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September 28

Math Ess: ALEKS time.

Geometry: Ch1 1 Vocab List issued. Also Do Ch1 Closure ativities for EC.
Ch 2 Starts next week

Trig: Continue graphs for 4.5. Finish 4.5 for test on Monday

September 27

MAth Essentials: ALEKS Time; You should be gettnig to your second test. Keep up the journals

Geometry
1.3.3 CW Probability 1-115 to 1-119
1.3.3 HW Review and Preview 1-121 to 1-125

TRig: We worked on 4.5 40- 52 Evens. Continue to develop your trig graphs

September 26

Geometry
1.3.2 CW Characteristics of Shapes 1-104 to 1- 109
1.3.2 HW Review and Preview 1-110 to 1- 114

http://www.cpm.org/pdfs/stuRes/GC/chapter_01/GC_1.3.2A.pdf
http://www.cpm.org/pdfs/stuRes/GC/chapter_01/GC_1.3.2B.pdf

Math Essentials: Complete CAHSEE Booklet Math Reasoning Strand p 59-64

Trig: Amplitude and Period. 4.5 2-26 Evens

Setember 25

Math Essentials: ALEKS TIME

Geometry: Q 1 Test. All assignments through 1.3.1 must be in.

Trig: Use of geometers sketchpad to analyze graphs of trig functions. 4.1 to 4.4 HW, plus trig table of special right triangles should be in.
Continue to develop sine cosine and tangent graphs

September 24

Math Essentials: ALEKS Time. You should be through your second test and be over 10% improved. All worksheets and assigned CAHSEE book sections should be checked in.

Trig: Begin Lesson on 4.5 Graphing Sine, Cosine and Tangent. Finish your 4.4 homework

Geometry: CW: Classifying shapes 1.3.1 1-97 to 1-98
HW: 1.3.1 Review and Preview 1 -99 to 1-103

Print These if you’re absent
http://www.cpm.org/pdfs/stuRes/GC/chapter_01/GC_1.3.1A.pdf
http://www.cpm.org/pdfs/stuRes/GC/chapter_01/GC_1.3.1B.pdf
http://www.cpm.org/pdfs/stuRes/GC/chapter_01/GC_1.3.1C.pdf

Geometry: CW 1.2.5 p 44 1- to 1-
HW 1.2.5 REview and Preview

MAth Essenttials: More Aleks Time
Grades based on ALEKS [hours, percent, percent growht, learning speed]as well as completion of CAHSEE book sections [Number Sense, Probability, Geometry and Algebra and Functions]

Trig: Test on material up to 4.2

September 20

Geometry : CW 1.2.4 The Shape Factory
HW 1.2.4 Review and Preview

Math Essentials: ALEKS Time: You should be clearing your second test of the semester

Trigonometry: Pretest for Chapters 4.1 to 4.3

September 19

Math Essentials: Today we read and studied the “Algebra and Functions” Strand of the CAHSEE from our CAHSEE workbook p 49 to 58. Students should do all the questions and mark up [highlight] their book and evaluate themselves with stars, smiles, ??s, !!s and double checks

Trig: Today our focus was on using trig to solve real life word problems. We shoudl be finishing section 4.3 in the text.

Geometry: Today we finished section 1.2.3 from yesterday and had a quiz on what we have learned so far

September 18

Trig: We continued work on 4.2. #38-58 evens. Our focus was on trig identities and proof Finish 4.1 to 4.3 HW

Geometry:
CW 1.2.3 Using Transformations p 36 1-68 to 1-72
http://www.cpm.org/pdfs/stuRes/GC/chapter_01/GC_1.2.3.pdf

HW 1.2.3 Revew/Preview p 39 1-73 to 1-77

Math Essentials: More ALEKS time. Also Finish the wroksheet on simplifying fractions,. mixed<->improper fractions.
Meet in classroom tomorrow

September 17

Trigonometry: Today we stopped to review everything you should know.
1. Pythagorean Theorem
2. Definition of the six trig functions [with opp/adj/hp] and with x and y
3. Circle Breakdown 0-360
4. Circle in radians and the definition of a radian
5. Circle Breakdown in terms of pi
6. How to deal with angles that are greater than 360/2pi and angles that are negative
7. How to use the trig table to find the three main trig functions
8 How to convert back and forth from radians to degrees
9. Be an expert at the 30-60-90 and 45-4-90 triangle
10. How to solve for angles using trig
11. How to solve for sides using trig
12 Arc Length
13. How to find secant, cosecant and cotangent using trig tables, calculator or trig trainer
14. How to use the trig trainer
15. How to figure out angles that are greater than 90 using the table or trainer

Geometry: Today we completed
CW 1.2.2 Rotations and Transformations p31 1-59 to 1-62
HW 1.2.2 Review and Preview p 34 1-63 tio 1-67

http://www.cpm.org/pdfs/stuRes/GC/chapter_01/GC_1.2.2.pdf

Math Essentials: Today we worked on ALEKS and were assigned a worksheet on Simplifying Fracions, Mixed to Impropers and Counting by Fractions