SEMESTER 2:
SLOT 1A - MCI45SH - INTRODUCTION TO CALCULUS
Wednesday June 14: There will be no new course material covered, but I will still have to take attendance. If you have to be here anyway, bring some exam review material from another course to work on. If the parental units are cool with the attendance phone call, have a sleep in.
Friday June 9-Tuesday June 13: Unit D Test (3 periods) Tuesday was also CUSR day. If you missed today's class, watch this video and send me your CUSR choices in an Edsby messsage. If I don't hear from you, I will pick them myself.
Monday June 5 - Thursday June 8: work periods for the Unit D assignments:
4.1 #1-5, 4.2 #1-7, 4.3 #1-2, 5.3 #1-3, 5.1 #1-3, 5.2 #1-3, 5.4 #1-3 (omit 1i unless you use tech to help you) and 5.5 #1-12
Friday June 2: One last little tool for the toolbox, the last lesson in the Unit D - Curve Sketching Notes Booklet talks about whether a function is EVEN or ODD, which isn't quite the same thing as determining whether its DEGREE is even or odd. It's a little more involved than that. There is no video for this little lesson, since there are no examples to work through. If you missed class, just read page 25 of the notes booklet. Page 26 is a nice summary of the unit. The next few classes will be time to work on finishing the Chapter D - Curve Sketching Workbook. Bring graph paper to class for assignment 5.5.
Thursday June 1: We started by finishing off the Vertical Asymptote lesson examples 2 and 3, and then we went through a new lesson in Unit D, on Horizontal Asymptotes, pages 22-23 in the Unit D - Curve Sketching Notes Booklet. If you missed the class, go to the 15:00 mark of this video to finish off the Vertical Asyptotes lesson. Here is the Horizontal Asymptote video. The assignment for this section is 5.2 #1-3 in the Chapter D - Curve Sketching Workbook.
Wednesday May 31: today we went through the first two examples in the Vertical Asymptotes Lesson on pages 20-21 of the Unit D - Curve Sketching Notes Booklet, which shouldn't feel like a brand new idea since you explored the concept in grade 11 - all we do it tie those grade 11 ideas to our Limits work that we did earlier this semester. Here is the video of the Vertical Asymptotes lesson (we made it up to the 15 minute mark today). The assignment for this lesson is 5.1 #1-3 in the Chapter D - Curve Sketching Workbook.
Tuesday May 30: we started class by going through the example on pages 16-17 in the Unit D - Curve Sketching Notes Booklet, titled "Concavity and Points of Inflection". Here is the video for pages 16-17. Then we started in on a new lesson, the Second Derivative Test on pages 18-19 in the Unit D - Curve Sketching Notes Booklet . This is a quicker way to find local max and min than the interval analysis that we learned earlier in this unit, but be warned, it does fail sometimes. Here is the video of this part of the lesson. The assignment for this section is 5.4 #1-3 in the Chapter D - Curve Sketching Workbook.
Monday May 29: we went back to the pages in the Unit D - Curve Sketching Notes Booklet, titled "Concavity: More Examples". Here is the video for this lesson. The assignment is still 5.3 #1-3.
Friday May 26: the pages of the Unit D - Curve Sketching Notes Booklet are in slightly incorrect order, so we jumped to the "Concavity and Points of Inflection" lesson on pages 12-15. The video for today's lesson 12-15 is here.The assignment for this section is 5.3 #1-3 (page 10) of the Chapter D - Curve Sketching Workbook #1-3 (we're skipping over 5.1 and 5.2) for now. Don't panic if you get a little stuck on some of these. Monday and Tuesday's examples will help you with some of the tougher questions.
Thursday May 25: Today I supplemented the notes booklet with the handout, First Derivative Test More Examples. The assignments are still 4.1 #1-5, 4.2 #1-7 and 4.3 #1-2 in the Chapter D - Curve Sketching Workbook. Here is a video of the lesson if you missed class. Here is the Desmos file I used in class today.
Wednesday May 25: we went into the 3rd Lesson in he Unit D - Curve Sketching Notes Booklet, on pages 8-9: the first derivative test. This video covers the lesson. The assignments are still 4.1 #1-5, 4.2 #1-7 and 4.3 #1-2 in the Chapter D - Curve Sketching Workbook.
RELATED RATES AND ANTIDERIVATIVES TEST TUESDAY MAY 23
Friday May 19: We'll hold off on going further into the Unit D notes today and go over an example that helps review related rates and combines that skill with our new Unit D knowledge, the the famous Lifeguard Problem. Band trippers, I didn't make a video of me going over the problem, so here's the video I borrowed it from. Have a great long weekend.
Thursday May 18: we finished the second half of Unit D, lesson 2: Maximum and Minimum Values, Fermat's Theorem, and Critical Values, covering the examples on pages 6- 7, and the first example on page 9 in the Unit D - Curve Sketching Notes Booklet. All you band trip folks can find the video of this lesson starting at the 20 minute mark of this video. Then watch This video for example #3 on page 7. You can now work on all of 4.2 #1-7 and 4.3 #1-2 in the Chapter D - Curve Sketching Workbook.
Wednesday May 17: Unit D lesson 2 today: Maximum and Minimum Values, which is pages 4-5 in the Unit D - Curve Sketching Notes Booklet. We'll need tomorrow's class to finish this lesson, but if you are ready to move on, you can start work on 4.2 #1-7 in the Chapter D - Curve Sketching Workbook. The first 20 minutes of this video covers today's lesson for all you band trippers.
Tuesday May 16: We went through Lesson 1, Increasing and Decreasing Functions, pages 2-3 of the Unit D - Curve Sketching Notes Booklet. Here is the video of the lesson. Your assignment for this lesson is 4.1 #1-5 in the Unit D - Curve Sketching Workbook. If you want to see the Desmos file that I was using in class, you can find it here.
HERE IS A CLEARER COPY OF THE ANTIDERIVATIVES ASSIGNMENT (and key)
Monday May 15: today's class was the last chance to ask for help with the related rate problems and otherwise, it was a chance to work on #2-8 on the Extention: Antiderivatives, page 4.1 in the Unit C Assignment Book (the answer key is on the very last page of the booklet and here is the key for #8). Test on related rates and antiderivatives has been moved to next week, Tuesday May 23rd. I handed out the Unit D - Curve Sketching Notes Booklet.
Friday May 12: we introduced the concept of the Antiderivative today, with the lesson on pages 29-32 of the Unit C: Chain Rule and Implicit Differentiation Notebook. Here is a video of the lesson. If you want to play with the Desmos file I used in this lesson, you can download it here. The assignment for this lesson is #2-8 on the Extention: Antiderivatives page in the Unit C Assignment Book (it's page 4.1). We'll give you tomorrow's class as a work period for this assignment.
Thursday May 11: We went through a couple of the Related Rates problems from the related rates worksheet that you might be having trouble with. If you want more practice for next week's related rates test, I handed out a booklet with 3 more examples (the file here has a key). The booklet also has a related rates AP exam prolem (the file has a key) and I handed out this other related rates AP exam problem (here is the key for that). Finally, I handed out a related rates multiple choice practice booklet (here is the key).
Wednesday May 10: work/ask questions period for the the related rates worksheet. The file link has full solutions at the end. If you finish those and want a few more to try, there are some on pages 12-13 of the Unit C Assignment Book. Specifically, you can try #5,6,8,9,10.
Tuesday May 9: we went over a couple more examples of related rate problems (Examples 4 and 5 in the Unit C: Chain Rule and Implicit Differentiation Notebook. notes). If you missed the class Example 4 (1st strategy) is in this video of the class (start at the 20:44 mark) and this video covers the 2nd strategy for Example 4 as well as Example 5. You can now try all of the related rates worksheet.
IMPLICIT DIFFERENTIATION TEST MONDAY MAY 8
Friday May 5: we started the lesson on Related Rates today, going through Examples 0,1,2, 3and 4 on pages 22-25 of the Unit C: Chain Rule and Implicit Differentiation Notebook. Here is a video of the lesson that goes up to Example 2. Example 3 starts at the 11:20 mark of this video. We will continue from there on Tuesday. If you want to play with the animations and graphs that I used in today's lesson, here is the pond ripple (and here is a video of the phenomenon in real life), here is the expanding rectangle, and here is the falling ladder. If you are all finished with getting ready for Monday's Implicit Differentiation Test, you can try the related rates worksheet, #1,8,11,15,20. You'll be able to try all of rest of this worksheet after Tuesday's lesson.
Wednesday May 3: more implicit differentiation examples today from pages 19-21 of the Unit C: Chain Rule and Implicit Differentiation Notebook. This lesson looked at some fun curves with weird equations and weirder graphs. Here is a video of the lesson. You can have another night to finish up 2.7 #1-7 in the Unit C Assignment Book. I also handed out an Implicit Differentiation Worksheet for more practice if you are ready to move on. I'll give you class time tomorrow to work on that. Here is the Desmos file of the graphs if you want to play with them for yourself.
Tuesday May 2: today we finished up the page 18 example of the Unit C: Chain Rule and Implicit Differentiation Notebook. Here is the video of the lesson. Here is the Desmos file I used in class, if you want to explore it for yourself. After that I did this example of another geometry problem that requires implicit differentiation to solve. You can now do all of the assignment 2.7 #1-7 in the Unit C Assignment Book. The remainder of the class is work time
CHAIN RULE TEST - MONDAY MAY 1
Friday April 28: today was the 2nd part of the Implicit Differentiation lesson, where we use chain rule and Leibniz logic to find the derivative of a curve where we don't (or can't) isolate the y variable. This covers pages 15-17 of the Unit C: Chain Rule and Implicit Differentiation Notebook. Here is the video of today's lesson (you might need to look at Wednesday's video for the page 18 example). We'll finish off the last example from the lesson on Tuesday to check to see if you got the correct domain (here is the Desmos file of this graph), but if you can get started on the next assignment: 2.7 #1-7of the Unit C Assignment Book.
Thursday April 27: today we did a lesson on pages 13-14 of the Unit C: Chain Rule and Implicit Differentiation Notebook. This lesson focuses on equations where the variable we're trying to find the rate of change of, isn't explicitly defined (it isn't isolated). There isn't a lot of new homework for this concept yet, but you can do #1a part i on page 14 of the Unit C Assignment Book, or you can keep working on the 2.6 homework and the Chain Rule Worksheet to get ready for Monday's test. If you are stuck on the dreaded 2.6 #4 and #6e, I have posted full solutions to those here. If you missed today's class, here is the video of the lesson and here is the Desmos file I was using in the lesson.
Wednesday April 26: today is a work/ask questions period for question #6 in the 2.6 section in the Unit C Assignment Book. If you are ready for more practice, I handed out a Chain Rule Worksheet (the file link here has the answer key at the back) for more practice.
