Dealing with 'Real, Non-Contrived' Mathematics for a Change of Pace

Home Nugget #19
Assigned on Wednesday November 30, 2011
Due on Thursday, December 1, 2011


From double sided sheet:

Media Clip: Walking the Equator # 1 - 5

Media Clip: Brown-Bagging It # 1 - 4

As is always the case, your focus is on demonstrating your thought process/reasoning for all problems such that it is easy to follow your train of thought.

Delving Into Complex Numbers by Way of Imaginary Numbers

Home Nugget #18
Assigned on Tuesday November 29, 2011

Due on FRIDAY DECEMBER 2, 2011

First four questions from term 2 journal are due this Friday. Normally, there would be additional problems from the book assigned as well, however, given the amount of content covered in lesson 5-4, it would have been premature.

Like All Things in Life, Practice Makes Perfect (or gets us close to perfection); Anyway, Practice Factoring Tonight

Home Nugget #17
Assigned on Monday November 28, 2011
Due on Tuesday November 29, 2011

In Algebra 2 text,

Page 900

Lesson 5-2 # 5, 15

Lesson 5-3 # 5 - 16

ALSO! The first four questions from Term 2 Journal Entry are due this Friday December 2.

Giving Factoring the Thought it Deserves: A Portal into Finding Roots Quickly

Home Nugget #16
Assigned on Tuesday November 22, 2011
Due on Monday November 28, 2011 (Due to an abbreviated schedule on Wed., I don't see students until Monday after the Thanksgiving break)

In Algebra 2 text,

Page 256 # 13 - 31 all

Page 257 # 32, 47 - 49

Advice: do a handful of problems each day for the next few days so that by the time you get back to class on Monday, factoring of quadratics is at least actively still a part of your thought process.

Extending the Weekend Assignment

Refer to this weekend's blog post. 10th grade assemblies were held during 5th period today which precluded me from assigning a new lesson.

Using Factoring to Bypass Graphing Quadratic Equations

Home Nugget #15
Assigned on Friday November 18, 2011
Due on Monday November 21, 2011

INDEPENDENT STUDY in ALGEBRA 2 TEXT:

1. Read page 247 example 3 on Number Theory to understand how to write quadratic equations to solve for 'mystery numbers.' Then on page 250 solve problems 40 - 43.

2. Read pages 253 - 255 on Solving Quadratic Equations by Factoring. Then on page 256 solve # 1 - 13 odd.

No graph paper is needed for this assignment.

Solving Quadratic Equations Using Graphing Strategies

Home Nugget #14
Assigned on Thursday November 17, 2011
Due on Friday November 18, 2011

In Algebra 2 text,

Page 250 # 22 - 27 and 30 - 31

Recognizing Key Features and Characteristics of Quadratic Function Graphs

Home Nugget #13
Assigned on Wednesday November 16, 2011
Due on Thursday November 17, 2011

In Algebra 2 text,

Page 241 #11 (yes, again!)

Page 242 # 37 - 40, 45 - 48, 51 - 54

Familairizing Ourselves (in great detail) with Quadratic Functions

Home Nugget #12
Assigned on Tuesday November 15, 2011
Due on Wednesday November 16, 2011

In Algebra 2 text,

Read real-world example on pages 239 & 240

Page 241 # 2, 4, 6, 7 - 10, 11

Take-Home Test on Chapter 3

Home Nugget #11
Assigned on Monday November 14, 2011
Due on Tuesday November 15, 2011

From sheet titled 'Chapter 3 Test Form 2C' all problems.

All work must be presented clearly and in order on the graph paper that is provided. Solutions should be clearly marked so that grading is made practical.

This assignment constitutes a 50 point test grade which with the assessment taken in class today, together count as a 100 test.

Preparations for a Chapter 3 Summative Assessment

Home Nugget #10
Assigned on Thursday November 10, 2011
Due on Monday November 14, 2011

In Algebra 2 text,

Page 150 # 10 - 16 even and # 20 - 21

Page 154 # 17 - 21 odd

Page 155 # 23, 25, 28

(you will need graph paper)

Solving Systems of Equations in Three Variables

Home Nugget #9
Assigned on Wednesday November 9, 2011
Due on Thursday November 10, 2011

In Algebra 2 text,

Page 150 # 9 - 19 odd

Solving Equations in Three Variables: Adding A New Dimension to an Old Theme

Home Nugget #8
Assigned on Tuesday November 8, 2011
Due on Wednesday November 9, 2011

In Algebra 2 text,

Read and take notes on pages 148 & 149

Then solve # 1 - 8 on page 149 (be sure to check odd-numbered solutions!)

Taking Time to Absorb Linear Programming

Home Nugget #7
Assigned on Monday November 7, 2011
Due on Tuesday November 8, 2011

In Algebra 2 text,

Page 142 # 9 - 14, 19 - 20, 23, 26

Page 143 # 28 - 33

Finally! Practical Applications for our Mathematical Investigations: Linear Programming at Work

Home Nugget # 6
Assigned on Friday November 4, 2011
Due on Monday November 7, 2011

In Algebra 2 text,

Page 137 # 5 - 8, 10, 11

Page 141 # 4, 5, 6

Page 142 # 9 - 14

Graphing Linear Inequalities

Home Nugget #5
Assigned on Thursday November 3, 2011
Due on Friday November 4, 2011

In Algebra 2 text,

Page 133

# 10 - 16 even

#18 (be assertive and aggressive with this one!)

#22, 24

One More Day of Pursuing Systems of Linear Equations Algebraically

Home Nugget #4
Assigned on Wednesday November 2, 2011
Due on Thursday November 3, 2011

In Algebra 2 text,

Page 127 # 26, 27

Page 128 # 29 - 39 odd & # 47

Page 129 # 50

Solving Systems of Linear Equations Algebraically

Home Nugget #3
Assigned on Tuesday November 1, 2011
Due on Wednesday November 2, 2011

In Algebra 2 text,

Page 127 # 14 - 17, 20 - 23, 24, 25