Course Syllabus

 March 30 - April 3   Instructions

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Pre-Calculus Syllabus and Guidelines: Scroll Below for Full Syllabus

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Resources and Assignments:    Pre-Cal Assignment Resources (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.  This link will take you to a Google Drive folder with all the resources you will need for this class and a record of your collected homework assignments. 

 

Calculators: 

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Students are assigned a graphing calculator for class use (TI 84).  It would be helpful to have a scientific calculator at home to help with homework.  (The TI 30 series are inexpensive and work for most all things.)   If you plan to take AP Calculus next year, you may wish to consider getting a graphing calculator now.  TI-84, or  TI – 89 Calculator are recommended.

 

Text:     Precalculus with Limits   A Graphing Approach   Larson & Hostetler

 

Help:  I am usually available to help most mornings before school  (7:50 - 8:12).   Please ask if you cannot come early and I will be happy to work something out for after school

 

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email:   cheryl.brightsen@ucps.k12.nc.us

phone:  (704)764. 2900

 

Pre-Calculus  Course Guidelines & Syllabus

Parkwood High School 

2019 - 2020

C Brightsen



Class Policies

Attendance is critical in a class of this level.  If for some reason you miss a class and it is an excused absence, see me as soon as possible to discuss any work you missed.  School policy allows you only two days after each excused absence to turn in missed work. Late work may be turned in the day after it is assigned for a maximum of 75% of its value.

  •  Academic dishonesty carries severe consequences, and has resulted in students failing this class in the past. Progress reports will be sent out in the middle of each six weeks to be signed and returned.
  •  All work MUST be shown!   Answers only will NOT be accepted.
  • Class preparation is essential and expected. Extra help is available most mornings between 7:50 - 8:10.  Please check with me in advance and I will adjust my schedule as much as possible to assist you.



Grading Policy
Assignments
  15%                                

Quizzes             25 %                          

Tests                  60 %                  

 

  • You will find that most of your work for this class will be in the form of homework.  I will assign daily homework and expect you to do your best on each assignment.
  • Projects will be graded as tests unless otherwise noted.
  • Projects may be assigned each six weeks.  These will count as test grades.
  • Work turned in the day after the deadline will receive a MAXIMUM of 75% of the earned grade.


Course Materials

  • Text: Precalculus with Limits   A Graphing Approach Larson & Hostetler
  • Calculators:  Students are assigned a graphing calculator for class use (TI 84).  It would be helpful to have a scientific calculator at home to help with homework (TI 30 series are inexpensive and work for most all things.)  If you plan to take AP Calculus next year, you may wish to consider getting a graphing calculator now. TI-84, or TI – 89 Calculator are recommended.




Course Philosophy
Pre-Calculus provides students an honors-level study of trigonometry, advanced functions, analytic geometry, and data analysis in preparation for Calculus. Applications and modeling should be included throughout the course the course of study. Appropriate technology, from manipulatives to calculators and application software, should be used regularly for instruction and assessment. 

 

Honors Mathematics courses are intended to be more challenging than standard courses and provide multiple opportunities for students to take greater responsibility for their learning. Honors Mathematics courses should be distinguished by a difference in the quality of the work expected rather than merely by the quantity of the work required.  Honors Mathematics courses are designed for students who have demonstrated an advanced level of interest and achievement in mathematics. The rationale for honors courses is not to provide a means to attract students to enroll in classes for additional credit, but rather to offer challenging, higher level courses for students who aspire to an advanced level of learning. Furthermore, students and parents should be informed that Honors Mathematics courses are more demanding and have requirements beyond those of standard Mathematics courses.

 

 Pre-Calculus provides students an honors-level study of trigonometry, advanced functions, analytic geometry, and data analysis in preparation for Calculus. Applications and modeling should be included throughout the course the course of study. Appropriate technology, from manipulatives to calculators and application software, should be used regularly for instruction and assessment. 

Course Units & Objectives

  1.  Prerequisites (Chapter P)
  2. Functions and Their Graphs (Chapter 1)
  3. Polynomial and Rational Functions (Chapter 2)
  4. Exponential and Logarithmic Functions (Chapter 3)
  5. Trigonometric Functions (Chapter 4)
  6. Analytic Trigonometry (Chapter 5)
  7. Additional Topics in Trigonometry (Chapter 6)
  8. Sequences, Series, and Probability (Chapter 9)
  9. Topics in Analytic Geometry (Chapter 10)
  10. Limits and an Introduction to Calculus (Chapter 12)

  

Class Resource Page 
 
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Common Assessment
Students will take a final exam known as the NCFE (North Carolina Final Exam) for Pre-Calculus.  

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