Tuesday April 25: today's lesson covers pages 9- 12 of the Unit C: Chain Rule and Implicit Differentiation Notebook. This extends the Chain Rule to include the Product and Quotient Rules. After today's examples, you can now do 2.6 #6 of the Unit C Assignment Book. Here is the video of the lesson if you missed any part of it or want to see these examples again.
Monday April 24: Today we looked at chain rule again, but this time we used the Leibniz Notation to go through the examples on pages 6-8 of the Unit C: Chain Rule and Implicit Differentiation Notebook. If you missed the class here is a video of the lesson (watch out for the error on example 3). You can now add the following 2.6 questions in the Unit C Assignment Book to Friday's assignment: #2-5,12.
Friday April 21: we went through lesson 2, Chain Rule in the Unit C: Chain Rule and Implicit Differentiation Notebook today. Here is the video in case you missed it, or if you just want to see the examples again. Your new assignment from the Unit C Assignment Book is 2.6 page 1 #1,7-10. For extra practice you can also go back to the Chapter 2 Derivatives workbooklet and do 2.8 #1 e, g, #2c,d, #4,5
2.8,3.1,3.2 TEST THURSDAY APRIL 20
Wednesday April 19: we started our next unit by handing out the Unit C: Chain Rule and Implicit Differentiation Notebook. We started Unit C, with a lesson on Composite Functions. Here is the video of the lesson if you missed it. The assignment for this lesson is #1-7 on page 9 of the Unit C Assignment Book. This should be done for Friday.
Tuesday April 18: we took a few minutes to go over a couple of questions from the 2.8 assignment. Then we had time to work on finishing up the 2.8-3.2 assignments from the Chapter 2 Derivatives workbooklet. :
If you finish those and are looking for more practice, you can do some questions from page 29 #1,2 page 31 #1-4, page 33 #1-3, page 35 #9,12,17.
Monday April 17: This class we did our last new lesson of the Derivatives unit, Velocity and Acceleration. This covers pages 27-31 in the Unit B: Derivatives Notes Book. Here is the video of the lesson if you missed it or wanted to see it again. The assignment for this section is 3.1 #1-9 and 3.2 #1,3(omit d),4,7,8 in the Chapter 2 Derivatives workbooklet. You will get some time in class tomorrow to work or ask questions. The answer key in the booklet for 3.1 and 3.2 is incomplete, so here is a better scan.
Thursday April 13: 2.3 - 2.5 TEST. If you finish with time to spare, work on 2.8 #1 (a,b,c,d,f,h), 2(a,b), 3,6,8 and page 33 #1-3 in the Chapter 2 Derivatives workbooklet.
Wednesday April 12: Today's lesson is on higher order derivatives, covering pages 24-26 in your Unit B: Derivatives Notes Book. Here is the video if you missed the lesson or want to go through it again. Here is the DESMOS file I was using in class. The assignment for today's lesson is 2.8 #1 (a,b,c,d,f,h), 2(a,b), 3,6,8 and page 33 #1-3 in the Chapter 2 Derivatives workbooklet. For tomorrow's test, make sure you bring two different coloured writing utensils (preferably a pencil and a blue pen)
Tuesday April 11: we did these tangent line problems together (here is the key if you missed the class), then we had work time for 2.5 #1-3,5-7 in the Chapter 2 Derivatives workbooklet. I guarantee a question like this one on Thursday's 2.3-2.5 test.
Monday April 10: we went through the last three Quotient rule examples on page 23 of the Unit B: Derivatives Notes Book. If you missed the class here is the video. The assignment for that section is 2.5 #1-3,5-7 in the Chapter 2 Derivatives workbooklet.
Thursday April 6: we did the first three examples for Lesson 6: Quotient Law, covering pages 20-22 in the Unit B: Derivatives Notes Book. Here is the video of the lesson if you missed any of it and here is the Desmos file that I was using for the examples. The assignment for this section is 2.5 #1-3,5-7 in the Chapter 2 Derivatives workbooklet, but we still have some more examples to finish in this section. If you want to spend the weekend catching up on 2.3 and 2.4 and leave this assignment for next week, that's cool. Have a great Easter/Ramadan/Passover Weekend.
Wednesday April 5: work period for 2.3 #1-3,6-10,12,13 and 2.4 #1-6 in the Chapter 2 Derivatives workbooklet.
Tuesday April 4: we started the lesson on the Product Rule for derivatives, on pages 18-19 of the Unit B: Derivatives Notes Book . If you missed the class or want to see the examples again, here is the video. Your next assignment is from the Chapter 2 Derivatives workbooklet: a little more basic derivative practice 2.3 #1-3,6-10,12,13. If you are ready to move on to try practicing today's material, the product rule questions are 2.4 #1-6.
Monday April 3: Welcome back! we started with a quick little lesson on Differentiability on pages 15-16 of the Unit B: Derivatives Notes Book. Here is a video of the lesson if you missed the class or want to see it again. For homework, here is a worksheet that I handed out today. Here is the key.
Friday March 24: 2.1 and 2.2 DERIVATIVES TEST
Thursday March 23: Last class to tidy up any issues with the 2.1 and 2.2 assignments and the Graphs of Derivatives Worksheets from earlier this week. If you are looking for extra practice for tomorrow's test, you can look at page 23 #1,2,3,5,6, and page 26 #3-9. Also, it was CUSR day! If you missed today's class, I do need your CUSR data. Watch this video and send me your CUSR choices on Edsby or I'll pick them for you.
Wednesday March 22: work period for 2.2 #1-4,7-10,11 in Chapter 2 Derivatives Workbook. If anyone is still working on 2.1 #2-6,8-13,16, or the Graphs of Derivatives Worksheets (here is the answer key), you can finish those, too. If you find calculus tough, don't despair - here's one of the smartest people in the world who was once in the exact same place as you.
Thursday March 16: 1.4 and 1.6 Limits Test. If you finish with time to spare, work on the 2.1 assignments from Tuesday and Wednesday.
Wednesday March 15: today's lesson is a continuation of yesterday's look at derivatives. Today we explore the relationship between the graph of a function and the graph of its derivative function, covering pages 5-8 of the Unit B: Derivatives Notes Book. Here is my key for the last page of examples in today's lesson (I already don't like my estimate for the first one - I made it too steep). Here is the Desmos file of the examples on pages 5-8, if you want to play with them for yourself. You can now add 2.1 #2 and 13 in the Chapter 2 Derivatives Workbook to the assignment from yesterday and this Graphs of Derivatives Worksheets that I handed out today (here is the answer key). . If you missed the lesson or want to see it again, here is the video.
Tuesday March 14: we started Unit B: Derivatives today, with the first lesson in the Unit B: Derivatives Notes Book, the definition of a derivative (first principles of the derivative). The first assignment is in the 2.1 section, page 2 #4-6,8,10,11 of the Chapter 2 Derivatives Workbook. Here is the video of today's lesson. If you want to play with the Desmos file I was using in the lesson, here it is.
Monday March 13: work period for Assignment 1.6 #1-5,8 in the Chapter 1: Limits and Rates of Changes booklet and this Limits to Infinity Worksheet that I handed out on Friday. I also handed out a Limits to Infinity Review Sheet. Test for 1.4 and 1.6 is Thursday! If you are looking for more 1.4 practice the workbook has some on pages 24 (#5,6) and page 30 #21.
Friday March 10: we finished off the Limits to infinity lesson from Wednesday (see Wednesday's post for the video). Here's the Desmos file of the graphs we looked at in class today. You should now be ready to work on Assignment 1.6 #1-5,8 in the Chapter 1: Limits and Rates of Changes booklet and this Limits to Infinity Worksheet that I handed out today. It doesn't have an answer key, so I recommend you use Desmos. Monday will be a work/ask questions class and we will test 1.4 and 1.6 on Thursday. Have a great weekend!
Thursday March 9: no class today due to Wellness presentation
Wednesday Mar 8: today's lesson is for Limits as x approaches infinity. This covers pages 42-44 of the Unit A: Limits Notes Package. We started with a little refresher on infinite geometric series and Zeno's paradox, then went into some examples. We'll finish them tomorrow. If you are done the 1.4 and page 24 stuff and feel ready to start the next assignment, it is 1.6 #1-5,8 Don't panic if you get stuck, the examples we'll do tomorrow will probably clear up your confusion. Here is the video of today's lesson (it has tomorrow's examples, too if you want to see ahead).
Tuesday March 7: work period for the 1.4 assignment (in the Chapter 1: Limits and Rates of Changes booklet) #1,2,6-8,10,11 and, if you are looking for more practice, page 24 #3-6.
Monday March 6: we did a lesson on pages 38-41 of the Unit A: Limits Notes Package.where we go from Formula 2 to a general equation for the slope of a tangent for any specific curve. We also looked back at continuity a bit and worked through an example of a piecewise function without having a graph to look at. Here is the video for today's class (it starts with example 3). There is no new assignment for this lesson, so you have another night to work at the 1.4 assignment (in the Chapter 1: Limits and Rates of Changes booklet) #1,2,6-8,10,11 and, if you are looking for more practice, page 24 #3-6. If you want to play with the Desmos files I used in class today, here is Examples 1 and here is Example 3. I'll let you have tomorrow's class as a work period, too.Friday March 3: 1.3 Quiz today. It's short. If you know what you are doing, you'll have some time to work on the Exercise 1.4 in the Chapter 1: Limits and Rates of Changes workbooklet.
Thursday Mar 2: after a quick check to see if anyone is stuck on 1.3 (Quiz tomorrow), we went into part 2 of the Chapter 1.4 lesson, where we introduce "Formula 2" for finding the slope of a tangent line using limits. This covers pages 29-32 in the Unit A: Limits Notes Package. Here is the video of the lesson if you missed the class or want to see it again. Your homework for this part of the lesson is Exercise 1.4 #1a(ii), #2a(ii), #8-11 (use Formula 2 for all of these) in the Chapter 1: Limits and Rates of Changes booklet.
Wednesday Mar 1: we started our two part lesson on the Equation of tangent lines with the lesson that derives and gives us examples of "Formula 1". This took us through pages 25-28 of the Unit A: Limits Notes Package. You'll be able to tackle all of the Exercise 1.4 assignment in the Chapter 1: Limits and Rates of Changes booklet after tomorrow's part 2 of the lesson. But if you feel ready for Friday's 1.3 Quiz and you want to get started on the new homework early, you can do Exercise 1.4 #1a(i),b,c, #2a(i),b,c, #6-7. Here is a link to the video of today's lesson.
Tuesday Feb 28: Today's lesson is Continuity. We're still, technically in Lesson 1.3 of your workbook, covering pages 21-23 of the Unit A: Limits Notes Package . Here is the video of the lesson. Now you should be able to finish all of Exercise 1.3 #1-7,9 in the Chapter 1: Limits and Rates of Changes booklet. We'll quiz 1.3 on Friday. If you want more practice, skip to page 27 of the workbooklet and do #1-8.
