5th Period Class
Assigned on Wednesday February 27, 2013
Due on Friday March 1, 2013
Take time this evening, tomorrow in class and tomorrow evening to craft a high-quality and meaningful journal product. Bear in mind that this is the last assignment of the 3rd marking period.
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6th Period Class
Assigned on Wednesday February 27, 2013
Due on Friday March 1, 2013
Take
time this evening, tomorrow in class and tomorrow evening to craft a
high-quality and meaningful journal product. Bear in mind that this is
the last assignment of the 3rd marking period.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Preparing for Our Last Significant Assignment of the 3rd Term: the Journal
5th Period Class
Home Nugget #38
Assigned on Tuesday February 26, 2013
Due on Wednesday February 27, 2013
Read and digest Dr. Tanton's essay in response to the AMC town population problem so that you get a real taste of what it means to use a narrative tone in writing about mathematics. Be able to speak intelligently about the problem and how it is dissected in class tomorrow.
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6th Period Class
Home Nugget #35
Assigned on Tuesday February 26, 2013
Due on Wednesday February 27, 2013
Read and digest Dr. Tanton's essay in response to the AMC town population problem so that you get a real taste of what it means to use a narrative tone in writing about mathematics. Be able to speak intelligently about the problem and how it is dissected in class tomorrow.
Home Nugget #38
Assigned on Tuesday February 26, 2013
Due on Wednesday February 27, 2013
Read and digest Dr. Tanton's essay in response to the AMC town population problem so that you get a real taste of what it means to use a narrative tone in writing about mathematics. Be able to speak intelligently about the problem and how it is dissected in class tomorrow.
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6th Period Class
Home Nugget #35
Assigned on Tuesday February 26, 2013
Due on Wednesday February 27, 2013
Read and digest Dr. Tanton's essay in response to the AMC town population problem so that you get a real taste of what it means to use a narrative tone in writing about mathematics. Be able to speak intelligently about the problem and how it is dissected in class tomorrow.
Monday, February 25, 2013
Final Preparations for Tomorrow's Test and A Close Look at an AMC Essay
5th Period Class
Home Nugget # 37
Assigned on Monday February 15, 2013
Due on Tuesday February 16, 2013
Knowing the exact expectations for tomorrow's assessment (detailed in the blog post prior to this one) make sure you come to class ready for business.
Also, in anticipation of a mini journal project you'll be producing this week, carefully read through and familiarize yourself with Dr. Tanton's essay on the AMC problem which serves as a great example of establishing a math narrative.
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6th Period Class
Home Nugget # 34
Assigned on Monday February 15, 2013
Due on Tuesday February 16, 2013
Knowing the exact expectations for tomorrow's assessment (detailed in the blog post prior to this one) make sure you come to class ready for business.
Also, in anticipation of a mini journal project you'll be producing this week, carefully read through and familiarize yourself with Dr. Tanton's essay on the AMC problem which serves as a great example of establishing a math narrative.
Home Nugget # 37
Assigned on Monday February 15, 2013
Due on Tuesday February 16, 2013
Knowing the exact expectations for tomorrow's assessment (detailed in the blog post prior to this one) make sure you come to class ready for business.
Also, in anticipation of a mini journal project you'll be producing this week, carefully read through and familiarize yourself with Dr. Tanton's essay on the AMC problem which serves as a great example of establishing a math narrative.
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6th Period Class
Home Nugget # 34
Assigned on Monday February 15, 2013
Due on Tuesday February 16, 2013
Knowing the exact expectations for tomorrow's assessment (detailed in the blog post prior to this one) make sure you come to class ready for business.
