Class Year: 2015-2016 Time: Wed 10:00 am - 11:30 am; Teacher:Stephanie Frederick Tution: $650/year or $65/month for 10 months; $600/year if paid in full before class begins Supply Fee: $35/year due upon registration Location: PREP North West (Cypress)
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NOTE: THIS IS A TWO DAY CLASS. YOU NEED TO REGISTER FOR BOTH
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/MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS SEPARATE CLASSES. THE CLASS MEETS AT DIFFERENT TIMES ON
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/MONDAYS THAN ON WEDNESDAYS.
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This pre-calculus course is the culmination of all math courses.Students learn how algebra and geometry are
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/related and applied in the real world.
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Topics include:
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Basic statistics, and sequences and series
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Number systems, graphs, systems of equations
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Functions, including polynomial functions,
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/power functions and rational functions
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Exponential and logarithmic functions
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Trigonometric functions with real-world
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/applications
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Analytic trigonometry and appropriate
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/applications
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Analytic geometry in two and three dimensions
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SAT/ACT preparation throughout the year, skills essential for
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/standardized testing.
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Development of logical reasoning and thinking skills
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Organization and study skills, to be a more independent student
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Students who complete
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/this class should be well prepared to enter a college level calculus course.It isimperative that students enrolling
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/in PreCal have a working knowledge of Geometry and Algebra 2.This is a very fast-paced class.
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Homework will take approximately 1 hour per day. This class will earn
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/the student 1 high school honors credit in math. It meets 1 1/2 hours
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/twice a week, for a total of 3 hours per week.
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If you wish to pay for the entire year in one payment, it would be discounted
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/$50 for a total of $600. If a student drops the class after October, there will
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/be a withdrawal fee of three months' tuition. Registration fees are
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/non-refundable.
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The book for this class is McDougal-Littell/Houghton Mifflin Advanced Mathematics:
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/Precalculus with Discrete Mathematics and Data Analysis by Richard G. Brown
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/ISBN 0395421683 as well as Student Resource Guide ISBN 978-0-395-42170-3.