Welcome to EHS Open House, September 2012!

Mrs. Mariana TimofteRoom - C 212

mtimofte@lwsd.org

Eastlake HS Open House

• Periods 1 & 2 CALCULUS ∞ α

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Who is Mrs. Timofte?

• Major in Mathematics – Univ. of Bucharest

• High School Math teacher/tutor since 1997 (Bucharest , BSD, NSD,LWSD)

• Fourth year as a math teacher at EASTLAKE HS!

Teaching Style• Teacher introduces the new concept or students

are lead to discover patterns, draw conclusion, come up with mathematical conjectures;

• Students are encouraged to express opinions, make assumptions, support and justify their thinking;

• Teacher gives examples ( from real life if possible) to support and clarify the theoretical concepts;

• Students are expected to actively participate to all class discussions, come up with ideas or questions and ask for help from colleagues or teacher when needed;

Calculus Syllabus

• WELCOME to CALCULUS!!! This course develops math skills through studying functions, their behavior and graphs, limits, differentiation, integration, and applications of the derivatives and integrals. This course requires solid algebra knowledge!

• PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU CHECK STANDARDS SCORE OFTEN, AS IT WILL BE UPDATED AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK!

• Check teacher website on www.inetteacher.com for homework and assessments calendar

Assessments : Tests 40% and Quizzes – 50%• Test/Quizzes: Quizzes/Tests will be given

regularly. • Most Quizzes, all Mastery Quizzes and all

Tests will be announced a week in advance.• In the case of an excused absence: the

quiz/test will be taken the day the student returns to school.(special arrangements can be made )

Structure of the class

All students can come to make corrections on any Quiz, during tutorials, prior to the Unit Test, as long as the student has no missing assignments and has evidence of learning progress. The final score in Standards Score will be the average of the original and the new score. Students are responsible to know the deadlines.

Mastery Quizzes/Quizzes

Students will have to take and pass (score above 90%) several Mastery Quizzes on essential skills; if a student doesn’t make 3 attempts to pass or passes the Mastery Quiz before the announced deadline, the score will be 0!

Class Structure

Class work, participation, homework, projects – 10%• Assignments will be graded on completion and work

shown. Students are expected to attempt each problem in the homework

• Assignments: Homework will be assigned both in class and outside of class on a daily basis. Each numbered assignment will be worth 5 points.

• Late homework is discouraged; late assignments will be accepted, but can’t receive the maximum score. No assignment can be turned in for points later than 2 meeting periods since it was due.

Class Norms:

• Be seated at your desk, notes/homework out, ready to start when the bell rings.• Take notes, work, participate, and follow

teacher directions.

• No personal electronics, except a graphing calculator. No CELL PHONES (school rule) – I will enforce it with no additional warnings

Materials Needed

• Textbook- CALCULUS by Larson, 8th edition• Graphing Calculator: TI-83 or TI-84 is

highly recommended. • Spiral notebook with Graph paper• Soft math folder, to be used daily for

loose paper and handouts

Tardiness and Attendance:

• Students are to be in their seat when the bell rings. Otherwise, the student will be marked tardy.

• Four tardies will be turned into an unexcused absence.• Students arriving to class 15 minutes late will be

marked absent. • If absent, tests must be taken on the day of return.

Homework from excused absences is also excused; however the student is responsible for the content covered during an absence.

• For lengthy absences, other arrangements may be made.

Contact Information

• Thank you for your cooperation. Please seek out help from me if questions or concerns arise. I will be available before school from 7:00am, after school, and during STP.

• Please check often the standards Score for updates

• Let’s make this a great year!!!!• Please contact me at mtimofte@lwsd.org .