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Thursday, August 28, 2008

  • 8/28/08   link | pdf | cw

    Programming: HelloAgain Program 

    We will type in and discuss this code in class today.

Wednesday, May 14

Monday, May 12

Wednesday, May 7

  • 5/7/08   work | link | flash | fig

    Calculus: Differential Equations & Slope Fields

    A movie that shows my Fathom module and its illustration of the relationship between the slope field and solutions of a differential equation.

Friday, May 2

  • 5/2/08   quiz | test

    Precalculus: Quest (11.1,11.2,11.3)

    Counting principles, permutations, combinations, probability. Will not include 11.4.

Wednesday, April 30

  • 4/30/08   link | pdf | fig | note

    Programming: (A to B) mod C Method 

    Includes an example relevant to our code example.

  • 4/30/08   test

    Calculus: Test (7.1-7.5 +)

    Differential Equations, Also: AP Review Topics: Continuity (2.4 & 2.8), Properties of Exponents and Logs (Reference Pages 1 & 4)

Tuesday, April 29

  • 4/29/08   hw

    Precalculus: HW (11.3 Part 2)

    pp. 890-892: 7-25 odds, 31, 33, 35

  • 4/29/08   hw

    Calculus: HW (Study for Test)

    Continuity problems you might find useful in preparing for the test: p. 127 #31-33, p. 167 #31-34, p. 176 #21.
    Also, please note that orthogonal trajectories (p. 516) was not covered and will not be on the test.

Monday, April 28

  • 4/28/08   hw

    Calculus: What will be on the Test

    Differential Equations (7.1-7.5)
    AP Review Topics:

    • Continuity (2.4 & 2.8)
    • Properties of exponents and logarithms (see Exponents and Radicals on Reference Page 1 of your book and Cancellation Equations and Laws of Logarithms on Reference Page 4)

  • 4/28/08   hw

    Calculus: HW (7.4 & 7.5)

    pp. 542-543: 1, 3, 5, 7

  • 4/28/08   hw

    Precalculus: HW (11.3 Part 1)

    p. 890: 1-6 all

Friday, April 25

  • 4/25/08   hw

    Calculus: HW (7.3 & 7.4)

    p. 520: 39
    pp. 532-533: 3, 7, 15

  • 4/25/08   hw

    Precalculus: HW (11.2)

    pp. 880-881: 41, 57, 59, 61, 63, 65

Thursday, April 24

  • 4/24/08   link | pdf

    Calculus: AP Permission Form 

    Please read and fill out this permission form if you are planning to take to AP Exam. Also, I would like for you to make sure that you are registered to take the exam if you wish to do so. This is very important (!) Please talk to me if you are worried that you might not be registered.

  • 4/24/08   quiz

    Precalculus: Quiz (11.1)

    Counting Principles

  • 4/24/08   hw

    Precalculus: HW (11.2 Part 1)

    pp. 879-880: 7, 11, 17, 21-33 odds

  • 4/24/08   hw

    Calculus: HW (7.3 Part 2)

    p. 520: 35, 36, 37
    (Wednesday students - sorry for the late post! Just make sure to do 36.)

Wednesday, April 23

  • 4/23/08   quiz

    Calculus: Quiz (7.2-7.3)

    Euler's Method, Separable Equations

Tuesday, April 22

  • 4/22/08   hw

    Precalculus: HW (11.1 Part 2)

    pp. 870-871: 23-41 odds

  • 4/22/08   hw

    Calculus: HW (Study for Quiz)

    Recommended (optional) problems to prepare: p. 552: 3a, 3b, 5, 7

Monday, April 21

  • 4/21/08   hw

    Precalculus: HW (11.1)

    pp. 869-870: 1-21 odds

  • 4/21/08   hw

    Calculus: HW (7.3)

    p. 519: 1-15 odds

  • 4/21/08   link | pdf | hw

    Programming: PKE Project Part 1 

    Please note on the PDF how our algorithm differs from what was discussed in class.

Friday, April 18

  • 4/18/08   test

    Precalculus: Test (Chapter 10)

    Part 1 (70 points, In Class): 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.6
    Part 2 (30 points, Take-Home due Mon 4/21): 10.5

Thursday, April 17

  • 4/17/08  

    Calculus & Precalculus: Office Hours Today 3:30-4:15

    Because of a department meeting, my office hours today will not start until 3:30. I will be on the second floor of the library.

Wednesday, April 16

  • 4/16/08   quiz

    Calculus: Quiz (7.1 & 7.2)

    Please Note: Quiz will not include Euler's Method.

  • 4/16/08   hw

    Calculus: HW (Continue)

    Continue to work on Tuesday's homework. (I apologize for getting ahead of myself with Tuesday's assignment).

Tuesday, April 15

  • 4/15/08   link | pdf | hw

    Calculus: Optional Project 

    Construct a volume that shows cross-sections. Work individually, get a maximum of 7 extra credit points. Work with a partner, get a maximum of 3 extra credit points. Due on Monday, May 19.

