Pre-calculus Math 11 Course Outline (for self-paced
students)
Welcome to self-paced Pre-calculus Math 11!
(There is also a class available for this
course. Please talk to a teacher if you are interested in a class.)
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A. You will need:
1. This handout
2. A self-paced card
3. Pre-calculus workbook which you will
buy. You can write in it.
4. A graphing calculator handout
5. A scientific calculator and a graphing
calculator. (You can rent one from us)
B.
Marks:
8 chapter tests worth 10% = 80%
1 final exam worth 20%
100%
*You must pass the final exam to pass the
course.
**You will use a graphing calculator on
parts of chapter tests and the final exam.
C. To
complete Pre-calculus 11:
1. Do the readings and homework as assigned
in the course instructions.
2. All the answers to the questions are in
your workbook.
3. When you don’t understand something,
please ask a teacher in the lab.
4. Work towards really understanding the
concepts and learning to apply them to a variety of
problems. It is not enough to just memorize procedures.
5. Some chapter Tests are divided into two
parts: the first you will complete with the help of a
scientific calculator, and the second, you will complete with the help
of a graphing calculator.
D. To
start the course and get your first assignment:
1.
Go to Pearson ALC’s home page: www.newwestadultlearning.ca
2. Click "Adult Learning Centre site" on the left side of the page.
2. Click "Adult Learning Centre site" on the left side of the page.
3. Click “Courses”
4. Click “Mathematics”
5. Click “Pre-calculus Math”
6. Click on Chapter 1 “Sequences and Series”
7. Print out the Word file which has the
instructions for Chapter 1.
After you have completed each chapter and
the chapter test, you will go back to our website to get the instructions for
the next chapter.
Good luck and don’t forget to ask teachers
for help.
