Syllabus

Mr. Richard Kick 805.498.3676, x1328 rkick@conejo.k12.ca.usMath Studies IB Classroom Policies

Welcome to Math Studies IB, one of the International Baccalaureate classes at NPHS. The following

are general policies and guidelines for this class. Please read them, understand them, and discuss

them with your parent/guardian. Any of these policies or rules may be modified as needed.

General Classroom Rules

  1. Respect and be polite to students, teachers, administrators, and school staff.
  2. Make all of your work accessible on a daily basis in electronic form (Web Portfolio, USB drive, email, etc.).
  3. Be in your seat and ready to work when the bell rings.
  4. Wait for me to dismiss you at the end of class; do not put your things away early.
  5. No food, drink, gum, hats, brushes, combs, sunglasses, etc., in class.
  6. Use the restroom during breaks. Class time use of the restroom will require remaining in class during break the same amount of time that was spent out of the classroom.
  7. Obey all school rules.

Homework/Classwork/Examinations

  1. Each class session, we will be working toward successful completion of the external and internal assessments of the International Baccalaureate mathematical studies subsidiary level programme.
  2. We will employ a spiraling curriculum model for presentations and discussions. This means that concepts will be presented with the expectation that they will reappear multiple times in the course, each time at a deeper level and associated with added breadth.
  3. Homework/classwork will be assigned each A day and collected electronically through your web portfolio or through email. Solutions must clearly indicate which problems are solved.
  4. Regular participation in class discussions is essential for success in this course.
  5. Quizzes will cover portions of major topics (see 7).
  6. Each student will complete an internal assessment based on personal research involving the collection, analysis and evaluation of data, and progress toward the completion of the project should be regularly made starting on the first day of class.
  7. Preparation for the successful completion of a twenty short response questions will be provided throughout the term, with an accelerated review provided at the end of the term.
  8. Preparation for the successful completion of four compulsory questions and one of three questions that requires more depth than the four compulsory questions will be provided throughout the term, with an accelerated review provided at the end of the term.
  9. Tests will be given on each of the following major topics: i. Functions, ii. Computation, iii. Data Analysis, iv. Structure (Sets and Logic), v. Business Techniques, and vi. Geometry and Trigonometry.

Grading Policy

Your grade for the course will be determined by a weighted percent average of homework, classwork, quizzes,

an internal assessment, and examinations. The final grade will be weighted as follows:

Homework / Classwork 10%

Internal Assessment 20%

Quizzes 20%

Exams 30%

Final Exam 20%

The following scale will determine your cumulative grade.

98% - 100%: A 93% - 97%: A 90% - 92%: A-

88% - 89%: B+ 83% - 87%: B 80% - 82%: B-

78% - 79%: C+ 73% - 77%: C 70% - 72%: C-

68% - 69%: D+ 63% - 67%: D 60% - 62%: D-

0% - 59%: F