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REDMAN, SHARON |
PRE-CALCULUS/AP CALCULUS/ACT & SAT Prep
Hello, I am excited to be your teacher
this year. I have taught for thirty-two
years, twenty-two in
My Teaching Schedule:
A Day:
1st Period: Pre-calculus (8:00 -8:50)
2nd Period:
Pre-Calculus (8:55 – 9:45)
3rd Block: AP Calculus(9:50 -11:20)
4th Block:
Pre-Calculus (11:25 – 1:35)
7th Period: Pre-Calculus:
(1:40 – 2:30)
8th Period: Conference(2:35-3:25)
B Day:
1st Period: Pre-Calculus(8:00
-8:50)
2nd Period:
Pre-Calculus (8:55 – 9:45)
5th Block: Calculus
(9:50 – 11:20)
6th Block: SAT/ACT Prep( 11:25 – 1:35)
7th Period: Pre-Calculus(1:40 – 2:30)
8th Period: Conference
(2:35-3:25)
Materials needed for Pre-Calculus and
Calculus:
Paper Pencils Red
pens dry erase marker 1/2 inch binder
Ruler Spiral 5
Dividers graph paper Map pencils
Calculator: Graphing Calculator such as the TI-NSPIRE or a
TI 83 or higher
***Each student will also need to bring $3 or the
equivalent in Kleenex, colorful copy paper, hand sanitizer, EXPO markers, map
pencils, or individually wrapped candy (no peanut products please).***
Class Rules:
1.
Be Prepared –
Have paper,
notebook, pencil or pen, red pen, book and any other project supplies. Grade in
red pen. Sharpen pencils before class.
2. Be Prompt –
Be in
your desk when the bell rings to start and end class without running. Do not get
up while I am talking.
3. Be
Productive –
Work
quietly. Take notes. Be productive during group work by avoiding unnecessary
talking. Do not waste class time!
4.
Be Polite –
Refrain
from talking while I’m talking, inappropriate language, throwing anything, and
sleeping. Follow handbook rules concerning food and drink, electronic devices,
cell phones and dress code.
5.
Be Positive –
Congratulate
others on insights or things well done. Be respectful and kind!
Consequences:
Students who misbehave will be
asked to sign a referral for their first infraction. The second infraction will
result in a parent being called and signing the referral a second time. The
third time a student misbehaves he/she will be sent to the office. This is a campus
wide policy.
Tardies:
An unexcused tardy (no note) will
be turned into the office. Tardies will follow the
referral policy mentioned under consequences.
Pre-Calculus
Homework :
Homework will be 1/4 of a
student’s average. ALL work must be shown .Some assignments will be due at the end
of class. Some will be due for homework
the next class day unless otherwise informed.
No
late assignments will be accepted! One, possibly two daily grades will be
dropped each nine weeks.
Quizzes are also given as daily
grades. Sometimes they may count as 2
homework grades.
Homework
heading includes NAME (5 pts) Period (1 pt), date assigned(1pt)
and assignment name(3pts).
Tests:
Tests will count 3/4 of a student’s average.
Cheating on any
work (tests, quizzes or homework) results in an automatic zero for BOTH
parties!!
Makeup Work:
Work and tests assigned before an
absence will be due the date the student returns. Any work missed can be made up in +2 days
(example: 1 class day missed = 3 school days to makeup, 4 class days missed = 6
school days to makeup.) Check the calendar or my lesson plans on the web for
missed assignments. You will need to
check with a class mate for missed notes and warm-ups.
Calculating
Grades:
The
9-week average is calculated by multiplying the test average by 2, adding the
daily average, and dividing by 3. This is the grade that determines
eligibility for UIL and extra-curricular activities.
The semester grade is calculated by multiplying the average of your 2 nine week
grades by 6, adding the semester exam, and dividing by 7.
The final grade is calculated by adding the 1st and 2nd semester grades and
dividing by 2. This is the grade that determines credit for a course.
Progress
Reports:
Deficiency reports are sent out every three weeks
by Spring Hill ISD to those whose major average is 75 or below!