  • 4/15/08   link | fig

    Calculus: Diff Eqs & Fields 

    Use this fathom module to visualise differential equations.

  • 4/15/08   hw

    Precalculus: HW (10.6 Part 2)

    p. 857: 21-41 odds

  • 4/15/08   hw

    Calculus: HW (7.2 Part 2)

    pp. 511-512: 9-14 all, 21-24 all

Monday, April 14

  • 4/14/08   hw

    Calculus: HW (7.1 & 7.2)

    p. 503: 1-11 odds
    p. 511: 1-7 odds

  • 4/14/08   hw

    Precalculus: HW (10.6 Part 1)

    pp. 856-857: 1-15 odds

Friday, April 11

  • 4/11/08   hw

    Precalculus: Graded Take-Home

    pp. 846-847: 6, 10, 20
    (Due Monday, April 14, 15 points)

  • 4/11/08   hw

    Calculus: Take-Home (Changed Due Date to Wednesday)

    (Due on Wednesday, April 16): Section IA 11-20, Section IB 37-41, Section II 1-2
    Please note: this will be graded for completion.

Thursday, April 10

  • 4/10/08   quiz

    Precalculus: Quiz (10.3 & 10.4)

    Geometric Sequences and Series, Annuities and Installment Buying (Mortgages)

  • 4/10/08   hw

    Calculus: HW (Finish Classwork)

    Finish problems 1-10 from Section IA.

  • 4/10/08   hw

    Precalculus: HW (10.5 Part 2)

    pp. 846-847: 7-17 odds

Wednesday, April 9

  • 4/9/08   link | pdf | hw

    Calculus: AP Sample Exam 

    Classwork Part 1 (Wed/Thurs): Section IA 1-10
    Classwork Part 2 (Fri): Section IB 29-36
    Take-Home (Due on Monday, April 14): Section IA 11-20, Section IB 37-41, Section II 1-2

Tuesday, April 8

  • 4/8/08   hw | note

    Calculus & Precalculus: Extra Help Office Hours

    A reminder of the times when I can be found for extra help during the school week. (Please note that I am flexible - if you cannot see me at these times, then we can set up an alternative time to meet.) U230 is my primary location at these times. The library is my secondary location.

    Lunch:
    Monday 1:00-1:30
    Tuesday 12:30-1:00
    Wednesday 12:30-1:30
    Thursday 1:00-1:30
    Friday 12:30-1:00

    After School:
    Tuesday 3:10-4:10
    Thursday 3:10-4:10
    (Talk to me if you wish to meet after school on a different day).

  • 4/8/08   hw

    Precalculus: HW (10.5 Part 1)

    p. 846: 1, 3, 5
    And study for the quiz.

Monday, April 7

  • 4/7/08   hw | ws

    Calculus: AP Packet (Short Answer)

    Finish #1 from class, then do #2 and #3.

  • 4/7/08   hw

    Precalculus: HW (10.4)

    pp. 839-840: 1-17 odds

Wednesday, April 2

  • 4/2/08  

    Calculus: Test (Applications of Integration)

    The following topics will be covered on the test:
    Trigonometric Substitution (5.7, pp. 401-402)
    Shell Method (6.2, pp. 456-257)
    Curve Length (6.3)
    Average Value (6.4)
    Work (6.5, pp. 471-474)
    Moments and Centers of Mass (6.5, pp. 476-479)
    Blood Flow (6.6, pp. 483-484)

Monday, March 31

  • 3/31/08   hw

    Calculus: HW (5.7&6.2)

    p. 404: 10, 11, 13, 14
    pp. 459-460: 49, 53, 54

  • 3/31/08   hw

    Precalculus: HW (10.3 Part 2)

    pp. 831-832: 53-71 odds

Friday, March 28

  • 3/28/08   link | pdf | hw

    Programming: HW (Image Tag) 

    Write a regular expression that matches a valid html image tag. (Click link left to see PDF of examples).

Thursday, March 27

  • 3/27/08   quiz

    Precalculus: Quiz (10.1 & 10.2)

    Sequences

  • 3/27/08   hw

    Calculus: Test Next Week (4/2)

    The following topics will be covered on the test:
    Trigonometric Substitution (5.7, pp. 401-402)
    Shell Method (6.2, pp. 456-257)
    Curve Length (6.3)
    Average Value (6.4)
    Work (6.5, pp. 471-474)
    Moments and Centers of Mass (6.5, pp. 476-479)
    Blood Flow (6.6, pp. 483-484)

  • 3/27/08   hw

    Precalculus: HW (10.3)

    pp. 830-831: 1-49 every other odd

Wednesday, March 26

  • 3/26/08   quiz

    Calculus: Quiz (6.3 & 6.4)

    Arc Length & Average Value

Tuesday, March 25

  • 3/25/08   hw

    Calculus: HW (Study)

    Study 6.3 (Arc Length) and 6.4 (Average Value) for Quiz.

