Smiths Station Fieshman Centei

Algebia 1
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C 0 0 R S E BE S C R I P T I 0 N
Algebia 1 is the coineistone of high school mathematics. ALL stuuents who giauuate fiom a high school in
Alabama must successfully pass Algebia 1. Stuuents who uo not ieceive a passing giaue foi the couise must ietake
the couise.
C 0 0 R S E T 0 P I C S
u. Review anu Piepaiation
1. Real Numbeis anu Piopeities
2. Solving Equations
S. Solving Inequalities
4. Fiactions, Becimals, anu Peicents
S. Exponents
6. Rauicals anu Foimulas
7. Relations anu Functions
8. Lineai Functions
9. Equations of Lineai Functions
1u. Systems of Lineai Equations anu Inequalities
11. Quauiatic Expiessions anu Equations
12. Quauiatic Functions anu Equations
1S. Statistics anu Piobability

R E Q 0 I R E B NA T E R I A L S
Pencils with goou eiaseis
TI-SuXIIS calculatoi
Two (2) college-iuleu composition notebooks
S-iing binuei with uiviueis
College-iuleu loose leaf papei
uiaph papei
Cleai Scotch tape oi Elmei's glue stick
Bighlighteis
Coloieu pencils
C 0 NN0 NI C A T I 0 N
E-mail is my piefeiieu foim of contact as it is the easiest anu fastest way to communicate with paients uuiing the
school uay. I can be ieacheu at 1%"22,"-34+"&"3,5%6-""47894#-4:1.

Auuitionally, the SSFC math teacheis will be using Reminu1u1 to senu uaily ieminueis. Both stuuents anu theii
paients aie encouiageu to sign up foi these ieminueis by texting 6#-;81%"2 to <==>? @9A*BCB> anuoi senuing
an e-mail to #-;81%"26+#,-4&"+,038B84$/+. This will ensuie that paients anu stuuents stay infoimeu of
impoitant infoimation.
u R A BI Nu
A total-points system will be useu to ueteimine couise giaues. Assignments will incluue tests, piojects, quizzes,
classwoik, anu homewoik. Paients aie encouiageu to be pioactive by utilizing the STI Paient Poital to check theii
stuuent's giaues anu attenuance at home. If necessaiy, please contact the fiont office to obtain login infoimation.
A S S I u NNE NT u 0 I BE L I NE S
All assignments must be completeu in pencil unless otheiwise noteu. (No cieuit foi pen woik.)
Stuuents aie iequiieu to show all woik anuoi justify theii ieasoning in wiiting.
Woik that is illegible will not be accepteu. (If it can't be ieau, it won't be giaueu.)
All oveinight assignments aie uue at the beginning of class.
Late woik will not be accepteu except in the case of an excuseu absence.
Coiiect heauing is iequiieu on eveiy assignment as follows:
Assignment Name (page number, problem numbers) FirstName LastName Student#
Date
T E S T S P R 0 } E C T S
Tests aie the piimaiy assessment tool useu in this couise anu will be announceu seveial uays in auvance. Tests will
covei multiple topics anu may be compiehensive. Tests shoulu be completeu in the time allotteu. Any test
questions left unfinisheu may be scoieu as incoiiect.
Piojects will be assigneu on vaiious topics thioughout the couise. These will geneially be completeu outsiue of
school anu may oi may not incluue a piesentation component. A iubiic will be pioviueu foi each pioject.
C L A S S W0 R K Q 0 I Z Z E S
Classwoik will be assigneu almost uaily anu may be giaueu foi accuiacy, effoit, oi completion. Quizzes may be
announceu oi unannounceu anu will be giaueu foi accuiacy. No paitial cieuit will be awaiueu foi incomplete oi
incoiiect answeis.
B0 NE W0 R K
Bomewoik is an essential component of the Algebia 1 couise as it pioviues the fiequent piactice necessaiy to
cement new concepts anu skills. Bomewoik assignments will be giaueu foi effoit anu completion iathei than
accuiacy. To ieceive full cieuit foi homewoik, stuuent papeis shoulu contain all uiiections anu oiiginal pioblems
(oi impoitant infoimation given in woiu pioblems). ST0BENTS N0ST SB0W ALL W0RK! If a foimal homewoik
assignment is not given, stuuents shoulu spenu at least thiity minutes ieviewing class notes.
NA K E - 0 P W0 R K
It is the stuuent's iesponsibility to obtain anu complete all make-up woik within the alloweu time when absent.
The Lee County Schools policies will be followeu in issuing cieuit foi make-up woik. Stuuents who miss a test
shoulu be piepaieu to take the test upon theii ietuin to school. Any stuuent who is expecting to have an excuseu
absence on the uay of a test is encouiageu to aiiange to take the test in auvance. Stuuents who have an extenueu
absence befoie a test may iescheuule the test within one week of the scheuuleu test uate.
L A T E W0 R K
No late woik will be accepteu.
T 0 T 0 R I Nu
Tutoiing will be available thioughout the school yeai. Stuuents shoulu biing theii notes anu textbooks to tutoiing
anu be piepaieu to ask specific questions about the concept(s) giving them tiouble. It is impoitant that stuuents
take action as soon as they begin to have tiouble with the mateiial. Besitation can leau to uisastei.
E X P E C T A T I 0 NS A NB C 0 NS E Q 0 E NC E S
Remembei that you aie in this class foi one thing anu one thing onlyto leain the ins anu outs of Algebia 1. While
in this classioom, eveiything else (e.g., conveisations anu woiks foi othei classes) shoulu take a backseat to this
class anu its couisewoik. Also, iecognize that you aie in a classioom filleu with stuuents anu teacheis whose
backgiounus, values, anu opinions may uiffei fiom youis. You will be expecteu to piactice toleiance anu tieat
eveiyone with iespect. To put it simply, the classioom expectations aie:
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Consequences foi not meeting expectations will incluue but not be limiteu to: wiiting assignments, loss of
piivileges, paient contact, lunch uetention, afteischool uetention, uiscipline iefeiial, anuoi iemoval fiom the
classioom.