Thursday, January 28, 2010

 

Starting Unit 5

Unit 5 is a big unit which will take us at least a month to do.  We will start with quadratics, functions with x2 in them. The unit focusses on zeros and the factored form of polynomial functions.  We will not be doing the rational function sections of the unit.

1/27  Review vocab (intercepts, zeros, roots)         HW p.2-4
1/29  5.1  Continue exploring quadratic functions    HW p.5,7

2/01  5.2  Quadratics in Factored Form    HW p.8-11
2/02  5.3  Solving Quadratics Using the Calculator   HW p.12-14
2/03  5.3  Relating Zeros and Solutions    HW p.14-18
2/05  5.3  More Practice     HW p.19-22

2/08  Quadratic Review p.54-56
2/09  Quadratic Review p.57-59
2/10  Quadratic Quiz
2/12  Pre-Vacation Activity

2/13 - 2/21  February Vacation

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

 

Finishing Linear Programming

We will do a problem a day, with a day for drill if necessary.  We start the listed problem in class.  Finish it for homework.

1/06  Problem 1: "Summer Work"
1/08  Problem 2: "Cookie Kits"

1/11  Problem 3: "Teachers and Aides"
1/12  Opener using problem 3, review skills
1/13  Graphing and vertex drills
1/15  Problem 4: "Vitamins"

1/18  Martin Luther King Day (no school)
1/19  Problem 5: "Park Clean-up"
1/20  Problem 6: "Thoroughbreds & Quarter Horses"
1/22  Problem 7: "Cookie Bakery"

1/25  Problem 8: "Christmas Trees"
1/26  Quiz of Unit 4

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

 

Unit 4 - Linear Programming

Linear Programming is a method of solving more complicated problems than we have dealt with before.  You need the skills of graphing lines, evaluating inequalities, finding the intersections of lines and writing linear equations from word problems.

12/21  Graphing inequalities  HW through p.4
12/22  Continuing with graphing and writing equations  HW to p. 7
12/23  Finish or go to the a cappella concert

12/24 - 1/4  Christmas vacation

01/04  Parent Conferences (no classes)
01/05  Review graphing inequalities, Lego activity  HW to p.11

After this we will do 1-2 problems a day.  If people still have trouble with the skills required, we may have a few days of just drill.

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

 

Finishing up Unit 3

We begin using matrices for more real-world applications.

12/08  Introduction to Networks  HW through p.32
12/09  Food Webs  HW through p.34
12/11  Transformations using matrices HW through p.37
12/14  More Transformations  HW through p.40
12/15  Review Day 1 (systems p.41-43)
12/16  Review Day 2 (matrices p.44-45)
12/18  Unit 3 Test

Monday, November 30, 2009

 

Matrices

The next part of Unit 3 deals with matrices - fairly new math that allows you to work with a great deal of information at one time.  Your calculator is a necessity for this part of the  unit.

11/30  Matrix Multiplication  HW finish to p. 19
12/01  Matrices on the Calculator  HW finish to p. 22
12/02  Solving Systems using Matrices  HW finish to p. 26
12/04  Review solving systems and matrices  HW finish to p. 28

12/07  Matrix/Systems Quiz

Thursday, November 19, 2009

 

Systems of Linear Equations

We are starting Unit 3 with systems of linear equations.

11/16  Solving systems graphically.  HW finish to p. 5
11/17  Solving systems algebraically  HW finish to p. 8
11/18  Word problem systems  HW finish to p. 12
11/20  Extra practice solving systems

11/23  Quick solving quiz, start matrices (you need your calculator!)
11/24  Matrix operations  HW finish to p. 16

Monday, October 26, 2009

 

The rest of the Transformations unit

To finish up Unit 2:

10/26  Single Transformations HW finish through p.14
10/27  More with Single HW finish through p.17
10/28  Quiz of Single Transformations, start Double HW p.18
10/30  More with Double Transformations CW p.20-21,  HW p.22-24

11/02  Check Your Understanding p.25-32  (part CW, part HW, part tomorrow)
11/03  Check Your Understanding Answers;  Quick Quiz
11/04  Computer Lab (room 700) p.33-34
11/06  Computer Lab (room 700) p.34-35  (End of Term 1)

11/09  Classwork/Homework p.36-38
11/10  Review p.40-42
11/11  Veterans' Day - no school
11/13  Unit 2 Test of Transformations

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