Monday Feb 27: Today, we did a lesson on one sided limits, coving pages 18-20 in the Unit A: Limits Notes Package .Your homework for this lesson is Exercise 1.3 #1-7,9 in the Chapter 1: Limits and Rates of Changes booklet. Here is the video of today's lesson.
1.1 and 1.2 TEST - SECANTS and LIMIT LAWS FRIDAY FEB 24
Thursday Feb 23: we went over a few homework question, then had the rest of the class to finish up Exercise 1.2 #1-9,12 in the Chapter 1: Limits and Rates of Change Workbook and the Limit Law Practice Worksheet (here is the worksheet answer key). If you have finished all of that and want more practice to prepare for tomorrow's test, go to page 21 #1,2 for some 1.1 (secant) practice. For extra 1.2 (limits) practice go to page 27 #1-3, and page 28 #10, and page 30 #21
Wednesday Feb 22: work period for Exercise 1.2 #1-9,12 in the Chapter 1: Limits and Rates of Change Workbook and the Limit Law Practice Worksheet (here is the worksheet answer key).
Tuesday Feb 21: we went over the #1 and 2 examples on page 16 and the "you try!" examples on page 17 of the Unit A: Limits Notes Package . The assignment for this section is Exercise 1.2 #1-9,12 in the Chapter 1: Limits and Rates of Change Workbook.. If you are ready to move on, I handed out this Limit Law Practice Worksheet. Tomorrow will be a work period, so those of you writing the Fermat Contest, you won't miss a new lesson.
Friday Feb 17: we moved on to pages 11-16 of the Unit A: Limits Notes Package and examples of "Limit Laws" as we moved on to more algebraic ways to calculate limits. For Tuesday's class, do the #1 and 2 examples on page 16 and the "you try!" examples on page 17. The next assignment will be Exercise 1.2 #1-9,12 in the Chapter 1: Limits and Rates of Change Workbook. You might not be ready for all of these problems until after Tuesday's examples, so if you want to use this weekend to finish up the 1.1 assignment, that's as far as you need to be for right now. Here is the video of today's lesson , in case you missed the class or want to review the examples.
Thursday Feb 16: We did Example 3 on page 9 of the Unit A: Limits Notes Package together. Then we had a little time to work and ask questions about Exercise 1.1 #1-5,7-10 in the Chapter 1: Limits and Rates of Change Workbook. The answer key starts on page 16. Here is the answer key for the "Secant Example for you to try" on page 10.
Wednesday Feb 15: INTRO SKILLS QUIZ
Tuesday Feb 14: We did the lesson on pages 5-8 of the Unit A: Limits Notes Package together. Here is a video of the lesson if you missed it or want to see it again. For homework, do the "Secant Example for you to Try" sheet on page 10 of the booklet. You can also start work on the first work booklet assignment, which is Exercise 1.1 #1-5,7-10 in the Chapter 1: Limits and Rates of Change Workbook. The answer key starts on page 16. If you want to play with the files I used in class, here is the Desmos file and here is the Excel file. Here is a video I made last year on how to make these graphs on Desmos for yourself. I also made this video of how to use Excel to to do the same calculations repeatedly, as an alternative to Desmos. If you want to play with the files I used in class, here is the Desmos file and here is the Excel file.
Monday Feb 13: last day to look at the Grade 11 Skills Review (here is the answer key) before we quiz that material on Wednesday. We took a closer look at function notation, formulas, the slope formula, and using Desmos and Excel.
Friday Feb 10: today's lesson covers pages 2-4 in the Unit A: Limits Notes Package . We looked at two very important ideas in calculus: 1) you can say that if you are infinitely close to a value, you are that value and 2) you can find the size of something finite by spliting into infinite pieces and then counting them. If you missed today's class I have a video here. There is no new assignment for today's lesson, so if you need to finish the Grade 11 Skills Review (here is the answer key), you have the weekend. We will be doing a little quiz on the skill review material next week.
Thursday Feb 9: we finished up the division examples on pages 7-8 of the Dividing Polynomials Booklet , then we reviewed concepts like simplifying rational expressions, rationalizing radical denominators, and function notation, so now you can do pages 11-21 of the Grade 11 Skills Review (here is an answer key). I don't have videos specific to those examples, but if you missed the class and are having trouble with the questions on these pages, you can go to the grade 11 Pre-Cal video page and check out the videos in Chapters 5 and 6. For tomorrow, please bring your Unit A: Limits Notes Package .
Wednesday Feb 8: Today we went through pages 3-6 in the Dividing Polynomials Booklet , covering synthetic division, the remainder theorem, the factor theorem, and the integer zero theorem. If you missed the class or want to see more examples, here is a video on Synthetic division, here is a video of the factor theorem, and here is the video of the integral zero theorem. You can now do everything in pages 1-10 of the Grade 11 Skills Review (here is an answer key). Tomorrow we'll review rationals and radicals like the ones on pages 11-21.
Tuesday Feb 7: we went through pages 9-10 and 1-2 in the Dividing Polynomials Booklet . You can keep working on the Grade 11 Skills Review. Here is an answer key for that booklet. If you missed today's lesson, here is a video of the long division method,
Monday February 6: Welcome to Introduction to Calculus. Today we went over the course outline, but didn't get very far into anything mathematical just yet - all we did was review linear equation skills and quadratic factoring, taking us up to the end of #5 in this Grade 11 Skills Review. We'll start our first proper lessons tomorrow. Until then, I have also handed out a Dividing Polynomials Booklet . You can fill in the rest of #1-5 in the skills review booklet tonight, then feel free to keep working ahead, but there will very likely be some questions that you won't know how to do until we start some lessons, so don't panic! Of course, feel free to google things like "factor theorem" or "polynomial long division" or "factoring sum of cubes" and see if you can get ahead of me. I also handed out our Unit A: Limits Notes Package and the Chapter 1: Limits and Rates of Change Workbook but we won't start using them until later in the week. One more thing you could do as we start our course is watch this Professor Dave video introducing the concept of what calculus is.
SLOT 2 - MPC40S - GRADE 12 PRE-CALCULUS MATH
Link to VIDEO LESSONS PAGE
MPC40S formula sheet
MPC40S Course Outcome List (with Chapters and Weightings)
PDF Version of the TEXTBOOK can be found HERE
Here are the Solutions to the Chapter 1 Textbook questions
FRC EXAM REVIEW PACKAGE: Click HERE REMINDER if you are reviewing Chapter 10, we only did 10.3, so omit #1 and 2. We found a mistake on the answer key for page 26 #1 it should be 7.25%.
FINAL EXAM MONDAY JUNE 19 at 9:00 AM
Wednesday June 14: Optional Re-test day. If you are one of the students who is happy with your mark and is not re-testing any of the unit tests, you may use this as a study period if you have any exams to prepare for. There will be no new course material covered, but I will still have to take attendance. See you at the Final exam on Monday. Don't forget your textbook!
Tuesday June 13: I handed back the Chapter 11 test, we went over it a bit, then back to EXAM REVIEW problems. Reminder that on exam day on Monday you need to hand in your textbook. You can give it to me earlier if you want. We had a quick conversation today about what to expect in either first year university Calculus or Linear Algebra. If you are going into U1 at the University of Manitoba and want to consider a "prep" course before you tackle those beasts, here is the link.
Monday June 12: Your retest choice is due today. If you missed class and want to retest any of the outcomes on Wednesday, you need to message me on Edsby before 7:00 tonight. After that it will be too late. If I don't hear from you or receive the page with your retest choices, I will assume you are happy with your mark as is. For the rest of the class we went over some EXAM REVIEW problems. Today was also CUSR day. If you missed today's class, watch this video and send me your CUSR choices in an Edsby messsage. If I don't hear from you, I will pick them myself.
Friday June 9: CHAPTER 11 TEST. For Monday, you need to hand in your choices for retesting. Retesting is optional, but by the end of Monday's class, you need to hand in your choice(s). I recommend no more than 4 - and it is probably smarted to focus on one or two outcomes that you know you can improve on.
Thursday June 8: Review day. We went over some questions in the Chapter 11 Exercise booklet together and then we had time to work on the Chapter 11 Review booklet. Here is its answer key.
Wednesday June 7: we lose this class to the awards ceremony. You should be working on the two 11.3 worksheets in the Chapter 11 Exercise booklet. If you want more practice on this topic, go to textbook page 542 #1-4, 5c,6c,7-12,15,18,19,C2.
Tuesday June 6: Once again, we started with a check to see if anyone is stuck on problems from the 11.1 and 11.2 worksheets in the Chapter 11 Exercise booklet. Then we finished up part 2 of Lesson 11.3 on the Binomial Theorem in the Chapter 11: Permutations, Combinations and the Binomial Theorem booklet.
Monday June 5: First, I handed back the Chapter 9 and 10 test and we spent a few minutes discussing it. Then we went over the "your turn" questions on pages 16 and 17 of the Chapter 11: Permutations, Combinations and the Binomial Theorem notes booklet. Then we did a quick check-in to see if anyone had any 11.1 or 11.2 issues, then after a quick look at Pascal's Triangle, we started lesson 11.3: the Binomial Theorem. We made it up to page 20 before calling it a day. You can do the 11.3 Part 1 worksheet in the Chapter 11 Exercise booklet tonight, but you will have some work time tomorrow after I go through part 2. We don't really have time for ACCs in class this unit, so I printed you all of the sheets I would have used as ACCs into this Chapter 11 Review booklet. Here is its answer key.
Thursday June 1: we started by going over he "You Try" problems on pages 10, 12, and 13 of the Chapter 11: Permutations, Combinations and the Binomial Theorem notes booklet. If you missed the class today, these problems have solutions presented in the videos I posted links to yesterday. Then we went through the Combinations lessons on pages 14-17. I left you the "You Try" questions on pages 16 and 17 to work out for yourselves. (Answers: page 16: left question: (n-1)/(n+4), right quesion: n=5, and page 17: 686). You can now do the 11.2 Worksheet in the Chapters 10.3 and 11 Workbook. I'll let you have a work period for 11.1 and 11.2 tomorrow. If you missed today's class, the video of the lesson is in three parts: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3.
Wednesday May 31: we did the lessons on Permutations with repetition and cases on pages 7-12 of the Chapter 11: Permutations, Combinations and the Binomial Theorem notes booklet. Your homework tonight is to do the "You Try" problems on pages 10, 12, and 13, We will go over them in class tomorrow. Then move on to the 11.1 Worksheet in the Chapters 10.3 and 11 Workbook. If you missed today's lesson, the video for the lesson is in 3 parts: Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. This 4th video goes over the "You Try" problems on pages 12-13.
CHAPTER 9 & 10.3 TEST TUESDAY MAY 30
Monday May 29: I asked if anyone had any last minute Chapter 9 or 10.3 issues, then we started Chapter 11: Permutations, Combinations and the Binomial Theorem today. We did the lessons and examples up to page 6. I handed out the Chapters 10.3 and 11 Workbook last week, but we haven't quite made it to the point where we can do the first worksheet. Until then if you feel ready enough for tomorrow's Chapter 9 and 10.3 Test and you'd like to try something from today's lesson, you can do textbook page 524 #1-4,6,7,22,24,C3. If you missed today's class, the lesson is broken into three videos: Counting Principle, Factorials, Permutations make sure you have reviewed these and completed the notes - Wednesday's lesson will not make much sense to you without it!
