June 6, 2014
Dear Paint Branch Math Student,
It is important that you take time during summer break to review the math concepts you have learned this school year. In order to ensure that you are appropriately placed in, and prepared for, the next math course in the sequence of study, you will be required to take a course pre-assessment when you return to school next year. This assessment will be given within the first three days of school. It will be GRADED FOR ACCURACY and count towards your first quarter grade.
It is YOUR responsibility to prepare for the course pre-assessment! The specific math concepts that will be assessed are listed on the front page of each summer math packet. The 2014 summer math packets will be available on the Paint Branch HS website beginning June 16 th . To prepare for the course pre-assessment, you are encouraged to complete the summer math packet for the course you are taking next year. However, you also have other options. You may choose to review using online textbook resources or those found in the public library. You may choose to watch video tutorials or even take online practice quizzes throughout the summer. How you choose to prepare for the course pre-assessment is completely up to you!
Please note, the summer math packets will not be collected or graded. Instead, the course pre- assessment will be used to measure your knowledge of the required prerequisite skills. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me by email. [email protected]
Have a safe and enjoyable summer, Mrs. Kim Feher, Math Resource Teacher
To view or print a SUMMER MATH PACKET, visit the PBHS website. Select DEPARTMENTS, then MATH, then scroll down to SUMMER PACKETS Select the name of the course you will take NEXT YEAR Direct Link: http://montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/paintbranchhs/departments/math/index.aspx Online Textbook Resources
* Algebra 1 Holliday, et al – Glencoe/McGraw Hill, 2003 (0-07-825083-8) www.algebra1.com User Name: alg1 Password: wrec84ehed * Geometry/Honors Geometry Schultz, et al – Holt, Rinehart, Winston, 2004 (0-03-070052-3) http://my.hrw.com/ User Name: ageostudent Password: b8k5 You will link to the Texas addition of the online textbook – Holt Geometry (Some page & problem numbers may be different, but the concepts are the same.)
* Algebra 2/Honors Algebra 2 Larson – McDougal Littell/Houghton Mifflin, 2004 (0-618-25020-4) www.classzone.com Choose: High School Math, MD, Algebra 2 2004
* Precalculus/Honors Precalculus Demana – Pearson/Addison Wesley, 2007 (0-13-227-650-X) www.awl.com/demana Choose: Previous Editions - 7th edition
* Calculus with Applications – Larson, Edwards – McDougal Littell/Houghton Mifflin, 2004 (0-618-25020-4) http://college.cengage.com/mathematics/larson/calculus_applied/8e/student_home.html Choose: Navigate by Chapter, then Improve your Grade
* AP Calculus Finney, et al – Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2007 (0-13-201408-4) www.interactmath.com Choose: Finney: Calculus Graphical, Numerical, Algebraic, 3e