Thursday, December 5, 2013

Thursday, December 5

Don't forget ... Schedule A tomorrow!

Geometry - We continued our discussion of basic transformations, focusing on translations.  HW for Friday - complete the Sec. 12.2 Practice A worksheet that was distributed in the packet on Tuesday.

Modern Math - We continued our discussion of power indices in Ch. 2.  HW for Friday - Complete the online Practice Quiz #1 AND #2 for Ch.2.  Be sure to submit your scores to me at BOTH addresses.

1)  go to http://wps.prenhall.com/esm_tannenbaum_excursions_6/51/13160/3369067.cw/index.html
2)  in the top menu, click on "2"
3)  in the left-hand menu, click on "Quiz #1"
4)  when finished w/ the MC quiz, click on "Submit Answers for Grading"
5)  after reviewing your answers, submit your score to me via e-mail
     - type your name in the "My name is ... " box
     - click the "Instructor" box and enter the e-mail ... SGrothfam@aol.com
     - click on the "Other" box and enter the e-mail ... masondg@ilstu.edu
     - click on the "E-mail Results" button
6) After posting your score on Quiz #1, repeat the process using Quiz #2

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Wednesday, December 4

Geometry - We continued our discussion of basic transformations, focusing on reflections (Sec. 12.1).  HW for Thursday - Complete the Sec. 21.1 Practice A worksheet that was included in the packet distributed in class on Tuesday.

Modern Math - We continued our discussion of power distributions.  No HW for Thursday.

Tuesday, December 3

Geometry - We continued our discussion of basic transformations, focusing on rotations.  No HW for Wednesday.

Modern Math - We continued our discussion of power distributions, comparing the Banzhaf and Shapely-Shubik Power indices (Ch. 2).  HW for Wednesday - Complete pgs. 68 - 69  #25-39 (odd).

Monday, December 2, 2013

Monday, December 2

Geometry - We continued our discussion of basic transformations, focusing on translations.  No HW for Tuesday.

Modern Math - We continued our discussion of power distribution, introducing the Shapely-Shubik Power Index.  No HW for Tuesday.

Video explaining Shapley-Shubik Power Index
App used to calculate Shapely-Shubik Power Index

Review Sessions for December 2-6 ...

We will hold review sessions in Rm 208 from 3:00 - 3:30 pm on the following days:
- Tuesday, December 3
- Wednesday, December 4
- Thursday, December 5

Tuesday, November 26

Have a great Thanksgiving Break!!!!!

Geometry - We began our discussion of basic congruence transformations, focusing on reflections.  No HW for Monday.

Modern math - We continued our discussion of power distribution, focusing on applications of the Banzhaf Power Index (Sec. 2.3).  No HW for Monday.

Monday, November 25

Geometry - We completed the Ch. 7 Test in Class today.  HW for Tuesday - Complete the Transformation worksheets that were distributed in class today.

Modern Math - We began our discussion of specific measures of power, focusing on the Banzhaf Power Index (Sec. 12.2).  No HW for Tuesday.