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Algebra 1
-- Mr.
Tumolo
CLASS EQUIPMENT
You need
to bring the following to class each day
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Pencil, Textbook, TI Calculator,
Laptop Computer with dyKnow loaded
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Notebook -- a
loose leaf binder is the most desirable type
CLASS PROCEDURES
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Take responsibility for your work and your actions
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Be thoughtful of your classmates
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Respect all members of the class
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Raise your hand to respond to questions
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Have your equipment daily
You
cant borrow equipment for quizzes or tests (zero for that material)
HOW IS YOUR GRADE
DETERMINED?
v
Tests always announced, usually 3
or 4 days notice
v
Quizzes there may be surprise
quizzes, prepare your work daily
v
Homework: 50 points (-1 for each missed
assignment; late assignments
aren't accepted. If you are absent you have 2
days
to turn in the assignment)
Homework will be done on Windows Journal and emailed to me prior to
the
start of
class
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Class work/Participation:
25 points (class participation, creating a positive work environment and
support of your classmates)
1. One point lost for each day you are without your computer
in working order. You are responsible for getting a loaner.
2. 23-25 points (Always asks and answers questions in class,
attentive and involved in the class work)
3. 20 points (Often asks questions, but seldom answers
questions; usually attentive and involved in class work)
4. 17 points (Responds only when called upon; not usually
attentive or involved in the work of the class)
5. 14 points (Not attentive nor involved in the work of the
class)
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Notebook collected once a quarter; 20
points
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Quizzes and Tests in dated order
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Class notes and
handouts
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Printout your 5 best days of dyKnow notes
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HOMEWORK WILL BE COLLECTED EACH DAY -
electronically sent before the start of class
Extra credit is not usually given. If a
problem of major interest occurs in class, there might an opportunity for
the class to attempt this interesting problem.
KEY CONCEPTS
Simple equations
Complex equations
Using formulas
Slope
Slope-intercept form
Point-slope form
Standard Form
Solving inequalities
Absolute value and inequalities
- Systems of Equations and Inequalities
Graphing systems of equations
Solving systems by substitution
Solving systems by
addition/subtraction
Systems of Inequalities
Laws of exponents
Exponential functions
Scientific notation
Operations with polynomials
Factoring polynomials
Equations solving
Solving equations with square
roots, graphing and factoring
Completing the square
The quadratic formula
Quadratic inequalities
GRADING
SYSTEM
Percent of total possible points (each evaluation has a different point
value)
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Evaluations
Possible
Got
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Test
45
35
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Quiz
23
21
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Notebook
20
18
v
Computer
30
28
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Total
118
102 (102/118 =86 %)
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Scale
A
90-100
B
80-89
C
70-79
D
60-69
F
under 60
YOUR COURSE GRADE IS DETERMINED
BY THE FOLLOWING:
Each quarter is 20% (4 quarters)
Each exam is 10% (2 exams)
All homework will be given through my website:
http://wwwf.countryday.net/facstf/us/tumolos/
Then, click the assignments
button and locate your class.
HOW TO STUDY FOR
THIS COURSE
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Stay Current
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Read the textbook carefully
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Use 3 x 5 cards for key ideas and definitions
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Do all of your homework doing the homework is crucial
for success in this course
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Take good notes and study them nightly
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Redo homework problems to study for quizzes and tests
EXTRA HELP SESSIONS
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My free
periods are: A, G and H
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Your free
periods are:
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Before and after school let me know you are coming
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Come for help frequently
IF YOU ARE ABSENT,
YOU MUST
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Makeup all missed quizzes and tests within a reasonable time
period (less than a week)
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Get your assignments from your group members or the website
Homework Assignments
Assignments are due on the given date
Due August 29
Welcome Back to school -- hope you had a great summer and are ready for an
exciting year.
