Mr. Izzo's Math Classes
2024-2025

 
 

Classes:
   BC Calculus
   AB Calculus
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   Pre-Calculus Honors
   
  
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Financial Math  2024-2025 

Week 15
Date Day Topic Notes Handouts Homework
12/9 Mon Continue Debt-To-Income Ratio DTI Power Point DTI Assignment 2 Finish DTI Assignment 2
12/10 Tues Understanding Your Credit Score Credit Score Power Point Credit Score Worksheet 1  
12/11 Wed Continue Credit Score Credit Score Power Point Credit Score Worksheet 1

 Credit Score Worksheet 2		  
12/12 Thurs Monthly Budgeting - Day 1, Rent as a percentage of income   Monthly Budget Worksheet 1  
12/13 Fri Monthly Budgeting - Day 1, Rent as a percentage of income - Yesterday Ran Long   Monthly Budget Worksheet 1  

Week 14
Date Day Topic Notes Handouts Homework
12/2 Mon Continue Calculating Capital Gains   Capital Gains Sheet 4  
12/3 Tues Review for Stock Market/Investment Quiz   Review Sheet Study!
Make Index Card!!

Here are the Review Sheet Answers Explained to Help You
12/4 Wed Quiz - Stock Market Investment    
12/5 Thurs Debt-To-Income Ratio Introduction DTI Power Point

 
12/6 Fri Debt-To-Income Ratio Introduction DTI Power Point
DTI Assignment 1
 		 

Week 13
Date Day Topic Notes Handouts Homework
11/25 Mon Continue Calculating Capital Gains   Capital Gains Sheet 3 Finish Worksheet 3 for grade
11/26 Tues Thanksgiving Finance Activity     Have a great Thanksgiving!
Next Quiz is Wednesday, December 4th
11/27 Wed No School -
Happy Thanksgiving!!		    
11/28 Thurs No School -
Happy Thanksgiving!!		      
11/29 Fri No School -
Happy Thanksgiving!!		      

Week 12
Date Day Topic Notes Handouts Homework
11/18 Mon Calculating Capital Gains Taxes Capital Gains Power Point Capital Gains Sheet 1 Finish sheet
11/19 Tues No Class - Financial Field Trip    
11/20 Wed Continue Calculating Capital Gains   Capital Gains Sheet 3  
11/21 Thurs Continue Calculating Capital Gains   Capital Gains Sheet 4  
11/22 Fri Review for Stock Market/Investment Quiz   Review Sheet Study!
Make Index Card!!

Here are the Review Sheet Answers Explained to Help You

Week 11
Date Day Topic Notes Handouts Homework
11/11 Mon No School - Veterans Day      
11/12 Tues Begin Researching Stock Fundamentals   Stock Fundamental Worksheet  
11/13 Wed Comparing Stocks within the Same Industry Ways to Pick Stock Stock Comparison Worksheet Stock Comparison Worksheet #s 1-4
11/14 Thurs Continue Researching Stocks
Prepare presentation for tomorrow		 Ways to Pick Stock Stock Comparison Worksheet  
11/15 Fri Begin Stock Investing Project Stock Investing Project  

Week 10
Date Day Topic Notes Handouts Homework
11/4 Mon Investment Unit - Part II
Types of Investments		 Types of Investments Power Point   None
11/5 Tues No School for Students -
Election Day		      
11/6 Wed Introduction to Purchasing Stocks on a common exchange (NYSE/NASDAQ) Stock Intro Power Point    
11/7 Thurs Stock Fundamentals Ways to Pick Stock Stock Fundamental Worksheet  
11/8 Fri Finish Stock Fundamentals Ways to Pick Stock Stock Fundamental Worksheet  

Week 9
Date Day Topic Notes Handouts Homework
10/28 Mon Review for Getting Around Quiz   Review Sheet My Answer Key Explained for the Review Sheet - Click HERE
10/29 Tues Quiz - Getting Around/Travel Unit     Project Presentations Due Thursday
10/30 Wed Class Time to Finish Travel Project     Project Presentations Due Tomorrow!!
10/31 Thurs Project Presentations - Travel Project      
11/1 Fri Most Students Absent      

Week 8
Date Day Topic Notes Handouts Homework
10/21 Mon Finish East River Crossings

Getting- Around:
Trip to NYC		 East River Crossings Diagram Trip to NYC  
10/22 Tues Getting- Around:
Trip to Boston		   Trip to Boston Do second half of worksheet for when only one person is traveling
10/23 Wed Getting- Around:
Trip to Florida		   Trip to Florida Finish Trip to Florida Sheet - To be collected tomorrow
10/24 Thurs Introduce Travel Project Travel Project Guidelines   Project Presentations Due Thursday 10/31
10/25 Fri Work on Travel Project Travel Project Guidelines   Project Presentations Due Thursday 10/31

