Q4 W9 |
5/23/08 |
Friday |
Class:
Review for Semester 2 Exam.
AHSGE Celebration.
Homework:
(1.) Review for Semester 2 Exam.
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Q4 W9 |
5/22/08 |
Thursday |
Class:
Review for Semester 2 Exam.
Awards Day
Homework:
(1.) Review for Semester 2 Exam.
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Q4 W9 |
5/21/08 |
Wednesday |
Class:
Review for Semester 2 Exam.
Homework:
(1.) Review for Semester 2 Exam.
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Q4 W9 |
5/20/08 |
Tuesday |
Class: (click here for notes)
Review for Semester 2 Exam:
Ch. 8-3, Scientific Notation, Ch. 10-4, The Quadratic Formula including the discriminant.
Homework:
(1.) Page 577, #29, 30, 35, 38, 42.
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Q4 W9 |
5/19/08 |
Monday |
Class: (click here for notes)
Review for Semester 2 Exam:
Graphing linear equations, solving systems of linear equations using Elimination by Addition and Elimination by Substitution.
Homework:
(1.) Page 391 #25-28, 30, 31, 39.
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Q4 W8 |
5/16/08 |
Friday |
Class:
Review graded Exam 2.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q4 W8 |
5/15/08 |
Thursday |
Class:
Exam 2.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q4 W8 |
5/14/08 |
Wednesday |
Class:
Review/practice for Exam 2,==>
finish Ch. 14 Practice test on Page 793.
Homework:
(1.) Study for Exam 2.
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Q4 W8 |
5/13/08 |
Tuesday |
Class:
Review homework, review/practice for Exam 2.
Note: Dogwars - 10 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Sophomores Win!
Homework:
(1.) Study for Exam 2.
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Q4 W8 |
5/12/08 |
Monday |
Class: (click here for notes)
Review/practice for Exam 2.
Homework:
(1.) Ch. 14 Practice Test Page 793 #1 to 10.
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Q4 W7 |
5/9/08 |
Friday |
Class:
Quiz 6 (afternoon periods) and practice solving probability problems.
Note: morning activity schedule for class basketball final.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q4 W7 |
5/8/08 |
Thursday |
Class:
Quiz 6 (morning periods).
Note: school dismissed at 1 p.m. for bad weather.
Homework:
(1.) Finish WS 14-4 - click here for copy.
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Q4 W7 |
5/7/08 |
Wednesday |
Class:
Homework review : Ch. 14-4, Probability Distributions.
Worksheet 14-4, Probability Distributions - click here for copy.
Homework:
(1.) Finish WS 14-4 - click here for copy.
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Q4 W7 |
5/6/08 |
Tuesday |
Class: (click here for notes)
Home work review and practice: Ch. 14-4, Probability Distributions.
Morning activity schedule for class basketball games and early dismissal (1:15 p.m.) for students with parent notes to attend the softball playoffs.
Homework:
(1.) Page 781 #27 to 32.
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Q4 W7 |
5/5/08 |
Monday |
Class: (click here for notes)
Ch. 14-4, Probability Distributions.
Homework:
(1.) Read Ch. 14-4.
(2.) Page 779 # 7 to 9.
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Q4 W6 |
5/2/08 |
Friday |
Class:
Quiz 5 (Period 6). Finish Worksheet Ch. 14-3, Probabilities of Compound Events.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q4 W6 |
5/1/08 |
Thursday |
Class:
Quiz 5 (except Period 6 due to softball).
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q4 W6 |
4/30/08 |
Wednesday |
Class:
Homework review. Worksheet Ch. 14-3, Probabilities of Compound Events.
Homework:
(1.) Finish WS 14-3 - click here for copy.
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Q4 W6 |
4/29/08 |
Tuesday |
Class: (click here for notes)
Ch. 14-3, Probabilities of Compound Events. Estimating products and quotients using scientific notation.
Homework:
(1.) Page 773, #5 to 12.
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Q4 W6 |
4/28/08 |
Monday |
Class:
*****NO SCHOOL - April Holiday*****
Homework:
(1.) Enjoy the break!.
