Algebra 1 Course Syllabus 2013-2014

Instructor:
Mrs. Tracy Meyer Website: www.Tmeyeredison.weebly.com All take home assignments, lesson notes, etc. can be accessed on my website. Please encourage your son/daughter to make use of this resource. Email: [email protected] School Phone Number: (239)222-2222

Textbook:
andall !." #." $asia" %." &an" '." (llan E." $." Sadie #ha)is" $." *illiam +." %." Sie,-ried" %." . S/uar/" M. (2011). Prentice Hall Algebra 1. (2lorida ed.). 344er Saddle i)er" Ne5 6ersey: Pearson Educa/ion" !nc.

Course Description:
The 4ur4ose o- /his course is /o de)elo4 /he al,ebraic conce4/s and 4rocesses /ha/ can be used /o sol)e a )arie/y o- real-5orld and ma/hema/ical 4roblems. This course 5ill re)ie5 al,ebraic e74ressions" in/e,ers" and ma/hema/ical 4ro4er/ies /ha/ 5ill lead in/o 5or8in, 5i/h )ariables and linear e9ua/ions. There 5ill be an in-de4/h s/udy o- ,ra4hin," 4olynomials" 9uadra/ic e9ua/ions" da/a analysis and sys/ems o- e9ua/ions /hrou,h direc/ class ins/ruc/ion" ,rou4 5or8" home5or8" s/uden/ 4ro:ec/s and /echnolo,y.

Materials:
Three-ring inder The s/uden/ 5ill be re9uired /o or,ani;e all ma/erial -rom class and -inished home5or8 in /his binder. This is use-ul /o 8ee4 all handou/s" home5or8 assi,nmen/s" class lec/ure no/es" correc/ed home5or8" and any o/her ma/erial /ha/ 5ill assis/ /he s/uden/ la/er in /he /erm -or s/udy aids. $inder chec8s 5ill be done 4eriodically /o chec8 -or com4le/eness and or,ani;a/ion. !oose-lea" paper# and pencil (ll 5or8 should be done on loose-lea- 4a4er and in 4encil. ! hi,hly discoura,e 5or8 /o be done in 4en. ! li8e /o 8ee4 e)ery/hin, correc/able /o encoura,e /he learnin, 4rocess.

Algebra 1 Course Syllabus 2013-2014

$raph %aper (ll ,ra4hin, assi,nmen/s mus/ be done on ,ra4h 4a4er so s/uden/s can 4ro4erly or,ani;e /heir ,ra4hs. Calculator +ra4hin, #alcula/ors 5ill be 4ro)ided -or each s/uden/ /o use durin, class /ime" ho5e)er each s/uden/ should 4ro)ide /heir o5n calcula/or -or 5or8 done ou/side o- class. (ny calcula/or is acce4/able. !/ is su,,es/ed" bu/ no/ re9uired" /ha/ a s/uden/ has a Te7as !ns/rumen/ T!-<3Plus or <=" 5hich are /he mos/ common and (#T>S(T a44ro)ed calcula/ors" bu/ considerably more cos/ly.

