Block Days: Wednesday & Thursday Week 12

Intermediate Algebra
Compound Interest

Homework:

• Pg. 367 #30, 32, 34

In Class:

• Do Now
• Focus Questions
• Finish yesterday's notes
• Interest Activity

Today's Do Now:
CAHSEE Practice

Today's Focus Questions:

1. 1. Describe the relationship between the exponential functions f(x) = 2^x and f(x) = (1/2)^x.
   
2. 2. Would you rather invest your money with simple interest or compound interest? Explain why.
3. 3. Describe what happens to the final amount of money invested as compounding periods increases? Why do you think this happens?

____________________________
11/19/08 - 11/20/08
Geometry
Midsegments of Triangles

Homework:

• Pg. 275 #2, 3, 4

In Class:

• Do Now
• Focus Questions
• Trapezoid Exercise
• Investigation - Midsegments of Triangles (pg. 273-4)

Today's Do Now:
CAHSEE Practice

Today's Focus Questions:

1. 1. Describe a midsegment of a triangle. Provide an example.
2. 2. Explain why the triangle midsegment conjecture is true (use corresponding angles of parallel lines conjecture – with transversal).