tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140856892024-03-07T22:53:25.372-06:00Applied Math 40SAn interactive learning ecology for students and parents in my Applied Math 40S class. This ongoing dialogue is as rich as YOU make it. Visit often and post your comments freely.Darren Kuropatwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462283847470560887noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14085689.post-1156884736406139502006-06-29T15:52:00.000-05:002006-09-01T14:01:50.283-05:00The Adventure Continues ...Our adventures in blogging continue....<br /><br />Watch for 3 new blogs going live September 6, 2006 ...<br /><br /><blockquote><ul><li><a href="http://pc30sf06.blogspot.com">Pre-Cal 30S (Fall '06)</a> (Grade 11)</li><li><a href="http://pc40sf06.blogspot.com">Pre-Cal 40S (Fall '06)</a> (Grade 12)</li><li><a href="http://apcalc06.blogspot.com">AP Calculus AB 2006-07</a> (Grade 12)</li></ul></blockquote>Darren Kuropatwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462283847470560887noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14085689.post-1151537045758455972006-06-28T18:23:00.000-05:002006-06-28T18:24:05.773-05:00So Long ...<img src="http://static.flickr.com/73/161775713_4ed2bb3663_m_d.jpg" align="right" hspace="8">We had our graduation exercises today. A gentle push into the world for all of you. I hope you're leaving with the keys to your future in your hand.<br /><br /><b><i>I'm so glad we've had this time together,<br /><br />Just to have a laugh or learn some math,<br /><br />Seems we've just got started and before you know it,<br /><br />Comes the time we have to say, "So Long!"</b></i><br /><br />So long everybody! Watch this space in the fall for pointers to new blogs for each of my classes. <br /><br />Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Adieu, and all those good bye things. ;-)Darren Kuropatwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462283847470560887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14085689.post-1150691439950983422006-06-18T23:08:00.000-05:002006-06-18T23:35:05.196-05:00Student Survey ResultsWe did a little survey in class the day after we recorded our <a href="http://am40s.blogspot.com/2006/06/message-in-podcast-our-podcapsule.html">podcapsule</a>. The results are below; 17 students participated. So, without any further ado, here are the results of our class' survey. Please share your thoughts by commenting (anonymously if you wish) below ..... <br /><br /><b><i>Classroom Environment</i></b><br />The questions in this section were ranked using this 5 point scale:<br /><br /><table border="3" bordercolor="green"><tr align="center"><td>Strongly Disagree</td><td>Disagree</td><td>Neutral</td><td>Agree</td><td>Strongly Agree</td></tr><tr align="center"><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>5</td></tr></table><br /><br />The <b>bold</b> numbers after each item are the average ratings given by the entire class.<br /><br />1. The teacher was enthusiastic about teaching the course. <b>4.88</b><br /><br />2. The teacher made students feel welcome in seeking help in/outside of class. <b>4.65</b><br /><br />3. My interest in math has increased because of this course. <b>3.76</b><br /><br />4. Students were encouraged to ask questions and were given meaningful answers. <b>4.53</b><br /><br />5. The teacher enhanced the class through the use of humour. <b>4.47</b><br /><br />6. Course materials were well understood and explained clearly by the teacher. <b>4.47</b><br /><br />7. Graded materials fairly represented student understanding and effort. <b>4.24</b><br /><br />8. The teacher showed a genuine interest in individual students. <b>4.12</b><br /><br />9. I have learned something that I consider valuable. <b>4.29</b><br /><br />10. The teacher normally came to class well prepared. <b>4.59</b><br /><br /><b><i>Overall Impression of the Course</i></b><br />The questions in this section were ranked using this 5 point scale:<br /><br /><table border="3" bordercolor="green"><tr align="center"><td>Very Poor</td><td>Poor</td><td>Average</td><td>Good</td><td>Very Good</td></tr><tr align="center"><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>5</td></tr></table><br /><br />1. Compared with other high school courses I have taken, I would say this course was: <b>4.65</b><br /><br />2. Compared with other high school teachers I have had, I would say this teacher is: <b>4.65</b><br /><br />3. As an overall rating, I would say this teacher is: <b>4.53</b><br /><br /><b><i>Course Characteristics</i></b><br />The questions in this section were ranked using this 5 point scale:<br /><br /><table border="3" bordercolor="green"><tr align="center"><td>Very Easy</td><td>Easy</td><td>Average</td><td>Difficult</td><td>Very Difficult</td></tr><tr align="center"><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>5</td></tr></table><br /><br />1. Course difficulty, compared to other high school courses: <b>3.35</b><br /><br />2. Course workload, compared to other high school courses: <b>3.31</b><br />(<i>This question answered by 16 students.</i>)<br /><br />3. Hours per week required outside of class:<br />(<i>This question answered by 16 students.</i>)<br /><br /><table border="3" bordercolor="green"><tr align="center"><td>0 to 2</td><td>2 to 3</td><td>3 to 5</td><td>5 to 7</td><td>over 7</td></tr><tr align="center"><td>25%</td><td>44%</td><td>12%</td><td>19%</td><td>0%</td></tr></table><br /><br />4. Expected grade in the course:<br />(<i>This question answered by 14 students.