Pre-Calculus
Tutor: Kim Nelson,
Textbook: Precalculus,
Larson & Hostetler, 6th edition, 2003, Houghton-Mifflin Company
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 a percentage
correct but no letter grade. All grades
and academic credit must be given by the parents, in accordance with state home
education guidelines.
Tentative Scope and Sequence:
1st Semester:
Week 1 - Ch. 1 lessons 1-2
Week 2 - Ch. 1 lessons
3-5
Week 3 - Ch. 1 lessons 6-7
Week 4 - Ch. 1 lessons 8-9,
review
Week 5 - Ch. 1 test, Ch. 2
lessons 1-2
Week 6 - Ch. 2 lessons 3-4
Week 7 - Ch. 2 lessons 5-6,
review
Week
8
- Ch. 2 test, Ch. 3 lessons 1-2
Week 9 - Ch. 3 lessons 3-4,
review
Week 10 -Ch. 3 test, Ch. 4 lessons 1,3
Week 11 -Ch. 4 lessons 2,4
Week 12 -Ch. 4 lessons 5-6
Week 13 -Ch. 4 lessons 7-8, review
Week 14 -
Week 15 -Ch. 5 lessons 3-4
2nd Semester:
Week 16 - Ch. 5 lesson 5,
review, Ch. 5 test, Ch. 6 lessons 1-2
Week 17 - Ch. 6 lessons 3-4, review
Week 18 - Ch. 6 test, Ch. 7
lessons 1-2
Week 19 - Ch. 7 lessons 3-4,
review
Week 20 - Ch. 7 test, Ch. 8
lessons 1-2
Week 21 - Ch. 8 lessons 3-4
Week 22 - Ch. 8 lesson 5,
review, Ch. 8 test, Ch. 9 lesson 1
Week 23 - Ch. 9 lessons 2-3
Week 24 - Ch. 9 lessons 5-6
Week 25 - Ch. 9 lesson 7,
review, Ch. 9 test, Ch. 10 lesson 1
Week 26 - Ch. 10 lessons 2-3
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