Saturday, December 12, 2009

The Week Ahead ...

College Algebra
Mon - Quiz covering Sec. 5.2, 5.4 - 5.8
Tue - Review Chapters 1 and 2
Wed - Review Chapters 3 and 4
Thu -
Fri - Final Exam covering Chapters 1 - 5

Accl. Geometry
Mon - Test covering Ch. 5
Tue - Review Chapters 1 and 2
Wed - Review Chapters 3 and 4
Thu - Final Exam covering Chapters 1 - 5
Fri -
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Friday, December 11

College Algebra - We continued to discuss methods for "solving" triangles, focusing on the Law of Cosines. HW for Monday - Complete the Sec. 5.7 and 5.8 worksheets distributed in class.

Note: Be prepared for a quiz covering all methods of solving a right triangle: right triangle trig, Law of Sines, and Law of Cosines.

Accl. Geometry - We continued our review of Ch. 5, focusing on the properties of the various quadrilaterals discussed in this chapter. HW for Monday - Complete the review packet distributed in class.

Note: Be prepared for a test on Ch. 5.
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Thursday, December 10, 2009

Thursday, December 10

College Algebra - We reviewed the use of the Law of Sines (Sec. 5.6). HW for Friday - complete the Sec. 5.6 Practice worksheet distributed in class.

Accl. Geometry - We discussed various ways to prove that a quadrilateral is in fact a parallelogram (Sec. 5.7). HW for Friday - Complete pgs 300- 301 #1 - 5.
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Wednesday, December 9

College Algebra - We discussed Sec. 5.2 and 5.4, focuing on the basic concepts related to right triangle trigonometry. HW for Thursday - Complete pg. 310 #31 - 39.

Accl. Geometry - We concluded our discussion of the properties of rectangles, rhombi, and squares (Sec. 5.6). HW for Thursday - Complete the quadrilateral properties review checklist that was distributed in class.
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Tuesday, December 8

College Algebra - We completed the Ch. 4 Test in class today. HW for Wednesday - Complete the 5.4 Practice worksheet distributed in class after the test.

Accl. Geometry - We reviewed continued our discussion of the properties of rectangles, rhombi, and squares (Sec. 5.6). HW for Wednesday - Complete the review worksheet packet distributed in class.
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Monday, December 7, 2009

Monday, December 7

College Algebra - We concluded our review of Ch. 4 ahead of tomorrow's chapter test, working on a show-your-work practice test. HW for Tuesday - Prepare for Tuesday's Ch. 4 Test.

Accl. Geometry - We continued our discusion of the properties of quadrilaterals, focusing on the parallelogram (Sec. 5.5). HW for Tuesday - Complete the parallelogram worksheet distributed in class today. Additionally, read Sec. 5.6 and complete pg. 294 #1 - 13. I have posted several "sketches" online to assist with your investigation of the rectangle, rhombus, and square.
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Friday, December 4

College Algebra - We continued our review of Chapter 4 ahead of the shpater test we will take on Tuesday, Dec. 8. HW for Monday - Complete pg A59, #1 - 20 and #23 - 25.

Accl. Geometry - We completed a quiz covering Sec. 5.1 - 5.4 in class today. HW for Monday - complete pgs. 283 - 284 #1 - 6 and #11. I have posted a "sketch" online to assist you with your investigation of the properties of a parallelogram.
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Thursday, December 3, 2009

Answers to Geometry HW Packet

Pg. 1 -
#1 - heptagon, not regular, convex
#2 - hexagon, not regular, concave
#3 - quadrilateral, regular, convex (square)
#4 - quadrilateral, not regular, concave (dart)
#5 - pentagon, regular, convex
#6 - dodecagon, not regular, concave

Pg. 2 -
#1 - (7-2)*(180) = 900
#2 - (8-2)*(180) = 1080
#3 - (13-2)*(180) = 1980
#4 - ext = 360/5 = 72 ... int = 180-72 = 108
#5 - ext = 360/9 = 40 ... int = 180-40 = 140
#6 - ext = 360/10 = 36 ... int = 180-36 = 144
#7 - (6-2)*(180) = 720 ... 720-535 = 185
#8 - ext = 360/8 = 45 ... x+7 = 45 ... x = 38
#9 - x+3x+5x+3x = 12x = 360 ... x = 30 ... 30, 90, 150, 90
#4 - 360/30 = 12 sides
#5 - 360/20 = 18 sides
#6 - 360/5 = 72 sides
#10 - ext = 180-int = 180-157.5 = 22.5 ... 360/22.5 = 16 sides

Pg. 3 -
#8 - 2(midsegment) = (sum of bases) = (2)*(5.5) = 11
11 = 1+10 = 2+9 = 3+8 = 4+7 = 5+6

Pg. 4 -
#1 - (1/2)(34+20) = (1/2)(54) = 27
#2 - (1/2)(MA+17.6) = 28.6 ... MA = 39.6
#3 - (1/2)(HT+23.9) = 16.4 ... HT = 8.9
#4 - (1/2)(4x+3) = (x+12) ... x = 10.5
#5 - 63
#6 - 52
#7 - 180-2x
#4 - (1/2)(40+63) = 51.5
#5 - (1/2)(3.2+4.4) = 3.8
#6 - (1/2)(18+32) = 25
#7 - D = 114, E = 114, G = 66
#8 - M = 122, N = 122, O = 58
#9 - X = 107, Y = 73, Z = 73

Pg. 5 -
#1 - bases: AB, CD; legs: AD, BC; base angles: A,B or D,C
#2 - bases: EH, FG; legs: EF, HG: base angles: E,H or F,G
#3 - bases: JK, ML; legs: JM, KL; baxe angles: J,K or M,L
#9 - ask in class
#10 - ask in class

Thursday, December 3

College Algebra - We concluded our discussion of new material in Ch. 4, focusing on solving rational inequalities. HW for Friday - Complete pgs. 248 - 249 #34 - 40 and complete the Ch. 4 Mult Choice Practice Test (Form 1A).

Accl. Geometry - We concluded our discussion of Sec. 5.3, focusing on the properties of kites and trapezoids. We will take a quiz tomorrow covering Sec. 5.1 - 5.4 on Friday. HW for Friday - Complete the review packet distributed in class.

Note: HW for Monday - Read Sec. 5.5 and complete #1 - 6 and #11 in Sec. 5.5.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Wednesday, December 2

Reminder - We are on Schedule A on Thursday, December 3!

College Algebra - We completed our discussion of Sec. 4.6, focusing on solving rational inequalities. HW for Thursday - Complete pg. 248 #29 - 33 odd and the Study Guide (A2 Sec. 9.5) worksheet distributed in class today.

Accl. Geometry - We covered Sec. 5.3, focusing on the properties of kites and trapezoids. HW for Thursday - Complete pgs. 271 - 272 #1 - 9.
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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Tuesday, December 1

College Algebra - We began our discussion of Sec. 4.6, focusing on solving simple rational equations. HW for Wednesday - complete pg. #12 - 20 even.

Accl. Geometry - We continued our discussions in Chapter 5, focusing on midsegments of a triangle and a trapezoid (Sec. 5.4). HW for Wednesday - complete pgs. 277 - 279 #1 - 7 and #14.
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Monday, November 30, 2009

Monday, November 30

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I am home sick today. Mrs. Zaitzeff is your sub.

College Algebra - You will have the entire hour to complete a worksheet covering Sec. 4.7 - Solving Radical Equations. The worksheet will be collected at the end of the hour. No HW for Tuesday.

