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Honors Algebra I
Course Syllabus for ’07-’08 School Year
Instructor: Mr. Tom LeRoux
Book: McDougal Littell by Larson, Boswell, & Kanold
Supplies: Scientific calculator, graph paper
Expectations: Be prepared to work when class begins.
Contribute positively to the learning environment in the classroom.
Originate mathematics to everyday life.
Course Specifics: There will be a math assignment everyday.
I will collect every math assignment you complete.
Any missing assignments will result in a zero (0).
There will be a quiz or a test once a week.
Make up work: Students are responsible for making up all missed
work. If you are absent, it is your responsibility to find out the
assignment missed and turn them in on the new due date. (You have one
day for each day missed) If the absence is pre-arranged, the student is
responsible to get the assignments before the absence and turn them in
the day they return.
Grading: Homework: between 5-20 points per assignment
Quizzes: between 10-20 points per assignment
Tests: 100 points per test
Take the total number of points earned by the student and divide
by the
total number of points accumulated to receive percentage.
Grading Scale: As per the student handbook
It is your responsibility to do the homework. If you cannot, seek
help—from me, an upperclassman, a friend, or ask in class. The "Great
Goddess of Mathematics" helps those who seek help—so ask for help and I
will see what she can do for you. You learn mathematics by doing, not by
watching. Just do it!
Scripture by numbers: Every new school day a student will present
to the class a scripture passage that deals with numbers, digits, or
ciphers. The Old Testament equals odd calendar days and the New
Testament equals even calendar days.
"Where two or three come together in my name, there I
am with them."
Matthew 18:20
Topics to be covered:
First Semester
Polygons
Pythagorean Theorem
Simplify Radicals
Imaginary #’s/Complex #’s
Matrices
Rewriting Equations
Factoring – 5 ways
Radical Equations
Distance/Midpoint formula
Equations of lines
Systems of Equations
Second Semester
Sine, Cosine, Tangent
Solving Right Triangles
Circles: Dog House Problem
Quadratics: Axis of Symmetry/Vertex
Quadratic Formula
Complete the Square
Probability
Surface Area/Volume
Rational Expressions
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