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Q4 W5 |
4/25/08 |
Friday |
Class:
*****NO SCHOOL - April Holiday*****
Homework:
(1.) Enjoy the break!.
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Q4 W5 |
4/24/08 |
Thursday |
Class:
Quiz 4.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q4 W5 |
4/23/08 |
Wednesday |
Class:
Worksheet Ch. 14-2, Permutations and Combinations.
Homework:
(1.) WS 14-2 - click here for copy.
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Q4 W5 |
4/22/08 |
Tuesday |
Class: (click here for notes)
Ch. 14-2, Permutations (nPr) and Combinations (nCr).
Homework:
(1.) Read Ch. 14-2.
(2.) Page 764-765 #14 - 33.
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Q4 W5 |
4/21/08 |
Monday |
Class: (click here for notes)
Ch. 14-1, Counting Outcomes. Using Tree Diagrams for counting outcomes. The factorial symbol (!). The FCP: Fundamental Counting Principle.
Homework:
(1.) Read Ch. 14-1.
(2.) Page 756 #1 to 8.
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Q4 W4 |
4/18/08 |
Friday |
Class:
Quiz 3.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q4 W4 |
4/17/08 |
Thursday |
Class:
Finish Worksheet, Ch. 10-7, Geometric Sequences- click here for copy.
Morning Activity Schedule for Club Day.
Homework:
(1.) Study for Quiz 3.
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Q4 W4 |
4/16/08 |
Wednesday |
Class:
Worksheet, Ch. 10-7, Geometric Sequences.
Morning Activity Schedule for Snake Show.
Homework:
(1.) WS 10-7 - click here for copy.
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Q4 W4 |
4/15/08 |
Tuesday |
Class: (click here for notes)
Review Ch. 4-7, Arithmetic Sequences, define "common difference".
Arithmetic Sequence formula: an = a1+(n-1)d
Ch. 10-7 Geometric Sequences, define "common ratio".
Geometric Sequence formula: an = a1(r)n-1
10th Grade (inc. Per. 3) on Tech Center field trip.
Homework:
(1.) Read Ch. 10-7, Geometric Sequences.
(2.) Page 570 #5 to 11.
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Q4 W4 |
4/14/08 |
Monday |
Class:
Review graded Exam 1.
Afternoon Activity Schedule for school play.
Homework:
(1.) Complete Q4 "Personal Improvemant Plan for Algebra".
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Q4 W3 |
4/11/08 |
Friday |
Class:
Accelerated Math.
School Out at 2 p.m. due to bad weather.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q4 W3 |
4/10/08 |
Thursday |
Class:
Q4 Exam 1.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q4 W3 |
4/9/08 |
Wednesday |
Class:
Worksheet: Chapter 10-6, Exponential Growth and Decay.
Homework:
(1.) WS 10-6 - click here for copy.
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Q4 W3 |
4/8/08 |
Tuesday |
Class: (click here for notes)
Continue Ch. 10-6, Exponential Growth and Decay, Compound Interest formula, definitions: principal, depreciation, semiannual.
Homework:
(1.) Read Ch. 10-6.
(2.) Page 564 #11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19.
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Q4 W3 |
4/7/08 |
Monday |
Class: (click here for notes)
Bell Exercise - Paper Folding Exponential Function Exercise. Intro. Ch. 10-6, Exponential Growth and Decay.
Homework:
(1.) Read Ch. 10-6.
(2.) Page 563 #4 and 5.
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Q4 W2 |
4/4/08 |
Friday |
Class:
Review graded Quarter 4 Quiz 2.
Accelerated Math.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q4 W2 |
4/3/08 |
Thursday |
Class:
Quarter 4 Quiz 2.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q4 W2 |
4/2/08 |
Wednesday |
Class:
Worksheet 8-3, Scientific Notation.
Homework:
(1.) Finish WS 8-3, click here for copy.
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Q4 W2 |
4/1/08 |
Tuesday |
Class: (click here for notes)
Continue: Ch. 8-3 Scientific Notation ==> multiplying and dividing numbers written in Scientific Notation.
Homework:
(1.) Page 428 #18-21, 26-33, 44-47.
