Welcome to AA/DM! 

 

This course was designed provide an opportunity for Mathematical Success to students who are willing to work hard, are conscientious about deadlines and take pride in the quality of work they deliver.

Please bring a three ring binder, pencils, erasers and paper to class every day.
You will want to have the following materials available for use at home:
* Calculator - the TI-84 is very strongly recommended.
* Graph paper
* Construction paper
* Glue sticks
* Markers, colored pencils and other craft supplies that you may wish
   to use to enhance the appearance of your projects and portfolios. 

Your grades are determined as follows:

*   30 % projects

*   30 % class work

*   20 % portfolios

*   20 % homework 

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Thursday 1/3/13

 

DO NOW:

• You need a pencil and a calculator. 

 

       OBJECTIVE: 

• Identify the vertex of a quadratic function, given the vertex form.
• Convert a quadratic function from standard form to vertex form.
• Write the equation of a parabola in vertex form, given the vertex and a point on the curve.

 

HOMEWORK:

• HW Handout: Vertex Form of a Quadratic

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 Friday 1/4/13

 

DO NOW:

• You need a pencil and a calculator. 
• Take out the HW handout on Vertex Form
• Complete #1 on today’s handout while I check HW.

 

       OBJECTIVE: 

• Identify the x-intercepts of a quadratic function, given the intercept form.
• Convert a quadratic function from standard form to intercept form.
• Write the equation of a parabola in intercept form, given the x intercepts and a point on the curve.

 

HOMEWORK:

• HW Handout: Intercept Form of a Quadratic  Function (#1 – 3 only)

 

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Monday 1/7/13

 

DO NOW:

• You need a pencil and a calculator. 
• Please take out your HW and pass it to the front of the room.
• Please take out the Intercept Form of Quadratic Functions packet we started on Friday and turn to the bottom of page 2 so that we can do example #9.

 

       OBJECTIVE: 

• Given a graph of a quadratic function, find the x-intercepts and a point on the curve, and then write the equation in Intercept form.
• Given an equation in either vertex form or intercept form write the equation in standard form.

 

HOMEWORK:

• No HW 

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Tuesday 1/8/13

 

DO NOW:

• You need a pencil and a calculator.
• Please take out the sheet we started yesterday (Standard form of Quadratic Functions)

 

       OBJECTIVE: 

• Convert a quadratic function from vertex form to standard form.
• Convert a quadratic function from intercept form to standard form.
• Use the TI-84 graphing calculator to determine the vertex and x-intercepts of a quadratic equation given in any form.

 

HOMEWORK:

• HW Handout: Standard Form of a Quadratic

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Wednesday 1/9/13

 

DO NOW:

• You need a pencil and a calculator.
• Please take out last night’s HW 

 

       OBJECTIVE:  Quadratics Review

• Use the constants in a quadratic function to identify the vertex or intercepts of a parabola.
• Convert a quadratic function to standard form, given either the vertex form or intercept standard form.
• Convert a quadratic function from standard form to intercept or vertex form, using the TI-84 graphing calculator to obtain the necessary coordinates.
• Write the equation of a parabola given a point on the curve and either the vertex or the intercepts.
•  by inspecting the equation, given the function in vertex formf a paror the intercepts of a quadratic function, given the equaiConvert a quadratic function from intercept form to standard form.
• Use the TI-84 graphing calculator to determine the vertex and x-intercepts of a quadratic equation given in any form.

 

HOMEWORK:

• HW: Finish the quiz review.

 

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Thursday 1/10/13

 

DO NOW:

• Please take out the quiz review from yesterday. 
• Have a calculator handy

 

OBJECTIVE:

• Answer review questions.

  

HOMEWORK:

• HW: Review for tomorrow’s quiz.

 

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Friday 1/11/13

 

DO NOW:

• Please take 3 or 4 minutes to quietly review your notes for this quiz. 
• Please get a calculator and leave it closed until Page 2 of the quiz.

 

OBJECTIVE:

• Quadratics Quiz – take as much time as you need!
• PAGE 1:  NO CALCULATOR – when you finish page 1 please hand it in, and pick up page 2.
• PAGE 2:   USE A CALCULATOR.

 

HOMEWORK:  No HW.

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Monday 1/14/13

 

DO NOW:

• You need a calculator and a pencil.
• If you did not take the quiz on Friday, please see me at the end of class to schedule a time today or tomorrow

 

OBJECTIVE:

• Find the x-intercepts of a quadratic function, without using the graphing feature of a calculator.

 

HOMEWORK:

• Finish ALL practice problems on today’s quadratic formula sheet: Finding Intercepts Using the Quadratic Formula  

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Tuesday 1/15/13

 

DO NOW:

• You need a calculator and a pencil.
• Take out last night’s HW (the back of the Quadratic formula sheet).

 

OBJECTIVE:

• Apply Quadratic Models to an Olympic Sporting Event and make real world conclusions about the data.

 

HOMEWORK:

• No HW

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Wednesday 1/16/13

 

DO NOW:

• You need a calculator and a pencil.
• Take out yesterday’s Quadratic Applications sheet (Jackie Joyner Kersee).

