Sunday, August 22, 2010

What Students Do To Succeed In Math

Click on the title to download this important document.

If there is any advice I will give you, it will come from this source.

Because your success is important to me.

Dear students,

I am so excited about spending this next year with you. You are the reason why I am a teacher; I care deeply about your success and well being. Each one of you has shown your willingness to listen to my instructions as well as participate during our daily discussions. Thank you so much for that.

I have requested a number of specific procedures on how to operate in the classroom and hope you understand these are to help us have a smooth transition from the time you enter the room until we say our good byes. I appreciate your cooperation and consistency.

To review some of them, please remember to:

  • Arrive on time, grab a textbook and proceed to work on the warm up (do now).
  • Of course all electronic devices (except calculator) must be turned off and placed out of sight.
  • Have assignments ready for inspection on a separate sheet of paper with a complete header as specified on the syllabus.
  • Take notes during the lecture. Write helpful hints on the back section of your binder (Tool Kit section).
  • Participate in class and ask me questions: I love what ifs!
  • Stay focused during class. I often review and cover other aspects of a concept as a side note to the main lesson. (Stay in the cart!)
  • Write down all assignment specifics and always show all work; justify your answers.
  • Use the Helpful Links on this page for further assistance. Spend time navigating and searching through them.
  • Place textbooks back on their shelf.
  • Come for after school help with specific questions and ready to work. Do not wait until the day before an assessment.
  • Develop a true sense of pride and commitment as well as an honest desire to master the concepts in class.

§ Read and implement the document: “What Students Do to Succeed in Math.” If there is any advice I will give you, it will come from that source…I wrote it.

§ Students are required to use the blog DAILY to verify assignments for the day and to study from other essential documents I post to complement my lectures. This is fundamental to their success in class.



I truly wish you great success and ask you to please come see me in private if you ever need any advice or accommodation. We all go through rough times at some point and I will try my best to be reasonable and fair to you. I hope you do the same for me.


With warmth,
Mr. Perez

Reference Guide For All Classes

Click on the title above to download the 14-page Adobe pdf document. Please print it and insert it as a reference tool in your class binder. It will be extremely useful. Some of the topics covered are:

Functions:

  • Polynomial
  • Rational
  • Radical
  • Trigonometric
  • Exponential
  • Logarithmic
Review of Trigonometry
Solving Polynomial and Rational Inequalities
Solving Absolute Value Problems