Math 10 – Basic Math and Elementary Algebra Schedule – Spring 2013

Schedule - Syllabus – Connect Math - Welcome - Instructor - Math CARE Center

Course at a glance...
All assignments listed in one week are due by 6:00 a.m. the Monday of the following week. Tests must be taken on the date indicated either at 8:00-8:50 a.m. or at 4:00-4:50 p.m. in room Hibbard 101.
All assignments assigned prior to a test are due PRIOR to the time the test is taken. Any homework practice or Quiz associated with the Unit that is NOT completed prior to taking the Test for that unit will be recorded as a "0". Be sure to have everything completed prior to taking the test!

1/22-1/27- UNIT 0, begin UNIT 1
1/28-2/3 – Lesson 1, Lesson 2
2/4 - TEST 1 and Study Guide
2/4 (last day to DROP, no record)

2/4-2/10 - UNIT 2: L3, L4
2/11-2/17 - L5, L6
2/18 - TEST 2 and Study Guide
 complete Check Up 1
2/18-2/24 - UNIT 3: L7, L8

2/25-3/3 - L9, L10
3/4 - TEST 3 and Study Guide
3/4-3/10 - UNIT 4:L11, L12
3/11-3/24 - L13, L14 (over spring break)
3/25 - TEST 4 and Study Guide
3/25-3/31 - UNIT 5: L15, L16
4/1-4/7 - L17, L18
4/8 (last day to Withdraw)

4/8 - TEST 5 and Study Guide
  complete Check Up 2

4/8-4/14 - UNIT 6: L19, L20
4/15-4/21 - L21, L22
4/22 - TEST 6 and Study Guide
4/22-4/28 - UNIT 7:L23, L24
4/29-5/5 - L25, L26
5/6-5/12 - L27, L28

FINAL EXAM - Monday, May 13 at 8:00 am - (Common Final) - Study Guide

TECHNOLOGY - at this time, web lessons run best with Java and IE (Windows) or Safari (MAC).

UNIT 0

Lesson 00: Study Tips

- Review Textbook pages 2 – 5: 1.1 Study Tips

- Attend the “Online Class” – Workbook (p 1-2) – Be sure to read over these Study Tips in the Workbook.

- Schedule at least three hours for “class with tutors” in the Math Care Center (required). LINK to Scheduling System.

- Register with Connect Math (required)

- Note: If additional help is needed throughout the course, see the tutors in the Math CARE Center in HHH 218
     or check out other related videos at BrightStorm or Kahn Academy.

Although you may find a calculator helpful to check your answers, you will need to fine tune your basic arithmetic skills without the aid of a calculator. Therefore, calculator-based examples and problems are not included in the assigned readings. Be sure you know your Basic Multiplication Facts.

UNIT 1 – be sure to list key concepts in this unit on workbook pages 21-22

Lesson 01: Whole Numbers

- Review Textbook pages 5 – 46: 1.2 Whole Numbers; 1.3 Addition, Subtraction; 1.4 Rounding, Estimating; 1.5 Multiplication.

- Attend the “Online Class” – Workbook (p 3-13), Videos: Whole Numbers, Place Value (2:15) – NOTE: Slight error in Video – refer to workbook for correct problem; Addition (12:20); Subtraction (5:57); Rounding, Estimation, Ordering (6:32); Multiplication (14:46). NOTE: Number line included ONLY in TEXTBOOK. See pages 8-9.

- Complete in Connect Math: Homework 01 (bonus) and Quiz 01 (required)

Lesson 02: More with Whole Numbers

- Review Textbook pages 47 – 73: 1.6 Division; 1.7 Exponents, Algebraic Expressions, Order of Operations; 1.8 Mixed Applications and Computing Mean. 

- Attend the “Online Class” – Workbook (p 14-20), Videos: Division (7:01); Exponents (4:44) – NOTE: Slight error in Video – refer to workbook for correct problem; Square Roots (stop video at 2:20); Grouping Symbols, Order of Operations (5:48); Expressions, Equations (4:03). NOTE: Mixed Applications and Computing Mean included ONLY in TEXTBOOK. See pages 66-69.