 

OBJECTIVE:

• Apply Quadratic Models to an Olympic Sporting Event and make real world conclusions about the data.

 

HOMEWORK:

• No HW

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Thursday 1/17/13

 

DO NOW:

• You need a calculator and a pencil.
• Take out yesterday’s Quadratic Applications sheet (Jackie Joyner Kersee).

 

OBJECTIVE:

• Graph a quadratic function by hand

 

HOMEWORK:

• Carefully read the Marking Period 2 Portfolio requirements and rubric

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Friday 1/18/13

 

DO NOW:

• Please take out your Marking Period 2 Portfolio requirements and rubric sheet.

 

OBJECTIVE:

• Find in your notebook, all 5 evidence samples that you will showcase in your portfolio.
• Complete and hand in PF Rough Draft #1.  

 

HOMEWORK:

• Your Marking Period 2 Portfolio is due Monday 1/28  and will not be accepted after Friday February 1^st.
• PF Rough Draft objective #1 is due on Monday 1/21
• PF Rough Draft objectives #2 & 3 are due on Tuesday 1/22
• PF Rough Draft objectives #4 & 5 are due on Wednesday 1/23

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Monday 1/21/13

 

DO NOW:

• Please take out your Portfolio Rough Draft #1 that is due today.  Remember that I need both the write up and the original piece of evidence.

       OBJECTIVE:

• Generate data by tossing a ball in a parabolic pattern.   This data will be the basis for our Quadratic Functions project.

  

HOMEWORK:

• Your Marking Period 2 Portfolio is due Monday 1/28  and will not be accepted after Friday February 1^st.
• PF Rough Draft objectives #2 & 3 are due tomorrow. 
• PF Rough Draft objectives #4 & 5 are due on Wednesday 1/23

 

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Tuesday 1/22/13

 

DO NOW:

• Please take out your Portfolio Rough Drafts #2 & #3 that are due today.  Remember that I need both the write up and the original piece of evidence.

 

       OBJECTIVE:

• Using the data you generated yesterday, obtain the equation by using the Quadratic Regression feature on the calculator. 
• Determine the vertex and x-intercepts using both technology and algebraic means.
• State the meaning of the vertex and x-intercepts, in the context of the ball toss.
• Write the equation in vertex and intercept form.
    

HOMEWORK:

• Your Marking Period 2 Portfolio is due Monday 1/28  and will not be accepted after Friday February 1^st.
• PF Rough Draft objectives #4 & 5 are due tomorrow.

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Wednesday 1/23/13

 

DO NOW:

• Please take out your Portfolio Rough Drafts #4 & #5 that are due today.  Remember that I need both the write up and the original piece of evidence.

       OBJECTIVE:

• Finish the Quadratic Project Activity sheet from yesterday. 
• Review the Quadratic Project Requirements and Grading Rubric.  You should note that the thorough completion of the activity sheet results in the first 4 of 7 project requirements.

  

HOMEWORK:

• Your Marking Period 2 Portfolio is due Monday 1/28 and will not be accepted after Friday February 1^st.
• Thoroughly review the Quadratic Project Requirements & Grading Rubric.

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Thursday 1/24/13

 

DO NOW:

• Please get a calculator.
• Please hand in any late portfolio rough drafts.  Tomorrow is the last day they will be accepted.
• Read the Project requirements for objective 5.  Change the word “inches” to centimeters.
• Also – objective #2 should be corrected to state that the value of “c” in your equation is to the nearest tenth, not the nearest whole number.

 

OBJECTIVE:

• Complete the draft form of objective 5.

HOMEWORK:

• Your Marking Period 2 Portfolio is due Monday 1/28 and will not be accepted after Friday February 1^st.
• Your Parabolic Path of a Ball Project is due on Wednesday 1/30 and will not be accepted after Tuesday 2/5.

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Friday 1/25/13

 

DO NOW:

• Please get a calculator.
• Please take out the Project Requirements and grading Rubric and a piece of paper.

 

OBJECTIVE:

• Complete the draft form of objective 6.
  • Read the requirement
  • Draw a sketch of the scenario, showing your original toss and the second toss described in this objective.
  • Label any given information on your sketch. 
  • Determine the type of “skills problem” that we have done that would be appropriate for solving this real world problem.  Find an example in your notebook. 
  • Reread the requirement in objective 6. 

HOMEWORK:

• Your Marking Period 2 Portfolio is due Monday 1/28 and will not be accepted after Friday February 1^st.
• Your Parabolic Path of a Ball Project is due on Wednesday 1/30 and will not be accepted after Tuesday 2/5.

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Monday 1/28/13

 

DO NOW:

• Please place your portfolio on the front table!
• Please get a calculator
•  Please take out the Project Requirements and grading Rubric and a piece of paper.

 

OBJECTIVE:

• Complete the draft form of objective 7
  • Read the requirement
  • Draw a sketch of the scenario, showing your original toss and the second toss described in this objective.
  • Label any given information on your sketch. 
  • Determine the type of “skills problem” that we have done that would be appropriate for solving this real world problem.  Find an example in your notebook. 
  • Reread the requirement in objective 7. 