Also, in anticipation of a mini journal project you'll be producing this week, carefully read through and familiarize yourself with Dr. Tanton's essay on the AMC problem which serves as a great example of establishing a math narrative.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Meaningful Explorations for the February Break
5th Period Class
Home Nugget #36
Assigned on Thursday February 14, 2013
Due on Monday February 25, 2013
FEBRUARY BREAK EXPLORATIONS!!! (the number of exclamation points are proportionate to my level of excitement)
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6th Period Class
Home Nugget #33
Assigned on Thursday February 14, 2013
Due on Monday February 25, 2013
FEBRUARY BREAK EXPLORATIONS!!! (the number of exclamation points are proportionate to my level of excitement)
Home Nugget #36
Assigned on Thursday February 14, 2013
Due on Monday February 25, 2013
FEBRUARY BREAK EXPLORATIONS!!! (the number of exclamation points are proportionate to my level of excitement)
As I mentioned
in class, this assignment is about as far away from ‘busy work’ as one can get.
The lessons I ask you to read over, to study, to problem solve with and
potentially research some more, are the content we would have covered if not
for snow days, district mandated testing and all the other interruptions that
make school tough to cope with. And if you need more motivation, here it is:
There is lots of
good, meaty material here to sink your teeth into and find interesting
I have every
expectation that you will not only poke around in the content, but have it
resolved by the time we return from break
Our last
assessments of the 3rd term will be drawn from the content you
explore
So here goes:
Lesson 2-6 Special Functions
We play with
functions all year in math class. We are insanely familiar with what functions
are in general and so this little lesson puts formal names to certain functions
(almost all of which you know) and maybe suggests some names and features that
you aren’t totally friendly with. You should be able to answer the following
types of questions after studying this lesson:
Page 99 #14 – 26
Page 100 # 28 – 33 and #41- 45
NOTE! I am not
suggesting you must solve all these problems (although I would definitely
encourage it) but rather that you solve enough to be able to say “o.k. I am
comfortable solving this sort of problem if asked to.”
Lesson 8-5 Classes of Functions
Talk about déjà
vu! This lesson is sort of like getting slapped by 2-6 again expect there is a
heavier focus on recognizing graphs and also a few new functions are thrown
into the pot. Why spend the effort on learning the names and behaviors of all
these functions? Because they are the models for tons of real-world
relationships that we are interested in and form much of the basis for the
regular patterns we explore in Algebra. You should be able to answer the
following types of questions after studying this lesson:
Page 476 # 1 – 5 and 10 – 23
Page 477 # 24 – 31 and 35
Lesson 8-6 Solving Rational Equations and
Inequalities
There is a lot
of good news here. 1. We know these relationships from having graphed them. 2.
We have the idea of a least common denominator from our middle school years. 3.
You folks are already cautious about the denominator of a rational expression
and therefore know all about excluded values of the domain.
Nice. Seems like
you can handle all the details about how to sort out these kinds of problems. You
should be able to answer the following types of questions after studying this
lesson:
Page 484 # 10 – 30
So what’s left?
Well, I’ve never had a chance to assess you on lessons 7-7 Solving Radical
Equations and Inequalities or 8-3 Graphing Rational Functions so assume that
these are fair game when we return.
Should you have questions, shoot me an email at nkhodjat@gmail.com over the next few days and we'll figure things out together.
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6th Period Class
Home Nugget #33
Assigned on Thursday February 14, 2013
Due on Monday February 25, 2013
FEBRUARY BREAK EXPLORATIONS!!! (the number of exclamation points are proportionate to my level of excitement)
As I mentioned
in class, this assignment is about as far away from ‘busy work’ as one can get.
The lessons I ask you to read over, to study, to problem solve with and
potentially research some more, are the content we would have covered if not
for snow days, district mandated testing and all the other interruptions that
make school tough to cope with. And if you need more motivation, here it is:
There is lots of
good, meaty material here to sink your teeth into and find interesting
I have every
expectation that you will not only poke around in the content, but have it
resolved by the time we return from break
Our last
assessments of the 3rd term will be drawn from the content you
explore
So here goes:
Lesson 2-6 Special Functions
We play with
functions all year in math class. We are insanely familiar with what functions
are in general and so this little lesson puts formal names to certain functions
(almost all of which you know) and maybe suggests some names and features that
you aren’t totally friendly with. You should be able to answer the following
types of questions after studying this lesson:
Page 99 #14 – 26
Page 100 # 28 – 33 and #41- 45
NOTE! I am not
suggesting you must solve all these problems (although I would definitely
encourage it) but rather that you solve enough to be able to say “o.k. I am
comfortable solving this sort of problem if asked to.”