- Complete in Connect Math: Homework 02 (bonus) and Quiz 02 (required)

- Review for Test 1 - Complete Test Review 1 (bonus) in Connect Math - create a Study Guide on workbook pages 23-24  

- Complete Practice Test 1 - Check practice test answers - Update Study Guide as needed à Take Test 1 (required)

UNIT 2 – be sure to list key concepts in this unit on workbook pages 49-50

Lesson 03: Integers

- Review Textbook pages 86 - 105: 2.1 Integers, Absolute Value, Opposites; 2.2 Addition of Integers; 2.3 Subtraction of Integers.

- Attend “Class” – Workbook (p 25-29), Videos: Integers, Opposites, Absolute Value (6:32); Addition (4:55); Subtraction (3:10).

- Complete in Connect Math: Homework 03 (bonus) and Quiz 03 (required)

Lesson 04: More with Integers

- Review Textbook pages 106 – 121: 2.4 Multiplication, Division of Integers; 2.5 Order of Operations, Algebraic Expressions.

- Attend “Class” – Workbook (p 30-34), Videos: Multiplication (7:34); Division (2:28); Algebra: Variables, Expressions (3:51); Evaluating Expressions (4:17).

- Complete in Connect Math: Homework 04 (bonus) and Quiz 04 (required)

Lesson 05: Algebraic Variables, Expressions

- Review Textbook pages 132 – 152: 3.1 Simplifying Expressions and Combining Like Terms; 3.2 Addition and Subtraction Properties of Equality; 3.3 Multiplication and Division Properties of Equality.

- Attend “Class” – Workbook (p 35-42), Videos: Simplifying Expressions (6:20); Properties of Real Numbers (5:59);
Linear Equations (3:30); Addition Property of Equality (6:57);  Multiplication Property of Equality (2:45).

- Complete in Connect Math: Homework 05 (bonus) and Quiz 05 (required)

Lesson 06: Solving Equations

- Review Textbook pages 152 – 167: 3.4 Solving Equations with Multiple Steps; 3.5 Applications and Problem Solving.

- Attend “Class” – Workbook (p 43-48), Videos: Linear Equations in One Variable (5:01); Applications (15:33).

- Complete in Connect Math: Homework 06 (bonus) and Quiz 06 (required)

- Review for Test 2 - Complete Test Review 2 (bonus) in Connect Math - create a Study Guide on workbook pages 51-52 

- Complete Practice Test 2 - Check practice test answers - Update Study Guide as needed à Take Test 2 (required)

- Complete CHECK UP #1 (required), a short survey asking you to identify what works and what doesn’t work for you in terms of the format of this course. LINK to SURVEY.

UNIT 3 – be sure to list key concepts in this unit on workbook pages 75-76

Lesson 07: Fractions

- Review Textbook pages 178 – 200: 4.1 Introduction to Fractions, Mixed Numbers; 4.2 Simplifying Fractions.

- Attend “Class” – Workbook (p 53-59), Videos: NOTE – the video introduces factors prior to fractions – Factors, Prime Numbers and GCF (8:38); Fractions: An Introduction (2:11); Equivalent Fractions (6:38); Review Applications (textbook p. 196).

- Complete in Connect Math: Homework 07 (bonus) and Quiz 07 (required)

Lesson 08: Fraction Multiplication, Division, Aps

- Review Textbook pages 201 – 222: 4.3 Multiplication, Division of Fractions; 4.4 Least Common Multiple, Equivalent Fractions.

- Attend “Class” – Workbook (p 60-62), Videos: Multiplication (2:10); Reciprocal and Division (4:46); For Equivalent Fraction video, see Lesson 07. Note: Ordering Fractions, see textbook p. 218-219; Applications, see textbook p. 208-209, 216-217.

- Complete in Connect Math: Homework 08 (bonus) and Quiz 08 (required)

Lesson 09: Fraction Add, Subtract, Mixed Numbers

- Review Textbook pages 223 – 247: 4.5 Addition, Subtraction of Fractions; 4.6 Estimation, Operations on Mixed Numbers.

- Attend “Class” – Workbook (p 63-71), Videos: Addition, Subtraction (8:55); Mixed Numbers (6:54); Applications (4:08).