Due August 30
Worksheet given in class Click
here for an electronic version
Due August 31
Worksheet given in class
Click here for an electronic version
Due September 3
No School -- Labor Day Holiday
Due September 4
No Class -- Drop Day
Due September 5
Do page 133; #13, 14, 19, 27, 42
Do page 243; # 46, 47
Do page 231; 11, 13, 17
Load dyKnow by today
Due September 6
Quiz on all material to date
Due September 7
Read Section 5.4 in the text
Do page249-250; 13, 19, 23, 25, 27, 35, 37,42, 43, 45
Due September 10
Read Section 5.6 in the text
Do pages 261-262; 16, 17, 19, 23, 29, 33, 41
Due September 11
Quiz corrections are due
Quiz on writing equations
Do pages 261-262; 21, 25, 35, 39, 43, 59
Due September 12
No Class -- Drop Day
Due September 13
This will be class work on 9-13
Pages 266-268; 5, 13, 14, 17, 19, 37, 40, 41, 43, 46, 51, 53
Due September 14
This is class work for 9-14
Page 139; 15, 17, 21, 33
Page 145; 13, 15, 21, 23, 44, 45, 46
September 17
Page 139; 15, 17, 21, 33
Page 145; 13, 15, 21, 23, 44, 45, 46
Do page 92-93; 25, 27, 31, 36, 41, 50, 51
Do page 108; 53, 54, 55, 56
September 18
Full period Test on all material since the beginning of the year
September 19
Read Section 6.1 and study the examples
Do page 280; 15, 17, 18, 25, 36, 37, 38
September 20
No Class -- Drop Day
September 21
Short quiz on inequalities -- Chapter 6
Test corrections are due
Read Section 6.2 and study the examples
Do pages 286-287; 19, 23, 27, 28, 31, 33, 38, 53, 55, 66
September 24
No homework
These problems will be one in class
Do page 287; 67, 69, 70
Do page 293; 31 to 40 (all)
September 25
Do page 287; 67, 69, 70
Do page 293; 31 to 40 (all)
September 26
Do pages 310-311; 13, 20, 23, 29, 33, 35
Do page 752 (top); 7, 11, 27
Do pages752; 24, 32, 36 (on the bottom)
Do page 753; 2, 20 (on the top)
September 27
Test on chapter 6 and some problems from chapter 5 (review your chapter 5 test)
September 28
Drop Day -- No Class
October 1
Read Section 6.4 on absolute value
Study the examples
What does the graph of the absolute function resemble?
Do pages 298-299; 13, 21, 26, 30, 34, 37, 38, 39, 44, 63, 64
October 2
Test Corrections are due
Read Section 6.5 -- Absolute Value equations and inequalities
Study the examples in the section
Do pages 305-306; 18, 21, 24, 27, 28, 33, 36
October 3
Do pages 305-306; 20, 23, 31, 34, 37
Short quiz on absolute value problems
October 4
Do pages 305-306; 19, 22, 29, 30, 35, 38
Do page 298; 37, 39, 41, 42
October 5
Test Corrections
Chapter 6 review material
Do pages 310-312; 13, 22, 23, 29, 31, 34, 36, 37, 44, 47, 49, 53, 55, 58, 61,
65, 67
October 8 -- No class, our
drop day
October 9
Test on all material in Chapter 6
October 10
Read Section 7.1 and study the examples
Do 323-324; 11, 15, 19, 29, 30
October 11
Test corrections are due
Read Section 7.2 and study the examples. What is the substitution method?
Do the problems on page 329 using the substitution method.
Do page 329; 11, 13, 15, 19, 21, 23
Notebooks will be collected
October 12
No School Faculty In-Service Day
October 15
Do page 329; 20, 22, 27, 28
Read Section 7.3 and study the examples. This is a very important section.
Do pages 335; 14, 15, 21, 27, 32
October 16
Quiz on Chapter 6 and 7 - absolute value problems,
inequalities and chapter 7 material
October 17
Drop Day -- no class
October 18
Do page 336; 40, 41, 43, 47
October 19
Test corrections are due
Page 336; 45, 47, 48
October 22
Test corrections are due
Do pages 362-363; 3, 6, 9, 10, 17, 20
Read Section 7.4 and learn the vocabulary; consistent, inconsistent, dependent
and independent
October 23
Short quiz on sections 7.1 to 7.3
Read Section 7.4 and learn the vocabulary; consistent, inconsistent, dependent
and independent.
