Mrs. Medlin 

Education: Attended Parkwood High School

                                     Graduated from UNCC 

                                     This is my 7th year teaching math, my 5th year at Parkwood

Contact Information: erika.medlin@ucps.k12.nc.us 

Office Hours: I have first block planning 8:30-10:00 or by appointment.

Course Overview and Requirements 

• Course Description: Math 1 is designed to use patterns and models to build mathematical understanding. Students taking this course will extend their knowledge in number and quantity, algebra, functions, modeling, geometry and statistics.
• Units: 1. Expressions, Equations and Inequalities 

             2. Linear Functions

             3. Functions

             4. Exponential Functions

             5. Quadratics 

             6. Systems

             7. Coordinate Geometry 

             8. Statistics 

Requirements and Evaluation: You will be required to participate/watch lessons and complete assignments on a daily basis. Information concerning your daily tasks will be sent in announcements and links to each days’ material will be available through the canvas homepage. Announcements are vital to your understanding of the expectations, communication and due dates for this course. Projects, tests, and quizzes, in addition to graded classwork/homework will be given with set deadlines. 

Due dates and expectations: All work is expected to be completed on a daily basis. All work must be shown and answers only will not receive credit. However, there will be a degree of flexibility if  needed. Please be open to communicating with me if anything arises. 

Materials: You will need a TI-83 or TI-84 calculator for this course or access to desmos online graphing calculator. There is a FREE TI-84 app on your chrome book, look for TI-84 PLUS CE app in your webstore! Please do your best to bring paper and pencils to class with your, and organize all notes/classwork/assignments in a three ring binder. 

Grading: Grades will be calculated by percentages. Due to online learning, our tests will be worth 60%, quizzes/weekly assessments worth 25%, and course participation/homework assignments worth 15%. Do your best on each assignment. Final course grades will follow the format below:

A = 90-100 B= 80-89 C= 70-79 D= 60-69 F=0-59

A note to the students: Success in this course depends on you!  If you come to class ready to learn, do your required work and have a positive attitude, you will do well.  If at any time you need help, need something re-explained or are having a problem, do not hesitate to ask or e-mail, that is why I am here.  We can all learn from your questions!