Monday, December 14, 2015

Monday, December 14

Geometry - We began our group final in class today.  Groups have until the end of the day tomorrow to complete this truly summative assessment.  Note:  The group final accounts for 25% of the Semester Exam grade, which means it has a 5% effect on each student's semester grade.

No HW for Tuesday.

Assessment Alert:  See Friday's post for a complete breakdown of what is going on in Geometry class this week!


Modern Math - We reviewed

Sunday, December 13, 2015

Friday, December 10

Geometry - We concluded our initial investigation of isometries (transformations), focusing on reflections, translations, and rotations (Sec. 12.1 - 12.3).

No HW for Monday.

Assessment Alert - Next week is Finals Week.  Here's a brief review of the schedule:

- Group Final - Will be completed in groups of 3 - 4 during class periods on Monday, Dec. 14, and Tuesday, Dec. 15.  Students may use their textbooks, notes/worksheets, computers, and calculators to complete this assessment.

- Trigonometry Quest Retake - Any student wishing to retake the Ch. 5 / 8 assessment initially completed last Tuesday, can do so on a free hour or after school on Monday, Dec. 14, or Tuesday, Dec. 15.  E-mail Mr. Sondgeroth at masondg@ilstu.edu to schedule your retake time.

- Final Exam Review Sessions - 
* Sr. Laura Dulee (former student in THIS class) will host a general review session in the U-Link from 3:00 - 4:00 pm after school on Monday, Dec. 14.
* Mr. Sondgeroth will host a question and answer review session on Wednesday, Dec. 16, from 2:00 - 4:00 pm in Rm. 208.  Students needing assistance should come to the review session prepared to asked questions on SPECIFIC problems that they do not understand.

- Individual Final - Students will be allowed to use only their calculator and one page of hand-written notes.  Students may NOT use the textbook or notebooks on this assessment.

For more information on the assessments listed above, click on the "Geometry Final Exam Info" link on the top menu of this page.


Modern Math - We continued our review of Ch. 15 in preparation for next week's test.

No HW for Monday.

Thursday, December 10, 2015

Thursday, December 10

Geometry - We continued our discussion of transformations, focusing on translations (Sec. 12.2).

HW for Friday - Complete the worksheet(s) that were distributed in class today.

Assessment Alert:  The Geometry Final Exam Info link has been updated to include a list of the topics covered first semester.


Modern Math - We completed the Ch. 15 Practice Test in class today.

No HW for Friday.

Wednesday, December 9

Geometry - We returned to a discussion of transformations, focusing on reflections (Sec. 12.1).

HW for Thursday - Complete the worksheet that was distributed in class today.


Modern Math - We began our review of Ch. 15.

HW for Thursday - Complete "JOGGING" exercises #59 - 73 in the HW packet distributed in class on Tuesday (pgs 474 - 475 in the online text).

Tuesday, December 8

Geometry - We completed the Ch. 8 / Trigonometry Quest in class today.

No HW for Wednesday.


Modern Math - We spent the hour discussing methods for calculating the standard deviation for a data set (Sec. 15.3).

Now HW for Wednesday.

Monday, December 7, 2015

Monday, December 8

Geometry - We completed our review ahead of tomorrow's quiz covering radicals and special right triangles (Sec. 5.8), basic trig ratios (Sec. 8.2) and applications involving trigonometry (Sec. 8.3, 8.4).

No HW for Tuesday, other than to prepare for the radicals / trig quiz that we will complete in class tomorrow.


Modern Math - We continued our discussion of measures of central tendency and spread, focusing on variance and standard deviation.

No HW for Tuesday.

Friday, December 4, 2015

Friday, December 4

Geometry - We continued our discussion of the applications of trig, focusing on problems involving angles of elevation and depression (Sec. 8.4).

HW for Monday - Complete pgs. 547 - 549  #10-16, #24-25, #27, #31-32

Assessment Alert:  Any student wishing to retake the Ch. 7 (Similarity) Test should do so during a free our and/or after school on Monday, Dec. 7.  We will complete our last summative assessment in class on Tuesday, Dec. 8.  This quiz will cover radicals, special right triangles (Sec. 5.8), basic trig ratios (Sec. 8.2) and applications of trigonometry (Sec. 8.3 - 8.4).


Modern Math - We concluded our discussion of measure of central tendency (Sec. 15.2) and began our investigation of range, focusing on standard deviation (Sec. 15.3).

HW for Monday - Read Sec. 15.3 and complete the assignment linked on the MyMathLab site.

Thursday, December 3, 2015

Thursday, December 3

Geometry - We continued our introduction to right-triangle trigonometry, focusing on "solving a right triangle."  (Sec. 8.3).

HW for Friday - Complete the Sec. 8.3 worksheet that was distributed in class today.

Assessment Alert:  Look at yesterday's post for information regarding the Ch. 7 (Similarity) Retake.  One change ... Mr. Sondgeroth can NOT meet after school today.  He will be available for extra help tomorrow (Friday, Dec. 4) from 2:00 - 4:00 pm in Rm. 208.


Modern Math - We continued our discussion of the measures of central tendency and spread (Sec. 15.2).

HW for Friday - Complete the online assignment posted in MyMathLab.

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Wednesday, December 2

Geometry - We began our study of trigonometry, focusing on the three basic trig ratios - sine, (sin), cosine (cos) and tangent (tan) in Sec. 8.2.

HW for Thursday - Complete pgs. 360-361  #9-16 and pgs. 529-530  #22-39.

Assessment Alert - Students will be allowed to retake the Ch. 7 (Similarity) Test during during a free hour or before / after school on MONDAY, December 7.  Please e-mail Mr. Sondgeroth at masondg@ilstu.edu to schedule a retake time.  If you need extra assistance preparing for the retake, Mr. Sondgeroth will be available in the Math office from 2:30 - 3:30 pm on Thursday, December 3 and Friday, December 4.


Modern Math - We continued our discussion of data analysis, focusing on different measures of central tendency and spread (Sec. 15.2).

HW for Thursday - Complete the Sec. 15.2 HW worksheet that was distributed in class today.

Tuesday, December 1

Geometry - We continued our discussion of special right triangles, focusing on 30-60-90 triangles (Sec. 5.8).

HW for Wednesday - Complete the 30-60-90 side of the Sec. 5.8 Worksheet that was distributed in class today.


Modern Math - We spent the hour reviewing the HW from Sec. 15.1.

No HW for Wednesday.

Monday, November 30

WELCOME BACK!!!!!

Geometry - We continued our discussion of special right triangles, focusing on 45-45-90 triangles (Sec. 5.8).

HW for Tuesday - Complete the 45-45-90 side of the Sec. 5.8 Worksheet distributed in class today.


Modern Math - We began our discussion of Sec. 15.1, focusing on various ways to represent a set of data.

HW for Tuesday - Complete the Sec. 15.1 HW that was distributed in class today.