Accl. Geometry - Mr. Reiman will work with you to complete a worksheet that covers Sections 5.2 and 5.2 - conjectures relating to the interior and exterior angles of a polygon. HW for Tuesday - pg. 259 - 260 #3 - 14 and pg. 264 #5 - 11.

Have a great day; hopefully, I will see all of you tomorrow!
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!

I hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable break. Don't eat too much turkey...

Tuesday, November 24

College Algebra - We completed a quiz covering Sec. 4.5 and 4.8 in class today. HW for Monday - Read Sec. 4.7 and complete pgs. 255 - 257 #12 - 21, #29 - 31, #44 - 45.

Accl. Geometry - We began the Chapter 4 Take-home Test in class today. HW for Monday - complete the Ch. 4 Take-home Test. The test is due at the start of class on Monday. Points will be deducted for every HOUR the test is late.
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Monday, November 23

College Algebra - We continued our discussion of polynomial functions, focusing on polynomial regression to find equations that best represent a given data set (Sec. 4.8). HW for Tuesday - Complete pgs. 261 - 263 #4, #8 - 13 all, #14 - 18 even.

Note: We will take a quiz on Tuesday covering Sec. 4.5 and 4.8.

Accl. Geometry - We concluded our discussions of Chapter 4, completing a practice test in class. HW for Tuesday - Prepare for the Chapter 4 Test.
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Friday, November 20, 2009

Friday, November 20

College Algebra - We concluded our discussion of Sec. 4.5 (solving polynomial equations). HW for Monday - Complete #13 - 18 on the Sec. 8.5 (Alg 2) worksheet that was distributed in class.

Note: College Algebra students will have a quiz covering the second half of Chapter 4 (Sec. 4.5 - ???) next Tuesday, November 24.

Accl. Geometry - We concluded our discussion of the new material in Chapter 4 (Sec. 4.2 and Sec. 4.8). HW for Monday - Complete pgs. 208 - 209 #1 - 9 and pgs. 245 - 247 #1 - 3, #12.

Note: My Accl. Geometry students will have some type of assessment (quiz ??? test ??? quest ???) covering Chapter 4 next Tuesday, November 24.
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Thursday, November 19, 2009

Thursday, November 19

College Algebra - We completed a quiz covering Sec. 4.4 - 4.5. HW for Friday - Complete pg. 240 #18 - 25.

Accl. Geometry - We continued our discussion of congruent triangles, focusing on the application of the definition of congruent triangles. HW for Friday - pg. 233 - 234 #3 - 9 and #13 - 15.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Wednesday, November 18

College Algebra - We completed our discussion of Sec. 4.4 - 4.5 in preparation for tomorrow's quiz covering the same sections. HW for Thursday - complete the worksheets and/or problems assigned in class today to help review for the quiz.

Accl. Geometry - We continued our discussion of wasy to prove two triangles are congruent focusing on SSS, SAS, and AAS. HW for Thursday - Complete pg 224 #7 - 19 and pgs. 229 - 230 #4 - 17.
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Tuesday, November 17

College Algebra - We continued our discussion of polynomial equations, focusing on the Rational Root Theorem and DeCartes' Rule of Signs (Sec. 4.5). HW for Wednesday - 9:00 - Complete pg 234 #10 - 22 even, #23 and 11:00 - Complete pg 234 #4, 11, 15 - 16, 20 - 21, 23.

Accl. Geometry - We continued our discussion of triangle, focusing on ways to prove two triangle are congruent (Sec. 4.4 - 4.5). HW for Wednesday - Complete the worksheet packet distributed in class.
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Monday, November 16, 2009

Monday, November 16

College Algebra - We discussed Sec. 4.3, focusing on the Remainder and Factor Theorems. HW for Tuesday - 9:00 complete pgs. 226 - 227, #17 - 26; #19 and 11:00 complete Sec. 4.3 Study Guide and Practice worksheets.

Accl. Geometry - We complete our discussion of Sec. 4.3, focusing on the relationship between the sides and angles of a triangle and the exterior angles of a triangle. HW for Tuesday - complete pg. 214 #1 - 13 and pg. 220 #19 - 21.
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Friday, November 13, 2009

Friday, November 13

Beware ... it's Friday the 13th!!!

College Algebra - We took a quiz covering Sec. 4.1 - 4.2. HW for Monday - Complete worksheet distributed in class.

Accl. Geometry - We covered Sec. 4.3, focusing on the relationships between the sides and the sides and angles of a triangle, using the GSP files linked from my U-High web page. HW for Monday - pg. 218 - 219 #1 - 16.

Note: There is a typo on the 3rd page of the handout. In the driections and the 2nd and 4th problems, please change angle PQS to
angle SQR.

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Thursday, November 12

College Algebra - We completed our discussion of quadratic equations, focusing on the process of completing the square. HW for Friday - 9:00 - Complete pg. A32 Extra Practice Lesson 4-1 #1 - 4, #6 - 9 and Lesson 4-2 #4-5, #8-11 and 11:00 - Complete review worksheet distributed in class.
Remember ... We will take a quiz on Friday covering Sec. 4.1 - 4.2.

Accl. Geometry - We began our discussion of Ch. 4, focusing on the Triangle Sum Theorem. HW for Friday - pgs. 203 - 205 #2 - 14, #20 - 25.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Wednesday, November 11

No School in honor of Veteran's Day.

Take time today to thank a veteran for everything they have done to protect this great country!

Tuesday, November 10

Remember ... No school on Wednesday in honor of Veteran's Day.

College Algebra - We continued our discussion of polynomial functions, focusing on ways to solve polynomial equations. HW for Thursday - 9:00 pgs. 219 - 220 #21 - 27; #28 - 30 and 11:00 pg 219 numbers 12, 14, and 16.

Accl Geometry - We completed our Ch. 3 Test in class today. No HW for Thursday.

Monday, November 9

College Algebra - We began our discussion of Chapter 4, focusing on polynomial functions. We will have ISU college students teaching in the 11:00 class the next two weeks. HW for Tuesday - 9:00 complete the Lesson 4.1 Practice Worksheet and 11:00 - pgs. 210-211 numbers 16, 18, 20, 24, 26, 31, 34, 36, 42, 46, 49, 50.

Accl. Geometry - We reviewed for tomorrow's Chapter 2 Test. HW for Tuesday - Complete the practice test distributed in class.

Friday, November 6, 2009

Friday, November 6

College Algebra - We reviewed various methods of factoring polynomials, focusing on GCF, reverse "FOIL", grouping, and difference of squares. HW for Monday - Complete the evens on the factoring worksheet.

Accl. Geometry - We completed a quiz covering Sec. 3.6 - 3.8. HW for Monday - Complete the Ortohcenter Exploration Activity on pg. 192 of the text.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Thursday, November 5

College Algebra -We continued working on the Ch. 3 Test in class today. No HW for Friday.

Accl. Geometry - We completed our review of the second half of Ch. 3 ahead of tomorrow's quiz covering Sec. 3.6 - 3.8. HW for Friday - Complete Steps 1 - 5 of the Euler Line Exploration on pgs. 191 - 192.

Note: Accl. Geometry quiz on Friday covering Sec. 3.6 - 3.8. Test covering Ch. 3 on Tuesday, Nov. 10.

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Wednesday, November 4

College Algebra - We took the first half of the Ch. 3 test without the aid of a graphing calculator. No HW for Thursday, other than to prepare for the calculator portion of the Ch. 3 test.

