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Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Solving Logarithmic Equations and Inequalities As We Keep The Nature of a Logarithmic Function in Mind

5th Period Class
Home Nugget #62
Assigned on Tuesday April 30, 2013
Due on Wednesday May 1, 2013

In Algebra 2 textbook,

Page 515 # 16 - 22 and # 23 - 49 odd

Page 516 # 52 - 58 even and 65, 66

Page 517 # 75, 76

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6th Period Class
Home Nugget #59
Assigned on Tuesday April 30, 2013
Due on Wednesday May 1, 2013

In Algebra 2 textbook,

Page 515 # 16 - 22 and # 23 - 49 odd

Page 516 # 52 - 58 even and 65, 66

Page 517 # 75, 76

Monday, April 29, 2013

Broadening Our Understanding of Power (i.e. Logarithmic) Functions

5th Period Class
Home Nugget # 61
Assigned on Monday April 29, 2013
Due on Tuesday April 30, 2013

Watch, take notes on and walk away with a thorough understanding of the insights presented by Dr. Tanton in his video on logarithms found: HERE!

Bear in mind that this is the final week of term 4. No matter your current grade, find the stamina and energy to finish the week strong and with no regrets!

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6th Period Class
Home Nugget # 58
Assigned on Monday April 29, 2013
Due on Tuesday April 30, 2013

Watch, take notes on and walk away with a thorough understanding of the insights presented by Dr. Tanton in his video on logarithms found: HERE!

Bear in mind that this is the final week of term 4. No matter your current grade, find the stamina and energy to finish the week strong and with no regrets!

Thursday, April 25, 2013

The Lovely and Dramatically Different Worlds of Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

5th Period Class
Home Nugget # 60
Assigned on Thursday April 25, 2013
Due on Monday April 29, 2013

In Algebra 2 textbook,

Page 505 # 51 - 60 with the exclusion of #55 (remember that word problems require synopses)

Page 506 # 62 (yup, just this one problem on the page)

Page 514 # 13 - 15

Page 515 # 24 - 48 even only

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6th Period Class
Home Nugget # 56
Assigned on Thursday April 25, 2013
Due on Monday April 29, 2013

In Algebra 2 textbook,

Page 505 # 51 - 60 with the exclusion of #55 (remember that word problems require synopses)

Page 506 # 62 (yup, just this one problem on the page)

Page 514 # 13 - 15

Page 515 # 24 - 48 even only

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Learning to Model Exponential Growth and Decay Relationships in Meaningful Ways

5th Period Class
Home Nugget # 59
Assigned on Wednesday April 24, 2013
Due Thursday April 25, 2013

Page 513 from Algebra I textbook (xeroxed for you)

Problems 1 - 15. These problems require both synopses and evidence of your work which ultimately lead to solutions.

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6th Period Class
Home Nugget # 55
Assigned on Wednesday April 24, 2013
Due on Thursday April 25, 2013

Page 513 from Algebra I textbook (xeroxed for you)

Problems 1 - 15. These problems require both synopses and evidence of your work which ultimately lead to solutions.

Monday, April 22, 2013

Exponential Functions Afford Us Another View of Function Behavior that is Characterized by "sudden" Change

5th Period Class
Home Nugget #58
Assigned on Monday April 22, 2013
Due on Wednesday April 24, 2013

In Algebra 2 textbook,

Page 504 # 18, 20 , 21, 22 - 32 even, 34 - 38

Page 505 # 39 - 47 odd

Please bear in mind that term 4 ends on May 3, leaving us with only 10 days in the marking period!

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6th Period Class
Home Nugget # 54
Assigned on Monday April 22, 2013
Due on Wednesday April 24, 2013

In Algebra 2 textbook,

Page 504 # 18, 20 , 21, 22 - 32 even, 34 - 38

Page 505 # 39 - 47 odd

Please bear in mind that term 4 ends on May 3, leaving us with only 10 days in the marking period!

