Mr.

LeonardsAlgebraISyllabus

Whatisthisclassabout?
Algebra1isafunandexcitingcoursethatcoversallthefundamentalsthatwillbeapart
oftherestofthemathyoueverdo.Understandingbasicalgebraiskeytobeing
successfulinGeometry,Statistics,Trigonometry,AdvancedAlgebra,Chemistry,Physics
andevenCalculus!

Whatshouldwebedoingeveryday?

Tobesuccessfulinthisclass,studentsmustbeabletoperformthefollowing(atthe9th
gradelevelorhigher).
Beabletoreadandcomprehendtechnicalandmathematicalsentencesandsymbols
Participateinclassdiscussions,respondtoverbalquestions,workproblemsonthe
board,andexplainsolutions(THISSHOULDBEEASYPOINTS!!!)
Keepawellorganizednotebookthatincludesnotes,writtenassignments,agradesheet,
andacoursesyllabus
Workcooperativelywiththeteacherandotherstudentsintheclassroom
Useandapplymathematicalskillsfrompreviouscourses
*Itismybeliefthatwithoutpractice,successinAlgebra1isnotpossible.Therefore,we
willbedoingasmuchpracticeinclassaspossible.Onlyformativetypesofassessment
willbegradedthatisrelateddirectlytotheassignment.

Thingswemustdointermsofbehavior:

1.Bringsuppliestoclasseveryday
2.Pleasetrynottobringfood,drink,candy,orgumintotheclassroom(talktomeifthere
isaproblem)
4.Followallinstructionsgiventoyoubytheteacher
5.Youmustbesittinginyourassignedseatbeforethetardybellrings
6.Havegoodmannersandshoweveryonerespect

Whatwillyouneedforclass?
A2threeringnotebookfilledwithlooseleafpaper(Nospiralnotebooks)
GraphPaper
Severalpencilsandpens
Ascientificorgraphingcalculator

Homework!

IonlyassignhomeworkifitisimportantandIwillalwaysallowfortimetostart
homeworkattheendofclass.Thereitisuptothestudentstodeterminethepaceofthe
classandiftherewillbetimetostarthomework.
1. Homeworkischeckedforeffortnotaccuracy!
2. Iwillstampyourhomeworkonthedaythatitisdue.
3. Stampedworkwillbecheckedattheendoftheweekforpoints.

ElectronicDevices:
Technologycanbeavaluableeducationalresource.Studentsareallowedtouse
electronicandtechnologicaldevicesatspecifiedtimesandonlywhenauthorizedbythe
teacherforinstructionalpurposes.
(Idontwanttohavetotellyoutoputyourphoneawaysomakesureyouputit
awaywhenitstimetowork!)
WhatifIneedhelp???
Afterschool:Imusuallyarounduntil3,butifnotcomemakeanappointment!Iamsuper
flexible.
MathLab:TherearealwaystutorsaroundifIcanthelpyou,somakesuretogocheck!
TEXTBOOK:WewillbefollowingthecommonAlgebraItextbooksoutilizeallits
resourcesandproblemsifyouneedextrapractice.

GradingScale:(inpercents)
Youwillbeexpectedtokeeptrackofyourownpointtotals.Anassignmentsheetis
providedforthatpurpose.
A+98100A9297A9091
B+8889B8287B8081
C+7879C7277C7071
D+6869D6267D6061
FBELOW60
**Any"rounding"willbedoneonanindividualbasis.Showmethatyoudeservethat
bumpupifyouareclosetothatnextlettergrade.

*Whatwillwebelearningthisyear?
CourseMaterial:
Ihavebrokenupourcoursematerialintofourquarterstomakeiteasiertoseewhatwe
willbecoveringthroughouttheyear.
Quarter1bigIdeas:
Solveonestep,twostep,multistepequationsandinequalities.
Solveliteralequations.
Graphlinearfunctionswhengivendifferentscenarios.
Definefunctionandfunctionnotation

Quarter2Bigideas:
Solvingsystemsofequationsusinggraphing,substitution,andelimination.
Graphingsystemofinequalities
LawsofExponents
Exponentialfunctions

Quarter3BigIdeas:
Adding,subtracting,andmultiplyingpolynomials
FOIL(DistributiveProperty)
Factoringpolynomials
Graphquadratics
Solvequadraticsusinggraphing,factoring,quadraticformula

Quarter4BigIdeas:
Analyzedataandinterprettheiruse.
Createdatadisplay

Whatwillyougetoutofthisclass?
EssentialQuestions
Whydoweusevariables?
Whyaretheorderofoperationsandotherpropertiesofmathematicsimportant?
Whyisadvantageoustouseandsolveequationsalgebraicallyforrealworld
problems?
Whatdoestheslopeinterceptformofanequationtellus?
Howdowewritetheequationsofparallelandperpendicularlines?
Howmightonedeterminethemostefficientmethodforsolvingasystemof
equations?
Howcanweusethepolynomialoperationsofaddition,subtraction,and
multiplicationinreallife?
EnduringUnderstanding

Studentswillbeabletorecognizereallifescenariosandrecognize
whattypeofmaththeyareusing.
Studentswillthinkcriticallyaboutmathapplications.
Problemscancomeindifferentformsandtherefore,besolvedin
multipleways.
Notetoparents:Wearealwaysavailablefortutoringandparent
conferences.Pleasehelpushelpyourchildbykeepingthelinesof
communicationopen.Emailisthequickestwaytocommunicate(assuming
ourinternetserviceisnotdown)butwearemorethanwillingtospeakto
youonthephoneorinpersonwheneveryouneedoneofus.Wearelooking
forwardtoawonderfulyear.Pleasesignandreturn:
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