Accl. Geometry - We completed our discussion of Sec. 3.7 - 3.8, focusing on the properties of the centroid of a triangle.
HW for Thursday - Complete the Lesson 3.7 and Lesson 3.8 worksheets distributed in class (http://www.keypress.com/documents/dg4/PracticeYourSkills/DG4PS_893_03.pdf)

Note: We will take a quiz covering Sec. 3.7 - 3.8 and slopes on Friday. We will take the Ch. 3 Test next Tuesday, November 10.

Tuesday, November 3

Remember the upcoming schedule changes at U-High:
Wednesday, November 4 - Schedule E - 1:00 Dismissal
Thursday, November 5 - Schedule A - 8:00 classes begin at 9:10

College Algebra - We completed our in-class review for the Chapter 3 Test, working on a show-your-work practice test (Ch. 3 Form 2B). No HW for Wednesday other than preparing for the Ch. 3 Test on Wednesday (no graphing calculator) and Thursday (w/ calculator).

Accl. Geometry - Complete the sketchpad activity packet that we began in class on Monday. HW for Wednesday - pgs. 188 - 189 #2 - 4, #9 - 11, #14.

Monday, November 2, 2009

Monday, November 2

College Algebra - We continued our review of Ch. 3 in preparation for a test on Wednesday and Thursday. HW for Tuesday - Complete the Ch. 3 Practice Test in the back of the book, pg. A??.

Accl. Geometry - We continued our discussion of Ch. 3, focusing on the significance of the points of concurrency for the various special segments of a triangle. HW for Tuesday - Read. Sec. 3.7 - 3.8.

Saturday, October 31, 2009

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!!

Please celebrate responsibly this holiday weekend.

Friday, October 30, 2009

Friday, October 30

College Algebra - We completed a quiz covering Sec. 3.5 - 3.8 in class today. HW for Monday - Complete the Ch. 3 Form 1B Test. This will be collected and graded, and extra credit will be awarded based on the # of correct responses.

Accl. Geometry - We completed a quiz covering Sec. 3.1 - 3.5 in class today. HW for Monday - Complete pgs. 135 - 136 #1 - 5, #7 - 8; and pgs. 167 - 169 #2 - 6.

Thursday, October 29

College Algebra - We concluded our review for tomorrow's quiz (Sec. 3.5 - 3.8), focusing on graphing rational functions and synthetic division. No HW for Friday, other than to prepare for the Sec. 3.5 - 3.8 Quiz.

Accl. Geometry - We concluded our discussion of basic constructions, focusing on the relationships among special segments of a triangle. No HW for Friday, other than to prepare for the Sec. 3.1 - 3.5 Quiz.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Wednesday, October 28

College Algebra - We continued our review of the 2nd half of Ch. 3, focusing on sketching the graphs of rational functions. The quiz covering Sec. 3.5 - 3.8 will be Friday, October 30. HW for Thursday - Complete the review worksheet distributed in class and complete the review problems for Sec. 3.5 - 3.8 on pg. A31 of your text.

Accl. Geometry - We discussed Sec. 3.5, focusing on the construction of parallel lines. We began our review of the first half of Ch. 3, focusing on the basic constructions. The quiz covering Sec. 3.1 - 3.5 will be Friday, October 30. HW for Thursday - Complete the practice quiz distributed in class.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Tuesday, October 27

College Algebra - We began our review of the 2nd half of Chapter 3, focuing on the different types of variation. HW for Wednesday - Complete the Sec. 3.8 Practice Worksheet.

Accl. Geometry - We reviewed conditional statements and biconditionals statements, in order to clear up some concerns we had on the Ch. 2 test. We gave a very quick introduction of Sec. 3.5 - Constructing Parallel Lines. HW for Wednesday - Complete the following on line activities:

Constructing Parallel Lines:
http://www.mathopenref.com/constparallel.html
http://www.hstutorials.net/math/geometry/constructions/parallel_pt_not_on_line.htm

Complete the following worksheets:
http://www.mathopenref.com/wsparallel.html

Complete the following problems in your book - pgs. 164 - 166 #2 - 5 and #17

Monday, October 26

College Algebra - We discussed Sec. 3.8, focuing on direct, inverse, and joint variation. HW for Tuesday - Complete pg. 194 #13 - 24.

Accl. Geometry - We concluded out discussion of Sec. 3.3 - 3.4, focuing on altitudes and angle bisectors in a triangle. HW for Tuesday - Complete pgs. 160 - 162 #1 - 10 and #14 - 16.

Friday, October 23, 2009

Friday, October 23

College Algebra - We concluded our discussion of Sec. 3.7, focusing on horizontal and slant asymptotes. HW for Monday - Pgs. 186 - 187 #16 - 19, #21 - 22, #28 - 31.

Accl. Geometry - We continued our discussion of basic constructions, focusing on altitudes in a triangle. Tonight's HW includes watching online videos showing methods for bisecting an angle. HW for Monday - Pgs. 156 - 157 # 1 - 2, #5, #11 - 12; and complete online activities for Sec. 3.4 (see below).

Instructions for Bisecting an Angle:
http://www.mathopenref.com/constbisectangle.html
http://www.hstutorials.net/math/geometry/constructions/bisect_acute_angle.htm

Worksheets reviewing the Bisection of an Angle:
http://www.mathopenref.com/wsbisectangle.html
http://www.mathopenref.com/wsangle30.html

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Thursday, October 22

College Algebra - We began our discussion of Sec. 3.7, discussing vertical asymptotes of polynomial functions. No HW for Friday.

Accl. Geometry - We continued our discussion of basic constructions, focusing on Sec. 3.1 and 3.2. HW for Friday - Pgs. 147 - 148 #2 - 3, #6 - 8, #10, #12 - 14; and Pgs. 151 - 153 #2 - 5, 7 - 11, #15 - 20.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Wednesday, October 21

College Algebra - We discussed Sec. 3.6 in class today, focusing on increasing/decreasing intervals of a function and critical points on the graph of a function. HW for Thursday - Complete pg. 177 #15 - 21, #26 - 29, #34.

Accl. Geometry - We began our discussion of Ch. 3, focusing on basic constructions using a compass and protractor. HW for Thursday - Complete the basic constructions as explained in the following:

http://www.uhigh.ilstu.edu/math/sondgeroth/geom/09%20geom%20wksht%20031.doc

Tuesday, October 20

We employed Schedule B today. Following class meetings, all classes beginning with Period 4 were only 45-minutes in length.

College Algebra - We continued our discussion of Sec. 3.5, focusing on discontinuity in a function. HW for Wednesday - Complete pg. 166 #12 - 14, #16 - 19, #21 - 24, #30.

Accl. Geometry - We completed the retest for Ch. 2 in class today. No HW for Wednesday.

Monday, October 19

College Algebra - We covered Sec. 3.5 in class today, focusing on the end behaviors of the graph of a function. HW for Tuesday - complete pg. 165 #1 - 3, #6 - 8, #11.

Accl. Geometry - We returned and discussed the Ch. 2 test in class today. No HW for Tuesday. We will retake the Ch. 2 test in class on Tuesday.

Friday, October 16

College Algebra - We completed a quiz covering Sec. 3.1 - 3.4 in class today. No HW for Monday.

Accl. Geometry - We completed a test covering Ch. 2 in class today. No HW for Monday.

Thursday, October 15

College Algebra - We concluded out review of Sec. 3.1 - 3.4 ahead of tomorrow's quiz. No HW for Friday.

Accl. Geometry - We concluded our review in preparation for tomorrow's test over Ch. 2, focusing on the second half of the chapter. No HW for Friday.