Do pages 342-343; 11, 15, 18, 31, 32, 33
October 24
Read Section 7.5 on linear inequalities
The examples in the section are important
What is a boundary line? (page 346)
Do page 350-351; 16, 17, 19, 25, 33, 56
October 25
Drop Day -- No class
October 26
Test on all material in Chapter 7 including word problems
October 29
Read Section 7.5 on linear inequalities
The examples in the section are important
What is a boundary line? (page 346)
Do pages 350-351; 26, 27, 31, 41, 42, 47, 57, 58
October 30
Read Section 7.5 on linear inequalities
The examples in the section are important
What is a boundary line? (page 346)
Do pages 350-351; 23, 26, 43, 49, 51
October 31
Test Corrections are due
Do pages 362-363; 7, 9, 19, 20, 26, 28, 31, 34, 36, 37
November 1
Test on all material in chapter 7
November 2
Drop Day -- No class
November 5
Read pages 264-265 and be certain to have your calculator for class
Read the handout given in class (bring this to class, too)
November 6
Worksheet -- calories
November 7
Worksheet on swimming
Bring in your calorie research from a restaurant
November 8
Test corrections are due
Work on your project
November 9
No School -- Parent Teacher Conferences
November 12
Test corrections are due
Quiz on best fit lines
November 13
No class -- Drop Day
November 14
No class -- Community Service Day
November 15
Presentation of your topic to the class
November 16
Read Section 8.1 on exponents
Study the examples and do pages 374-375; 18, 19, 20, 35, 38, 45, 47, 49
November 19
Do pages 374-375; 44, 46, 48, 50, 60
Read Section 7.2
November 20
Web based best fit presentation
Read Section 8.2
Do page 381; 27 to 47 (odd)
November 26
No homework
November 27
No class - Drop Day
November 28
Read Section 8.3 and study the examples
Do pages 387-388; 23, 26, 31 to 53 (odd)
November 29
Read Section 8.4 on Zero and Negative Exponents
Do page 393; 7 to 31 (odd)
Quiz on Chapter 8 material
November 30
Do page 394; 40 to 51 (all)
Read Section 8.5 on Scientific Notation
December 3
Do page 401; 7 to 13 (all)
Do page 402; 15 to 33 (odd)
December 4
Test on Chapter 8
Notebooks are due
December 5
No class -- Drop Day
December 6
Read Section 8.6 - Study the vocabulary and examples
The Growth formula on page 405 is very important
What is an exponential function?
Do pages 407-408; 7, 8, 16, 27, 31, 35, 37
December 7
Do test corrections
Read Section 8.6 - Study the vocabulary and examples
The Growth formula on page 405 is very important
What is an exponential function?
Do pages 407-408; 14, 18, 22, 33, 36, 37
December 10
Read Section 8.7 and study the examples
Do pages 413-414; 15, 17, 21, 25, 33, 36
December 11
Quiz on Chapter 8
December 12
Do pages 266-270; 5, 13, 15, 17, 19, 37, 39, 40, 50,54, 69, 72
Do pages 310-312; 1, 4, 13, 22, 27, 29, 33, 37, 47, 55, 59, 62, 67
December 13
No Class -- Drop Day
December 14
Test corrections are due today
Do pages 362-364; 3, 5, 9, 10, 17, 20, 23, 26, 28, 32,34, 37
Do pages 418-420; 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 19, 22, 25, 27, 33, 34, 35, 39, 51
The exam is on Wednesday December 19 from 12:30 to 2:30 in room 211
January 7
Welcome Back!!
