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Precalc Syllabus PDF

The pre-calculus class will be taught by Kim Nelson and use the 6th edition of the Precalculus textbook by Larson & Hostetler. Students will need a TI-83 or TI-84 calculator and notebook. Homework will take 1-1.5 hours daily and be checked by parents with answers provided. Class time will begin with homework review and cover 2-3 lessons per week. Tests will be given every 2 weeks for parents to administer and students will complete a final exam. Assignments and tests will be graded with percentages and completion monitored by parents. The class will cover 10 chapters over 30 weeks with topics like functions, polynomials, trigonometry, and more.

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Precalc Syllabus PDF

The pre-calculus class will be taught by Kim Nelson and use the 6th edition of the Precalculus textbook by Larson & Hostetler. Students will need a TI-83 or TI-84 calculator and notebook. Homework will take 1-1.5 hours daily and be checked by parents with answers provided. Class time will begin with homework review and cover 2-3 lessons per week. Tests will be given every 2 weeks for parents to administer and students will complete a final exam. Assignments and tests will be graded with percentages and completion monitored by parents. The class will cover 10 chapters over 30 weeks with topics like functions, polynomials, trigonometry, and more.

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Pre-Calculus

Tutor: Kim Nelson, kim@mcg.net, (952) 932-9536


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Textbook: Precalculus, Larson & Hostetler, 6 edition, 2003, Houghton-Mifflin Company

CHAT Math website: www.mcg.net/nelson/chatmath.htm

Other Materials necessary for class: Each student should have a TI-83 Plus or TI-84 Plus calculator
and a notebook for taking notes and working out sample
problems.

Homework: Expect to spend approximately 1 to 1 ½ hours per day on assignments. Assignment


solutions will be handed out at the beginning of the year. Assignments are to be corrected
by the parent and/or student. Questions on the assignments will be answered at the
beginning of each class time. There will be 2-3 lessons covered each week.

Class time: Class time will always begin with review of the previous week's lessons by answering any
questions the students may have. The remainder of the class time will be spent on new
material.

Tests: Tests will be sent home approximately every 2 weeks. Parents will administer (and sign) the tests
and the student will turn the test in at the beginning of class the following week. All tests will be
graded by the teacher and returned to the student. A Final Exam will be given during the final
class period.

Grading: Assignment completion must be monitored by the parents on a daily basis to get the most
possible value from the class. Students should not fall behind! Assignments will be handed in
weekly. Tests will be corrected by the teacher and be returned with the percentage correct.

Tentative Scope and Sequence:

1st Semester: 2nd Semester:


Week 1 - Ch. 1 lessons 1-2 Week 16 - Ch. 5 lesson 5, review, Ch. 5 test,
Week 2 - Ch. 1 lessons 3-5 Ch. 6 lessons 1-2
Week 3 - Ch. 1 lessons 6-7 Week 17 - Ch. 6 lessons 3-4, review
Week 4 - Ch. 1 lessons 8-9, review Week 18 - Ch. 6 test, Ch. 7 lessons 1-2
Week 5 - Ch. 1 test, Ch. 2 lessons 1-2 Week 19 - Ch. 7 lessons 3-4, review
Week 6 - Ch. 2 lessons 3-4 Week 20 - Ch. 7 test, Ch. 8 lessons 1-2
Week 7 - Ch. 2 lessons 5-6, review Week 21 - Ch. 8 lessons 3-4
Week 8 - Ch. 2 test, Ch. 3 lessons 1-2 Week 22 - Ch. 8 lesson 5, review, Ch. 8 test,
Week 9 - Ch. 3 lessons 3-4, review Ch. 9 lesson 1
Week 10 -Ch. 3 test, Ch. 4 lessons 1,3 Week 23 - Ch. 9 lessons 2-3
Week 11 -Ch. 4 lessons 2,4 Week 24 - Ch. 9 lessons 5-6
Week 12 -Ch. 4 lessons 5-6 Week 25 - Ch. 9 lesson 7, review, Ch. 9 test,
Week 13 -Ch. 4 lessons 7-8, review Ch. 10 lesson 1
Week 14 -Ch. 4 test, Ch. 5 lessons 1-2 Week 26 - Ch. 10 lessons 2-3
Week 15 -Ch. 5 lessons 3-4 Week 27 - Ch. 10 lessons 4-6
Week 28 - Ch. 10 lessons 7-8, review
Week 29 - Ch. 10 test, review for final exam
Week 30 - Final Exam

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