Welcome to Honors Pre-Calculus! Welcome to Honors Pre-Calculus! Welcome to Solon High School and to your son or daughter’s year in Honors Pre-Calculus. I appreciate and welcome your participation and involvement in your child’s education. 1 Mrs. Holman Room 127A

Mrs. Charlotte Holman Mrs. Charlotte Holman Education Bowling Green State University – BS in Education Ashland University - Masters in Computer Technology Experience (22 years) Solon High School 2002 – Present Wooster High School 1995 – 2002 Vermilion High School & Middle School

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Course Objectives 4 To make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. To reason abstractly and quantitatively. To construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. To model real world situations with mathematics. To use appropriate tools strategically. To attend to precision. To look for and make use of structure. To look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning. To prepare your child for AP Calculus.

We learn... 10% of what we read, 20% of what we hear, 30% of what we see, 50% of what we both see and hear, 70% of what is discussed with others, 80% of what we experience personally, and 95% of what we teach someone else. ~ William Glasser 5

Structure of the class 6 Study Teams During this course your child will collaborate with other students as a member of a study team. Together, each team will complete problems and activities that will help them discover new mathematical ideas and methods. This is a very student-centered class. I will support your children as they work, but will not take away their opportunity to think and investigate for themselves. In order to be successful in this class your child will need to be a willing and active participant as they develop their mathematical understanding.

Principles of the CPM Course Design Students learn best engaged in inquiry that leads to deep conceptual understanding of the underlying mathematics, exploiting each others’ insights, and using distributed learning to increase retention and transfer of knowledge. The CPM Core Connections series integrates basic skills and procedures with conceptual understanding, encouraging students to understand ideas, see relationships between them, and apply mathematical principles to complex problems. Students are held responsible for high academic rigor, analysis, and critical thinking, and communicate their mathematical findings in writing or in oral presentations in a clear and convincing manner. 7

Key Topics of Study Transformations of Functions Periodic Functions and Their Graphs Area Under a Curve as the foundation for integration Inverses, Exponentials, and Logarithmic Equations and Applications Limits at infinity and at a point Polar graphical systems Applications of Vectors Properties of functions including: continuity, increasing vs. decreasing, and concavity Average rates of change and instantaneous rates of change as a foundation for derivatives Applications of trigonometric functions Algebraic fluency and simplification techniques Modeling using a variety of functions

Assessments and Grading Policy 9 Individual Assessments (80%) Team Tests and Small Quizzes(15%) Coursework (5%) Individual TestsTeam TestsClass Presentations Large Individual QuizzesHomework QuizzesParticipation Quizzes Formative QuizzesTechnology Activities Entrance/Exit SlipsProjects Math Notes QuizzesHomework Checks (very rare) Graded AssignmentsClass/Team Participation Grading Scale A90.0 – 100% B80.0 – 89.9% C70.0 – 79.9% D60.0 – 69.9% F59.9% and below Weighting of Grades% Individual Assessments80% Team Tests & Small Quizzes15% Coursework5% Examples

Internet Information 10 On my page, you will find daily lessons, homework, upcoming tests and quizzes as well as some of the class resources. To get to my page follow these steps: 1. Go to the Solon Schools web page 2. Choose Schools - SHS 3. Choose Staff Directory 4. Scroll down to my name (Charlotte Holman) 5. Choose “Calendar” from the bottom 6. Choose the appropriate class (Honors Pre-Calculus)

Parent Resources Our textbook publisher has many resources for students and their parents at their website: This website also has all of the resource pages for activities in class. Hints to all homework problems and solutions to select problems are available at in the Homework Help section located on the student tab of the website. This presentation as well as class procedures and requirements are available in class files on my page on the school website:

Communication 12 Voice mail: ext Parent – Teacher communication is of utmost importance for student success. If at anytime you have a concern or question, please call or me. I check and respond to every day. My voic also goes directly to my . Please leave a number that I can reach you at during the school day.

Thank You for Attending Tonight! Please make sure to leave the note card with the requested information with me as you leave. Please feel free to contact me at any time with concerns or questions. My school website is a great place to find out what your son or daughter is or should be working on! Thank you for being a supportive parent. I am looking forward to a rewarding school year. 13