Welcome!
This is an elective math class,
so mahalo for striving for more knowledge.
1.0 credit / class meets on A days or B days for the entire school year
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 808-573-7275
Classroom: Y-209 Kalanikūpule bldg.
Office hours: after school, by appointment
PLEASE CHECK KS CONNECT FOR REGULAR GRADE UPDATES.
View my Pre Cal syllabus 17-18 (Autosaved) for a more detailed description of this course, student learning outcomes, and expectations.
Major texts, literature, or resources:
Precalculus with Trigonometry textbook – provided;
TI graphing calculator – provided if needed;
lined and graph paper; pen and pencil; ruler; 3 ring folder;
laptop – provided.
August: angles & trigonometric functions
September: trigonometric & circular functions
October: trigonometric identities
November: composite argument properties
December: general triangle applications
January: linear, quadratic, exponential, power & rational functions
February: logarithmic & logistic functions too
March: probability, permutations & combinations
April: vectors
May: matrices
Grading:
|
Type of work |
Weight on grade |
| Classwork: activities, journals, worksheets, blog,… |
25% |
| Homework: bookwork, handouts,blog,… Assigned daily. Due next class. Revisions possible. |
25% |
| Assessments: unit projects, unit tests, semester exams, binder,…No re-takes. |
50% |
Full credit: on time, complete, correct, and neat. Partial credit awarded.
Semester grade: averaging 2 previous quarter percentages + semester exam
Attendance, participation, and work make-up policy:
Attendance is mandatory unless excused by the administration, as indicated in the KSM-HANDBOOK-2014-2015. Acquire work before a scheduled absence in order to keep up with the pace of the class. Days allowed to hand in missed work due to excused absence is equal to days missed. Active participation is encouraged as part of grade and for deeper comprehension of material presented. No re-takes for any assessments.
Remember, attitude greatly affects aptitude!