January 8
Exam corrections are due
January 9
Drop Day -- No class
January 10
Read Section 9.1 and study the examples
Learn the vocabulary; degree, polynomial, standard form, monomial, binomial and
trinomial
Do pages 430-431; 7, 13, 20, 31, 35, 37, 47, 48, 50, 51
January 11
Read Section 9.2 -- Multiplying Polynomials
Do pages 436-437; 14, 15, 21, 23, 25, 29, 31, 38, 42, 48, 49, 50
January 14
Read Section 9.2 -- Multiplying Polynomials
Do pages 436-437; 17, 18, 23, 27, 37, 39
Do page 441; 17 to 22 (all)
January 15
Do page 442; 35, 36, 37, 38
Worksheet given in class
January 16
Read Section 9.4 on polynomial functions
Do page 447; 23, 24, 26, 35, 37
Quiz on Chapter 9
January 17
No class --Drop Day
January 18
Worksheet given in class
Quiz corrections are due
January 21
No School -- MLK, Jr. Day
January 22
Worksheet given in class
Quiz corrections are due
January 23
Read Section 9.5
Do page 450; 13 to 17 (all), 31
January 24
Do page 450; 23, 29, 35
Do page 455; 19, 21, 25
Do page 463; 14, 15, 17, 20
January 25
Do page 450; 21, 24, 28
Do page 455; 23, 26, 29
Do page 463; 16, 19, 22, 27
January 28
No Class -- Drop Day
January 29
Quiz on factoring and the first part of chapter 9
January 30
Read Section 9.8 -- Solving Quadratic Equations by factoring.
What is the Zero property?
Study the examples
Do page 468-489; 15, 21, 23, 25, 31, 32
January 31
Read Section 9.8 -- Solving Quadratic Equations by factoring.
What is the Zero property?
Study the examples
Do page 468-489; 17, 22, 24, 29, 33, 34, 36, 37
February 1
No School; Faculty In-Service Day
February 4
Do pg 472-474; 5, 11, 16, 19, 27, 28, 34, 40, 41, 42, 45, 46, 47
February 5
Test on all of Chapter 9
February 6
Read Section 10.1 -- Quadratic Equations
Study the examples. What is the definition of a quadratic equation?
February 7
No class -- Drop Day
February 8
Test corrections are due
Read Section 10.1 -- Quadratic Equations
Study the examples. What is the definition of a quadratic equation/function?
Do pages 484; 11, 13, 23, 35, 39
February 11
Read Section 10.1 -- Quadratic Equations
Study the examples. What is the definition of a quadratic equation/function?
Do pages 484-485; 5, 9, 19, 30, 32, 37, 42 to 46 (all)
February 12
No School -- No class
February 13
Solving Quadratics with Square Roots
Read Section 10.2 and study the examples
Do pages 489-491; 11, 13, 15, 18, 23, 27, 31, 37, 49, 58, 59
February 14
Solving Quadratics with Square Roots
Read Section 10.2 and study the examples
Do pages 489-491; 14, 17, 28, 32, 35, 44, 47, 51, 52 to 55 (all)
Quiz on Quadratics and Chapter 10
February 15
No School -- President's Day Week
February 18
No School President's Day Weekend
February 19
No Class -- Drop Day
February 20 -- No School -- Snow Day
February 21
Do pages 518-519; 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15
Read Section 10.5. Study the examples and memorize the quadratic formula
on page 507. What is the discriminant? (See page 508)
Notebooks are due (Tests and your 5 best dyKnow class
notes)
Eighth graders are visiting today
February 22
Quiz corrections
Read Section 10.5. Study the examples and memorize the quadratic formula
on page 507. What is the discriminant? (See page 508)
Do pages 509-510; 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 38, 42
February 25
No new homework
February 26
Do pages 509-510; 4, 5, 7, 11, 12, 38, 42 (This has already been
assigned -- catch up)
February 27
No class -- drop day
February 28
Test on Quadratics and Factoring
February 29
Read Section 10.5. Study the examples and memorize the quadratic formula
on page 507. What is the discriminant? (See page 508)
Do pages 509-510; 4, 5, 7, 12, 19, 29, 30, 38
March 3
Read Section 10.5. Study the examples and memorize the quadratic formula
on page 507. What is the discriminant? (See page 508)
Do pages 509-510; 17, 26, 29, 30, 44
March 4
Test on Chapter 10 -- last quiz of the quarter
As of March 5, Ms.
