Frequently Asked Questions: This page contains answers to common questions 
of students and parents.

1. When is all homework due in this class?
2. When are office hours?
3. Do you give make-up tests or allow test corrections?
4. Do we need graphing calculators?
5. How much is the final exam worth?

When is all homework due in this class?

All homework is due every Friday.  The students will be given a 
slip of paper that tells which assignments are due and must be 
stapled to the homework as it is turned in.  The latest a 
homework assignment may be turned in is on the Monday afterwards 
with a late penalty of 10% 
assessed.  There 
are no exceptions to this policy.

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When are office hours?

Students can come in everyday at lunch to get help with few 
exceptions.  After school, Ms Doughty will be available for help 
Mondays and Wednesdays but only if students let her know that 
they are planning on coming in.

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Do you give make-up tests or allow test corrections?

Make-up tests are allowed only in extreme circumstances however, 
test corrections are allowed for each student twice a semester.  
In order to do test corrections, the students must come in on 
their own time to my classroom and answer each question correctly 
using only their notes and textbooks.  With test corrections, 
students can only earn back HALF of the points that they lost on 
their test.

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Do we need graphing calculators?

While graphing calculators are definitely recommended for future 
math classes, all that is needed in Algebra I and Algebra II are 
scientific calculators which can be purchased for about $10 as 
opposed to $100 for graphing calculators.

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How much is the final exam worth?

The final exam is worth 15% of each class.  All other categories 
and their percentages are listed in the course syllabus.

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