CM = Consumer Mathematics
Consumer Mathematics is an elective course open to juniors and seniors only. It concentrates on practical applications of mathematics. Some of the topics included in the course are money management, budgeting, car purchases, house purchases, taxes, investments, and insurance. Students should have taken an Algebra course before this course; this should be the student’s last high school math experience.
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Click here (or to the left on the Moodle icon) and find a record of all of the slides and problems as worked out on our Promethean whiteboard from each day of class, and much more! You will need to have your LRC login and password (and on your first visit, you might need an enrollment key from me). |
Important Upcoming Events:
The last day that third-quarter make-up work will be accepted is St Patrick's Day, March 17, 2010.
Our fourth quiz of the third quarter covering all of the material in Chapter Twelve will occur on Friday, March 12.
The "Open for Business" Project will be one of the most important tasks students will be asked to complete this year. Preparatory work will begin on it on Tues, March 16.
Projects & such
The following assignments should be turned in during class on each indicated day:
Day |
Assignment |
# |
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2/4 |
Dream Digs | assignment tasks | C |
2/8 |
Quarterback Rating (extra credit) | xc opportunity | D |
2/16 |
Floor Plan | draw a simple floor plan | E |
2/23 |
72 hour (3 day) food log hw | p223: question #7 | 1 |
2/24 |
The $1550 Project | furnish your apartment on Uncle Oz | F |
3/1 |
Your Five Favorite Foods hw | portions & calories (+ nutrients4xc) | 2 |
3/8 |
Nutritional Label | cut out and bring me an example | 3 |
Late work will be penalized 10% for each day that it is overdue.
I will announce extra-credit opportunities in class from time-to-time. In many cases you will also find these posted on our weblog, or noted in the slides from that day's class. Look at each one and consider whether you want to give it a try. Every successful extra-credit submission will replace your lowest homework, classwork, or bellwork score. (Extra-credit work has no effect on projects, or quiz scores.)
Make-Up Work
If you are absent for any reason, you should complete the make-up work assigned for the day you missed, from this list:
Day |
Lesson |
§ |
Make-up Work | # |
M 25 |
How Much Can You Afford? |
9-1 |
p175: 1-10 | 89 |
Tu 26 |
Finding the Right Place to Live |
9-2 |
p177: 1-8 | 90 |
W 27 |
What is in a Lease |
9-3 |
p179: 1-5, 1-6 | 91 |
Th 28 |
Security Deposits |
9-4 |
p181: 1-6 | 92 |
F 29 |
Can You Afford to Buy a House? |
9-5 |
p183: 1-10 | 93 |
M 1 |
How Much for a Down Payment? |
9-6 |
p185: 1-10 | 94 |
Tu 2 |
Ongoing Mortgage Payments |
9-7 |
p187: 1-9 | 95 |
W 3 |
Don't Forget Closing Costs! |
9-8 |
p189: 1-7 | 96 |
Th 4 |
Real-Estate Taxes & Insurance |
9-9 9-10 |
p191: 1-9; p193: 1-7 | 97 |
F 5 |
Chapter Nine Quiz |
Ch 9 |
p196: 1-5; p197: 1-7, 1-6 | 98 |
M 8 |
Decorating Priorities & Budgets |
10-1 10-2 |
p200: 1-3; p201: 1-4 | 99 |
Tu 9 |
Should You Buy on Sale? |
10-3 |
p203: 1-7 & worksheet 10.3 | 100 |
W 10 |
Buying Appliances |
10-4 |
p205: 1-7, 1-4 | 101 |
Th 11 |
Telephone Plans |
10-5 |
p207: 1-10 | 102 |
F 12 |
Perimeter and Area Calculations |
10-6 |
p209: 1-5, 1-4 & worksheet | 103 |
Tu 16 |
Painting Calculations |
10-7 |
p211: 1-7 & worksheet | 104 |
W 17 |
Tiling Calculations |
10-8 |
p213: 1-7 & worksheet | 105 |
Th 18 |
Problem Solving |
10-9 |
p214: 1-5, 1-3 | 106 |
F 19 |
Chapter Ten Quiz |
Ch 10 |
p217: 1-5, 1-8; p218: 1-6 | 107 |
M 22 |
Eating a Balanced Diet |
11-1 |
p223: 1-6, and #7 (3 days) | 108 |
Tu 23 |
Special Diets |
11-2 |
p225: 1-6 and hw2 above | 109 |
W 24 |
Counting Calories |
11-3 |
p227: 1-8, 1-10 | 110 |
Th 25 |
Solving Proportions, Again |
11-4 |
p229: 1-12, 1-6; + worksheet | 111 |
F 26 |
Snow Day! |
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n/a | - |
M 1 |
Burning Calories |
11-5 |
p231: 1-11; + worksheet | 112 |
Tu 2 |
Fat, Salt, and Sugar; Oh My! |
11-6 |
p233: 1-8; + worksheet | 113 |
W 3 |
Problem Solving |
11-7 |
worksheet, and p234: 1-3; p235: 1-5 |
114 |
Th 4 |
Chapter Eleven Quiz |
Ch 11 |
p236: 1-8; p237: 1-5, 1-8 | 115 |
F 5 |
Reading Food Labels
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12-1 |
p241: 1-11 | 116 |
M 8 |
Calculating Unit Price |
12-2 |
p243: 1-12, 1-3 | 117 |
Tu 9 |
Unit Price for Comparing Prices |
12-3 |
p245: 1-10 + worksheet | 118 |
W 10 |
Coupon-a-palooza |
12-4 12-5 |
p247: 1-9; p249: 1-5 | 119 |
Th 11 |
Are You a Wise Shopper? |
12-6 12-7 |
p251: 1-4, 1-4; p 252: 1-4 p252: 1-4 |
120 |
F 12 |
Chapter Twelve Quiz |
Ch 12 |
p255: 1-4, 1-8; p256: 1-6 | 121 |
Tu 16 |
Business Skills I |
123 |
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Th 18 |
Business Skills II |
125 |
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M 22 |
Open for Business |
127 |
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Tu 23 |
128 |
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and on to Q4...
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W 24 |
130 |
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Th 25 |
131 |
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F 26 |
132 |
Make-up work for a day’s absence is due the day following your return to class. If you complete it and turn it in on the first day you return to class, you will receive a 10% scoring bonus. Like other work, it will be penalized 10% for each day that it is overdue.
Oh, and here is a previous version of this page from the second quarter, and a previous version of this page from the first quarter for your reference.
