Monday, October 30, 2006

Next Lesson: Solving Equations and Inequalities Graphically

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This is the final lesson of the unit, aside from review and the test. The objective is for students to apply their understanding of graphic...
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Thursday, October 26, 2006

Aggressive Problem Solving

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Question: "What shape will the graph of y = |mx + b| always make?" Answer: "It'll make a fucken V shape." I suggeste...
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Wednesday, October 25, 2006

How much is a million?

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It's been a long time since I posted about the Numeracy class, mainly because I am not teaching it this year, so it's no longer at t...
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Sunday, October 22, 2006

Next Lesson: Transforming Functions

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My renewed enthusiasm for old childhood joys has come at an opportune time. In Tuesday's lesson, we will be working on transforming fun...
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Thursday, October 19, 2006

80's Cartoons Say it Best!

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"Leadership, my sine function" - Starscream (said derisively of Megatron's prowess as a commander)
Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Next Lesson: Translating Functions

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Tomorrow, we will be leaving piecewise functions behind for a while. The students this year are doing better overall than last year, but so...
Monday, October 16, 2006

Next Lesson: Determining the function of a piecewise graph and Quiz 2

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In the next class, we will start by reviewing the homework in a different manner than normal. We'll do the more traditional "I...
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Thursday, October 12, 2006

Next Lesson: More Piecewise Functions

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This lesson will start out with students warming up on a piecewise function with only linear parts, as in the homework. The graph is follow...
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Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Next Lesson: Graphing Piecewise Functions

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Graphing a piecewise function is one of those topics which initially doesn't seem that challenging, but I've found that students get...
Monday, October 09, 2006

Next Lesson: Domain and Range

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Tomorrow, we'll start class by reviewing the homework (as always), and then I get to give students back their quiz and congratulate them...
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