Algebra 1 (W) - Day 1 of 2

Class Year:  2020-2021
Time:  Tue 11:00 am - 12:30 pm;
Teacher:  Deb Greco
Tution:  $650 / Year or $50 Deposit Plus $100 / Month for 6 Months
Supply Fee:  $30 / Year Due Upon Registration
Location:  PREP West (Katy)

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• Number / /system
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• Basic / /equation solving
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• Ratios / /and proportions
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• Linear / /equations and systems
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• Polynomials / /and factoring
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• Quadratic / /equations and inequalities
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• Other / /non-linear equations
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• Organization / /and study skills, to be a more independent student
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• Development of / /logical reasoning and thinking skills
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Concepts / /will be applied to real life situations and graphing will be integrated into / /the teaching. Students will be expected to memorize formulas and definitions / /throughout the year. Much / /of the material in this course will be found on the math portion of the SAT and / /the ACT. Successful / /completion of this class will prepare a student for Geometry followed by / /Algebra 2.

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TEXTBOOK: Glencoe Algebra 1

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Specific book and class information will / /be sent to registered students in late spring.
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Students / /will need a scientific calculator for some portions of this course.
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/ / This class is appropriate for students who have successfully completed a year / /of Pre-algebra and have strong problem-solving skills. Class time will be spent / /teaching concepts and applications. Students are to take detailed notes and / /copy examples worked in class to review at home. Students will use the text as / /a resource for reference, daily homework assignments, and test / /review.  The text must be purchased before class begins.

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/ / Please / /note that the yearly tuition of $650 covers both classes per week and may be / /paid in seven installments ($50 plus $30 supply fee to reserve your spot in the / /class and $100 per month Sept – Feb).

/ / Students should expect / /to spend as much time outside of class on their work as they do attending class / /per week (3 hours). This class will earn the student 1 high school honorscredit in math. / / / / / /