MATH I

Spring 2017

Teacher: Mr. Plaugher

**At any point, I reserve the right to amend the syllabus as I see fit for the benefit of the class as a whole**

Course Description:
The fundamental purpose of Mathematics I is to formalize and extend the mathematics that students
learned in the middle grades. The critical areas, organized into units, deepen and extend understanding of linear
relationships, in part by contrasting them with exponential phenomena, and in part by applying linear models to
data that exhibit a linear trend. Mathematics 1 uses properties and theorems involving congruent figures to
deepen and extend understanding of geometric knowledge from prior grades. The final unit in the course ties
together the algebraic and geometric ideas studied. The Mathematical Practice Standards apply throughout each
course and, together with the content standards, prescribe that students experience mathematics as a coherent,
useful, and logical subject that makes use of their ability to make sense of problem situations.

Outside of class you will be responsible for any and all homework or research assignments. During class
we will often do in-class activities/problems to enforce and extend the content. You will be expected to
participate in class by answering questions, asking questions, working problems, interacting during group work,
etc.

Text: Integrated Math I (West Virginia) (ISBN: 978-0-544-04565-1)

Required Technology: You will possibly use a graphing calculator for this class, but you are not required to
buy one. For tests/quizzes, you will be provided with the necessary technology, but you will not be permitted to
use your own calculator.

Text Coverage: Chapters 5-10, and other topics will be added as time allows.

Evaluation: Grades will be calculated according to the points earned throughout the semester. I will be
weighting certain grades over others as some assignments are of higher importance. DO NOT ASK FOR
EXTRA CREDIT-The answer is NO!

Homework
There will be homework assignments made for each section. Your homework grade will be based on the
percentage of homework points earned (completion grade at the due date added to the grade after coverage).
Most assignments will be handwritten, collected, and graded. (If an assignment is to be typed, it will be
specified,) Use pencil, use non-spiral bound paper, and write legibly! You are encouraged to check your answers
with other students after you have completed your homework alone. DO NOT COPY HOMEWORK! This will
result in an immediate zero, and possible consultation with administration.

Tests
There will be tests after each chapter. Make plans accordingly so you can be in class! If there is an emergency,
please call me before the time of the exam. Please use the restroom before beginning your test, and bring
tissues/water if you are likely to need these items.
Comprehensive Final Exam
The final will the last day of classes. Finals will be given in our regular classroom. If you need to have the final
moved, provide evidence of the reason you are missing, and contact me prior to the exam. This is NOT the same
as the final given for attendance, a separate final will be given during the final period.

Make-Up Work
Late work will lose 10 percentage points per day late, and after 5 days it becomes a zero. If you foresee yourself
missing class when work is due, you must get it to me before class that day. Work may be given to another
student to be turned in to me. However, an extra day will be given for those with an excuse. It is your
responsibility to get your work in on time. Make up work will be assigned as I deem appropriate.

Attendance
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Academic Honesty
If you violate this policy (e.g., cheating, plagiarizing, submitting duplicate copies of work in different courses
without instructor permission, sharing, selling, or purchasing assignments, etc.), you will be subject to
disciplinary action. All work shall be the original work of the student that has not ever been submitted to
meet the requirements of any activity/assignment in this course or any other course.

You are expected to attend class faithfully and take responsibility for your own learning. If you are caught
cheating on homework, your final grade will be reduced by one letter grade. If you are caught cheating on a test
or quiz, you will be dealt with accordingly.

Grade Scale

A 93-100
B 85-92
C 75-84
D 65-74
F 0-64

Professional Conduct
Cell phones are not to be audible or visible during class. DO NOT TEXT DURING CLASS. During a test or
quiz, the use of cell phones (EVEN TO CHECK THE TIME) or any electronic device other than a calculator
will be considered cheating and will be dealt with accordingly.

It is rude and inconsiderate to be tardy without an exceedingly good reason. It is disruptive to fellow students
and to me as a teacher. So please be on time.

During class, you are expected to focus your complete attention on this class. Do not work on assignments for
other classes, e-mail, text, internet surf, etc. If you are caught doing these things, you will be subject to
disciplinary action.

Please keep all graded papers so that you can calculate your current grade. If you wish to double-check your
grade with my records, please stop by and ask.

Learner Outcomes:
Critical Area 1: By the end of eighth grade students have had a variety of experiences working with expressions
and creating equations. In this first unit, students continue this work by using quantities to model and analyze
situations, to interpret expressions, and by creating equations to describe situations.

Critical Area 2: In earlier grades, students define, evaluate and compare functions and use them to model
relationships between quantities. In this unit, students will learn function notation and develop the concepts of
domain and range. They move beyond viewing functions as processes that take inputs and yield outputs and
start viewing functions as objects in their own right. They explore many examples of functions, including
sequences; they interpret functions given graphically, numerically, symbolically and verbally, translate between
representations and understand the limitations of various representations. They work with functions given by
graphs and tables, keeping in mind that, depending upon the context, these representations are likely to be
approximate and incomplete. Their work includes functions that can be described or approximated by formulas
as well as those that cannot. When functions describe relationships between quantities arising from a context,
students reason with the units in which those quantities are measured. Students build on and informally extend
their understanding of integer exponents to consider exponential functions. They compare and contrast linear
and exponential functions, distinguishing between additive and multiplicative change. They interpret arithmetic
sequences as linear functions and geometric sequences as exponential functions.

Critical Area 3: By the end of eighth grade, students have learned to solve linear equations in one variable and
have applied graphical and algebraic methods to analyze and solve systems of linear equations in two variables.
This unit builds on these earlier experiences by asking students to analyze and explain the process of solving an
equation and to justify the process used in solving a system of equations. Students develop fluency writing,
interpreting and translating between various forms of linear equations and inequalities and using them to solve
problems. They master the solution of linear equations and apply related solution techniques and the laws of
exponents to the creation and solution of simple exponential equations. Students explore systems of equations
and inequalities, and they find and interpret their solutions. All of this work is grounded on understanding
quantities and on relationships between them.

Critical Area 4: This unit builds upon prior students prior experiences with data, providing students with more
formal means of assessing how a model fits data. Students use regression techniques to describe approximately
linear relationships between quantities. They use graphical representations and knowledge of the context to
make judgments about the appropriateness of linear models. With linear models, they look at residuals to
analyze the goodness of fit.

Critical Area 5: In previous grades, students were asked to draw triangles based on given measurements. They
also have prior experience with rigid motions: translations, reflections, and rotations and have used these to
develop notions about what it means for two objects to be congruent. Students establish triangle congruence
criteria, based on analyses of rigid motions and formal constructions. They solve problems about triangles,
quadrilaterals and other polygons. They apply reasoning to complete geometric constructions and explain why
they work.

Critical Area 6: Building on their work with the Pythagorean Theorem in 8th grade to find distances, students
use a rectangular coordinate system to verify geometric relationships, including properties of special triangles
and quadrilaterals and slopes of parallel and perpendicular lines.