Course Outline Algebra III
Mrs. Briska
MATERIALS
Students must bring to class daily:
1. Large MATH ONLY notebook. (Please don’t contaminate my math with other subjects)
2. Pen only (Pencil is to be used at home on homework)
3. TI – 83+ graphing calculator
NO passes will be issued should a student leave materials in his/her locker.
TEXTBOOKS are on-line.
You MUST have something to write in, something to write with and a calculator EVERY DAY!!!
**You will lose points on tests for not having a calculator/notebook/pen/worksheets in class daily!
1. Homework will be assigned EVERY day.
2. Homework is to be done neatly in PENCIL only (no homework will be accepted if it is done in ink).
3. During the next class period you will make your corrections in INK. Any student not having the homework will copy in ink the homework from the board. All homework is then collected, both corrected and copied versions. You will receive a grade of √ , - or C.
4. Homework can NOT be made up unless the student has been absent and it is the absent student’s responsibility to make up the missed assignment (immediately). The same procedure will apply to missed quizzes/tests.
GRADING SYSTEM
Your quarter grade will be an average of all tests, quizzes, and your homework grade. This average will be determined by adding your scores and dividing by the total number of possible points that could be obtained.
EX: Tests - 90/100, 72/100
Quizzes - 35/40, 40/60
Homework - 16/20
Average =(90+72+35+40+16)/(100+100+40+60+20) = 253/320 = .7906 = 79%
* Class participation and behavior will be taken into account at the end of each marking period and can either raise or lower the marking period grade.
**Extra Help is given two to three days a week after school from 2:01 until 3:15.
CLASS RULES
1. Must be in your seat when the bell rings (if you are walking in while the bell is ringing you are late). Late + Late + Late = ABSENCE. 27 Absences and you are denied credit for this class.
**2nd period only - a lateness to homeroom counts toward period 2 class!
2. NO CELL PHONES OUT IN CLASS.
3. No passes given during class time. (If emergency, you MUST have your agenda book.)