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SUMMER BREAK
Fall semester begins Monday Sept. 7, 2009
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May 30, 2008

Unit 8: Friday Quiz

Classwork:
*Friday Quiz
*Turn in Unit 8 Packet 1

1. Homework: 4 - Between Thursday 05/22/08 – Thursday05/29/08
2. Do Now: 5 - Between Thursday 05/22/08 – Friday 05/30/08
3. Classwork 4 /Focus Q’s 4 :
05/29 – Practice Problems (Arithmetic Series)
05/28 – Practice Problems (Arithmetic Sequence)
05/23 – Activity & Practice Problems (Series)
05/22 – Practice Problems (Sequences)

Homework:
None

May 29, 2008

Unit 8: Arithmetic Series

Classwork:
Notes & Practice Problems (Pg. 710-711 #5, 6, 8, 22, 36)

*Focus Q's:
1. What is an arithmetic series?
2. What information about an arithmetic series is needed to find its sum?
3. Explain how to use the summation notation (Sigma) to express the series: 2+4+6+8+10+12

Homework:
Pg. 710-711 # 10, 12, 24, 40

May 28, 2008

Industry Day

Classwork:
Period 2 - Presentation
Period 3 - Practice Problems (pg. 703-704 # 4, 6, 60, 64, 66, 68)
Period 4 - Arithmetic Series Lesson - See yesterday's blog

Homework:
Period 2 & 3: None
Period 4: pg. 703-704 # 10, 12, 52, 58, 62

May 27, 2008

Unit 8: Arithmetic Sequences

Classwork:
Notes & Practice Problems (pg. 703 #4 & 6)

Focus Q's:
1. Explain how to write an explicit formula for this sequence: -4, 2, 8, 14, …
2. Explain why (n-1)d instead of nd is used to find the nth term of an arithmetic sequence.

Homework:
Pg. 703-704: #10, 12, 52, 58, 62

May 23, 2008

Unit 8: Series

Classwork:
*Notes 
*Series Activity (pg. 694 - Exploring Summation Properties & Practice Problems pg. 695 #7-9 ALL)
*Focus Q’s:
1. Describe the difference between a sequence and a series.
2. Give an example of a series.
3. Describe the purpose of the index in the summation notation

Homework:
Pg. 696 # 42, 46, 52, 56

May 22, 2008

Unit 8: Sequences & Series

Classwork:
*Notes & Sequence Activity
Practice Problems: pg. 695 # 4-6

*Focus Q’s
1. Describe what a sequence is in your own words. Give an example of a sequence.
2. What is the difference between an infinite sequence and a finite sequence?
3. What is the difference between an explicit formula and a recursive formula?

Homework:
Pg. 696 #14, 30, 38, 40

May 21, 2008

Unit 7: Test Day

Classwork:
Unit 7 test

Homework:
None

May 20, 2008

Unit 7: Unit Review

Classwork:
Review Q's: pg. 683 #9-11, 16-29 all

Homework:
Finish Review Q's and STUDY for the TEST

May 19, 2008

Unit 7: Practice Test

Classwork: 
Practice Test
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Homework:
Finish Practice Test

May 16, 2008

Unit 7: Independent Events

Classwork:
Notes & Practice Problems (pg. 662 # 4-6)

*Focus Q's:
1. Give an example of independent events
2. Give an example of dependents events.
3. Explain the difference between mutually exclusive events and independent events. Give an example.

Homework:
pg. 662 # 14, 16, 18, 22

May 15, 2008

Unit 7: Using Addition w/ Probability

Classwork:
Notes & Practice Problems (p. 656 #4-6)

Focus Q's:
1. Give an example of an inclusive event.
2. Give an example of a mutually exclusive event.
3. Describe how to find the complement of the event “rolling 1” or “rolling 2” on a number cube.

Homework:
pg. 656-657 #8-16, 30, 36 EVEN

May 14, 2008

Unit 7: Combinations

Classwork:
Combinations Activity

*Focus Q's
1. Describe the difference between combination and permutation.
2. Describe the relationship between 5P3 and 5C3.
3. Which has more different arrangements, permutations or combinations?

Homework:
pp.  647-648 # 20, 24, 26, 34, 36, 38

May 13, 2008

Unit 7: Permutations

Classwork:
Notes & Practice Problems

Focus Q's:
1. Explain why 4P4 = 4P3 is true. Is nPn = nPn-1 always true? Explain.
2. Does a circular permutation of 5 distinct objects always have fewer arrangements than a linear permutation of 5 distinct objects? Explain.

Homework:
pg. 641 #36, 40, 46, 48, 50

May 12, 2008

Unit 7: Intro to Probability

Classwork:
*Focus Q's: 
1. Give three examples of an event with more than one outcome.
2. What are the similarities and differences of theoretical and experimental probability?
3. Describe the difference between an event and an outcome

*Finding Probability Activity
*Investigating Tree Diagram Activity pg. 631

Homework:
pg. 633-634 #24, 26, 34, 36

May 9, 2008

Unit 6: Test Day

Classwork
Unit 6 Test
*** Unit 6 (2 of 2) Packet Due

Homework:
None

May 8, 2008

Unit 6: Practice Test

Classwork:
Practice Test
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Homework:
Finish Practice Test and Study for the Test

May 7, 2008

Unit 6: Conic Sections Summary

Classwork:
Pair Conic Problem & Exit Problem

Homework:
pg. 616 #10, 14, 20, 24

May 6, 2008

Unit 6: Hyperbolas vs. Ellipses

Classwork:
Hyperbola Equation Problems

Homework:
pg. 602 #34-38 EVEN

May 5, 2008

Unit 6: Introducing Hyperbolas

Classwork:
Notes (9.5) & Hyperbolas Practice Problems

Homework:
pg. 601 #8, 10, 16, 26, 28

May 2, 2008

Unit 6: Conic Sections & its Physical Properties (CST Day 4)

Classwork:
Math Movie: "Math Factor: Physical Properties of the Conic Sections"

Homework:
You survived CST week so have a great weekend!  

May 1, 2008

Unit 6: More Ellipses (CST Day 3)

Classwork:
Ellipses equation problems

Homework:
Relax & Prepare for CST