Welcome to Pre-Calculus Mr. Montano

Mr. Montano Originally from NM Room: C103 Phone: (480) 424-8000 Email: montano.robert@cusd80.com Website: http://cusd80.com/Domain/4239 Check my website for weekly topics, homework assignments and weekly assessments. Office hours : Thursday’s 2:45 to 3:30pm in C103 and by appointment during success time Originally from NM Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from UNM Masters in Natural Science(STEM) from ASU 22nd year teaching Mathematics 12th year teaching at CUSD 4th year at ACP-Erie My wife is a teacher at Carlson Elementary We have a son named Jude - 9 and a daughter named Quinn - 6

Supplies! 3” Binder (for all classes) with dividers in a math section for: Warm-Ups Returned work 2 GRAPH composition books. One for each semester Loose leaf notebook paper Pencils and erasers Calculator: TI-83 or higher Optional supplies that are good to have Colored Pencils Red Pens Highlighters Ruler (in. and cm)

Textbook Pre-Calculus with Limits Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning Online Resources: LarsonPrecalculus.com

Dual Enrollment ACP Erie in conjunction with Chandler Gilbert Community College offers high school students dual credit opportunities. Dual Credit CGCC / MAT 152 (Pre-Calculus), and MAT 182 (Trigonometry) are 3 credit hours each. The normal Maricopa Community College tuition applies. Registration for dual enrollment will be in August. Students will need to pass the Maricopa Community College placement exam in order to be eligible for dual enrollment. The placement exam will be given during the month of August. Important Reminders:  ALL PAPERWORK IS DUE TO MS. EDWARDS ON JULY 31ST IN THE COUNSELING OFFICE CGCC will be here to collect both forms on Aug. 14th

Grading Quarter Grades: 80% - Assessments (tests and quizzes) 10% - Weekly Warm-Ups 10% - Homework Quiz Semester Grades: 40/40/20 80% Semester Cumulative 20% Semester Final Each quarter is an independent grade The semester grades are what appear on transcripts

Warm-Ups Warm-Ups will be given out each Monday and collected the following Monday. Select problems will be graded for accuracy and this grade will reflect 10% of the quarter grade. Students can seek help on the warm-up problems and work with others but they must show all work to receive credit. The purpose of the warm-up is to both reinforce current material and review relevant past material. Students should work on a few problems each day at the beginning of class and pace themselves throughout the week.

Homework Homework is meant to be a meaningful extension of the concepts covered in class. The problems assigned are meant to give students additional practice in order to help them master the mathematical concepts. Students are asked to do the homework assignments and then bring in any questions the next day for discussion. Homework in this class is not intended to take more than half an hour per night, nor should it prevent students from participating in other activities.

Homework Quizzes Most Friday’s a Homework Quiz will be given. This quiz will be made up of a few problems that are taken directly off of that weeks homework assignments. Therefore if students keep up with homework and make sure everything is correct and understood, they should preform well. These quizzes will reflect 10% of the quarter grade.

Assessments Unit Tests: Tests are given at the end of each unit. Tests are designed to last the entire 55-minute period. Unless pre-arranged, and for acceptable reasoning, no extra time will be allowed Quizzes: Quizzes will be given at the end of most weeks.

Assessment Corrections Any students who scores below a 70% on an assessment will be allowed to do corrections to bring their grade up to a maximum of 70%. Students will be required to redo any missed problem, showing all work, and writing a brief explanation of went wrong or why the problem was missed.

The Classroom It is my goal to create an atmosphere where students collaborate and exchange ideas in order to solve problems. I believe in utilizing Mathematical Practices in which students make sense of problems and persevere in solving them; construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others; model with mathematics; and attend to precision.

Pre-Calculus Overview Semester One Functions and Their Graphs Polynomial and Rational Functions Exponential and Logarithmic Functions Trigonometry Analytic Trigonometry Additional Topics in Trigonometry

Pre-Calculus Overview Semester Two 7. Systems of Equations and Inequalities 8. Matrices and Determinants 9. Sequences, Series, and Probability 10. Topics in Analytic Geometry 11. Analytic Geometry in Three Dimensions 12. Limits and an Introductions to Calculus