Math 81 Materials, Fall 2005

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Course Syllabus:  Available in a web-viewable (HTML) format, or as a Microsoft Word™ document.

Textbook readings and problems list:  HTML, Word

<For instructors -- Semi-detailed lesson plans & assessment overview:  Word>

Handouts and Worksheets:  Study the handouts given in class -- I consider them part of your textbook.

Aids to learning -

• TI-83/86 basic information:  Word
• TI-82/83 basic information, written by B. Hogan:  Word
• TI-83/86 statistics information:  Word
• Helpful study tips in over 20 languages!
• Understanding Highline math expectations and dealing with anxiety:  HTML; Word
• Key concepts to review weekly:  Word

Materials given out in class -

• Worksheet to help you get more out of reading the textbook ("Textbook Analysis"):  Word
• WS to help you analyze your own learning ("Self Reflection"):  Word
• WS for in-class write-ups of solutions to problems ("Problem Presentations"):  Word
• Group assignment on order of operations, formulas, and properties of operations:  Word
• WS to practice attention to detail in pictures and when simplifying or solving:  Word
• Problem-solving packet:  Word
• Group assignment on graphing:  Instructions; Handouts (Word)
• WS on simplifying exponential expressions and computing with scientific notation:  Word

Proficiency and Mastery Tests:
(Bold indicates core competency test -- 80% or higher on each core proficiency test is required as part of the criteria for earning at least a 1.7 in this course; 80% or higher on each core mastery test is required for earning at least a 3.5 in this course)

• Summary of major ideas addressed on each test:  Word; PDF
• PMT #1 (Fraction and signed number arithmetic):  Word; Solutions:  Word
• PMT #2 (Evaluating formulas; Simplifying numeric expressions):  Word; Solutions:  Word
• PMT #3 (Simplifying algebraic expressions; Solving basic linear equations):  Word; Solutions:  Word
• PMT #4 (Solving linear equations and inequalities):  Word; Solutions:  Word
• PMT #5 (Reading graphs & constructing them from tables and equations):  Word; Solutions:  Word
• PMT #6 (Simplifying exponential expressions; Performing polynomial algebra):  Word; Solutions:  Word

Projects/Portfolios/Exams:

• Scoring guides (rubrics) for textbook analysis, self-reflection, and problem presentations:  Word
• Final Exam:  This is simply a 2-hour exam created by putting together new versions of PMTs #1-4

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