Announcements

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SUMMER BREAK
Fall semester begins Monday Sept. 7, 2009
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Dec 19, 2008

Friday Week 15

Intermediate Algebra
Ch. 6 Test

Homework:
  • None
In Class:
No Do Now Problems
No Focus Questions
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Friday 12/18/2008
Geometry
More Chord Properties

Homework:
  • None
In Class:
  • Do Now
  • Investigation Pg. 309
  • Practice Problems
  • Exit Slips
  • Collect Packet #15
Today's Do Now:
No Focus Questions
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Dec 17, 2008

Block Days: Wednesday & Thursday Week 15

Intermediate Algebra
Chapter Review

Homework:
  • Finish Practice Test
In Class:
Today's Do Now:
No Focus Questions
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Wednesday 12/17/08 & Thursday 12/18/08 
Geometry
Properties of Chords

Homework:
  • Pg. 310 # 1- 4
In Class:
  • Do Now
  • Focus Questions
  • Vocabulary Review - Foldable
  • Vocabulary Word Box - New words
  • Investigation Pg. 307-308
  • Practice Problems
  • Exit Slip
Today's Do Now:
Today's Focus Questions:
  • 1. What is the difference and similarity between a central angle and an inscribed angle?
  • 2. What do you know about chords and their central angles in circles?

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Dec 16, 2008

Tuesday week 15

Intermediate Algebra
Natural Log, Ln

Homework:
  • Pg. 397 #40, 48, 54
In Class:
Today's Do Now:
No Focus Questions Today
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Tuesday 12/16/08
Geometry
Test Revision

Homework:
  • Finish Worksheet
In Class
Today's Do Now:
No Focus Questions Today
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Dec 15, 2008

Monday Week 15

Intermediate Algebra
Natural base, e

Homework:
  • Pg. 397 #12, 14, 16
In Class:
  • Do Now
  • Focus Questions
  • Notes
  • Investment Activity
Today's Do Now:
Today's Focus Questions:
  • 1. What is the domain and range of the function f(x) = e ^x. Why?
  • 2. Would you rather have your savings compounded quarterly or continuously? Why?
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Monday 12/15/08
Geometry
Ch. 5 Test

Homework:
  • None
In Class:
  • Take the Ch. 5 Test
No Do Now
No Focus Questions
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Dec 12, 2008

Friday - Turn in Packet Today Week 14

Intermediate Algebra
Change of Base

Homework:
  • Pg. 389-390 #12, 18, 30
In Class:
  • Do Now
  • Focus Questions
  • Notes
  • Exit Slip
  • Turn in Packet #14
Today's Do Now:
Today's Focus Questions:
  • 1. Describe the steps you would take to solve 6 x = 39 for x.
  • 2. Explain how to evaluate log4 29 by using a calculator.
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Friday 12/12/08
Geometry
Ch. 5 Review

Homework:
  • Finish Ch. 5 Review Worksheet
  • Study for the Test
In Class:
Today's Do Now:

No Focus Questions Today
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Dec 10, 2008

Block Days: Wednesday & Thursday Week 14

Intermediate Algebra
Inverse Property of Log

Homework:
  • Pg. 382 # 48, 56, 58
In Class:
  • Do Now
  • Focus Questions
  • Ch. 6 Quiz
  • Notes
Today's Do Now:
Today's Focus Questions:
  • 1. Explain how to evaluate 4log4 8 and log2 2^7. State properties used.
  • 2. Explain why you must check your answers when solving an equation such as log2 3x = log2 (x + 4)
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Wed. & Thurs 12/10/08 - 12/11/08
Geometry
More Flow Chart Proofs

Homework:
  • Period 1: Pg. 298 #10
  • Period 4 & 6: Finish Ch. 5 Review Test
In Class:
  • Do Now
  • Notes
  • (Flow Chart Proof Group Activity - Period 1)
  • (Self-Evaluation - Period 1)
  • Ch. 5 Review Test
Today's Do Now:
No Focus Questions Today
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Dec 9, 2008

Tuesday Week 14

Intermediate Algebra
Power Property of Logs

Homework:
  • Pg. 382 #38, 42, 46
In Class:
Today's Do Now:
Today's Focus Questions:
  • 1. Explain how to simplify this expression into one log expression: 5 log4 x + log4 3 (state each property used).
  • 2. Explain how the power property of logarithm works using product property of log: logb m^p = p logb m
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Tuesday 12/09/08
Geometry
Flow Chart Proofs

Homework:
  • Pg. 296 #3, 4
In Class:
  • Do Now
  • Focus Questions
  • Notes
Today's Do Now:
Today's Focus Questions:
  • 1. Explain the purpose of a flow chart Proof.
  • 2. Describe your strategies for writing flow chart proofs in at least three steps.
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Dec 8, 2008

Monday Week 14

Intermediate Algebra
Log Function Properties

Homework:
  • Pg. 382 # 26, 36, 46
In Class:
  • Do Now
  • Focus Questions
  • Log Properties Exercise Problems
  • Revise Exit Slip from 12/05/08
  • Notes
Today's Do Now:
CAHSEE Practice

