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Classwork and Homework Information

Mr. Cantlin's Classes - 2009-2010

  • Each class begins with a short (5 -10 minute) Bell Exercise (BE).
  • Note: Q# = Quarter 1, 2, 3, or 4. W# = Week 1, 2, 3, ...
  • Precalculus Course of Study per ALSDE - click here

Q4 W10 5/21/10 Friday
Class:
Semester 2 Exam.

End of course. Graduation is Thursday May 27 at 6 p.m.!

Homework:
(1.) Live long and prosper!
Q4 W10 5/20/10 Thursday
Class:
Review for Semester Exam.

Homework:
(1.) Study for Semester Exam.
Q4 W10 5/19/10 Wednesday
Class:
Review for Semester Exam.

Homework:
(1.) Study for Semester Exam.
Q4 W10 5/18/10 Tuesday
Class:
Review for Semester Exam.

Homework:
(1.) Study for Semester Exam.
Q4 W10 5/17/10 Monday
Class:
Review for Semester Exam.

Homework:
(1.) Study for Semester Exam.
Q4 W9 5/14/10 Friday
Class:
Continue review for Semester Exam: Practice Worksheet (Ch. 13 - Probability).

Dawg Wars! Go Seniors!!

Homework:
(1.) Practice Worksheet (Ch. 13 - Probability) - click here for copy w/answers.
Q4 W9 5/13/10 Thursday
Class:
Continue review for Semester Exam: Practice Worksheet (ID12 - 31 problems).

Homework:
(1.) Practice Worksheet (ID12) - click here for copy w/answers.
Q4 W9 5/12/10 Wednesday
Class:
Continue review for Semester Exam: Practice Worksheet (ID12 - 31 problems).

Homework:
(1.) Practice Worksheet (ID12) - click here for copy w/answers.
Q4 W9 5/11/10 Tuesday
Class:
Continue review for Semester Exam:
  • Review topics.
  • Develop "reference sheets".
  • Practice problems.
Homework:
(1.) Review for Semester Exam.
Q4 W9 5/10/10 Monday
Class:
Begin review for Semester Exam:
  • Review topics.
  • Develop "reference sheets".
  • Practice problems.
Homework:
(1.) Review for Semester Exam.
Q4 W8 5/7/10 Friday
Class:
Review graded Exam 2.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q4 W8 5/6/10 Thursday
Class:
Quarter 4 Exam 2.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q4 W8 5/5/10 Wednesday
Class:
Individual Graded Worksheet: Q4HW7.

Homework:
(1.) Q4HW7 - click here for copy.
Q4 W8 5/4/10 Tuesday
Class:
Continue Ch. 10-6, Solving Systems of Quadratic Equations - Linear and Quadratic Systems.

Homework:
(1.) Finish Practice Worksheet (ID3) 10 Problems - click here.
Q4 W8 5/3/10 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Ch. 10-6, Solving Systems of Quadratic Equations - Linear and Quadratic Systems.

Homework:
(1.) Practice Worksheet (ID3) 10 Problems - click here.
Q4 W7 4/30/10 Friday
Class:
Quarter 4 Quiz 5.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q4 W7 4/29/10 Thursday
Class:
Individual Graded Work - Quarter 4 Homework 6 Worksheet.

Homework:
(1.) Q4HW6 - click here for copy.
Q4 W7 4/28/10 Wednesday
Class:
Practice: Using systems of equations to solve word problems.

Homework:
(1.) Finish practice worksheets as needed.
Q4 W7 4/27/10 Tuesday
Class:
Practice: Using systems of equations to solve word problems.

Homework:
(1.) Finish "systems" practice worksheet - 8 problems (ID27) - click here for copy.
Q4 W7 4/26/10 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Using systems of equations to solve word problems.

Homework:
(1.) Finish "systems" practice worksheet - 12 problems (ID26) - click here for copy.
Q4 W6 4/23/10 Friday
Class:
Q4 Quiz 4.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q4 W6 4/22/10 Thursday
Class:
Individual Graded Work: Q4 Homework 5.

Homework:
(1.) Finish Q4HW5 - click here for copy.
Q4 W6 4/21/10 Wednesday
Class:
Practice: Solving "Rate of Work" and "Mixture" Problems.