&tudent 'esponsibilities:
Classroom eha(ior Each s/uden/ should a//end class 5i/h all class ma/erials includin, /heir /e7/boo8 and home5or8. Each s/uden/ 5ill be e74ec/ed /o abide by all school rules and re,ula/ions as ou/lined in /he ?ee #oun/y School &is/ric/ #ode o- #onduc/. !n addi/ion" each s/uden/ should sho5 cour/esy" res4ec/ and considera/ion /o /heir 4eers and /he ins/ruc/or. No -ood" drin8" or ,um 4ermi//ed. Each s/uden/ is e74ec/ed /o 4u/ -or/h /heir bes/ e--or/ in all class ac/i)i/ies" /o main/ain /he hi,hes/ le)el o- in/e,ri/y and hones/y in /heir 5or8" and /o as8 -or hel4 5hen needed. )omework and Class work @ou can access /hese assi,nmen/s on /he class 5ebsi/e: 555.Tmeyeredison.5eebly.com. S/uden/s 5ill ha)e a schedule /ha/ /hey 8ee4 /hrou,h each uni/ so /ha/ /hey can easily de/ermine 5hich assi,nmen/s are ,i)en each day. !n addi/ion" assi,nmen/s 5ill be 5ri//en on /he board" 4os/ed on /he 5ebsi/e" and s/uden/s 5ill be re9uired /o record /he home5or8 o- /he day in /heir a,enda boo8. This a,enda boo8 is /o be /a8en home e)ery e)enin, /o hel4 /he s/uden/ 8ee4 or,ani;ed and hel4 /he 4aren/>,uardian /o 8ee4 u4 5i/h /heir childAs class5or8. *nit Tests and +ui,,es (/ /he end o- each uni/" an e7am 5ill be ,i)en 5hich 5ill /es/ s/uden/sA 8no5led,e o- /he sub:ec/ ma//er /ha/ 5as co)ered. S/uden/s are re9uired /o sho5 u4 on /ime and ready /he day o- a /es/. !- a s/uden/ has an e7cused absence /he day o- a /es/ /hey mus/ con/ac/ me immedia/ely /o se/ u4 a /ime -or a re/a8e. Bui;;es 5ill be ,i)en in class and 5ill occur a44ro7ima/ely hal-5ay /hrou,h each uni/. S/uden/s mus/ be in class /o /a8e 9ui;;es. !- a s/uden/ 4lans /o be absen/ -or any reason" /hey mus/ discuss i/ 5i/h me 4rior /o absence in order /o ma8e u4 any 9ui;;es. -& - %-'T ./ T)I& C.*'&0# -!! &T*D01T& WI!! 0 '0+*I'0D T. %-&& T)0 -!$0 '- 0.C.

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$rading &cale:
#a/e,ory Tes/s>E7ams Bui;;es %ome5or8 Pro:ec/s Par/ici4a/ion + (&!N+ *E!+%T Percen/a,e o- +rade 30C 10C 20C 30C 10C

22 The -lgebra 0.C will be 345 o" your o(erall grade in the 6nd semester. To accommodate this high percentage towards your o(erall grade# I will ad7ust the grading weight as "ollows "or the 6nd semester .1!8: #a/e,ory (l,ebra ED# Tes/s>E7ams Bui;;es %ome5or8 Pro:ec/s Par/ici4a/ion + (&!N+ *E!+%T Percen/a,e o- +rade 30C 20C 10C 20C 10C 10C + (&!N+ S#(?E ?e//er +rade ( $ # & 2

Percen/a,e 100C - 90C <9.9C - <0C E9.9C - E0C F9.9C - F0C G9.9C or $elo5

Curriculum:
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Week
1

0ssential :nowledge
!n/roduc/ion /o 2rayer Model and #ornell No/es Tem4la/e

;ocabulary
al,ebraic e74ressionH Numeric e74ressionH 9uan/i/yH )ariableH

&tandard< enchmark
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Algebra 1 Course Syllabus 2013-2014

(l,ebraic E74ressions and Iariables Drder o- D4era/ions E)alua/in, E74ressions eal Numbers and /he Number ?ine Pro4er/ies o- eal Numbers s/e4 and real-5orld 4roblemsH baseH Elemen/H e)alua/eH e74onen/H !ne9uali/yH in/e,erH !rra/ional numberH Na/ural numberH Po5erH radicalH adicandH a/ional numberH eal numberH se/H Sim4li-yH subse/H *hole numberH deduc/i)e reasonin,H e9ui)alen/ e74ressionsH induc/i)e reasonin, M(.912.(.1.1 E9ui)alen/ -orms o- real numbersH M(##.912.(SSE.1.1 !n/er4re/ e74ressions /ha/ re4resen/ a 9uan/i/y in /erms o- i/s con/e7/.H M(.912.(.3.2 Pro4er/ies o- eal Numbers and E9uali/yH M(##.912.(-SSE.2.3 #hoose and 4roduce an e9ui)alen/ -orm o- an e74ression /o e74lain 4ro4er/ies o- /he e74ression. M(.912.(.1.= D4era/ions 5i/h real numbers usin, mul/is/e4 and real-5orld 4roblems M(.912.(.3.2 Pro4er/ies o- real numbers and e9uali/yH M(.912.(.3.2: Pro4er/ies o- real numbers and e9uali/y M(.912.(.3.1 Sol)in, e9ua/ions in one )ariable M(##.912.(-#ed.1.1: #rea/e e9ua/ions and ine9uali/ies in one )ariable and use /hem /o sol)e 4roblems M(##.912.(- E!.1.1: E74lain each s/e4 in sol)in, a sim4le e9ua/ion M(##.912.(- E!.2.3: Sol)e linear e9ua/ions

