| DATE | ASSIGNMENT AND/OR NOTES |
| 6/7 | We
are done! There were 18 A's [out of the 37 tests].
Congratulations to Mina for obtaining the highest score on the
exam. Goodbye to Martin! If we are ever in the Netherlands, we'll
look you up! |
Final
Review | click here for a summary of the important stuff for our final |
Conics
Project | Click here to see all of the fabulous conics projects |
| 5/27 | 
Ms. McCleary with her brother, [Mathematics]Professor McCleary
Can you see the resemblance? |
| 5/22-5/25 | work on your projects which are due next Tuesday
P.S. Your sketches look fabulous! |
| 5/21 | Hope that you enjoyed the NUMB3RS episode
Reminder: your sketches are due tomorrow |
| 5/17 | hyperbolas whose center is not the origin Click here
for the notes. Conics projects started. Your sketches are due next Tuesday.
Here is a link for another school's conics projects
http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/mastersonline/Ft_Bend_ISD/6306/dhs/browne/protected/PPPres/Conics2000_pp/CONICS2000.ppt. |
| 5/15 | hyperbolas whose center is the origin Click here for the notes and homework |
| 5/14 | Ellipses whose center is not the origin Click here for the notes and homework |
| 5/11 | Ellipses Click here for the notes and homework |
| 5/10 | parabolas Click here for the notes and homework |
| 5/8 | Conics sections Click here for the notes and homework |
| 5/7 | finished trig test and intro to conic sections [latus rectum - tee hee]
The latus rectum of a conic section is the chord through a focus parallel to the conic section directrix (Coxeter 1969). "Latus rectum"
is a compound of the Latin latus, meaning 'side,' and rectum, meaning
'straight.' [from: mathworld.wolfram.com] |
| 5/4 | Trig Test
For n = 37 [all have taken the test!] mean = 97.7%; Q1 = 91%; median =
97%; Q3 = 107% I saw a lot of fantastic drawings for the three ships
problems!
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| 5/3 | Test review
Click here for the review |
| 5/1 | Law of Cosines [part two] Click here for the notes and homework
REMINDER: TEST ON FRIDAY ON TRIG
Danielle, it's your month! |
| 4/30 | Law of Cosines [part one] Click here for the notes and homework |
| 4/27 | More Law of Sines Click here for the notes and homework
TEST ALERT! TEST NEXT FRIDAY, MAY 3RD |
| 4/25 | Law of sines Click here for the notes and homework [I was right, it is the Greek letter gamma] |
| 4/24 | More trig in class No homework Juniors, good luck on your ACT |
| 4/23 | Congratulations to the winning Stamp Game Team - Haley O, Martin, and Jonny
Another trig worksheet |
| 4/19 | Tangent Click here for the notes and homework
Go to http://www.dudefree.com/Student_Tools/materials/precalc/unit-circle.php
for unit circle practice
Remember: On Monday you will have a brief quiz on radians and the unit circle
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| 4/17 | the unit circle with degrees and radians [homework is another worksheet] |
| 4/16 | The unit circle Click here for the notes [Homework is a yellow worksheet] |
| 4/13 | Degrees and radians Click here for the notes and homework |
| 4/12 | More trig Click here for the notes
Homework = blue worksheet |
| 4/10 | Introduction to trig Click here for the notes and homework |
| 4/9 | Test on sequences and series
Test statistiscs: mean = 87%; Q1=78.5%; median = 93%; Q3=99.5% Fantastic job |
| 4/6 | Click here for the chapter 12 review
TEST ALERT! TEST ON MONDAY APRIL 9TH |
| 4/5 | Infinite geometric series Click here for the notes and homework
TEST ALERT! TEST ON MONDAY APRIL 9TH |
| 4/4 | More sequences and series Do the pink worksheet [extras in the bin] |
| 3/23 | The Fibonacci Series Click here for the notes |
| 3/22 | Geometric series and sequences Click here for the notes and homework |
| 3/20 | A two-parter today Click here for part one Click here for part two |
| 3/19 | Finite series Click here for the notes and homework |
| 3/16 | Sequences worksheet [green] Extras in the bin |
| 3/15 | Finite Series Click here for the notes and homework |
| 3/14 | Pi Day Celebration!
Congratulations to Ryan for winning the hula hoop contest! |
| 3/12 | Test Stats: for n = 30 [-7] mean = 90%;' Q1 = 86; median = 90%; Q1 = 97% Great job! |
| 3/9 | Review for Monday's test on Sets, Probability, and Statistics |
| 3/8 | Expected Value Click here for the notes
The assignment was a handout. Extras in the bin |
| 3/7 | blue stats handout for homework [extras in bin] |
| 3/5 | Statistics Click here for the notes [no homework assignment tonight] |
| 2/27 and 3/1 | Probability Click here for the notes and homework |
| 2/26 | The wonder of Pascal's Triangle Click here for the notes and homework |
| 2/23 | Combinations [now we know not to buy lottery tickets!]
