Algebra 1

Mr. Kaufman
Algebra 1A

COURSE CONTENT:
Algebra 1A is a course that teaches algebraic concepts and processes that can be used to solve real world problems. These processes and concepts can be used to solve various mathematical problems via deductive reasoning.

FLORIDA MATHEMATICS GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS:
The State of Florida passed SB4 that requires students to pass the following math classes in order to receive a high school diploma: Algebra 1, Geometry and Algebra 2.

CLASS RULES:
• ID badges must be worn at all times.
• Stay in your assigned seat or area.
• Wait to be recognized before speaking.
• No food, drinks or gum are allowed in the classroom.
• Use the laptop only when instructed and for the assigned work.
• All cell phones and Ipods must be turned off and put away.

SUPPLIES:
• 2 sharpened number 2 pencils
• 3 ring binder with loose leaf paper & tab dividers for:
      FCAT Prep
      notes
      homework
• 2 EXPO Dry Erase Markers. The color does not matter.

*** EXPO Dry Erase Markers, tissues and paper towels are used a lot in class so donations are greatly appreciated ***

GRADING POLICY:
      Tests 40%
      Quizzes 20%
      Homework 20%
      Participation 20%

GRADING SCALE:
       A       90-100
       B       80-89
       C       70-79
       D       60-69
       F        0-59

HOMEWORK/CLASS POLICY:
*     Homework must show appropriate calculations. Calculations must be written in an organized manner that shows the steps used to arrive at

       the solution.
*     Explanations must be neatly written using full sentences, correct spelling and appropriate grammar.
*     You must try to do all of the homework. Doing half of the homework is a zero, not a 50.
*     Late homework will not be accepted.

* You must do all of the homework. Doing half of the homework is a zero, not a 50.

*** Peer tutoring is available in Room 267 from 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM on Monday and Wednesday.
*** Mr. Kaufman will tutor after school on Thursday from 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM.

*** Get extra credit at my website: www.freewebs.com/thebigmak

*** Please view Pinnacle to check your child's attendance and grades.

*** All tests and quizzes MUST be made up after school on Thursday from 2:45PM - 3:45 PM. A "Z" will show in Pinnacle and it will average in as a zero until it is made up.

NOTES:

Review for 1-4 to 1-7

Chapter 2 test review

Chapter 3-5 to 3-8 Review

Midterm Review Part 1

Midterm Review Part 2

Midterm Review Part 3

Lesson 5-1 5-3 5-4 review

5-1 5-3 5-4 review 2

Lesson 5-5

Lesson 5-6

Lesson 5-6 Grren workbook p 77 answers

Lesson 5-6 Black workbook p 159 answers

Final Review Part 1

Final review Part 2

HOMEWORK:

01/25/11: Get parent/teacher/student contract signed.

01/26/11: Green workbook: p.1, odd 1 - 9, all 11 - 19.

01/27/11: Green workbook: p. 1, 21 - 23 and p. 3, odd 1 - 11.

01/28/11: No homework.

*** Get extra credit at www.freewebs.com/thebigmak. Write down the problems you work on.

01/31/11: Problems posted on board. It is slide 10 in the Lesson 1.3 - Square Roots file listed above.

02/01/11: Textbook: p. 8, 12, 20, 28 and 32/p. 14, 22/p. 17 - 18, 7, 22 and p. 23 - 24, 13, 21, odd 27 - 33.

02/02/11: Textbook: p. 24, odd 37 - 47 and p. 25, 69, 73 and 77.

02/03/11: Review for test: Textbook: p. 33 - 35, all 11 - 51. Do odd problems first then even problems. All answers are in the back of the textbook

02/04/11: Copy properties on p. 26 and 27 in the textbook.

*** Get extra credit at www.freewebs.com/thebigmak. Write down the problems you work on.

02/07/11: No homework.

02/08/11: Rework quiz. Write one sentence about what you did worng and then rework the problem correctly to earn back points.

THIS IS DUE TOMORROW!!

Handout: p. 12 - all 13 - 20 anmd p. 14, all 1 - 6

02/09/11: Green workbook: p. 12, all 32- 35 and p. 13, all 1 - 6, 16 - 18, 25 and 28.

02/10/11: Handout p. 22, do all problems. You can hand in handout p. 24 as extra credit on Monday.

*** Test on 1.4 - 1.7 next Monday.

02/11/11: Study for 1.4 - 1.7 test on Monday.

*** Get extra credit at www.freewebs.com/thebigmak. Write down the problems you work on.

02/14/11: No homework.

02/15/11: Textbook: p. 91 - 92, odd 11 - 33 and 42 - 43.

02/16/11: Green workbook: p. 22, all 1 - 6 and p. 24, 1, 4 - 6, 10 -11.

*** Quiz on 2.1 - 2.4 this Friday.

02/17/11: Finish handout review for tomorrow's quiz. Show all work and check it.

*** Quiz on 2.1 - 2.4 this Friday.

02/18/11: No homework.

*** Get extra credit at www.freewebs.com/thebigmak. Write down the problems you work on.

02/22/11: Rework quiz. Write one sentence about what you did worng and then rework the problem correctly to earn back points.

THIS IS DUE TOMORROW!!

Textbook: p, 120, all 13 - 16.

02/23/11: Textbook: p. 133 - 135, 1, 2, 5, 6, 9 - 11, 13 - 15, 17, 21

02/24/11: Retry last night's homework. Check your answers in back of textbook: p. 133 - 135, 1, 2, 5, 6, 9 - 11, 13 - 15, 17, 21

02/25/11: No homework.

