Algebra 2

R. L. Daniels, T. Lam
Room 302

Welcome to a new school year that will be full of brand new experiences. In order for you to
have a successful and productive school year in your Math class, you should be familiar with the
following classroom policies:

Virtual Expectations:

1. We will begin promptly at the beginning of class time.

2. We will keep our microphones on mute except when we are addressing the class.
3. We will keep our cameras on at all possible times.
4. Learning is not for spectators. We will/must participate and be actively engaged
through our mics, the chat, and comment pages.
5. We will support, encourage, communicate, and collaborate with each other at all
times. This sometimes means holding each other accountable. This always means
respecting each other.
6. If you have any questions or concerns, please talk to me. You can email
Mr.Daniels at rldaniels@philasd.org or Mr.Lam tlam@philasd.org. We want to provide as
much support to you as possible so you can succeed in class.

Rules:
1. Respect is the key! To get respect, you must give respect.
2. All of the school rules apply in this classroom (Parkway High Five).
3. No personal grooming is allowed in the classroom.
4. Remain in your seat at all times except when needed for an activity.
5. You must come to class prepared everyday with your notebook and other
required materials.
Homework:
1. Homework will be assigned every Monday through Thursday.
2. All homework should be completed in pencil. Pen will not be accepted!
3. Make-up homework due to absences is due the day following your return to
school. Homework will not be accepted a week after it was due.
4. All homework will be collected on a loose-leaf sheet of paper unless a sheet is
provided.
Notes:
1. You are required to keep your Math Note Book up to date with at least one
entry from each lesson.
Projects:
1. Projects will be assigned at least once a month.
2. Late projects will be penalized one grade for each day after the due date.
3. Projects will be described when they are assigned.
Tests:
1. There will be at least one test or quiz each week.
2. Test dates will be announced at least one week in advance.
3. Some quizzes may not be announced.
4. Make up tests / quizzes will be given the day of return to school after the
absence.
5. It is your responsibility to make up the test or the quiz.
6. Failure to make up the test or the quiz will result in a zero for the test or quiz.
Supplies:
Pencils & Color Pencils
One subject notebook or one section of your loose-leaf notebook.
Scientific / Graphing Calculator (Optional)
Notebook Paper
A Pocket Folder
Grading:
Your report card grade will be based on the following
Assessments 40%
Projects 30%
Classwork 20%
Homework 10%
Be prepared to learn, discuss and explore the following topics:

· Make tables and graphs of linear equations

· Write and solve equations and inequalities in one and two variables
and apply skills in problem solving situations
· Solve absolute value equations and inequalities and apply in problem
solving situations
· Create, analyze and make predications from scatter plots and best fit
lines for data
· Identify and use properties of real numbers to perform operations
· Use the properties of exponents and order of operations to evaluate or
simplify expressions
· State the domain and range of a relation and determine whether it is a
function
· Write a function in functional notation and evaluate it
· Perform operations with functions to write new functions
· Find the composition of two functions
· Find the inverse of a relation or function and determine if the inverse
is a function
· Write graph and apply special functions and identify transformations
from one function to another
· Solve linear system of equations by graphing, substitution and
elimination
· Solve and graph linear inequalities in two variables and use them to
solve real world problems
· Write and graph a system of linear inequalities in two variables for a
given solution region
· Write and graph a set of constraints for a linear programming problem
· Use linear programming to find the maximum or minimum value of
an objective function
· Represent mathematical and real-world data in a matrix
· Find sums and differences of matrices and the scalar product of a
number and a matrix
· Multiply tow matrices and use matrix multiplication to solve
mathematical and real-world problems
· Find and use the inverse of a matrix, if it exists and the determinant of
a matrix
· Use matrices to solve linear systems of equations in mathematical and
real-world situations
· Identify, classify, and describe the important features of the graph of a
quadratic function
· Multiply linear binomials to produce a quadratic expression and factor
a quadratic expression
· Solve quadratic equations by taking the square root of both sides of an
equations, by factoring, by completing the square and by the quadratic
formula
· Use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve problems involving right
triangles
· Find all roots of quadratic equations and use real roots to locate the
axis of symmetry of a parabola
· Use the vertex form of a quadratic function to locate the axis of
symmetry of its graph
· Graph and perform operations on complex numbers
· Find a quadratic function that exactly fits three data points and a
quadratic that models a data set
· Classify an exponential function as representing exponential growth
or exponential decay, determine the multiplier for exponential growth and
decay, and write and evaluate exponential expressions to model growth and
decay situations
· Calculate the growth of investments under various conditions
· Write the equivalent forms for exponential and logarithmic equations
· Use the definitions of exponential and logarithmic functions to solve
equations
· Simplify and evaluate logarithmic expressions and solve equations
involving logarithms
· Identify, evaluate, add, subtract, multiply, and divide polynomials.