CHAPTER 9/10 ANSWER KEY ERRORS: 9.2 #5c and 5d have their answers mixed up on the answer key. 10.3 #4f should be 0 not -2, Chapter 9 Review: #2b the range should not include y=1/4, since it is the POD
Friday May 26: we let people have some work time for the 10.3 Assignment is in the Chapters 10.3 and 11 Workbook, then we did the a 10.3 ACC (the file has a key). Then I handed out another Chapter 9 review (the file has a key at the end) in case anyone needed more than the one at the end of the notes package. If anyone wants more than THAT, there is the review at the end of the textbook chapter (pgs 468-471). Note that the test has been moved to Tuesday.
Thursday May 25: we started by seeing if anyone had any 9.3 homework issues, then I did the 10.3 lesson in the Chapter 9/10 Notes Booklet. If you missed the class or want to see the 10.3 lesson again, here is the video for part A and here is the video for part B. The homework for this lesson is the 10.3 Assignment is in the Chapters 10.3 and 11 Workbook. I'll let you have tomorrow as a work period.
Wednesday May 24: work period for the 9.3 Assignment page in the Chapter 9 Assignment Booklet. If you want more 9.3 practice you can use textbook page 465 #1-4 (omit 3a, 4a, 4c), C1, C2, C3. If you finish all of that and you are ready to start reviewing Chapter 9, remember that I have handed you a worksheet with Extra Practice for 9.2, a 9.2 Matching Practice Page (the file link has a key), and you finished those, the last section of the notes booklet is a review and there is the review at the end of the textbook chapter.
Tuesday May 23: I started class asking if anyone was stuck on the 9.2 homework, then we did the 9.2 ACC (the answer key is in the file). Then we did the 9.3 lesson in the Chapter 9/10 Notes Booklet. Here is the video for the 9.3 lesson. You can now do the 9.3 Assignment page in the Chapter 9 Assignment Booklet. If you want more 9.3 practice you can use textbook page 465 #1-4 (omit 3a, 4a, 4c), C1, C2, C3. I also handed out this 9.2 Matching Practice Page to try (the file link has a key). If you finish all of that and you are ready to start reviewing Chapter 9, the last section of the notes booklet is a review and there is the review at the end of the textbook chapter. I'll let you have tomorrow as a work period. We will test on Monday.
Friday May 19: I went through the lesson after 9.3 titled "Oblique Asymptotes" in the Chapter 9/10 Notes Booklet (this topic won't be on the test). Then I gave the class time to work on the 9.2 assignment in the Chapter 9 Assignment Booklet and the worksheet with Extra Practice for 9.2.
Thursday May 18: We started with a 9.1 ACC (the file has a key), then we went through the 9.2 lesson on pages 20-23 of the Chapter 9/10 Notes Booklet. The homework for this section is the 9.2 page in the Chapter 9 Assignment Booklet. If you are absent or want to see the lesson again, here's my video for 9.2. If you finish all that, work on the worksheet with Extra Practice for 9.2.
CHAPTER 7/8 TEST WEDNESDAY MAY 16th
Tuesday May 16: A full 8 students won't be in class today to write the test for legitimate, school-related reasons, so I am moving the test to Wednesday. So instead of the test, we finished up the last example on page 14 and then did a sort of lesson 9.1 summary on page 16 and then we had work time for the 9.1 assignments on pages 8 and 9 in the Chapter 9/10 Notes Booklet (the key is on page 10) and the 9.1 Assignment in the Chapter 9 Assignment Booklet.
Monday May 15: I started by seeing if anyone had any Chapter 7 or 8 homework issues before tomorrow's test. Then we jumped back into the Chapter 9/10 Notes Booklet, where we finished up Example 4 on page 7. Then we continued into pages 11-15, which takes us through the seond part of lesson 9.1. We skipped example 3 on page 14 (we'll do that one on Wednesday). If you missed the class, the lesson videos are here: part 1 and part 2, I'll give you work time for the 9.1 assignments (pages 8 and 9 in the notes booklet) and the 9.1 worksheet in the Chapter 9 Assignment Booklet. I handed out the FRC EXAM REVIEW Booklet today. I also handed out a worksheet with Extra Practice for 9.2, which you won't be able to do until after Wednesday's lesson, but I wanted it out today for the band trip students.
Friday May 12: We started with the last (Part 2) 8.4 ACC and a quick check to see if anyone is stuck on any homework problems, then we started the last unit today, going through section 9.1 Part 1 in the Chapter 9/10 Booklet (pages 1-7) we made it up to Example 4. The videos of the lesson are in these posts: part 1, part 2, part 3. No new assignment for this section yet, so keep working on the Chapter 8 work and the reviews over the weekend.CHAPTER 7 ANSWER KEY ERRORS: page 5 #9b should be 55 990. page 9 #1b is 1/2 not 3/2
CHAPTER 8 ANSWER KEY ERRORS:
8.2 #4b should be -2 not +2
8.4 Log and Exponential Equations sheet: #3d should be x=3.6337
8.4 Applications of Exponential Funcitons Page #5b should be 6.98 years not 9.19 OMIT #10 - THE FORMULA DOESN'T WORK.
8.4 Applications of Logarithmic Functions: #2b: change this to read "how many times more acidic is rain with a pH of 4.5 than the normal rain with a pH of 5.6"
#2d: CAN'T be the correct answer - it asks for the pH of a solution 4 times more BASIC than water, but it gives an answer (6.4) that is lower than 7? I think the answer should be 7.6
Thursday May 11: I went over the last example problem in the Chapter 8 Logarithmic Functions booklet (on page 25) then I gave the class work time for the 8.4 pages in the Chapter 8 Assignment Booklet, page 26 of the notesbooklet (here is the key for that). See above for some answer key errors we have found in the assignment booklet pages. We aren't testing until Tuesday, but you should already have this review of the main ideas of chapter 7 and 8 (here is the answer key). And here is a Chapter 7 review (and here is that key). If you want any more practice, you can do the TEXTBOOK Chapter 7 Practice Test on pages 368-369 and the Chapter 8 Practice Test pages 419-420.
Wednesday May 10: We started with an 8.4 (Part 1) ACC, then it was work time for the last page (26) of the Chapter 8 Logarithmic Functions booklet and the last 3 pages of the Chapter 8 Assignment Booklet. Here is the key for the page 26 Word Problems page. See above for some answer key errors we have found in the assignment booklet pages. Tomorrow will be a review period for Chapter 7 and 8 before the test next week. If you want to get started tonight, here is a review of the main ideas of chapter 7 and 8 (here is the answer key). And here is a Chapter 7 review (and here is that key). If you want more practice, you can do the TEXTBOOK Chapter 7 Practice Test on pages 368-369 and the Chapter 8 Practice Test pages 419-420.
Tuesday May 9: We started the class by jumping ahead to pages 23-24 where we are introduced to the number "e". You can also go back to the Intro to Logs Assignment (here is the key) and do the problems that involve "e" and "ln" that we skipped last week. Then we If you missed class, here is the video of pages 17-19 and Here is the video for the "e" and natural logs lesson on pages 23-25.
Monday May 8: we started class by checking with the class for questions about the 8.3 Assignment pages from the Chapter 8 Assignment Booklet, before trying the 8.3 ACC. Then we went through the 8.4 Applications lesson on pages 17-19 of the Chapter 8 Logarithmic Functions booklet. We'll go through Part 2 of the word problem lesson tomorrow. You can now work on the 2nd 8.4 Worksheet in the assignment booklet, but don't panic if you get stuck, we have more examples to go through tomorrow. Part of your homework tonight is to watch this video explaining the number "e" and where it comes from.
Thursday May 4: we started by seeing if anyone had any homework issues with the 8.1 Worksheet in the Chapter 8 Assignment Booklet or the Intro to Logs Assignment (here is the key). Then we did an 8.1 ACC. Then we went through lesson 8.3 in the 8 Logarithmic Functions booklet. Here is the video for 8.3. You can now do the 8.3 assignment page in the Chapter 8 Assignment Booklet.
Wednesday May 3: We went through lessons 8.2 in the 8 Logarithmic Functions booklet. Here is the video for 8.2. You can now do the 8.2 assignment page in the Chapter 8 Assignment Booklet. We'll start tomorrow's class by going over some 8.1 questions and then do an 8.1 ACC. Are you still a little unclear about what a logarithm is? Check out this video.
Tuesday May 2: After the 7.2 ACC, we went over the rest of the 8.1 Investigation that we started yesterday (here is the key). Then I handed out the Chapter 8 Logarithmic Functions booklet and we went through Lesson 8.1 (pages 2-5). Here is a video of the lesson if you want to review it. Your assignment tonight is the 8.1 Worksheet in the Chapter 8 Assignment Booklet and the Intro to Logs Assignment (here is the key). If you want more practice on this topic, you can do the textbook page 380 questions listed at the end of the lesson.
Monday May 1: we started class by seeing if anyone had any chapter 7 homework questions, then we did the 7.3 ACC. We'll do the 7.2 ACC tomorrow. Then we jumped into Chapter 8 with this activity: an Investigation that introduces the concept of logarithm (here are the answers ). We pretty much finished it in class. I also handed out the Chapter 8 Logarithmic Functions booklet, the Chapter 8 Assignment Booklet and the Intro to Logs Assignment (here is the key) - we'll get started on those tomorrow. No new homework for chapter 8 yet, so you can finish up pages 4 and 8 in the Chapter 7 booklet if you need to.
CHAPTER 6 TEST THURSDAY APRIL 27
CHAPTER 6 ASSIGNMENT BOOKLET ANSWER KEY ERRORS: 6.2 Assignment #2c cos 30 = sqrt3/2 not 1/2, 6.2 Assignment #4c is -sinx (you'll notice that this is the original answer, but for some reason, someone crossed it out and wrote in tan x). 6.4 #9 the second answer sould be 2.2575 + (pi)k (they forgot that 1.2199 is the TAN of theta and didn't solve for theta)
Wednesday April 26: I gave the class one last chance to ask for help with any of the chapter 6 questions. Then we went through the 7.1 and 7.2 lessons on pages 1-3 and 6-7 of the Chapter 7: Exponential Functions booklet. The fire drill cost us a few minutes, so we'll finish up the last three examples on Friday. If you missed class or need to see the examples again, here is the video for the 7.1 lesson and here is the video for the 7.2 lesson. You don't have to worry about this homework until the weekend, but if you have had enough of practicing for tomorrow's chapter 6 test, the assignments for these sections are on pages 4 and 8 of the booklet (right now, you can only do #1-3 on page 8).