(ddin, and sub/rac/in, real numbers Mul/i4lyin, and &i)idin, real numbers &is/ribu/i)e Pro4er/y

&is/ribu/i)e 4ro4er/y

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Tes/ e)ie5 and Tes/ Sol)in, Dne-S/e4 E9ua/ions Sol)in, T5o-S/e4 E9ua/ions Sol)in, Mul/i-S/e4 E9ua/ions Sol)in, E9ua/ions 5i/h Iariables on $o/h Sides

E9ui)alen/ e9ua/ionsH in)erse o4era/ion iden/i/y

Algebra 1 Course Syllabus 2013-2014

and ine9uali/ies in one )ariable. M(.912.(.3.3: Sol)e li/eral e9ua/ions M(##.912.(-#E&.1.=: earran,e -ormulas /o hi,hli,h/ a 9uan/i/y oin/eres/. M(.912.(.G.=: (l,ebraic Pro4or/ions M(.912.(.1.G: Per-orm con)ersions M(.912.(.G.=: (l,ebraic Pro4or/ions M(.912.(.1.G: Per-orm con)ersions

?i/eral E9ua/ions and 2ormulas a/ios" a/es" and #on)ersions . Sol)in, Pro4or/ions

?i/eral e9ua/ionH con)ersion -ac/orH cross 4roduc/sH 4ro4or/ionH ra/eH ra/ioH uni/ ra/e

Pro4or/ions and Similar 2i,ures Percen/s . #han,e E74ressed as a Percen/ #ha4/er 2 Tes/ e)ie5 . Tes/ !ne9uali/ies . Their +ra4hs Sol)in, !ne9uali/ies usin, (ddi/ion" Sub/rac/ions" Mul/i4lica/ion" or &i)ision Sol)in, mul/i-s/e4 ine9uali/ies . sol)in, com4ound ine9uali/ies *or8in, 5i/h Se/s . 3nions and !n/ersec/ion o- Se/ #ha4/er 3 Tes/ e)ie5 . Tes/ Buar/erly (ssessmen/

similar -i,ures

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M(.912.(.3.=: Sol)e and +ra4h sim4le and com4ound ine9uali/ies M(.912.(.3.G: e4resen/ and sol)e mul/i-s/e4 and real5orld a44lica/ions in)ol)in, e9ua/ions and ine9uali/ies

#om4lemen/H cross 4roduc/H in/ersec/ionH se/H union

M(.912.&.E.1: Se/ Theory M(.912.&.E.2: Ienn &ia,rams

Algebra 1 Course Syllabus 2013-2014

To /he Paren/(s): Please read and discuss /his ma/erial 5i/h your son>dau,h/er. !/ is )ery im4or/an/ /o me" as /he ins/ruc/or" /ha/ you and your child unders/and /he e74ec/a/ions and re9uiremen/s o- /his course. Please -eel -ree /o con/ac/ me )ia email or call me a/ /he middle school i- you ha)e any 9ues/ions or concerns. Each s/uden/ is encoura,ed /o 8ee4 a 5ri//en record o- /heir scores and /o /ally /heir ,rades /hemsel)es durin, /he nine 5ee8s. ! a44recia/e your su44or/ and loo8 -or5ard /o a )ery 4roduc/i)e yearJ Sincerely"

Tracy Meyer Please re/urn /his 4a,e /o me si,ned by /he end o- /he -irs/ 5ee8 o- school. ! ha)e read and re)ie5ed 5i/h my child /he in-orma/ion re,ardin, (l,ebra 1 e74ec/a/ions and con/en/.

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Algebra 1 Course Syllabus 2013-2014