Wednesday, October 14

College Algebra - We completed our review of Sec. 3.1 - 3.4 ahead of tomorrow's quiz covering those sections. HW for Thursday - Complete review worksheet for Sec. 3.4 (Alg 2 8.8).

Accl. Geometry - We began our review for Friday's Ch. 2 Test, focusing on the 1st half of the chapter. HW for Thursday - Complete review worksheets 3.1, 3.2, 3.5, 3.6 Practice and 1.7 study guide/practice.

Monday, October 12, 2009

Tuesday, October 13

NO SHOOL FOR STUDENTS TODAY as teachers participate in an institute day.

Monday, October 12

NO SCHOOL TODAY in honor of Christopher Columbus.

For more information on the man who "discovered" America, go to:
http://news.aol.com/article/students-learn-about-the-dark-side-of/712947

Friday, October 9

College Algebra - We discussed Sec. 3.3, focusing on graphic methods for solving non-linear inequalities. HW for Wednesday - Complete the review worksheet for Sec. 3.3 (Sec 6.6 Study Guide).

Accl. Geometry - We concluded our discussion of Chapter 2 and turned our attention to reviewing for the Chapter 2 Test next Friday (October 16). No HW for Wednesday.

Remember ... We have no school on Monday, October 12 (Columbus Day) or Tuesday, October 13 (Teacher Institute).

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Thursday, October 8

College Algebra - We discussed Sec. 3.2, focusing on ways to manipulate the graph of several familiar functions. HW for Friday - pgs. 142 - 143 #5 - 11, #27 - 30, and #35.

Accl. Geometry - We discussed Sec. 2.6, focusing on the angle relationships that exist with parallel lines. HW for Friday - Complete pgs. 131 - 133 #1 - 7, #9 - 10, #14 - 22.

Wednesday, October 7

College Algebra - We began our discussion in Chapter 3, focusing on line and point symmetries that exist the graphs of various functions. HW for Thursday - Pgs. 134 - 135 #15 - 27 odd and #28 - 30.

Accl. Geometry - We continued our discussion of conditional statements, foucing on Syllogisms. HW for Thursday - Complete the Syllogism worksheet distributed in class today.

Tuesday, October 6

College Algebra - We completed the calculator portion of the Chapter 2 Test in class today. No HW for Wednesday.

Accl. Geometry - We discussed conditionals statements today, focuing on the converse, inverse and contrapositive. HW for Wednesday - Complete the Logical Statements worksheet distributed in class today.

Monday, October 5

College Algebra - We completed the Multiple Choice / No Calculator portion of the Chapter 2 Test in class today. No HW for Wednesday, other than to study for the second part of the test that we will complete in class tomorrow.

Accl. Geometry - We discussed Section 2.5 - Linear Pairs and Vertical Angles. HW for Tuesday - pgs. 124 - 127 #1 - 10 and #22 - 28.

Friday, October 2, 2009

Friday, October 2

College Algebra - We continued our review for next week's test covering Chapter 2. HW for Monday - Complete Chapter 2 multiple choice practice test.
Complete
NOTE: We will begin the Chapter 2 Test in class on Monday, October 5, completing the NO calculator portion of the test. At this time, the 2nd portion of the test will be completed in class on Wednesday, October 7.

Accl. Geometry - We discussed Sec. 2.4 - Deductive Reasoning. HW for Monday - Complete Steps 1 - 5 of the Exploration Activity involving Networks on pgs. 120 and 121.

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Thursday, October 1

College Algebra - We discussed a 5th way to solve systems of linear equations, using augmented matrices on our graphing calculators (Sec. 2.5 B). HW for Friday - 9:00 Sec. 2.2 #8 - show the appropriate work necessary to solve this system BY HAND using an augmented matrix; 11:00 - complete the review worksheet distributed in class.

Accl Geometry - We completed the 2.1 - 2.3 quiz in class today. HW for Friday - Read Sec. 2.4 and complete pgs. 117 - 119 #1 - 10; #14 - 35.

Wednesday, September 30

REMEMBER - We are on Schedule A tomorrow, October 1!

College Algebra - We completed our quiz covering Sec. 2.6 - 2.7 in class today. No HW for Thursday.

Accl. Geometry - We completed our review for the Sec. 2.1 - 2.3, spending most of the hour discussing the HW packet from Tuesday. We began the quiz in class and will complete it tomorrow in class. No HW for Thursday.

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Tuesday, September 29

College Algebra - We concluded our discussion of linear programming in preparation for tomorrow's quiz covering Sec. 2.6 - 2.7. HW for Wednesday:

Accl. Geometry - We concluded our discussion of Inductive Reasoning ahead of tomorrow's quiz covering Sec. 2.1 - 2.3. HW for Wednesday - Complete the inducutive reasoning review worksheet distributed in class.

Monday, September 28, 2009

Monday, September 28

College Algebra - We continued our discussion of Sec. 2.7 - Linear Programming. Students received a handout outlining a framework that can be employed to solve linear programming problems. HW for Tuesday - 9:00 and 11:00(same as Friday) pg. 116 #9 - 19 odd, #10. Additionally in 11:00 - select one of the HW problems and complete a thorough discussion of the problem similar to what was done during group work in class today.

Accl. Geometry - We discussed sec. 2.3. HW for Tuesday - pgs. 112 - 113 #1 - 20.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Friday, September 24

College Algebra - We began our discussion of Sec. 2.7 - Linear Programming. HW for Monday - 9:00 and 11:00 pg. 116 #9 - 19 odd, #10. In both classes, this assignment will not be checked until TUESDAY!

Accl. Geometry - We discussed Sec. 2.2, focusing on algebraically identifying the nth term of a sequence. HW for Monday - Sec. 2.2 pgs. 105 - 106 #1 - 7.

Thursday, September 24

College Algebra - Our 323 students taught Sec. 2.6 - Solving Systems of Linear Inequalities. HW for Friday - 9:00 pg. 109 #4, #9, #12 - 24 even and 11:00 pg. 109 #9 - 21 odd, #25.

Accl. Geometry - We began our discussion of Sec. 2.1 - Inductive Reasoning. HW for Friday - pgs. 99 - 101 #2 - 22 and #31 - 43.

Wednesday, September 23

College Algebra - We took a quiz covering Sec. 2.3 and 2.5. No HW for Thursday.

Accl. Geometry - We took our Chapter 1 Test. No HW for Thursday.

Tuesday, September 22

College Algebra - Our 323 students reviewed Sec.2.3 and 2.5 ahead of tomorrow's quiz covering the same sections. No HW for Wednesday.

Accl. Geometry - We reviewed ahead of tomorrow's test covering all of Chapter 1. No HW for Wednesday.

Monday, September 21, 2009

Monday, September 21

College Algebra - We concluded our discussion of Sec. 1.5 - Determinants and Inverse Matrices. HW for Tuesday - 9:00 - pg. 102 #27, 28, 33, 34, 41, 43, 46 and 11:00 - pg. 102 #23, 25, 33, 40, 41.

Note: We will take a quiz covering Sec. 2.3 and 2.5 on Wednesday, September 23.

Accl. Geometry - We discussed Geometric Probability, and extra section in Ch. 1 following Sec. 1.9. HW for Tuesday - Complete pgs. 90 - 94 #1 - 57. This is a thorough review for the Ch. 1 Test.

Note: We will take the Ch. 1 Test on Wednesday, September 23.

Friday, September 18

College Algebra - We began our discussion of Sec. 2.5 - Determinants and Inverse Matrices. HW for Monday - 9:00 - pg. 102 #7, 16, 18, 22, 29 and 11:00 - pg 102 #14, 17, 20, 23, 27, 31.

