High School Algebra 2
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Teacher: Matt Juul Email: mjuul@stanbridgeacademy.org Grading
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Arabic: Al-jabbr | Translation: The reunion of broken parts
Course Overview: Algebra is a language used to represent mathematical relationships. The purpose of an Algebra 2 course is to build upon rules of this language and develop your skills in working in the language. In this course students will have to opportunity to:
Course Overview: Algebra is a language used to represent mathematical relationships. The purpose of an Algebra 2 course is to build upon rules of this language and develop your skills in working in the language. In this course students will have to opportunity to:
- Develop their ability to use algebra to represent problem situations and to explain their reasoning.
- Develop facility with basic skills in solving equations and graphing and in working with algebraic expressions.
Algebra 2 Curriculum Resources
Course Assignments Overview
Topics Covered
Our goal is to cover Chapters 1–8 in the book. All topics with asterisks* will be strongly emphasized.
Materials Needed
Students are expected to bring the following items to class, daily:
Classwork (30% of grade)
Students should expect classwork daily (during distance-learning, two 90-minute periods). However, the quality of classwork is more important than the quantity of classwork:
Tests (40% of grade)
Participation and Behavior (30% of grade)
Respect Policy
School is not only an environment of learning, but also an environment to inspire and to establish a community. In order to have learning, each student must actively participate towards a positive environment. For each day in a quarter that a student disrespects the instructor or fellow students, the student will be lowered one percentage point in participation/behavior. For example, if a student has three days in a quarter in which s/he has disrespected the classroom, then the highest possible grade with perfect academic grades is a 97%.
- Core Text: California Algebra 2 by Larson, Bowell, Kanold, Stiff.
- Additional Resources: Elementary Algebra by Marvin L. Bittinger and David J. Ellenbogen; Algebra: Structure and Method by Richard G. Brown
Course Assignments Overview
- Math is the study of proving true statements with numbers and variables.
- You learn the truth through your own perceptions.
- What is the relationship between truth and falsehood?
- Behind every mathematical truth, there is mathematical justification.
Topics Covered
Our goal is to cover Chapters 1–8 in the book. All topics with asterisks* will be strongly emphasized.
- Equations and inequalities
- Linear equations*
- Graphing linear equations
- Solving systems of equations* (Do the two lines intersect? If so, where?)
- 2x2 matrices and basic intro into mxn matrices
- Polynomial arithmetic
- Function composition*
- Radical functions
- Rational exponents
- Exponential functions*
- Logarithmic functions*
- Rational functions*
- Probability and factorials
- Pascal’s Triangle
- Trigonometry
- Trig functions
- Trig identities, graphs, and equations
Materials Needed
Students are expected to bring the following items to class, daily:
- Notebook
- Pencil and eraser
- Ruler
- Graphing calculator
Classwork (30% of grade)
Students should expect classwork daily (during distance-learning, two 90-minute periods). However, the quality of classwork is more important than the quantity of classwork:
- Quality from the teacher:
- Exercises will be a mixture of definitions, open-ended problems, and computational problems.
- Quality from the student:
- Please put your best effort and presentation into classwork.
- Give me your best 50-minutes (take one two-minute break, if needed).
- Use an eraser. Please do not scribble or cross-out mistakes.
- Graphs done neatly with proper scaling, on graph paper.
- Be thorough and show your work.
Tests (40% of grade)
- The questions should be easier than the classwork.
- You are allowed to bring handwritten notes on the test.
- During distance-learning, you are expected to submit the test before the due date (11:59 p.m.).
Participation and Behavior (30% of grade)
- Your presence has a huge impact on this classroom, whether you choose to make it negative or positive.
- In other words, respect (see below).
- Cooperate, when working in groups. We are multiple group members working towards a unified goal.
Respect Policy
School is not only an environment of learning, but also an environment to inspire and to establish a community. In order to have learning, each student must actively participate towards a positive environment. For each day in a quarter that a student disrespects the instructor or fellow students, the student will be lowered one percentage point in participation/behavior. For example, if a student has three days in a quarter in which s/he has disrespected the classroom, then the highest possible grade with perfect academic grades is a 97%.