Tuesday April 25: first the class had a chance to ask for hints on any of the Chapter 6 problems that they might still be stuck on, then we did the ACC for 6.4 together (here is the answer key). Test is Thursday. Then we started our next unit, Exponential Functions by discussing 3 classic problems. I handed out the new Chapter 7: Exponential Functions booklet and we did the first part of the R10, Chapter 7.3 Solving Exponential Equations lesson on pages 10-12. Here is the video of this class from last year (start at the 9:21 mark). No homework for this lesson, but if you've had enough of practicing Chapter 6, you can watch an educational video made by IBM in the 1960s to help students understand exponential growth.
Monday April 24: we started by seeing if anyone had homework issues they wanted to discuss, then we continued with the ACC for 6.3 (part 2) (here is the answer key) and if you missed the class here is a video of me going through the ACC and another proof example. Then we had some time to work on review. The main reviews for the unit are page 23 of the Chapter 6 Notes Booklet and this Trig Identities Assignment (the online file has the key). If you want more practice to play with before the test, you can download this Review-Chapter 6 Questions booklet (here is the answer key) or, there's always the recommended textbook questions listed at the end of each of the lessons in the notes booklet. If you want to see the rest of the video I was showing you with the new proof of the Pythagorean Theorem using Trig, here it is.
Friday April 21: I started class with an example of solving a trig equation with an identity where a calculator was needed, just to refresh the skills, since Chapter 4 feels like a long time ago! Here is a link to the video of me doing the example in class. After that it was work time for the 6.3 and 6.4 assignments in the Chapter 6 Assignment booklet. If you are finished those and ready to start reviewing the unit, recall that on Wednesday I handed out this Trig Identities Assignment (the online file has the key). There is also a review at the end of the Chapter 6 Notes Booklet.
Thursday April 20: we started by doing the ACC for 6.2 (here is the answer key), then seeing if anyone had any homework problems with 6.3. After that, we did the lesson examples for 6.4: Solving Trig Equations using Identities which takes us to the end of the Chapter 6 Notes Booklet. Here is a video of the lesson if you missed it or want to watch any of the examples again. You can now work on the 6.4 page in the Chapter 6 Assignment booklet. If you are ready to start reviewing for Thursday's test, the main reviews for the unit are page 23 of the notes booklet and this Review-Chapter 6 Questions handout (here is the answer key).
Wednesday April 19: we started by seeing if anyone had any problems with the 6.2 Assignment in the Chapter 6 Assignment booklet. Then we did the ACC for 6.3 (Part 1) (here is the answer key).Then we went through lesson 6.3 (Part 2) on pages 16-19. You can now do #7,9,10 on the 6.3 worksheet and I handed out this Trig Identities Assignment (the online file has the key), If you want even more practice you can download this extra practice booklet (here is the key), Also, you can try the textbook problems listed at the bottom of page 17 of the notes. If you missed today's class, here is the lesson video. Also, here is the answer key to notebook pages 18 and 19 (I do 3 of the 4 proofs two different ways each) and a video of me making that key, explaining my reasoning as I go.
Tuesday April 18: Today we started by going over 6.1 #1d on from the Chapter 6 Assignment booklet. Then we did an ACC for 6.1 (here is the answer key). Today's lesson covers Lesson 6.2, pages 12-15 in the Chapter 6 Notes Booklet. the 6.2 Assignment in the Chapter 6 Assignment booklet. Here is the video of today's lesson.
Monday April 17: we started by seeing if anyone had any problems with the 6.1 Assignment in the Chapter 6 Assignment booklet. Then we worked through lesson 6.3 in the Chapter 6 Notes Booklet. Here is a video of the lesson (our lesson today starts at the 25:00 mark). For homework, do page 10 of the notes booklet and #1-6,8 on the "6.3 - Proving Identities" page of the Chapter 6 Assignment booklet.
Thursday April 13: we got started on the next unit, Trig Identities, by going through Lesson 6.1 in the Chapter 6 Notes Booklet. Here is a video of the lesson (we made it up to the 25:00 mark of this video today) if you missed class or want to see any part of it again. For homework this weekend, do the 6.1 worksheet (the first page) of the Chapter 6 Assignment booklet
CHAPTER 5 TEST: T4 WEDNESDAY APRIL 12
Tuesday April 11: we started with the 5.4 ACC (here is the answer key), then it was a work/ask question time to prepare for Tuesday's test. See last Thursday's update for the links to the review assignments and their answer keys.
ANSWER KEY ERROR: 5.4 worksheet (1st one): #2c should have 4 answers: 1.807, 2.693, 3.307, 5.693
Thursday April 6: we started with a 5.2 ACC (the answer key is in this file). Then we went through the 5.4 lesson in the Chapter 5: Trig Functions and Graphs booklet. This takes us up to the end of page 19 in your notes booklet. Here is a video of the lesson - in today's class we made it up to about the 32 minte mark. On Monday, we will go over the examples on pages 20-21. If you want to try those examples for yourself over the weekend, go for it! After that we'll do a workshop class on solving the word problems associated with these types of sinusoidal problems. Again, if you want to try a few on your own, the problems we'll look at are from page 22 of the booklet (Here are the solutions), or the two 5.4 assignments in the Chapter 5 Assignment booklet. Make sure you are caught up on all of the 5.2 material: page 16 of the booklet (answer key is in here), and the two 5.2 worksheets in the Chapter 5 Assignment booklet. If you are done those and want more practice, you can start on the review worksheets I handed out today: a T4 Chapter 5 Review- Part 1 (the file here has keys at the end) and a T4 mini-review (again, the file has an answer key) Further practice can be found in the textbook. I have a couple of extra videos that can support you: here is a video of me going through textbook page 250 #1e and 2f, and here is a video of a coupe of examples from textbook page 253: #15c and #16b.
Wednesday April 5: We started class with a 5.1 ACC (the answer key is in this file), then we corrected pages 14-15 in the Chapter 5: Trig Functions and Graphs booklet together. Then we had time to work on the page 16 assignment and the 5.2 worksheets in the Chapter 5 Assignment booklet. This answer key has all of the solutions for pages 14-16. If you can do that page 16 assignment, you have pretty much mastered 5.1 and 5.2.
Tuesday April 4: after 1 more 5.2 part 1 example, we worked through the second part of the 5.2 lesson in the Chapter 5: Trig Functions and Graphs booklet. This takes us up to the end of page 13 in your notes booklet. Here is the video if you missed it. For homework, do pages 14-15 of the notes booklet for tomorrow. We'll start tomorrow's class by going over pages 14-15 together, then you will have time to work on page 16 (here is the key) and you can now do both of the 5.2 worksheets in the Chapter 5 Assignment booklet.
Monday April 3: Welcome back! we started by seeing if anyone had any questions about the 5.1 & 5.3 assignment on the first page of the Chapter 5 Assignment booklet. we went through the notes for part 1 of the 5.2 lesson, pageas 8-11 in the Chapter 5: Trig Functions and Graphs booklet. Here is the video if you missed it. For homework, you can get started on the first 5.2 page (if you have finished the 5.1 & 5.3 page) in the Chapter 5 Assignment booklet. You'll probably notice that the questions on the first 5.2 Assignment page are much easier than the examples we did in class. To try some more problems with 4 or more transformations, go to page 16 of the notes booklet and try #1-5 of part A of the "Homework Assignment"(here is the key). If you want more practice than that, go to the textbook assignment listed at the bottom of notebook page 11. That's textbook page 250 #1-3. If you can do those, you have got this stuff handled! I highly recommend taking some time to check your answers with DESMOS as well as looking up the answers in the back of the textbook.
Friday March 24: we started by finishing Lessons 5.1 and 5.3 (pages 5-7) in our Chapter 5: Trig Functions and Graphs booklet, If you missed the class, today's lesson starts at the 25 minute mark of this video. For homework over the break, do the 5.1 & 5.3 assignment on the first page of the Chapter 5 Assignment booklet. It also might be a good time to review concepts from the first 4 chapters if those tests didn't go well for you!
For the rest of the class we watched and discussed some of the following video animations.
- Generating Sine Curves from the unit circle (version 1 and version 2), and my favourite, the interactive unit circle
- This one is pretty cool, too.
- These videos that will get you thinking about real-world applications of this kind of math: ferris wheel, cgi spring, spray paint on a spring, newtonian pendulum (number 1, number 2, number 3).
- It's always fun to check out the interactive unit circle!
-This double sine wave is chill.
- Finally, check out this beautifully animated video showing the relationships between trigonometry and circular motion.
Thursday March 23: we did an introductory lesson/activity for Chapter 5. I don't have a video for it, so if you missed today's class, come in and see me at a lunch hour next week and I can explain the gist of it to you. After the activity, I handed out this Chapter 5: Trig Functions and Graphs booklet, and we started to go through the notes for the 5.1 lesson in the Chapter 5: Trig Functions and Graphs booklet, pages 3-5. Here is a video of today's lesson (we made it up to the 25 minute mark) if you missed it or want to see it again. Also, it was CUSR day! If you missed today's class, I do need your CUSR data. Watch this video and send me your CUSR choices on Edsby or I'll pick them for you.
CHAPTER 4 TEST WEDNESDAY MARCH 22
Tuesday March 21: we started class with the second 4.3 ACC (the answer key is in this booklet) and two 4.4 ACCs (the answer keys are in this booklet). Then the rest of the class was review time and/or ask questions about old homework time. If you have finished the review I handed out yesterday (here is the key for the T-5 Review) and you are looking for some last minute practice before the test on Monday you can try the Review and Practice Test questions on pages 215-219.
ANSWER KEY ERRORS IN THE NOTES BOOKLET: 4.3 #3c is negative, 4.3 #3d is 13/12 not 5/12, 4.4 #2g the 9pi/4 should be 11pi/4, 4.4 #4f should be pi/2k - they forgot the divide by 2 part. For 4.3 #3f, they say the answer is 1, but that is only true if 1-undefined =1, and I don't think it is. It should be undefined.
Monday March 20: we started class with the second 4.2 ACC and the first 4.3 ACCs (the answer keys are in this booklet). Then we picked up where we left off on page 25 of the Chapter 4: Trigonometry and the Unit Circle booklet. You can now do all of the 4.4 problems on page 30 of the booklet. If you want more practice, I handed out a T5 Review (here is the key) and you can try the textbook questions listed at the bottom of page 27. That's the end of Chapter 4, so I handed out this little Chapter 4 Review (the file has a key). If you missed today's lesson and you're looking for the video, see the last few minutes of yesterday's video and then watch and this video.