02/28/11: Textbook: p. 134, #15/p. 140 - 141, 25, 31, 32, 39/p. 147 - 149, #9 - 13, 15, 26/p. 147 - 149,

03/01/11: Green workbook: p. 45 - 46, 1-6, 42, 44 and p. 47 - 48, 4, 11, 12

*** Chapter 2 test this Friday.

03/02/11: Textbook: p. 154 - 155, odd 11 - 21 and p. 160 - 161, odd 7 - 13, 19 and 21.

03/03/11: Study for test tomorrow.

03/04/11: No homework.

*** Get extra credit at www.freewebs.com/thebigmak. Write down the problems you work on. We will be working on 3-1.

03/07/11: Textbook: p. 180 - 182, 1, 3, 5 - 8, odd 11 - 19/p. 187, odd 9 - 17 (MUST GRAPH TO EARN CREDIT FOR HOMEWORK)

03/08/11: Green workbook: p.33: 1, 3, 5-6,odd 9-15/p. 35: odd 5 - 9/p. 37: 6, 8 - 10 and p. 39: 1, 5

03/09/11: Green workbook: p.33: 12 - 14/p. 35: 10 - 13/p. 37: 11, 14, 18 and p. 39: 2, 5, 6, 8, opdd 9 - 15

Answers workbook p 33 - p 39 (Click on link)

03/10/11: No homework.

03/11/11: Enjoy your break!!!

03/21/11: Textbook: p. 213 - 214, all 1 - 3 and all 9 - 16.

03/22/11: Rework Textbook: p. 213 - 214, all 1 - 3 and all 9 - 16.

Textbook: p. 214, all 21 - 28 and p. 234, all 1 -5.

*** The last day to submit missed work/tests/quizzes is this Thursday.

03/23/11: Green work: p.41, 1, 2, 6,7,11,14 /Text: p. 220, 10,17,18

Answers to homework

03/24/11: Green workbook: p. 41 - 42, 3, 5, 15 and 23 - 28.

03/25/11: No homework.

*** Bring in notes and textbook for midterm review next week.

03/28/11 - 03/31/11: Bring in notes and textbook for midterm review.

04/05/11: Textbook p. 224 - 225, odd 5 - 21.

04/06/11: Textbook: p. 228, odd 7 - 15 and green workbook: p 43,. 1, 3 - 6.

04/07/11: Textbook: p. 213, odd 9-15/p. 234, 1-4 Green workbook: p. 41, 1-6 and p. 43. 1 - 6

Answers are on last 2 slides of Chapter 3.5 - 3.8 Review file listed above

04/08/11: No homework.

04/11/11: Rework the 3.5 - 3.8 quiz. You MUST write one sentence about what you did worng and then rework the quiz properly on another sheet of paper.

04/12/11: Graph: a) y = x - 2 b) y = 3x + 4 c) f(x) = -2x + 1

Textbook: p. 250 - 252, 1 -3 and 5 - 10

04/13/11: No homework.

04/14/11: Green workbook: p. 57, 3 - 6, 9/Text: p. 258 - 260, 7 - 10 (Find the pattern and write if it is linear)/ p.267, 8 - 11.

04/15/11: No homework.

04/18/11: Textbook: p. 283, #13 - 17/p.290, #8-12/Green wkbk: p.61, 10-12

04/19/11: Textbook: p. 290, #8-9, 15-16/p,293 - 294, #1, 3, 14, 15/p. 298 - 299, #3-4, 11 - 13, 18 - 20, 24, 33 - 36

*** Chapter 4 test on Thursday

04/20/11: Study for Chapter 4 test

Textbook: p. 251, #5, 7/p.267, #11/p. 274, #15/p. 282, #13/p. 290, #11/p. 298, #15, 17/p. 299, #39

04/21/11: No homework.

04/25/11: Textbook: p. 318 - 319, all 6 - 19

04/26/11: Green workbook: p 69 - 70, 1 - 6( find slope visually and using the formula), 16 - 18 and 20 - 22.

04/27/11: Study for slope test, 5-1.

*** Get extra credit at www.freewebs.com/thebigmak. Write down the problems you work on.

04/28/11: No homework.

05/02/11: Green workbook: p. 72, 40 - 42/Textbook: p. 332 - 33, 7,11 17, 26 - 27

05/03/11: Study for slope intercept form quiz tomorrow.

05/04/11: Green workbook: p. 71, #9 - 11 and 28 - 30/p. 75, #1 - 5

05/05/11: Rework quiz. Write one sentence about what you did wrong and then rework the problem correctly. Please do this on a separate sheet of paper.

05/06/11: No homework.

05/09/11: Textbbok: p. 345 - 346, odd 3 - 7, 15 - 21/p 347, 1, 10, 19 -22.

05/10/11: No homework.

05/11/11: Study for 5-1, 5-3, 5-4 test.

*** I will be here after school this Thursday and next Wednesday (NOT THURSDAY). The last day to make up a"Z" in Pinnacle is Thursday, May 26.

05/12/11: No homework.

05/13/11: No homework.

05/16/11: Problems on slide 13 on Lesson 5-5 file listed above.

05/17/11: Textbook: p. 353 - 355, #1, 2, 6, 17, 19, 21, 31, 35 - 36.

05/18/11: Green workbook: p. 73, # 21 - 24 and p. 77, #1 - 4 convert the equations to standard form.

05/19/11: Study for graphing and Section 5-5 quiz.

05/20/11: Study for graphing and Section 5-5 quiz.

05/23/11: No homework.

05/24/11: Rework quiz. Write one sentence about what you did wrong and then rework the problem correctly. Please do this on a separate sheet of paper.

05/25/11: Green workbook: p. 77, odd 3 - 9 and Textbook: p. 360 - 361, #1, 2, 4, 7 - 8.

05/26/11: Green workbook: p. 77, even 2 -8, all 9 - 12, 22 - 27 and 31 - 34.

Green workbook p 77 answers

05/27/11: No Homeowrk.