Welcome to Applied Math

with Mrs. McNelisand Mr. Moody

* Please come up to the front and get a fact sheet, then…* Please find your seat (name on sticky note)

About Mrs. McNelis (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, Algebra2, Stat & Data Analysis

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

* 7th year with CB

About Mr. Moody* Grew up in Bucks County* Went to St. Joseph’s/LaSalle University

* Live locally with my wife and 2 boys in North Penn School District

* One in 2nd grade/One in Kindergarten

* Enjoy running/sports

* Been with CB for 11 years

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* Interest* Loans and Mortgages* Insurance* Taxes

* 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/Classwork* Amount * Grading* Receiving credit* Late assignments

* Announced/unannounced* Calculators

Tests and quizzes

* Hats/sunglasses

Projects* Amount/type* Grading* Lateness

* Classwork = 70%* Tests/Quizzes/Projects = 30%

Grading

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

Extra Help* McNelis = before school & 4th block & after

school thursdays

* Moody = after school & 3rd block

* Final Exam: MC, at end of course* Performance assessments (2) : in class

Final Exam/Performance Assessments

Final Course Grade* MP1 = 40%* MP2 = 40%* Final Exam = 14%* PA 1 = 3%* PA 2 = 3%

Wikispaces* Please write this down!

http://mcnelis.wikispaces.com

• Please get out your laptop from the cart in the back of the room.• Log in to your computer• Go to Mrs. McNelis’ wikispace• Go to the “Applied Math- Rvw” page• Click on the pre-assessment on the page and complete the pre-assessment• The secret word is…..?