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Classwork and Homework Information

Mr. Cantlin's Classes - 2012-2013

  • Note: Q# = Quarter 1, 2, 3, or 4. W# = Week 1, 2, 3, ...
  • Geometry 1 Common Core Standards - click here
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Q2 W9 12/21/12 Friday
Class:
Make-up Sememster 1 Exams.

Homework:
(1.) Enjoy the Christmas Holidays :-).
Q2 W9 12/20/12 Thursday
Class:
Semester Exams - Periods 2, 4, and 6.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q2 W9 12/19/12 Wednesday
Class:
Semester Exams - Periods 1, 3, 5, and 7.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q2 W9 12/18/12 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Practice Worksheet for Semester Exam - click here for copy.

Homework:
(1.) Study for semester exam.
Q2 W9 12/17/12 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Practice Worksheet for Semester Exam - click here for copy.

Homework:
(1.) Study for semester exam.
Q2 W8 12/14/12 Friday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Review for Semester Exam.

Semester Exam schedule:
Next Weds.: Periods 1, 3, 5, 7.
Next Thurs.: Periods 2, 4, 6.

Use Q1 & Q2 exams for study guide.

Homework:
(1.) Study for Semester Exam.
Q2 W8 12/13/12 Thursday
Class:
Review graded Exam 2.

Exam 2 make-ups (as needed).

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q2 W8 12/12/12 Wednesday
Class:
Q2 Exam 2.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q2 W8 12/11/12 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Review for Q2 Exam 2.

Use prior Q2 exam and quizzes as study guide.

Practice for Exam 2 Worksheet - click here for copy.

Homework:
(1.) Practice for Exam 2.
Q2 W8 12/10/12 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Review for Q2 Exam 2.

Use prior Q2 exam and quizzes as study guide.

Practice for Exam 2 Worksheet - click here for copy.

Topics: Solving quadratic equations by factoring, finding and knowing the meaning of the discriminant, the Law of Sines and Law of Cosines, finding the sin, cos, and tan of ANY angle, the exact values of the trig. ratios for 30°, 45°, 60°, and quadrantal angles..

Homework:
(1.) Practice for Exam 2.
Q2 W7 12/7/12 Friday
Class:
Q2 Quiz 5.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q2 W7 12/6/12 Thursday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Review homework.

Practice Worksheet ID2 - factorable quadratic equations, the discriminant -
click here for copy.

Homework:
(1.) Practice for quiz
Q2 W7 12/5/12 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Review homework.

Practice Worksheet ID1 - factorable quadratic equations, the discriminant -
click here for copy.

Homework:
(1.) Practice Worksheet ID1 - 4-40 evens, every other, 4, 8, etc. - click here for copy.
Q2 W7 12/4/12 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Review - Measuring Angles in Radians (Page 816 - 817).

Review - Solving Quadratic Equations that can be factored. i.e., the "magic number method".

Practice Worksheet ID1 - factorable quadratic equations, the discriminant -
click here for copy.

Homework:
(1.) Page 817, #3-15 odd.
(2.) Practice Worksheet ID1 - 2-40 evens, every other, 2, 6, etc. - click here for copy.
Q2 W7 12/3/12 Monday
Class:
Q2 Quiz 4.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q2 W6 11/30/12 Friday
Class:
Open Book Classwork.

Q2 Quiz 4 on Monday.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q2 W6 11/29/12 Thursday
Class:(today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Practice: Open Book Classwork.

Homework:
(1.) Practice for quiz.
Q2 W6 11/28/12 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Review homework.

Practice: Ch. 8-5 Law of Sines (LOS) and Law of Cosines (LOC).

Week 6 Practice Worksheet - click here for copy.

Progress Reports (midterms) Issued In Homeroom.

Homework:
(1.) Practice for quiz.
Q2 W6 11/27/12 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Review homework.

Practice: Ch. 8-5 Law of Sines (LOS) and Law of Cosines (LOC).

