SMITHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL

COURSE OUTLINE
Mr. Michael Stone
Pre Calculus Honors
Mathematics Department
mstone@smithfield-ps.org
2014-201 school !ear
"rade 11#12
$oom 12
Smithfield High School Mission Statement
SHS graduates %ill possess a common core of &no%ledge and s&ills to 'ecome life-long learners#
anal!tical thin&ers# effecti(e communicators# and producti(e mem'ers of the local and glo'al
communit!.
Ovevie! of the Co"se#
Mathematical modeling is the central theme of this course. )n in depth de(elopment of
trigonometric functions %ith emphasis on the use of radian measurement facilitates the
modeling of real %orld phenomena. *his course includes anal!sis and application of
e+ponential# sinusoidal# pol!nomial and rational functions. *he use of the graphing
calculator is an essential component of this course. Pro,ects demonstrating master! and
understanding of the concepts are re-uired.
Co"se Connection to Mission Statement#
Students %ill de(elop the geometric# alge'raic# and trigonometric s&ills to 'ecome mathematicall! literate
in order to sol(e pro'lems in an e(er changing %orld. .ach da! the student %ill need to sol(e comple+
pro'lems# and as important need to communicate mathematicall!# 'oth (er'all! and in %riting. ) complete
understanding of mathematical concepts is of utmost importance/ not ,ust memori0ation of facts. *he
'ottom line is that man! students %ill 'e in ,o's that re-uire them to thin& criticall!. *hus the! ha(e to
adapt and learn ne% material constantl!.
Standads $ddessed#
CCSS1
A.APR, A.CED, A.REI, F-IF, F-BF, N-CN, F-TF, G.SRT, G.C, G.GPE,
G.MG
"S.2s1
345-)M.4# 345-)M.6# "4M-12.# "4M-12.7# "4M-12.8# "4M-)M.9#
"4M-)M.6# :4)-12.2# :4)-12.4# :4)-)M.2# $-9.1# $-9.2# $-9.;# $-6.1#
$-6.2# $-6.;# $-6.# <-;.2# <-;.;# <-;-4. 5C-1.1
)pplied Standards1
PS. C*
)cademic
.+pectations1
1# 2# 4# # 7# 9C
$ssessments#
Pre-Calculus
Honors
"S.s and=or Common Core )cademic
.+pectations
)pplied
>earning
Standards
C* 1 ?
Piece%ise
:unctions

345-12.2# 345-12.9#:4)-
12.2# :4)-12.4# DSP-12.1
2 PS# C*
C* 2 ?
Sinusoidal
:unctions

345-12.9#:4)-12.2#DSP-
12.1#DSP-12.;
1# ;# PS# C*
C* ; ?
Polar Coordinates

345-)M6#"4M-)M8#:4)-
)M2
;# C*#
C* 4 ?
Conic Sections
:4)-10.;# :4)-10.4# "4M?
)M8
2 PS
Te%t&Re'"ied Mateials#
Connall!# Hughes-Hallett# "leason# .* )>.# :unctions Modeling Change. @ohn <ile! 4 Sons#
Anc.# 2004
"raphing Calculator BPreferred *A-6; or *A-64 seriesC
*hree ring 'inder B%ith paper and !our completed home%or& assignmentC
Pencils %ith erasers# and pens
)genda
Gading#
*he primar! purpose of grading is to communicate to students and parents the achie(ement of learning
goals and standards. Secondar! purposes include pro(iding information that students can use for self-
e(aluation and gro%th# encourage student progress in learning# identif! students for a(aila'le educational
opportunities# ad,ust instruction and assessment design# and e(aluate the effecti(eness of curricular#
instructional and assessment practices. :our common grading practices utili0ed at SHS are1
()&*) Ratio
D80E of the grade is comprised of summati(e assessments
D10E comprised of formati(e assessments
No+o,t O"t
DStudents are re-uired to complete all ma,or summati(e assessments.
D) 0ero does not gi(e an! information or feed'ac& to student or teacher.
D)n incomplete BAC %ill 'e gi(en until %or& has 'een su'mitted
Revisions
Students %ill 'e allo%ed to re(ise s"mmative assessments ):*.$ feed'ac& has 'een gi(en '! the
teacher. At %ill 'e teacher2s discretion for the re(ision procedure.
Lateness
) grade deduction or penalt! %ill not 'e gi(en for late %or& since the grade is a reflection of achie(ement.
Dail! Home%or& )ssignments# Class%or&
Home%or& %ill 'e assigned dail! and students are e+pected to tr! their 'est on all pro'lems. *he
completion of home%or& is essential to %hat goes on in the classroom. Do !our o%n %or& and don2t %orr!
a'out mista&es. *he &e! is effort and -ualit! of %or&. Class participation is a must. Students must 'e
acti(e participants '! %or&ing on pro'lems# as&ing -uestions# and communicating a'out mathematics to
their groups and to the entire class.
Fnit Performance )ssessments# *ests# and Gui00es
Student understanding %ill 'e e(aluated fre-uentl! through the use of -ui00es# performance tas&s# and
assessments. 5nce a topic has 'een co(ered it could 'e tested at an! point. At is important to learn the
conceptH Af a student misses the da! of the assessment then the! %ill 'e responsi'le for ta&ing assessment
the follo%ing class period.
Common *as&s
) Common *as& is a department designed essential learning acti(it! that determines a student2s proficienc!
in a su',ect area through the application of &e! s&ills or concepts to pro'lem sol(ing. ) minimum of four
common tas&s %ill 'e completed this !ear. $eflections %ill 'e %ritten on common tas&s and students %ill
store these for their graduation portfolio.
Class -olicies#
1. Students must 'e prepared for class# 'e on time and read! to learn. *his means that the second the
'ell rings %e start to %or&.
2. <or&ing together is important and students are e+pected to %or& %ith e(er!one.
;. )gendas must 'e 'rought to class e(er! da!. Students %ill use them as a pass %hen needed and to
%rite do%n home%or& assignments.
4. "ood attendance is a must in this honors course. Difficult to learn if !ou are a'sent or late.
. See& e+tra help if needed. Please do not %ait until the last minute to see& e+tra math help.
7. Please feel free to contact me if !ou ha(e an! pro'lems and=or concerns. M! ,o' is to assist !ou in
learning as much math as possi'le.
9. $espect others# !our teacher# the school# and !ourself.
6. 35 food# drin&s# gum# cell phones# or an! other distractions are allo%ed in class.
8. A %ill strongl! enforce )>> policies in the student hand'oo&. Ino% and follo% all school rules.
Othe Infomation#
1. *his is a difficult and re%arding class. Do not 'e afraid of as&ing -uestions and al%a!s maintain a
positi(e attitude a'out learning. Don2t %orr! comparing !ourself to !our classmates/ tr! to al%a!s
do !our 'est.
2. :eel free to stop '! an!time 'efore school or after school for a -uic& -uestionH
;. A cannot stress enough the importance of understanding the material. Jou ha(e to completel!
understand the mathematical topics 'eing presented to !ou. Memori0ation alone %ill not get !ou
an!%here.
4. Math >eague is a(aila'le for an! student %ho %ants to challenge themsel(es.
. 5ur classroom %ill 'e cro%ded# so please 'e respectful of e(er!one2s space.
7. .n,o! the %onderful %orld called mathematics. M)*H AS P5<.$H