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Spring 2012 Lesson Journal
February | March | April | May | June
Check out Mr. Down's notes for his section of Math 12 Advanced as well.
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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Assessment & Evaluation Day |
2
Groundhog Day Handed out course outline. Worked on Puzzles and Logic Problems.
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3 Arithmetic Sequences. Brightstorm video on Arithmetic sequences. |
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| 6 Geometric Sequences. Brightstorm video on geometric sequences. Handed out Assignment #1 due Wednesday. |
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8 Sequences of Differences and Power Sequences. Assignment #1 due. |
9 Add-em up activity and In class assignment |
10 Quadratic Regression on the TI-84. |
| 13 Sequences Quiz. Reviewed Quadratic Regression. Handed out textbooks and quadratic regression instructions. |
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Valentine's Day Review of transformations of Quadratic Functions. Handed out Quadratic Transformations worksheet. |
15 Curriculum Night Graphing functions in transformational form. Transformational, standard and general form. Changing from Transformational to general form. |
16 Class notes. Handed out Assignment #3. |
17 School Based PD Day (no classes) |
| 20 Changing from General to Transformational form (completing the square). Class notes. Assignment #3 due. |
21 Math Dominoes. Handed out Completing the Square Worksheet. Brightstorm video on Completing the Square. |
22 Math Circles x-coordinate of the vertex (h = -b/2a). Quadratic Formula. Find the equation of a quadratic from two points. Transformations Quiz. Class notes.
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23 Using the Quadratic Formula and the discriminant. Brightstorm video on the Quadratic formula. Class notes. |
24 Handed out Assignment #4 due on Tuesday. Did the math skills pre-test. |
| 27 Quadratics Word problems. Brightstorm video on quadratic word problems. Class Notes.
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28 School closed due to inclement weather.
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Leap Day Completing the Square and Quadratic Formula Quiz. p53 #38, 39. Class notes. |
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| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| 1 Reviewed yesterday's quiz. Started the Green Monster problem. Complete the green monster problem for tomorrow. Class notes. |
2 Skills Quiz #1. Handed back Assignment #4. p54 #48, 49. Class notes. |
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| 5 Quadratic Application problems. p44 #6, p54 #42, 43, 45. Math Basketball! Class notes. |
6 Quadratic Application problems handout. |
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Test Review.
p72 #1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 19, 21, 23 Quadratic Chapter
Review
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8 Assembly. Test postponed to Friday morning. |
9 Pi Day
Celebration Quadratics Test (1st Period). Introduction to Probability. Class notes. |
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March Break (no classes) |
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| 19 Review of Exponent Laws. Brighstorm Exponent Rules and Zero and Negative Exponents. Class notes.
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20 p123 #50, 52. Rational Exponents. p164 #7, 8. Brightstorm Rational Exponents. Class notes. |
21 Math Circles p169 #23. p121 Investigation #4. Class notes. |
22 Solving Exponential Equations with the same base. p160 #12, 13, 16. p127 Investigation #5. p129 #9. Brightstorm Graphing Exponential Functions. p131 Investigation #6. Exponential Regression. Class notes. |
23 Math Club
afterschool Skills Quiz #2. p132 #19, 20. Handed out Assignment #5 - Exponentials due Tuesday. Class notes. |
| 26 p134 Investigation #7. Class notes.
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27 Practice on exponential word problems. p137 #32-37, 39. Assignment #5 due. |
28 Continue to work on word problems. Class notes. |
29 Skills Quiz. |
30 Exponents Quiz. Introduction to logarithms. NSML #3 on Saturday |
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
| 2 The power of compound interest. Brightstorm - Introduction to Logarithms. Class notes. |
3 Inverse Functions. Changing from Exponent to Log form. Brightstorm - Using logarithms to solve equations. Handed out Assignment #6 due on Thursday. Class notes.
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4 Word problems: p181 #15-16, p182 #19, p183 #17. Class notes. |
5 Assignment #6 due. Skills Quiz #4 (for practice). Laws of Logarithms. Brightstorm - Expanding with the laws of logarithms. Handed out the Wealthy Barber. Read Chaps 2-4 for Tuesday. Class notes. |
6 Good Friday (no classes) |
| 9 Easter Monday (no classes) |
10 Logarithms Quiz. p177 #1. Class notes. |
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Euclid Math Contest Multiple choice questions with Mr. Down. Add-'em up activity. |
12 Warm-up Handout questions 1-4, 9. Review questions from Tuesday's quiz. Handout questions 1-8 and 29-34. Class notes.
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| 16 Test Review |
17 Exponents and Logarithms Test |
18 Math Circles Personal Finance from Mr. Down. Introduction to Circle Terminology. Class notes. |
19 Musical p206 Investigation #1 - Chords. Brightstorm video Chords. Complete in groups of 2-3 and pass in. Class notes. |
20 Musical p221 #35. p208 #2. Circle properties and converse statements. p212 #19. Class notes. NSML Finals on Saturday |
| 23 Distance and Midpoint formula. Parallel and perpendicular lines. p222 Investigation #3. Brightstorm video perpendicular lines. Class notes. |
24 Handed out Coordinate Geometry Worksheet #1. p227 #19. Class notes. |
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Purple Comet
Math Contest Handed out Geometry Worksheet #2. Shoelace Theorem. Try out the eyeballing game! Class notes. |
26 Early Dismissal for Parent Teacher. Finished worksheet from yesterday. Started p210 Investigation #2. Handed out Coordinate Geometry assignment, due Monday, Apr 30th. Class notes. |
27 Major and Minor Arcs, Central and Inscribed Angles. Class notes. Homework: Start studying for the provincial exam! |
| 30 Coordinate Geometry Assignment due. p236 #12, p235 #5. The Big Circle handout. Class notes.
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| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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1 Discovering the equation of a circle. Brightstorm video - Equation of a circle. Class notes. |
2 Standard and Transformational Form of Circles. Did from side of Circle equations handout. Class notes. |
3 Changing from General to Standard Form of a circle. Brightstorm video - Conic Sections. Handed out Assignment #8 due on Tuesday. Class notes. |
4 Star Wars Day Star Wars warm up problem. Work on assignment. Class notes. 6 weeks to the exam! |
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| 7 Introduction to Ellipses. The Supermoon. Worked on ellipse handout. Class notes. |
8 Working with Ellipses. Introduction to two-column proof. Assignment #8 due. Class notes. |
9 Triangle Congruence Theorems. Theorems and Postulates for Geometry. Brightstorm videos - Two Column Proofs and CPCTC. Working with two column proofs. Class notes. |
10 Circle and Ellipse Equation Quiz. Continue working on two-column proofs. Class notes. |
11 School Based PD Day (no classes) |
| 14 Two-column proofs. |
15 Two-column proofs and Circle Review with Mr. Down. Class notes. |
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Math Circles Test Review Assignment due Thursday, May 17th. |
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Two-Column Proof Quiz.
Test Review
Questions p294 #2, 4, 6, 7a, 9, 12, 15, 17, 22,
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18 Circle Geometry Test |
| 21 Victoria Day (no classes) |
22 Start on Probability! |
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| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 NSE Math Exam |
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20 Exams |
21 Exams |
22 Exams |
| 25 | 26 | 27 Assessment & Evaluation Day |
28 Assessment & Evaluation Day |
29 Last Day of School |