Homework:
(1.) Review "16 Work and Mixture Problems" Worksheet (ID21) - click here for copy.
(2.) Review worked out number 9 from above worksheet - click here for copy.
Q4 W6 4/20/10 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Solving "Mixture" Problems.

Homework:
(1.) Finish "10 Mixture Problems" Worksheet (ID20) - click here for copy.
Q4 W6 4/19/10 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Solving "Rate of Work" Problems.

Homework:
(1.) Finish "10 Work Problems" Worksheet (ID19) - click here for copy.
Q4 W5 4/12/10 - 4/16/10 Monday - Friday
No School - Spring Break!
Q4 W4 4/9/10 Friday
Class:
Return/review graded Quarter 4 Exam 1.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q4 W4 4/8/10 Thursday
Class:
Quarter 4 Exam 1.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q4 W4 4/7/10 Wednesday
Class:
Individual Graded Work - Quarter 4 Homework 4 Worksheet.

Homework:
(1.) Q4HW4 - click here for copy.
Q4 W4 4/6/10 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Group practice: Ch. 10 Conic Sections ==>
Page 688-689 #11, 12, 18, 22, 28, 32, 38-41.

Homework:
(1.) Finish Group Work As Needed.
Q4 W4 4/5/10 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Return/review graded Q4 Quiz 3.

Ch. 10-6, Recognizing the correct conic section from the
General Form of a Second Degree Equation ==>
Ax2 +Bxy +Cy2 +Dx +Ey +F = 0

Homework:
(1.) Finish As Needed: Page 667, #4-7, 13-24 inc. graph ellipse and hyperbola.
Q4 W3 4/2/10 Friday
Class:
Q4 Quiz 3.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q4 W3 4/1/10 Thursday
Class:
Individual Graded Work - Q4HW3 Worksheet.

Homework:
(1.) Q4HW3 - click here for copy.
Q4 W3 3/31/10 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Continue Ch. 10-5, Graphing Parabolas.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q4 W3 3/30/10 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Ch. 10-5, Parabolas. Definitions and equations.

Conic paper parabola exercise - click here for circles/lines conic paper.

Homework:
(1.) Page 659, #14, 18.
Q4 W3 3/29/10 Monday
Class:
Return/review graded Q4Homework2 and Q4Quiz 2.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q4 W2 3/26/10 Friday
Class:
Q4 Quiz 2.

Quarter 3 Report Cards issued in homeroom.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q4 W2 3/25/10 Thursday
Class:
Individual Graded Work: Q4HW2 Worksheet.

Homework:
(1.) Q4HW2 - click here for copy.
Q4 W2 3/24/10 Wednesday
Class:
Individual Graded Work: Q4HW2 Worksheet.

Homework:
(1.) Q4HW2 - click here for copy.
Q4 W2 3/23/10 Tuesday
Class:
In class practice with Quiz 1 types of problems ID2 - click here for copy.

Homework:
(1.) Quiz 1 Practice Problems Worksheet ID2- click here for copy.
Q4 W2 3/22/10 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Return/review graded Quiz 1.

In class practice with Quiz 1 types of problems ID1 - click here for copy.

Homework:
(1.) Quiz 1 Practice Problems Worksheet ID1 - click here for copy.
Q4 W1 3/19/10 Friday
Class:
Q4 Quiz 1.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q4 W1 3/18/10 Thursday
Class:
Continue Individual Graded Work = Quarter 4 Homework 1 Worksheet.

Homework:
(1.) Q4HW1 - click here for copy.
Q4 W1 3/17/10 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Homework review and practice graphing hyperbolas.

Begin Individual Graded Work = Quarter 4 Homework 1 Worksheet

Homework:
(1.) Q4HW1 - click here for copy.
Q4 W1 3/16/10 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Continue Ch. 10-4, Graphing Hyperbolas.

Homework:
(1.) Page 649, #5, 6, 7.
Q4 W1 3/15/10 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Begin Quarter 4.

Continue Ch. 10-4, Hyperbolas. The vocabulary and formulas of hyperbolas.