Week 6 Practice Worksheet - click here for copy.

Homework:
(1.) Page 573-574, #27, 28, 32, 33, 34, 38.
Q2 W6 11/26/12 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Ch. 8-5 Law of Sines (LOS) and Law of Cosines (LOC).

Check out Mr. C.'s LOS/LOC Widgets - click here.

Homework:
(1.) Page 573, #10, 13, 15, 16.
Q2 W5 11/23/12 Friday

No School - Thanksgiving Holiday.

Q2 W5 11/22/12 Thursday

No School - Thanksgiving Holiday.

Q2 W5 11/21/12 Wednesday

No School - Thanksgiving Holiday.

Q2 W5 11/20/12 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Review homework.

Practice Worksheet for Week 5 - click here for copy.

Homework:
(1.) Practice worksheet problems.
Q2 W5 11/19/12 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Finding the sin, cos, and tan of ANY angle.

Vocabulary: initial side, terminal side, positive and negative angles, unit circle, "ASTC = A Smart Trig Class", quadrantal angles, theta prime = reference angle.

Practice Worksheet for Week 5 - click here for copy.

Homework:
(1.) Find sin, cos, tan of 105°, 120°, 210°, 260°, 305°, 359°, and 180°.
Q2 W4 11/16/12 Friday
Class:
Make ups for Q2 Exam 1 (if needed).

Review graded Q2 Exam 1.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q2 W4 11/15/12 Thursday
Class:
Q2 Exam 1.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q2 W4 11/14/12 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Practice for Q2 Exam 1.

Practice Worksheet for Q2 Exam 1 - click here for copy.

Homework:
(1.) Practice for exam.
Q2 W4 11/13/12 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Practice for Q2 Exam 1.

Practice Worksheet for Q2 Exam 1 - click here for copy.

Exam 1 topics: Pythagorean Theorem, 45-45-90 and 30-60-90 triangles, SOHCAHTOA problems, simplifying radicals which includes finding and extracting any perfect square factors and rationalizing any radicals in the bottom of a fraction.

Homework:
(1.) Practice for exam.
Q2 W4 11/12/12 Monday

No School - Veteran's Day Holiday.

Q2 W3 11/9/12 Friday
Class:
Q2 Quiz 3.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q2 W3 11/8/12 Thursday
Class:
Open Book Classwork.

Homework:
(1.) Study for quiz.
Q2 W3 11/7/12 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Review homework.

Continue Ch. 8-2 Trigonometric Ratios.

Finding side lengths using trig. ratios.

Practice worksheet - click here for copy.

Homework:
(1.) Page 545-546, #22 to 36.
Q2 W3 11/6/12 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Ch. 8-2 Trigonometric Ratios.

Trig. table - click here for copy.

Vocabulary: sine, sin, cosine, cos, tangent, tan, theta, SOHCAHTOA.

Homework:
(1.) Page 545, #3 to 11.
Q2 W3 11/5/12 Monday
Class:
Q2 Quiz 2.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q2 W2 11/2/12 Friday
Class:
Q2 Quiz 2 Bonus Problems.

Study/practice for Quiz 2.

Quiz 2 will be Monday.

Homework:
(1.) Srudy for quiz.
Q2 W2 11/1/12 Thursday
Class:
Open Book Classwork - special right triangles.

Homework:
(1.) Study/practice for quiz.
Q2 W2 10/31/12 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Review homework.

Special right triangles (continued).

Homework:
(1.) Page 372-373, #9 to 15.
Q2 W2 10/30/12 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Ch. 5-8 Applying Special Right Triangles.

Memorize (use flashcards) the proportions of 45-45-90 and 30-60-90 right triangles.

Rationalizing denominators with radicals.

Homework:
(1.) Page 372, #1 to 8.
Q2 W2 10/29/12 Monday
Class:
Q2 Quiz1.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q2 W1 10/26/12 Friday
Class:
Review/practice using prime factorizations to simplify radicals.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q2 W1 10/25/12 Thursday
Class:
Q2 Week 1 Open Book Classwork.

