PAUL ROBESON HIGH SCHOOL
Honors Advanced Algebra With Trigonometry
Fall 2012
Ms. Bowman
Cell: (864) 506-5664
Email: kim.l.bowman@gmail.com
CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS AND PROCEDURES
Welcome back to Paul Robeson High School! I am excited about this year and the goals that we are going to
accomplish. This year, you will be challenged to give your 100% in this class. My BIG goal for all of you is to not
only be prepared for AP Calculus, but to increase your ACT by an average of 3-4 points. In order to make this year
a successful one, we must all start on the same page and stay there all year! The following are policies and
procedures you are expected to follow at all times.
Textbook(s) and Publisher(s): Pre-Calculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic;
Demana, Waits, Foley, Kennedy, 7th Edition, 2004.
CLASSROOM PROCEDURES:
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All school-wide rules apply in this classroom.
Bathroom and Locker Passes will not be given the first and last 15 minutes of class.
Make-up work will not be completed in class.
When you come to class, you are to pick up any materials left on the table or counter. Place any papers or
notes you need to give to your teacher in the INBOX facedown.
CLASS NORMS
To ensure that our classroom is safe, productive, and welcoming for all students, we must always abide by the
following guidelines:
 Value yourself and each other
 Respect the learning environment
 Be on-time and prepared
 Be persistent
 Be brave!!!!
CLASS MATERIALS
To complete the work that needs to be done in this class and to maximize your awesome potential as students, you’ll
need to come prepared to class every day. Here is what you’ll need to bring:
1. A 1.5 or 2 inch, 3-ring binder
2. 4 Dividers and Filler paper (you may need to get more later in the semester)
3. Pencils with erasers
4. Graphing calculator (TI-83 recommended)
5. Textbook: Precalculus: Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic Seventh Edition
BINDER
Your binder will be graded at each test and checked randomly throughout the year for bonus points. Your binder
should be divided in to the following sections:
 Do Now
 Notes
 Classwork/Homework
 Quizzes/Tests/Test Corrections
GRADING POLICY
A grade sheet must be kept at the beginning of your binder, behind this syllabus. Grades will be determined by
using a point value system. Each assignment will be given a point total. In order to calculate your grade at any
point, add all the points you have earned by that point and divide this by the total points.
Homework:
5 pts.
Projects/Performance Tasks: 30-100 pts.
Quizzes:
10 pts.
Tests:
200 pts.
Binder:
50 pts.
GRADING SCALE
A 90-100
B 80-89
C 70-79
D 60-69
F 59 and below
COURSE TOPICS
Semester One
Equations and Inequalities
Common Core State Standards
A-SSE3; A-CED1,2; A-REI3,4,10; F-IF1,2,4,5
Functions
F-IF1,4,5,7
Linear Functions and Graphs
F-IF1,4,5,7
Systems of Equations and Inequalities
Quadratic Functions and Equations
Polynomial Functions and Equations
Semester Two
Rational Functions and Equations
Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Trigonometric Functions
Analytic Trigonometry
Mathematical Sequences and Probability
Quadratic Relations and Conic Sections
F-BF3; F-IF8; A-REI6,7,11, A-SSE3
F-IF4,7; A-REI4; A-APR3; A-CED1; N-CN1,2,3
A-APR1,2,3; A-SSE3; F-IF7
Common Core State Standards
A-APR6,7,12; A-REI5,7,10,12
F-LE1,2,5; F-IF8b
F-TF1,2,3,4,5,8,9; G-SRT8,10,11
F-TF1,8,9
S-CP1,2,3,5,9; S-MD6, 7
G-GPE1,2,3
Common Core State Standard(s):
1) Number and Quantity (N)
2) Algebra (A)
3) Functions (F)
4) Modeling (M)
5) Geometry (G)
6) Statistics and Probability (S)
ACT’S College Readiness Standards and Performance Descriptors:
These standards can be found on the ACT website at www.act.org
***PSAE TEST is April 23 - 24, 2013
CPS ATTENDANCE POLICY
Students must attend their classes in order to learn and retain course subject matter. Therefore, students’
success in earning credits towards promotion shall be determined by attendance in class as well as by performance
on academic assignments. Students with excessive absences from their classes shall be penalized as follows.
1. Students who have unexcused absences in 10% of the classes shall earn no grade higher than a B in the
course.
2. Students who have unexcused absences in 15% of the classes shall earn no grade higher than a C in the
course.
3. Students who have unexcused absences in 20% of the classes shall not pass the course and shall receive no
credit.
TEACHER EXPECTATIONS
You can expect the following from me:
1. an organized, productive learning environment
2. engaging lessons that meet National Common Core Standards
3. graded work returned to you in a timely manner
4. constructive feedback
5. individual support when needed
6. high expectations and rigorous academic goals
7. parental contact to communicate positive gains and areas of concern
8. a teacher who is prepared and excited to teach you every day!
9. assignments and due dates posted regularly on internet
I have read and understand the following expectations and procedures. Signatures are due by first notebook
check!!
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