Click here for the notes and homework |
| 2/22 | permutations [keep looking at those license plates!]
Click here for the notes and homework |
| 2/20 | {sets} Click here for the notes and homework |
| 2/15 | CHAPTER 11 TEST
Test results: mean = 93%; Q1 = 92%; median = 95%; Q3 = 97.5% Fantastic! |
| 2/13 | REVIEW FOR CHAPTER 11 TEST WHICH IS ON BLOCK DAY |
| 2/12 | Matrices [part two] Click here for the notes and homework
TEST ON CHAPTER 11 ON BLOCK DAY |
| 2/9 | Matrices [part one] Click here for the notes and homework |
| 2/8 | Linear programming handout [extras are in the bin] |
| 2/6 | Linear programming Click here for the notes and the homework |
| 2/5 | Systems of Inequalities Click here for the notes and homework |
| 2/2 | Cramer's Rule Click here for the notes and homework |
| 2/1 | Wordies Click here for the notes and the homework |
| 1/30 | 3 equations, 3 unknowns Click here for the notes and homework |
| 1/29 | The Elimination Method Click here for the notes and homework |
| 1/26 | Systems of linear equations Click here for the notes and homework |
| 1/25 | Exponential Growth and decay
Click here for the notes and homework
Click here for the notes for the regressions [period 4 - modified homework: #1 and 5 ] |
| 1/23 | went over final
Now we can move on and learn some new stuff! A big welcome to our new students! |
Exam
Stats | Final Exam Stats:
mean = 80%; Q1 = 70%; median = 82%; Q3 = 90% There were 13 A's [n=36] |
| 1/9-12 | review for final exam |
| Good deal! | http://dealnews.com/deals/Texas-Instruments-TI-83-Plus-Graphing-Calculator-for-55-shipped-after-rebate-more/148911.html
Martin found this new deal for TI-83+ It's a bargain. Click on the link above |
| 1/8 | I am officially sick of winter! School was canceled again today. Better luck tomorrow. |
| 1/5 | More
SNOW! Are you kidding me? Snow day, snow day, snow day, ...
I'll see you on Monday. Enjoy your long weekend! |
| 1/4 | same as 1/3 |
| 1/3 | Simple and Compound Interest
Click here for the notes and homework assignment |
| 12/19 | bonus sudoku |
| 12/18 | group project/presentation |
| 12/15 | "fancy" logarithmic and exponential equations
Click here for the notes and homework |
| 12/14 | chapter five quiz
STATS: MEAN = 40 [out of 45] or 89%; Q1=39 [87%]; median = 41 [91%]; Q3= 43 [96%] Good job! |
| 12/12 | review worksheet for tomorrow's quiz |
| 12/11 | log rules click here for the notes and homework
QUIZ ALERT! QUIZ ON DECEMBER 14TH [BLOCK DAY] |
| 12/8 | Solving exponential and logarithmic equations Click here for the notes and homework
QUIZ ALERT! QUIZ ON DECEMBER 14TH [BLOCK DAY] |
| 12/7 | Our first look at logarithms. Remember, a logarithm is an exponent!
Click here for the notes and homework |
| 12/5 | Solving exponential equations
Click here for the notes and homework |
| 12/4 | Exponential functions
Click here for the notes and homework |
| 12/1 | function project [if you were absent, then the extras are in the bin] |
| 11/30 | More fun with composite functions
Click here for the notes and homework |
| 11/28 | More composite functions, the notes and homework are with yesterday's stuff |
| 11/27 | Introduction to composite functions
Click here for the notes and homework |
| 11/17 | Bonus Bonanza [enjoy your holiday] |
| 11/16 | Test Statistics
mean = 74%; Q1=52%; median = 84%; Q3=94%
there were 15 A's |
| 11/14 | Review for Thursday's Test - Yes, Thursday's Test |
| 11/13 | Zeros of polynomials
Click here for the notes and homework
Ms. McCleary's homework: page 375 #33, 45, 51, 57, 59
Test Alert! Test on Thursday, November 16th |
| 11/9 | Polynomial division, Remainder Theorem, Factor Theore, Synthetic Division
Click here for the notes and homework
Test Alert! Test on Thursday, November 16th |
| 11/7 | Click here for the notes on solving inequalities
Homework: page 361 #5, 9, 17, 21, 31, 33, 39, 41 |
| 11/6 | Assigned problems from handout - if you were absent, then the handout is in the bin |
| 11/3 | Asymptotes Click here for the first handout. Click here for the second handout |
| 11/2 | Polynomial graphing
Click here for the notes and homework |
| 10/31 | Polynomials Click here for the notes
Click here for Ms. McCleary's notes with the modified homework for her class |
| 10/30 | The
rest of Friday's lesson. The homework is the last four problems
on the notes below [you need to click on the notes and look at the last
page] |
| 10/27 | Everything you ever wanted to know about parabolas - click here for the notes
Homework: page 307 #27, 29, 35, 43, 47, 53, 55 |
| 10/26 | CHAPTER 3 TEST
Test Statistics:
Mean = 92%; Q1=86%; median = 94%; Q3=102% There were 26 A's Fantastic! |
| 10/24 | REVIEW FOR OUR CHAPTER 3 TEST WHICH IS THURSDAY |
| 10/23 | Ms. McCleary's class assignment: page 280 #1, 2, 3, 7
click here for notes
TEST ALERT! TEST ALERT! TEST ALERT! CHAPTER 3 TEST ON THURSDAY! |
| 10/20 | TEST ALERT! TEST ALERT! TEST ALERT! TEST ALERT! CHAPTER THREE TEST ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26TH!!!!