  • 3/25/08   hw

    Precalculus: HW (10.2 Part 2)

    Finish today's classwork: pp. 822-823: 39-57 odds

Monday, March 24

  • 3/24/08   hw

    Precalculus: HW (10.2 Part 1)

    p. 822: 1-37 odds

  • 3/24/08   hw

    Calculus: HW (6.4)

    pp. 469-470: 1-15 odds

Thursday, March 20

  • 3/20/08   hw

    Precalculus: HW (10.1 Part 2)

    pp. 816-817: 31-65 odds

Wednesday, March 19

  • 3/19/08   quiz

    Calculus: Quiz (Centroid/Moment)

    pp. 476-479

  • 3/19/08   hw

    Calculus: HW (Curve Length)

    p. 465: 1, 5, 6, 7, 8

Tuesday, March 18

  • 3/18/08   hw

    Calculus: HW (Work)

    pp. 479-480: 1, 5, 9, 11, 15

  • 3/18/08   hw

    Precalculus: HW (10.1 Part 1)

    p. 816: 1-29 odds

Monday, March 17

  • 3/17/08   hw

    Calculus: HW (Physics Applications)

    pp. 481-482: 36, 37, 39

Thursday, February 21

  • 2/21/08   hw | due

    Calculus: Gateway Final Hand-In

    For those who still have corrections to do.

Tuesday, February 19

  • 2/19/08   hw

    Calculus: HW (Center of Mass)

    p. 481: 32-35 all
    Please note: centroid = center of mass.

Monday, February 18

  • 2/18/08   link | pdf

    Calculus: Calculus Exam Topics 

    What will be on the Advanced Calculus Exam.

  • 2/18/08   link | pdf

    Precalculus: Guide to PreCalculus Exam Format 

    Some notes about the format of the exam. Specific book sections covered will be posted later today in a second PDF.

  • 2/18/08  

    Calculus: Gateway Final Hand-In

    Gateways will be handed back to you tomorrow. If you still have corrections to do, they will be due on Thursday.

  • 2/18/08   link | pdf

    Precalculus: PreCalculus Exam Topics 

    What will be on the PreCalculus Honors Exam.

Friday, February 15

  • 2/15/08   hw

    Precalculus: Graded HW (Due Monday)

    pp. 751-752: 6, 10, 14, 18, 20, 22, 28, 30, 32, 34

  • 2/15/08   hw

    Calculus: Graded HW (Due Monday)

    pp. 457-460: 10, 50, 52

Thursday, February 14

  • 2/14/08   test

    Precalculus: Test (Chapters 7 & 8 & 9)

    Precise topics to be covered in review handout.

Wednesday, February 13

  • 2/13/08   hw

    Calculus: HW: Study For Quiz

    The quiz will mirror the difficulty of problems 1, 2, and 3 from the classwork.

  • 2/13/08   link | pdf

    Precalculus: Quiz Key 

    Solving systems quiz key.

Monday, February 11

  • 2/11/08   hw

    Calculus: HW (6.2 Part 2)

    pp. 458-459: 21, 22, 29, 32, 33, 39

  • 2/11/08   hw

    Precalculus: HW (Finish 2/7 Classwork)

    Complete Part II of the worksheet on ellipses.
    Study for Test.
    Note extra office hours: Tuesday 3:10-4:30 and Wednesday 3:10-4:10.

Friday, February 8

  • 2/8/08   hw

    Calculus: HW (6.2 Part 1)

    p. 457: 1-11 odds

  • 2/8/08   hw

    Precalculus: HW (9.2 Part 1)

    pp. 741-742: 1, 2, 3, 4, 19, 20, 25, 27, 31, 32

Tuesday, February 5

  • 2/5/08   hw

    Calculus: HW (6.1)

    p. 446: 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 11

  • 2/5/08   hw

    Precalculus: HW (9.1)

    pp. 730-731: 25-43 odds

  • 2/5/08  

    Precalculus: Test Date Changed

    Please note that the test has been moved to Thursday, February 14th. We need to finish our look at conic sections first.

Wednesday, January 30

  • 1/30/08   test

    Calculus: Test (5.1-5.7,5.10)

    On integration. Area & Distance. Riemann sum. Definite vs. indefinite. Fundamental Theorem. Substitution. Parts. Rational Expressions. Improper integrals.

Monday, January 28

  • 1/28/08   hw

    Precalculus: HW Changed!

    p. 628: 1-19 odds

  • 1/28/08   hw

    Calculus: HW (5.10 Part 2)

    p. 431: 5-15 odds

Friday, January 25

  • 1/25/08   hw

    Calculus: HW (5.10 Part 1)

    p. 431: 23, 25, 27, 29

Thursday, January 24

  • 1/24/08   quiz

    Precalculus: Quiz (7.7 & 7.8)

    Vectors and dot product. Will closely match 1/18 homework worksheet.

