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Welcome to Algebra 1 CP, one of the classes in the college preparatory mathematics sequence 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. Bring all needed materials to class every day: textbook, homework, paper, graph paper, pencils (mechanical preferred), rulers, and scientific calculators (TI-83 or TI-84 preferred).
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. We will usually cover one or two sections per day.
2. Homework/classwork will be assigned daily and posted and discussed using Piazza.
3. Post homework problems, show your work (calculations, reasoning, etc.), and state your solution.
4. Ask questions about problems that confuse you or that you find difficult. Answer questions posted by your peers.
5. Quizzes will cover from three to four sections of a chapter.
6. Exams will be given at the end of each chapter. Final examinations will be given at the end of each sub-term.
7. Access to the online textbook can be obtained at http://glencoe.mheducation.com/sites/0078778522/student_view0/student_workbooks.html
8. Practice multiple choice questions for the California State Standards Problems can be found at Standards Practice.
Grading Policy Your grade for the course will be determined by a percent average of homework, classwork, quizzes, and examinations. Grading will be done on a point system.
Piazza participation and classwork assignments will be worth 15 to 25 points per week.
Quizzes will be worth 25 points.
Chapter exams will be worth 100 points.
Final examinations will be worth 200 points.
The following scale will determine your cumulative grade.
92% - 100.0%: A
90% - 91.99%: A-
88% - 89.99%: B+
82% - 87.99%: B
80% - 81.99%: B-
78% - 79.99%: C+
72% - 77.99%: C
70% - 71.99%: C-
68% - 69.99%: D+
62% - 67.99%: D
60% - 61.99%: D-
< 60%: F
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