Thursday March 16: we started class with the first two 4.2 ACCs (the answer keys are in this booklet). Then we did Lesson 4.4 pages 24-25 of the Chapter 4: Trigonometry and the Unit Circle booklet. Your assignment for this section is the 4.4 questions on page 30 of the booklet, but you might want to wait until we finish the rest of the examples on Monday to try any question that asks for a "general solution" or "over the reals" (you can just skip those and do the rest of the assignment). If you missed today's lesson or want to see it again, here is the video of the lesson
Tuesday March 14: today's class started with this 4.1 ACC (here is the answer key) and we went over pages 17 and 19 in the .Chapter 4: Trigonometry and the Unit Circle booklet. Then we went through pages 21-23, finishing up Lesson 4.3. After that, it was a work time for 4.2 and 4.3 assignments 28-29 of the Chapter 4: Trigonometry and the Unit Circle booklet. If you finish all of that and you are looking for more practice, there are textbook assignments at the bottom of pages 9,12, and 19 that youu can work on. If you missed today's class we got through this video and this video.
Monday March 13: We went through Lesson 4.2 on pages 10-12 of the Chapter 4: Trigonometry and the Unit Circle booklet. Then we did the first part of Lesson 4.3 on pages 13-16. The homework for these pages is: finish pages 17 and 19, then do #3 of the 4.1 assignment on page 28. Hopefully you are already done #1 and 2 of the 4.1 homework. If you are done all of that, you can start on the 4.2 and the 4.3 question on pages 28-29 of the booklet, but you might need to see tomorrow's lesson before you can do them all. We'll give you some work time on Wednesday. BRING A CALCULATOR TO CLASS TOMORROW! If you missed the 4.2 lesson or want to see it again, here is the video of my class. Here is Ms Cox's video, if you want a slightly different perspective. For the 4.3 lesson, the videos of the lessons are numbered a little differently on the weebly than they are in your notes, but here is the correct order compared to the way I do the course: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, (we made it to the end of Part 2 today). If you want a review of how to get unit circle coordinates, that includes referring to the angles in radian measure, go back to this video - it reviews and expands on the ideas from Tuesday's lesson. This picture is a nice way to visualize all 6 trig functions.
Friday March 10: we started the Chapter 4: Trigonometry and the Unit Circle booklet today. Lesson 4.1 takes us through pages 3-9 (we'll skip page 4, sorry) and we'll use page 18 as a quick review of some important ideas in Trigonometry. You can re-watch my version of today's lesson with the video here. Alternately, you can see Ms Cox's version of the 4.1 Lesson here: (part 1 and part 2). For homework over the weekend, you can try filling in the blank unit circles that I handed out Wednesday (at each point, state the number of degrees and the grid coordinates), then you can try the Grade 11 Trig Review Worksheet (this file has the answer key at the end). I highly recommend that if you get stuck on old trig concepts, you go back to the Chapter 2 section of the Grade 11 FRC Math Videos. After that, do the 4.1 assignment on page 28 of the new booklet (skip #3, we'll learn how to do that on Monday). If you want a nice reminder of what pi is, or maybe you are unaware of it's history, this video is a nice definition, and this video is a nice overview of its history.
WEDNESDAY MARCH 8 - CHAPTER 3 TEST (R11 and R13) If you finish with time to spare, you can try the Grade 11 Trig Review Worksheet (this file has the answer key at the end) and you can try filling in this blank unit circle from memory. I highly recommend that if you get stuck on old trig concepts, you go back to the Chapter 2 section of the Grade 11 FRC Math Videos.
Monday March 6: we did pages 27-30 of the Chapter 3: Polynomials Booklet. Here is the video of this lesson. You should now be able to do all of pages 22-24 (here is an answer key) and the page 25 3.4 worksheet. There isn't any practice on the stuff we did today on that page (and there will only be 1 question like it on Wednesday's test) so if you want more practice, try a couple of the textbook questions listed at the bottom of page 30. Tomorrow, after the last two ACCs, you will have some review time for Wednesday's test. I handed out a little R11, R12 (Chapter 3) Review (the key is at the end of the file in the link). If you finish all that and still want more review, see textbook pages 153-156.
Friday March 3: we did the two 3.2 ACCs in the Chapter 3 ACC booklet (the answer keys can be found in this file) that I handed out yesterday. Then we finished up the last example for lesson 3.3 on page 16 of the Chapter 3: Polynomials Booklet . Then we did a quick check to see if anyone was stuck on the page 11 or 17 homework questions. In case you didn't notice that I added it to yesterday's blog: Here is the answer key for page 17. Then we moved into Lesson 3.4, covering pages 18-21 of the booklet. If you missed the class, you can see the lesson in these three videos: part 1, part 2, part 3. For homework this weekend, try the examples on pages 21-24. Feel free to check your answers with DESMOS, but here is an answer key for pages 21-24 if you can't get Desmos to work. I will go over a couple of them on Monday before we finish the last part of lesson 3.4. If you get through those, see how much of the page 25, 3.4 worksheet you can get through.
Thursday Mar 2: we did the 3.1 ACC in our spiffy new Chapter 3 ACC booklet. The answer key is on the 2nd page of this file. Then we finished the Remainder Theorem portion of Lesson 3.2 (page 10) and moved into Lesson 3.3, covering the Factor Theorem and the Integral Zero Theorem (pages 13-16). We made it up to the last example on page 16. Finish it up tonight and we'll go over it tomorrow. You can now do all of the page 11 and page 17 worksheets. Here is the answer key for page 17. If you are looking for more practice, you can try the textbook questions listed at the bottom of pages 10 and 16. If you missed today's lesson, start this video at the 5:34 mark to see the Remainder Theorem lesson, this video for the Factor Theorem, and this video for the Integral Factor Theorem.
WARNING: There are a couple of answer key errors in the booklet:
PAGE 11 #6b the answer should be NO, it is not a factor, r=72 (or, if you change the question to "-36" the answer is correct as given)
PAGE 25 #5f this function has no integer factors. Skip it or use Desmos to graph it (the answer key is wrong)
Wednesday Mar 1: After looking at this file and a litte Desmos exploration (if you want to play with those graphs for yourself, here is the file), we checked to see if anyone had homework issues with the textbook page 114 questions. Then we moved on to the 3.2 lesson on pages 7-10 of the Chapter 3: Polynomials Booklet covering both long division and synthetic division. These lessons can be seen in these two videos: part 1 and part 2(today's class made it up to the 5:34 mark). If you finished the textbook homework from Monday and want to work ahead, you can now do #1 and 2 on page 11 in the booklet (we'll learn how to do the rest tomorrow) and if you are ready to move on even further, you can do the 3.2 Long Division and Synthetic Division section on page 17 .
CHAPTER 2 TEST (R13: RATIONAL FUNCTIONS) TUESDAY FEB 28
Wednesday June 14: Optional Re-test day. If you are one of the students who is happy with your mark and is not re-testing any of the unit tests, you may use this as a study period if you have any exams to prepare for. There will be no new course material covered, but I will still have to take attendance.
Tuesday June 13: I handed back the Probability Test, all marked assignments, and a progress report. By the end of today's class, I need to know if there are any unit tests you want to re-write tomorrow to try to improve your grade. If you missed today's class, message me on Edsby before 7:00 PM tonight. If I don't hear from you by then, I will assume that you are happy with your mark and have a great summer!
Monday June 12: PROBABILITY TEST and CUSR day. If you missed today's class, watch this video and send me your CUSR choices in an Edsby messsage. If I don't hear from you, I will pick them myself. TOMORROW IS THE FINAL DEADLINE TO HAND IN ANY OVERDUE ASSIGNMENTS.
Friday June 9: time to work on the Probability Hand In. Student can hand in their Probability Workbook for marks today, too.
Thursday June 8: AM class, see yesterday's post for the plan. PM class we went over the Worksheet 5C, in the Probability Workbook (here is the answer key). Then we had time to work on the Probability Hand In.
Wednesday June 7: the AM class lost most of the period to the Awards Ceremony, so we'll do the following lesson plan tomorrow: in the PM class we did Lesson 5: Making decisions based on probability, pages 13-15 in the Probability Notes package. Here is a video of the lesson if you missed class. We also watched this video and this video in class and discussed the merits of purchasing extended warranties on appliances. We looked at this article, too. After the lesson and discussion, we had time to work on Worksheet 5C, in the Probability Workbook. If you finished it, you can start on the Probability Hand In.
Tuesday June 6: we did lesson 4: Expected Value, pages 10-13 in the Probability Notes package. If you missed the class, here is a video of the lesson. The assignment for this lesson is 5C, in the Probability Workbook. You will have more work time tomorrow.
Monday June 5: I gave the class some work time to start the period. We are finishing Worksheet 5A and Worksheet 5B in the Probability Workbook. Here is the key for Worksheet A and here is the key for Worksheet B. If anyone finished with time to spare (and they were caught up on all hand-ins) I gave them this Probability Puzzle (here is the answer key). Towards the end of the class, I posted the marks for the Statistics test - check your Edsby.
Friday June 2: work period for Worksheet 5A and starting Worksheet 5B in the Probability Workbook. We will correct them on Monday. If anyone finished with time to spare (and they were caught up on all hand-ins) I gave them this Probability Puzzle (here is the answer key).
Thursday June 1: we went through lesson 3, pages 7-9 in the Probability Notes package, which focuses on the difference between Probability and ODDS. Then we had time to work on finishing Worksheet 5A and starting Worksheet 5B in the Probability Workbook. We will correct them on Monday. Here is a video of the lesson if you missed today's class (the lesson ends at 26:16, but I didn't click the "stop recording" button properly, so ignore the last bit.
Wednesday May 31: we did the lesson 2, pages 5-6 in the Probability Notes package, which focuses on the difference between Theoretical and Experimental probability. We also did a little more review of junior high probability concepts, like how to make a tree diagram and how to calullate independent events. Here is a video of the lesson if you missed the class. For the rest of the period, students worked on Worksheet 5A in the Probability Workbook, while I went around and marked Statistics Workbooks.
Tuesday May 30: we started the lesson on Probability today. I handed out the Probability Notes package and the Probability Workbook. Then we did the first lesson on pages 1-3. If you missed the class here is a video of the lesson. Looking back at our last unit, I will start marking your Statistics Workbooks today. You have until Friday to get it to me. Same goes for the Statistics Hand In Assignment.
STATISTICS TEST MONDAY MAY 29th - also, there is an impotant announcement on the class Edsby page that you should read!
Friday May 26: we went through the Statistics Unit Review together. We found a couple of mistakes on it: in #5, they miscounted, there are NINE other dancers, not eight and for #6, the answer for part b should be 22.5%, not 35%. If you missed the class, here is a video of me going over the review with the class. Test is Monday. Reminder that some of you still haven't handed in the Statistics Hand In Assignment, or the Vehicle Finance Project (which is now a week late!)
Thursday May 25: more work time to finish and hand in the Statistics Hand In Assignment, then work on the Statistics Unit Review. Test has been moved to MONDAY. We will go over the review together tomorrow.
Wednesday May 24: Students were given a work period for the Statistics Hand In Assignment. If you finish that, you may still have a few questions from this booklet of old Statistics Exam Problems (the file here has answers) that we didn't go over yesterday that you haven't tried yet. If you are done those, my guest teacher can hand out the Statistics Unit Review and you can get started on that.