Lesson 8-5 Classes of Functions
Talk about déjà
vu! This lesson is sort of like getting slapped by 2-6 again expect there is a
heavier focus on recognizing graphs and also a few new functions are thrown
into the pot. Why spend the effort on learning the names and behaviors of all
these functions? Because they are the models for tons of real-world
relationships that we are interested in and form much of the basis for the
regular patterns we explore in Algebra. You should be able to answer the
following types of questions after studying this lesson:
Page 476 # 1 – 5 and 10 – 23
Page 477 # 24 – 31 and 35
Lesson 8-6 Solving Rational Equations and
Inequalities
There is a lot
of good news here. 1. We know these relationships from having graphed them. 2.
We have the idea of a least common denominator from our middle school years. 3.
You folks are already cautious about the denominator of a rational expression
and therefore know all about excluded values of the domain.
Nice. Seems like
you can handle all the details about how to sort out these kinds of problems. You
should be able to answer the following types of questions after studying this
lesson:
Page 484 # 10 – 30
So what’s left?
Well, I’ve never had a chance to assess you on lessons 7-7 Solving Radical
Equations and Inequalities or 8-3 Graphing Rational Functions so assume that
these are fair game when we return.
Should you have questions, shoot me an email at nkhodjat@gmail.com over the next few days and we'll figure things out together.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
After Today's Class, Putting the Finishing Touches on Graphing Rational Functions
5th Period Class
Home Nugget #35
Assigned on Wednesday February 13, 2013
Due on Thursday February 14, 2013
From Practice Sheet labelled 8-3 Practice
Do problems 1 - 8 and 10
The idea here is pretty straightforward in the sense that you get to: practice identifying excluded values for given rational functions and decide which are vertical asymptotes and which are holes, get two good graphs going by constructing logical tables of data and work out a nice word problems about getting lots of people to do a job, thereby reducing the total amount of work per person.
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6th Period Class
Home Nugget #32
Assigned on Wednesday February 13, 2013
Due on Thursday February 14, 2013
From Practice Sheet labelled 8-3 Practice
Do problems 1 - 8 and 10
The idea here is pretty straightforward in the sense that you get to: practice identifying excluded values for given rational functions and decide which are vertical asymptotes and which are holes, get two good graphs going by constructing logical tables of data and work out a nice word problems about getting lots of people to do a job, thereby reducing the total amount of work per person.
Home Nugget #35
Assigned on Wednesday February 13, 2013
Due on Thursday February 14, 2013
From Practice Sheet labelled 8-3 Practice
Do problems 1 - 8 and 10
The idea here is pretty straightforward in the sense that you get to: practice identifying excluded values for given rational functions and decide which are vertical asymptotes and which are holes, get two good graphs going by constructing logical tables of data and work out a nice word problems about getting lots of people to do a job, thereby reducing the total amount of work per person.
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6th Period Class
Home Nugget #32
Assigned on Wednesday February 13, 2013
Due on Thursday February 14, 2013
From Practice Sheet labelled 8-3 Practice
Do problems 1 - 8 and 10
The idea here is pretty straightforward in the sense that you get to: practice identifying excluded values for given rational functions and decide which are vertical asymptotes and which are holes, get two good graphs going by constructing logical tables of data and work out a nice word problems about getting lots of people to do a job, thereby reducing the total amount of work per person.
