Friday, March 28, 2008

MArch 28, (Friday)

Math Essentials: Test on Unit 1: Fractions

Geometry: Quarter 1 Test

Precalculus: Q1 Test

Tests will be graded and returned on Monday.
All missing assignments must be in on Monday.

Final ALEKS grades for report cards will be determined on Sunday night

Thursday, March 27, 2008

A neat regression tool for Precalc

http://people.hofstra.edu/Stefan_Waner/realWorld/newgraph/regressionframes.html

Other things to google include: inverse functions, composite functions, linear functions, function transformation

March 27 (Thursday)

Math Essentials: Writing Percents as decimals and fractions
CW p 30 10-12
HW p 31 33-52

Geometry: Review Team Tset. Take notes for tomorrow's test



Precalculus: ALEKS Time. All assignments 1.1 to 1.6 should be in tomorrow. Big test tomorrow.
Recommend you study the end of the chapter test

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

March 26 (Weds)

Math Essentials: Converting Fractions to Percent
CW: Unit 2, Lesson 1: Page 29 7-9
HW: Page 31, 21-32

Continue to advance on ALEKS and make sure Unit 1 is complete and in my gradebook



Geometry: Short Team Test. Then finish any assignments on the calender


Precalculus: Begin Lesson 1.7 Linear Models and Scatter Plots
Lessons 1.1 to 1.6 Due by Friday, Plus all your graphs

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

March 25 (Tuesday)

Math Essentials: Turning Fractions to Decimals
CW : p 28 4-6 HW: p 31 13-20

ALEKS Time: You should be through your second Assessment

Geometry: Team Test Worksheet #1 Due on Thursday
HW: Finish old work or complete the chapter 6 Closure Questions for Extra Credit


Math Analysis: ALEKS Time - You should be through your second test and gaining 2-3% an hour
Lessons 1.1 to 1.5 should be in my computer.
Your graph sets must be complete by Friday.

Monday, March 24, 2008

CPM Geometry Resourcers

Geometryn Kids---
If you ever need a resource page, go to www.CPM.org

They also have extra practice worksheets and study guides available for you to practice and tutorials on www.hotmath.com for homework help

March 24 (Monday)

REPORT CARDS ARE COMING!!!
Get your assignments signed and recorded.

Math Essentials: Converting between Fractions and Decimals and Percent
CW: p 28 1-6 HW: p 31 1-20
All of Topic 1 (Lessons 1,2,3,4) p 1-26 are due

Geometry: Creating a snowflake
CW 6.2.5
HW 6.2.5 Review and Preview

http://snowflakes.lookandfeel.com/


Math Analysis: Begin Lesson 1.6 Inverse Functions
Remember all assignements and ALEKS scores must be in and up

Friday, March 21, 2008

Helpful Math Sites Reminder: Extra Credit!

Revisit My post

www.mrlangemath.blogspot.com/2008/03/math-help-sites.html

and revisit some of those websites. See what you find that you like

Send me more good websites and I'll give extra credit

March 21 (Friday)

Math Essentials: ALEKS Time! You should be getting through your first assessment and improving those scores rapidly. FOCUS ON FRACTIONS

Geometry: Catch-up/ Work ahead Day. Get all your completed assignments marked in my computer and on your calenders.
Get the help you need to finish problems you struggled with.

YOUR GRADE: We've had 16 assignments [plus flash cards] so far
Completion grade: 15-16 A
13-14 B
11-12 C
9-10 D
less than 9. F Get it together

Math Analysis: ALEKS Time. Improve 3% every hour you are on. Focus your efforts on FUNCTIONS.

March 20 (Thurs)

Math Essentials: We did the problems on DIVIDING FRACTION from the red book. Lesson 4
Lessons 1, 2, 3, and 4 should now be completed

Geometry: We did lesson 6.2.4 The Monty Hall Problem. Is it better to keep what is behind door number one or to switch you choice once Monty shows you a goat. Explain
Homework is, of course, 6.2.4 review and preview

THE WEBPAGE for the Monty Hall simulation is
www.grand-illusions.com/simulator/montysim.htm


Math Analysis: We completed a chart on completion of fractions (1 hw point), if you graph those combinations, you get 4 more points. You also should have begun lesson 1.5 Combination of Functions.
1.1 and 1.2 should be long done

March 19 (Weds)

Math Essentials: We did the problems on RECIPROCALS from the red book. Lesson 4

Geometry: We did lesson 6.2.3 The Tennis Court Problem. Is Carina tall enough to smash the ball over the net. Homework, of course, is 6.2.3 Review and Preview on your calendar

Math Analysis: We spent time on ALEKS. You should be clearing your second assessment and over 5% improved

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

March 18 (Tues)

Math Essentials: CW. Lesson 4 Multiplying fractions
In class, we did 1-7 from page 22.
Homework is 1-7 page 25


Geometry: Lesson 6.2.2 Solving a Triangle [Needs graph paper, Pythagorean Theorem and tangent]


Trig: Work on 6.1.4 Function transformations

March 17 (Monday)

Math Essentials: Practice Test on Lessons 1/3

Geometry: Lesson 6.2.1 CW/HW see calendar
[We did not finish this lesson, but will have time on Fri]
Don't forget to use hotmath.com for HW help

Trig: ALEKS Time
Turn in piecewise graph
f(x) = x^2 for x<-4 = x for -4 < for="sqrt(x)">0