Wel come to the Worl d of Pre-AP Al gebra II

D I S C O V E R I N G A D V A N C E D A L G E B R A
Hedr!c"#o H!gh School
Instructors:
John Kaatz David Park
Voicemail: 512.594.1303 Voicemail: 512.594.1304
Email: John.Kaatz!"#d.net Email: David.Park!"#d.net
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0icole 1te2art Jackie Villal3a
Voicemail: 512.594.1314 Voicemail: 512)594)1323
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Course Description and Course Objectives:
Pre)+P +l6e3ra 2 2ill 3e6in 2ith an in#!ection o. linear model# and #'#tem# o. linear e5%ation#7 and their
6ra!hical re!re#entation#. $hi# .o%ndation 2ill allo2 %# to or6anize data 2ith tran#ition dia6ram# and
matrice#7 con#tr%ct #'#tem# o. ine5%alitie# and their con#traint#7 and %#e linear !ro6rammin6 to #olve real)
2orld #it%ation#. 0e8t 2e 2ill take an e8!anded look at .%nction#7 relation#7 and tran#.ormation#. (e 2ill
al#o e8!lore e8!onential7 !o2er7 and lo6arithmic .%nction# and their relation to model# o. 6ro2th and
deca'. 9%adratic and other !ol'nomial .%nction# 2ill 3e anal'zed in de!th7 a# 2ell7 and identi"ed in
e8!loration# o. .allin6 o3:ect# and !ro:ectile motion. $he 'ear 2ill concl%de 2ith o%r #t%d' o. rational
.%nction# and conic #ection#.
1t%dent di#cover' i# at the heart o. o%r ri6oro%# Pre)+P c%rric%l%m and it i# "lled 2ith en6a6in6
inve#ti6ation# o. mathematical conce!t#. -oo!erative learnin67 !ro:ect#7 2ritin6 a##e##ment# and
o3#ervational a##e##ment# 2ill 3e %#ed e8ten#ivel'. $hi# co%r#e re5%ire# the #t%dent to read7 2rite7 #!eak
and re#earch mathematic# at an in)de!th and ri6oro%# level. $he 6oal o. thi# co%r#e i# to la' the
.o%ndation .or colle6e level mathematic# and hi6her)order thinkin6 #kill#. Do not 3e intimidated; <. 'o%
are 2illin6 to 2ork hard and learn to 5%e#tion thin6# aro%nd 'o%7 'o% 2ill 3e #%cce##.%l in thi# co%r#e. Pre
+P +l6e3ra 2 i# not .or the elite7 it i# .or the !re!ared and hard)2orkin6; =o%r teacher# care a3o%t 'o% a# a
#t%dent and en:o' mathematic#. &ath i# a %niver#al lan6%a6e7 and it i# o%r 6oal .or 'o% to learn 3'
di#cover'. $hi# mean# that 'o% m%#t take re#!on#i3ilit' .or 'o%r ed%cation. (e 2ant 'o% to 5%e#tion
thin6# and 2onder 2h' the' 2ork. <t i# o%r 6oal .or 'o% to 3ecome #%cce##.%l mathematical thinker# 2ho
can thrive in the real 2orld. 1o7 i. 'o% 2ant to learn +l6e3ra> 'o% 2ill; (hat 'o% ma' not realize i# that
'o% alread' %#e +l6e3ra in 'o%r ever'da' live#? the#e conce!t# are not ne2> :%#t a ne2 2a' o. #eein6
thin6#;
Course Requirements:
1. Required Supplies: !encil#7 !en#7 note3ook !a!er7 3)rin6 3inder 2ith at lea#t 5 divider#@7 an o!en
mind7 and a #tron6 2ork ethic
2. Requested Supplies: 6ra!hin6 calc%lator@@7 4)!ack +++ 3atterie#
@Ar6anization i# a ke' .actor in 3ein6 #%cce##.%l7 th%# each #t%dent i# re5%ired to kee! an or6anized 3)rin6
3inder.
@@$he PB%6erville <1D &ath De!artment# recommend the $<)*3C or $<)*4 Edition 6ra!hin6 calc%lator. $<)
*3C calc%lator# are ke!t in the cla##room .or %#e o. #t%dent#7 3%t cannot 3e checked o%t .or home %#e.
Format and Procedures:
1. $he teacher and admini#trator# 2ill handle tard' !roced%re# in accordance 2ith #chool 6%ideline#.
2. <. 'o% mi## a cla##7 it i# 'o%r re#!on#i3ilit' to check 2ith 'o%r teacher to determine the material
mi##ed7 com!lete the material and #%3mit 2ithin the ne8t t2o cla## !eriod#.
3. <. 'o% mi## a te#t7 'o% are re#!on#i3le .or makin6 arran6ement# to take the te#t 2ithin t2o cla##
meetin6#. <. the #t%dent i# a3#ent on the da' o. a revie27 the' are #till re#!on#i3le to take the te#t
on the a##i6ned da'. Only when a student misses a day of instruction of new course
content will they not be ased to tae the test!
