Thursday Sept 4: Welcome to Introduction to Calculus. Today we went over the course outline, but didn't get very far into anything mathematical just yet. We'll start our first proper lessons tomorrow and Monday. Until then, I have handed out the Grade 11 Skills Review. You can get started on this tonight (here is the answer key), but if you get stuck on a few things here and there, don't panic! - I don't expect you to all be able to do every single question on it just yet (and a couple of the skills in here aren't in the grade 11 curriculum anymore). I'll be giving you some examples and hints as we get to know each other over the next few days. If you are stuck, feel free to google things like "factor theorem" or "factoring sum of cubes" and see if you can get ahead of me. On the other hand, it is probably fair to say, that if you sit down and find that you can't do ANY of this review on your own, you have signed up for the wrong course, and you aren't ready for Calculus right now.
Monday, September 1, 2025
Grade 9 Math 10F and 10T - SLOT 2
Thursday September 4: Welcome to Grade 9 Math! Nothing too strenuous on the first day! We went over the course outline, I assigned textbooks and we played with the numbers on the textbooks a little. See you tomorrow!
MAP30S - Grade 11 Applied Math - SLOT 5
Thursday Sept 4: Welcome to Grade 11 Applied Math! Here is the course outline. We played a couple of games with 2 digit numbers (and learned about Kaprekar's constatnt and the Collatz Conjecture) while I assigned textbooks and tried get to know you a little bit. No homework yet! If anyone wants to use the HOTPO online calculator that I was using in class, here is the link. If anyone who is also taking computer science wants to have a try at coding a program to calculate it yourself, let me know! No homework due tomorrow on the first day, but I did hand out this grade 10 (and earlier) skill review package, that will be homework for Monday - if you are keen to work ahead.
MPC30SH Grade 11 Honours PRE-CALCULUS - SLOT 6
Thursday Sept 4: Welcome to Honours Pre-Calculus! Here is the course outline and an overview of the curriculum. Here is a Grade 10 Skill Review, just to refresh some skills while I hand out your first notes package, the Sequences and Series booklet, as well as your textbook. The questions on the Grade 10 Skill Review should be things you already know how to do, but don't panic if you need a little bit of refresher on those skills (definitely panic and run, don't walk to your counselor if you can't do any of it!).