Quadratic Functions Practice

If you have 156 feet of fencing, and you'd like to enclose a rectangular area by creating a rectangle using an existing building as the third side, find BOTH the width that maximizes the area, and that area. Provide appropriate units, SHOW ALL WORK, and when finished, draw a flower in the bottom left corner of the work you hand me personally.

Research Project

Most people read the title of this thread, and think, "...yuck, blah, blah, blah....I don't wanna, etc....." What would it take for you to WANT TO do a math research project? Can you think of reasons (other than marks) to motivate 11th grade students to WANT TO participate in such an endeavour? What would it look like? What are reasonable time-lines? What value should it have within your course evaluation?

Your chance for input exists pretty much exclusively in the comments you choose to leave. If you have no opinion, you can't complain about what is decided without you....

Instead of me boring everyone who knows this...

"What would you tell someone (and there are currently about 10 students), in your class, who had absolutely no experience with Accelerated Math?"

Respond specifically to these questions:

1. What are the pros, re: A/M?

2. What are the cons, re: A/M?

3. What advice would you give new students?

4. If you are a new student, what do you need to know that you haven't yet figured out?

5. What do you wish you had done differently in the past, with regard to A/M?

6. What can I do better as your teacher to prepare you/your class to be successful in this course?

I look forward to reading your responses.

RM

Learn These Terms

....and finish for tomorrow, questions 1 - 5 from the worksheet...

interior alternate angles
vertically opposite angles
interior angles on the same side of a transversal
exterior angles on opposite sides of a transversal

Use pairs and your sketch of angles from 1-16

Look at the pretty dandelions!

Ok, really, welcome to the blog. This is the place endorsed by all us where we can learn from and with each other. Post often and post with the confidence that you're sharing your ideas not only with your classmates, but with the world. Cheers, enjoy your semester...

RM