Thursday, February 11

Geometry - We wrapped up our discussion of inequalities in a triangle, focusing on the use of indirect proofs to justify some of the conjectures we have made (Sec. 5.5).

HW for Friday:
- 7:00/8:00 - Information regarding Mr. Speer's classes can be found at http://mr-speer.blogspot.com

-12:00/1:00 - Complete the indirect proof worksheet that was distributed in class today.

For more information regarding Indirect Proofs: check out this site:

http://www.virtualnerd.com/geometry/triangle-relationships/indirect-proof/indirect-proof-example

http://www.regentsprep.org/regents/math/geometry/gp3b/indirectpractice.htm

Assessment Alert:  We will complete a quiz covering Sec. 5.5. - 5.7 (Triangle INequality) in class tomorrow - Friday, February 12.

Modern Math - We continued our discussion of voting methods, focusing on the Plurality and Borda Count methods (Sec. 1.2 - 1.3).

HW for Friday - Read Sec. 1.3 and complete pg. 31  #21-30.