Wednesday, January 23

  • 1/23/08   quiz

    Calculus: Quiz (5.5 & 5.6)

    Substitution and Parts.

Tuesday, January 22

  • 1/22/08   hw

    Calculus: HW (5.6)

    p. 398: 15-25 odds
    p. 405: 21, 23

  • 1/22/08   hw

    Precalculus: HW (7.8)

    For each problem on the weekend worksheet, draw vectors A and B, as well as the projection of B onto A. Use three separate colors.
    pp. 609-610: 23, 25, 27, 37

Friday, January 18

  • 1/18/08   link

    Calculus: Rational Expressions 

    The link to the page on my wiki for how to deal with rational expressions in integrals.

Thursday, January 17

  • 1/17/08   quiz

    Precalculus: Quiz (7.7)

    Will only cover 7.7.

  • 1/17/08   hw

    Precalculus: HW (7.8 Part 2)

    p. 609: 18-22 all

  • 1/17/08   hw

    Calculus: HW (Substitution, Parts)

    pp. 434-435: 9-21 odds, 27
    p. 405: 17, 19

Wednesday, January 16

  • 1/16/08   link | pdf | hw

    Calculus: Gateway 

    HW tonight - start this. Due Friday, January 25th.

Tuesday, January 15

  • 1/15/08   hw

    Precalculus: HW (7.8)

    Study 7.7 for Quiz, and do:
    p. 609: 1-17 odds

Monday, January 14

  • 1/14/08   hw

    Calculus: HW (5.5/5.6)

    p. 393: 61, 63
    p. 398: 1, 2, 3, 5, 11, 12, 13

  • 1/14/08   hw

    Precalculus: HW (7.7 Part 3)

    Make corrections to weekend homework, then do (time permitting):
    p. 601: 48, 49, 50, 54, 58

Friday, January 11

  • 1/11/08   hw

    Calculus: HW (5.6)

    p. 392: 39, 41, 46, 47, 49, 51, 53

  • 1/11/08   hw

    Precalculus: HW (7.7 Part 2)

    p. 600: 11, 21, 23, 25, 39, 41, 43, 47, 53, 56

Thursday, January 10

  • 1/10/08   hw

    Calculus: HW (5.6)

    A day late for some (apologies!), so not too many problems to do:
    p. 392: 5, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 27

Wednesday, January 9

  • 1/9/08   quiz

    Calculus: Quiz (5.1,5.2,5.3)

    Areas and distances, evaluating definite integrals.

Tuesday, January 8

  • 1/8/08   hw

    Precalculus: HW (7.7 Part 1)

    pp. 599-600: 1-6 all, 17, 19, 27-39 odds

  • 1/8/08   hw

    Calculus: HW (5.3/5.4)

    p. 375: 55, 57, 61
    p. 383: 3, 5, 7, 9

Friday, January 4

  • 1/4/08   test

    Precalculus: Test

    For those who chose to take the test on this day.

  • 1/4/08   hw

    Calculus: HW (5.2/5.3)

    p. 365: 27, 31
    p. 374: 1, 3, 9, 11, 13, 15, 19, 21, 23

Thursday, January 3

  • 1/3/08   hw

    Calculus: HW (5.1 & 5.2)

    p. 353: 17, 19, 20, 21a
    pp. 364-365: 3, 15, 17, 18, 19

Monday, December 17

  • 12/17/07   hw

    Calculus: HW (4.9 & 5.1)

    pp. 332-333: 15, 19, 23, 27, 35
    p. 352: 1, 3

Friday, December 14

  • 12/14/07   hw

    Precalculus: HW (7.3 Part 2)

    pp. 557-558: 3, 9, 15, 21, 27, 33, 39, 45, 51, 53

  • 12/14/07   hw

    Calculus: HW (4.9 Part 1)

    Section 4.9 Problems: 1 - 5 all

Thursday, December 13

  • 12/13/07   quiz

    Precalculus: Quiz (7.1 & 7.2)

    Identities - Pythagorean, Cofunction, Addition and Subtraction

Wednesday, December 12

  • 12/12/07   test

    Calculus: Test (4.2,4.3,4.4,4.6,4.7)

    Critical points, rel. and abs. extrema, inflection pts., intervals of increase, decrease, concave up, concave down. Optimization problems. Business and economics applications.

Tuesday, December 11

  • 12/11/07   hw

    Precalculus: HW (Worksheet & Study)

    Finish worksheet from class. Study identities from 7.1 and 7.2 for Quiz.

  • 12/11/07   hw

    Calculus: HW (Study)

    Study for Test. 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.6, 4.7. I recommend trying at least a few of the extra optimization problems from the posted set.

  • 12/11/07  

    Calculus: MVT Problem

    Find all values of x that satisfy the conclusion of the Mean Value Theorem for the function f(x) = ln(x) on the interval (0.1,1.4)

Monday, December 10

  • 12/10/07   hw

    Calculus: HW (4.7 + Review)

    pp. 320-321: 1, 5, 7
    and review/study for test (extra optimization problems pdf is good practice).