Today's Focus Questions:
  • 1. Describe the different parts of the log expression in terms of exponential form: log2 8 = 3.
  • 2. Explain how to use the product and quotient property of logs to simplify this expression into one log expression: log2 x + log2 5 – log2 15.
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Monday 12/08/08
Geometry
Special Parallelograms

Homework:
  • Pg. 296 #2
In Class:
  • Do Now
  • Focus Questions
  • Exercise Problems (pg. 290 # 1-10, 14-16)
  • Notes
  • Exit Slip
Today's Do Now:
CAHSEE Practice

Today's Focus Questions:
  • 1. Which of the special parallelograms have congruent diagonals?
  • 2. Describe the relationship between the rectangle and the square.
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Dec 5, 2008

Friday - Turn in Packet Today Week 13

Intermediate Algebra
Log Properties

Homework:
  • Pg. 382 #30, 32, 34
In Class:
  • Do Now
  • Focus Questions
  • Notes (Using Product & Quotient Properties of Log 6.4)
  • Turn in Packet #13
  • Exit Slip
Today's Do Now:
CAHSEE Practice

Today's Focus Questions:
  • 1. Describe how to simplify log3 24 – log3 6 using the quotient property of log.
  • 2.Describe how to simplify log5 2 + log5 3 using the product property of log.
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Friday 12/05/08
Geometry
Special Parallelograms

Homework:
  • Pg. 290 #11, 12, 13
In Class:
Today's Do Now:
CAHSEE Practice

Today's Focus Questions:
  • 1. Describe how the parallelogram and the rectangle are similar and different.
  • 2. What is a rhombus? How is it related to a parallelogram?
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Dec 3, 2008

Block Days: Wednesday & Thursday Week 13

Intermediate Algebra
Solving Log Functions

Homework:
  • Pg. 375 #58, 68, 78
In Class:
  • Do Now
  • Focus Questions
  • Notes - Log functions (6.3)
  • Activity - Log Properties (pg. 378)
  • Exit Slip
Today's Do Now:
CAHSEE Practice

Today's Focus Questions: (Pre & Post Responses)
  • 1. Describe how to solve for x in the log function: log x 125 = 3
  • 2. Describe how to solve for x in the log function: log 7 x = 2
  • 3. Describe how the product property of exponents is similar and different to the product property of logarithms.
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Geometry
Parallelogram Properties

Homework:
  • Pg. 281 #2, 4, 6
In Class:
  • Do Now
  • Focus Questions
  • Investigation
  • Exercise
Today's Do Now:
CAHSEE Practice

Today's Focus Questions: (Pre & Post Responses)
  • 1. Describe a parallelogram.
  • 2. Describe how to find all angle measures in a parallelogram with only one angle measure given.
  • 3. What are diagonals? How are diagonals in a parallelogram related to each other?
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Dec 2, 2008

Tuesday week 13

Intermediate Algebra
Logarithmic Functions

Homework:
  • Pg. 375 #44, 46, 48
In Class:
  • Do Now
  • Focus Questions (Pre lesson)
  • Notes - solving log base 10
  • Log Function Activity
  • Focus Questions (Post lesson)
Today's Do Now:
CAHSEE Practice

Today's Focus Questions: Click here to see the new Pre & Post format.
  • 1. Describe the relationship between logarithmic functions and exponential functions
  • 2. Describe how the graphs of y = log10 x and y = 10^x are related to each other.
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Tuesday 12/02/08
Geometry
Trapezoid Midsegment Properties

Homework
  • Pg. 276 #6, 7
In Class:
  • Do Now
  • Focus Questions (Pre lesson)
  • Investigation
  • Trapezoid Midsegment Exercise
  • Focus Questions (Post lesson)
Today's Do Now:
CAHSEE Practice

Today's Focus Questions: Click here to see new Pre & Post format.
  • 1. Explain the relationship between the midsegment and the base of a trapezoid
  • 2. Explain how the midsegment of a triangle and the midsegment of a trapezoid are the same.
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Dec 1, 2008

Monday - Minimum Day Week 13

Intermediate Algebra
Logarithmic form

Homework:
  • Pg. 374 #12, 14, 16
In Class:
Today's Do Now:
CAHSEE Practice

Today's Focus Questions:
  • 1. What does it mean to have log base 2? Log base 10?
  • 2. DESCRIBE how to convert from exponential form to logarithmic form? Ex: convert 5^4=625 to log form.
  • 3. Write out how you would read this: log10 1000 =3
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Monday 12/01/08
Geometry
Trapezoid Midsegment

Homework:
  • Pg. 227 #14
In Class:
  • Do Now
  • Focus Questions
  • Investigation
Today's Do Now:
CAHSEE Practice

Today's Focus Questions:
  • 1. What is the midsegment of a trapezoid? Provide a sketch.
  • 2. Explain why the midsegment of a trapezoid is parallel to the base using angles.
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