4. If you plan to be absent from class for a school sponsored activity, you must tell your
teacher BEFORE that class and make arrangements to complete all assignments,
quizzes, and tests that ill be missed, BEFORE !O" #E$%E for that activity& 'hen you
return to class, you are e(pected to perform as if you had been present for the
class)classes missed&
5. <. 'o% are a3#ent the da' a !ro:ect or a##i6nment i# d%e7 it i# d%e the da' 'o% ret%rn to cla##.
6. 1t%dent# #corin6 3elo2 40D on a ma:or 6rade 2ill 3e allo2ed to retake a more rigorous
a##e##ment a.ter com!letin6 !rere5%i#ite 2ork. +ll rete#tin6 m%#t 3e com!lete 2ithin "ve da'# o.
receivin6 the 6raded te#t. $he hi6her 6rade7 2ith a ma8im%m o. 40D7 2ill 3e recorded.
7. Prere5%i#ite 2ork:
a. +cc%ratel' correct all mi##ed !ro3lem# o. the a##e##ment on the 6iven correction
.orm.
3. 1t%dent# m%#t attend t%torial# 2ith a EE1 math teacher to com!lete the correction
.orm.
c. + te#t correction .orm #i6ned 3' a !arentF6%ardian and a EE1 math teacher that
hel!ed correct the a##e##ment.
8. -ond%ct: Ge 1+,E7 Ge HE1PE-$,IJ and Ge HE1PA01<GJE Kcome to cla## on time and !re!aredL;
"radin#:
*0D ) &a:or Mrade# K$e#t#F Pro:ect#L
20D ) &inor Mrade# K9%izze#FDail' (orkFEome2ork7 etc.L
$ajor "rades:
Each ma:or 6rade 2ill reBect a #t%dentN# ma#ter' o. an +l6e3ra 2 conce!t. ,or e8am!le on a te#t7 each
conce!t that i# a##e##ed 2ill 3e 6iven a #e!arate ma:or 6rade. Pro:ect# 2ill al#o 3e 6iven !eriodicall' and
2ill co%nt a# a ma:or 6rade. Pro:ect# not t%rned in on the d%e date 2ill 3e treated a# a rete#t. $h%#7 2ill 3e
d%e 2ithin *ve #chool da'# and receive a ma8im%m 6rade o. 40D. +ll 2ork m%#t 3e #%3mitted 3e.ore the
end o. the three 2eek 6radin6 !eriod to avoid a 6rade o. 0.

$inor "rades:
Dail' 2ork Khome2orkFin cla## 2orkL 2ill 3e a##i6ned dail'; +l#o7 home2ork 2ill 3e a##e##ed thro%6h
.re5%ent 5%izze# K3oth anno%nced O %nanno%ncedL. Ather a##e##ment# ma' incl%de 2arm)%!#7 2ritin6
a##i6nment#7 e8it ticket#7 6ro%! activitie#7 and note3ook check#.
%cademic Inte#rity:
Each #t%dent in thi# co%r#e i# e8!ected to a3ide 3' the PB%6erville <1D -ode o. -ond%ct and 1t%dent
Eand3ook 2ith re6ard# to +cademic <nte6rit'. +n' 2ork #%3mitted 3' a #t%dent in thi# co%r#e .or
academic credit 2ill 3e the #t%dentN# o2n 2ork %nle## other2i#e #!eci"call' directed 3' the teacher.
Pre&%P %l#ebra ' Class Contract (')*+ , ')*-.
< have read and a6ree to the term# o. the cla## #'lla3%#.
< 2ill 6ive 100D ePort in thi# cla## Q incl%din6 cla## 2ork7 home2ork7 and an' other activitie# the
cla## i# a#ked to do.
< 2ill re#!ect each cla##mate 3' !%ttin6 !eo!le %! rather than !%ttin6 !eo!le do2n7 and li#tenin6
care.%ll' to ever'one. < 2ill choo#e not to 3%ll' an'one in an' 2a'7 #%ch a# 'ellin67 !%#hin67
to%chin67 :%d6in67 or anno'in6.
(hatever i# #aid in thi# room 2ill #ta' in thi# room7 #o that thi# i# a #a.e !lace to make mi#take#
and learn .rom them.
< realize that < 2ill 3e challen6ed in thi# cla## and it i# m' choice to accept the challen6e.
< ackno2led6e and 2ill #trive to meet the class e/pectations0 and < 2ill .ollo2 all cla## and #chool
r%le#.
< ackno2led6e and 2ill acce!t the consequences i. < .ail to meet the cla## e8!ectation# or cla##
and #chool r%le#.
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< have read and %nder#tand the co%r#e re5%irement# and !roced%re# .or Pre)+P +l6e3ra <<.
$o ackno2led6e recei!t o. thi# in.ormation7 !lea#e com!lete and have 'o%r #t%dent ret%rn thi# .orm to
hi#Fher teacher by %u#ust '5
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R1$I2D1R: Please have one of your parents:#uardians email your teacher with your full
name and the number of your class period in the subject line and their full name in the
body of the email! 1mail is the best form of communication and provides up&to&date
information! If your parents:#uardians do not have an email address at home or wor0
please spea with your teacher before or after class %4%P!