Algebra I
Mr. Michael Ricke
Michael. Ricke@k12.sd.us
Madison
High School Textbook: Pearson Algebra 1 2015
ISBN#: 0-13-328117-5
Description
of Course: The language of Algebra will be introduced and its
properties studied. The techniques used to solve equations and inequalities
will be developed in great detail and real-life applications of these concepts
will be explored.
Grading of
Course:
7 Weeks Grade:
Daily Work (50%) – Book work on
paper & Math XL. Daily work will be accepted late with a 10% deduction.
Test/Quiz Grade (50%) – A mid-chapter
quiz will be given in the middle of most chapters, and a chapter test will be
taken at the end of each chapter.
Final Grade: the student’s final grade will be an average
of the each of the 7 weeks grades.
Rules/Guidelines
of the class: Students will have respect for the classroom, its property,
their fellow students and the teacher.
SPECIFIED
COURSE OBJECTIVES
A. Students will:
1. Translate verbal expressions into mathematical expressions.
2. Solve problems by looking for a pattern.
3. Use mathematical properties to evaluate expressions.
4. Solve open sentences.
5. Use and interpret stem-and-leaf plots, tables, graphs and functions.
B. Students
will:
1. Display and interpret statistical data on line plots.
2. Add, subtract, multiply, and divide rational numbers.
3. Find square roots.
4. Write equations and formulas.
C. Students
will:
1. Solve equations using one or more operations.
2. Solve problems that can be represented by equations.
3. Work backward to solve problems.
4. Define and study angles of triangles.
5. Find measures of central tendency.
D. Students
will:
1. Solve proportions.
2. Find unknown measures of the sides of two similar triangles.
3. Use trigonometric ratios to solve right triangles.
4. Solve percent problems.
5. Find the probability and odds of simple events.
6. Solve problems involving direct and inverse variation.
E. Students
will:
1. Graph ordered pairs, relations and equations.
2. Solve problems by making a table.
3. Identify the domain, range, and inverse of a relation.
4. Determine if a relation is a function.
5. Write an equation to represent a relation.
F. Students
will:
1. Find the slope of a line, given the coordinates of the two points.
2. Write linear equations in point-slope, standard, and slope-intercept forms.
3. Solve problems by using models.
4. Graph linear equations.
5. Use slope to determine if two lines are parallel or perpendicular.
G. Students
will:
1. Solve inequalities.
2. Graph solutions of inequalities.
3. Graph solutions of open sentences that involve absolute values.
4. Solve problems by drawing a diagram.
H. Students
will:
1. Graph systems of equations.
2. Solve systems of equations by various methods.
3. Organize data to solve problems.
4. Solve systems of inequalities by graphing.
I. Students
will:
1. Solve problems by looking for a pattern.
2. Multiply and divide monomials.
3. Express numbers in scientific notation.
4. Add, subtract, and multiply polynomials.
J. Students
will:
1. Find the prime factorization of integers.
2. Find the greatest common factors of sets of monomials.
3. Factor polynomials.
4. Solve problems by using trial-and-error methods.
5. Use the zero product property to solve equations.
K. Students
will:
1. Find the equation of the axis of symmetry and the coordinates of the
vertex of a parabola.
2. Graph quadratic and exponential functions.
3. Use estimation to find roots of quadratic equations by graphing.
4. Solve problems by looking for and using a pattern.
5. Solve problems involving growth and decay.
L. Students
will:
1. Simplify rational expressions.
2. Add, subtract, multiply and divide rational expressions.
3. Divide polynomials.
4. Solve rational equations.
M. Students
will:
1. Use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve problems.
2. Simplify radical expressions.
3. Solve problems involving radical equations.
4. Solve quadratic equations by completing the square.