- Complete in Connect Math: Homework 09 (bonus) and Quiz 09 (required)

Lesson 10: More with Fractions

- Review Textbook pages 247 – 261: 4.7 Order of Operations and Complex Fractions; 4.8 Solving Equations Containing Fractions.

- Attend “Class” – Workbook (p 72-74), Videos: Review Order of Operations, textbook 247-249; Complex Fractions (2:13); Fractions in Equations (7:17).

- Complete in Connect Math: Homework 10 (bonus) and Quiz 10 (required)

- Review for Test 3 - Complete Test Review 3 (bonus) in Connect Math - create a Study Guide on workbook pages 77-78 - Complete Practice Test 3 - Check practice test answers - Update Study Guide as needed à Take Test 3 (required)

UNIT 4 – be sure to list key concepts in this unit on workbook pages 97-98

Lesson 11: Decimals

- Review Textbook pages 280 – 324: 5.1 Decimal Notation, Rounding; 5.2 Addition, Subtraction of Decimals; 5.3 Multiplication of Decimals, Applications with Circles; 5.4 Division of Decimals.

- Attend “Class” – Workbook (p 79-85), Videos: Decimals: Introduction, Place Value, Rounding (6:33); NOTE: slight error in video - middle problem in TRY at location 6:16 in the video should be: 14.9796. Answer given in video is correct.. Addition, Subtraction (4:46); Multiplication (2:33); Division (5:15);  Applications (3:23); Note: for Applications, see textbook p. 292-294, 303-304, 318-319.

- Complete in Connect Math: Homework 11 (bonus) and Quiz 11 (required)

Lesson 12: Using Decimals

- Review Textbook pages 324 – 344: 5.5 Fractions, Decimals, Order of Operations; 5.6 Solving Equations Containing Decimals.

- Attend “Class” – Workbook (p 86-90), Videos: Decimals and Fractions (5:37); Decimals in Equation (5:25).

- Complete in Connect Math: Homework 12 (bonus) and Quiz 12 (required)

Lesson 13: Ratios and Rates

- Review Textbook pages 360 – 375: 6.1 Ratios; 6.2 Rates.

- Attend “Class” – Workbook (p 91-92), Videos: Ratios (3:51); Rates (2:51).

- Complete in Connect Math: Homework 13 (bonus) and Quiz 13 (required)

Lesson 14: Proportions and Percent

- Review Textbook pages 375 – 397: 6.3 Proportions and Applications of Proportions; 6.4 Percent, Fractions, and Decimals.

- Attend “Class” – Workbook (p 93-96), Videos: 6.3 - Proportions (5:25); 7.1 - Percent, Decimals, Fractions (7:25).

- Complete in Connect Math: Homework 14 (bonus) and Quiz 14 (required)

- Review for Test 4 - Complete Test Review 4 (bonus) in Connect Math – create Study Guide on workbook pages 99-100 - Complete Practice Test 4 - Check practice test answers - Update Study Guide as needed à Take Test 4 (required)

UNIT 5 – be sure to list key concepts in this unit on workbook pages 117-118

Lesson 15: Percent Proportions and Equations

- Review Textbook pages 397 – 415: 6.5 Percent Proportions, Applications; 6.6 Percent Equations, Applications.

- Attend “Class” – Workbook (p 101-103), Videos: Percent: Problems Solved with Proportions (6:48); Percent Equations and Applications: Unknown Amount, Unknown Rate, Unknown Base (3:51).

- Complete in Connect Math: Homework 15 (bonus) and Quiz 15 (required)

Lesson 16: Applications using Percent

- Review Textbook pages 416 – 435: 6.7 Sales Tax, Commission, Discount, Markup, Percent Inc./Dec.;  6.8 Simple/Comp Interest.

- Attend “Class” – Workbook (p 104-108), Videos: Commission, Sales Tax, Mark Up, Mark Down (12:22);
Simple and Compound Interest (7:04).

- Complete in Connect Math: Homework 16 (bonus) and Quiz 16 (required)

Lesson 17: Measurements

- Review Textbook pages 454 – 475: 7.1 U.S. Customary Units of Measurement; 7.2 Metric Units of Measurement.

- Attend “Class” – Workbook (p 109), Video: Measurements (3:59); NOTE: See textbook for full lesson on measurement.

