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Welcome to Applied Math w ith Mr. Wheeles. * Please find your seat (name on card). Computer agreement Books. About Mr. Wheeles. Navy kid – lived in NC, Spain, VA, PA, and MD Graduate from Millersville U. with a Bachelor’s Degree in Math Education Taught in Maryland for 5 years
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Welcome to Applied Math with Mr. Wheeles * Please find your seat (name on card)
Computer agreement • Books
About Mr. Wheeles • Navy kid – lived in NC, Spain, VA, PA, and MD • Graduate from Millersville U. with a Bachelor’s Degree in Math Education • Taught in Maryland for 5 years • Graduated from UMBC with a Master’s in Biostatistics • 12thyear teaching math • 6thyear here at South • Have 5 year-old and 3year-old daughters • Also teach AP Statistics and Stat and Data Analysis courses
About Applied Math… * “Real World” or “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?
What will we be learning about? * Income * Checking and Savings Accounts * Credit Cards * Buying a car * Interest (good & bad) * Taxes * Insurance * Loans and Mortgages
Materials * 3 ring binder (lots of handouts!) * Book (will keep in class) * CALCULATOR (scientific, 4 function) Policies * Expectations * Food * Cell phones * Dress code
Attendance * Absences * Lates * Cuts Homework/Classwork * Amount * Grading * Receiving credit * Late assignments
Tests and quizzes * Announced/unannounced * Calculators * Hats/sunglasses Projects * Amount/type * Grading * Lateness
Grading * Classwork = 50% * Tests/Quizzes/Projects = 50% * Borderline grades (79.48%) * Normal grading scale (93% = A, 90% = A-, etc.) Extra Help • Before school • 4th block • Thursdays after school
Final Exam / Core Assessments * Final Exam: MC, at end of course * Core assessments (2): in class Final Course Grade * MP1 = 40% * MP2 = 40% * Final Exam = 14% * Core 1 = 3% * Core 2 = 3%
Please get out your laptop from the cart in the back of the room. • Log in to your computer • Go to Mr. Wheeles’ class website • Go to the Applied Math page • Find the calendar on the page and click on the link in today’s date. • Click on the link to the Quia Pre-assessment. • You have your username and password.