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Welcome to Applied Math w ith Miss Senske and Mrs. Van Fossen

Welcome to Applied Math w ith Miss Senske and Mrs. Van Fossen. * Please come up to the front and get a fact sheet, then… * Please find your seat (name on sticky note). About Miss Senske. * Grew up in Philly and NJ. * Went to Virginia Tech (LOVE college football!).

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Welcome to Applied Math w ith Miss Senske and Mrs. Van Fossen

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  1. Welcome to Applied Math with Miss Senske and Mrs. Van Fossen * Please come up to the front and get a fact sheet, then… * Please find your seat (name on sticky note)

  2. About Miss Senske * Grew up in Philly and NJ * Went to Virginia Tech (LOVE college football!) * Graduated with degree in Math, minors in Spanish and Statistics * Enjoy running and sports * Coach XC, Winter Track, Spring Track * Teach AP Stat, Applied Math, Alg2, Stat & Data Analysis * 6thyear with CB

  3. About Mrs. Van Fossen * Grew up in NH, born in Philly * Went to Philadelphia University * Assists in all Math classes • * Lives locally with her husband and 2 kids • * One in 8th grade @ Tamanend • * One in 4rdgrade at Jamison * Loves horseback riding * Been with CB for 8 years, after career in advertising

  4. About Applied Math… * “Real World” math * “Business” math * Prepare you for the kind of math that you will do in your everyday lives * “When will I ever use this stuff??” EVERYDAY! * Need this to graduate?

  5. What will we be learning about? * Income * Checking and Savings Accounts * Credit Cards * Buying a car * Buying a house * Loans and Mortgages * Insurance * Investments

  6. Materials * 3 ring binder (lots of handouts!) * Book (will keep in class) * CALCULATOR (scientific, 4 function) Policies * Expectations * Food * Cell phones * Dress code

  7. Attendance * Absences * Lates * Cuts Homework * Amount * Grading * Receiving credit * Late assignments

  8. Tests and quizzes * Announced/unannounced * Calculators * Hats/sunglasses Projects * Amount/type * Grading * Lateness

  9. Grading * # pts. Earned / # pts. possible * HW, quizzes, tests, projects, etc. * Borderline grades (79.48%) * Normal grading scale (93% = A, 90% = A-, etc.) Extra Help * Before school * After practices * 4th block

  10. Final Exam/Performance Assessments * Final Exam = 3 parts * MC exam, PA1, PA2 * PAs in class, MC on Exam days (late Jan.) * PAs = 15%, MC = 70% of Final Exam grade Final Course Grade * MP1 = 40% * MP2 = 40% * Final Exam (MC & PA) = 20%

  11. Wikispaces * Please write this down! http://senske.wikispaces.com

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