1. Welcome to Pre-Calculus
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)

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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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.

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

14. 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