Michael Shallow: September 2008 Archives

9/29/08  Monday   Lab: Alice in Action Examples setVehicleTo

horseRider & pilotView (2 pts each)

9/30/08  Tuesday   Lab: Continued   Finish showing examples

                               Reminder: Chapter 3 Java Solutions Assignment due 10/3/08.

10/01/08   Wednesday   Re_Test Java Solutions Chapter 1 & 2. MC & TF. 

10/02/08   Thursday  Lab:  Working with Methods, Variables, & Parameters 

Parameters BeetleBand Lab.doc

10/03/08   Friday  Lab:   Functions Parameters and Variables. Hand in Java Solutions chapter 3 assignment.

9/29/08  Monday   Review 3.1-3.2. Classwork Activity.

Do practice quiz page 151(1-4) 

9/30/08  Tuesday   Quiz

10/01/08   Wednesday   Inverse of Functions.

Read pages 152-155. Do p.156(3-39)odds 

10/02/08   Thursday    Critical Points and Extrema.

Read pages 171-175. Do p176(1-33) odds

10/03/08   Friday  Parent Graphs Transformations, Inverses, Extrema practice 3.1, 3.2, 3.4, & 3.6. Classwork Do page A30-A31 odds. Assignment: Transformations & Inverses puzzle sheet.

9/29/08  Monday   Collect Thank You Letter to Slope. Hand back Chapter 1 test. Do Slope Lab activity.

9/30/08  Tuesday   2.1  Equations of Lines.

p. 181-183(1-15, 29, 31, 41-53, 59-63)odds

10/01/08   Wednesday   2.2 Functions: Domain & Range. Complete class notes sheet.

Do p. 195(1-15, 55-61)odds

10/02/08   Thursday  Review p.244(1-29, 33, 39-47, 51, 53)odds

9/25/08   Friday  Quiz 2.1-2.2

9/22/08  Monday   Review for quiz on 1.5 - 1.7. Do p.166(83-93, 97-107, 125-133 odd)

9/22/08  Tuesday   Quiz. Do p.165(50-60, 70-82 evens)

9/23/08   Wednesday   Jeopardy Review Game Chapter 1

9/24/08   Thursday  Review p.166(84-94, 98-108, 126-134 evens)

9/25/08   Friday  Test Chapter 1

• Write a thank you letter to slope. Hand this in at the beginning of class Monday. 

9/22/08  Monday   Determine symmetry of functions and classify them as even, odd, or neither. Read pp. 1327-133. Do p.133(3-35 odd)

9/22/08  Tuesday   Purplemath.com view site index of math resources with regards to symmetry of functions.  Do practice 3.1 and Even & Odds practice.

9/23/08   Wednesday   Grad test day. Practice p.A30(1-9)

9/24/08   Thursday     Families of Functions.  Describe and sketch transformations of related functions. Read pp.137-141. Do p142(1-27 odds)

9/25/08   Friday  Parent Graphs Transformations practice 3.2 & classwork notesheet.

9/22/08  Monday   Lab: Alice projects 2.3 - 2.5 (5 pts each)

9/22/08  Tuesday   Lab: Continued  

                               Reminder: Chapter 3 Java Solutions Assignment due 10/3/08.

9/23/08   Wednesday   Lab.  All Juniors taking Writing Grad test.

9/24/08   Thursday  Lab:  Alice in Action Chapter 3  Functions.

                                          Work through tutorials.

• 3pts Example 1: p.66-73
• 3pts  Example 2: p.74-79          

• (10 pts) Assignment: Due on Monday 9/29/08  Vocabulary Handout APCS Chap3 Alice in Action Vocab and short answer worksheet.doc  ***Use readings from chapter 2 & 3 of Alice in Action handouts. 

9/25/08   Friday  Lab:   Functions Parameters and Variables.

• 3pts Example 1: p.81-84
• 3 pts. Example 2: p.84 - 88

• Graduated from NYU 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology with minors in Chemistry and Psychology
• Attended Florida Institute of Technology and Indian River Community College to attain teacher certification in Mathematics, Biology, & Chemistry
• Teaching since fall of 1979
• Graduated from West Georgia State University in 1996 with M.Ed. degree.

9/15  Monday.   Quiz 1.2 - 1.4

9/16  Tuesday.  Be able to complete operations on complex numbers.

• Complete p.129(5-39)odds

9/17   Wednesday. Be able to divide complex numbers.

• Complete p.129(49-55,63-81)odds

9/18   Thursday.  Solve and graph linear inequalities.  Do p149(19-67)odds

9/19   Friday.  Review p166(83-93, 97-107, 125-133)odds 

9/15  Monday.   

Be able to use determinants of matrices and Cramers Rule to solve systems of equations.

•  Complete p102(15-25,35-39 use Cramers Rule) odds

9/16  Tuesday.  Use inverse matrices to solve systems of equations.

• Complete p.103(27-39)odds

9/17   Wednesday. Be able to solve matrix problems using a TI-83 calculator.

• Complete given classwork problems.

9/18   Thursday.  Review chap 2. Do p119-122(2-48)evens 

9/19   Friday.   Test chapter 2.    Do p.125 SAT problems (1-10)all 

9/15  Monday.   Lab: Alice In Action Chap. 2  Methods.  Work through tutorials.

• Complete pages 31 - 42;  World methods(2pts), Object method flapWings(3pts)

9/16  Tuesday.  Lab: Methods work through pages 42 - 50

• Complete toySoldierMarch method(5pts)

9/17   Wednesday. Review for Test (Java Solutions chap 1 & 2, Alice in Action chap 1 & 7)

• .Assignment due: Read Java Solutions chap 2.0 - 2.10. Do all MC, TF, APMC questions.

9/18   Thursday.  Test

•  Assignment Read/Study Java Solutions Chapter 3.0-3.8.  Do all MC, TF, SA(3.1-3.5, 3.7-3.12) & APMC(1-6). Hand-in Wed. Oct 1st  ***Spend 15-20 minutes per day.

9/19   Friday.  Lab: Alice In Action Chap. 2  Methods. continued. 

• work through pages 50 - 62  Complete animation of Wizard confronting Trolls. Follow the tutorial and after the wizard says "YOU SHALL NOT PASS!" create an ending scene.(5pts)