WELCOME TO MY Consumer math CLASS!

I hope you enjoy math as much as I do. If you ever have any questions, I hope you feel comfortable emailing me at gregory.yale@k12.nd.us, or calling the school at 701-427-5237 during my prep time, which is 1:19 to 2:09 pm.  

Milnor Public School

Syllabus for Semester 1 for Consumer Math

Submitted by: Greg Yale

1)      Review of basic concepts: (3 weeks)

Equivalent Fractions, Converting Improper Fractions to Mixed Numbers and back, Operations with Fractions and Mixed Numbers, Operations with Decimals

2)      Financing: (4 weeks)

Calculating Simple Interest, Calculating Compound Interest, Borrowing Money, Debt Accumulation and Risks, Credit Cards, Student Loans, Advantages to Owning a Home, Investments (Savings, Annuities, Mutual Funds, Stocks)

3)      Measurement, Area and Volume, Capacity: (4 weeks)

Measurement in the English System and Metric, Conversion of units from English to English, Metric to Metric and English to Metric and Metric to English, Area for common shapes in the English and Metric System, Volume for common shapes in the English and Metric System, Capacity in the English and Metric System, Conversion from Volume to Capacity and Capacity to Volume in the English and Metric System, Pythagorean Theorem

4)      Brief Review of Algebra: (4 weeks)

Solving Linear Equations in 2 variables, Functions and Function Notation,

5)      Sequence and Series: (3 weeks)

Sequence, Arithmetic Sequence, Partial Sum of and Arithmetic Series, Geometric Sequence, Partial Sum of a Geometric Series, Finite sum of an infinite geometric series

6)      Right Triangle Trigonometry: (3 weeks)

Sine, Cosine and Tangent, Area of a triangle, Applications

 Grading will be by Category:

              Homework                      25%

              Quizzes                            25%

              Tests                                 50%

Grading Scale

94-100                                            A

87-93                                               B

80-86                                               C

70-79                                               D

Below 70                                        F

Classroom Rules:

1)      I will attempt to treat you with the utmost respect, and I expect you to treat me with respect in return.

2)      With your help, we will try to eliminate controllable distractions.

3)      No food or drinks will be allowed. Water in a sealed container is the only exception to this rule.

4)      Chewing gum will be acceptable, as long as you find a trash receptacle for it and the wrapper when you are done. When I find gum wrappers or gum in inappropriate places, this privilege will be eliminated.

I am pleased that you have chosen to take this class. I hope that you are prepared to work. I can’t make the material easy for you, but I will try everything I can think of to help you. If you are willing to make the effort, I believe that you will find that you can be successful. Some may not completely understand every single thing we do, but all should see improvement in their understanding. For the most part, Math is a sequential subject, so my goal is to keep everyone moving down the path, no matter where you started!