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DISCRETE MATHEMATICS Syllabus

James Clemens High School Teacher: Krista H. Givens 11306 County Line Road Madison, AL 35756 Email: [email protected]

Phone: 256-261-5313

I. Course We will examine ways to apply math to everyday life; general Description: problem solving, most efficient paths to reach a destination, interest, develop algorithms to schedule tasks, probability. We will use matrix tools, sequences such as Fibonacci, fractals and growth models.

II. Course http://alex.state.al.us/browseMath.php Objectives:

III. Classroom Students are expected to be in their seats with pencil and paper Expectations: ready before the tardy bell sounds.

Accommodations: Requests for accommodations for this course or any school event are welcomed from students and parents.

Concerning laptop utilization: 1. Student laptops should not be hard wired to the network or have print capabilities. 2. Use of discs, flash drives, jump drives, or other USB devices will not be allowed on Madison City computers. 3. Neither the teacher, nor the school is responsible for broken, stolen, or lost laptops. 4. Laptops and other electronic devices will be used at the individual discretion of the teacher.

IV. Grading Policy: Test grades will account for 70% of the 9-weeks grade, with the remaining 30% being determined by quiz/daily grades. The grading scale is as follows: A (90-100), B (80-89), C (70-79), D (65-69), and F (below 65). Grades will be a reflection of mastery of the standards. Make sure all absences are excused as class work can be made up and graded for excused absences only. The Final Exam counts for 1/5 of final grade.

V. Make-up Test TBA Policy:

VI. Text and Other Prentice Hall / Pearson

Required Thinking Mathematically Reading: ISBN 978-0-13-136905-4

VII. Materials and Three ring binder, paper, pencil, calculator, 1 pack of printer paper Supplies Needed:

DISCRETE MATHEMATICS Syllabus

James Clemens High School Teacher: Krista H. Givens 11306 County Line Road Madison, AL 35756 Email: [email protected]

Phone: 256-261-5313

18 – WEEK PLAN* Wee Introduction to Discrete Mathematics and Student Evaluation k 1 Wee Inductive and deductive reasoning; estimation, graphs, and mathematical models, k 2 problem solving Wee Basic set concepts, subsets, venn diagrams and set operations, set operations and k 3 venn diagrams with three sets, survey problems. Wee Statements, Negations, Quantified, Compound Statements and Connectives; Truth k 4 Tables; Equivalent Statements; De Morgan’s Laws; Euler Diagrams. Wee Our Hindu-Arabic System and Early Positional Systems, Number Bases, k 5 Computation in Positional Systems. Wee Number Theory: Prime and Composite, Integers; Order of Operations; Rational, k 6 Irrational numbers; Exponents and Scientific Notation, Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences. Wee Algebraic Expressions and Formulas; linear equations and inequalities; Quadratic k 7 Equations. Wee Graphing functions, systems of equations and inequalities, linear programming, k 8 Modeling Data. Wee Midterm. k 9 Wee Percent, sales tax and income tax, simple and compound interest; annuities, stocks, k 10 and bonds; installment loans, amortization, and credit cards. Wee Measuring length, area, volume, weight and temperature; points, lines, planes and k 11 angles, triangles, polygons, perimeter, and tessellations, right triangle trigonometry, beyond Euclidean geometry Wee Fundamental Counting Principle, permutations and combinations, probability, odds, k 12 and expected value Wee Sampling, frequency distribution and graphs, measures of central tendency and k 13 dispersion, normal distribution, scatter plots, correlation, and regression lines. Wee Mathematical systems; rotational symmetry, groups, and clock arithmetic k 14 Wee Voting methods, flaws of voting methods, apportionment methods, flaws of k 15 apportionment methods. Wee Graphs, paths, and circuits; Euler paths and Euler Circuits; Hamilton paths and k 16 Hamilton circuits; trees. Wee Exam Review k 17

Week Final Exam 18 * The syllabus serves as a guide for both the teacher and student; however, during the term it may become necessary to make additions, deletions, or substitutions. Adequate notice will be provided to students of any necessary changes.

Dear Parent/Guardian,

I look forward to having a great year! I feel fortunate to have your son/daughter in my class this semester and hope that you will contact me should you have any concerns about the progress of your son/daughter or any aspect of the instruction. I encourage you to check your child’s grades on INOW frequently and stay up to date with their progress so that you are always aware of their current grade. You may also join our google classroom to stay up to date with assignments and tests. You may also join our google classroom to stay up to date with assignments and tests. Cell phones are allowed out in class only when being used for learning activities. Please encourage your child to limit cell phone usage only to outside of the classroom. With your son/daughter, please read the attached policies, then sign and date this signature page and have your son/daughter return this form. Please provide a current email address and phone number at which I can contact you should the need arise. Please contact me at school with any concerns.

Thank you,

Krista Givens

My child and I have read and discussed the classroom syllabus.

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