1. Trigonometry & Advanced Math Mr. Locascio

2. 1 st & 2 nd Day Topics Seating Course Expectations Handout Textbooks Website Homework/Quizzes/Tests/Grading Effort & Help Contact Information

3. Course Goals Introduce you to the following topics: –Applied trigonometry, including right triangle trig, law of sines and cosines –Graphing of trigonometric functions, and sinusoidal modeling. –Identities, complex numbers –Solutions of equations –Inverses, complex numbers –Introduction to polar topics –Topics required for the study of Calculus.

4. Course Rules Be Prepared Be Punctual Be Respectful and Courteous Be Ready to Work

5. Course Website VHHS Home Page – Staff directory Reading & Homework Assignments Schedule Handouts General Information

6. Grading Homework/Projects (30%) Tests/Quizzes (45%) Final (20%) Class Participation (5%)

7. We Learn 10% of what we read 20% of what we hear 30% of what we see 50% of what we hear and see 70% of what we discuss with others 80% of what we experience personally 95% of what we teach to others

8. Michael Jordan "I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I'VE FAILED over and over again in my life. And that is why I SUCCEED."

9. Be Willing to Try “I do not know, but…”

10. Contact Information Email: jim.locascio@d128.orgjim.locascio@d128.org Vmail: 932-2800x8047 PeriodClassLocation 1Algebra ILHS – Room 235 2Open 3Algebra IVHHS – Room 0209 4AP Comp SciVHHS – Room 0200 5Open 6Algebra IVHHS – Room 0209 7Open 8Trig / Adv MathVHHS – Room 0204

11. Questions??