WELCOME

2008 - 2009

8C-2 Math

Ms Soares

ssoares@newportrischool.org

(401)847-1493


Hope you had a relaxing summer and are ready for a fun and educational school year. I look forward to meeting you.

Connected Math Program (CMP)

Syllabus 2008 - 2009

* Moving Straight Ahead – Algebra Unit

Review and application problems.

* Samples and Populations – Data & Statistics

Investigations 1 - 3, omit 2.3

* Growing Growing Growing – Algebra Unit

Investigations 1.1 -1.3, 2.1, 2.2

* Say It With Symbols – Algebra Unit

Investigations 1 - 3

* Thinking With Mathematical Models – Algebra Unit

Investigations 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1

* Looking For Pythagoras – Algebra Unit

Investigations 1 - 4

* Filling and Wrapping – Measurement Unit

Investigations 4 - 6


TRADITONAL ALGEBRA CLASS

Syllabus 2008 - 2009

• Tools of Algebra

• Functions and Their Graphs

• Algebraic Concepts and Simple Equations

• Equations and Inequalities

• Graphing and Writing Linear Equations

• Systems of Equations and Inequalities

• Quadratic Equations and Functions

• Exponents and Exponential Functions

• Right Triangles and Radical Expressions

• Polynomials

• Rational Expressions and Functions

• Probability

Week of Dec 8 - 12

Extra credit logic assignment due 12/8.

Connected Math Sections

Unit Samples and Populations: choosing an appropriate sample size to accurately reflect the population; ananlyzing the sample to make predictions about the population. 

Algebra Section

Chap 3 Test - Algebraic Concepts and Simple Equations

Beginning Chap 4 - Equations and Inequalities