Welcome to Applied Math

with Miss Senskeand 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!)

* Enjoy running and sports* Coach XC, Winter Track, Spring Track* Teach AP Stat, Applied Math, Alg2, Stat & Data Analysis

* Graduated with degree in Math, minors in Spanish and Statistics

* 6th year with CB

About Mrs. Van Fossen* Grew up in NH, born in Philly* Went to Philadelphia University

* Lives locally with her husband and 2 kids* One in 8th grade @ Tamanend* One in 4rd grade at Jamison

* Loves horseback riding

* Assists in all Math classes

* Been with CB for 8 years, after career in advertising

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?

* Income* Checking and Savings Accounts

What will we be learning about?

* Credit Cards* Buying a car* Buying a house* Loans and Mortgages* Insurance* Investments

* 3 ring binder (lots of handouts!)* Book (will keep in class)

Materials

* CALCULATOR (scientific, 4 function)

Policies* Expectations* Food* Cell phones* Dress code

* Absences* Lates

Attendance

* Cuts

Homework* Amount* Grading* Receiving credit* Late assignments

* Announced/unannounced* Calculators

Tests and quizzes

* Hats/sunglasses

Projects* Amount/type* Grading* Lateness

* # pts. Earned / # pts. possible* HW, quizzes, tests, projects, etc.

Grading

* Borderline grades (79.48%)* Normal grading scale (93% = A, 90% = A-, etc.)

Extra Help* Before school* After practices* 4th block

* Final Exam = 3 parts* MC exam, PA1, PA2

Final Exam/Performance Assessments

* 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%

Wikispaces* Please write this down!

http://senske.wikispaces.com