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Pre‐CalculusMathematics11
AbouttheCourse
Mrs.Odlum‐Room2009
StudentsmusthavesuccessfullycompletedFoundationsandPre‐CalculusMath10toenrollinthiscourse.
Formanystudents,Pre‐Calculus11willbechallenging.Studentsshouldexpecttoputinmoretimeand
effortthaninMath10.Itisessentialtoattendeachclass,completetheassignedpracticeandaskforhelp
whenneeded.StudentswhostruggledinMath10andarenotpreparedtoreviewandpracticeskills
regularlywilllikelyexperienceahighdegreeoffrustrationandmaynotbesuccessfulinthiscourse.A
privatetutorisstronglyrecommendedifthisisthecase.
Pre‐Calculus11satisfiesgraduationrequirementsandisrequiredforentryintomanypost‐secondary
educationalprograms.Themarkyouachieveinthiscoursewillappearonyoureducationalrecordafter
graduation,soitisveryimportanttoputinyourbesteffortandreachyourfullpotential.
LearningOutcomes
Learningoutcomesarestatementsofwhatstudentsareexpectedtoknowandbeabletodobytheendofthe
course.BelowisasummaryfromtheMinistryofEducation.Acompletelistoftheoutcomescanbefoundat:
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/pdfs/mathematics/WNCPmath1012/2008math_precalc1112.pdf
Itisexpectedthatstudentswill
UnitTopics
demonstrateanunderstandingof…
 absolutevalue(A1)
 operationsonradicalexpressions(A2)
Algebra&Number
 radicalequations(A3)
Developalgebraicreasoning
 rationalexpressions(A4)
andnumbersense
 operationsonrationalexpressions(A5)
 rationalequations(A6)
Trigonometry
Developtrigonometric
reasoning
Relations&Functions
Developalgebraicand
graphicalreasoningthrough
thestudyofrelations
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anglesinstandardposition[0°to360°](B1)
thethreeprimarytrigonometricratios(B2)
thesineandcosinelaws(B3)
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factoringpolynomialexpressions(C1)
absolutevaluefunctions(C2)
quadraticfunctionsinvertexform(C3)
quadraticfunctionsinstandardform(C4)
quadraticequations(C5)
systemsoflinear‐quadraticand
quadratic‐quadraticequations(C6)
linearandquadraticinequalitiesintwovariables(C7)
quadraticinequalitiesinonevariable(C8)
arithmeticsequencesandseries(C9)
geometricsequencesandseries(C10)
reciprocalfunctions(C11)
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AssessmentandEvaluation
Studentworkwillbeassessedusingthefollowingrubric:
FullyMeeting
Expectations
MeetingExpectations
4
3
 Demonstratesa
thorough
understandingof
concepts
 Solutionfollowsa
logicalsequence
butmaycontain
minorerrors
and/oromissions
thatdonotdetract
fromthe
demonstrationofa
thorough
understanding
 Demonstratesa
good
understandingof
concepts
 Solutionfollowsa
logicalsequence
butcontainsminor
errorsand/or
omissions
MinimallyMeeting
Expectations
2
 Demonstratesa
basic
understandingof
concepts
 Solutionfollowsa
mostlylogical
sequencebut
containsmore
significanterrors
and/oromissions
NotYetMeetingExpectations
1
 Demonstratesa
limited
understandingof
concepts
 Solutionfollowsonly
apartiallylogical
sequenceand
containsmajor
errors
OR
 Nologicalsolution
isprovided,but
answeriscorrect
0
 Demonstratesno
understandingof
concepts
 Solutionisillogical
OR
 Asolutionhasnot
beenattempted
Assessmentswillincludetestsanddailyquizzes,butmayalsoincludeobservationandconversation.Work
habitmarksarebasedoneffort,attitude,attendanceandpunctuality.
Studentprogresswithrespecttothelearningoutcomeswillusetheapprovedlettergradesandpercentages
assetoutbytheMinistryofEducation:
LetterGrade/
Description
Percentage
A
Studentisfullymeetingexpectationsoftheprescribedlearningoutcomes.
86‐100%
B
73‐85%
Studentismeetingexpectationsoftheprescribedlearningoutcomes.
C+
67‐72%
C
60‐66%
Studentisminimallymeetingexpectationsoftheprescribedlearningoutcomes.
C‐
50‐59%
I
(inprogress)
Studentisnotyetmeetingexpectationsoftheprescribedlearningoutcomes.An
“I‐package”willbeassignedandanopportunitytoprovideevidencethatthe
outcomeshavebeenmetwillbegiven.
F
0–49%
Outcomeswerenotmetbytheendofthecourse.
Thefinalcoursegradewillbedeterminedbythecumulativesemesterevaluation(80%)andafinalexam
(20%).
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RequiredMaterials
Pleasebringthefollowingtoeachclass:
 binderwithlinedpaperandclasshandouts(graphpaperwillbesuppliedwhenneeded)
 pencil,eraser,penformarking
 scientificcalculator(notoneonamobiledevice)
 textbook(Pre‐Calculus11,McGraw‐HillRyerson)
ClassroomExpectations
Striveforsuccess:
 Bepreparedforclassandstayorganized.
 Useclasstimeeffectively.Thiswillnotonlygiveyoutheopportunitytoaskforhelpwhenyouare
havingdifficulties,butwillalsominimizetheamountofworkyouwillneedtotakehomewithyou.
 Completeallassignedpracticepriortothenextclass.Askformoreifyouarestrugglingwitha
particularconcept.
 Doyourmathworkinpencil,notpen.Partoflearningmathismakinglotsofmistakes,soyouwill
needtoerasethem.
Berespectful:
 Respectyourteacherandyourclassmates.
 Respectyourlearningbyremovinganydistractions.Thisincludesyourmobiledevice.Thereare
timeswhenIwillrequireyoutouseitduringcertainclassactivities,butotherwiseitshouldnotbe
seenorheard.
 Respecttheclassroombyremovingallgarbageandrecyclables.
 Arrivetoclassontime.Youareadistractionwhenyouarelateandwillmisspartofthelesson.
SpecialNoteonAttendance
Whileitisunderstandablethatstudentswillgetsickorhavefamilyemergencies,theoriginalclassroom
experiencecanneverbe100%duplicated.Ifpossible,appointmentsshouldnotbebookedduringthisclass
asanabsencewillaffectastudent’slevelofunderstandingofthematerial.Itisthestudent’sresponsibilityto
catchuponanythingmissedduringanabsence.Studentsshouldcheckmywebsite,completewhatcanbe
doneofthemissedwork,andseemethedaytheyarebackatschool.Missedassessmentsmustbecompleted
assoonaspossible.
ExtraHelp
Studentswhoarehavingdifficultieswithaconceptareencouragedtoseekhelpassoonaspossible.Thisis
soimportantinmathasconceptsoftendependonpreviousones.Aprivatetutorisstronglyrecommendedif
astudentisstrugglingwithmanyoftheconcepts.
I hope to have an enjoyable semester together! Ask questions and work well during our time
together in class – this will help you to be as successful as possible.
- Mrs. Odlum
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