- Complete in Connect Math: Homework 17 (bonus) and Quiz 17 (required)

Lesson 18: Geometry

- Review Textbook pages 488 – 528: 7.5 Lines, Angles; 7.6 Triangles, Pythagorean Theorem, Similar Triangles; 7.7 Perimeter, Circumference, Area; 7.8 Volume, Surface Area.

- Attend “Class” – Workbook (p 110-116), Videos: Lines , Angles (5:26); Pythagorean Theorem (begin at marker 3:45, end at 7:14) ; Similar Triangles (2:36); Perimeter, Circumference (3:15); Area, Volume (6:22).

- Complete in Connect Math: Homework 18 (bonus) and Quiz 18 (required)

- Review for Test 5 - Complete Test Review 5 (bonus) in Connect Math - create a Study Guide on  workbook pages 119-120 - Complete Practice Test 5 - Check practice test answers - Update Study Guide as needed à Take Test 5 (req)

- Complete CHECK UP #2 (required), a short survey asking you to identify what works and what doesn’t work for you in terms of the format of this course. LINK to SURVEY.

UNIT 6 – be sure to list key concepts in this unit on workbook pages 137-138

Lesson 19: Graphs, Mean, Median, Mode

- Review Textbook pages 548 – 581: 8.1 Tables, Bar Graphs, Pictographs, Line Graphs; 8.2 Frequency Distributions and Histograms; 8.3 Circle Graphs; 8.4 Mean, Median, and Mode.

- Attend the “Online Class” – Workbook (p 121-123), Videos: Tables and Graphs of Data (8:45); NOTE - content for 8.2 and 8.3 is ONLY available in the Textbook, p 559-571; Statistics: Mean, Median, Mode (2:27).

- Complete in Connect Math: Homework 19 (bonus) and Quiz 19 (required)

Lesson 20: Points, Lines, Linear Equations

- Review Textbook pages 672 – 696: 10.1 Rectangular Coordinate System; 10.2 Linear Equations in Two Variables.

- Attend “Class” – Workbook (p 124-128), Videos: Rectangular Coordinate System (5:30) – NOTE: Slight Video error, check workbook; Algebra: Linear Equations in Two Variables (4:11).
Resource:  MathBits.com site provides access to Graph paper.

- Complete in Connect Math: Homework 20 (bonus) and Quiz 20 (required)

Lesson 21: Exponents

- Review Textbook pages 812 – 825: 12.1 Exponents: Multiplying, Dividing Common Bases; 12.2 Properties of Exponents.

- Attend “Class” – Workbook (p 129-131), Videos: Definitions: Exponent, Base (2:34); Product Rules for Exponents (3:21);
Power Rules (7:32); Quotient and Power of a Quotient Rules (3:52).

- Complete in Connect Math: Homework 21 (bonus) and Quiz 21 (required)

Lesson 22: Polynomials

- Review Textbook pages 840 – 857: 12.5 Addition and Subtraction of Polynomials; 12.6 Multiplication of Polynomials.

 - Attend “Class” – Workbook (p 132-136), Videos: Terminology (STOP video at 3:50); Polynomials: Addition, Subtraction (3:47); Polynomials: Multiplication (7:00);   Special Binomial Products (STOP video at 3:33).

- Complete in Connect Math: Homework 22 (bonus) and Quiz 22 (required)

- Review for Test 6 - Complete Test Review 6 (bonus) in Connect Math - create a Study Guide on workbook pages 139-140  - Complete Practice Test 6 - Check practice test answers - Update Study Guide as needed à Take Test 6 (req)

UNIT 7 – be sure to list key concepts in this unit on workbook pages 149-150

Lesson 23: Factoring Polynomials

- Review Textbook pages 878 – 887: 13.1 Greatest Common Factor and Factoring by Grouping.

- Attend “Class” – Workbook (p 141-145), Videos: Factoring: An Introduction (2:59); Removing GCF (15:19).

- Complete in Connect Math: Homework 23 (bonus) and Quiz 23 (required)

Lesson 24: Factoring a polynomial of form ax²+bx+c

- Review Textbook pages 902 – 907: 13.4 Factoring Trinomials: AC-Method.

