Gary Owen - Mathematics

The essence of mathematics is not to make simple things complicated, but to make complicated things simple. 
~S. Gudder

The man ignorant of mathematics will be increasingly limited in his  grasp of the main forces of civilization. 
~John Kemeny

The laws of nature are the mathematical thoughts of God                                    
~Euclid

School Phone (Room 26): 269-466-0371

Schedule of Classes for the School Year 2006-2007: 

                                     2nd, 4th , and 8th Periods : Algebra II

        
                                     3rd, 7th : FST (Functions/Stats/Trigometry)

                                     1st Period: PDM (PreCalc/Discrete Math)

Textbooks: UCSMP (University of Chicago School Math Project) textbooks are used in all of my classes : Please connect to the following web page link to view course content: Secondary

Assignment Schedule: Student are given a Daily Assignment Schedule for each Quarter at the beginning of each Quarter. Please refer to your individual class schedule to determine the current assignment in your particular class.

Grading Procedures: a "Point System" is used for each quarter where each students' grade is determined by dividing his/her point total by the total number of points possible. Typically, there is approximately 1000 points possible each quarter while completing three Chapters of material from the textbook. A detailed conversion of student percents to letter grades is given to each student at the beginning of the year. Please access the following link to view your individual grade. (You will need your individual password from the guidance office) :

www.bcisd.org

Black holes result from God dividing the universe by 0.                                               
~Author Unknown

Sometimes it is useful to know how large your zero is.

~Author Unknown