Homework:
(1.) Study for quiz.
Q2 W1 10/24/12 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Review homework.

Practice Worksheet - Week 1 - click here for copy.

Homework:
(1.) Study for quiz/ update flashcards.
Q2 W1 10/23/12 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Review homework.

A Proof of the Pythagorean Theorem (ref. page 360).

Practice Worksheet - Week 1 - click here for copy.

Homework:
(1.) Page 365, #16 to 30 evens.
Q2 W1 10/22/12 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Begin Quarter 2.

Ch. 5-7 The Pythagorean Theorem.

Simplifying radicals.

ACT tips: a couple of good number facts to memorize.

Homework:
(1.) Page 364, #1 to 10.
Q1 W9 10/19/12 Friday
Class:
Review graded Exam 2.

Exam 2 Make-ups.

End of Quarter 1.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W9 10/18/12 Thursday
Class:
Q1 Exam 2.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W9 10/17/12 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Review homework.

Open Book Classwork - Practice Exam Worksheet - click here for copy.

Homework:
(1.) Study for Exam.
Q1 W9 10/16/12 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Review homework.

Open Book Classwork - Practice Exam Worksheet - click here for copy.

Homework:
(1.) Study for Exam.
Q1 W9 10/15/12 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Ch. 4-6 Triangle Congruence: ASA, AAS, and HL.

Homework:
(1.) Page 265, #9 to 12.
Q1 W8 10/12/12 Friday
Class:
Q1 Quiz5.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W8 10/11/12 Thursday
Class:
Open Book Classwork.

Homework:
(1.) Study/practice for quiz.
Q1 W8 10/10/12 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Review homework.

Practice: SSS and SAS triangle congruence.

Week 8 Practice Worksheet - click here for copy.

Homework:
(1.) Study/practice for classwork/quiz.
(2.) Update flashcards - memorize definitions and formulas.
Q1 W8 10/9/12 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Review homework.

Practice: SSS and SAS triangle congruence.

Week 8 Practice Worksheet - click here for copy.

Homework:
(1.) Week 8 Practice Worksheet - evens 14 to 20, 28 to 40.
Q1 W8 10/8/12 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Ch. 4-4 Congruent Triangles.

Ch. 4-5 Triangle Congruence: SSS and SAS.

Vocabulary: CPCTC (see page 268).

Homework:
(1.) Page 242, #1 to 5, 9, 10.
(2.) Page 255, #14 to 17,
(3.) Update flashcards - memorize definitions and formulas.
Q1 W7 10/5/12 Friday
Class:
Homecoming parade - afternoon.

Practice EBA/EBS (word problems).

Homework:
(1.) Enjoy Homecoming!
Q1 W7 10/4/12 Thursday
Class:
Open Book Classwork.

Powederpuff game - afternoon.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W7 10/3/12 Wednesday
Class:
Review homework.

Open Book Classwork.

Homework:
(1.) Study/practice for Quiz - use practice worksheet.
Q1 W7 10/2/12 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Review homework.

Practice Worksheet for Week 7 - click here for copy.

Homework:
1.) Page 236, #19 to 22.
(2.) Page 348, #8, 9.
Q1 W7 10/1/12 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Ch. 4-2 Classifying Triangles.

Ch. 4-3 Angle Relationships in Triangles.

Triangle Inequality Theorem - see page 346.

Vocabulary: types of triangles ==> acute, scalene, right, obtuse, equiangular, equilateral, and isosceles.

Also: remote interior angles, interior and exterior angles, Exterior Angle Theorem, Third Angle Theorem.

Homework:
(1.) Page 235, #4 to 12.
(2.) Page 348, #6, 7.
Q1 W6 9/28/12 Friday
Class:
Q1 Quiz 4 (CBQ4).

Homework:
(1.) Beat Oneonta!
Q1 W6 9/27/12 Thursday
Class:
Review homework.

