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Course Description Pre-Calc 2009-2010 Mr. Granlund's Email: ggranlun@totinograce.org School Phone 763.571.9116 ext. 730

Textbook: Precalculus. Robert Blitzer. 3rd Edition. Published by Prentice hall.

Objective: To gain a better understanding and respect for the subject of Mathematics by exploring real life scenarios in a variety of topics.

Supplies: Each student is expected to bring a pencil or pen, notebook paper (to be used for MATH ONLY), and a graphing calculator (TI 83 or 84 preferred) to class every day.

Grading: The grade will be determined by weighted averages from assignments, quizzes, tests, homework/classwork, and a final exam. The following percentages of the total points will be used to determine the grade.

Homework/Classwork = 30% Quizzes = 30% (notes are okay) Tests = 30% Final Semester Test = 10%

Grading Scale: A 100-94 A- 93-90 B+ 89-87 B 86-83 B- 82-80 C+ 79-77 C 76-73 C- 72-70 D+ 69-67 D 66-63 D- 62-60

Academic Integrity: Academic dishonesty in math class including cheating on tests, quizzes, and any other assignments is not tolerated. Students involved will receive a zero on their assessment with no opportunity to make it up. Those student’s parents will be notified and the situation will be referred to a school administrator. Please see your handbook for further details.