  • 12/10/07   hw

    Precalculus: HW (7.3)

    pp. 557-558: 1, 7, 13, 19, 25, 31, 37, 43, 49, 55

Friday, December 7

  • 12/7/07   link | pdf | ws

    Calculus: Extra Optimization Problems 

    These are optional problems that are good practice in preparation for next week's test. Answers to odds: 1. 55 and 55 , 3. 9, 18 , 5. both square root of 192, 7. 1, 9. a) 99 , b) 125, c) 117, 11. L=W=25 , 13. x=25, y=100/3 , 15. 16 , 17. x=5, y=10/3 , 19. L=50 , W=100/pi , 21. x=3 , y=1.5 , 23. L=7.07 , W=3.54 , 25. r=1.51 , h=3.02 , 27. (+/- 1.58,3.5) , 29. 18x18x36 , 31. r=8/(pi+4) , s=16/(pi+4)m , 33. x=1

  • 12/7/07   hw

    Precalculus: HW (7.2)

    pp. 548-549: 3, 7, 13, 39, 41, 44, 47

  • 12/7/07   hw

    Calculus: HW (4.6)

    pp. 312-314: 23, 30, 45

Wednesday, December 5

  • 12/5/07   hw

    Calculus: HW (4.6)

    p. 312: 25, 31, 35, and finish the asteroid problem from class.

Monday, December 3

  • 12/3/07   hw

    Calculus: HW (4.6)

    p. 312: 17, 19, 21, 27

  • 12/3/07   hw

    Programming: HW (High Scores)

    Extend your code for inserting and saving a new high score to also SORT the high score list, from largest to smallest.

  • 12/3/07   hw

    Precalculus: HW (7.5/7.1 Part 2)

    p. 579: 19-25 odds
    pp. 540-541: 21, 30, 31, 32, 43, 45, 47, 49, 51

Friday, November 30

  • 11/30/07   hw

    Precalculus: HW (7.5/7.1)

    p. 579: 5-15 odds
    p. 541: 25, 29, 35, 37, 39

  • 11/30/07   hw

    Calculus: HW (4.6)

    p. 311: 4, 9, 10, 13, 15

  • 11/30/07   hw

    Programming: HW (File IO)

    Write a program that creates a file and writes text into the file. The program should then read that same file and output its contents to the screen.

Thursday, November 29

  • 11/29/07   hw | ws

    Precalculus: HW (Finish Classwork)

    Finish the worksheet: Do problems 13-20.

Wednesday, November 28

  • 11/28/07   quiz

    Calculus: Quiz (4.2)

    Critical points, local extrema, absolute extrema.

  • 11/28/07   hw

    Calculus: HW (4.4/4.6)

    p. 295: 1, 7, 9
    p. 311: 3, 5, 7

Tuesday, November 27

  • 11/27/07   hw

    Programming: Project 1 Due Fri., 12/21

    Your project is to write a game that has the following features:
    Main animation loop
    Takes keyboard and/or mouse input
    Ability to PAUSE the game
    Keeps track of score
    Saves high scores to file
    Reads high scores from file

  • 11/27/07   hw

    Calculus: HW (4.3)

    p. 287: 5, 6, 13, 19, 23, 27, 29, 31, 35

Monday, November 26

  • 11/26/07   link | hw

    Programming: GameSimple Files 

    Create a new project using the files in this archive to start your game project.

  • 11/26/07   hw | ws

    Precalculus: Worksheet

    Complete Worksheet 11/26 handed out in class. To be handed in at the beginning of class tomorrow.

  • 11/26/07   hw

    Calculus: HW (4.2/4.3)

    pp. 275-276: 5, 9, 27, 31, 33, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47
    pp. 286-288: 1, 53

Thursday, November 8

  • 11/8/07   test

    Precalculus: Test (Chapters 5 & 6)

    Trig functions, triangles, circular motion, etc. (see Study Guide).

Tuesday, November 6

  • 11/6/07   hw

    Precalculus: HW (Study)

    Study for Thursday's test. See study guide.

Monday, November 5

  • 11/5/07   link | fig | note

    Programming: Animation of Multiple Objects 

    Complex example from class.

  • 11/5/07   test

    Calculus: Test Part 2

    Part 2 of Test will cover all of the differentiation methods seen in chapter 3, up to and including 3.7.

Friday, November 2

  • 11/2/07   link | fig | note

    Programming: Buffered Animation 

    The buffered animation project from class.

  • 11/2/07   link | pdf | fig

    Calculus: Answers to MiniQuiz 

    Since I have not had the opportunity to grade the MiniQuiz from this week, here is the key to that quiz, for you to use as a study guide for Monday.

  • 11/2/07   test

    Calculus: TakeHome (Part 1 of Test) handed out

    Take home is due at the beginning of class on Monday, November 5. It will be open book and cover Related Rates (4.1).