HOMEWORK:

• Your Parabolic Path of a Ball Project is due on Wednesday 1/30 and will not be accepted after Tuesday 2/5.
• Your Marking Period 2 Portfolio was due today and will not be accepted after Friday February 1^st.

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Tuesday 1/29/13

 

DO NOW:

• Any late portfolios?
• Please take out all of your project materials

 

OBJECTIVE:

• Work on your final copy of your project

HOMEWORK:

• Your project is due tomorrow at the beginning of class (for 2 BONUS points) and will NOT be accepted after Tuesday Feb 5^th.
• Your portfolio that was due yesterday will not be accepted after Friday Feb 1.

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Wednesday 1/30/13

DO NOW:

• Any late portfolios?
• Please place your projects on the front table.

 

OBJECTIVE:

• Catch up on any overdue work you have for AADM.

HOMEWORK:

• No HW unless you have not handed in both your project and your portfolio.
• Your portfolio was due 1/28 and will not be accepted after 2/1.
• Your project will not be accepted after 2/5.

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Thursday 1/31/13

 

DO NOW:

• You need a calculator and a pencil.

 

OBJECTIVE:

• More quadratic applications:  Graded class work.

 

HOMEWORK:

• No HW unless you have not handed in both your project and your portfolio.
• Your portfolio was due 1/28 and will not be accepted after 2/1.
• Your project was due 1/30 and will not be accepted after 2/5.

 

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Friday 2/1/13

DO NOW:

• Any late projects or portfolios?  Please place them on the front table.
• Please get a ruler and a pencil and take out yesterday’s sheets.

 

OBJECTIVE:

• Approximating a parabola with straight lines
• Create your own set of axes – use any angle, any interval (1/4”, 1/8”  or ½ cm, etc.
• Do not write numbers on the axes, just visualize which points are to be connected.
• Create a more complex design with several sets of axes, at different angles and/or with differently sized intervals

HOMEWORK:  If you didn’t hand in your project yet, please finish it up and hand it in on Monday!

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Monday 2/4/13

DO NOW:

• Any late projects?  Please place them on the front table.
• Please get a ruler and a pencil and all of your practice designs.

 

OBJECTIVE:

• Approximating a parabola with straight lines
• Create your own set of axes – use any angle, any interval (1/4”, 1/8”  or ½ cm, etc.
• Do not write numbers on the axes, just visualize which points are to be connected.
• Create a more complex design with several sets of axes, at different angles and/or with differently sized intervals
• Do you want to try adding color?  I’ve got colored pencils.
• By the end of the period, I am hoping that you have some ideas for a beautiful design that you will create.

 

HOMEWORK:  Tomorrow is the LAST day that your Quadratic Project that was due last Wednesday will be accepted!

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Tuesday 2/5/13

DO NOW:

• Today is the last day to hand in your project.  Please place it on the front table.
• Please get a ruler and a pencil and all of your practice designs.

 

OBJECTIVE:

• Create a complex and beautiful design, by approximating a parabola with straight lines

HOMEWORK: No HW

 

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Wednesday 2/6/13

DO NOW:

• Please get a ruler and a pencil and your best designs.

 

OBJECTIVE:

• Create a complex and beautiful design, by approximating a parabola with straight lines

HOMEWORK: No HW

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Thursday 2/7/13

 

DO NOW:

• Please get a ruler, a calculator and a sheet of white paper.  Instructions will be distributed shortly

 

       OBJECTIVE: 

• Explore the growth pattern generated by repeated multiplication
• Understand when it is appropriate to convert units, based on the magnitude of the number

 

HOMEWORK: 

• No HW.

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Friday 2/8/13

 

DO NOW:

• Please get a calculator and take out yesterday’s sheet. 

      

       OBJECTIVE: 

• Explore the growth pattern generated by repeated multiplication
• Understand when it is appropriate to convert units, based on the magnitude of the number
• Explore exponential decay

 

HOMEWORK: 

• Finish today’s class work.   Your work must be neat and organized, according to the process we started in class.  Yesterday and today’s sheet will be counted as a class work grade.

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Monday 2/11/13

 

DO NOW:

• Please get a calculator and take out the sheets from Thursday and Friday

 

       OBJECTIVE: 

• Use real world data to write an Exponential Model

 

HOMEWORK: 

• None

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Tuesday 2/12/13

 

DO NOW:

 

• Please get a calculator
• Take out the calculator instructions and Writing Models of Exponential Equations worksheet from yesterday.

  

 OBJECTIVE: 

 

• Use the TI-84 graphing calculator to write an model for real world data that shows exponential growth or decay
• Translate the calculator’s depiction of scientific notation into mathematical notation
• Use the exponential model for a given data set to make predictions pertinent to the real world application.

 

HOMEWORK: 

 

• HW Handout: Writing Models of Exponential Equations

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Wednesday 2/13/13

  

DO NOW:

 

• Please get a calculator and take out your homework (writing models of exponential equations)
• If you did not finish the classwork from yesterday, do so now!-

 

 OBJECTIVE: 

 

• Introduction to Inverses – think of it as performing a MapQuest style “reverse directions”
• Extend the “reverse directions” notion to a set of arithmetic operations

 

HOMEWORK:  none

 

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Thursday 2/14/13 ♥   ♥   ♥♥    ♥♥♥    ♥♥♥♥♥   ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ 

 

DO NOW: 

• Please get a calculator and take out the Intro to Inverses sheet from yesterday

 

       OBJECTIVE:             

• Determine the inverse of a linear function
• Determine the inverse of a quadratic function

 

HOMEWORK:  HW handout:  Introduction to Inverses

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Friday 2/15/13

 

DO NOW: 

• Please get a calculator.
• Please take out your HW (intro to inverses)

OBJECTIVE: 

 

• Rewrite exponential equations in logarithmic form
• Rewrite logarithmic equations in exponential form

 

HOMEWORK:  none

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Thursday 2/21/13

 

DO NOW:

• Please get a calculator and a ruler.
• As soon as the bell rings. Do the warm up on today’s handout.
• If you were not in school on Friday, please hand in the HW “Introduction to inverses”

 

       OBJECTIVE: 

• Graph a linear function and its inverse on the same set of axes

 

HOMEWORK:  finish the class work handout

 

Friday 2/22/13

 

DO NOW:

• Please get a calculator and a ruler.

 

       OBJECTIVE: 

• Graph a quadratic function and its inverse on the same set of axes
• Graph an exponential function
• Graph a logarithmic function by using its exponential form
• Recognize an exponential function and a logarithmic function as inverses of each other

 

HOMEWORK:  finish the class work handout

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Monday 2/25/13

 

DO NOW:

• Please get a calculator and a PENCIL.
• Take out the class work sheet from Friday

 

       OBJECTIVE: 

• Graph an exponential function
• Graph a logarithmic function by using its exponential form
• Recognize an exponential function and a logarithmic function as inverses of each other

 

HOMEWORK:  finish the class work handout – Exponents and Logarithms as Inverses of each other

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Tuesday 2/26/13

 

DO NOW:

• Please get a calculator and a PENCIL.
• Please take out your notebook and organize your class notes and homework since the beginning of the Exponents, Logs and Inverses Unit. 

 

       OBJECTIVE: 

• You will work alone and use your notebook to demonstrate your current skill level regarding:
  • finding the inverse of linear, quadratic and exponential functions
  • rewriting exponential equations in logarithmic form and logarithmic equations in exponential form
  • graphing an exponential function and its inverse on the same set of axes
• This will be collected and graded as Class Work

 

HOMEWORK:  none

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Wednesday 2/27/13

 

DO NOW:

• Please get a calculator and a PENCIL.
• Please separate your desks, a little bit
• Please take out your notebook and be ready to finish yesterday’s graded classwork. 

 

       OBJECTIVE: 

• Evaluate exponential expressions
• Differentiate between exponential expressions where a constant is added in the exponent or after the base is raised to the power.
• Find the inverse of exponential functions where there is either a constant added within the exponent or after the base is raised to the power.

 

HOMEWORK:  none

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Thursday 2/28/13

 

DO NOW:

• Please get a calculator and a PENCIL.
• Take out the sheet from yesterday – Evaluating Exponents and Logarithms

 

       OBJECTIVE: 

• Find the inverse of exponential functions where there is either a constant added within the exponent or after the base is raised to the power.

 

HOMEWORK:  none

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Friday 3/1/13

 

DO NOW:

• Please get a calculator and a PENCIL.

 

       OBJECTIVE: 

• Graph logarithmic and exponential functions and their inverses
• Specify the Domain and Range of logarithmic and exponential functions
• State the equation of the asymptote, given a logarithmic or exponential function
• their inverses

 

HOMEWORK:  Finish the Graphing Exponential and Logarithmic Functions sheet.

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Monday 3/4/13

 

DO NOW:

• Take out the Graphing Exponential and Logarithmic Functions sheet from Friday, and have a pencil handy.
• Please also find the sheet from 2/22 where we graphed the parent function y = 2^x.  (Graphing a function and its inverse DAY 2 on the BACK!!!!)
• If you have your own calculator, please take it out and share with a neighbor! 

 

  OBJECTIVE: 

• Compare exponential functions in the form

y = b^x-h + k  to the parent function, in terms of shifting right, left, up or down.

• Compare logarithmic functions in the form

y = log_b(x-h)+ k  to the parent function, in terms of shifting right, left, up or down.

• Identify how shifting right, left, up or down impacts the domain, range and asymptote of exponential and logarithmic functions.

 

HOMEWORK:  please bring your own calculator to school tomorrow!

 

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Tuesday 3/5/13

 

DO NOW:

• Please have a PENCIL ready.
• Please take a sheet of graph paper.

 

OBJECTIVE:  Exponential and Logarithmic Functions Portfolio work sheet.

•  Each student will be given a unique pair of equations, one in the form y = b^x-h + k and the other in the form    y = log_b(x-h)+ k.
• The teacher will model the steps outlined in the portfolio on her own set of equations. 
• Each student will perform the same set of steps on his/her own set of equations.
• Complete Step 1 – Step 2b

 

HOMEWORK:  Portfolio worksheet:  READ steps 2c – 2e but DO NOT write anything on the packet!  Prepare your graph paper according to the directions in Step 2f.

 

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Wednesday 3/6/13

 

DO NOW:

• Please get a calculator and have a PENCIL ready.
• Please take out your Portfolio work sheet.

 

OBJECTIVE:  Exponential and Logarithmic Functions Portfolio work sheet.

• Complete 2c – 2f

 

HOMEWORK:  Complete step 2g and begin 2h.

 

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Thursday 3/7/12

 

DO NOW:

• You do not need a calculator today.
• Please take out your Exponential and Logarithmic Functions Portfolio work sheet.

 

OBJECTIVE:   

• Complete Portfolio steps 2g – 2h.
• Explore algebraic, numeric and graphic relationships between your function and the parent function
• Compare your observations to those of other students who have the same parent function.  (steps 2b, 2e, and 2h)

 

HOMEWORK:  Written notes for panel discussion on steps 2b, 2e and 2h.

 

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Friday 3/8/13

 

DO NOW:

• You do not need a calculator today.
• Please take out your Exponential and Logarithmic Functions Portfolio work sheet and your written note for the panel discussion on 2b, 2e and 2h, that you prepared for HW.

 

OBJECTIVE:   

• Panel discussion regarding the algebraic, numeric and graphic relationships between a parent function and the other functions in the same family.
• Begin Portfolio steps 2i – 2k:

 

HOMEWORK:  Written notes for panel discussion on steps 2i – 2k.

 

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Monday 3/11/13

 

DO NOW:

• You do not need a calculator today.
• Please take out your Exponential and Logarithmic Functions Portfolio work sheet and your written note for the panel discussion on 2i – 2k, that you prepared for HW.

 

OBJECTIVE:   

• Panel discussion regarding the relationships between a parent function and the other functions in the same family, pertaining to domain, range and asymptotes.
• Begin Portfolio steps 3a – 3e:

 

HOMEWORK:  complete steps 3a – 3e.

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Tuesday 3/12/13

 

DO NOW:

• You do not need a calculator today.
• Please take out your Exponential and Logarithmic Functions Portfolio work sheet.  I will be checking 3a – 3e.

 

OBJECTIVE:   

• Begin Portfolio steps 3f – 3g:

 

HOMEWORK:  complete steps 3f – 3g.

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Wednesday 3/13/13

 

DO NOW:

• You do not need a calculator today.
• Please take out your Exponential and Logarithmic Functions Portfolio work sheet.  I will be checking 3f – 3g.

 

OBJECTIVE:   

• Begin Portfolio steps 3h – 3j:

 

HOMEWORK:  complete steps 3h – 3j.

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Thursday 3/14/13

 

DO NOW:

• You do not need a calculator today.
• Please take out your Exponential and Logarithmic Functions Portfolio work sheet.  I will be checking 3h – 3j.

 

OBJECTIVE:   

• Panel discussion on 3a - j:
• Begin steps 4a - 5b and

 

HOMEWORK:  complete steps 4a – 5b.

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Friday 3/15/13

 

DO NOW:

• Please get a calculator
• Take out your Exponential and Logarithmic Functions Portfolio work sheet.
• Find the Logarithmic Equation that was given to you on the first day of this unit (page 1, step 1, item II).

 

OBJECTIVE:   

• Start Steps 6a – 6e

 

HOMEWORK:  complete steps 6a – 6e.

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Monday 3/18/13             

 

DO NOW:

• Please get a calculator
• Take out your Exponential and Logarithmic Functions Portfolio work sheet Part II.

 

OBJECTIVE:   

• Start Steps 6f – 6l

 

HOMEWORK:  complete steps 6f – 6l.

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Tuesday 3/19/13            

 

DO NOW:

• Please get a calculator
• Take out your Exponential and Logarithmic Functions Portfolio work sheet Part II.

 

OBJECTIVE:   

• Start Steps 7a – 7j

 

HOMEWORK:  complete steps 7a – 7j

 

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Wednesday 3/20/13               

  

DO NOW:

 

• You shouldn’t need a calculator today
• Take out your Exponential and Logarithmic Functions Portfolio work sheet Part II.

OBJECTIVE:   

 

• Panel discussion on Log equations
• Start Steps 8a – 9b

 

HOMEWORK: 

• complete steps 8a – 9b

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Thursday 3/21/13           

 

DO NOW:

• You don’t need a calculator today
• Take out your Exponential and Logarithmic Functions Portfolio work sheets Part I and Part II.

 

OBJECTIVE:   

• Review requirements for the Marking Period 3 Portfolio.

 

HOMEWORK: 

• Come to Ridge Factor! 
• Bring your portfolio materials to class tomorrow.

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Friday 3/21/13               

 

DO NOW:

• Do NOT get a calculator.

 

OBJECTIVE:   

• Complete your final copy of your graphs for the MP 3 portfolio. 
• MP 3 portfolio is due Thursday 3/28 Not Accepted After Thursday 4/4. 

 

HOMEWORK: 

• MP 3 portfolio is due Thursday 3/28 Not Accepted After Thursday 4/4.  No more class time will be spent working on it but you are welcome to come to extra help as needed!

 

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Monday 3/25/13             

 

DO NOW:

• Please get a calculator and have a pencil ready.

 

OBJECTIVE:   

• Introduce the concepts behind and the data analysis portion required for our 3^rd marking period project.

 

HOMEWORK: 

• MP 3 portfolio is due Thursday 3/28 Not Accepted After Thursday 4/4.  No more class time will be spent working on it but you are welcome to come to extra help as needed!

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Tuesday 3/26/13            

 

 

 

DO NOW:

 

• Do NOT a calculator, but please have a pencil ready.
• If you have a personal handheld technology device that has a timer or stopwatch, please take it out and turn it on now.

 

 

 

OBJECTIVE:   

 

• Generate initial set of data for our exponential decay project by performing a simple task and recording the time it takes you to complete it successfully.  You will repeat the task 6 to 10 times, tracking the amount of time each repetition takes.

 

 

 

HOMEWORK: 

 

• MP 3 portfolio is due Thursday 3/28 Not Accepted After Thursday 4/4.  No more class time will be spent working on it but you are welcome to come to extra help as needed!

 

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Wednesday 3/27/13               

 

DO NOW:

• Please get a calculator and have a pencil ready.
• Take out your materials from yesterday (timed tasks) and the activity sheet from the day before.
• If you were absent yesterday, please wait until today’s lesson is underway, before you ask for the materials.

 

OBJECTIVE:   

• Tally and interpret the data you created yesterday, for the exponential decay project.

 

HOMEWORK: 

• MP 3 portfolio is due TOMORROW and will NOT be accepted after Thursday 4/4.   Remember to hand in the 2 packets and the original graphs!

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Thursday 3/28/13           

 

DO NOW:

• Place your MP 3 portfolio on the front desk (for 2 BONUS points!)
• Please get a calculator.
• Take out all of your exponential decay sheets

 

OBJECTIVE:   

• Determine the best equation for your data!

 

HOMEWORK: 

• No HW – unless you did not hand in your portfolio, which was due today and will not be accepted after Thursday 4/4

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Monday 4/1/13               

 

DO NOW:

• Please get a calculator.
• If you did not hand in your portfolio on the due date, you may do so now.  (Projects not received by Thursday 4/4 will earn a zero)
• Take out all of your exponential decay sheets

 

OBJECTIVE:   

• Brainstorm ideas for Well Defined Tasks that can be used for your project.
• Express the meaning of “a”, “b”, and “k” in your exponential decay models.

 

HOMEWORK: 

• Write a draft of your proposed Task for your exponential decay project
• Your portfolio, which was due last Thursday will not be accepted after Thursday 4/4

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Tuesday 4/2/13              

 

DO NOW:

• Please place any overdue portfolios on the front desk.
• Please take out your “project proposal” that you wrote last night.

 

OBJECTIVE:   

• Review Exponential Decay Project requirements.
• Complete draft form of objectives 1–6 for experiment # 1.

 

HOMEWORK: 

• Continue working on your project.
• Your portfolio, which was due last Thursday will not be accepted after Thursday 4/4

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Wednesday 4/3/13                 

 

DO NOW:

• Please place any overdue portfolios on the front desk.
• Please take out your project requirements and all project  materials

 

OBJECTIVE:   

• Review Exponential Decay Project requirements.
• Complete draft form of objective 1–7 for experiment # 1 OR generate data for experiment #2.

 

HOMEWORK: 

• Continue working on your Exponential Decay Project – due Wednesday 4/10 and not accepted after Monday 4/15.
• Your portfolio, which was due last Thursday will not be accepted after tomorrow 4/4

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Thursday 4/4/13            

  

DO NOW:

• Please place any overdue portfolios on the front desk.
• Please take out your project requirements and all project  materials

 

OBJECTIVE:   

• Generate data for experiment #2
• Finalize your draft work for experiment #1.

 

HOMEWORK: 

• You must have a set of data and a written overview of your task for experiment #2
• Exponential Decay Project is due Wednesday 4/10 and will not be accepted after Monday 4/15

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Friday 4/5/13                 

 

DO NOW:

• Please take out your project requirements and all project  materials
• Please take out your data and task description for experiment #2.  If you have these on your desk, you will earn 2 HW points and you may listen to your ipod while you work

 

OBJECTIVE:   

• Draft form of objectives 3 – 5 of experiment experiment #2

 

HOMEWORK: 

• Work on your Exponential Decay Project (due Wednesday 4/10 and not accepted after Monday 4/15)

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Monday 4/8/13               

 

DO NOW:  

• Please take out your project requirements and all project  materials

 

OBJECTIVE:    

• ALL draft work for experiment #1 & #2 should be complete by the end of the period!

 

HOMEWORK:  

• Work on your Exponential Decay Project (due Wednesday 4/10 and not accepted after Monday 4/15)

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Tuesday 4/9/13               

 

DO NOW: 

• Please take out your project requirements and all project  materials

 

OBJECTIVE:    

• Finish your projects!

 

HOMEWORK:  

• Your Exponential Decay Project is due tomorrow 4/10 and will not be accepted after Monday 4/15

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Wednesday 4/10/13               

 

DO NOW: 

• Please place your project on the front table

 

OBJECTIVE:    

• Projects collected (and awarded 2 bonus points!)
• Portfolios returned
• Sign-up for project presentations

 

HOMEWORK:  

• No HW: Unless you did not hand in your Exponential Decay Project (which will not be accepted after Monday 4/15)

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Thursday 4/11/13           

 

DO NOW:  

• You do not need a calculator.
• If you did not hand in your project that was due yesterday, please place it on the front table.

 

OBJECTIVE:    

• Project presentations!

 

HOMEWORK: None.  Your Exponential Decay Project that was due yesterday will not be accepted after Monday 4/15.

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Friday 4/12/13               

 

DO NOW:  

• You do not need a calculator.
• If you still owe me a project, please place it on the front table.

 

OBJECTIVE:    

• Project presentations!

 

HOMEWORK: None.  Monday is the last day to hand in your Exponential Decay Project that was due 2 days ago.  

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Monday 4/15/13             

 

DO NOW: 

• Please get a calculator.
• Please place any late projects on the front table.

 

OBJECTIVE:   

• Applied problems with logarithms.

 

HOMEWORK:  

• Finish today’s class work sheet.  Try to visualize the size of the rocks and boulders.

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Friday April 26, 2013

 

Do Now:  Please get a calculator and a pencil. 

 

Class Objective: 

• Create a preference schedule to represent the results of the class election on snack foods.
• Use the preference schedule to create a summary chart of each candidates ranking order.

 

HW: Combine the votes from both classes on the HW handout: Snack Food Preference Schedule (on back of today’s class work

 

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Monday April 29, 2013

 

Do Now: 

• Please get a calculator and a pencil. 
• Please hand in your HW (snack food election)

 

Class Objective:  

• Follow the algorithm for the Run Off Method to declare a winner.
• Demonstrate the algorithm for the Run Off Method. 

 

HW: :  On a separate sheet of paper, redraw the preference schedule from the last problem on today’s class work sheet, using the totals 15, 16, 7, and 6 (instead of 20, 10, 12 and 15).  Use this schedule to demonstrate all steps of the Run Off method, and state the winner.

 

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Tuesday April 30, 2013

 

Do Now:  Please hand in your homework (run off method with totals modified from class work)

 

Class Objective:  

• Review the Run Off Method  results
• Follow the algorithm for the Sequential Run Off Method to declare a winner, and establish a group consensus of ranking order.

 

HW: Demonstrate the algorithms for the Run Off Method and the Sequential Run Off Method for the Favorite Music Election

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Wednesday May 1, 2013

 

Class Objective:  

• Determine the Majority, Plurality, Run Off, and Sequential Run Off winners on a new set of election data.
• Discuss which method(s) yield the “best view” of the group’s consensus.

 

HW: none

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Thursday May 2, 2013

 

Do Now: 

• Please get a calculator and a pencil

Class Objective:  

• Use “pairwise voting” to determine the winner of an election, using the Condorcet method.

 

HW: Condorcet Winner homework handout

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Friday May 3, 2013

 

Do Now: 

• Please get a calculator and a pencil
• Please take out your Condorcet Winner Homework

 

Class Objective:  

• Borda Count Ranking.

 

HW: No HW

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Monday May 6, 2013

 

Do Now: 

• Please get a calculator and a pencil

 

Class Objective:  

• Practice Borda Count Ranking with new election data.
• Review Run Off, Sequential Run Off and Condorcet Methods with the same data set.

 

HW: Finish the class work handout, if you did not do so at the end of class

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Tuesday May 7, 2013

 

Do Now: 

• Please get a calculator and a pencil
• If you did not hand in the class work yesterday, please do so now.  (Borda count method and review)

 

Class Objective:  

• Create ballots for and execute an election using the Approval Voting method.
• Analyze and discuss the implications of Insincere Voting

 

HW: No HW

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Wednesday May 8, 2013

 

Do Now: 

• Please get a calculator and a pencil

 

Class Objective:  

• Determine the results of yesterday’s election that employed the Approval Voting method.
• Work with a group to identifyAnalyze and discuss the implications of Insincere Voting

 

HW: Take Home Portion of the Election Theory Quiz

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Thursday May 9, 2013

 

Do Now: 

• Please get a calculator and a pencil
• Please hand in the Take Home Portion of the Election Theory Quiz

 

Class Objective:  

• Quiz Practice

 

HW: Prepare for tomorrow’s quiz on Election Theory

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Friday May 10, 2013

 

Do Now: 

• Please get a calculator and a pencil
• Please hand in the Take Home Portion of the Election Theory Quiz

 

Class Objective:  

• Quiz
• If you did not hand in your Take Home Portion of the Election Theory, and you have it now, you may hand it in and by the 2^nd half of the period I will return it to you so that you can use it during the quiz.
• Election Theory Portfolio Assignment

 

HW: No HW

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Monday May 13, 2013

 

Do Now: 

• Please take out your portfolio requirements sheet.

 

Class Objective:  

• Election Theory Portfolio Assignment

 

HW: Portfolio Rough Draft Objectives 1 & 2

• Portfolio Rough Draft Obj. 1 & 2 due tomorrow Tues 5/14;
• Portfolio Rough Draft Obj. 3 & 4 due Wed 5/15;
• Portfolio Rough Draft Obj. 5 & 6 due Thurs 5/16;
• Final Portfolio Due Thursday 5/23 (for 2 BONUS POINTS) and not accepted after Thursday 5/30

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Tuesday May 14, 2013

 

Do Now: 

• You do NOT need a calculator, but you DO need a pencil!
• Please take out your Portfolio Rough Drafts (with evidence) for objectives #1 & #2, to be collected.

 

Class Objective:

• Develop a Project Schedule by identifying how long each of a set of tasks takes, and which tasks must be completed before the next task can be completed.

 

HW:

• Portfolio Rough Draft Obj. 3 & 4 due tomorrow;
• Portfolio Rough Draft Obj. 5 & 6 due Thurs 5/16;
• Final Portfolio Due Thursday 5/23 (for 2 BONUS POINTS) and not accepted after Thursday 5/30

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Wednesday May 15, 2013

 

Do Now: 

• You do NOT need a calculator, but you DO need a pencil!
• Please take out your Portfolio Rough Drafts (with evidence) for objectives #3 & #4, to be collected.

 

Class Objective:

• Introduction to DIGRAPHS (directed graphs)
• Represent the Project Schedule created yesterday as a digraph.

 

HW:

• Portfolio Rough Draft Obj. 5 & 6 due tomorrow;
• Final Portfolio Due Thursday 5/23 (for 2 BONUS POINTS) and not accepted after Thursday 5/30

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Thursday May 16, 2013

 

Do Now: 

• You do NOT need a calculator, but you DO need a pencil!
• Please take out your Portfolio Rough Drafts (with evidence) for objectives #5 & #6, to be collected.

 

Class Objective:

• Finish creating and analyzing the digraph for the “Hamburger Dinner Project.
• Represent the information given in a project schedule as a digraph.

 

HW:

• Work on your Final Portfolio Due Thursday 5/23 (for 2 BONUS POINTS) and not accepted after Thursday 5/30

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Friday May 17, 2013

 

Do Now: 

• All you need today is a pencil and a willingness to learn!
• If you have any late / make-up portfolio rough drafts, please take them out now.  Tuesday is the last day to hand late work.

 

Class Objective:

• Use a Project Schedule to draw a digraph and label the edges and vertices. 

 

Homework:

• Work on your Final Portfolio Due Thursday 5/23 (for 2 BONUS POINTS) and not accepted after Thursday 5/30

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Monday May 20, 2013

 

Do Now: 

• If you have any late or make up Portfolio Rough Drafts, please hand them in. 
• Please take out the sheet from Friday:  Graph Theory Critical Path Process Day 1

 

Class Objective: Determine the earliest start time for each task, the minimum project time and the critical path, given a project schedule showing the duration and prerequisite for each task.

 

HW: Work on your portfolio (Due Thursday 5/23, not accepted after Thursday 5/30).

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Tuesday May 21, 2012

 

Do Now: 

• If you have any late or make up Portfolio Rough Drafts, please hand them in. 

 

Class Objective: Determine the earliest start time for each task, the minimum project time and the critical path, given the digraph.

 

HW: Finish today’s class work (Critical Path Process – Day 2) Work on your portfolio (Due Thursday 5/23, not accepted after Thursday 5/30 ).

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Wednesday May 22, 2013

 

Do Now: 

• Please take out the Critical Path Process Day 2.
• There will be a quiz on Friday on the Critical Path Process on Friday 5/24.

 

Class Objective:

• Determine the earliest start time for each task, the minimum project time and the critical path, given the digraph.
• Introduce the 4^th marking period project.

 

HW:  Finish today’s class work (Critical Path Process – Day 3)Your Election Theory Portfolio is due tomorrow (for 2 BONUS points! And will not be accepted after Thursday 5/30.

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Thursday May 23, 2013

 

DO NOW: 

• Please place your Election Theory Portfolios on the front table.
• Quiz tomorrow on Graph Theory:  Project Schedules, Digraphs, Minimum Project Time, Critical Path.

 

Class Objective:

• Review for Quiz
• Work on your Critical Path Process project

 

HW: Review Graph Theory handouts for tomorrows quiz.  If you did not hand in your portfolio today, please hand it in ASAP.  It will not be accepted after Thursday 5/30.

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Friday May 24, 2013

 

DO NOW: 

• If you did not hand in the portfolio on the due date, please hand it in now.
• Please get a calculator, pencil and eraser.

 

Class Objective:

• Quiz on graph theory
• When you are finished with the quiz, work on your project.  Start by just brainstorming a list of tasks.

 

HW: Have a fun and safe weekend!

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