Come to class on time
and be prepared.
This means bringing your book, notebook, a graphing calculator
(preferably a TI-83, a TI-85/86 or a TI-89), completed homework
assignment, and pencil. Please do the assigned reading from your
textbook. Reading mathematics is not easy but it is a very important
skill to acquire before you enter college.
Be an active participant
in class. Learning mathematics is not a spectator sport.
It is extremely helpful to ask questions when concepts or procedures
arent clear to you. (If you are having a difficult time understanding
something, more than likely others are having a hard time as well.)
If you are absent from class,
you are responsible for the work that you miss. Follow your assignment
sheet, read the book, and get notes from a classmate. Usually
classroom handouts (worksheets) are available onthe course
web site. If you are absent on the day of a quiz or test,
be prepared to take the quiz or test on the day you return.
Homework
(problem sets from the book) will
be checked each Thursday (usually) in class.
The assignments from the book will not be accepted
late.
Worksheets turned in late will be accepted
but a penalty of 25% per day
will be deducted from your grade on the assignment.
Worksheets turned in to me (on my desk in Room 111) by 2:45 p.m.
on the due date will be considered on time. All work from
a chapter must be turned in on the day of the chapter test in
order to receive any credit on the assignment.
Math help is available
before, during, and after school. A math teacher is available
during study halls and activity times. There is help available
from 7:15-7:30 a.m. in Room 109 and from 2:30-3:30 p.m. in Room
101. In addition, I am here from 7:15 a.m. until 3:15 p.m. on
most days and am more than willing to help you.