  • 11/2/07   hw

    Precalculus: HW (Law of Sines & Law of Cosines)

    p. 510: 15-21 odds
    p. 518: 1-25 odds

Wednesday, October 31

  • 10/31/07   link | fig | note

    Programming: AnimSimple Project 

    A simple animation project for you to use (if the one you made today in class is not working).

  • 10/31/07   quiz

    Calculus: MiniQuiz (Inv. Trig + 3.7)

    12 point quiz. Inverse trig derivatives plus derivatives involving logarithms (including logarithmic differentiation).

  • 10/31/07   hw

    Programming: HW (Bumper)

    Make a rectangle in the center of your animation that the ball will bounce off of.

  • 10/31/07   hw

    Calculus: HW (Related Rates)

    Due Friday: p. 267: 1-13 odds, 17

Tuesday, October 30

  • 10/30/07   link | flash | fig | note

    Precalculus: Ferris Wheel Animation

    The ferris wheel animation from class.

  • 10/30/07   hw

    Precalculus: HW (Circular Motion)

    First do pp. 481-482: 63-69 odds
    Then finish worksheet from class (C & D). Please note that to do the last part of D, you will need to know the radius of Jupiter, which is 44368 miles.
    ...and study for Thursday's Quiz which will cover amplitude, phase shift, equilibrium, period (very similar to last week's quiz, but slightly more challenging - i.e., there WILL be problems that actually have a phase shift).

Monday, October 29

  • 10/29/07   hw

    Calculus: HW (Pilot Problem)

    Complete the pilot problem.

  • 10/29/07   hw

    Precalculus: HW (5.3)

    p. 441: 53, 54, 61, 62, 63

Friday, October 26

  • 10/26/07   hw

    Precalculus: HW (Word Problems)

    Please note: Simple harmonic motion, referred to in these problems, means that the motion can be described using a sinusoidal function like we have seen in class.
    pp. 466-468: 7, 11, 15, 17, 18

  • 10/26/07   hw

    Calculus: HW (Applications)

    p. 229: 57, 59, 61, 64
    p. 232: Applied Project (Pilot Descent) p. 240: 49
    p. 246: 33, 35
    p. 256: 65

Thursday, October 25

  • 10/25/07   quiz

    Precalculus: Quiz (5.3, 5.4)

    Graphs of sin, cos, tan, csc, sec, and cot. Period, Domain, Range, Amplitude of the basic six trig functions. Note: will only cover MOVING transformations (left, right, up, down).

  • 10/25/07   hw

    Calculus: HW (3.6/3.7)

    p. 239: 29, 31, 35, 37
    pp. 245-246: 3-11 odds, 27, 29

  • 10/25/07   hw

    Precalculus: HW (5.3)

    pp. 439-440: 28, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 39, 49, 51

Wednesday, October 24

  • 10/24/07   hw | due

    Programming: Project 2 Due

    Planets, Vowel, and Shuffle

  • 10/24/07   quiz

    Calculus: Quiz (3.5, 3.6)

    Chain Rule and Implicit Differentiation

Tuesday, October 23

  • 10/23/07  

    Calculus & Precalculus: HW Check

    By 4pm today, I would like to see the PREVIOUS TWO WEEKS worth of homework for the following students:
    Apperson, Blau, Larus, Lima, Meir, Morris, Roberts, Thomson, Wainer
    Dement, Dunn, Flescher, Hillenius, Meyer, Morris, Murphy, Plastina, Thalheimer, Yip
    Abadie, Ernst, Green, Lee, Mansour, Miller, Park, Ray, Ting, Uchiyama

  • 10/23/07   hw

    Precalculus: HW (5.3)

    Finish board problems A-E from class (ps,e,p,a,d,r, and graph).
    Also do p. 439: 15-31 odds

  • 10/23/07   hw

    Calculus: HW (3.6)

    pp. 238-239: 9-19 odds, 25
    and study for quiz (pp. 220-225, 232-236)

  • 10/23/07   link | pdf | hw

    Programming: Project 2 Specification 

    You already have the hardcopy. Here is the pdf.

Monday, October 22

  • 10/22/07   hw | note

    Calculus & Precalculus: Extra Help Office Hours

    Some of you have had a difficult time finding me for extra help. These are the times when I can be found for extra help during the school week. (Please note that I am flexible - if you cannot see me at these times, then we can set up an alternative time to meet.) U230 is my primary location at these times. The library is my secondary location.

    Lunch:
    Monday 1:00-1:30
    Tuesday 12:30-1:00
    Wednesday 12:30-1:30
    Thursday 1:00-1:30
    Friday 12:30-1:00

    After School:
    Tuesday 3:10-4:10
    Thursday 3:10-4:10
    (Talk to me if you wish to meet after school on a different day).

