Lasalle Community Comprehensive High School

Course Outline
TeachersName: A.Karen
akaren@lbpearson.ca
Email:
Websites:

http://mrkarensworld.weebly.com/

Office:

C111

Course:

CSTMathematics

Level:

Secondary5

Year:

20162017

Objectives:
TheGrade11CSTMathematicscoursecoversavarietyoftopicsmeanttodevelop
mathematicalcompetenciesandenhanceproblemsolvingskills.

CourseCompetencies:
InaccordancewiththeMinistryofEducationofQuebecthefollowingcompetencieswillbe
developed.Thestudentswill:

1. Solveasituationalproblem
Decodetheelementsthatcanbeprocessedmathematically
Representthesituationalproblembyusingamathematicalmodel
Workoutamathematicalsolution
Validatethesolution
Shareinformationaboutthesolution

2.Usemathematicalreasoning
Constructproofs
Constructandusenetworksofmathematicalconceptsandprocesses
Makeconjectures

IBCompetencies:

CriterionA:KnowingandUnderstanding

CriterionB:InvestigatingPatterns
CriterionC:Communicating
CriterionD:ApplyingMathematicsinRealLifeContexts

Materials:
3RingBinderwithLinedPaperorGraphPaper(DonotuseaNotebook)
Dividers
ScientificCalculator
PencilCase(Pencils,Erasers,Sharpener,RedPen,Ruler,GeometrySet)
Agenda
Optional:QuadRuledPostItNotes

ProgramofStudy(Order/UnitsSubjecttoChange):

ARITHMETIC&ALEGEBRA

Relation,functionandinverse
Realfunction:exponentialandlogarithmic,seconddegreepolynomial
(general,standardandfactoredforms)andsquareroot,sinusoidal,tangent,
greatestinteger,rational(standardformand
Additiveparameter
Operationonfunctions
System
SystemoffirstdegreeinequalitiesintwovariablesPolygonofconstraints,
Functiontobeoptimized
Systemofequationsandinequalitiesinvolvingvariousfunctionalmodels

PROBABILITY

Subjectiveprobability

Fairness
Odds
Mathematicalexpectation
Conditionalprobability

GEOMETRY&GRAPHS

Equivalentfigures(area,volume,capacity)

Analyticgeometry
GeometriclocusandrelativepositionPlanelociinvolvinglinesorcirclesonly,
andconics
StandardunitcircleRadian,arclength,trigonometricidentities
VectorResultant,projection,operation

Measurement
Trigonometricrelationsintriangles(sineandcosinelaws)
Metricrelationsincircles


EvaluationCriteriaBreakdown:

Thefinalmarkiscomprisedof3weightedterms:

Term1
Term2
20%

20%

Term3
60%

Andforeachoftheseterms,thesubjectmarkisfurtherdeterminedbythe
followingtwocomponents:

Competency1Solvesasituationalproblem
30%
Thismarkwillbedeterminedbythefollowing:
SituationalProblems(LESs)
Assignments
Exams

Competency2Usesmathematicalreasoning
70%
Thismarkwillbedeterminedbythefollowing:

Assignments
Quizzes
Tests
Exams

Therelativeweightingofthecomponentsforeachtermisshownbelow:
Component

Term1

Term2

Term3

Competency1

6%

6%

18%

RelativeWeightingin
FinalMark
30%

Competency2

14%

14%

42%

70%

SubjectMark

20%

20%

60%

100%

**Pleasenotethattherewillbemidyearandendofyearevaluationsinthis
courseaddressingbothcompetencies.

Expectations:
Please:
1. BeRespectfulofyourself,otherstudentsandyourteacher.Youearn
respect,itisnotsomethingyouaregiven.
2. BePreparedandProductive.
Cometoclasswithnecessarymaterials.
Pickuphandoutsatthefrontoftheclassroomwhenentering.
Classbeginswhenyouentertheroom,evenifthebellhasnot
rungyet.Pleasetakeaseatandgetreadytogo.
Itisinyourownbestinteresttogetstartedonhomework
immediately,andworkuntilthebell.Refrainfrompackingup
earlyanduseyourtimeefficiently.
3. BeOnTime.Tardinesswillnotbetolerated.
4. BeDiscreetandAttentive.Iallow(andencourage)studentsto
collaborateonworkwhenappropriate,butIdonottolerateloudtalkingor
interruptions.Remembercollaborationmeansworkingtogether,NOT
copying.ThosecaughtcopyingwithreceiveamarkofZERO,aswillthose
fromwhotheworkwascopied.
AdditionalReminders:
Rememberthatleavingtheclassroomduringclasstimeisaprivilege.
Wheneverpossible,pleasewaituntilafterlessons,classdiscussions,or
notetaking.Privilegeswillberevokedforthosewhoabusethem.
ElectronicdevicesareNOTpermittedintheclassroom.Notethatthese
devicesmaybeconfiscatedandturnedovertoadministration.
FoodofanykindisNOTpermittedintheclassroom,includinggum,junk
food,andpop.Waterisallowed(reusablewaterbottlesarepreferred).
Clothingshouldberespectful.Rememberthattheclassroomisalearning
environmentandnotasocialone.Studentsshouldrespecttheschool
dresscode.


LatePolicy:
Completeallassignmentsontime.Takeprideinyourworkandfinishall
assignmentstothebestofyourability.Leavenoquestionunanswered.Itis
alwaysbettertohandinsomethingofqualityratherthanalastminuteeffort
and/ornothingatall,soplanaccordingly.Latemarkswillbededucteddailyata
rateof10%perdayforoverdueassignments,upuntilthereturnofcorrected
work,atwhichpointlateworkwillnolongerbeaccepted.Allattemptswillbe
madetoprovidestudentswithaonedaywarningthatmaterialwillbereturned
thenextday.
MakeupPolicy:
IfastudentisunsuccessfulonaclassTEST,therearenomakeuptests.
However,thestudentmustsubmittestcorrectionsforEVERYquestionandmay
berequiredtoattendamandatorytutorial.Recordoftestcorrectionswillbekept
andtakenintoconsiderationwhentermmarksarebeingfinalized.
HomeworkPolicy:
Studentsareexpectedtocompletehomeworkonanightlybasis.Homeworkwill
becheckedrandomlythroughouteachterm.Whencompletinghomework,
studentsshouldattemptallquestions.Shouldhomeworktakelongerthan45
minuteswithoutdistraction,studentsshouldceaseworkingandbringanotefrom
hometoexcusetheincompleteness.
AbsencePolicy:
Inthecaseofabsence,studentsmustcontacttheirteacherimmediatelyupon
theirreturntosubmitALLoverdueassignments,reschedulequizzes,tests,
and/orlabsandtoreceivemissedwork.Thisisthestudentsresponsibility,NOT
theteachers.Studentswhoreturnfromanabsencewithoutasignednotefroma
parent/guardianwillreceiveaZEROforanymissedwork.Studentswhowillbe
missingclassforschoolactivitiesareexpectedtocontacttheirteacherBEFORE
theirabsence.NotethatabsencesareNOTanexcuseforhavingmissedcertain
topicsinclass.Studentsareexpectedtolearnallofthematerialcovered.
AdditionalHelp:

Tutoring:Availableuponrequest.
Tutorials:Availablewheredemandwarrants,timestobeannounced.