Welcome to Algebra 1
Course Description:
This class is a freshman level mathematics class. Algebra 1 is the gateway to all higher mathematics, and
an essential part of your future education. The skills and concepts you learn this year will help you think
logically, problem-solve, recognize relationships and patterns, and represent verbal situations as
equations, both in mathematics and in other subjects.
Materials:
 Algebra 1; Sourcebook & Practice Book, Sadlier-Oxford, ISBN 978-0-8215-8209-1
 Each student will receive a TI-83 Plus graphing calculator to use. If you wish to purchase a
graphing calculator I recommend you check with your child’s future high school as to which
calculator they require for freshman. For example OPRF requires the TI-Inspire, while most
others are a TI-83 Plus, or TI-84.
 Additional Supplies Needed
o Pencils
o Notebook for notes and work
o Graph paper (supplied but never hurts to have your own)
o Straight Edge (ruler, or bottom of a protractor, it will help greatly with graphing)
Class Structure:
The class is utilizing a Flipping the Classroom structure. This means we will attempt to have you learn as
much about the lesson at home and then practice those applications(aka “homework”) in the classroom.
We are going to do this by utilizing www.khanacademy.org. At Khan Academy there are videos that you
will watch covering the lesson topics. Not every lesson will have a video but a majority do.(There is also
an IPad app search khan academy, it is free) You will take notes in the format shown on the next page,
and then in class I will review what you learned in the video and answer questions about the lesson.
Then you have the rest of the class period to complete your practice problems.(again “homework”) At
the end of the year you will take a Final Exam on all topics covered throughout the year.
Assessments:
 Each Chapter
o Each lessons work as a homework grade
o 3 Quizzes
o 1 Test
o 1 Cumulative Review (quiz grade, take home, open book, open notes)
o 1 Extra Credit opportunity (Problem Solving page in workbook)
 Final Grade
o Each Semester 30%
o Final Exam 10%
Grades:
 Homework: 20%
 Quizzes: 35%
 Tests: 45%
Teacher Expectations:
 Participate!!!!!!
o Ask Questions
 Respect your peers and their efforts
o Encourage and help
o No Putdowns!!!
 Each student does their own work
 Take Notes on khan academy videos
 Show your work on all homework, quizzes, and tests.
 Complete review work prior to review
 Use review work as a study tool for your tests
 Give it your best shot!!
Notes Guidelines:
Lesson 1-1 Rational and Irrational Numbers
Any video examples and notes can go here
Vocab: (this will come from me in class, may repeat from video but it is important)
Rational Number- the quotient of 2 integers a and b, written a/b with b≠0
Terminating Decials- such as 0.41, 3.0, -5.7, have a finite number of digits
Etc………..
Examples: (other examples that I put up on the board for us to do together as a class)
-321.11 rational number
45 whole number, integer, rational number
Etc…….