This website will help prepare you for your June 2011 Algebra 2/ Trigonometry Regents exam.

Below is a copy of your syllabus.

Course Syllabus for Algebra 2/ Trigonometry
Ms. Sofrone
2010 – 2011


Overview: This is a math course designed to prepare students for successful completion of the NYS Algebra 2/Trigonometry Regents in June 2011.

Assessment: Students will be graded on quizzes and tests (50%), homework and classwork (50%).


Homework Policy:
-Students should be prepared to put homework problems on the board.
-Homework should be done neatly enough to hand in, as it may be collected.
-Homework should be expected every night, and while I will try to avoid it, I reserve
the right to assign homework on Fridays.

Required Materials:
Pencils
Pens
Three-Ring Binder
Loose Leaf Paper
Graphing calculator (such as the TI-83 Plus or TI-84)

If you need to contact me:
Email: csofrone@vliet.neric.org

Let me know if you would like extra help after school and I will be happy to help.

So…..
Come to class on time.
Do the work that is asked of you to the best of your ability.
Ask for help when you need it (Remember that I’m here for only one reason, to help
you succeed!!!)
And RESPECT, RESPECT, RESPECT each other, the teacher and YOURSELF


Good Luck and Do Well,
Not only in Mathematics, but in everything that you pursue this year!!!!

Below is your course outline.

HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE
TROY, NEW YORK
Course Outline Cover Page

COURSE TITLE: Mathematical Structures I
COURSE SUBJECT AND NUMBER: Math 130
DEPARTMENT: Mathematics Department
CREDIT HOURS: Three (3)
CONTACT HOURS: 2: 20 to 3:20
SEMESTER COURSE IS OFFERED: Fall only
PREREQUISITES: Two units academic math
TEXT: Mathematical Ideas, 11th ed.
Miller, Heeren, Hornsby .
COURSE FEES: No lab fee
FINAL EXAM/FINAL PROJECT: Final Examination (2 hours min)
IS COURSE OFFERED DISTANCE LEARNING: No
DATE PREPARED: August 2010
PREPARED BY: Camelia Sofrone
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Mathematical Structures I is the first of a two-semester survey course serving Liberal Arts students and other interested non-mathematics and non-science majors. It is designed to supplement the students’ high school mathematics development. Sets, number systems, logic, and bases of numeration systems make up the core of the course.
STUDENT BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVES: The student will demonstrate an ability to work with set operations and application problems. The student will demonstrate an ability to use symbolic logic to state and prove arguments.

ACTIVITIES AND ASSIGNMENTS: There will be problems assigned for each topic covered in the course. Many topics have additional worksheets that the students are required to complete.
GRADE COMPUTATION: The course grade will be a weighted average based on 10% - homework, 25% -quizzes, 35% - tests and 30% - final exam.
SEMESTER OUTLINE: See attached.
Under the guidelines of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the College is required to provide reasonable accommodations to students with disabilities. In coordination with the Disability Resource Center and the Learning Disabilities Specialist, reasonable accommodations will be provided for qualified students with disabilities. If you have a diagnosed disability that might affect your performance in this class, please meet with the instructor as soon as possible. This information will be kept confidential


UNIT I – NUMBER SEQUENCES
DAY SECTION TOPIC ASSIGNMENT
1.1 Solving Problems by Inductive Reasoning pg. 7; 1-33 odd
1.2 An application of Inductive Reasoning:
Number Patterns pg. 17; 1-7 odd, worksheet 1
5.1 Prime and Composite Numbers pg. 230; 1-17 odd, 33-38 all
5.3 Greatest Common Factor and
Least Common Multiple pg. 247; 1-21 odd, 31-41 odd, 50
5.4 The Fibonacci Sequence and the Golden Ratio pg. 262; 1-11 odd, 27, 29
Review pg. 48; 1-9 all
pg. 270; 1-5 all, 7, 8, 13, 14, 16, 17, 20
Test 1

UNIT II – SET THEORY
DAY SECTION TOPIC ASSIGNMENT
2.1 Symbols and Terminology pg. 56; 1-39 odd
2.1 Cont’d pg. 57; 41-49 odd, 53-83 odd, worksheet 1
2.2 Venn diagrams and Subsets pg. 63; 1-33 odd
2.2 Cont’d pg. 64; 35-53 odd, worksheet 2
2.2 Cont’d pg. 64; 55-65 odd, worksheet 3
2.3 Set operations and Cartesian Products pg. 75; 1-39 odd, 47, 49
2.3 Cont’d pg. 77; 55-79 odd
Review pg. 95; 1-27 all, Handout
Test 2
2.3 Venn diagrams pg. 77; 81-107 odd
2.3 Cont’d pg. 78; 111-129 odd, worksheet 4
2.4 Surveys and Cardinal Numbers pg. 82; 1-17 odd
2.4 Cont’d pg. 84; 21, 24, 26, 27, 31, 32, worksheet 5
2.5 Infinite Sets and Their Cardinalities pg. 92; 1-39 odd
Review pg. 96; 29, 30, Handout
Test 3

UNIT III – LOGIC
DAY SECTION TOPIC ASSIGNMENT
3.1 Statements and Quantifiers pg. 103; 1-21 odd, 39-53 odd
3.1 Cont’d pg. 103; 23-31 odd, 65-73 odd, worksheet 1
3.2 Truth Tables and Equivalent Statements pg. 115; 1-6 all, 7-43 eoo,
47-71 odd
3.3 The Conditional pg. 124; 1-51 odd
3.3 Cont’d pg. 125; 55-89 odd
3.4 More on the Conditional pg. 132; 1-49 odd, worksheet 2
Review pg. 156; 1-26 all
Test 4

3.5 Analyzing Arguments with Euler Diagrams pg. 137; 1-19 odd, worksheet 3
3.6 Analyzing Arguments with Truth Tables pg. 151; 1-9 eoo, 27, 29, 33




UNIT IV – MATHEMATICAL SYSTEMS
DAY SECTION TOPIC ASSIGNMENT
4.1
4.2 Roman Numerals
Hindu Arabic System pg. 162 margin, worksheet 1
pg. 177; 1-13 odd
4.3 Conversion Between Number Bases pg. 187; 5-27 odd
4.3 Cont’d pg. 187; 29-53 odd
4.4 Clock Arithmetic and Modular Systems pg. 199; 1-17 odd, 29-39 odd
4.5 Properties of Mathematical Systems pg. 208; 1-10 all
Review pg. 156; 27, 29, 30
pg. 219; 2, 3, 7-12 all, 14, 15,
23-26 all
Test 5
6.1-6.4 Sets of Real Numbers
Properties of Real Numbers pg. 280; 1-13 odd
pg. 293; 45-59 odd
pg. 306; 1-13 odd
pg. 318; 1-13 odd
worksheet 2
Review for Final Exam pg. 340; 1, 2, 3, 10, 18, Handout
Review for Final Exam

Watervliet Junior Senior High School
Camelia Sofrone