Reflection Activity for the April Vacations

Home Nugget #24
Assigned on Friday April 16, 2010
Due on Monday April 26, 2010

Journal Entry for Term 4
Directions were handed out in class today. As always, the journal entry counts as 15% of the term grade. This particular entry is comprised of 31 questions. We spent significant time discussing the relevance and immediacy of the assignment and took a sampling of actual problems to get a taste of what is in store. Students seemed to agree that answering the questions will require a great deal of thought and were also amenable to the fact that having class notes and math textbook will be critical in answering questions.

ALSO

I provided students with the "calendar problems" for the month of March and offered that if they could solve any 12 of the 31 problems accurately, I would offer extra credit on any quiz or test grade of their choice. The actual amount, I have yet to determine. All work and evidence of solutions must be presented for credit to be awarded.

No End in Sight: More Permutations, Combinations and the Fundamental Counting Principle Problems to Mull Over

Home Nugget #23
Assigned on Thursday April 15, 2010
Due on Friday April 16, 2010

Page 685 # 9 - 13

Page 686 # 14 - 21

Page 660 # 36, 37 and 43 - 48

Much Needed Practice with Fundamental Counting Principle, Permutations and Combinations

Home Nugget #22
Assigned on Wednesday April 14, 2010
Due on Thursday April 15, 2010

From xeroxed double-sided sheet (labeled pages 985 and 986)

# 17 - 25 odd

and

27 - 47 odd

Permutations and Combinations

Home Nugget #21
Assigned on Tuesday April 13, 2010
Due on Wednesday April 14, 2010

In Algebra I text,

Pages 658 and 659

# 1 - 11
# 21 - 31 odd
# 32 - 35

Be advised that you will likely have to read the lesson in order to answer the questions that are assigned. Our objective tomorrow will be to shed light on the logic behind how these concepts work and how we can make sense of them.

Fundamental Counting Principle and Counting Arrangments: A Second Chance to Apply these Concepts

Home Nugget #20
Assigned on Monday April 12, 2010
Due on Tuesday April 13, 2010

From sheets labeled 12-2 Practice and Word Problem Practice

All problems.

Please be reminded that as has been the case all year long, it is not enough to simply write down solutions. You have the more important burden of providing evidence for where the solutions come from. You must focus on justifying the reasoning you employed to find answers.

Also keep in mind that you will be assessed in some fashion tomorrow as a gauge for what type of class we have. If the majority of students do not invest in the assignment at home, it is not reasonable to expect a meaningful dialogue to happen in class.