1. Welcome to the Fontbonne Academy Math Department Slide show created by Linda Fitzgibbons

2. Saxon Math An Integrated Approach

3. About Saxon Math An incremental development Students learn by doing No separate course for geometry Algebra, geometry & trigonometry are integrated Homework is essential Word problems everyday Analytic & critical thinking emphasized Extra help available daily in a SSC, after school, by appointment with a teacher, or a tutor

4. Algebra 1/Plane Geometry Two Levels 1. College Prep - Concepts of Algebra 1/ Plane Geometry covered in 2 years Grade 9 – Fundamentals of Algebra Grade 10 –Algebra 1A 2. College Prep - Concepts of Algebra 1/ Plane Geometry covered in 1 year

5. Algebra 2/Plane Geometry/Trigonometry Three Levels 1. College Prep - Concepts of Algebra 2/Plane Geometry/Trigonometry covered in 2 years. 2. College Prep - Concepts of Algebra 2/ Plane Geometry/Trigonometry covered in 1 year 3. Honors - Concepts of Algebra 2/ Plane Geometry/Trigonometry covered in 1/2 - 3/4 year

6. Algebra 3 College Prep level class An extension of Algebra 2 for those who need it Reviews the concepts of Algebra 2 Emphasis on Trigonometry Available to Juniors & Seniors Departmental approval needed

7. Advanced Mathematics Two levels 1. College Prep - covers 1/2 the book in 1 year 2. Honors - covers most of the book in 1 year Emphasis on Analytic Geometry and Trigonometry Multi-step word problems Emphasis on critical thinking

8. Pre-calculus College Prep Level Covers the second ½ of the green book in 1 year Extends & expands all concepts of Advanced Math Honors Level Reviews the concepts of Advanced Math Honors Introduces the concepts of Calculus

9. Finite Mathematics Senior course College Prep Level Emphasis on mathematics necessary for business and life Departmental approval needed

10. Calculus Honors – covers topics normally studied at the college level during semester 1 AP/AB - Prepares students for the AB Calculus exam – more intense & in depth coverage of topics – Prerequisite Precalculus Honors AP/BC – Extends the concepts of AB Calculus

11. We love math now! “ I took Calculus 1 first semester. The professor called me into his office after the semester exam. He laid all six pages of my exam out on his desk – looked up and said ‘I knew it. I didn’t have to use my red once.’ I got a 100!!!” Nicole after Semester 1 at Providence College

12. College Success “You won’t believe this…I took Calculus first semester and I got an A+!!! They want to pay me to be a math tutor next year. “ Morjieta after her first year at Suffolk University

13. We all passed the AP exams! “ Thanks Mrs. Toole & Mrs. Marsh. You did a great job! It wasn’t easy but it definitely was worth it”

14. E-mail From a Member of the Class of 2010 – Received on Sept 15 Hi Mrs. Fitz!! How is everything going?! I miss Fontbonne but love it here at Sacred Heart! I just wanted to let you know that I practically fall asleep every math class because I was beyond prepared by the math classes at Fontbonne. Thank you so much for everything and I hope all is well back at home! Talk to you soon. Take care :-)

15. Another E-mail from a Member of the Class of 2010 Hello Mrs. Cerasuolo, I am just emailing you to say hello and that I miss the halls of Fontbonne! All is well with me at UPenn and with my Fontbonne education, classes here are very manageable. My school email address is cpalm@sas.upenn.edu if you ever want to contact me. I hope all is well at Fontbonne!

16. The Members of the Math Department Mrs. Linda Fitzgibbons Chairperson Mrs. Linda Mac Donald Mrs. Mary Marsh Mrs. Pauline Toole