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Q4 W2 |
3/31/08 |
Monday |
Class: (click here for notes)
Ch. 8-3 Scientific Notation.
Homework:
(1.) Read Ch. 8-3.
(2.) Page 428 #2, 4 to 11.
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Q4 W1 |
3/28/08 |
Friday |
Class:
Q4 Quiz 1.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q4 W1 |
3/27/08 |
Thursday |
Class:
Worksheet Ch. 10-5 Exponential Functions.
Homework:
(1.) Finish WS 10-5 - click here for copy.
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Q4 W1 |
3/26/08 |
Wednesday |
Class: (click here for notes)
Practice Ch. 10-5, Exponential Functions ==> y = ax. Exponential Functions with a "starting value" ==> y = cax. Graphing techniques including using French Curves and Flexible Curves.
Homework:
(1.) Page 559 #36.
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Q4 W1 |
3/25/08 |
Tuesday |
Class: (click here for notes)
Continue Ch. 10-5, Exponential Functions ==> y = ax. Estimating the range (y) for a given domain (x) by using the graph of an exponential function. Identifying exponential functions.
Homework:
(1.) Page 558-559 #13, 16, 20, 21, 28 - 31.
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Q4 W1 |
3/24/08 |
Monday |
Class: (click here for notes)
Review of the Zero Exponent Rule and the Negative Exponent Rule, Intro. to Ch. 10-5, Exponential Functions ==> y = ax.
Homework:
(1.) Read Ch. 10-5.
(2.) Page 557 # 1, 2 + define "asymptote"
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Q3 W10 |
3/14/08 |
Friday |
Class:
Accelerated Math.
Happy Pi Day :-)
*End of Quarter 3**End of Quarter 3**End of Quarter 3**End of Quarter 3*
Homework:
(1.) Have a great Spring Break!
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Q3 W10 |
3/13/08 |
Thursday |
Class:
Exam 2.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q3 W10 |
3/12/08 |
Wednesday |
Class: (click here for notes)
Review for Exam 2.
Homework:
(1.) Study for Exam 2.
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Q3 W10 |
3/11/08 |
Tuesday |
Class: (click here for notes)
Review for Exam 2.
Homework:
(1.) Page 403 #7, 8, 10, 13, 16, 20.
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Q3 W10 |
3/10/08 |
Monday |
Class: (click here for notes)
Review for Exam 2.
Homework:
(1.) Page 579 #4 to 7, 12 to 14.
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Q3 W9 |
3/7/08 |
Friday |
Class:
AHSGE -- Science (Biology).
Accelerated Math.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q3 W9 |
3/6/08 |
Thursday |
Class:
AHSGE -- Language.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q3 W9 |
3/5/08 |
Wednesday |
Class:
AHSGE -- Reading.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q3 W9 |
3/4/08 |
Tuesday |
Class:
AHSGE -- Math!.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q3 W9 |
3/3/08 |
Monday |
Class:
AHSGE -- Science (old version). Calculator training for the math test.
Homework:
(1.) Study for AHSGE.
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Q3 W8 |
2/29/08 |
Friday |
Class:
Begin AHSGE -- Social Studies.
Homework:
(1.) Study for AHSGE.
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Q3 W8 |
2/28/08 |
Thursday |
Class:
Continue: AHSGE practice.
Homework:
(1.) Study for AHSGE.
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Q3 W8 |
2/27/08 |
Wednesday |
Class: (click here for notes - continued from 2-25-08)
Continue: review AHSGE Item Specifications Pages E68 - E71.
Issue AHSGE Sample Test 2.
Homework:
(1.) Study for AHSGE.
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Q3 W8 |
2/26/08 |
Tuesday |
Class: (click here for notes - continued from 2-25-08)
Continue: review AHSGE Item Specifications Pages E37 - E67.
Homework:
(1.) Study for AHSGE.
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Q3 W8 |
2/25/08 |
Monday |
Class: (click here for notes)
Review AHSGE Item Specifications Pages E18 - E36.
Homework:
(1.) Study for AHSGE.
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Q3 W7 |
2/22/08 |
Friday |
Class:
Quiz 6.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q3 W7 |
2/21/08 |
Thursday |
Class:
Item Specification Problems - Page E31 to E35 (10 problems), when finished ==> Accelerated Math.
