Saturday, September 14, 2013

Weekend Homework 9.13-15

I hope everyone has a good weekend and stays out of trouble. Here's your homework. Don't forget to check out the weekend activities on campus too. Here's a rap video we made last year to advertise all of the activities on campus:

Extended 1. E, G and A PERIOD:
In your text book, please complete page 40 #14-40 even (exercise 2.1) without the use of a calculator in order to test your abilities with using decimals. Due by Monday's class.

Core 1. D and H PERIOD:
In the book for page 8. Exercise 7. # 2- 24 even

Thursday, September 12, 2013

Homework Thursday 9.12

A PERIOD EXTENDED 1.
In your text book, please complete page 40 #14-40 even (exercise 2.1) without the use of a calculator in order to test your abilities with using decimals. Due by Monday's class.

H and D PERIOD CORE 1.
Please log on to your Khan Academy website and complete 10 questions each in the sections Parallel Lines 2 and Angles 1 which can be found in Math> Geometry> Angles and Intersecting Lines. If you have not done last night's homework, please complete it by tomorrow.

E PERIOD EXTENDED 1.
Solve the following using your graphing calculator:
a. The square root of 5 squared times 3.74 plus cosine 35 degrees
b. The absolute value of 17.8 + 9.21 minus the square root of 12 x -3.15
c. Find the product of the fourth root of 129 and the seventh root of 7
e. The quotient of 7.29 squared and 6.84
f. The absolute value of the square root of 9.83 to the two thirds power

G PERIOD EXTENDED 1.
In your calculator, please graph the following and answer the questions:
y = -1/5x - 15
     a. Did you have to change the window in order to see the graph? How did you change it if so?
     b. Using the table, find the y value when x equals 12
     c. Solve for the x intercept using the ZERO button on 2nd Trace
y = -x^2 - 5x + 5
     a. Calculate the MAXIMUM of the graph
     b. Find the x value when y equals -2 using the TABLE button
y = square root of 3.75
     a. Sketch the shape of the graph

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Homework Tuesday 9.10

Hey y'all, remember there is no class tomorrow. Class hikes will be happening instead! Here is your homework:

Extended Math 1 PERIOD G:
Solve the following using your graphing calculator:
a. The square root of 5 squared times 3.74 plus cosine 35 degrees
b. The absolute value of 17.8 + 9.21 minus the square root of 12 x -3.15
c. Find the product of the fourth root of 129 and the seventh root of 7
e. The quotient of 7.29 squared and 6.84
f. The absolute value of the square root of 9.83 to the two thirds power

Extended Math 1 PERIOD A:
In your calculator, please graph the following and answer the questions:
y = -1/5x - 15
     a. Did you have to change the window in order to see the graph? How did you change it if so?
     b. Using the table, find the y value when x equals 12
     c. Solve for the x intercept using the ZERO button on 2nd Trace
y = -x^2 - 5x + 5
     a. Calculate the MAXIMUM of the graph
     b. Find the x value when y equals -2 using the TABLE button
y = square root of 3.75
     a. Sketch the shape of the graph

Core Math 1 PERIOD H (+ Nicole and Osgood):
Please log on to your Khan Academy account and finish your introduction quizes and do the exercises on: Measuring angles and Angle Types in Math> Geometry> Angles and Intersecting Lines. If you have not added me as your Khan Academy COACH, please press coach on the left side of your screen and enter the code: YFMZSV



Core Math 1 PERIOD D: (Due Friday)
Please log on to your Khan Academy website and complete 10 questions each in the sections Parallel Lines 2 and Angles 1 which can be found in Math> Geometry> Angles and Intersecting Lines. Nicole and Osgood, please also complete yesterday's homework.
 

Monday, September 9, 2013

Homework Monday 9.9

Hey yall, here's the hw for tomorrow's classes, don't forget its a special schedule. If you still need to download the SmartView, you can do so here:

http://education.ti.com/en/us/software/details/en/FFEA90EE7F9B4C24A6EC427622C77D09/sda-ti-smartview-ti-84-plus

Extended Math 1 PERIOD A:
Solve the following using your graphing calculator:
a. The square root of 5 squared times 3.74 plus cosine 35 degrees
b. The absolute value of 17.8 + 9.21 minus the square root of 12 x -3.15
c. Find the product of the fourth root of 129 and the seventh root of 7
e. The quotient of 7.29 squared and 6.84
f. The absolute value of the square root of 9.83 to the two thirds power

Core Math 1 PERIOD D:
Please log on to your Khan Academy account and finish your introduction quizes and do the exercises on: Measuring angles and Angle Types in Math> Geometry> Angles and Intersecting Lines

Extended Math 1 PERIOD E:
No homework, I will bring your calculators to Tuesday's class. If you want to try to download the SmartView for your computer, you can do so above

Core Math 1 PERIOD H:
Please bring some device to connect to the internet tomorrow- computer, ipad or iphone. Thanks!

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Homework Sunday 9.8

Hope everyone enjoyed the boat dance and had a good weekend all around. Be sure to check your Veracross to see whether your class period or course has been changed. Any questions, either email me: daniel.schiff@tasis.ch or go see Mr. Nelson on Monday during a free period.

PERIODS A and E:
For the two Extended 1 classes, please bring your graphing calculator to tomorrow's class. We will be working on the basics of it. If you do not have one, you may download one for free at this site (it works, I promise) to your computer. Please bring your computer or calculator to class tomorrow:

http://education.ti.com/en/us/software/details/en/FFEA90EE7F9B4C24A6EC427622C77D09/sda-ti-smartview-ti-84-plus
-download and click on Mac or Windows

PERIODS D and H:
For Core 1, please bring an iPAD, iPhone, or computer tomorrow. We watched the video on Khan Academy, and will be setting up our Khan Academy accounts tomorrow. 


Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Homework Wednesday 9.4

Hey classes, here is your h.w. aka hdubs:

Periods A and D:

Try to see if any of these links work for downloading the TI-84 calculator to your computer or ipad. If anyone finds a different app that works, please let me know. Otherwise you can order a graphing calculator from me tomorrow:

http://wabbit.codeplex.com/releases/view/44625

Periods H and E:

Watch the two video's from yesterday's post. Read it carefully, the first one is about Khann Academy which we will be using this year, the second is a general one about why wasting 3,600 hours texting in class during high school sounds super depressing to me...

See you all tomorrow!

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Homework Tuesday 9.3

Hi, for periods A, D, and E, your homework is to watch the following videos. H Period, please do the previous blog post. No writing or blog posts for today, but we may discuss these in class tomorrow. One of the things we will be doing this year is a lot of work on Khann Academy. Here is a short introduction of how to use it and what it is, please click on this link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0UfIXDpehs

And also a video about what life is like to go a day without your cell phones. Remember, you will spend 3,600 hours or 216,000 minutes in a classroom during high school- please don't waste that time on your cell phone:

 REMINDER: Period H, please do the homework below for tomorrow's classes. Thank you.