1. Welcome to Algebra 2
Mr. Montano

2. Mr. Montano Originally from NM Room: C103
Phone: (480)
Website:
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

3. 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)
Tape

4. Textbook Algebra 2 (AGA Series) Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Online Textbook
Online Resources
Link:

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

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. Algebra 2 Overview
Unit 1 Functions Module 1 Analyzing Functions Module 2 Absolute Value Functions, Equations, and Inequalities Unit 2 Quadratic Functions, Equations, and Relations Module 3 Quadratic Equations Module 4 Quadratic Relations and Systems of Equations Unit 3 Polynomial Functions, Expressions, and Equations Module 5 Polynomial Functions Module 6 Polynomials Module 7 Polynomial Equations

13. Algebra 2 Overview
Unit 4 Rational Functions, Expressions, and Equations Module 8 Polynomial Functions Module 9 Rational Expressions and Equations Unit 5 Radical Functions, Expressions, and Equations Module 10 Radical Functions Module 11 Radical Expressions and Equations

14. Algebra 2 Overview
Unit 6 Exponential and Logarithmic Functions and Equations Module 12 Sequences and Series Module 13 Exponential Functions Module 14 Sequences and Series Module 15 Logarithmic Functions Module 16 Logarithmic Properties and Exponential Equations Unit 7 Trigonometric Functions Module 17 Unit-Circle Definition of Trigonometric Functions Module 18 Graphing Trigonometric Functions

15. Algebra 2 Overview
Unit 8 Probability Module 19 Introduction to Probability Module 20 Conditional Probability and Independence of Events Module 21 Probability and Decision Making Unit 9 Statistics Module 22 Introduction to Probability Module 23 Data Distributions Module 24 Making Inferences from Data

16. Online Textbook