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Oroville Union High School District
Mathematics Curriculum
Mathematics - Algebra I
Algebra I
COURSE TITLE: Algebra I
LENGTH OF COURSE: One Year
TYPE OF CREDIT: Mathematics (10 Credits) GRADE LEVEL: 9-12
PREREQUISITES:
Grade of C or better in Pre-Algebra level, and/or teacher recommendation
TEXTBOOKS:
Math 1 (Algebra 1) Second Edition Version 6.0, CPM Educational Program, 2000: Math 1 Vol. 1 Units 0-6, ISBN 1-885145-76-4 M1-764 Math 1 Vol. 2 Units 7-13, ISBN 1-885145-67-5 M1-675
Algebra 1: Applications and Connections, California Edition, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2002, ISBN 0-07-824774-8
SUPPLEMENTARY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:
PLATO, PLATO Learning Inc., 2000, and updates.
Math 1 (Algebra 1) Parent Guide with Review 2nd. ed., CPM Educational Program, 2001, ISBN 1-885145-88-8
Mathematics: Applications and Connections, Course 1, California Edition, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2002, ISBN 0-07-824784-5.
Mathematics: Applications and Connections, Course 2, California Edition, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2002, ISBN 0-07-824788-8
Mathematics: Applications and Connections, Course 3, California Edition, Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, 2002, ISBN 0-07-824768-3
Number Power 1: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division, Contemporary Books, 2000, ISBN 0-8092-2380-5
Number Power 2: Fractions, Decimals, and Percents, Contemporary Books, 2000, ISBN 0-8092-2377-5
Number Power 3: Algebra, Contemporary Books, 2000, ISBN 0-8092-2388-0
Number Power 4: Geometry, Contemporary Books, 2000, ISBN 0-8092-2382-1
Number Power 5: Graphs, Charts, Schedules, and Maps, Contemporary Books, 2000, ISBN 0-8092-2381-3
Number Power 6: Word Problems, Contemporary Books, 2000, ISBN 0-8092-2378-3
Number Power 7: Problem-Solving and Test-Taking Strategies, Contemporary Books, 2000, ISBN 0-8092-2386-4
Number Power 8: Analyzing Data, Contemporary Books, 2000, ISBN 0-8092-2384-8
Number Power 9: Measurement, Contemporary Books, 2000, ISBN 0-8092-9891-0
Number Power: Calculator Power, Contemporary Books, 2000, ISBN 0-8092-2385-6
Number Power: Pre-Algebra, Contemporary Books, 2000, ISBN 0-8092-2387-2
Number Power: Number Power Review, Contemporary Books, 2000, ISBN 0-8092-2379-1
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Algebra I is a course that will meet the district's algebra graduation requirement and prepares students for the California High School Exit Exam. Students should have a solid background in the basic skills of arithmetic including fractions, integers, and equation-solving. Areas of emphasis include the study of rational numbers, factoring, polynomials, ordered pairs and graphing, radicals, and quadratic equations.
In the CPM approach to algebra I, students explore and develop the ideas in each unit by completing the guided investigations (recommended in-class problems), much like lab experiments in a science class. The majority (but not all) of class time is spent working the guided problems with a partner or as part of a study team of four students. Solutions to the previous day's problem set are provided to the study teams so that the students may check their work and have examples available. Teachers circulate among the study teams, listening to student conversations and observing student work so that they know when and how to intervene. Direct teaching or whole class discussion is used to summarize, help connect ideas, clarify confusion or ambiguities in a question, and refocus or redirect students when a substantial portion of the class needs such assistance. Students are responsible to be active participants in their learning by keeping an organized notebook, reviewing homework, writing unit summaries and creating personal course tool kits.
BOARD ADOP TION DATE: June 20, 2001.
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