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WELCOME!
to Pre-Calculus
On the desk in front of you will be a disclosure statement. Please read through it quietly until I call your attention.
Discussion Items:Roll & Seating ChartDisclosureProceduresThe ClassroomThe SyllabusToday’s workBooksWrap-Up
FOLLOW DIRECTIONS.FOLLOW THE ROY HIGH DRESS CODE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE POLICY (NOT SEEN OR HEARD).BRING ALL REQUIRED MATERIALS TO CLASS DAILY. The following are required each day in class - PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR OWN; I HAVE NONE!:
a) textbookb) notebook with plenty of paperc) sharpened pencils or pensd) a graphing calculator (TI-83 - in
any other, keep your manual handy! TI-89 or higher will not be allowed)
DO NOT USE PROFANITY, PUT DOWNS, INSULTS, OR ENGAGE IN INAPPROPRIATE CONVERSATIONS.NO FOOD IS ALLOWED IN THE CLASSROOM. WATER BOTTLES WILL BE ALLOWED.
QUIZZES & ASSIGNMENTS - 35%: Daily assignments will be given and the assignment will be due two class days later. Work on assignments is required. The problem and the answer alone will receive a zero. Show a middle step wherever possible. Quizzes may be given from time-to-time.
MIDTERMS AND FINAL - 65%: All tests will be taken during class time. Tests need to be started and finished in the time allotted. Textbooks and notes may not be used during a test, and calculators may not be shared. Some questions require the use of a calculator, so students be prepared. Tests may be retaken for an average score of the retake and the original test.
LATE WORK: Work will be accepted through one class day following the test day for the unit covering the assignment for one half credit.
TEST RETAKES: Tests may be retaken once anytime prior to the end of the quarter. Any retakes need to be taken during EO hour or be scheduled in advance. A test missed due to absence must be made up on the following EO day or be scheduled in advance. In each case, a print out from the attendance office showing the excused absence must be included. THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS!
Your first Assignment – Signed Disclosure
Procedures & The Classroom:Coming in…Tardy…Discipline problems… Borrowing Materials…My Stuff and Your Stuff…Sharpening Pencils…Hall Pass…Turning in Work…Turning in absent work…Turning in Late work…A Typical class, and behavior in Class…Work Time…Empty Time…MY Classroom…
The Syllabus…
TODAY…The Cartesian Coordinate Plane…
The Cartesian Coordinate Plane
Scatter Plots
Distance Formula
Midpoint Formula
Circles & their Equations
Circles & their Equations
Circles & their Equations
Right Triangles?
Wrap-Up…
