1. Warm up Problem Color the map at the right with as few colors as possible so that adjacent regions are not the same color. What do you think is the fewest number of colors needed to color any map.

2. Warm up Problem Color the map at the right with as few colors as possible so that adjacent regions are not the same color. What do you think is the fewest number of colors needed to color any map.

3. Warm up Problem Color the map at the right with as few colors as possible so that adjacent regions are not the same color. What do you think is the fewest number of colors needed to color any map?

4. Warm up Problem Color the map at the right with as few colors as possible so that adjacent regions are not the same color. What do you think is the fewest number of colors needed to color any map.

5. WelcomeWelcome Mr. John Bowman Hinsdale Central Mathematics Dept. E-mail: jbowman@hinsdale86.org jbowman@hinsdale86.org Voicemail: (630) 570-8443

6. Sign in Sheet Please sign and print your e-mail address.

7. About Me U of I Chicago Grad. BSEE Masters in Teaching Math U of I Chicago Working on Plus 60 hours beyond Masters Left Engineering to pursue Teaching

8. About Me 14 th year Teaching, 2 nd at Central Have Taught Math at –Oak Park and River Forest –Glennbrook North –Elmwood Park

9. About Me Have taught remedial Freshman through Advanced Placement Statistics. My favorite Math topics are; –Statistics –Discrete Math –Geometry

10. A Typical Class Period Start Class with a warm up activity and/or homework review Present new material –Try to engage kids more and talk less –Often use a lot of handouts as talking points/activities

11. A Typical Class Period Have students practice what has just been presented in class before leaving or discuss it Goes from bell to bell

12. Algebra 3 Topics 1 st Semester (Discrete Math) Election Theory Fair Division Matrix Operations and Applications Graphs and Their Applications Counting and Probability Recursion

13. Algebra 3 Topics 2 nd Semester (Statistics) The language, concepts, and techniques of statistics. Statistical vocabulary Statistical technique for various data sets Interpretation of statistical reports Exploratory data analysis. Rules of probability and probability distributions.

14. Materials Textbook Notebook w/pockets or 3-ring binder TI-83 or TI-84 graphing calculator

15. Classwork & Homework Homework assigned and due daily. Always read the assigned section first. Take notes daily in notebook and label them clearly

16. Classwork & Homework Homework is part of grade. I don’t accept late homework except in the case of excused absences.

17. Classwork & Homework Let me know in advance of planned absences. Get the phone number and e-mail address of one or more of classmates.

18. Quizzes & Tests Quizzes will be given occasionally (about 1 per week) Quizzes will cover only small amounts of recent material (usually what we have covered within the last 5 school days).

19. Quizzes & Tests Tests will typically take an entire period, and will cover whole chapters and the occasional review problem from an earlier chapter.

20. Quizzes & Tests Makeups of quizzes will take place with me either before or after school. Makeups of tests will take place during the times posted in the classroom at the beginning of the school year.

21. Expectations Come to class prepared Seek help when necessary Ask questions when you have them Be respectful of everyone in class Participate, it helps you and the class.

22. Getting Help & Contacting Me I will be available before school, after school in room 209. To see me outside of this time, simply let me know, and we will make arrangements.

23. Grading Classwork/Participation10% Homework25% Quizzes, Tests, and Projects 65%

24. Mr. Bowman Hinsdale Central – Room 209 Mathematics Department2006-2007 Classroom Schedule Period 1 8:00-8:50 Honors Geometry Period 2 8:55-9:45 Academic Resource (room 105)/Preparation Period Period 3 9:50-10:40 AP Statistics Period 4/5 10:45-11:40 Algebra 3 Period 611:45-12:10Lunch Period 7/8 12:15-1:10 Algebra 3 Period 9 1:15-2:05 Preparation Period Period 10 2:10-3:00 Honors Geometry (room 211)

25. Contact Information John Bowman EMAIL ADDRESS: jbowman@hinsdale86.orgjbowman@hinsdale86.org VOICEMAIL: (630) 570-8443

26. Thank You for coming. I look forward to seeing you again at parent-teacher conferences in November. Have a wonderful evening Sincerely, John Bowman