Onekama Consolidated School 2007
– 2008
Precalculus ~ Room 301
Syllabus and Summary
BALDNER’S CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS:
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On time and ready to work
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Prepared with tools (pencil, paper, notebook, text,
scientific calculator) and a good attitude
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Please leave food, beverages, all electronics, and any
other distracters in your locker or at home
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Be respectful
Insubordination of any sort will not be tolerated
and will result in immediate RTC procedures.
CLASS TIME:
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Problem of the Day (2-3 minutes) ~ Each day as
the student enters the room there will be a mathematics problem on
the front marker board. The students should copy this problem into
their Math Journal and solve the problem to the best of their
ability. Each problem will be aligned with the current Michigan High
School Content Expectations and will give the students an
opportunity for practice and discussion. The students should keep
these Problems of the Day separate from classroom notes and ever
ready to turn in for assessment.
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Collect/correct homework (2-10 minutes) ~
Homework will be assigned each day and will be turned in at the
start of class the next day. We may correct some or all of this as a
group; often students will turn in their work for teacher
assessment.
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Introduction to the new lesson (10-20 minutes)
~ Lecture, discussion, notes, examples, anecdotes, interactive
learning, …
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Guided Practice (10-20 minutes) ~ Students
practice new problems while classroom help is available.
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Independent Practice (30-45 minutes) ~ Students
practice new problems as well as review problems from the text (University
of Chicago Mathematics Project – Precalculus and Discreet
Mathematics, Scott, Foresman and Company, 1992)
GRADES:
Course grades will be determined by averaging the
scores from each of five areas: Homework, Quizzes, Tests, Math’s
Journal, Participation.
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Homework ~ daily opportunities for points
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Quizzes ~ may be announced or unannounced;
usually covering material recently read by the student and problems
recently encountered by the student
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Tests ~ two or three per marking period; always
announced at least a week in advance and covering more material (a
whole chapter) than a quiz
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Mathematics Journal ~ journal entries will
include each Problem of the Day as well as weekly writing exercises
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Participation ~ students may earn daily points
for preparedness, participation in classroom discussions and events,
helpfulness, and attitude; students involved in the RTC process
forfeit all Participation points for that day
CONTENT:
Students will study the following topics during the
year:
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Logic
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Graphs of functions
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Sequences and limits
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Operators on and composition of functions
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Integers and Polynomial
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Rational relations and functions
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Trigonometric relations and identities
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Recursive and Explicit formulas
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Polar coordinates
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Complex Numbers
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The Derivative
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Combinatorics
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Graphs, paths, and circuits
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Vectors
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The Definite Integral
NOTE TO PARENTS:
I am blessed to be here in Onekama and appreciate
the opportunity to work with your sons and daughters in the classroom. I
look forward to meeting all of you and to a wonderful school year.
Please feel free to stop in and visit any time; if you ever have
questions you can call (231) 889-4251 x301 or email
dbaldner@manistee.org. |