the form of an equation and the shape of its graph with respect to linearity and nonlinearity;
• determine, through investigation, the properties of the slope and y-intercept of a linear relation;
• solve problems involving linear relations.
• determine, through investigation, the optimal values of various measurements;
• solve problems involving the measurements of two-dimensional shapes and the surface areas and volumes of three-dimensional figures;
• verify, through investigation facilitated by dynamic geometry software, geometric properties and relationships involving twodimensional shapes, and apply the results to solving problems..
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Term work :
70% of your grade will be based on all of the evidence you have provided. It will reflect your most consistent level of achievement with special consideration given to more recent evidence.
25% Knowledge & Understanding: Knowledge of content and the understanding of mathematical concepts .
15% Application: the application of knowledge and skills in familiar contexts; transfer of knowledge and skills to new contexts; making connections within and between various contexts.
20% Thinking: use of planning and processing skills; use of critical and creative thinking processes.
10% Communication: Expression and organization of ideas and mathematical thinking, communication for different audiences/purposes and use of conventions, vocabulary and terminology of the discipline … all using oral, visual and written forms.
Final Evaluation:
30% of your grade will be determined at the end of the course.
15% Performance Task: Consisting of a mathematical investigation or contextual, open-ended problematic situation suited to a variety of approaches including use of technology where appropriate .
15% EQAO Assessment: Based on the EQAO Assessment of Mathematics (Academic).
It is your responsibility to provide evidence of your learning within established timelines. Due dates for assignments and the scheduling of quizzes and tests will be communicated well in advance to allow you to schedule your time.
If you know that you are going to be away for an evaluation, you should demonstrate your responsibility by informing your teacher prior to the absence. If your absence during an evaluation is unexpected, you will need to demonstrate your responsibility by determining an agreed upon time to write it in consultation with your teacher. Missed evaluations are usually written during your lunch hour on the day that you return but if this is not possible, alternative arrangements can be made.
When you are absent on a regular day, you are responsible for learning the work missed so that you are able to show evidence of this during an evaluation. To help you accomplish this, check the website for the note and then use it to try the assigned work. If difficulties arise, support can be obtained from the teacher during the extra help sessions in the morning before school in Room 306 or through the on-line tutoring offered between 5:30-9:30 pm from Sunday to
Thursday. You must try and get caught up as quickly as possible so that it does not cause problems with subsequent work.
It is your responsibility to be academically honest in all aspects of your schoolwork so that the marks you receive are a true reflection of your achievement. Cheating will not be tolerated and consequences will be issued if this occurs.
Consequences for not meeting these academic standards may include:
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Reporting the issue to your parents;
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Requiring you to complete the original or alternative work after school or during your lunch hour;
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Requiring you to complete an alternative assignment;
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Suspension;
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Assigning a “zero” for an assignment not completed prior to an agreed upon closure date;
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Mark deduction of 5% / day.
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NOTE: the complete HDSB policies and administrative procedures for “Lates and Missed Assignments” and “Cheating and Plagiarism” policies may be found at www.hdsb.ca
These learning skills and work habits will be taught, assessed and evaluated throughout the course.
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Units
1 Numeracy
2 Algebra I
3 Algebra II
Curriculum Focus
Integers, BEDMAS, Fractions, Percent
Exponent Laws; Collecting Like Terms; Distributive Law; Modelling
Solving Equations; Re-arranging Formulas; Modelling
4 Linear
Relations
5 Analytical
Geometry
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Measurement
7 Geometry
Scatter Plots; Lines of Best Fit; Trends; Interpolation/Extrapolation;
Linear vs. Non-Linear; Distance-Time Graphs; Direct and Partial
Variation; Slope=Rate of Change; First Differences
Slope; y=mx+b; Ax+By+C=0; Graphing Methods; Parallel and
Perpendicular Lines; Finding Equation of a Line; Linear Systems
Pythagorean Theorem; Perimeter and Area of Composite Figures;
Surface Area and Volume of Prisms, Pyramids, Cone and Sphere;
Optimization of Measurements
Properties of Triangles, Quadrilaterals and Polygons; Midpoints and
Medians in Triangles; Midpoints and Diagonals in Quadrilaterals
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