  • 10/22/07   hw

    Calculus: HW (3.5 +)

    pp. 228-229: 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 19, 21, 25, 35, 45
    p. 238: 5, 7

  • 10/22/07   hw

    Precalculus: HW (5.3&5.4 Part 1)

    pp. 439-441: 1-9 odds, 71
    p. 451: 1-9 odds

Thursday, October 18

  • 10/18/07   test

    Precalculus: Test (Chapters 5 & 6)

    Unit circle, the six trigonometric functions, working with triangles. Problem solving (including the types you might find on a worksheet).

Tuesday, October 16

  • 10/16/07   test

    Calculus: Test Part 2 (3.1, 3.2, 3.4)

    Differentiation rules: power, add, subtract, constant multiple, exponent, product, quotient, trig, chain.

Monday, October 15

  • 10/15/07   link | pdf

    Calculus: Solutions 

    Solutions to selected classwork problems.

  • 10/15/07   hw

    Precalculus: HW: Worksheet

    17, 25-29

Friday, October 12

  • 10/12/07   link | pdf | hw | ws

    Precalculus: HW (Read + Worksheet) 

    Please download or print the PDF (link left) for safekeeping. Your homework this weekend is to first read the first four pages of the PDF, then to do these problems: 1-15 all.

  • 10/12/07   hw

    Calculus: Test Part 1 (3.3) - Take-Home

    Take-home due on Monday, October 15. Word Problems Motion (projectile, particle), Newton's Law of Gravitation, Growth (crystal, balloon, cell growth), Marginal cost.

Thursday, October 11

  • 10/11/07   hw

    Calculus: HW (Trig +)

    p. 257: 68 and pp. 218-219: 1-11 odds, 17, 25, 27, 29

  • 10/11/07   hw

    Precalculus: HW (6.3)

    pp. 501-502: 31-55 odds, 59

Wednesday, October 10

  • 10/10/07   hw

    Precalculus: HW (Study)

    Study for quiz: Unit Circle and word problems.

Monday, October 8

  • 10/8/07   hw

    Precalculus: HW (Word Problems)

    pp. 490-491: 35, 37, 43-53 odds, 54

  • 10/8/07   hw

    Calculus: HW (Physics Applications)

    pp. 210-211: 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 13, 14, 16, 19

Thursday, October 4

  • 10/4/07   link | pdf | hw | ws

    Calculus: Graded Take-Home 

    You must work individually on this assignment (click PDF to the left). Due at the beginning of class on Monday.

  • 10/4/07   link | pdf | hw | ws

    Precalculus: Graded Take-Home 

    You are to work individually on this graded assignment (Click the link left to access the PDF). Due at the beginning of class on Monday.

Wednesday, October 3

  • 10/3/07   hw

    Calculus: HW (3.2)

    pp. 198-199: 1, 2, 3-21 odds, 31, 32

  • 10/3/07   hw

    Precalculus: HW (6.2)

    pp. 489-490: 8-16 evens, 39, 41
    pp. 522-523: 17-22 all

Tuesday, October 2

  • 10/2/07   hw

    Precalculus: HW (6.1 & 6.2)

    pp. 480-481: 41, 42, 43, 53
    pp. 489-490: 9, 11, 13, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35

  • 10/2/07   hw

    Calculus: HW (Finish Classwork)

    Finish the worksheet we started in class.

Friday, September 28

  • 9/28/07   hw

    Calculus: HW (3.1)

    Make sure you have Wednesday's homework completed. Then do p. 191: 4, 6, 8, 12-28 evens

  • 9/28/07   hw

    Precalculus: HW (Unit Circle)

    Make your diagram of the unit circle, indicated important coordinates as degree, radian, and cartesian measures. Then do:
    p. 480: 1-21 odds

Thursday, September 27

  • 9/27/07   quiz

    Precalculus: Quiz (Log & Exp.)

    Modeling growth and decay (word problems). Computing logs using calculator and change of base formula.

  • 9/27/07   quiz

    Calculus: Quiz (Concavity & Extrema)

    We will do similar problems in class before the quiz.

Wednesday, September 26

  • 9/26/07   hw

    Precalculus: HW (Decay)

    p. 388: 18, 20, 21 and study for quiz.

  • 9/26/07   hw

    Calculus: HW (Exponential Function e)

    pp. 190-192: 1, 2, 9, 10, 11, 29, 36, 40, 50

Monday, September 24

  • 9/24/07   link | pdf | note

    Programming: Method Review 

    The methods you have used so far. Know these for Wednesday quiz.

  • 9/24/07   hw

    Calculus: HW (Extrema, Concavity)

    pp. 172-174: 1-4, 6, 11, 12, 15, 19, 20

  • 9/24/07   link | pdf | hw | ws

    Precalculus: HW (Chapter 4) 

    p. 356: 1, 5, 7, 11 and p: 372: 3, 11, 15 and p. 387: 9, 11, 13, 17, 19
    ...and word problem from class (click link left for PDF).

Thursday, September 20

  • 9/20/07   test

    Precalculus: Test (2.1-2.9, 3.1-3.3, 3.6)

    Chapters 2 and 3, excluding complex numbers (3.4-3.5). Also will including problem solving.

