TRIGONOMETRY/ANALYSIS WILL COVER THE FOLLOWING CONCEPTS:

*      Measuring angles in degrees and radians
*      Applying angular and linear velocities
*      Finding values of trigonometric functions of special angles
*      Using technology to evaluate trig (and inverse trig) function values
*      Applying concepts of periodic functions and symmetry
*      Graphing and recognizing graphs of the 6 fundamental functions
*      Applying variations in amplitude, phase shift, period and vertical location of graphs
*      Solving right (and oblique) triangles, trigonometric identities, and their proofs

TEXTBOOK

Our textbooks are Trigonometry published by Prentice Hall and Precalculus by Larson, Hostetler.

CALCULATOR

You will need a graphing calculator on a daily basis.  The TI-83+ is the calculator I will be using for explanations and demonstrations.  If you have a different  calculator you are responsible for learning the appropriate operations.
PLEASE NOTE:  YOU MUST HAVE YOUR OWN CALCULATOR SINCE YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO BORROW OTHER STUDENTS' CALCULATORS FOR TESTS AND QUIZZES.

OTHER MATERIALS

You will need graph paper, pencils, notebook, and paper.

CLASS PROCEDURES

Students will learn from lectures, individual and group work, calculator and computer work (allowing a deeper focus on concepts), and project work.

The following is not allowed in the classroom: food, cd/cassette players, pagers, and cell phones.

Be on time to class, in your seat, ready to start the day's work.

Be respectful, polite, and courteous to each other.  No put-downs.  Be responsible for your own learning and the learning of your group.  Work together as much as possible except for when specifically prohibited, as on exams and quizzes.

GRADES

Nine week grades will be determined as follows:

Tests                                                50%
Other
    Quizzes, Homework, Projects       50%

Math is a sequential subject so don't let yourself get behind.  Please ask for help, expecially after an absence.  I am available, by appointment, from 1:45 P.M. to 4:15 P.M. daily, and during Activity period when I do not have a meeting to attend,

You will be given an assignment sheet for every testing period so you will know what schedule to expect.  You will have homework almost every night.

Makeup tests must be taken in Room 3304 during Activity period on Wednesday or Friday, or from 2:45 P.M. to 3:45 P.M. on Wednesday.

CHEATING

Please review FHS' cheating policy in your student handbook.  All tests and projects for this class are considered "major".  Please note the consequences for cheating on a major test/assignment: dismissal from the class and assignment to study hall, suspension from school, and loss of honor graduation status.