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Welcome to Algebra 2 with Trigonometry
at BulldogMath.com!

Mr. Cantlin's Classes - 2010-2011
Period 3 (11th Grade)

Algebra 2 with Trig. Textbook Links (click here for more information)
Glencoe, the publisher of your Algebra 2 with Trigonometry textbook, has provided many useful online tools at their website, including the complete text of your book! Everything is organized to match your book's chapters. There are even online practice tests, but the only way to appreciate what is there is to explore!

Algebra 2 with Trig. Course of Study (click here for more information)
The Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE), has published the Algebra 2 with Trigonometry Course of Study which contains the required topics that are to be covered in the class.

Math Help and Redo Policy (click here for more information)
No student that is making an effort will fail this class-- review the math help policy to see why. As a famous teacher (Confucious) said: "The longest journey begins with the first step." Start on your road to math excellence today!

Homework Assignments (click here to see your assignments)
ALL OF YOUR ASSIGNMENTS ARE HERE! I put them here every day (usually by 8 p.m. each night, sometimes earlier, sometimes later, but they are here every night!) Worksheets are here too, even scanned copies of handwritten worksheets! For your assigments, you can use your online textbook and/or online worksheets if needed. If you need them and don't have a printer -- COPY THEM FROM THE SCREEN (the old fashioned way!). I have actually had students tell me they couldn't do an assignment they could access online because their printer was broken! Geesh. Can you imagine? :-).

Use initiative, if you are home and do not have your assignment or Internet access, call a friend who does and have them read you the problems. Or go to the Oneonta or Blountsville Libraries and use their Internet access.

Late homework will not be accepted and must be completed per the "redo" policy if a grade higher than 0% is desired. If you redo a homework it must be done within 2 weeks of the day it was due.

Bell "Bonus" Points
Bell Points are bonus points awarded each day for students being in their seats when the tardy bell rings.
 
Preparation and Participation Points
Preparation and Participation Points are awarded each day for students having all required materials (including homework) and for participating in assigned activities including the daily Bell Exercise done at the start of each class, notetaking and math practice, groupwork, etc. Generally, students will start each day with 100% in each category and lose points for not doing what they are supposed to be doing.

Grading Scale
A weighted average is used for your math grade:

2% Bell "Bonus" Points
10% Preparation and Participation Points
20% Homework and Classwork and Projects
30% Quizzes
40% Exams

The scale is per the Susan Moore HS policies:
>= 90% = A
>= 80% = B
>= 70% = C
>= 60% = D

Math Work Requirements
(click here to see an example - Adobe PDF file)

Pencil: all work in pencil.

Loose Leaf: all work, unless your teacher notes exceptions, is to be done on loose leaf. No work is to be done on "spiral" notebook paper.

Labeled: all work is to be labeled neatly on the front side in the upper right corner. First page: first and last name, period, date, AND what the assignment is (page numbers and lists of problems for example). All other pages all you need is your last name.

Units: Always include units for any problem with units AND for any problems where units are implied. For example, if you are finding an area and the problem is given in feet, your answer will be in square feet (or ft2, or sq. ft.). If you are finding an area and the problem gives no units, express your answer as "square units" (or units2, or sq. units).

Neat, Legible, Organized: use "white space" and horizontal lines to separate problems. Use plenty of paper, trying to crowd too much math into a small space is the most common way to produce unreadable work. Neat work is expected, you can't gain points here, but you can lose them!

Show Your Work: if you show your work, you can get partial credit even if your final answer is wrong. No work = no partial credit. Some work makes no sense to show as it may be mental math and obvious -- this is a judgment call -- but if you have to ask, don't. Just show the work!

Calculators: NOT to be used in class or for homework unless specifically told you can use them. Your proficiency in mental math depends on practice.

Your Own Work: all work is to be your own, never copied from other students or from an answer key, or the Internet, or anywhere else. The only proper way to include someone else's work, say from the Internet, is to clearly distinguish the work (for example, setting it off in quotes or a box) AND clearly stating the source of the work so there is no doubt in the reader's mind which work is your own, which work is someone else's, and whose work it is if it is not yours.


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