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Friday, August 29, 2008

Intro to Calculus (Class 2)

Lesson Title
Interval Notation

Overview
The warm-up today is the first in a series of problems which helps students develop a deeper understanding of coordinate graphs. In this activity students work on matching the points on a coordinate graph comparing the age and height of a person to a drawing of the people.

Our lesson today focuses on
Textbook Sections
N/A

Vocabulary
inequality
number line graph
absolute value
interval
open interval
closed interval
infinity

Key Attitudes
Math is about thinking creatively.

Key Ideas
Translating mathematical symbols into English can make solving problems easier.
Absolute value can be used to represent the distance between two points.
Key Skills
I can translate between a number line graph, an inequality, and interval notation.
I can translate between absolute value expressions and English statements about numbers on the number line.
I can solve equations and inequalities involving absolute value by translating the equations or inequalities first into “suto math” and then into an English sentence about numbers on the number line.
Turn-In (#1)
Get materials.
Letter signed by parent
Summer Review or Replacement Assignment (1)

Handouts
Intro to Calculus: Homework 1

Assignment
Homework 1
Disclaimer- The assignment as stated in class is the official assignment. Every effort is made to keep this posting accurate, but you should refer to what was stated in class as the final word.

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Geometry (Class 1)

Lesson Title
Class Introduction/ Diagnostic Testing

Overview
In today’s class students learn will meet the other students in the class, learn about the details of the course, take a diagnostic test, and work to finish the summer review packet or work on “Replacement Assignment (1)” which they can later trade out for another assignment.

Textbook Sections
§1.1 (Txt. p.3) Patterns and Inductive Reasoning

Key Attitudes
Math is about thinking creatively.

Turn-In (#1)
Get materials.
Letter signed by parent
“Practice A” and “Assessment” #2-32 even

Handouts
No Handouts Posted

Assignment
Txt. p.13 #9-31, 36-39, 44-50, 61-64, 74-76.
Txt. p.786 #2-24 Even
Disclaimer- The assignment as stated in class is the official assignment. Every effort is made to keep this posting accurate, but you should refer to what was stated in class as the final word.

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Intro to Calculus (Class 1)

Lesson Title
Math Diagnostic Testing Project

Overview
In today’s class students learn will meet the other students in the class, learn about the details of the course, take a diagnostic test, and work to finish the summer review packet or work on “Replacement Assignment (1)” which they can later trade out for another assignment.
Textbook Sections
N/A

Turn-In (#0)
Finish Ch. 13- Lesson 4: All Together Now

Handouts
Replacement Assignment

Assignment
Get materials.
Letter signed by parent
Summer Review or Replacement Assignment (1)
Pick up your textbook from the Library- Pre-Calculus with Limits, Larson, Hostetler, Edwards; Second Edition
Disclaimer- The assignment as stated in class is the official assignment. Every effort is made to keep this posting accurate, but you should refer to what was stated in class as the final word.

Friday, August 15, 2008

Intro to Calculus Summer Review

I have created a couple of interactive sketches that might help you with a couple of the problems. Here they are:
Problem 2: Circle and Tangent Line
Problem 5: The Light Pole and the Shadow
Problem 6: The Parabola and the Line

Also, send me an email if you need some additional hints.