PRE-CALCULUS
Pre-calculus is a combination and a culmination of your high school math
courses thus far. You will recognize the need to recall concepts from
Geometry and Algebra (I & II). You will learn about Trigonometry
(sin, cos, tan & their reciprocals), Analytic
Geometry (circles, ellipses, hyperbolas and parabolas), series, logs, limits
and more...! This course will be at a faster pace than your original
introductory courses to insure time for in depth study of various higher level
math concepts. (What I'm saying here is that the less you remember from
previous courses, the more you will be required to study on your own in order
to stay current with the curriculum demands.) Some of your topics of
study will include: solving and graphing both linear and quadratic
equations, dealing with logs and their graphs, solving systems of equalities and
inequalities, absolute values, and interval notation. You will be working in
the complex number system, rectangular system, and the polar system as well.
You will be finding roots of higher degree polynomial equations, using
logarithms, studying conic sections, and trig. You will also solve the
special right triangles, find the area of any triangle, use the law of sines and cosines for any triangle as needed. We will
work with matrices, determinants, and their applications. We will study
sequences and limits which will lead us into the beginnings of Calculus where
we will find derivatives of equations to solve velocity and acceleration
problems as applied to Physics. Concepts are plentiful and at times
problematic, so you will be busy. Plan now to spend time studying and
practicing on your own! This is an advanced level course and it requires
advanced level teaching, thinking and studying...We will usually work bell to
bell and you will have work 'on your own' everyday.
Calculus:
Homework :
Homework will be 1/4 of a
student’s average. ALL work must be shown .Some assignments will be due at the end
of class. Some will be due for homework
the next class day unless otherwise informed.
No
late assignments will be accepted! One, possibly two daily grades will be
dropped each nine weeks. Quizzes are also given as daily grades. Sometimes they may count as 2 homework
grades.
Homework
heading includes NAME (5 pts) Period (1 pt), date assigned(1pt)
and assignment name(3pts).
Tests:
Tests will count 3/4 of a student’s average.
Cheating on
any work (tests, quizzes or homework) results in an automatic zero for BOTH
parties!!
Makeup Work:
Work and tests assigned before an
absence will be due the date the student returns. Any work missed can be made up in +2 days (example:
1 class day missed = 3 school days to makeup, 4 class days missed = 6 school
days to makeup.) Check the calendar or my lesson plans on the web for missed
assignments. You will need to check with
a class mate for missed notes and warm-ups.
Calculating
Grades:
The
9-week average is calculated by multiplying the test average by 3, adding the
daily average, and dividing by 4. This is the grade that determines
eligibility for UIL and extra-curricular activities.
The semester grade is calculated by multiplying the average of your 2 nine week
grades by 6, adding the semester exam, and dividing by 7.
The final grade is calculated by adding the 1st and 2nd semester grades and
dividing by 2. This is the grade that determines credit for a course.
Progress
Reports:
Deficiency reports are sent out every three weeks
by Spring Hill ISD to those whose major average is 75 or below!
CALCULUS
Calculus is an advanced level math course. We will be using all previous
topics covered in math including Pre-calculus. If you are weak in any of these
courses, you will need to come in for extra help. We will not be taking time to review. We will begin the study of limits (their
properties, techniques of evaluating limits, continuity, one-sided and
two-sided limits, & infinite limits). Next is Differentiation.
In the beginning, we will find derivatives using the definition of a tangent
line. After mastering this technique, we will learn basic rules of
differentiation esp. as related to problems involving rates of change.
Derivatives of trigonometric functions will be included throughout the course.
The product and quotient rules as well as the chain rule will be thoroughly
discussed and applied. Implicit differentiation and related rate problems
are studied. Further topics include discussing extrema
on an interval, first and second derivative test, limits
at infinity, curve sketching, and applications in business and economics.
We conclude with various problems using integration. “Areas under the
Curve” using various techniques will be found.
Finally, Solids of Revolution will be studied. Then we will concentrate
on AP exam Practice. We will be very busy!
Click the following links to view lesson plans for the
week.
To determine the week you wish to view, visit the District
Calendar page of our school's web site.
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