Tuesday May 23: We started class by going over Worksheet 4C in the Statistics Workbook. Here is the answer key. Then I handed out some questions from this booklet of old Statistics Exam Problems (the file here has answers) and we went over a few of them before the end of class. Then I handed out the Statistics Hand In Assignment. Students will have a work period tomorrow to work on it.
Friday May 19: work time for Worksheet 4C in the Statistics Workbook. Here is the answer key. A few students went to the Library to finish up their Vehicle Finance Project, which is due today. Starting on Tuesday there will be a 10% mark penalty per day that it is late.
Thursday May 18: we started with work time to finish Worksheet 4B in the Statistics Workbook. Then we went over it together. Here is the answer key if you missed class and need to go over it on your own. Then we went through Lesson 4: Percentiles and got through pages 14-16 in the Statistics Notebook. If you missed the class, here is a video of the lesson.
Wednesday May 17: we went through Lesson 3, pages 12-13 in the Statistics Notebook. If you missed the class today, you can read through the pages on your own. Today's lesson was discussion only, there are no examples. After that we had work time for Worksheet 4B in the Statistics Workbook.
Tuesday May 16: we went through Lesson 2: Outliers, Trimmed and Weighted Mean, pages 5-11 in the Statistics Notebook. If you missed the class, here is the lesson video. The assignment is Worksheet 4B in the Statistics Workbook. I'll give you time to work on it tomorrow. Reminder that the Vehicle Finance Project is due on or before Friday.
Monday May 15: we went over some of the solutions for the 4A: Mean, Median, Mode Worksheet in the Statistics Workbook. If you missed today's class, you can go over your answers yourself using this answer key. We also tried a couple of questions on this Deductive Reasoning Problem page. We did problems 1-3 on this page together. Problem #4 will be an activity we'll do together tomorrow (I'll give you a few minutes at the start of class to complete it).
Friday May 12: We had a work period for the 4A: Mean, Median, Mode Worksheet in the Statistics Workbook. We will go over this assignment on Monday. Here is an answer key.
Thursday May 11: We started our new unit today! I handed out our Statistics Notebook and we went through lesson 1 on pages 2-4. If you missed the class today, here is a video of the lesson. For the reminder of class you can work the 4A Worksheet in the Statistics Workbook
Wednesday May 10: Vehicle Finance Unit Test Day!
Tuesday May 9: AM class had their second library period for their Vehicle Finance Project. PM class had some time to work on reviewing for tomorow's test.
Monday May 8: we finished going over the Vehicle Finance Review. Here is the answer key. Then I handed out some old Vehicle Finance exam problems that we worked on.
Friday May 5: the AM class lost about 2/3 of this period to a grad meeting. For the short time that we did have, we went over a few more questions in the Vehicle Finance Review - we'll finish it up on Monday. Here is the answer key. . In the PM class, we went back to the Library to work on the Vehicle Finance Project. AM class, you will get a second library class on Tuesday.
Thursday May 4: we went to the library to work on the Vehicle Finance Project today.
Wednesday May 3: I handed out a Vehicle Finance Review. We spent today's class going through it together. Here is the answer key. We made it about 1/2 way through the review today. AM class, we will finish going over it on Monday (the test will be Tuesday) - PM class we will finish going over it on Friday. Tomorrow we have a library period to work on the Vehicle Finance Project (we'll meet up in clas to do attendance first).
Tuesday May 2: For everyone who has handed in the last two hand-in assignments of the unit: 3D Car Loans and 3E Leasing a Car, we got started on the Vehicle Finance Project today. Here is a video of me going through the instructions for the Project with the class ( I made a few minor changes to the instructions - one change I forgot to put in the video was to make the price of gas in #2 the same as it is today - change it from 108.9 to 167.9).
Monday May 1: we went through Worksheet 3F in the Vehicle Finance Workbook (here is the answer key). After that it was a work period for the last two hand-in assignments of the unit: 3D Car Loans and 3E Leasing a Car. Anyone who gets both of those handed in today can start on the Vehicle Finance Project.
Friday April 28: we went though pages 22-25, covering Lessons 8 and 9 in our Vehicle Finance Notebook. If you missed the class, here is a link to the lesson video. The assignment for these lessons is Worksheet 3F in the Vehicle Finance Workbook (here is the answer key). If you are ready to move on, I handed out the next two hand-in assignments: 3D Car Loans and 3E Leasing a Car.
Thursday April 27: we went through pages 19-20, covering Lesson 7: Car Loans in our Vehicle Finance Notebook. If you missed the class, here is a link to the lesson video. Then we had time to work on Worksheet 3E in the Vehicle Finance Workbook. Here is the answer key. There are still lots of people who owe me the 3C , 3B and 3A Hand Ins.
Wednesday April 26: I have a guest teacher in today, so it will be a work period. First, finish off Worksheet 3D in the Vehicle Finance Workbook (here is the answer key).. Once you have finished that, my guest teacher will give you our next hand in assignment, the 3C Buying a Vehicle Hand-In. You have the rest of the class to work on it. Some people still need to finish the 3B Vehicle Insurance (Autopac) Hand In or the 3A Maintenance, Efficiency, Renting v Buying Hand In. .
Tuesday April 25: today's class started by going over yesterday's assignment: Worksheet 3C (here is the answer key). Then we did Lesson 6: Buying a USED Vehicle. This takes us through pages 16-18 in the Vehicle Finance Workbook. Here is a video of the lesson if you missed the class. For the remainder of the period, we worked on Worksheet 3D in the Vehicle Finance Workbook (here is the answer key). Some people still need to finish the Vehicle Insurance (Autopac) Hand In. If you want to know the value of a used car using the Kelly Blue Book website, here is the link.
Monday April 24: today's class was Lesson 5: Buying a NEW Vehicle. This takes us through pages 13-15 in the Vehicle Finance Workbook. Here is a video of the lesson if you missed the class. For the remainder of the period, we worked on Worksheet 3C in the Vehicle Finance Workbook (here is the answer key), or some people still need to finish the Vehicle Insurance (Autopac) Hand In.
Friday April 21: today's class was Lesson 4, pages 10-12 in the Vehicle Finance Notebook: Vehicle Insurance (Autopac). We spent some time looking at the MPI Insurance Rate Calculator. After the lesson we used personal devices to access the 2022 Autopac Guide and answer the questions on the Vehicle Insurance (Autopac) Hand In. If you missed today's class, here is a video of the lesson part of the class. You can work on the Hand In on your own.
Thursday April 20: for part of this class we watched and discussed these videos:
How Cars Keep You Poor
Mr. Wonderful Says: "Don't Buy a Car"
How "Green" Are Electric Cars?
Should People Continue to Own Cars?
Why we Want Self-Driving Cars
Why Self-Driving Cars Has Stalled
Then we had time to work on the Vehicle Maintenance, Repairs and Fuel Economy Hand In. For tomorrow's class, we need a device that can access the internet.
Wednesday April 19: we had some work time for Worksheet 3B: Fuel Economy in the Workbook, here is the answer key. For people who were finished this assignment, I handed out our first Hand In Assignment for this unit: the 3A Vehicle Maintenance, Repairs and Fuel Economy Hand In. Everyone else will get it tomorow. We ended class by watching this video.
Tuesday April 18: we started class with a few minutes to finish up Worksheet 3A: Maintenance and Repairs in the Vehicle Finance Workbook, Here is the answer key. Then we went through Lesson 3: Fuel Economy, pages 6-9 in the Vehicle Finance Notebook. If you missed the class, here is a video of the lesson. We finished the class with some time to work on Worksheet 3B: Fuel Economy in the Workbook, I'll give you some time to finish it tomorrow. Check back here later for a key.
Monday April 17: we started our new Vehicle Finance Unit today. I handed out the Vehicle Finance Notebook, the Vehicle Finance Workbook, and a Vehicle Finance Formula Sheet. We went though lessons 1 and 2 on pages 1-5 of the Notebook. Then we had some time to work on Worksheet 3A: Maintenance and Repairs in the Workbook. If you missed the class, check here is a video of the lesson. While students were working, I went around to grade the Home Finance Workbook.
Thursday April 13: HOME FINANCE PART 2 TEST - STUDENTS CAN HAND IN THEIR HF Workbook FOR MARKS (or if you want the weekend to polish them up, I'll take them on MONDAY).
Wednesday April 12: we wen through this Home Finance Part 2 Review in class together. here is the answer key. Test tomorrow.
Tuesday April 11: We went through lesson 8: Renting vs Buying, pages 35-36 in your Home Finance Notes Booklet, We also watched and discussed this video. For the rest of the class, we had time to work on the Maintenance, Efficiency, Renting v Buying Hand In. It should be handed in before the end of the day on Thursday. As a nice closer for the Home Finance Unit, here's a link to this governement document from the Rental Tendencies Board, which is a branch of the government created to protect the rights and enforce the meeting of the responsibilities of renters and landlords. If you missed today's class, here is a video of the lesson.
Monday April 10: we started with time to work on worksheet 2G in the HF Workbook then we went over it together before the end of the class Here is the answer key. I still have some people who haven't handed in the Home Insurance Hand In and the Portioned Assessment, Mill Rate, Property Tax Hand In. These have to be handed in by the end of the day on Thursday.
Thursday April 6: we went through Lesson 7, pages 30-34 in the Home Finance Notes Booklet, covering Maintenance and Energy Efficiency. The assignment for this lesson is worksheet 2G in the HF Workbook. Here is the answer key. You'll have work time for it on Monday. If you missed today's class, here is a video of the lesson.
Wednesday April 5: we had some work time for worksheet 2F in the HF Workbook. You'll have work time for it tomorrow. Here is the answer key. About 3/4 way into the period we went over it together then had work time for the Home Insurance Hand In and the Portioned Assessment, Mill Rate, Property Tax Hand In. These will be due next week.
Tuesday April 4: we went over worksheet 2E in the HF Workbook (here is the answer key) and then we did Lesson 6: Property Taxes, pages 26-29 in the Home Finance Notes Booklet. The assignment for this lesson is worksheet 2F in the HF Workbook. You'll have work time for it tomorrow. Here is the answer key. If you missed today's class, here is a video of the lesson.
Monday April 3: Welcome back! we went through Lesson 5, pages 18-25 in the Home Finance Notes Booklet, covering Home and Tenant Insurance. The assignment for this lesson is worksheet 2E in the HF Workbook. You'll have work time for it tomorrow. Here is the answer key. If you missed today's class, here is a video of the lesson.
Friday March 23: It was CUSR day! If you missed today's class, I do need your CUSR data. Watch this video and send me your CUSR choices on Edsby or I'll pick them for you. After that, we had some time for people to finish up the Additional Costs Hand In Assignment , or the Mortgages Hand In Assignment, or the GDSR Hand In Assignment
HOME FINANCE TEST (Lessons 1-5) THURSDAY MARCH 23
Wednesday March 22: I handed out this Home Finance Review (Lessons 1-4) and we went through it together. Here is the answer key. Here is a video of the class if you missed it today.