Accl. Geometry - We took our quiz covering Sec. 1.6 - 1.9. HW for Monday - pg 87 #25 - 36 and pgs. 88 - 89 Steps 1 - 10.

Thursday, September 17

College Algebra - We covered Sec. 2.3 - Using Matrices. HW for Friday - Both Sections - pgs. 83 - 84 #15 - 31 odd (skip 17 and 23), #43, 46, 50, 51.

Accl. Geometry - We reviewed for tomorrow's quiz covering Sec. 1.6 - 1.9. No HW for Friday, other than to studey for the quiz.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Wednesday, September 16

College Algebra - We completed a quiz covering Sec. 2.1 - 2.2 in class today. HW for Thursday - 9:00 - No HW ... 11:00 - Complete the Extra Credit worksheet for Sec. 2.2 ... Note: 9:00 students will be able to pick this worksheet up in class tomorrow for submission on Friday.

Accl. Geometry - We completed our discussions of isometric drawing and focused our attention on drawing inferences from geometric drawings. Additionally, we discussed the first two pages of the Sec. 1.1 - 1.5 quiz. HW for Thursday: Read Sec. 1.9 and complete pg. 84 #1 - 9.

Note: We will take a quiz covering Sec. 1.6 - 1.9 in class on Friday, September 18.

Online Isometric Drawing Tool

Students in Accl. Geometry may want to use the following site to help draw 3D figures isometrically.
http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=125

Tuesday, September 15

College Algebra - We reviewed for tomorrow's quiz covering Sec. 2.1 - 2.2. No HW for Wednesday.

Accl. Geometry - We continued our discussion of drawing in geometry, focuing on isometric drawings. HW for Wednesday - Complete the worksheet distributed in class.

Monday, September 14, 2009

Monday, September 14

College Algebra - We discussed Sec. 2.2 - Solving systems of 3 equations w/ 3 unknowns. HW for Tuesday - 9:00 - complete pg. 76 #9 - 15 odd ... 11:00 - pgs. 76 - 77 #9 - 15 odd; #21 - 22.

Accl. Geometry - We discussed Sec. 1.8 - Solid Geometry - focusing on the 6 basic 3-D shapes and isometric drawings. HW for Tuesday - pgs. 78 - 80 #1 - 27. Reminder: If you need isometric graph paper to complete your HW, use the link on my web page.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Friday, September 11

College Algebra - Our ISU Math 323 students begin teaching today. They will be teaching throughout Chapter 2. In addition to teaching, they will be available to set up times for individual and/or small group tutoring sessions. HW for Monday - 9:00 Sec. 2.1 #15, 18, 19, 21 - 27 and 11:00 pg. 71 #11- 29 odd; #30 - 31 all

Accl Geometry - We completed an activity investigating the basic postulates of Geometry. A complete set of notes from today's activity/discussion is available on my U-High web page. No HW for Monday.

Thursday, September 10

I want to extend a big "THANK YOU" to all of the parents who attended our Pioneer Parent Night on Wednesday. If you have not already done so, remember to have your child return the parent information sheet by the end of the day on Friday in order to receive extra credit for your attendance.

College Algebra - We competed the Chapter 1 Test in class today. No HW for Friday.

Accl. Geometry - We finished our discussion of Sec. 1.7 - Circles. HW for Friday - pg. 74 #29 - 37.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Wednesday, September 9

College Algebra - We finished our review for the Chapter 1 test we will take in class tomorrow - Thursday - Sept. 10. HW for Thursday - No formal assignment was made. Students should be studying for tomorrow's Ch. 1 Test, including the optional practice tests (w/answers) that were made available in class today.

Note: The College Algebra course calendar for Sept/Oct is now posted on my webpage and listed under "Blogs, etc." below.

Accl. Geometry - We finished our discussion of Sec. 1.8 - Circles. HW for Thursday - Complete pg. 73 #16 - 18 and #22 - 28.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Tuesday, September 8

Remember - Open House on Wednesday night. Encourage your parents to attend if they have any questions about your math class.

College Algebra - We continued our review for the Chapter 1 Test. The test has been postponed from Wednesday to Thursday, September 10. HW for Wednesday - complete the Chapter 1 practice test on pg A56 #1 - 20.

Accl. Geometry - We finished our discussion of Sec. 1.6 - Special Quadrilaterals- and began our discussion of Sec. 1.7 - Circles. HW for Wednesday - pg 72 #1 - 15.

Monday, September 7

NO SCHOOL!!!!!

Friday, September 4

Reminder - No school on Monday, September 7, in honor of Labor Day.

College Algebra - We finished up the Sec. 1.5 - 1.8 quiz and began reviewing for the Ch. 1 Test. HW for Tuesday - Complete the multiple choice practice test and the vocabulary packet.

Accl. Geometry - We finished up the Sec. 1.1 - 1.5 quiz and began our discussion of Sec. 1.6 - Special Quadrilaterals. HW for Tuesday - Read Sec. 1.7 and complete a definition list of key terms in the section.

Thursday, September 3

College Algebra - We took a quiz covering Sec. 1.5 - 1.8. No HW for Friday.

Accl. Geometry - We took a quiz covering Sec. 1.1 - 1.5. HW for Friday - same as what was assigned at the end of the period on Wednesday.

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Wednesday, September 2

College Algebra - We concluded our discussion of Sec. 1.8 - graphing lineasr inequalities - and spent the rest of the hour reviewing for tomorrow's quiz covering Sec. 1.5 - 1.8. HW for Thrusday - Pg. A27 Extra Practice problems for Lessons 1.5 - 1.8.

Accl. Geometry - We concluded our discussion of Sec. 1.5 - triangles. HW for Thursday - review old worksheets, notes sheets and homework problems to review for the quiz.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Tuesday, September 1

College Algebra - We took a pop quiz covering Sec. 1.6 and then finished the hour discussing Sec. 1.8 - graphing linear inequalities. HW for Wednesday - pgs. 55 - 56 # 9 - 17.

Note: We will take a quiz on Thursday covering Sec. 1.5 - 1.8.

Accl. Geometry - We discussed Sec. 1.5 - Triangles. HW for Wednesday - pgs. 62 - 63 #1 - 26.

Note: We will take a quiz on Thursday covering Sec. 1.1 - 1.4 (maybe 1.5).

Remember ... we will be on Schedule A on Thursday - classes will only be 45 minutes in length.

Monday, August 31, 2009

Monday, August 31

College Algebra - We discussed Sec. 1.7 - piecewise functions. HW for Tuesday - Complete the Sec. 1.7 worksheet distributed in class. Note: We will take a quiz on Thursday covering Sec. 1.5 - 1.8.

Accl. Geometry - We discussed Sec. 1.4 - polygons. HW for Tuesday - pgs. 56 - 58 #1-28.

Friday, August 28

College Algebra - We discussed how to use scatter plots and graphing calculators to calculate the best-fit line for a given data set. HW for Monday - Complete the linear regression packet distributed in class.

Accl. Geometry - We discussed finished our discussion of Sec. 1.3 and began our discussion of Sec. 1.4 - Polygons. HW for Monday - pg. 52 #15 - 24, read Sec. 1.4 and create a note sheet, and pgs. 56 - 57 #1 - 14.

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Thursday, August 27

College Algebra - We concluded our discussion of Sec. 1.5 - Parallel, Perpendicular and Coinciding Lines. HW for Friday - pg 36 #12 - 20 (even) and #28.