Week 7
Date Day Topic Notes Handouts Homework
10/14 Mon No School - Columbus Day    
10/15 Tues Wrapping Up First Investment Unit Final Look at Mutual Funds    
10/16 Wed Review for Mutual Fund/Index Average Quiz   Investment Review Packet

 Review Packet Page 3		 Study for Quiz!
Review Sheet Answers
10/17 Thurs Quiz - Mutual Funds      
10/18 Fri East River Crossings Diagram East River Crossings Diagram    

Week 6
Date Day Topic Notes Handouts Homework
10/7 Mon Investment:
Introducing Mutual Funds
 Mutual Funds PowerPoint    
10/8 Tues Investment:
Roller Coaster Scenarios 1 + 2		 Mutual Funds PowerPoint
Investment Worksheet - Playing a Downturn		 Finish Worksheet if necessary
10/9 Wed Investment Roller Coaster - Day 2:
Re-Allocation - Trying to maximize returns by playing a downturn		 Dow Jones Historical Graph Investment Class Work Day Finish Worksheet if necessary
10/10 Thurs What Rules Your Decisions: Fear or Confidence?
3 Real-Life Reactions to Investing during the housing crisis		   Investment Roller Coaster Finish Worksheet if necessary
10/11 Fri Playing the Dip with Charts of the S&P 500   Playing the Dip Worksheet  

Week 5
Date Day Topic Notes Handouts Homework
9/30 Mon Investment:
Get rich slowly		 Compound Interest Investment Notes  40 Year Investment Worksheet Finish Investment out to 41 years (age 62)
10/1 Tues Major Stock Indexes: Behavior over the past few years Major Stock Index Behavior PowerPoint   Bring Your Student Laptop Tomorrow!
10/2 Wed Construct Investment Spreadsheet using 1:1 student laptop      
10/3 Thurs No School:
Rosh Hashana		    
10/4 Fri No School:
Rosh Hashana		      

Week 4
Date Day Topic Notes Handouts Homework
9/23 Mon Begin Review for Payroll Test   Review Sheet for Payroll Quiz Quiz Wednesday
9/24 Tues Review for Payroll Test   Review Sheet for Payroll Quiz Quiz Tomorrow
Make Index Card
9/25 Wed Quiz      
9/26 Thurs Investment:
Get rich slowly		 Compound Interest Investment Notes     
9/27 Fri Mr. Izzo Absent -
Family Medical Issue		      

Week 3
Date Day Topic Notes Handouts Homework
9/16 Mon Federal Withholding Tax Tables  - Day 2 Federal Withholding Tables
(Page 10 Only)		 Federal Withholding Worksheet 2 Finish Federal Withholding Worksheet 2
9/17 Tues Begin New York State Tax Withholding - Example on Board (Donor States vs. Welfare States). New York State Withholding Tables
 
9/18 Wed New York State Tax Withholding New York State Withholding Tables 
We Use Pages 14,17,19		 NY State Tax Worksheet 1
 		 
9/19 Thurs Continue NYS Tax Withholding New York State Withholding Tables
We use Pages 14,17,19		 NY State Tax Worksheet 2 Finish NY State Tax Worksheet 2
9/20 Fri Work on Payroll Project   Paycheck Project Packet Payroll Project Due Monday

Week 2
Date Day Topic Notes Handouts Homework
9/9 Mon FICA Day 1 - Beginning to calculate gross pay and FICA deductions FICA Notes

 FICA Article

Payroll Check Example

 Social Security Tax Worksheet

 

Finish Social Security Tax Worksheet 1  

Bring in Paystub
9/10 Tues FICA Day 2 - Gross Pay and deductions including Medicare Tax FICA Notes

 FICA Article

Payroll Check Example

 Medicare and SS Tax Worksheet 2   Finish Medicare and Social Security Tax Worksheet 2   
9/11 Wed FICA Day 3 - Gross Pay, FICA and Medicare Taxes (Including Healthcare Deduction) FICA Notes

 FICA Article

Payroll Check Example

 Medicare and SS Tax Worksheet 3   Finish Medicare and Social Security Tax Worksheet 2   
9/12 Thurs Introduce Federal Tax Brackets Federal Tax Bracket Power Point Notes    
9/13 Fri Federal Withholding Tax Tables  - Day 1 Federal Withholding Tables
(Page 11 Only)		 Federal Withholding Worksheet 1 Finish Federal Withholding Worksheet 1

Week 1
Date Day Topic Notes Handouts Homework
9/2 Mon No School -
Labor Day		      
9/3 Tues No Class -
Superintendent's Conference Day		      
9/4 Wed No Class -
Superintendent's Conference Day		    
9/5 Thurs Intro to Class Parent Letter Course Syllabus Get 5 Subject Notebook and Folder
Have Parents Sign and Print
Parent Letter
9/6 Fri Introduction to FICA and Medicare taxes. Who pays them, what are they used for? FICA Notes Power Point

Payroll Check Example

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 Social Security Article