Platte Canyon High School

Mathematics and Science

PROBLEM - SOLVING: CLASS EXPECTATIONS

JANUARY, 2001

MR. SCHMIDT --- 212

303-838-4642 x 232

Mr. Schmidt attended Occidental College in Los Angeles, California.

1 Behavior Expectations:

A.     You are expected to act like a student at all times. This includes being on time, bringing all appropriate materials to class, and staying on-task during the entire period.

B.     You are expected to treat all people with respect.

C.     Being tardy will exclude you from all potential classroom favors (i.e. going to the bathroom, getting extra credit work, etc.)

2 Academic Expectations:

A.     You are expected to strive to be the best math student you can be. Grades are not the issue; preparing you to perform the basic essentials of math is the goal of this class.

B.     You are expected to participate in the class on a consistent basis. Participation includes discussion, effort on classwork and homework, group work, presentation of group work, and other items.

C.     You are expected to help determine the content of the class. You are expected to ask questions whenever the need arises.

3 Grading:

            The grading scale at PCHS is as follows:

                        A = 90-100

                        B = 80 – 89

                        C = 70 – 79

                        D = 60 – 69

                        F = 0 – 59.

            Your grade will be determined as follows: 50 % tests/quizzes, 25 % homework, 20% classwork/group work, 5% notebook.

4 Notebook:

            You will be expected to have a notebook for this class. You will take notes on a daily basis. Your notebook will be checked approximately every three weeks and should include headings, dates, and examples. You will be allowed to use your notes on all quizzes and tests (including finals). You will not be allowed to use anything else (other than a calculator).

5 Candy Raffle:

            Every Friday ( in a 5-day school week), we will draw 5 winners from the class to receive a candy prize. Students qualify for the raffle by completing all homework for the week (with a score of 4 or 5 on it). There will be no raffles in shortened weeks. Also, a student may lose raffle privileges by misbehaving.

PROBLEM- SOLVING: UNITS OF STUDY

JANAUARY, 2001

MR. SCHMIDT --- 212

1.      Number Sense

2.      Statistics and Probability

3.      Draw a Diagram

4.      Systematic Lists

5.      Eliminate Possibilities

6.      Matrix Logic

7.      Look for a Pattern

8.      Guess and Check

9.      Subproblems

10.  Unit Analysis

11.  Solve an Easier Related Problem

12. Physical Representations

If you or your child have any questions regarding algebra, please feel free to contact me at any time:

Mike Schmidt

303-838-4642 x 232 (school)

DeanSchmid@cs.com (e-mail)

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