Course+Syllabus

** 2011-12 **   ** Course Syllabus **
 * Malden **** High School **


 * Materials: **

3-ring binder (NO spiral notebooks) // Graphing Calculator //// → //// TI-83 plus or TI-84 plus // Pencils Red pen Highlighter ||
 * Textbook(s) || Precalculus, Addison Wesley © 2007 ||
 * Student Supplies || Agenda Book

This course is designed for students who are strong in mathematics and are planning on taking Calculus AP. The content of this course is a comprehensive presentation of trigonometry and a complete coverage of analytic geometry and elementary concepts from calculus such as limits, derivatives, and integrals. The use of a graphing calculator is an integral part of the course. Students are encouraged to purchase a graphing calculator so they will become adept at using this technology.
 * __ Course Description: __**
 * Prerequisite: Algebra II Honors **


 * __ Instructional Philosophy: __**

I believe that __ALL__ students can learn at a high level if they are taught with a variety of instructional strategies. It is the goal of this course to not only build students’ math skills, but also to build their confidence as math learners. In order to achieve these objectives, students will be expected to work individually, in groups and with technological resources to maximize their achievement. Students will have to demonstrate through traditional tests, quizzes, projects, an interactive notebook, and participation in the classroom that they have developed the skills and knowledge necessary to meet the standards of a Pre-calculus course.

The interactive notebook mentioned above will be used in all subjects this year. In this notebook you will demonstrate your ability to interact thoughtfully with text, visuals, data, phenomena, presentations, and one another. The interactive notebook will assist you in building new mathematical knowledge, skills, and understanding.

Algebra Prerequisites Solving Equations Graphically, Numerically, and Algebraically Graphs, Properties, Operations, and Modeling with Linear, piecewise, parametric, and inverse functions Polynomial, Power, and Rational Functions Exponential, Logistic, and Logarithmic Functions Trigonometric Functions Analytic Trigonometry Applications of Trigonometry Vectors, Parametric and Polar Equations Analytic Geometry Conic Sections Sequences and Series Introduction to Calculus Limits, Derivatives, and Integrals
 * Key Topics Covered: **


 * 1st Quarter Grading Policy **

* Major Projects || 65% ||  10%  || (notes, reflections, revisions, etc) * Class Participation (written, oral) ||
 * || ** Algebra 2 H **   ** Trigonometry & Adv. Algebra CP **   ** Trig & Pre-Calculus H **  ** Intr. To Calculus H ** ||
 * * Tests & Quizzes
 * *Quarterly Exam ||
 * * Notebook

15% || //(Assignments that must be completed outside of class which will reinforce content knowledge and skills; most often completed in __notebooks__//.  Ex: Assignments from the text ||
 * *Homework

10% ||