HONORS INTEGRATED MATH II

 

 

Course Outline:

A.     Reasoning & Measurement (Surface area & Volume)

B.     Quadratic Equations as Models

C.     Sampling & Reasoning

D.     Models of Variation & Growth

E.     Linear Systems & Matrices

F.      Quadratic Functions & Graphs

G.     Coordinate Geometry & Quadrilaterals

H.     Counting Strategies, Probability, & Binomials

 

 

Course  Description:

Students will explore the math topics with greater detail & understanding.  Students will be challenged with problems on both homework & tests/quizzes that will make them think, & not just calculate a simple answer.  The class will move at a faster pace & be able to cover more material in the sophomore year.

 

Homework:  

 It is  usually assigned  everyday & will be corrected on the next day in class.  It should be done in pencil & corrected in pen.  The number wrong should be on the top of the paper & a mark through the incorrect ones.  The work should be done on loose-leaf notebook paper and have your name,  page number,  and numbers assigned at the top of the paper.  Credit will be given for the number of problems tried,  not the number correct.  Homework will be worth 10 points and a student that has tried all the problems ,  corrected the homework in pen,  & shown the proper amount of work on necessary problems will receive all 10 points.  A student will receive less points if not all problems have been done, it has not been corrected, or work has not been shown. The assignment must be done at the beginning of class to be given full credit. Late homework will be worth 5 points at most.  Late homework must be turned in by the end of the next class; a 0 will be put in the grade book after that.    Homework will be 15% of the final quarter grade.

 

Notes:   

All students will be expected to take notes every time that they are given.  The students will keep these notes in a three ring binder.  I will collect & grade these notebooks every few weeks & it will be part of the student’s notebook grade.  A student that misses a class will be expected to get the notes from a classmate.

 

Notebook:

            All students will keep a notebook that includes the notes that we take & the homework that has been passed back to the students.  Any handouts given should be hole-punched &put in this notebook.  This notebook should be brought to EVERY class & should be kept organized so that I know where to look when grading it.  The notebook will not be graded if I can’t find what I am looking for.  Late notebooks will have points deducted from the grade.  The notebook will be 5% of the quarter grade.

 

 

 

 

Materials:

            Bring all materials with you everyday to class; do not ask to go to your locker to get something you forgot.  The materials you should bring everyday to class are the following:  textbook, notebook,  pencil, paper, pen, calculator (I do not have extras to give you.)

 

Tests/ Quizzes: 

They will be given at different points through out the unit and will be graded on the point system.  They will all be worth 100 points, whether a test or quiz is given.  The percent will be what goes in the grade book.    There will be smaller quizzes given once a week  that will be put together & count as one quiz score at the end of the chapter.  These smaller weekly quizzes will not always be announced before the day they are given.  Tests/quizzes will be 80% of the quarter grade..

 

Retakes:

            Any student who gets a grade lower than a 70% can re-take a test or quiz in hopes of improving their grade.  An average of the two scores will be taken with 70% being the highest grade possible to earn.  All retakes need to be taken by a set date that will be determined after each quiz/test.

 

Make-up Work: 

If you miss class,  you should see me before the next class meeting in order to get what work you missed.  You can also check in your folder to see what class work you missed that day.  You have as many days to turn in the work as the number of days you were out.

 

Quarter Grade: 

The quarter grade will be based on the point system for each category of grades.  Tests/quizzes will be worth 80% of the grade,  homework will be worth 15% of the grade,  & the notebook will be worth 5% of the grade.

 

General Rules

Students are expected to remain seated while I am teaching.  A student should ask to use the restroom at the beginning of class, or while we are doing seat or group work.  This is also the time when a student should get a tissue or sharpen their pencil.  It is to distracting to have students walking in front of the class while other students are trying to learn.  A student may get up if there is an emergency.

 

Materials Needed:  pencil, pen, loose-leaf notebook paper, graph paper,  three-ring binder, graphing calculator