Accl. Geometry - We discussed Sec. 1.3 - Writing Good Definitions - and then created several cefinitions for terms relating to pairs of lines and angles. HW for Friday - pgs 44 - 45 #23 - 37 and pgs. 51 - 52 #1 - 14.

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Wednesday, August 26

College Algebra - We completed our quiz covering Sec. 1.1 - 1.4. HW for Thursday - Read Sec. 1.5 and complete pg. 36 #13 - 21 (odd), #23 - 26, and #29 - 30.

Accl. Geometry - We discussed Sec. 1.1 B (Midpoints on the Coordinate Plane) and Sec. 1.2 (Angles). HW for Thursday - pgs. 42 - 43 #1 - 20.

Tuesday, August 25

College Algebra - We reviewed for tomorrow's quiz over Sec. 1.1 - 1.4, completing a worksheet packet in class. HW for Wednesday - prepare for tomorrow's quiz.

Accl. Geometry - We conintued our discussion of Section 1.1, focusing on the subsets of a line (points, segments, and rays). HW for Wednesday - Complete the back side of the Sec. 1.1 Notes sheet. Read Sec. 1.2 in the book and complete as much of the Sec. 1.2 Notes sheet as possible.

Monday, August 24

College Algebra - We discussed Sec. 1.4 - Linear Equations. HW for Tuesday - pg. 30 #12 - 22 (even) and #23 - 25 (odd). We will take a quiz on Wednesday covering Sections 1.1 - 1.4.

Accl. Geometry - We discussed Sec. 1.1. - The Basic Terms of Geometry. HW for Tuesday - pgs. 33 - 34 #1 - 27. We collected the "Art of Geometry" individual projects.

Friday, August 21, 2009

Friday, August 21

Don't forget the U-High Senate Back-to-School Carnival tomorrow - Saturday, August 22 - from 4:00 - 7:00 pm on the U-High Practice Fields. Your $7 admission fee ($6 for Freshmen) gets you lots of game, food and fun. Don't miss it!

College Algebra - We discussed Sec. 1.3 - Linear Equations. HW for Monday - pg. 18 #25 - 26 and pg. 24 #17 - 29 odd.

Accl. Geometry - We concluded our discussion of Chapter 0 and began working on our "Geometry in Art" project. Copies of the project requirements and grading rubric are available on my U-High web page under "Current Handouts". HW for Monday - complete the "Geometry in Art" project.

Note: A blurb discussing self symmetry (or scale symmetry) is posted on my U-High web page under "Current Handouts".

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Thursday, August 20

College Algebra - We discusses Sec. 1.2 - Functions and Compositions. HW for Friday: pgs 17 - 18 #11 - 23 odd.

Accl. Geometry - We continued our introduction to Geometry by focusing on various ways that art and geometry are connected (Sec. 0.4 - 0.6). HW for Friday - pg 15 #1 - 2; pg 18 #1 - 3; and pg 21 #1 - 4.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Wednesday, August 19

College Algebra - We discussed Sec. 1.1 - Relations and Function. HW for Thursday - Pgs. 10 - 11 #17 - 49 odd.

Accl. Geometry - We reviewed Sec. 0.1 and experimented with various Sketchpad files. HW for Thursday - Read Sec. 0.2 and 0.3 - Line and Circle Designs. Complete the appropriate entries on the Ch. 0 Vocab Sheet and pg. 8 #1 - 4 and pg. 12 #1 - 2.

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Accl. Geometry Online Textbook

Go to my U-High webpage and click on the link "Accl. Geometry Online Text and Resources" located in the upper left side of the page. After this page opens, look for the "Enter your Classpass" option located on the right side of the page.

Students in Period 6 should use the Classpass "12pmsondy".

Students in Period 8 should use the Classpass "2pmsondy".

You now have access to your entire textbook online.

Accl. Geometry Videos and Pictures

Check out these short video clips online ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFRTgr7MfWw (Math is Everywhere)

http://www.plugged.tv/video/channels/nova_podcast_pbs (Nature's Hidden Geometry)

http://photo.net/no-words-forum/007jbW (Photo set - Math in Nature)

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/tlc/29149-understanding-math-and-nature-video.htm

http://videos.howstuffworks.com/tlc/29328-understanding-geometry-of-life-video.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdHv6hyawJ0 (Cymatics, Nature, and Geometry)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7tWRGzLXWc (Sacred Geometry)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGvHlYCI0Xs (Sacred Geometry)

Tuesday, August 18

College Algebra - We competed an algebra assessment. The purpose of this assessment is to give me an idea as to the mathematical strengths and/or weaknesses of these classes. An nominal grade (5 - 10 points) will be assigned. HW for Wed - Read Sec. 1.1 and complete pgs. 8 - 9 #1 - 15.

Accl. Geometry - We discussed rules/procedures for working on the laptop computers in our classroom. We began our discussion of Chapter 0 and completed several activities online. HW for Wed - Read Sec. 0.1 and complete pg. 4 - 6 #1 - 8.

Monday, August 17

College Algebra and Accl. Geometry - We distributed and discussed the class syllabus, highlighting some of the most important items. Additionally, students completed a information form. No HW was assigned in either class.

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Tuesday, August 11

Welcome back to another year of school. We are looking forward to a great year!

Check this website for daily homework postings and updates on upcoming projects and assessments.

Monday, April 27, 2009

Monday, April 27

College Algebra - We discussed Sec. 13.5 - conditional probability. HW for Tuesday - pgs. 864 - 865 #21 - 37 and pgs 871 - 872 #5 - 11.

Accl. Geometry - We completed a quiz covering Sec. 10.2 - 10.4 - volumes of prisms, cylinders, pyramid, and cones. HW for Tuesday - pgs 552 - 553 #1 - 8.

Monday, March 30, 2009

Friday, April 3

College Algebra - We completed our Ch. 11 test. No HW for Monday.

Accl. Geometry - We completed a quiz covering Sec. 9.3 - 9.5. HW for Monday: 1:00 has none. 2:00 complete odd problems in the first colum of each page of the homework packet.

Thursday, April 2

College Algebra - We concluded our proparation for Friday's test over Ch. 11. During class, you will work on the following problems: pgs. 749 - 752 #1 - 77 odd. Our college assistants will circulate, answer questions, and give assistance with problems you don't understand. HW for Friday: prepare for Friday's test covering Ch. 11.

Accl. Geometry - We will review for Friday's quiz covering Sec. 9.3 - 9.5 - Right trianlges and applications. HW for Friday: Review worksheets which will be collected by the sub at the beginning of the hour on Friday.

Wednesday, April 1

No fooling ... Mr. Sondgeroth will be absent Wed, April 1 - Fri, April 3 as he serves as a chaperone for the U-High Chorus/Orchestra Trip to Toronto!

College Algebra - We will begin reviewing for Friday's Chapter 11 Test. In class, you will complete a multiple choice practice test and submit it to the substitute before leaving. This will be graded and EC will be awarded. HW for Thursday - Complete pgs 749 - 752 #2 - 78 even.

Accl. Geometry - We will work on a discovery activity that helps us develop the Distance Formula in the coordinate plane. HW for Thursday - Pg. 504 - 506 #1 - 14, #16 - 17, #20 - 22.

Tuesday, March 31

College Algebra - We concluded our discussion of exponential and logarithmic regression. HW for Wednesday - pgs. 746 - 748 #16 - 26.

Accl. Geometry - We discussed Sec. 9.4 - applications involving right triangles. HW for Wednesday - pgs. 498 - 501 #1 - 5, #7 - 10, #14 - 15, #19 - 20.