We are lean, mean, graphing machines! Click here for the notes and homework on graphing transformations |
| 10/19 | Applications of piecewise functions Click here for the notes
Introduction to graph transformations [these notes will be posted tomorrow] |
| 10/17 | Piecewise
functions - If you missed class, then please pick up the handout that
we did in class. Tonight's homework page 259 #29, 33, 35, 41 |
| 10/16 | Average rate of change and important functions
Click here for the notes on important functions [the notes for average rate of change are included in 10/13] Homework below:page 249 #39, 41, 47, 53, 55 AND page 258 #9-16 [please draw graphs] |
Test
Results | Chapter Two Test Results for n = 37 [-3]
There were 22 A's [59% of the class]
Mean = 87.5%, Q1 = 91%, Median = 94% [wow!], Q3 =102% Nice job! |
| 10/13 | Even, odd functions and more symmetry
Click here for the notes and homework
Modified homework assignment = page 249 #25, 27, 29, 31 |
| 10/12 | Functions, functions, relations Click here for the notes and homework for section 3.1
Click here for the notes and homework for section 3.2
Note: Mrs. Soderlund's birthday is actually October 26th! |
| 10/6 | Chapter Two Review - TEST NEXT TUESDAY 10/10/06 |
| 10/5 | The end of Chapter Two - Yay! TEST NEXT TUESDAY, 10/10/06
click here for the notes and homework assignment - Note: I have fixed the "typos"
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| 10/3 | Parallel and perpendicular lines Click here for the notes and homework
Scatterplots Click here for the notes and homework
TEST ALERT! TEST NEXT TUESDAY - 10/10/06 |
| 10/2 | MORE LINES click here for the notes and the homework |
| 9/29 | LINES click here for the notes and homework |
| 9/28 | CIRCLES ! click here for notes and homework NOTE: PAGE FOR HOMEWORK SHOULD BE PAGE 179 NOT PAGE 174 |
| 9/25 & 9/26 | graphing Click here for the notes and homework |
| 9/22 | CHAPTER ONE TEST Statistics for Ms. McCleary
for n = 39 [ -1]
mean = 83.5%; Q1 = 75%; median = 87%; Q3 = 98% There were 18 A's - well done! |
| 9/21 | Review for Chapter Test - TEST ALERT! TEST ON 9/22!!!!!! |
| 9/19/06 | absolute value Click here for notes and homework |
| 9/15/06 | Interval notation and solving inequalities Click here for notes and homework |
| 9/14/06 | More radical equations and using a "u" to solve quadratic-like equations Click here for notes and homework |
| 9/12/06 | Radical equations Click here for notes and homework
Quiz Results: n = 39; mean = 16.4, Q1=14, median = 18, Q3 = 19 There were 20 A's Great Job! Just so you know, we did better than those other AA2 classes! You rule! |
| 9/11/06 | Complex number operations Click here for notes and homework |
| 9/8/06 | QUIZ TODAY
Introduction to complex numbers
Click here for notes and assignment |
| 9/7/06 | QUIZ TOMORROW
Word problems involving quadratic equations Click here for notes and assignment
Click here for notes on the discriminant |
| 9/5/06 | page 107 #87, 89, 91, 93, 97, 99, 101 |
| 9/1/06 | More factoring |
| 8/31/06 | Finish factoring worksheet and do page 95 #83, 87, 89, 94, 97
Click here for Ms. McCleary's notes
Click here for Ms. Johnson's notes |
| 8/29/06 | Review worksheet
Click here for notes and click here for the handout |
| 8/28/06 | page 94 #25, 27, 33, 37, 41, 45, 49, 53, 55, 72
click here for Class Expectations |
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