Mini Review: Slope-Intercept, Standard, and Point-Slope Forms of Linear Equations.

Homework:
(1.) Learn the vocabulary and formulas of hyperbolas.
Q3 W10 3/12/10 Friday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Ch. 10-4, Hyperbolas.

Conic Paper Hyperbola Exercise - click here for copy of "2 circles" conic paper.

End of Quarter 3.

Homework:
(1.) Read Ch. 10-4.
Q3 W10 3/11/10 Thursday
Class:
Q3 Exam 2 (end of quarter exam).

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q3 W10 3/10/10 Wednesday
Class:
Review/practice for Exam 2.

Homework:
(1.) Study for Exam 2.
Q3 W10 3/9/10 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Review/practice for Exam 2.

Homework:
(1.) Study for Exam 2.
Q3 W10 3/8/10 Monday
Class:
Review/practice for Exam 2.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q3 W9 3/5/10 Friday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Homework review and continue Ch. 10-3, Ellipses. Equations of an ellipse.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q3 W9 3/4/10 Thursday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Homework review and continue Ch. 10-3, Ellipses. Equations of an ellipse.

Homework:
(1.) Page 638, #23, 25, 27.
Q3 W9 3/3/10 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Continue Ch. 10-3, Ellipses. Equations of an ellipse.

Homework:
(1.) Page 637, #7, 8, 9.
Q3 W9 3/2/10 Tuesday
No School - Snow Day.
Q3 W9 3/1/10 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Ch. 10-3, Ellipses.

String ellipse construction exercise.

Conic paper construction exercise - click here for copy of "2 circles" conic paper.

Homework:
(1.) Read Ch. 10-3, Ellipses.
Q3 W8 2/26/10 Friday
Class:
Continue Ch. 10-2, Circles ==>
Practice problems Page 628: #21, 23, 24, 26, 27, 35-37.

Homework:
(1.) Practice problems as needed.
Q3 W8 2/25/10 Thursday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Continue Ch. 10-2, Circles ==>
Practice problems Page 628: #21, 23, 24, 26, 27, 35-37.

Homework:
(1.) Practice problems as needed.
Q3 W8 2/24/10 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Ch. 10-2, Circles.

Homework:
(1.) Page 627, #6, 8, 9.
Q3 W8 2/23/10 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Ch. 10-1, Introduction to Conic Sections (flashlight demo.). Review of the Distance and Midpoint Formulas.

Homework:
(1.) Page 620, #11, 12, 17-19.
Q3 W8 2/22/10 Monday
Class:
Quarter 3 Quiz 5.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q3 W7 2/19/10 Friday
Class:
No class due to luncheon after National Honor Society assembly.

Homework:
(1.) Finish Q3HW7 - click here for copy.
Q3 W7 2/18/10 Thursday
Class:
Individual Graded Work - Quarter 3 Homework 7 Worksheet.

Homework:
(1.) Finish Q3HW7 - click here for copy.
Q3 W7 2/17/10 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Practice: Ch. 13-6, The Binomial Theorem and Probability. Finish "20 Question" Group Project" - see notes.

Answers to "20 Question" Group Project" - click here.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q3 W7 2/16/10 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Practice: Ch. 13-6, The Binomial Theorem and Probability.

Homework:
(1.) Page 879, #24-26 + "20 Question" Group Project - see notes.
Q3 W7 2/15/10 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Ch. 13-6, The Binomial Theorem and Probability.

Homework:
(1.) Page 878-879, #11, 12, 17 to 20.
Q3 W6 2/12/10 Friday
Class:
Snow Day - No school!

Homework:
(1.) Finish Q3HW6 - click here for copy.
Q3 W6 2/11/10 Thursday
Class:
Individual Graded Work - Quarter 3 Homework 6 Worksheet.

Homework:
(1.) Q3HW6 - click here for copy.
Q3 W6 2/10/10 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Practice: Ch. 12-6, The Binomial Theorem.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q3 W6 2/9/10 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Continue Ch. 12-6, The Binomial Theorem.

Homework:
(1.) Page 804, #9, 10, 22.
Q3 W6 2/8/10 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Ch. 12-6, The Binomial Theorem.