Monday, March 30

College Algebra - We discussed Sec. 11.7 - Modeling situations using exponential regression. HW for Tuesday - pgs. 744 - 745 #1 - 15.

Accl. Geometry - We completed a quiz covering Sec. 9.1 and 9.2 (Pythagorean Thm) and Radicals. HW for Tuesday - Read Sec. 9.3 (Special Right Triangles) and complete pgs. 493 - 494 #1 - 11 and #16 - 19.

Friday, March 27

College Algebra - We complete a quiz covering Sec. 11.4 - 11.6. No HW for Monday.

Accl. Geometry - We completed our review of the Pythagorean Thm and its converse. No HW for Monday, other than to prepare for Monday's quiz covering Sec. 9.1 - 9.2 ( and radicals in 1:00).

Thursday, March 26

Wednesday, March 25

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Tuesday, March 24

College Algebra - We introduced logarithms. HW for Wednesday: pg. 723 #20 - 31 and #41 - 52. This HW will be collected and graded - be prepared.

Accl. Geometry -

Monday, March 23

College Algebra - We discussed Sec. 11.3, focusing on the number, e. HW for Tuesday - Complete the Sec. 11.3 wksht. This will be collected and graded.

Accl. Geometry - We completed our Ch. 8 Test. No HW for Tuesday.

Friday, March 20

Thursday, March 19

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Wednesday, March 18

College Algebra - We reviewed Sec. 11. 2 - expenential growth and decay. HW for Thursday - complete the exponetial worksheets distributed in class.

Accl. Geometry -

Tuesday, March 17

College Algebra - We discussed Sec. 11.2 - exponential growth and decay. HW for Wednesday - pgs. 708-709 #10 - 17 (Columns 1 and 2), #19 - 21, and #24 - 26.

Accl. Geometry - We reviewed area of circles, sectors, segments and annuluses and introduced geometric probability. HW for Wednesday - read/complete pgs. 88 - 89 and pgs. 458 - 460 and complete the Sec. 10.6 worksheet. This worksheet will be collected.

Monday, March 16, 2009

Monday, March 16

College Algebra - We discussed Sec. 11.1 - basic rules of exponents. HW for Tuesday - pgs.700 - 701 #24 - 63; problems in columns 1 and 2 only.

Accl. Geometry - We discussed Sec. 8.5 and 8.6 - areas of circles and sectors. HW for Tuesday - pgs. 451 - 452 #1 - 18, #20 - 21 and pg. 455 #1 - 12.

Friday, March 6

No HW in either class or section. Enjoy your break!!!!!

Thursday, March 5

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Wednesday, March 4

College Algebra - We discussed Sec. 7.4, focusing on the half and double angle trig identities. HW for Thursday - complete Worksheet 14.5 from the HW packet distributed in class today.

Accl. Geometry - We reviewed recent sections that we have covered in class. HW for Thursday - complete the worksheets distributed in class.

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Tuesday, March 3

College Algebra - We discussed Sec. 7.3 - Sum and Difference Identities. HW for Wednesday - Pgs. 442 - 443 #14 - 32 even and #39 - 40.

Accl. Geometry - We continued our discussion of calculating areas, focusing on Pick's Formula and Heron's Formula. HW for Wednesday - 1:00 - pgs. 443 - 444 #1 - 8, #11, #13; 2:00 - Heron Formula worksheet.

Monday, March 2, 2009

Monday, March 2

College Algebra - We completed a quiz covering Sec. 7.1 - 7.2. HW for Tuesday - Read Sec. 7.3 and complete pgs. 442 - 443 #15 - 29 odd.

Accl. Geometry - We discussed Sec. 8.2 and reviewed all area formulae from Sec. 8.1 and 8.2. HW for Tuesday - Complete pgs. 446-448 (Pick's Formula) and pgs. 435 - 437 #1 - 9.

Friday, February 27

College Algebra - We reviewed the HW packet from Thursday covering Sec. 7.1 - 7.2. No HW for Monday, other than to be prepared for a quiz covering Sec. 7.1 and 7.2.

Accl. Geometry - We discussed Sec. 8.2, area of triangles, kites, rhombi, and trapezoids. HW for Monday - pgs. 430 - 432 #1 - 17 and #22 - 28.

Thursday, February 26, 2009

Thursday, February 26

College Algebra - We reviewed Secs. 7.1 and 7.2. HW for Friday - Complete worksheets distributed in class.

Accl. Geometry - We began our discussion of Ch. 8 - Area of polygons. HW for Friday - pgs. 425 - 428 #1 - 15, #17 - 24, #26 - 27.

Wednesday, February 25

College Algebra - We discussed Sec. 7.2. HW for Thursday - pgs. 434 - 435 #13 - 23 odd and #29 - 31.

Accl. Geometry - We discussed several algebra topics including solving systems of equations. HW for Thursday - complete worksheet on solving systems.

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Tuesday, February 25

College Algebra - We discussed Sec. 7.1. HW for Wednesday - look over the worksheets that were assigned for today and make sure they are completed correctly.

Accl. Geometry - We completed our Ch. 6 Test. No HW for Wednesday.

Monday, February 23

College Algebra - We completed our Ch. 6 Test and began Sec. 7.1. HW for Tuesday - complete the two worksheets distributed in class.

Accl. Geometry - We reviewed for tomorrow's test over Ch. 6. HW for Tuesday - study for test.

Friday, February 20

College Algebra - We took the Ch. 6 Test. No HW for Monday.

Accl. Geometry - We worked on review materilas for Ch. 6. HW for Monday - complete the worksheet packet distributed in class.

Thursday, February 19

College Algebra -

Accl. Geometry -

Wednesday, February 18

College Algebra -

Accl. Geometry -

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Tuesday, February 17

College Algebra - Since I was absent from class today, we spent the hour reviewing independently for our upcoming Ch. 6 test. HW for Wednesday - pg. A61 Chapter 6 Test #1 - 20.

Accl. Geometry - We discussed circumference of a circle and arc length. HW for Wednesday - pgs. 337 – 338 #1 – 14 and pgs. 351 – 352 #1 – 10.

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Monday, February 16

NO SCHOOL in honor of President's Day.

Friday, February 13

College Algebra - We completed a quiz covering Sec. 6.5 - 6.8 (retake). No HW for Tuesday.

Accl. Geometry - No class, as a result of the freshman field trip. No HW for Tuesday.

Thursday, February 12

College Algebra - We completed our review of the last portion of Chapter 6. No HW for tomorrow, other than to review for our quiz covering Sec. 6.5 - 6.8.

Accl. Geometry - We completed a quiz covering Sec. 6.1 - 6.4. No HW for Tuesday.

Wednesday, February 11

College Algebra -

Accl. Geometry - We continued our discussion of the first part of Chapter 6. No HW for Thursday other than to prepare for tomorrow's quiz covering Sec. 6.1 - 6.4.

Tuesday, February 10

Monday, February 9

Friday, February 6, 2009

Friday, February 6

College Algebra - We continued our discussion of graphing trig functions. HW for Monday - pg 416 #41 - 44 - graph on separate sheet and be prepared to turn in on Monday.

Accl Geometry - We continued our discussion of properties of a circle, completing our note sheet through Sec. 6.3. No HW for Monday.

Thursday, February 5, 2009

Thursday, February 5

College Algebra - We continued our discussion of graphing trig functions, focusing on the tangent function. HW for Friday - complete tan/cot worksheet and review the HW that was assigned on Wednesday.

