Semester 1 ’16 Honors Algebra 2 Mrs. Velasquez Email: velasquez@damien-hs.edu

Course Syllabus

Course Title: Honors Algebra 2 Assigned Text: Algebra and Trigonometry with Analytic Geometry; Cengage Learning; 13th ed. Brief Course Description: A rigorous treatment of intermediate algebra and trigonometric topics which include equations and inequalities, functions and graphs, polynomial and rational functions, exponential and logarithmic functions, systems of equations, and trigonometric functions and their applications.

Chapters 1-4 will be covered the first semester. Chapters 5-9 will be covered second semester. Chapter 1: Fundamental Concepts of Algebra Chapter 5: Inverse, Exponential, and Logarithmic Functions Chapter 2: Equations and Inequalities Chapter 6: The Trigonometric Functions Chapter 3: Functions and Graphs Chapter 7: Analytic Trigonometry Chapter 4: Polynomial and Rational Functions Chapter 8: Applications of Trigonometry Chapter 9: Systems of Equations and Inequalities The following point scale will determine letter grades:

LETTERGRADE

Minimum%

MinimumPoints

A

90

1080

B

80

960

C

65

780

D

55

660

1. COURSE GRADE

CATEGORY

POINTVALUE

NUMBERGRADED

TOTALPOINTSpersemester

PERCENT

persemester

Homework/Classwork

10each

30

300

25%

Quizzes

40each

6

240

20%

Tests

90each

4

360

30%

Midterm

120

1

120

10%

Final

120

1

120

10%

ClassParticipation

30perquarter

2

60

5%

TOTAL(SEMESTER)

1200

100%

Mrs. Velasquez Course Syllabus A. HOMEWORK/CLASSWORK

a. Homework will be assigned daily as necessary; it must include student’s name, first and last, period number, date of assignment, and page number(s) on the upper right hand corner of the first page. Points will be deducted if homework is not formatted correctly.

b. Students are to complete all homework assignments to be successful in the course. Success in this course greatly depends on

effort – copying the problem, showing work neatly and carefully on all assignments, checking answers, and asking questions. c. Lesson notes with examples are to be included in the classwork and homework – points will be deducted for missing notes

and examples. d. Each homework assignment will receive a maximum of 10 points. Students are expected to attempt (try) every problem and

to correct their work using a pen. Points will be deducted for missing problems and/or work (when work is required). Not all homework/classwork will be collected and not all homework/classwork collected will be graded. However, students are expected to complete all assignments even if not collected or graded. e. Late homework, turned in by the day of the Chapter Test, will receive up to 5 points.

f. If the student is absent the day an assignment is turned in, then the student must turn in the assignment along with the

attendance slip. If a student is absent the day of instruction, then the student has an additional day to make up that assignment. See homework make-up policy in the Parent.Student handbook (page 17).

g. Students are to save all the homework and classwork, each quarter, in a portfolio (binder). h. Assignments will be posted in Edlio.

B. QUIZZES

a. Quizzes are worth 40 points each. b. Quizzes cannot be made-up. c. A missing quiz will receive the grade earned on the Chapter Test that contains the concepts on that missing quiz. d. Students are required to save all Quizzes in a portfolio (binder).

C. CHAPTER TESTS

a. Chapter Tests are worth 90 points each. b. Chapter Tests are to be made-up, immediately following an absence (see Parent-Student Handbook page 17). c. Chapter Tests can be made up after school, in room 102, the Monday after the absence. d. Teacher will save all Chapter Tests. e. Math Department test days are Tuesdays, Thursdays, and also on Fridays on Block days. f. Quiz and Test dates will be posted in Edlio.

2. PORTFOLIO (BINDER)

All handouts, notes, classwork, homework, and Quizzes are to be kept in a 3-ring binder that is divided into sections accordingly. At the end of the semester, students can use the portfolio to answer questions in the course reflection.

3. EXTRA CREDIT

Extra credit problems will sometimes be included in a quiz or a test. It is school policy to limit extra credit to 3% of the total points.

4. BLOCK SCHEDULE

On block-schedule days students will attend three periods on Block A and four periods on Block B instead of seven. On some block days, students will have two lessons and will be expected to complete two assignments; one in class (Classwork) and one at home (Homework).

Mrs. Velasquez Course Syllabus 5. EXTRA HELP

Extra help, from the teacher is available, during the second half of lunch, Tuesdays and Thursdays, in room 102.

6. CHEATING A student found cheating on a Quiz or Test will receive 0 points for that Quiz or Test and a “U” (unsatisfactory) for the conduct grade. Parents will receive an email and the incident will be posted on Edlio.

7. CONDUCT GRADE

a. Conduct grade will be lowered one letter grade for each referral to the deans. b. Frequent classroom disruptions will cause conduct grade to be lowered. c. All students are required to be positive participants in classroom activities.

8. MATERIALS

Student is responsible for bringing the textbook and a calculator (a TI-36X Pro calculator is highly recommended; cost is less than $20) to every class session along with pencil and paper. Students cannot share calculators. The student must have his own calculator so that he can learn how and when to use it. Please note, graphing/graphics calculators will not be allowed during quizzes, tests, or finals and they are not to be brought to class.

9. OBJECTIVES By the end of the year students should be able to:

1. Know the basic concepts from Algebra 2.

2. Understand the many applications of rational functions.

3. Know the application and manipulation of functions.

4. Understand how to graph and solve exponential and logarithmic equations.

5. Be familiar with all the applications, including graphing and problem solving associated with the unit circle.

6. Be familiar with polar coordinates and vectors.

7. Know systems of equations including 2 by 2 and 3 by 3 matrices. 10. STANDARDS OF MATHEMATICAL PRACTICE

1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively.

3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others.

4. Model with mathematics.

5. Use appropriate tools strategically.

6. Attend to precision.

7. Look for and make use of structure.

8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning.

Mrs. Velasquez Course Syllabus 11. FLOWCHART OF DAMIEN MATH COURSES Prerequisite for Geometry: C or higher in Algebra 1 or a grade of C or higher in Algebra 1B. Prerequisite for Algebra 2: C or higher in Geometry. Prerequisite for Honors Algebra 2: Minimum score of 70 on Parts I and II on Damien’s Algebra 1 Challenge Exam and Damien’s Geometry Challenge Exam or B or better in Honors Geometry or A in both Algebra 1 and Geometry. Prerequisite for Precalculus: B in both semesters of Algebra 2 or a C in in Honors Algebra 2. Prerequisite for Honors Pre-Calculus: A in both semesters of Algebra 2 or B in Honors Algebra 2. Prerequisite for AP Calculus AB: B or better in both semesters of Precalculus or A in both semesters of Honors Algebra 2.