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/ J.P. TARAVELLA HIGH SCHOOLMrs. Winsome Flynn
Liberal Arts 1
Email:
Website: wflynnclass.com754-322-2300
SyllabusAvailability: / Planning A: 1:10 pm - 2:40 pm - period 4
Planning B: 10:56 am - 12:26 pm - period 7
Course Materials: / Spiral Notebook, 3-ring binder with 5 tabs; loose leaf paper; graph paper; sharpened pencils; dry-erase marker; TI-30XA calculator.
Electronic Resources: / Cell phones, IPods, MP-3's with headsets or ear budsare to be turned off and out of sight, as per Broward County Code of Conduct.
Course Description / Liberal Arts I is a part of asequence of courses in Algebra and is designed to develop the algebraic concepts and processes that can be used to solve a variety of real world and mathematical problems. Content will include, but is not limited to simplifying and evaluating algebraic expressions, understanding function rules, graphing and solving linear equations, graphing and solving linear inequalities, solving literal equations, dimension analysis, percent's, ratios and proportions. This list is not exhaustive.
Assignments:
Homework Policy:
Quizzes/Tests: / Assignmentsare given on a daily basis and are due during class, unless instructed otherwise by the teacher.All warm-up assignments are to be completed in the first few minutes of class. There will be several quizzes and one test per unit.
Late work is not accepted, however, if there is an extenuating circumstance, I will revisit this policy on an individual basis. Homework is due the next day. When absence is excused, the student has two days to make up the assignment. If absence is unexcused, the assignment is given a zero. Homework is checked on a random basis.
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Quizzes/Tests are announced at least 2 days before testing.
When student is absent-excused, the student has a 2-day grace period in which to take the assessment.
Weightingof
Assignments: / Tests: 50% Quizzes: 20%
Classwork/Homework: 20% Notebook/Binder: 10%
Classroom Guidelines
- You must come to class prepared daily with your notebook, pencil and positive attitude.
- Assignments will be given daily. You must show all work in order to receive credit. Your work must support your answer on all assignments. Classwork/ Homework are very important. Those students who do their work every day usually do very well on tests.
- Good attendance is crucial in obtaining good grades. Unexcused absences/cuts will result in a zero on any graded test/assignment. If you are absent (excused) the day of a test, you have two days to make up the test.
- Backpacks or book bags are NOT allowed on desktops or laps. Students using their cell phones in class to text/call, etc. will receive a detention. Students must abide by the Code of Conduct Rules. Dress Code and Tone of Decency will be followed and enforced.
- Please help keep this room clean and tidy. Thank you for being respectful and considerate of others!
- Students will provide their own answers and demonstrate integrity at all times. Cheating will result in a referral to the student’s appropriate administrator, a grade of ZERO for that assignment and a phone call home to parents.This includes cheating on class work/homework assignments.
- Please do not talk, get up to throw away trash, or ask to use the restroom during class instruction. There is plenty of time after instruction to address minor concerns. When you are talking, you are not listening/learning. Talking for any reason on a test will result in a ZERO on that test. Be considerate of your teacher and fellow classmates. Show respect. Raise your hand and wait to be called on. No shouting out, please.
- Please be on time to class. If you are tardy you will receive a detention.
- A pass is required when you leave the room.
/ J.P. TARAVELLA HIGH SCHOOL
Mrs. Winsome Flynn
Liberal Arts 1
754-322-2300
SyllabusPlease return this page with the required information for the 2016/2017 school year.
I HAVE READ AND I UNDERSTAND THE CLASSROOM RULES AND CLASSROOM PROCEDURES. I PLAN TO ABIDE BY THEM. IF I BREAK ANY OF TE RULES, I INDERSTAND THAT I WILL GET A DETETION AND/OR REFERRAL.
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Name / DescriptionMAFS.912.A-APR.1.1: / Understand that polynomials form a system analogous to the integers, namely, they are closed under the operations of addition, subtraction, and multiplication; add, subtract, and multiply polynomials.
Remarks/Examples:
Algebra 1 - Fluency Recommendations
Fluency in adding, subtracting, and multiplying polynomials supports students throughout their work in algebra, as well as in their symbolic work with functions. Manipulation can be more mindful when it is fluent.
MAFS.912.A-CED.1.1: / Create equations and inequalities in one variable and use them to solve problems. Include equations arising from linear and quadratic functions, and simple rational, absolute, and exponential functions. ★
MAFS.912.A-CED.1.2: / Create equations in two or more variables to represent relationships between quantities; graph equations on coordinate axes with labels and scales. ★
MAFS.912.A-CED.1.3: / Represent constraints by equations or inequalities, and by systems of equations and/or inequalities, and interpret solutions as viable or non-viable options in a modeling context. For example, represent inequalities describing nutritional and cost constraints on combinations of different foods.★
MAFS.912.A-CED.1.4: / Rearrange formulas to highlight a quantity of interest, using the same reasoning as in solving equations. For example, rearrange Ohm’s law V = IR to highlight resistance R.★
MAFS.912.A-REI.1.1: / Explain each step in solving a simple equation as following from the equality of numbers asserted at the previous step, starting from the assumption that the original equation has a solution. Construct a viable argument to justify a solution method.
MAFS.912.A-REI.1.2: / Solve simple rational and radical equations in one variable, and give examples showing how extraneous solutions may arise.
MAFS.912.A-REI.2.3: / Solve linear equations and inequalities in one variable, including equations with coefficients represented by letters.
MAFS.912.A-REI.3.5: / Prove that, given a system of two equations in two variables, replacing one equation by the sum of that equation and a multiple of the other produces a system with the same solutions.
MAFS.912.A-REI.3.6: / Solve systems of linear equations exactly and approximately (e.g., with graphs), focusing on pairs of linear equations in two variables.
MAFS.912.A-REI.4.10: / Understand that the graph of an equation in two variables is the set of all its solutions plotted in the coordinate plane, often forming a curve (which could be a line).
MAFS.912.A-REI.4.11: / Explain why the x-coordinates of the points where the graphs of the equations y = f(x) and y = g(x) intersect are the solutions of the equation f(x) = g(x); find the solutions approximately, e.g., using technology to graph the functions, make tables of values, or find successive approximations. Include cases where f(x) and/or g(x) are linear, polynomial, rational, absolute value, exponential, and logarithmic functions. ★
MAFS.912.A-REI.4.12: / Graph the solutions to a linear inequality in two variables as a half-plane (excluding the boundary in the case of a strict inequality), and graph the solution set to a system of linear inequalities in two variables as the intersection of the corresponding half-planes.
MAFS.912.A-SSE.1.1: / Interpret expressions that represent a quantity in terms of its context. ★
- Interpret parts of an expression, such as terms, factors, and coefficients.
- Interpret complicated expressions by viewing one or more of their parts as a single entity. For example, interpret as the product of P and a factor not depending on P.
MAFS.912.F-IF.1.1: / Understand that a function from one set (called the domain) to another set (called the range) assigns to each element of the domain exactly one element of the range. If f is a function and x is an element of its domain, then f(x) denotes the output of f corresponding to the input x. The graph of f is the graph of the equation y = f(x).
MAFS.912.F-IF.1.2: / Use function notation, evaluate functions for inputs in their domains, and interpret statements that use function notation in terms of a context.