  • 9/20/07   link | pdf | hw

    Programming: Project 1: Calculator 

    Due Friday, September 28. Your task is to write a simple calculator program. Please read the PDF (link left) to see the revised project requirements. I have made the assignment somewhat simpler than what I described in class.

Wednesday, September 19

  • 9/19/07   test

    Calculus: Test (2.1-2.9,3.1)

    Limits, continuity, defintion of the derivative, problem solving. This test is cumulative through material covered in Monday 9.17 class.

Monday, September 17

  • 9/17/07   hw

    Precalculus: HW (3.6)

    p. 322: 43-59 odds ... and study for test.

  • 9/17/07   hw

    Calculus: HW (2.6)

    pp. 167-168: 31-34 all, 37-40 all, 47

  • 9/17/07   hw

    Programming: HW (Coding)

    Finish typing in the program from page 158 of your book.

Friday, September 14

  • 9/14/07   hw

    Programming: HW (Methods)

    Write the code for a method that computes the average of three numbers. All data are of the double type. You do not have to write the whole program, just write the method.

  • 9/14/07   hw

    Calculus: HW (Problem Solving)

    pp. 173-174: 8, 28
    p. 178: 44
    p. 181: 9, 12, 14

  • 9/14/07   hw

    Precalculus: HW (3.6)

    pp. 322-323: 61-71 all

Thursday, September 13

  • 9/13/07   link | pdf | hw | ws

    Programming: HW (Code Commenting) 

    Finish the comments numbered 1-9 in the PDF file (click the link left). Describe what each line of the program is doing in plain English.

  • 9/13/07   quiz

    Precalculus: Quiz (3.1, 3.2, Problems)

    Will include word problems ala 2.6, Exeter, Hon.

Wednesday, September 12

  • 9/12/07   quiz

    Calculus: Quiz (3 Things)

    1) Proving continuity (at point or on interval). 2) Calculating the derivative of a function using the limit defintion of the derivative. 3) Graphing f'(x) given the graph of f(x).

  • 9/12/07   hw

    Calculus: HW (2.6)

    p. 146: 13-20 all

Tuesday, September 11

  • 9/11/07   link | pdf | fig | note

    Calculus: Page 153, #17 

    PDF of solution to problem from class.

  • 9/11/07   hw

    Precalculus: HW (3.2 & 3.3)

    p. 278: 5-17 odds
    pp. 287-290: 5, 21, 31, 35, 37, 39, 41, 89

  • 9/11/07   hw

    Calculus: HW (Study)

    Study for quiz.

  • 9/11/07   hw

    Programming: HW (Arrays)

    Write a program that: 1) Asks the user to type in the name of a color. 2) Outputs the three most recently input color names. 3) Repeats steps 1 and 2 a total of 15 times.

Monday, September 10

  • 9/10/07   hw

    Calculus: HW: 2.4 & 2.8

    p. 126: 10-15 all
    pp. 165-166: 4, 6, 8, 10, 19, 21

  • 9/10/07   hw

    Precalculus: HW (3.1)

    pp. 269-271: 9,14,20,35,53,54,73,76,85

Tuesday, September 4

  • 9/4/07   hw | ws

    Precalculus: HW: Hon Worksheet

    For Monday, 9.10, please have the following problems completed: 2, 4, 5, 8, 13, 14

Friday, August 31

  • 8/31/07   hw | ws

    Precalculus: HW (Word Problems)

    Finish the Exeter Worksheet and also do pp. 217-218: 34, 35, 36
    and do this Exeter problem: After taking the Metro to Dupont Circle in Washington, DC, Jess reached street level by walking up the escalator at a brisk rate, taking 42 steps during the trip to the top. Suddenly curious about the length of the escalator, Jess returned to the bottom and walked up the same escalator at a leisurely rate, taking steps one half as often as on the first trip, taking 24 steps in all. How many steps can be seen on the visible part of the escalator?

  • 8/31/07   hw | due

    Calculus: HW Checks

    Stanton, Uchiyama, Abadie, Chang, Coppedge, Ray
    Dement, Sarnoff, Thalheimer, Hillenius, Latta, Morris

  • 8/31/07   hw | due

    Precalculus: HW Check

    Wang, Land, Larus, Roberts, Thomson

  • 8/31/07   hw

    Calculus: HW (2.7+2.8)

    pp. 153-154: 3, 5, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 27
    p. 165: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11

  • 8/31/07   hw

    Programming: HW: Program

    Write a program where the user inputs an integer and the program displays one or more of the following based on that number: positive, negative, even, odd, whole, natural. Bonus: say whether or not the number is prime.

Thursday, August 30

  • 8/30/07   quiz

    Precalculus: Quiz (2.4-2.9)

    Average rate of change (slope), transformations, finding vertex (extreme value) of quadratic, word problems, composition, inverses

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