IntermediateAlgebra Course Information

INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA (Algebra II) Advanced

COURSE INFORMATION FOR 2009-2010

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Welcome, Intermediate Algebra students and parents!

Syllabus: The syllabus for the course is available at: http://pilgrimandpatriot.com/QSyllabi.html. Note that there is a different syllabus for each semester.

Pacing Guide: A suggested pacing guide is available at: http://pilgrimandpatriot.com/QPacingGuides.html. Note that there is a different pacing guide for each semester.

Weekly classes (study groups): Every Thursday at Mt. Everest from 10:45 to 12:15 in room 3. These "study groups" are for both the regular and advanced course. Although these classes (study groups) are optional, all students can benefit from the instruction, practice and review. NOTE: The class will not meet during the monthly math testing week; that time will be part of the times available for taking the monthly math test. For detailed information about the classes, please read "Math Classes Schedule and Information."

Math Help/Tutoring: Math help is available at Mt. Everest at certain times. These math help/tutoring times are NOT intended for instruction of new material. Students are expected to have worked and studied at home, and they come to school for tutoring about concepts or procedures which they can not understand or with which their parents are unable to help. The details concerning math help/tutoring at Mt. Everest can be found at http://pilgrimandpatriot.com/MathHelpTutoringHandout.pdf.

Monthly work: Important notes about the monthly math work:

For best results when doing monthly work, read and follow http://pilgrimandpatriot.com/QMonthlyMathProgramGuidelines.pdf. That covers more than just the monthly work, but the monthly work is only part of the monthly math program.
Make sure that you complete all the work in the required exercises list from the math teacher (the yellow paper, which is also your cover sheet). You receive that yellow paper each month when you take the test for the month before. Copies are also available in room 3 and the front office. Also, the monthly required work will be posted each month at this link: Required Monthly Math Work.
Remember to always show your work (show exactly how you arrived at the answer).
For turning the work in:

Use the yellow cover sheet/required work list, and follow the directions on the paper.
Make sure you turn in this work on time.
Turn it in to your program instructor/supervising teacher, NOT the math teacher.
Read "Important Math Dates" for when to turn in the monthly math work.

Advanced course: The monthly test for students in the advanced course includes 2 or 3 advanced-level questions. For details about this policy, go to this link: http://pilgrimandpatriot.com/mathAdvTestQnsPolicy.html.

Monthly chapters and sections (all students):

Month Assignment

1. Sept.

Ch. 1, all sections, and
Ch. 2, sections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7.

Required Math Work

Handout: 1-2 Number Sets Definitions
Handout: Ch. 1: Notations

2. Oct.

Ch. 3, sections 1, 2, and 3, and
Ch. 5, all sections,
and review from month 1.
(Note that Ch. 4 is skipped, until June.)

Required Math Work

Handout: Chapter 5 Helpful Hints/Common Errors
Handout: 5-1 Exponents
Handout: 5-3 Long Division of Polynomials
Handout: 5-4 Factoring Polynomials
Handout: 5-4 Factoring Trinomials when A is not 1

PRACTICE TEST for the Month 2 Test

3. Nov.

Ch. 6, sections 1 through 6,
and review from prior months.

Required Math Work

Handout: Chapter 6 Helpful Hints/Common Errors
PRACTICE TEST for the Month 3 Test

4. Dec.

Ch. 7, all sections except 9,
and review from prior months.

Required Math Work

Handout: Chapter 7 Helpful Hints/Common Errors

PRACTICE TEST for the Month 4 Test

5. Jan.

Ch.8, all sections,
and review from prior months.

Required Math Work

Handout: Chapter 8 Helpful Notes (Ignore chart on the last page.)
Handout: Conics Chart

PRACTICE TEST for the Month 5 Test

END FIRST SEMESTER (February 5, 2010)

BEGIN SECOND SEMESTER (February 8, 2010)

6. Feb.

Ch.9, all sections, and
Ch. 10, sections 1 and 2,
and review from prior months.

Required Math Work

Handout: 10-1 Writing Exponential Functions (Example 7)
Handout: 10-2 Notes: Logs and Log Functions

7. Mar.

Ch. 10, sections 3 through 6, and
Ch. 11, sections 1through 5,
and review from prior months.

Required Math Work

Handout: 11-1 through 11-5 List of Formulas

8. Apr.

Ch. 11, section 7, and
Ch. 12, sections 1 through 8,
and review from prior months.

Required Math Work

9. May

Ch. 13, all sections,
and review from prior months.

Required Math Work

Handout: How to Make the Unit Circle (step-by-step)
Resource: The Unit Circle Links Page
Study Guide: Month 9 Study Guide for the Monthly Test (only for May 2008)     http://members.cox.net/jimgr/IntAlgMo9StudyGuide.pdf

10. June

Ch. 4, all sections.

Also, students must take the district End-of-Course Exam (not take-home; date TBD).

Required Math Work

11. June
(6/8-6/15)

Review.

Required Math Work

Month	Assignment
1. Sept.	Ch. 1, all sections, and Ch. 2, sections 1, 2, 3, 4, and 7. Required Math Work Handout: 1-2 Number Sets Definitions Handout: Ch. 1: Notations
2. Oct.	Ch. 3, sections 1, 2, and 3, and Ch. 5, all sections, and review from month 1. (Note that Ch. 4 is skipped, until June.) Required Math Work Handout: Chapter 5 Helpful Hints/Common Errors Handout: 5-1 Exponents Handout: 5-3 Long Division of Polynomials Handout: 5-4 Factoring Polynomials Handout: 5-4 Factoring Trinomials when A is not 1 PRACTICE TEST for the Month 2 Test
3. Nov.	Ch. 6, sections 1 through 6, and review from prior months. Required Math Work Handout: Chapter 6 Helpful Hints/Common Errors PRACTICE TEST for the Month 3 Test
4. Dec.	Ch. 7, all sections except 9, and review from prior months. Required Math Work Handout: Chapter 7 Helpful Hints/Common Errors PRACTICE TEST for the Month 4 Test
5. Jan.	Ch.8, all sections, and review from prior months. Required Math Work Handout: Chapter 8 Helpful Notes (Ignore chart on the last page.) Handout: Conics Chart PRACTICE TEST for the Month 5 Test
	END FIRST SEMESTER (February 5, 2010) BEGIN SECOND SEMESTER (February 8, 2010)
6. Feb.	Ch.9, all sections, and Ch. 10, sections 1 and 2, and review from prior months. Required Math Work Handout: 10-1 Writing Exponential Functions (Example 7) Handout: 10-2 Notes: Logs and Log Functions
7. Mar.	Ch. 10, sections 3 through 6, and Ch. 11, sections 1through 5, and review from prior months. Required Math Work Handout: 11-1 through 11-5 List of Formulas
8. Apr.	Ch. 11, section 7, and Ch. 12, sections 1 through 8, and review from prior months. Required Math Work
9. May	Ch. 13, all sections, and review from prior months. Required Math Work Handout: How to Make the Unit Circle (step-by-step) Resource: The Unit Circle Links Page Study Guide: Month 9 Study Guide for the Monthly Test (only for May 2008) http://members.cox.net/jimgr/IntAlgMo9StudyGuide.pdf
10. June	Ch. 4, all sections. Also, students must take the district End-of-Course Exam (not take-home; date TBD). Required Math Work
11. June (6/8-6/15)	Review. Required Math Work