Textbook:
Pre-Algebra, Glencoe Mathematics
Course Outcomes:
1. To strengthen the students’ algebra skills
2. To introduce the majority of topics students will
encounter in Algebra.
Course Units:
Unit 1 Tools of Algebra
Unit 2 Integers
Unit 3 Equations
Unit 4 Factors and Fractions
Unit 5 Rational Numbers
Unit 6 Ratio, Proportion and Percent
Unit 7 Equations and Inequalities
The following B–CC policies are consistent
with the new MCPS Grading and Reporting Policy as
outlined in Learning, Grading and Reporting
Guidelines (MCPS, 2004). These will apply
in all courses offered at B–CC.
- Teachers will assign grades to reflect individual
achievement on course objectives.
- Teachers will determine grades based on a variety
of assessment methods.
- Teachers will issue progress reports at the 4½
week mark in each quarter.
- Teachers will establish clear due dates and deadlines.
The maximum penalty for work submitted after the
due date but before the deadline is one letter grade
on an A-E scale or 10% on a 100% scale.
- Teachers will record 50% as the lowest possible
grade if percentages are used except in cases of
academic dishonesty.
Academic Dishonesty
This applies to both written work and oral presentations.
Examples of academic dishonesty include, but are not
limited to, the following: the willful giving or receiving
of an unauthorized text, unfair, dishonest, or unscrupulous
advantage in academic work over other students using
fraud, duress, deception, theft, trickery, talking,
signs, gestures, copying, or any other methodology.
Plagiarism:
- Submitting or presenting another person's work
as your own without proper documentation, including
downloaded information from the Internet and lab
data.
- Using another student's material without prior
approval.
Cheating:
- Giving or receiving information during a test,
quiz, and/or class work assignment without teacher
authorization.
- Using hand signals, gestures, and the like during
tests or quizzes to obtain/give information.
- Using unauthorized materials during a test or
quiz.
Grading and Expectations:
- Students must be on time and prepared for class.
Students are required to bring their notebook, pencil
and textbook every day to class.
- If a student is absent on the day of a test,
the student must take the test the first day he/she
returns to school.
- If a student is absent the day before a test,
the student is required to take the test on the
scheduled test day.
- Assignments are an important part of being successful
in mathematics. Students are expected to accurately
complete all assignments on time. If a student is
absent, it is his/her responsibility to make up
the missed assignments in a timely manner.
Grades will be based on the following:
Homework and Computer
time: 20%
Quizzes: 30%
Tests: 50%
Additional Help:
Instructors are available to help students before
and after school. Students should see individual instructor
for an appointment.
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