Accl. Geometry - We continued our discussion in Ch. 6. HW for Friday - pg. 327 #1 - 14.

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Wednesday, February 4

College Algebra - We continued our discussion of Sec. 6.7. HW for Thursday - pgs. 400 - 401 #16 - 24, #29 - 34, #36 - 40.

Accl Geometry - We continued our discussion of Chapter 6. HW for Thursday - Read Sec. 6.2 and complete pgs. 320 - 323 #1 - 15 and #20 - 24.

Tuesday, February 3

College Algebra - We began our discussion of graphs of the secant and cosecant functions. HW for Wednesday - Complete the Sec. 6.7 Guided Notes sheet.

Accl. Geometry - We continued our discussion of Chapter 6, begiining our note sheet for this chapter (available online). No HW for Wednesday.

Monday, February 2, 2009

Monday, February 2

College Algebra - We continued our disccussion of sin and cos graphs, focusing on using these graphs to model real world sets of data. HW for Monday - pgs 391 #6 - 9 and #12 - 14.

Accl. Geometry -

Friday, January 30

College Algebra - We completed our quiz covering Sec. 6.3 - 6.5. No HW for Monday.

Accl. Geometry - We completed our Chapter 5 Test. No HW for Monday.

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Thursday, January 29

College Algebra - We made an attempt to clarify the strategies used to graph transformations of the sine and cosine function in preparation for tomorrow's test. No HW for Friday, other than to study for Friday's quiz covering Sec. 6.3 - 6.5.

Accl. Geometry - We reviewed the practice test in preparation for tomorrow's test over Chapter 5. No HW for Friday.

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Wednesday, January 27

College Algebra - We continued our review of Sec. 6.3 - 6.5 ahead of Friday's quiz covering those sections. HW for Thursday - pg 415 #29 - 38.

Accl. Geometry - We continued our review of the properties of quadrilaterals. HW for Thursday: Complete the first part of the Chapter 5 Practice Test.

Tuesday - January 27

College Algebra - We had a sub today, so students spent the hour working on review problems from Sec. 6.4 and 6.5. Complete the 6.4 - 6.5 worksheet in class and return to the sub before the end of the hour. HW for Wednesday - Pgs A36 - A37 Extra Practice for Sec. 6.4 (#1 - 7) and Sec. 6.5 (#1 - 7).

Accl Geometry - We reviewed ways to prove that various quadrilateral properties are true. HW for Wednesday: Pgs 304 - 305 #1 - 16.

Monday, January 26, 2009

Monday, January 26

College Algebra - We continued our discussion of graphing sine and cosine funtions. HW for Tuesday - pg 384 #23 - 26 and #29 - 32.

Accl. Geometry - We continued our discussion of quadrilaterals, focusing onthe properties of rectangles, rhombii, and squares. We focused specifically on the properties of their diagonals. HW for Tuesday - pgs 300 - 302 #1 - 8.

Sunday, January 25, 2009

Friday, January 23

College Algebra - We continued our discussion of graphing sin/cos curves, focusing on vertical and horizontal shifts (Sec. 6.5). HW for Monday - pg 373 #17 - 26 and pgs 383 - 384 #14 - 22.

Accl. Geometry - We continued our discussion of quadrilaterals, focusing on parallelograms (Sec. 5.5). HW for Monday - Read Sec. 5.6 and complete pgs 294 - 297 #1 - 16, #26 - 28.

Thursday, January 22, 2009

Thursday, January 22

College Algebra - We continued our discussion of graphing the sine and cosine functions, focusing on amplitude and period. HW for Friday - pgs. 363 - 364 #13 - 24, #27 - 30, #33 - 39, and #45 - 48. You can downlad copies of trig graph paper by clicking on the option on the left-hand column of my U-High website at http://www.uhigh.ilstu.edu/math/sondgeroth/biogroth.html.

Accl. Geometry - We completed our quiz covering Sec. 5.1 - 5.4. HW for Friday - Read Sec. 5.5 and complete pgs. 283 - 286 #1 - 7, #9 - 11, #13, #15 - 19.

Wednesday, January 21

College Algebra - We began our discussion of sine and cosine graphs. HW for Thursday - Sketch the graph of y = cos x from 0 to 2(pi) and identify the max, min, axis, amplitude and period of the graph.

Accl. Geometry - We completed our review of Sec. 5.1 - 5.4. HW for Thursday - Study for tomorrow's quiz covering Sec. 5.1 - 5.4.

Tuesday, January 20

College Algebra - We reviewed the relationship between angles measured in degrees and radians. HW for Wednesday - pg 348 - 349 #31 - 37, #40 - 44, #50 - 51.

Accl. Geometry - We reviewed Sec. 5.1 - 5.4. HW for Wednesday - complete Sec. 5.1 - 5.4 review HW packet.

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Friday, January 16

Are you kidding me????????

I don't even want to try to calculate the odds for U-High having three snow/weather day cancellations in succession. I am sure that will be a nearly once in a lifetime occurrence for all of us.

The long lay-off has been enjoyed by many of us, but we should be back in school on Tuesday! make sure that you have completed the assigned HW for each class.

In College Algebra, we will pick-up with our discussion of radian measures of angles and their relation to the unit circle.

In Accl. Geometry, we will continue our discussion of the properties of various quadrilaterals.

Enjoy the extended break ... we'll see everyone Tuesday ... HOPEFULLY!!!!!!!

Thursday, January 15

Toooooooo cooooooold to go to school = another day off

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Tuesday, January 13

College Algebra - We discussed Sec. 6.1 - radian measure for angles. HW for Wednesday - pg. 297 #39 - 44 and pg. 348 #18 - 26, #28 - 30.

Accl. Geometry - We completed our discussion of Sec. 5.3 - properties of kites and trapezoids - and began our discussion of Sec. 5.4 - midsegments of triangles and trapezoids. HW for Wednesday - pgs. 277 - 279 #1 - 9, #14 - 16.

Monday, January 12

College Algebra - We continued our discussion of Sec. 5.3. HW for Tuesday - pgs 296 - 297 #14 - 37.

Accl. Geometry - We discussed Sec. 5.3 - properties of kites and trapezoids. HW for Tuesday - pgs 271 - 273 #1 - 13, #17.

Friday, January 9, 2009

Friday, January 9

College Algebra - We took a pop quiz over Sec. 5.1 and then we began our discussion of Sec. 5.2 - the Unit Circle. No HW for Monday.

Accl. Geometry - We discussed Sec. 5.1 and 5.2 - sums of interior and exterior angles in a convex polygon. HW for Monday - pgs. 263 - 265 #1 - 12, #16 - 17.

All Geometry students should complete the ALEKS assessment by Saturday, Jan. 10.

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Thursday, January 8

College Algebra - We continued our discussion of Sec. 5.1. HW for Friday - No new assignment; recheck your answers for the HW that was assigned for today.

Accl. Geometry - We completed the ALEKS algebra assessment and began our investigations in Sec. 5.1. HW for Friday - Complete the polygon/angle worksheet distributed in class. Read Sec. 5.1 in the text and complete pgs. 259 - 261 #1 - 14, #17, and #20.

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Wednesday, January 7

College Algebra - Read Sec. 5.1 and complete pgs 281 - 282 #20 - 22, #24 - 26, #33- 40, #43, #46 - 49, an #53 - 58.

Accl. Geometry - We began taking the ALEKS online algebra assessment. The results of this assessment will help guide the placement of our geometry students in their math classes for 09-10. No HW for Thursday.

Remember - Tomorrow, Jan. 8 - is a Schedule A day!