Curriculum Night

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The Course
PreCalculus is a fast paced, upper level mathematics course intended only for students with a strong desire to learn advance math and problem solving
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The Content
Advanced Algebra Topics
A lot of what was covered in Algebra II, just more in depth
Calculus Fundamentals

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Tests
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Homework Completion 25%
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Weekly Quizzes 20%
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Participation/Preparation 10%
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Notebook 10%

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Homework is assigned every night with the exception of Friday.
Homework is accepted for 75% credit on the day following the due date and for 50% credit two days after the due date. After that no late assignments are accepted.
Graded for appropriate completion
Students are asked to work hard and ask questions!
Peer Tutoring/Study Groups
Homework is 25% of a student’s overall grade

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EVERY FRIDAY, which there is not a test
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Covers the material given for homework that week
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Intended to act as a check for how much the student’s are retaining
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Quizzes are 20% of a student’s overall grade

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Approximately 2-3 per quarter
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Intended to be challenging and fair
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Reviews may or may not be provided
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Tests are 35% of a student’s overall grade

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Each student is REQUIRED to keep a notebook
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Notebook checks are done every Friday
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Checks included whether or not material is present in the notebook as well as how clean/neat the notebook is
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At the end of each quarter a detailed notebook check will take place

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Each day students receive 5 Points for being prepared for class. This includes one point for each a calculator, a pencil, his/her book, notebook and assignment notebook
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A participation grade is also given at the end of each quarter
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This is 10% of the student’s overall grade

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Do his/her work!
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Care about learning!
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Don’t act up
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Ask Questions!
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Be accountable for his/her own actions
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Come to me for help!

 www.classroll.com
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Grades updated every Friday
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Tentative assignments inputted a week prior and updated daily
 www.quia.com/pages/cookprecalculus.html
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Course message board
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Practice problems/activities