Advanced Algebra 1

Room: 901                                                                                                                             

e-mail : dpreston@auburn.wednet.edu

Materials: 

Bring the following to class every day (unless otherwise instructed):

• • Unit Note Packet

  • Paper

  • Pens and Pencils 

  • Calculator  

  • Charged Chromebook

Outline:  

We will cover the following 1st semester:

• • Unit 1 Linear Functions

  • Unit 2 Quadratic Functions 

  • Unit 3 Quadratic Equations and Complex Numbers 

  • Unit 4 Polynomial Functions

Catalog Course Description:  

OPEN TO: 10, 11, 12 Full Year Course.

PREREQUISITE: Teacher’s signature.  Recommend a “C” grade in Algebra 1&2, and Geometry 1&2.  Require passing first semester to remain in the class second semester.

Advanced Algebra topics are presented and include: discrete math, equations and inequalities, functions and their roots, conic sections, logarithms, and trigonometry. Graphing calculator skills are taught and applied to problem solving.

General Course Content Learning Outcomes: 

By the end of the quarter, the student should be able to:

• 1. Analyze, graph, and problem solve situations involving parent functions and their transformations.

  2. Analyze, graph, and problem solve situations involving linear functions and equations.

  3. Analyze, graph, and problem solve situations involving two variables with a linear relationship.

  4. Analyze, graph, and problem solve linear and quadratic systems of up to three variables.

  5. Analyze, graph, and problem solve situations involving quadratic functions, equations, and inequalities.

  6. Analyze, graph, and problem solve situations involving polynomial expressions, functions, and equations.

Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements:  

Auburn School District uses adopted math curriculum in accordance with Washington State Essential Academic Learning Requirements and Competency-Based Admissions Standards to prepare students for success in high school and beyond.  Materials, lessons, and activities are carefully selected to support student learning, measure achievement, and demonstrate competence in math, technical writing, and technical skills.  Special effort is taken to assure students are meeting benchmarks through demonstration, application,and communication of knowledge as part of their course grade.  In addition, commitment to quality, work habits, communication, citizenship, attendance and punctuality are considered essential components of the course grade. 

Grading:  

Your grades are on the following weighted categories.

21 Century Skills:  Work/student skills (5% of overall grade)

Daily Work: Math Journal & Classwork (15% of overall grade)

Assessments: Quizzes, Tests, Projects & Comprehensive Exams (80% of overall grade)

Grading Scale

                  A         92.5 – 100%           C+        77.5 – 79.9%

                       A-        90 – 92.4%           C          72.5 – 77.4%

                       B+        87.5 – 89.9%        C-        70 – 72.4%

                       B          82.5 – 87.4%         D+       67.5 – 69.9%

                       B-        80 – 82.4%            D         60 – 67.4%

Work expectations: 

You will be expected to do quality work at all times.

• 1. Work is organized and easy to read.

  2. Answers are thorough and complete.  Assume the person that is checking your work has limited knowledge.  

  3. Work and answers show that you put forth your best effort.

21 Century Skills:

You will need to attend class regularly to participate in discussions, note taking, completion of example problems, homework assignments and concept projects.  Class activities may or may not be made up, depending on the assignment.  If you are absent, you risk missing out on important and relevant classroom instruction, discussion and example problems.  You are expected to complete the assigned homework promptly.

Daily Work:

Homework:  Homework will be due one school day after being assigned.  Homework will be checked for showing progress and showing work.  All homework assigned for a Unit will be assembled in a math journal and will be turned in periodically for scoring.  Late homework will lose 20-30% of its point value.

Assessments:  

Quizzes: Quizzes will be conducted daily in each Chapter/Unit.  My quizzes are used as a formative assessment and are used to guide differentiated instruction.   The quizzes also expose students to what could be on the Chapter/Unit Test.  My quizzes will also be used to assess the student’s mastery and growth.   There are no Quiz make up or retakes. 

Tests: A Test will be conducted at the end of each Chapter/Unit.  My tests are used as a formative assessment and are used to guide differentiated instruction.   The tests also expose students to what could be on the Final Exam (summative assessment).  My tests will also be used to assess the student’s mastery and growth.   Missed tests must be made up during CORE-Choice, or before/after school. You may retake two tests per semester (85% max retake score). 

Semester Final:  The semester final will be cumulative. The purpose of the final is to assess student mastery of the material covered during the term (summative assessment).  The concepts assessed on the final will correspond with concepts assessed on the tests conducted that semester (study the tests). 

Classroom Expectations:  

Each student is expected to:

• • Be inside the classroom when the bell rings, or you are tardy.

  • Have your book, clean paper, and pencil with you each day.  Sharpen before class.  

  • When the teacher starts talking or if a student who has the floor is talking, YOU STOP TALKING.

  • When talking to your neighbor, monitor your volume.  Do not talk across the classroom. If your neighbor is talking too loud, ask them to keep it down.  Let’s help each other out.

  • When given time to work in class, do the assignment or risk getting a longer assignment.

  • Work until the end of the period.  It only takes half a minute to pack up.

  • No eating food or chewing gum during class.  Bottled water OK * Until it becomes a distraction or gets messy *

  • Keep electronics out of sight. If they become a distraction, they will be confiscated.  Turn off cell phones.

  • AMHS policies apply in this classroom.

Cheating:  

Cheating is any attempt to circumvent the evaluation process, such as by:

• • Looking at another student’s paper

  • Communicating with other students

  • Accessing notes or other resources, not approved by the instructor

  • Plagiarism

Consequences for cheating:

1st offense:  Redo work, teacher-student conference, and parent contact.

2nd offense: Redo work, and parent-teacher-student conference.

3rd offense:  Redo work, removal from class (possibly), and written parent notification.

Absent:  

The student is responsible for staying caught up while absent.  Assignment lists and calendars will be issued at the beginning of each month and are available on-line on my swift website (see top of front page).

• • Assignments that were due during the absence are due upon returning from an absence. 

  • Missed tests must be made up outside of class time.  

  • You are responsible for pursuing missed worksheets or handouts.

Tardy: 

If the student is more than 10 minutes late to class, it will be considered an unexcused absence.  Late students will not be admitted without a teacher note or office admit slip.