Homework:
(1.) Page 804, #7, 8, 9.
Q3 W5 2/5/10 Friday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Simulation Exercise - modeling Problem 6 for Homework 5, the probability of drawing at least 3 white crayons from a can with 7 white and 5 blue crayons.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q3 W5 2/4/10 Thursday
Class:
Quarter 3 Exam 1.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q3 W5 2/3/10 Wednesday
Class:
Individual Graded Work: Q3HW5 Worksheet.

Homework:
(1.) Finish Q3HW5 - click here for copy.
Q3 W5 2/2/10 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Homework review and practice: probability problems.

Homework:
(1.) Page 864, #16-22.
Q3 W5 2/1/10 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Ch. 13-4, The Probability of Compound Events.

Homework:
(1.) Page 863, #4-9.
Q3 W4 1/29/10 Friday
Class:
Quarter 3 Quiz 4.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q3 W4 1/28/10 Thursday
Class:
Individual Graded Work: Quarter 3 Homework 4 Worksheet.

Homework:
(1.) Finish Q3HW4 - click here for copy.
Q3 W4 1/27/10 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Circular Permutations where the pattern is the same front/back (clockwise / counterclockwise).

Definition of "odds."

Homework:
(1.) Page 849, #12, 16-18, 21,
(2.) Page 856, #26-34.
Q3 W4 1/26/10 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
The effect of clockwise and counter-clockwise symmetry on circular permutations. Definition of "odds.".

Homework:
(1.) Page 849, #12, 16-18, 21.
(2.) Page 856, #26-34.
Q3 W4 1/25/10 Monday
Class:
Q3 Quiz3.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q3 W3 1/22/10 Friday
Class:
Finish Individual Graded Work - Q3HW3 Worksheet.

Homework:
(1.) Study for Q3 Quiz3 on Monday (over Ch. 13-1 & 13-3).
Q3 W3 1/21/10 Thursday
Class:
Individual Graded Work - Q3HW3 Worksheet.

Homework:
(1.) Q3HW3 - click here for copy.
Q3 W3 1/20/10 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Ch. 13-3, Probability and Odds.

Homework:
(1.) Page 856, #5, 13 to 25.
Q3 W3 1/19/10 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Ch. 13-1, Permutations and Combinations.

Homework:
(1.) Page 843, #5, 7 to 14.
Q3 W3 1/18/10 Monday
Class:
Quarter 3 Quiz 2.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q3 W2 1/15/10 Friday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Individual Graded Work - Q3 HW2 Worksheet.

* Semester 1 Report Cards Issued in Homerooms.

Homework:
(1.) Finish Q3HW2 - click here for copy of page 1.
(2.) Finish Q3HW2 - click here for copy of page 2.
Q3 W2 1/14/10 Thursday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Ch. 12-2, Geometric Sequences and Series.

Homework:
(1.) Page 771-772 #16-21, 26-28, 37-40.
Q3 W2 1/13/10 Wednesday
Class:
Q3 Quiz 1.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q3 W2 1/12/10 Tuesday
Class:
Review for Q3 Quiz 1.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q3 W2 1/11/10 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Times Table Test (90 problems in 2.5 minutes).

Homework review (from Wednesday).

Q3HW1 Worksheet - Individual Graded Work.

Homework:
(1.) Finish Q3HW1 - click here for copy.
Q3 W1 1/8/10 Friday
No School - Snow Day!
Q3 W1 1/7/10 Thursday
No School - Snow Day!
Q3 W1 1/6/10 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Finish Ch. 12-1, Arithmetic Sequences and Series.

Some extra help on the internet (search for sites you like, explore!):
Arithmetic Sequences at RegentsPrep.org
Arithmetic Sequences at Maths.com
Arithmetic Sequences at AnalyzeMath.com


Homework:
(1.) Page 764, #38, 40, 45, 46.
(2.) Page 765, #66,
(3.) Memorize the formulas for an and Sn.
Q3 W1 1/5/10 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Welcome Back! *Start of Quarter 3*

Ch. 12-1, Arithmetic Sequences and Series.

Homework:
(1.) Page 763, #6 to 16.
Q3 W1 1/4/10 Monday
No School - Teacher Work Day

 
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