Consumer Math

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.

eCM Moodle

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).
LHS Scholar email
 Click here (or to the left on the envelope) to navigate to the LHS student email portal, aka VMware Zimbra.
LHS Google domain
 Click here (or to the left on the graph paper) to navigate to the LHS Google Apps domain, aka Google Docs.

Our Chapter 17-18 Test will occur on Monday, May 13th.

The last day to retest or submit Q4 make-up work is Friday, May 24th (one week before the end of the quarter.)

Projects & such

The following project assignments should be turned in during class on each indicated day:

Day
Assignment
  
#
4/30 Finding My Next Ride project to find a nice car
10
5/20 Road Trip! vacation-planning project
11

Late work will be penalized 5% for each day that it is overdue. The formula used is:

\[adjusted\;score = {0.95^{days\;late}} \times original\;score\]

Extra-credit opportunities may be announced in class from time-to-time. In many cases you will also find these posted online: for example, 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
#
4/8
 Comparison Calculations III
-
 popcorn/paint/paper ws
132
4/9
 Problem Solving and Review
14-6
 p288: 1-4, 1-4; p289: 1-4
133
4/10
 Chapter Fourteen Test
Ch 14
 p291: 1-5, 1-6; p292: 1-7
134
4/11
 General Problem Solving
-
 GQ1 worksheet (both sides)
135
4/12
 General Problem Solving
-
GQ2 worksheet (both sides)
136
4/15
 Reliable & Affordable Cars
15-2
15-3
p299:1-7; p301: 1-5, 1-6
137
4/16
 Paying for Cars: Down Payments
and Purchase Contracts
15-4
15-5
p303: 1-8; p305: 1-10, 1-9
138
4/17
 Car Loans and Leases:
Depreciation & Residual Value
15-6
15-7
p307: 1-9; p309: 1-5
139
4/18
 Problem Solving and Review
Ch 15
 p310: 1-3, 1-4; p313: 1-5
140
4/19
 More Problem Solving Practice
all
 practice questions worksheet
141
4/22
 Chapter Fifteen Test
Ch 15
 p313: 1-5, 1-10
142
4/23
 All About Car Insurance
16-1
16-2
 p317: 1-5; p319: 1-6, 1-6
p320: 1-3
143
4/24
 Car Insurance Deductibles
and Preventive Maintenance
16-3
16-4
p321: 1-3; car insurance worksheet
make vocab notes for ch16 test
144
4/25
 Car Repairs and More
16-5
16-6
 car repair worksheet
p322-323: 1-7; p324: 1-4, 1-3
145
4/26
 Insurance Company Problems
Ch 16
  
146
4/29
 Problem Solving and Test Prep
Ch 16
 p325: 1-4; p327: 1-5 top;
p328: 1-6
147
4/30
 Chapter Sixteen Test
Ch 16
 p326: 1-7; p327: 1-6 bottom
148
5/1
 Budgeting for Recreation & Fun
17-1
17-2
p333: 1-7; p335: 1-5, 1-6
149
5/2
 Comparing Prices
Constructing Budgets
17-3
17-4
p337: 1-6, 1-6; p339: 1-9
150
5/3
 Problem Solving & Quiz Prep
17-5
 p340: 1-4, 1-2; p341: 1-5
151
5/6
 Using Maps, Calculating Time
18-1
18-2
p347: 1-7, p349: 1-6, 1-6
152
5/7
 Calculating Gas, Food, & Lodging
18-3
18-4
p351: 1-7; p353: 1-6, 1-6
153
5/8
 Maps Again & More Calculations
Ch 18
 map worksheet
travel worksheet #1
154
5/9
 Problem Solving & Quiz Prep I
18-5
 p354: 1-4, 1-3; p355: 1-4
travel worksheet #2
155
5/10
 Problem Solving & Quiz Prep II Ch 18 p357: 1-5, 1-6; p358: 1-7
prepare notes for upcoming test
156
 
LHS Prom
  
Saturday, May 11th
  
5/13
 Chapters 17 & 18 Exam Ch 17
Ch 18		 p343: 1-4, 1-6
157
5/14
 Chapters 17 & 18 Exam II
Work on Road Trip Project
Ch 17
Ch 18
 (no make-up work)
158
5/15
    
159
5/16
  
 
160
5/17
      
161
5/20
    
162
5/21
      
163
5/22
      
164
5/23
      
165
5/24
      
166
5/28
      
167
5/29
      
168
5/30
  
 
169
5/31
  
 
170
6/3
  
 
171
6/4
 exams
 
172
6/5
 exams
 
173
6/6
 exams
 
174
6/7
 friday
 
175
LHS Graduation
Sunday, June 9th
∞
  
∞
  
∞

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 5% scoring bonus. Like other work, it will be penalized 5% for each day that it is overdue; computed using the formula above.

Oh, and here is a previous version of this page from the third quarter, a previous version of this page from the second quarter, and a previous version of this page from the first quarter for your reference.