Note: Period 3 at Writing Assessment.
Homework:
(1.) Finish Item Spec. Problems on Page E31 to E35.
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Q3 W7 |
2/20/08 |
Wednesday |
Class: (click here for notes)
Continue Item Specification Workbook practice Pages E14 to E17.
Homework:
(1.) Due Friday: Item Specification Workbook Pages E31 and E35.
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Q3 W7 |
2/19/08 |
Tuesday |
Class: (click here for notes)
Item Specification Workbook practice Pages E9 to E12.
Homework:
(1.) Item Specification Workbook Pages E14 and E15.
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Q3 W7 |
2/18/08 |
Monday |
No School - President's Day
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Q3 W6 |
2/15/08 |
Friday |
Class:
Quiz 5.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q3 W6 |
2/14/08 |
Thursday |
Class:
Accelerated Math.
Note: Club Day - Morning Activity Schedule
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q3 W6 |
2/13/08 |
Wednesday |
Class:
Worksheet 11-5, The Distance Formula.
Homework:
(1.) Finish Worksheet 11-5 - click here for copy.
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Q3 W6 |
2/12/08 |
Tuesday |
Class: (click here for notes)
Area of a trapezoid, the Midpoint Formula, practice with Ch. 11-5, The Distance Formula.
Homework:
(1.) Page 613 #18 - 22 (find Distance and Midpoint).
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Q3 W6 |
2/11/08 |
Monday |
Class: (click here for notes)
Review graded quiz 4, Ch. 11-5, The Distance Formula.
Homework:
(1.) Read Ch. 11-5.
(2.) Page 613 #13 to 17.
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Q3 W5 |
2/8/08 |
Friday |
Class:
Quiz 4.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q3 W5 |
2/7/08 |
Thursday |
Class:
Worksheet 11-4, The Pythagorean Theorem.
Homework:
(1.) Finish Worksheet 11-4 - click here for copy.
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Q3 W5 |
2/6/08 |
Wednesday |
Class: (click here for notes)
Practice: Ch. 11-4, The Pythagorean Theorem.
Schedule note: National Honor Society induction assembly, Jonathan Owens signing assembly.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q3 W5 |
2/5/08 |
Tuesday |
Class: (click here for notes)
Ch. 11-4, The Pythagorean Theorem ==> c2 = a2 + b2. Definitions: right triangle, hypotenuse.
Homework:
(1.) Page 608 #13 to 16, 19, 20, 31, 32.
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Q3 W5 |
2/4/08 |
Monday |
Class: (click here for notes)
Intro. to Ch. 11-1 and 11-2, Simplifying Radicals and Adding/Subtracting Radicals, demo: using USATestPrep.com, review graded homework (worksheet 7-2/7-4) and Exam 1.
Homework:
(1.) Read Ch. 7-1 and 7-2.
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Q3 W4 |
2/1/08 |
Friday |
Class:
Exam 1.
Bonus: USA Test Prep Practice Quiz and Submittal - click here.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q3 W4 |
1/31/08 |
Thursday |
Class:
Worksheet 7-2 and 7-4, Systems of Linear Equations.
Homework:
(1.) Study for Exam 1 tomorrow.
(2.) Worksheet 7-2 and 7-4, Systems of Linear Equations - click here for copy.
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Q3 W4 |
1/30/08 |
Wednesday |
Class:
Review homework, practice solving systems of linear equations, graphing quadratic functions, and solving quadratic equations.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q3 W4 |
1/29/08 |
Tuesday |
Class: (click here for notes)
Review graded Quiz 3, practice solving systems of linear equations, graphing quadratic functions, and solving quadratic equations.
Homework:
(1.) See notes (5 problems) - click here for copy.
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Q3 W4 |
1/28/08 |
Monday |
Class: (click here for notes)
Quiz 3.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q3 W3 |
1/25/08 |
Friday |
Class:
Finish Worksheet 7-4, Systems of Linear Equations - click here for copy.
Homework:
(1.) Study for Quiz 3 Monday.
