FORSYTH COUNTY COURSE SYLLABUS

2012-2013

COURSE TITLE:

AcceleratedMathematics II: Geometry /Advanced Algebra /Statistics

TEACHER NAME: Nina Moynihan EMAIL:

ROOM: 423 (West Hall)PHONE: 770-781-2264 ext. 100423

Textbook/Resources: May be accessed at

McDougal Littell Georgia High School Mathematics 2 Cost: $71.25

McDougal Littell Georgia High School Mathematics 3 Cost: $73.41

With the emergence of technology as a tool for learning, South Forsyth High School will be utilizing various resources to assist with instruction, including ANGEL, online textbooks, and interactive websites. In addition to these web based instructional tools, this course will also have a classroom set of textbooks. Should you feel that your child would benefit from having a textbook at home in addition to the classroom textbook, please contact your child’s teacher.

Course Description: Accelerated Mathematics II: Geometry / Advanced Algebra / Statistics (Prerequisite: Successful completion of Accelerated Math I or Math I plus a bridge course and department chair approval)

This is the second in the sequence of mathematics courses designed to ensure that students areprepared to take higher level mathematics courses during their high school career, including Advanced Placement Calculus AB, Advanced Placement Calculus BC, and Advanced Placement Statistics. It requires students to:

· explore the characteristics of exponential, logarithmic, and higher degree polynomial functionsusing tables, graphs, and algebraic techniques;

· explore inverses of functions;

· use algebraic models to represent and explore real phenomena;

· solve a variety of equations and inequalities using numerical, graphical, and algebraic techniques with appropriate technology;

· use matrices to formulate and solve problems;

· use linear programming to solve problems;

· use matrices to represent and solve problems involving vertex-edge;

· use right triangle trigonometry to formulate and solve problems;

· investigate the relationships between lines and circles;

· recognize, analyze, and graph the equations of conic sections;

· investigate planes and spheres;

· use sample data to make informal inferences about population means and standard deviations;

· solve problems by interpreting a normal distribution as a probability distribution;

· design and conduct experimental and observational studies, and

· take EOCT.

Standards: Assignments and lesson resources will be posted on ANGEL under the Course and Lessons Tabs.

Course Standards can be found at

Availability for Extra Help: I am available for extra help Monday mornings at 7:45 to 8:15 AM and Thursday afternoons from 3:45 to 4:15 PM. I,or Dr. Tracy Braun, am available on other days and mornings by appointment. If you are having difficulty understanding the material, please make an appointment for assistance immediately; do not wait until just before a quiz or test. Any changes in my schedule will be announced in class.

Makeup Work: All missed work and assessments are the responsibility of the student when they are absent from school. A student who is absent on the class day before a regularly scheduled assessment will be responsible for completing the assignment on the regularly scheduled day and time. Students who have been absent more than two consecutive days (including the assessment day) will be given five (5) school days to make up the assessment and/or other assignments. This does not include major projects, research papers, etc., where the deadline has been posted in advance. The teacher has the discretion to grant a longer period of time to make up work if there are extenuating circumstances.

Grading Calculations:

EOCT Course Average =

40% (1st Sem. Course Work) + 40% (2nd Sem. Course Work) + 20% EOCT

1st & 2nd Semester Course Work = 75% Summative + 25% Formative

Concept of formative assessment:

Grading Policy:

A = 90 – 100

B = 80 – 89

C = 70 – 79

Failing = Below 70

*Formative Assessments include, but are not limited to homework, class work, labs, practice tests, rough drafts, and sections of projects/ research papers/presentations.

*Summative Assessments include, but are not limited to unit tests, final projects, final research papers, and final presentations.

Work Habits will be evaluated on the student’s report card

Supplies:

Three-Ring Binder with Dividers

Loose Leaf Paper

Graph Paper

Pencils

Colored Pens/Pencils

Scientific Calculator (TI-30XS Multiview)

Graphing Calculator

(TI-Nspire or

TI-84 or

CX Handheld, but not the CAS version)

Donations are Appreciated:

Dry Erase Markers

Kleenex

Pencils

Vocabulary:

3 space / half-life / parabola
asymptote / hyperbola / population mean
complementary angles / inference / sine
composition of functions / inverse matrix / standard deviation
conic sections / inverse of a function / tangent
continuous random variable / logarithmic function / trigonometric ratio
cosine / / trigonometry
degree of polynomial / matrix / vertex-edge graph
discrete random variable / multiplicity of roots / z-score
ellipse / normal distribution
experimental studies / nth root
exponential function / observational studies
geometric sequence / one-to-one function