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Algebra 2 Course Overview 2020-21

This course information sheet provides details about the Algebra 2 course at Homestead High School for the 2020-21 school year. The course will cover topics like linear functions, quadratic functions, polynomials, radicals, rational exponents, exponential and logarithmic functions, rational functions, probability, and data analysis. Students will be assessed through assignments, quizzes, tests, and a final exam. Grades are weighted by category and reported using the standard A-F scale. The course aims to prepare students for further mathematics study.

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Algebra 2 Course Overview 2020-21

This course information sheet provides details about the Algebra 2 course at Homestead High School for the 2020-21 school year. The course will cover topics like linear functions, quadratic functions, polynomials, radicals, rational exponents, exponential and logarithmic functions, rational functions, probability, and data analysis. Students will be assessed through assignments, quizzes, tests, and a final exam. Grades are weighted by category and reported using the standard A-F scale. The course aims to prepare students for further mathematics study.

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Homestead High School – Mathematics Department – Course Information Sheet 2020 – 21

Course Title: Algebra 2 Assessment & Grading:


Grade Weighting (same categories used in Schoology):
Course Instructors: Gary Auten, Jason Barbeau, Rohan Prakash,
Ed Taylor • Assignments: 30%
• Quizzes: 20%
Textbook: Big Ideas Algebra 2 ISBN: 978-1608408405 • Tests: 40%
Course Objectives: • Final Exam: 10%
Algebra 2 is a course designed to prepare students for upper level Grading Scale:
mathematics such as Pre-Calculus or Advanced Applications of • A = 90–100%
Mathematics. Students will obtain a deeper understanding of concepts
• B = 80–90%
that were introduced in Algebra 1 and Geometry, including families of
• C = 70–79%
functions, probability and statistics, and basic trigonometry. Students
• D = 60–69%
will use these skills to think critically about the world around them and
model different real-world data to understand it better. • F = below 60%

Semester 1 Topics Grade Reporting:


• Linear Functions • All grades will be posted via Schoology.
• Quadratic Functions • Grades will be updated frequently.
• Quadratic Equations
• Polynomial Functions Tests:
• Radical Functions • Developed collaboratively by Algebra 2 Instructors
Semester 2 Topics
Homework:
• Rational Exponents
• Designed to reinforce concepts learned in class.
• Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
• In a remote learning environment, different assignments may be
• Rational Functions
given either synchronously or asynchronously to provide
• Probability
students practice with skills and concepts.
• Data Analysis and Statistics • Assignments will be posted on Schoology but may require the
Academic Honesty: use of external websites or tools such as the Big Ideas textbook
• Students are expected to demonstrate a high degree of integrity website, DeltaMath or Desmos.
and adhere to the FUHSD Academic Honesty Policy. • All assignments posted on Schoology.
• Work turned in for credit should be the students own original work.
• Sharing or receiving information about any assessment prior to all Late Work / Make Ups / Retake Policies:
students’ completion is a serious offense. • Please communicate with your teacher if there is something
• Using unauthorized aides, will be considered a serious offense. preventing you from turning in work.
• Any act of cheating will be treated as serious and all students
involved will receive no credit on the assessment/assignment.
Homestead Prepares Students to be: • Communicators • Critical Thinkers • Continuous Learners • Collaborators •

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