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Q3 W3 |
1/24/08 |
Thursday |
Class:
Worksheet 7-4, Systems of Linear Equations.
Homework:
(1.) Worksheet 7-4 Systems of Linear Equations - click here for copy.
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Q3 W3 |
1/23/08 |
Wednesday |
Class: (click here for notes)
A couple of interactive parabolas: Parabola Golf - click here or Animated Paper Folding Parabola - click here.
Solving systems of Linear Equations: Elimination by Substitution and Elimination by Addition.
Homework:
(1.) Skim Ch. 7-1 to 7-4.
(2.) Page 391 #28, 32.
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Q3 W3 |
1/22/08 |
Tuesday |
Class: (click here for notes)
Summary: quadratic functions and quadratic equations, defining a parabola as a locus of points ==> the locus of points in a plane equidistant from a point (the focus) and a line (the directrix), building a wax paper parabola.
Handout: the Pathway To Learning (PTL) workbook (AHSGE practice - item specifications).
Homework:
(1.) Read Pages E-1 to E-8 in the PTL workbook.
(2.) PTL workbook, Page E-9 to E-10 # 1 to 5.
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Q3 W3 |
1/21/08 |
Monday |
No School - Martin Luther King Birthday
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Q3 W2 |
1/18/08 |
Friday |
Class:
Quiz 2.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q3 W2 |
1/17/08 |
Thursday |
Class:
Worksheet 10-4, Solving Quadratic Equations using the Quadratic Formula.
Homework:
(1.) Finish Worksheet 10-4 - click here for copy.
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Q3 W2 |
1/16/08 |
Wednesday |
Class: (click here for notes)
Ch. 10-4, Solving quadratic equations using the Quadratic Formula.
Homework:
(1.) Read Ch. 10-4.
(2.) Page 550 #15, 16, 18, 22, 23.
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Q3 W2 |
1/15/08 |
Tuesday |
Class: (click here for notes)
Other uses for the discriminant (b2-4ac), graphing quadratic equations with 0, 1, or 2 solutions.
Homework:
(1.) Page 550 #14 to 20 ==> find the discriminant, say what it means for each problem.
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Q3 W2 |
1/14/08 |
Monday |
Class: (click here for notes)
Using the discriminant (b2-4ac) to determine if a second degree trinomial can be factored (if the discriminant is a perfect square).
Q3 Quiz 1.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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Q3 W1 |
1/11/08 |
Friday |
Class:
Accelerated Math (or makeup day for Period 6).
Homework:
(1.) Finish Worksheet 10-1 (click here for copy).
(2.) Study for Quiz 1 Monday over Ch. 10-1.
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Q3 W1 |
1/10/08 |
Thursday |
Class:
Worksheet 10-1 (click here for copy) - this is graded individual work due Monday. The first 4 parabolas are graphed using "T" tables, the last 6 parabolas are graphed by using the "AOS - Axis Of Symmetry property (x=-b/2a), the vertex, the opening up or down rule (smile or frown) and one or two "T" table points if necessary.
Chapter 10-1 Examples Handout (click here for copy)
Note: School dismissed at 1 p.m. for bad weather.
Homework:
(1.) Finish Worksheet 10-1 (click here for copy).
(2.) Study for Quiz 1 Monday over Ch. 10-1.
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Q3 W1 |
1/9/08 |
Wednesday |
Class: (click here for notes)
Bell Exercise. Review homework
Properties of the parabola ==> up or down (sign of a), Axis of Symmetry (x = -b/2a), vertex (use the x from -b/2a in the equation to find its y value).
Homework:
(1.) Read Ch. 10-1.
(2.) Page 528 # 18, 21, 24.
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Q3 W1 |
1/8/08 |
Tuesday |
Class: (click here for notes)
Bell Exercise.
Discussion: A Fresh Start."
Definition: the Quadratic Function. Solving the Quadratic Equation for the X - intercepts. Graphing the Quadratic Function using a "T" Table. Graphing calculator demonstration.
Homework:
(1.) Solve and graph y = x^2 +2x - 15.
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Q3 W1 |
1/7/08 |
Monday |
Class:
No School - Teacher Work Day.
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