Open Book Classwork - Week 6 Topics.

Homework:
(1.) Study for Quiz.
Q1 W6 9/26/12 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Review homework.

Practice Worksheet: Systems of Equations - click here for copy.

Homework:
(1.) Practice Worksheet: evens 18 to 26.
Q1 W6 9/25/12 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Review homework (demonstrate constuctions).

Solving Systems of Linear Equations Using EBA, EBS.

Examples 1 & 2 - Ch. 3-1 Page 152 & 153.

Special cases: no solution = parallel lines and infinite solutions = same line.

Homework:
(1.) Page 153, #1 to 4.
Q1 W6 9/24/12 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Constructions:
  • An angle congruent to a given angle (Ch. 1-3 Page 22).
  • Parallel lines (Ch. 3-3 Page 163).
  • Perpendicular bisector of a line segment (Ch. 3-4 Page 172).
Vocabulary: Euclid's Tools.

Homework:
(1.) Practice the three constructions done in class.
(2.) Update flashcards, memorize your definitions and formulas.
Q1 W5 9/21/12 Friday
Class:
Review graded Exams.

Makeup Exams as needed.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W5 9/20/12 Thursday
Class:
Q1 Exam 1 (mid term exam).

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W5 9/19/12 Wednesday
Class:
Review homework.

Open Book Classwork (OBC2 = graded).

Progress reports scheduled to be issued.

Homework:
(1.) Practice for Exam.
Q1 W5 9/18/12 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Review homework.

Review for Mid Term Exam.

Practice for Exam 1 Worksheet - click here for copy.

Homework:
(1.) Practice for Exam 1 Worksheet - evens.
Q1 W5 9/17/12 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Review for Mid Term Exam.

Practice for Exam 1 Worksheet - click here for copy.

Homework:
(1.) Practice for Exam 1 Worksheet - evens.
Q1 W4 9/14/12 Friday
Class:
Q1 Quiz 3.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W4 9/13/12 Thursday
Class:
Review homework.

Open Book Classwork - Practice.

Homework:
(1.) Study/practice for quiz.
Q1 W4 9/12/12 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Review homework.

Q1P7 Worksheet - click here for copy.

Homework:
(1.) Q1P7 evens #32 to 36, 40, 44, 46, 52.
Q1 W4 9/11/12 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Review homework.

Practice: Ch. 3-5, 3-6.

Q1P7 Worksheet - click here for copy.

Homework:
(1.) Page 186, #15 to 18, 28.
(2.) Page 194 to 195, #13 to 15, 24, 25, 28, 37.
Q1 W4 9/10/12 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Ch. 3-5 Slopes of Lines.

Ch. 3-6 Lines in the Coordinate Plane.

Vocabulary: rise, run, slope, slope formula, slope-intercept form of a linear equation, point-slope form of a linear equation, m, b, lines that coincide, x-intercept, y-intercept, slopes of parallel, perpendicular, horizontal, and vertical lines.

Homework:
(1.) Page 185-186, #1, 2, 6, 7, 8.
(2.) Page 194, #2 to 6.
Q1 W3 9/7/12 Friday
Class:
Q1Quiz2.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W3 9/6/12 Thursday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Review homework.

Q1P6 Classwork - click here for copy.

Homework:
(1.) Study for quiz.
(2.) Get your flashcards updated and memorized!
Q1 W3 9/5/12 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Review homework.

Practice: Lines, Angles, Transversals.

Q1P5 Worksheet - click here for copy.

Homework:
(1.) Page 158, #7-10.
(2.) Page 161, #38.
Q1 W3 9/4/12 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Review graded work (time permitting).

Ch. 3-1 Lines and Angles.

Ch. 3-2 Angles Formed By Parallel Lines and Transversals

Vocabulary: transversal, corresponding angles, interior and exterior angles, alternate interior and exterior angles, consecutive interior and exterior angles, vertical angles, supplemental angles, complementary angles, skew lines.

Solving angle problems by looking for a relationship and writing an equation.

