Precalculus 2011-2012
Jacob Hundt -- j[email protected] or (608) 637-6764.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday - 11:25 - 12:10
During the 2nd Trimester I hope to cover the following topics in this class:
· Inverse Functions
· Rational Functions and Asymptotes
· Laws of Exponents
· Rational Exponents
· Exponential Functions
· Laws of Logarithms
· Exponential Equations
· Radian and Degree Measures
· Trigonometric Functions
· Graphing Trigonometric Functions
· Trigonometric Fundamental Identities
· Trigonometric Equations
Requirements and Expectations
At least 70 out of 100 points are required to pass each trimester.
Class Participation & Attendance—20%
Students in this class are expected to be present, attentive, engaged, and respectful of other participants in the class. They should come to class with the textbook, graph paper notebook, precalculus reference notebook, and calculator. As per the school attendance policy, students who are absent for 25% of sessions in each trimester (10 classes for the 2nd Trimester) or late for 50% of sessions in each trimester (20 classes for the 2nd trimester) will receive a Fail for the class. Students who arrive more that 10 minutes late to a class session will be considered absent for that session.
Homework-40%
Between 20-25 assignments will be completed in this class. Many will be completed in class, with the outside of class work being primarily to watch specific videos on the topics we will be covering.
· Credit will be given for completed problems with shown work, regardless of correctness.
· I commit to returning checked assignments during the very next class session, if we don’t check them in class.
· Students are expected to complete assignments even if they are absent.
· Assignments will not be accepted more than 1 class session late.
· Current assignments will be posted in the classroom and online.
Quizzes and Test—40%
There will be three tests in the Trimester – one each in December, January, and February. Test scores will be cumulative, with point totals from each added together to get the final test score for the trimester
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday - 11:25 - 12:10
During the 2nd Trimester I hope to cover the following topics in this class:
· Inverse Functions
· Rational Functions and Asymptotes
· Laws of Exponents
· Rational Exponents
· Exponential Functions
· Laws of Logarithms
· Exponential Equations
· Radian and Degree Measures
· Trigonometric Functions
· Graphing Trigonometric Functions
· Trigonometric Fundamental Identities
· Trigonometric Equations
Requirements and Expectations
At least 70 out of 100 points are required to pass each trimester.
Class Participation & Attendance—20%
Students in this class are expected to be present, attentive, engaged, and respectful of other participants in the class. They should come to class with the textbook, graph paper notebook, precalculus reference notebook, and calculator. As per the school attendance policy, students who are absent for 25% of sessions in each trimester (10 classes for the 2nd Trimester) or late for 50% of sessions in each trimester (20 classes for the 2nd trimester) will receive a Fail for the class. Students who arrive more that 10 minutes late to a class session will be considered absent for that session.
Homework-40%
Between 20-25 assignments will be completed in this class. Many will be completed in class, with the outside of class work being primarily to watch specific videos on the topics we will be covering.
· Credit will be given for completed problems with shown work, regardless of correctness.
· I commit to returning checked assignments during the very next class session, if we don’t check them in class.
· Students are expected to complete assignments even if they are absent.
· Assignments will not be accepted more than 1 class session late.
· Current assignments will be posted in the classroom and online.
Quizzes and Test—40%
There will be three tests in the Trimester – one each in December, January, and February. Test scores will be cumulative, with point totals from each added together to get the final test score for the trimester