Pre-Calculus Syllabus

ASTEC Charter High School

2014-2015
Teacher: Mr. Ali Askari
Email: aaskari@asteccharterschools.com
Website: achsmathaskari.weebly.com
Pla Perio!: 7
th
hour 2:46-3:40
Phoe umber: 947-6274
Te"tboo#: Precalculus A ra!hi"# A!!roach: $olt% &i"ehart% 'i"sto" 2002
Course $b%ecti&es 'Semester 1: Trigoometry(:
(. A"aly)e a"* #ra!h tri#o"ometric +u"ctio"s.
2. ,ol-i"# tri#o"ometric e.uatio"s.
3. /escribe tri#o"ometric i*e"tities.
4. A!!ly tri#o"ometric +u"ctio"s to real li+e !roblems.
Course $b%ecti&es 'Semester 2: College Algebra(:
(. A"aly)e +u"ctio"s a"* their #ra!hs.
2. 01!lai" a"* sol-e !oly"omial a"* ratio"al +u"ctio"s.
3. ,ol-e a"* #ra!h e1!o"e"tial a"* lo#arithmic +u"ctio"s.
)e*uire! +aterials:
Mecha"ical or 22 Pe"cil 3shar!e"e*4 3to *o assi#"me"ts with4
5alculators 67-83 or 67-84 36hese will be !ro-i*e* by the school.4
29 :i"*er with *i-i*ers a"* "o"-s!iral "otebook !a!er 3this bi"*er will be #ra*e* weekly
+or or#a"i)atio" a"* starters4
Atte!ace Policy a! Classroom E",ectatios:
,$;' <P a"* :0 ;= 67M0 6; 5>A,,
6e" or more e1cuse* A=/ u"e1cuse* abse"ces will result i" a =; 5&0/76 +or this
class.
6hree tar*ies will e.ual ;=0 A:,0=50
Misse* 01ams a"* Assi#"me"ts?5lassroom 5o"*uct:
All stu*e"ts are e1!ecte* to be res!ect+ul to all i"*i-i*uals i" the classroom at all times.
6here is to be absolutely "o #um% +oo* or *ri"ks i" the classroom.
,tu*e"ts are to come to class !re!are* with all materials i"clu*i"# the te1tbook% bi"*er
!a!er% !e"s% a"* assi#"me"ts.
7+ you are abse"t +rom class you ha-e e1actly o"e week to tur" i" misse* assi#"me"ts. 7t
is your res!o"sibility to +i"* out assi#"me"ts 3check the website or ask the teacher as
soo" as !ossible4. @ailure to tur" i" misse* work will result i" a )ero. 7+ you alrea*y k"ow
o+ a" assi#"me"t% !roAect or test that was *ue o" the *ay you were #o"e% it must be tur"e*
i" the "e1t *ay you are back at school.
7+ you miss a test you must #et with me withi" a week to arra"#e a time to make it u! or
you will ear" a )ero +or that test #ra*e.
All assi#"me"ts must be com!lete* by the *ay they are *ue. Poi"ts will be *e*ucte* +or
late assi#"me"ts at the rate o+ (0B !er *ay late. 7+ a stu*e"t is ha-i"# a"y !roblems%
s!eak to the teacher :0@;&0 the *ue *ateC
Aca*emic /isho"esty: P>A7A&7,M A=/ 5$0A67= '7>> =;6 :0 6;>0&A60/
7=6$7, 5>A,,&;;MC Deros will be #i-e" +or !la#iarism a"* cheati"#% !are"ts will be
calle*% a"* +urther *isci!li"ary actio"s may be take". Pla#iarism a"* cheati"# i"clu*e
co!yi"# a"other stu*e"tEs work.
Assessmet-.ra!ig:
ra*i"#: 70-79 5
90-(00: A 60-69: /
80-89: : :elow F9: @
Category Weights
30B: 6ests
20B Gui))es?ProAects
30B: /aily Assi#"me"ts 3*iscussio"% homework% *aily work% starters% a"* !artici!atio"4
20B ,emester @i"al 01am
E"ams-tests are worth 30B o+ the stu*e"ts o-erall #ra*e. 01ams are #i-e" at the e"* o+ each
classroom u"it as a tool to assess the stu*e"tEs o-erall com!rehe"sio" o+ the u"it. :e"chmark
tests are #i-e" three times !er year to assess a stu*e"tEs aca*emic !ro#ress a"* are i"clu*e* i"
the semester #ra*e3s4.
Pro%ects are worth 20B o+ the stu*e"ts o-erall #ra*e. ProAects may be assi#"e* as i"*i-i*ual or
#rou! work. 'he" worki"# i" #rou!s% each i"*i-i*ual will recei-e a #ra*e base* o" his?her
!er+orma"ce.
/aily Wor#-0ui11es-Presetatios are worth 30B o+ the stu*e"ts o-erall #ra*e. /aily 'ork is
the work !er+orme* by the stu*e"ts each *ay i" class i"clu*i"# !artici!atio"H howe-er% i+ a
stu*e"t is u"able to com!lete his?her assi#"me"t% it ca" be take" home as homework. Gui))es are
#i-e" to stu*e"ts withi" 2 classroom *ays o+ a" assi#"me"t as a tool to assess the stu*e"tEs
com!rehe"sio" o+ the co"ce!t.
Semester 2ial E"am is worth 20B o+ the stu*e"ts o-erall #ra*e. 6he +i"al e1am is #i-e" o" the
last +ull classroom *ay o+ the semester a"* are com!rehe"si-e co-eri"# all u"its that ha-e bee"
tau#ht i" class.
Stu!et Progress:
Pro#ress re!orts +or stu*e"ts are !re!are* +our times each year% mi*way o+ each 9-weeks
#ra*i"# !erio*. Pare"ts must come o" site to !ick u! a"* si#" +or them o" the *ay they
are issue*. ,tu*e"ts are "ot allowe* back i" class u"til the !ro#ress re!ort is !icke* u!.
,tu*e"ts who are "ot maki"# a*e.uate !ro#ress must atte"* tutori"# a+ter school a"*
*uri"# hal+-,atur*ay school. 6hose who *o "ot atte"* will !lace* *isci!li"ary actio".
Atte"*a"ce to tutori"# is "ot a" o!tio". ra*es will be #i-e" +or atte"*i"# tutori"#
sessio"s.