Hirsch will take over class
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March 31
Welcome Back. Hope you had a great spring break
April 1
Test corrections
Do page 638; 4 to 10 (all)
April 2
Do page 581; 33, 38, 39, 46, 48, 62, 63, 73
Do page 589; 29, 33, 37, 38, 42
April 3
Read Section 12.3 on the Pythagorean Theorem
Do pages 595-596; 11, 15, 20, 22, 25, 29 to 32 (all)
April 4
Major Test on all material in Chapter 12
April 7
No class -- Drop Day
April 8
Read Section 12.4 and study the distance formula on page 599. Look at the
examples. Study the midpoint formula on page 601.
Do page 603; 7, 9, 11, 19, 42
April 9
Test corrections are due.
Read Section 12.4 and study the distance formula on page 599. Look at the
examples. Study the midpoint formula on page 601.
Do pages 603-604; 8, 10, 12, 15, 22, 25, 45, 49, 50, 56
April 10
Read Section 12.5 on the properties of a circle. Study the circle equation
on page 607
Do pages 610-611; 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 18, 23, 27
April 11
Test on all material in Chapter 12
April 14
Read Section 11.1 --What is inverse variation? Study the examples
April 15
No class -- Drop Day
April 16
Test corrections are due
Do pages 530-531; 8, 15, 17, 23, 25, 29, 35
April 17
Read Section 11.2. What are rational functions and rational expressions?
What is an asymptote?
Do pages 535-536; 4, 5, 8, 11, 13, 19, 37, 38
April 18
Redo problems on page 535-536 and get the concepts clear
April 21
Read Section 11.2. What are rational functions and rational expressions?
What is an asymptote?
Do pages 535-536; 13, 14, 16, 29, 31, 39, 42
April 22
Read Section 11.2. What are rational functions and rational expressions?
What is an asymptote?
Do pages 535-536; 15, 30, 32, 38, 40
April 23
Drop Day -- No class
April 24
Humanities Trip -- you will miss class
April 25
No School, Faculty In-Service Day
April 28
Review problems from page 535-536
April 29
More review work -- visitors from Laptop Conference
April 30
Quiz on Chapter 11
May 1
Do page 542; 19, 20, 24, 31, 33, 34, 35
May 2
No class -- Drop Day
May 5
Test corrections are due
Multiplying algebraic fractions
Do page 550; 33, 34, 35, 36, 41
May 6
Adding and subtracting algebraic fractions
Do page 550; 21, 22, 25, 29,43
May 7
Adding and subtracting algebraic fractions
Do page 550; 16, 17, 18, 41, 45
May 8
Do pages 568-569; 7, 13, 14, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24, 25
May 9
Test on Chapter 11 (Sections 11.2 to 11.4). Study
your previous tests on this material.
May 12
No Class -- Drop Day
May 13
Read Section 11.5 and study the examples
May 14
Read Section 11.5 and study the examples
Do page 556; 11, 13, 15, 17, 20, 23
May 15
Read Section 11.5 and study the examples
Do page 556; 7, 12, 14, 19, 25, 28
May 16
Test review questions
Do pages 568-560; 7, 8, 11, 14, 18, 19, 21, 25, 27, 28, 29
May 19
Test on all of Chapter 11
May 20
No class, but start your exam review
May 21
The exam will cover chapters 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12.
Do pages 266-268; 5, 13, 16, 18, 37, 39, 45, 50, 51, 71, 72
Do pages 362-364; 3, 9, 17, 22, 25,31, 37
May 22
Do page 418-420; 2, 5, 7, 11, 15, 20, 28, 30, 33, 35, 41, 45, 51
Do pages 472-474; 8, 911, 13, 16, 20, 26, 27, 31, 34, 41, 42, 45, 46
May 23
Do pages 518-520; 1, 5, 13, 15, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 43
Do pages 638-640; 1, 5, 7, 9, 11, 18, 21, 23, 2735, 36
Do pages 568-570; 1, 6, 13, 18, 19,25, 28
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