- Attend “Class” – Workbook (p 146-147), Video:  Factoring a Polynomial of the Form: ax²+bx+c (9:16).

- Complete in Connect Math: Homework 24 (bonus) and Quiz 24 (required)

Lesson 25: Factoring a polynomial of form x²+bx+c

- Review Textbook pages 887 – 893: 13.2 Factoring Trinomials of the Form x² + bx + c.

- Attend “Class” – Workbook (p 148), Video: Factoring a Polynomial of the Form: x²+bx+c (3:25).

- Complete in Connect Math: Homework 25 (bonus) and Quiz 25 (required)

Lesson 26: Comprehensive review of Unit 1, Unit 2

- Complete Quiz 26 (required)

Lesson 27: Comprehensive review of Unit 3, Unit 4

- Complete Quiz 27 (required)

Lesson 28: Comprehensive review Units 5, 6, 7

- Complete Quiz 28 (required)

- Review for the Final Exam - Complete Practice Final - create a Study Guide using workbook pages 151-152

- Check practice Final answers - Update Study Guide à Take FINAL EXAM (required) - Celebrate the end of Math 10!

Grading Policy:
49%- Tests and Final Exam – 6 Tests, 1 Comprehensive Final Exam. 70 points each. Total 490.
50% - Quizzes – 28 quizzes. Lowest 3 scores dropped. Top 25 counted, 20 points each. Total 500.
1% - CHECK-UPS - 2 Check-ups. 5 points each. Total 10.
BONUS: Homework practices are OPTIONAL. However, 3% of all points earned from each correct practice problem submitted before the due date plus points from the 3 dropped quizzes and other bonus opportunities will be returned as BONUS. (maximum 30 bonus points)
Total: 1000 points with 30 bonus points possible.

For those wanting to complete Math 10 on the "Fast Track" and complete Math 20 prior to taking a summer class starting June 10, here is the Combined Detailed Schedule for 10 and 20. NOTE: one must register for and pay for Math 20 as a SUMMER special course for this option. One may also take a slower pace and complete the special SUMMER Math 20 by June 28 before the last half summer classes begin or in time for Fall. Both options of these special SUMMER offerings of Math 20 MUST be completed by 6/ 28.

1/22-27- UNIT 0, UNIT 1: L1,L2
1/28 - TEST 1 with Study Guide
1/28-2/3- UNIT 2: L3,L4,L5,L6
2/4 - TEST 2 with Study Guide
 complete bonus Check Up
2/4-10 - UNIT 3: L7,L8,L9,L10
2/11 - TEST 3 with Study Guide
2/11-2/17- UNIT 4L11,12,13,14
2/18 - TEST 4 with Study Guide
2/18-24 - UNIT 5:L15,16,17,18
2/25 - TEST 5 with Study Guide
  complete bonus Check Up
2/25-3/3- UNIT 6: L19,20,21,22
3/4 - TEST 6 with Study Guide
3/4-10 - UNIT 7:L23,24,25
3/11-24 - L26,27,28

3/25 -FINAL EXAM M10 with SGuide

REGISTER and pay for SUMMER section of Math 20, but begin course this week.

[See ALTERNATE Math 20 lessons and Summer Schedule .]

3/25-31 - UNIT 0, UNIT 1:L1,L2
4/1-7 - L3, L4
4/8 - TEST 1 with Study Guide
4/8-14 - UNIT 2: L5, L6
4/15-21 - L7, L8
4/22 - TEST 2 with Study Guide
 complete bonus Check Up
4/22-28 - UNIT 3:L9, L10

4/29-5/5 - L11, L12
5/6 - TEST 3 with Study Guide
5/6-12 - UNIT 4:L13,L14
5/13-20 - L15, L16
5/17 - Last days to DROP Summer Math 20 with no record.
5/21 - TEST 4 with Study Guide
5/21-27- UNIT 5:L17,18,19,20
5/28 - TEST 5 with Study Guide
 complete bonus Check Up

5/28-6/2 - UNIT 6:L21,22,23,24
6/3 - TEST 6 with Study Guide
 complete bonus CheckUp
6/3-7 - UNIT 7: L25,26,27,28
6/7 - FINAL for M20 (end of SHORT Summer class) with Study Guide