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.