Tuesday March 21: work time for Worksheet 2D in the HF Workbook and the Additional Costs Hand In that I handed out today. This will be our last hand in before the break. Here is the answer key. There are still people who haven't handed in the Mortgages Hand In Assignment, or the GDSR Hand In Assignment, or even the Polygon Hand In. Any Hand in assignments not turned in by the end of this week will be assigned a mark of ZERO.
Monday March 20: we finished up Lesson 4 pages 15-17 in the Home Finance Notes Booklet, covering how to calculate Land Transfer Tax and Examples 1 and 2. Here is a video of the lesson if you missed the class. You can now work on Worksheet 2D in the HF Workbook. Here is the answer key. There are still people who haven't handed in the Mortgages Hand In Assignment, or the GDSR Hand In Assignment, or even the Polygon Hand In. Any Hand in assignments not turned in by the end of this week will be assigned a mark of ZERO.
Thursday March 16: we started Lesson 4, pages 14-15 in the Home Finance Notes Booklet. We did notes. We'll save explaining how to calculate Land Transfer Tax and Examples 1 and 2 for Monday. If you missed today's class, here is a video of the lesson. Over the weekend, if you still need to get caught up on the Mortgages Hand In Assignment, or the GDSR Hand In Assignment, or even the Polygon Hand In, you should spend time this weekend doing that. Any Hand in assignments not turned in by the end of next week will be assigned a mark of ZERO.
Wednesday March 15: we had a little more work time to do Worksheet 2C in the HF Workbook, Here is the answer key. Then we went over it together. After that, we had work time to finish the Mortgages Hand In Assignment, then start on the GDSR Hand In Assignment. Also, it was CUSR day! If you missed today's class, I do need your CUSR data. Watch this video and send me your CUSR choices on Edsby or I'll pick them for you.
Tuesday March 14: we went through lesson 3, pages 10-13 in the Home Finance Notes Booklet. Here is a video of the lesson if you missed the class. The rest of the class, students had time to finish the Mortgages Hand In Assignment, then start on Worksheet 2C in the HF Workbook, Here is the answer key.
Monday March 13: students worked on worksheet 2B in the HF Workbook (here is the answer key).and the Mortgages Hand In Assignment, while I went around and marked the Unit 1 (Trig and Geometry) Workbooks.
Friday March 10: we went over another example of making a mortgage amorization schedule. If you missed the class, here is a video of that example. Then we had some time to work on worksheet 2B in the HF Workbook, Here is the answer key for the 2B worksheet. Anyone who finished the 2B worksheet started working on the Mortgages Hand In Assignment. We'll make it due next week and I will give you more work time on Monday. Also, on Monday, I will be taking in your unit 1 (Trig and Geometry) Workbooks.
Thursday March 9: the slot 3 class loses this period to the Wellness Morning Activities, so the slot 5 class had a puzzle day! I didn't want to have the afternoon class get a lesson ahead of the morning class. That would make my life hard. Plus, it only seemed fair that people who only have PM classes got to have some wellness fun too!
Wednesday Mar 8: we went through Assignment 2A, question #3 on page 3 of the HF Workbook together. If you missed class, here is a video of that part of the class. Then we went into Lesson 2: Mortgage Amortization Schedules, pages 7-9 in the Home Finance Notes Booklet. Again, If you missed class, here is a video of that part of the class. If you are still working on the assignment from yesterday, you have tonight and tomorrow night to finish it (here is the answer key). If you are ready to move on, you can now work on worksheet 2B in the HF Workbook. I handed out some Blank Amortization Charts that we can use. I'll give you work time on Friday.
Tuesday March 7: I have a guest teacher today, so I had the class watch this video lesson. This takes us through Example 2 on page 4 and the end of Lesson 1 (up to the end of page 6) in the Home Finance Notes Booklet. My guest handed out a Mortgage Amortization Table that you will need for the first assignment. That assignment is in your HF Workbook - it is the 2A Worksheet on pages 1-3. You can have the rest of the class to work on it. NOTE THAT THERE IS A TYPO IN QUESTION #1 - see if you can find it. Here is the answer key to the 2A Worksheet. You have to use the formulas given to find the answers yourself, but if, just for fun you want to use the On-line Mortgage calculator I used in the lesson, here is a link to it. If you finish the 2A Worksheet, you can ask my guest teacher to hand out this Mortgage Practice page (here is the answer key). It is just meant as more practice, it is not a hand in.
Monday March 6: we started our new unit today. We got started by thinking about how much it costs to buy a house using this online mortgage calculator and watching this video, I handed out a Home Finance Notes Booklet and we went through the first few pages of lesson 1 (pages 1-3). This takes us to the end of example 1. We'll explore example 2 and work on our first example tomorrow. No new assignment yet. If you missed class today, here is a video of the lesson.
QUADRILATERALS AND POLYGONS TEST - FRIDAY MARCH 3
Thursday March 2: more time to finish working on the Polygon Hand In Assignment (watch for the typo in the Interior Angle (I) formula!). I also handed out a Quadrilaterals and Polygons Review. Here is the answer key (the last page was fun!).
Wednesday March 1: we had some time to finish up the Lesson 8 Practice Assignment, pages 17-18 of the Geo+Trig Workbook. Once people finished that, they had time to work on the Polygon Hand In Assignment (watch for the typo in the Interior Angle (I) formula!). I also had people work on getting their formula sheet ready for Friday's test. Just like on the first test, you can bring in your formula sheet with any notes you feel you need written on it!
Tuesday Feb 28: we went through the second part of Lesson 8: Regular Polygons and Formulas, pages 21-23 of the Geometry and Trigonometry Notebook, For the rest of the period, I gave the class time to work on the Lesson 8 Practice Assignment, pages 17-18 of the Geo+Trig Workbook. If you missed the class or want to see the examples again, here is a video of the lesson.
Monday Feb 27: we went through the first part of Lesson 8: Regular Polygons and Formulas, pages 19-20 of the Geometry and Trigonometry Notebook, Then we watched this video. For the rest of the period, I gave the class time to work on the Quadrilaterals Hand In Assignment. It has to be handed in by the end of the week. If you missed today's class, here is a link to a video of the lesson.
Friday Feb 24: we started with some work time to finish Assignments 6 (page 13) and 7 (pages 14-17 in the Geo+Trig Workbook. Then we went over a few of them together. If you missed today's class, here is a video of us going over a few of the assignment 7 questions. After that, we had time to work on the Quadrilaterals Hand In Assignment. We'll make it due next week.
Thursday Feb 23: We started by looking at a video that answers the question, "what is the centre of a triangle?" If you missed class you can watch the video here. Then we went through Lesson 7 (pages 17-18) in the Geometry and Trigonometry Notebook, which looked at more properties of Quadrilaterals. Then we had time to work on Assignments 6 (page 13) and 7 (pages 14-17 in the Geo+Trig Workbook. You'll get a little more work time tomorrow. If you missed today's class, here is the lesson video.
Wednesday Feb 22: To change our mindset from Trigonometry (which is only triangles) to other shapes, we started off with some tangram puzzles. Then we went through lesson 6 (pages 14-16) in our Geometry and Trigonometry Notebook, which looked at Quadrilaterals. You can now work on Assignment 6 (page 13) in the Geo+Trig Workbook. You'll have some work time to finish it on Friday, then we will go over it. If you missed today's class, here is the lesson video.
Tuesday Feb 21: we did our Sine and Cosine Law test today, Reminder that some of you still have to hand in the SINE and COSINE LAW HAND IN ASSIGNMENT.
SINE AND COSINE LAW TEST - TUESDAY FEB 21
Friday Feb 17: today is the last day to finish up Practice Lesson 5 (pages 11-12) in the Geo+Trig Workbook. Then you can work on the SINE and COSINE LAW HAND IN ASSIGNMENT, which will be due on Tuesday. In class today I handed out the FORMULA SHEET for Tuesday's test. I told the class that they could bring this sheet into the test on Tuesday and are allowed to write whatever else they want on the back. If you missed class today, you can print off the sheet at home and bring it in to the test on Tuesday or you can just get a new copy from me before the test.
Thursday Feb 16: time to finish up Practice Lesson 5 (pages 11-12) in the Geo+Trig Workbook. Then you can work on the SINE and COSINE LAW HAND IN ASSIGNMENT, which will be due on Tuesday. Please keep in mind that after the entire unit is complete, you will hand in your Geo+Trig Workbook for a completion mark. If you have attempted and corrected all of the homework questions, you get 100% on that mark!
Wednesday Feb 15: we did the notes and examples for Lesson 5: Cosine Law Angles (page 13) of the Geometry and Trigonometry Notebook . You can now work on Practice Lesson 5 (pages 11-12) in the Geo+Trig Workbook. Here is a video of the lesson if you missed class or need a refresher.
Tuesday Feb 14: we did the notes and examples for Lesson 4: Cosine Law sides (pages 11- 12) of the Geometry and Trigonometry Notebook . You can now work on Practice Lesson 4 (pages 9-10) in the Geo+Trig Workbook. Here is a video of the lesson if you missed class or need a refresher.
Monday Feb 13: we went through some problems from Practice Lessons 2 and 3 (pages 4-8) in the Geo+Trig Workbook together, then had some time to finish it. New lesson tomorrow.
Friday Feb 10: work period for Practice Lessons 2 and 3 (pages 4-8) in the Geo+Trig Workbook. Don't forget that the back of the booklet has an answer key - check to make sure you are getting the right answers! For the people who missed class yesterday, look at the blog update for yesterday (below) and you can watch the video and do the notes/examples to catch up to us.
Thursday Feb 9: we did lesson 2 (page 7) and then went through lesson 3 (pages 8-10) of the Geometry and Trigonometry Notebook . You can now work on Practice Lessons 2 and 3 (pages 4-8) in the Geo+Trig Workbook. You can have tomorrow as a work period. If you missed today's class or want to see the lessons again, here is a video of Lesson 2 and here is a video of Lesson 3.
Wednesday Feb 8: Today we went over a course outline. Then we worked together on page 3 of the Geo+Trig Workbook and the Right Angle Trig Review worksheet that I handed out yesterday (here is the answer key).
Tuesday Feb 7: Then we reviewed Right-Angled Trigonometry (SOHCAHTOA) on pages 4-5 of our Geometry and Trigonometry Notebook . You can now do page 3 of the Geo+Trig Workbook and this Right Angle Trig Review that I handed out today. We'll have some work time to finish that up tomorrow.
Monday Feb 6: Welcome to Grade 12 Essential Math. I handed out our first unit note booklet: Geometry and Trigonometry Notebook and its accompanying Geo+Trig Workbook. We did the notes and lesson for pages 1-4 in the Notebook. Your assignment is to do pages 1-2 in the workbook.
SEMESTER 1:
SLOT 1A - MCI45SH - INTRODUCTION TO CALCULUS
