On our first Tuesday class (9/8) the algebra 1 students will be given tests to evaluate their current abilities and to determine if they are in the correct class.
The next day, Wednesday (9/9) I will lecture on the first four lessons of the textbook and assign the required homework to be turned in the following Tuesday (9/15).
First homework is due Tuesday, 9/15.
First test: Tuesday, 9/22.
Recommended review prior to the first class day (9/8):
- Multiplication facts/tables
- How to add a column of numbers
- How to subtract, including borrowing
- How to multiply two large numbers
- How to perform long division
- Fractions – adding, subtracting, multiplying
- Solve equations by adding a number to both sides.
- Solve equations by multiplying both sides by a number.
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The first day of class will be Tuesday, 9/8, at 11:00 am. We will be meeting two days per week. Tuesdays, 11:00 – 1:00 pm, and Wednesdays, 11 am – 1 pm. Please order the textbook now, if you haven’t already: Saxon’s Algebra 1, 3rd edition. Please make sure you purchase the third edition. Your student should bring to class every day: |
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The textbook |
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Size: either 8.5 by 11 inch or 8 by 10.5 inch. Please not smaller. |
Mr. Baumgaertel will help students develop a firm algebra foundation in this beginning course. Algebra is a key course in high school education. Students must understand algebra to succeed in many other courses and to attend Running Start.
Teacher: Mr. Baumgaertel
Schedule: Tuesday, 11:00 – 1:00 and Wednesday, 11-1:00 p.m. (Students are required to attend both days.)
Text: Saxon’s Algebra 1, An Incremental Development, 3rd edition. Please make sure you purchase the 3rd edition.