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Taking Back Control of YOUR Advanced Algebra Class

5th Period Class
Home Nugget # 57
Assigned on Wednesday April 10, 2013
Due on Friday April 12, 2013

In Algebra 2 textbook, carefully read through lessons 9-1 and 9-6 on exponential functions and exponential growth and decay as these are the topics we are exploring next. Given the results of the last few quizzes and tests, a disproportionate number of students are in "crisis mode" in regards to not only their grades but more importantly, their content understanding.

TRANSLATION? You cannot afford to ignore home assignments nor can you continue to expect improvement without investing more time and effort in independently pursuing these math topics.

Problems that I am strongly suggesting you try out:

From 9-1

Page 503 # 1 - 11

From 9-6

Page 548 # 1 - 5

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6th Period Class
Home Nugget # 53
Assigned on Wednesday April 10, 2013
Due on Friday April 12, 2013

In Algebra 2 textbook, carefully read through lessons 9-1 and 9-6 on exponential functions and exponential growth and decay as these are the topics we are exploring next. Given the results of the last few quizzes and tests, a disproportionate number of students are in "crisis mode" in regards to not only their grades but more importantly, their content understanding.

TRANSLATION? You cannot afford to ignore home assignments nor can you continue to expect improvement without investing more time and effort in independently pursuing these math topics.

Problems that I am strongly suggesting you try out:

From 9-1

Page 503 # 1 - 11

From 9-6

Page 548 # 1 - 5

Monday, April 8, 2013

Students Need to Pull Together Their Considerable Resources to Solve Higher-Order Polynomial Functions

5th Period Class
Home Nugget # 55
Assigned on Monday April 8, 2013
Due on Tuesday April 9, 2013

Use the two polynomial functions I provide in class to practice the concepts from 6-8 and 6-9.

(Predicting the number and type of roots both real and imaginary, then using the Rational Zero Theorem to find candidates and actual zeros. Conversely, use the graphing calculator to generate real zeros then find any remaining imaginaries by hand)

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6th Period Class
Home Nugget #51
Assigned on Monday April 8, 2013
Due on Tuesday April 9, 2013

Use the two polynomial functions I provide in class to practice the concepts from 6-8 and 6-9.

(Predicting the number and type of roots both real and imaginary, then using the Rational Zero Theorem to find candidates and actual zeros. Conversely, use the graphing calculator to generate real zeros then find any remaining imaginaries by hand)


Friday, April 5, 2013

Planning an Academic Assault on Lessons 6-8 and 6-9: Finding Zeros of Higher Order Polynomials

5th Period Class
Home Nugget # 54
Assigned on Friday April 5, 2013
Due on Monday April 8, 2013

Make preparations for an open-notebook quiz on lessons 6-8 and 6-9. This is the content where you are trying to find zeros of polynomial functions and use lots of predicting then skills like the rational zero theorem and synthetic substitution to do so.

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6th Period Class
Home Nugget # 50
Assigned on Friday April 5, 2013
Due on Monday April 8, 2013

Make preparations for an open-notebook quiz on lessons 6-8 and 6-9. This is the content where you are trying to find zeros of polynomial functions and use lots of predicting then skills like the rational zero theorem and synthetic substitution to do so.



Wednesday, April 3, 2013

The Final Piece of the Polynomial Function Puzzle: Generating Rational Zero Candidates and Solving

5th Period Class
Home Nugget #53
Assigned on Wednesday April 3, 2013
Due on Friday April 5, 2013

In Algebra 2 textbook,

Page 372 # 22 - 25, 28

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6th Period Class
Home Nugget #49
Assigned on Wednesday April 3, 2013
Due on Friday April 5, 2013

In Algebra 2 textbook,

Page 372 # 22 - 25, 28

Monday, April 1, 2013

Making Specific Predictions About the Kinds of Zeros We Expect From Polynomial Functions

5th Period Class
Home Nugget # 52
Assigned on Monday April 1, 2013
Due on Wednesday April 3, 2013

In Algebra 2 text, read lesson 6-8 on "Roots and Zeros" and then test out page 366 # 1 - 4 and 11 - 14.

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6th Period Class
Home Nugget # 48
Assigned on Monday April 1, 2013
Due on Wednesday April 3, 2013

In Algebra 2 text, read lesson 6-8 on "Roots and Zeros" and then test out page 366 # 1 - 4 and 11 - 14.