TECH PREP MATH II

COURSE SYLLABUS

2007-2008

TEACHER: MR. BLANK WEB PAGE – www.wabassoschool.com

TEXT: CORD BRIDGES TO ALGEBRA AND GEOMETRY

THE CLASS WILL COVER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:

COURSE OUTLINE:

1. MEASURING IN ENGLISH & METRIC

2. CALCULATES VALUES WITH EXPONENTS AND PROBLEMS WHICH INVOLVE THEIR USE (CH 10)

3. USE THE PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM (CH 10)

4. IDENTIFY AND APPLY THE RELATIONSHIPS OF SHAPES WITH 2-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY (CH 9)

5. IDENTIFY AND EXTEND PATTERNS (CH 11)

6. DEFINE AND APPLY SIMILARITY (CH 11)

7. FIND MEASUREMENTS OF 2 DIMENSIONAL FIGURES (CH 11)

8. DESCRIBE RESULTS OF PROPORTION CHANGES (CH 11)

*SCALE DRAWING PROJECT

9. CALCULATE SURFACE AREA & VOLUME OF 3-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS (CH 12)

*12 PACK PACKED

10. PRECISION, ACCURACY & TOLERANCE

*ERROR IN AREA MEASUREMENT

MICROMETER/COIN ACTIVITY

GRADING:

YOUR GRADE WILL BE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING:

· DAILY ASSIGNMENTS WHICH WE WILL CORRECT IN CLASS EVERY DAY!

· TESTS, QUIZES AND PROJECTS

· CLASS PARTICIPATION AND EXTRA CREDIT

GRADING SCALE:

A+ 100 C+ 77-79 F 0-59

A 93-99 C 73-76

A- 90-92 C- 70-72

B+ 87-89 D+ 67-69

B 83-86 D 63-66

B- 80-82 D- 60-62

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS:

· #1 RULE- WHEN I’M TALKING YOU’RE LISTENING

· NO POP OR FOOD IN THE LAB!

· NO LEAVING THE ROOM W/O A PASS AND PERMISSION!

· BE RESPECTFUL OF ALL STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM – TEASING AND BULLYING OF ANY KIND WILL NOT BE TOLERATED!!

· CHEATING AND DISHONEST WORK WILL NOT BE TOLERATED – PENALTY FOR SUCH OFFENSES WILL BE ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SCHOOL HANDBOOK POLICY!!!

IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS OR CONCERNS, PLEASE MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO MEET WITH ME DURING MY PREP HOUR OR BEFORE AND/OR AFTER SCHOOL.

** THIS SYLLABUS IS SUBJECT TO AND MAY CHANGE AT ANY TIME DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR. EVERY ATTEMPT WILL BE MADE TO COMMUNICATE THESE CHANGES TO THE AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS.