Students left today's class simultaneously thinking that much, if not all of what we covered, seemed like common sense and at the same time, amazed at how far a little logic can take you in mathematics. Students must be intimately familiar with ALL of the properties we covered today and be able to recognize their use in context.
Some reminders for tomorrow!
1. Math textbooks must have a cover or they will be confiscated until a cover is brought to class. The books are barely two years old and yet they have suffered enormous wear and tear. We wish not to further exacerbate the problem.
2. Our second quiz is scheduled for tomorrow. The higher score based on quiz 1 and 2 will be counted towards the term grade. Tomorrow's quiz includes:
a. Lessons 1-1 to 1-4 in the book
b. All the SAT questions we have discussed
c. All the content from the class notes (father/son problem, boys and dogs problem, exponential table, etc.)
Students should be working on their class notes nightly to begin with! Tonight is a particularly important night to do so.
Home Nugget #6
Assigned on Thursday September 17, 2009
Due on Friday September 18, 2009
In Algebra book,
Page 23
# 8 - 16 even
# 21 - 23
Page 24
# 25 - 29
Page 25
# 36 - 38
FCAs
2 points: all problems completed
2 points: evidence/explanations provided for all problems