Q1P5 Worksheet - click here for copy.

Homework:
(1.) Page 148-149, #2-13, 22-26.
(2.) Page 158-159, #1-4, 12.
Q1 W3 9/3/12 Monday

No School - Labor Day Holiday.

Q1 W2 8/31/12 Friday
Class:
Definition and Formula Quiz 1 (DFQ1).

Closed Book Quiz 1 (CBQ1).

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W2 8/30/12 Thursday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Practice week 1 and 2 material for quiz. Reference Q1P1 to Q1P4.

Homework:
(1.) Study for vocab & mult. choice quizzes.
Q1 W2 8/29/12 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Review homework.

Open Book Classwork 1 (OBC1).

Homework:
(1.) Study for vocab & mult. choice quizzes.
Q1 W2 8/28/12 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Review homework.

Ch. 1-6 Midpoint and Distance in the Coordinate Plane.

Midpoint Formula, Distance Formula, Pythagorean Theorem.

Right Triangle Vocabulary: hypotenuse, legs.

Practice Worksheet Q1P4 - Midpoint and Distance Formulas.

Homework:
(1.) Q1P4 evens 2-8, 16, 18-22, 26-32, 44-46.
Q1 W2 8/27/12 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Homework review.

Ch. 1-5 Using Formulas in Geometry.

Circumference and Area of Circles:
C=2(pi)r, A=(pi)r2

Vocabulary: angle, vertex, interior of an angle, exterior of an angle, naming angles, classifying angles: acute, right, obtuse, straight, measure of an angle symbol, protractor, pi, perimeter, area, base, height, circumference, diameter, radius, area of: rectangles, squares, triangles, circles.

Practice Worksheet Q1P3 - Classify Angles, Area of Rectangles, Square, Circle, Circumference of Circles.

Homework:
(1.) Q1P3 evens 2-6, 8-16, 26-30, 34-40.
Q1 W1 8/24/12 Friday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Review homework.

How to check the solution to an equation.

Practice solving linear multi-step equations, especially with fractions including switching mixed to improper fractions.

Geometric constructions: Euclid's Tools.

Homework:
(1.) Q1P2 remaining evens.
(2.) Flashcard definitions!
Q1 W1 8/23/12 Thursday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)
Review homework.

Solving multi-step linear equations.

Identifying linear equations, undos.

Define: "solution to an equation."

Special cases = all reals or no solution.

Practice Worksheeet Q1P2 Multi-step Equations.

Homework:
(1.) Q1P2 evens 2-6, 14-18, 26-36, 52-54.
Q1 W1 8/22/12 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)

Review homework.

Practice: sign and fraction rules, order of operations, combining like terms.

Introduction: Golden Rule of Equations.

Issue books (time permitting).

Homework:
(1.) Q1P1 all remaining evens.
Q1 W1 8/21/12 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)

Review homework.

Order of Operations PE(MD)(AS).

Combining Like Terms.

Quarter 1 Practice 1 (Q1P1) Worksheet: Sign/Fraction Rules, Order of Operations, Like Terms.

Homework:
(1.) Q1P1 evens 2-20, 22-24, 32-34, 42-44, 50-52, 56-60, 66-72.
Q1 W1 8/20/12 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here - to be posted after class)

Vocabulary: PPC,OBC, CBQ, DFQ, Euclid, The Elements, undefined terms (axioms/postulates), points, lines, planes, like terms, ordered pairs.

Ch. 1-1 Understanding Points, Lines, and Planes.

Review Sign Rules and Fraction Rules.

First Day Math Class Forms:

  • Introduction to Class Form - Word (doc) or Adobe (pdf)
  • Contact Information Form - Word (doc) or Adobe (pdf)
Supply List for All 2012/2013 Classes

Homework:
(1.) Bring signed first day math forms.
(2.) Get required supplies.
(3.) Make flashcards and memorize definitions & formulas.
(4.) Explore BulldogMath.com.

 
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