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Graphing Wierd, Peculiar Rational Functions
5th Period Class
Home Nugget #34
Assigned on Wednesday February 6, 2013
Due on MONDAY February 11, 2013
In Algebra 2 text,
Page 460 # 1 - 7 odd
Page 461 # 9 - 12 ALL
and # 13 - 21 odd
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6th Period Class
Home Nugget #31
Assigned on Wednesday February 6, 2013
Due on MONDAY February 11, 2013
In Algebra 2 text,
Page 460 # 1 - 7 odd
Page 461 # 9 - 12 ALL
and # 13 - 21 odd
Home Nugget #34
Assigned on Wednesday February 6, 2013
Due on MONDAY February 11, 2013
In Algebra 2 text,
Page 460 # 1 - 7 odd
Page 461 # 9 - 12 ALL
and # 13 - 21 odd
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6th Period Class
Home Nugget #31
Assigned on Wednesday February 6, 2013
Due on MONDAY February 11, 2013
In Algebra 2 text,
Page 460 # 1 - 7 odd
Page 461 # 9 - 12 ALL
and # 13 - 21 odd
Monday, February 4, 2013
A Much-Needed Return to Solving Radical Equations and Inequalities
5th Period Class
Home Nugget #33
Assigned on Monday February 4, 2013
Due on Wednesday February 6, 2013
In Algebra 2 textbook,
Page 425 # 13 - 27 odd and #29, 30
Page 426 # 39, 40, 44
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6th Period Class
Home Nugget #30
Assigned on Monday February 4, 2013
Due on Wednesday February 6, 2013
In Algebra 2 textbook,
Page 425 # 13 - 27 odd and #29, 30
Page 426 # 39, 40, 44
Home Nugget #33
Assigned on Monday February 4, 2013
Due on Wednesday February 6, 2013
In Algebra 2 textbook,
Page 425 # 13 - 27 odd and #29, 30
Page 426 # 39, 40, 44
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6th Period Class
Home Nugget #30
Assigned on Monday February 4, 2013
Due on Wednesday February 6, 2013
In Algebra 2 textbook,
Page 425 # 13 - 27 odd and #29, 30
Page 426 # 39, 40, 44
Friday, February 1, 2013
Taking a Break from the Norm: An Extension Activity for the Mind
5th Period Class
Home Nugget # 32
Assigned on Friday February 1, 2013
Due on Monday February 4, 2013
Watch Dr. Tanton's brief 6-minute video titled "There Are More Triangular Numbers Than Square Numbers." Given our recent work with exponents and exponent operations there is a nice correlation to be made. Be sure to take notes on what you see and to make every effort to understand the good Doctor's arguments. You can expect me to have questions of my own for you on Monday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8selASqZms
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6th Period Class
Home Nugget #29
Assigned on Friday February 1, 2013
Due on Monday February 4, 2013
Watch Dr. Tanton's brief 6-minute video titled "There Are More Triangular Numbers Than Square Numbers." Given our recent work with exponents and exponent operations there is a nice correlation to be made. Be sure to take notes on what you see and to make every effort to understand the good Doctor's arguments. You can expect me to have questions of my own for you on Monday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8selASqZms
Home Nugget # 32
Assigned on Friday February 1, 2013
Due on Monday February 4, 2013
Watch Dr. Tanton's brief 6-minute video titled "There Are More Triangular Numbers Than Square Numbers." Given our recent work with exponents and exponent operations there is a nice correlation to be made. Be sure to take notes on what you see and to make every effort to understand the good Doctor's arguments. You can expect me to have questions of my own for you on Monday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8selASqZms
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6th Period Class
Home Nugget #29
Assigned on Friday February 1, 2013
Due on Monday February 4, 2013
Watch Dr. Tanton's brief 6-minute video titled "There Are More Triangular Numbers Than Square Numbers." Given our recent work with exponents and exponent operations there is a nice correlation to be made. Be sure to take notes on what you see and to make every effort to understand the good Doctor's arguments. You can expect me to have questions of my own for you on Monday.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8selASqZms
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