</i>)<br /><br /><table border="3" bordercolor="green"><tr align="center"><td>F</td><td>D</td><td>C</td><td>B</td><td>A</td></tr><tr align="center"><td>0%</td><td>29%</td><td>29%</td><td>36%</td><td>7%</td></tr></table><br /><br /><b><i>Specific Feedback</i></b><br />What was your best learning experience in this course?<br /><br /><table border="3" bordercolor="green"><tr align="center"><td>Pre-tests<br />Vectors<br />Probability<br />Design & Measurement<br />Real life applications of math (2)<br />Almost everything</td><td>Online tools<br />All but Statistics<br />Stories about the Greeks and infinity<br />Scribes (3)<br />Blogging (4)<br /><a href="http://am40s.pbwiki.com">Wiki assignment</a></td><td>"Say it six times"<br />Group work (2)<br />Learning to use graphing calculator<br />Using the internet for learning<br />How teachers love teaching</td></tr></table><br /><br />What was your worst learning experience in this course?<br /><br /><table border="3" bordercolor="green"><tr align="center"><td>Statistics<br />The exam<br />Using the iMac lab for the Personal Finance unit</td><td>None (4)<br />Not getting tests back quickly</td><td>Fear of asking questions<br />Homework quizzes<br />Personal Finance (2)</td></tr></table><br /><br />What changes would you suggest to improve the way this course is taught?<br /><br /><table border="3" bordercolor="green"><tr align="center"><td>More stories and extra topics (2)<br />Blog<br />Math dictionaries<br />More Projects</td><td>None (3)<br />Give notes on using the graphing calculator<br />Give tests back quickly (4)</td><td>Give regular grade updates<br />More jokes<br />More wiki work<br />Teach Personal Finance using only the graphing calculator</td></tr></table><br /><br />It's interesting to compare the items that were considered both the worst and best learning experiences. Also, take a look at the list of worst learning experiences compared to suggestions for next year. Help me do a better job next year by commenting on what you see here ....Darren Kuropatwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462283847470560887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14085689.post-1150434829393622682006-06-16T00:12:00.000-05:002006-06-16T01:13:05.796-05:00Message in a Podcast: Our PodcapsuleThe students in our class wrote their final exam on Wednesday June 14; they ended their high school mathematics careers. We made a podcast to celebrate! We left ourselves a "podcapsule" instead of a "time capsule." We left our future selves a message; hopefully it will help us improve our learning.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.archive.org/download/DarrenKuropatwaPodcapsulesJune2006/AppliedPodcapsuleFinal.mp3">Here is our Podcapsule</a> (5 minutes, 52 seconds). Please leave any questions, concerns, complaints, compliments, confusions, uncertainties, anxieties or other inquiries in the comments to this post.<br /><br />You can also <a href="http://www.vaestro.com/viewthread-119-130-415" target="_blank">leave us an audio message</a> if you wish. ;-) (You'll need a microphone.)<br /><br />This isn't our last post yet -- I've got at least two more I want to get out before the end.Darren Kuropatwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462283847470560887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14085689.post-1149781026589041852006-06-08T10:34:00.000-05:002006-06-08T10:37:06.643-05:00Create a Scribers Guide to ScribingTwo days ago I received this email from a teacher friend of mine, Mr. Harbeck.<br /><br /><blockquote>I would like to congratulate you[r classes]. Every scribe post I read is like taking part in your class. The students take tremendous pride in creating their posts and are all scribing at Hall of Fame levels. It would be interesting for them to reflect on their scribing and come up with a criteria for making the Hall of Fame. They know how much effort they put into their posts and what is worthy or not. As an outsider teaching 13 year olds who have no choice but to be in my class I do not see the devotion these scribes put forth every day. Everyone takes a turn and does a great job.<br /><br />I would be curious if you did a <a href="http://am40s.blogspot.com/2006/02/blogging-on-blogging.html">"bob"</a> on reflecting about scribe posts. The first to the last. What made a difference from the beginning of the course to the end. My topic was a dry etc one...this is how I spiced it up.<br /><br />Could they create a scribers guide to scribing?<br /><br />This is a talented bunch of students. Use them while you still have them. The Next bunch could be even better.</blockquote><br /><br />So here it is folks. You've more or less created this art form, now you can write the book on it. In the comments to this post answer these questions:<br /><br /><ul><li>How do you go about writing a scribe post? Do you do anything differently in class when it is your turn to scribe? If so, can you describe what you do differently in class when you are scribe?</li><br /><li>What makes a scribe post worthy of entry into <a href="http://thescribepost.pbwiki.com">The Scribe Post Hall Of Fame</a>? Specifically, what should be included in the post for it to achieve this recognition?</li><br /><li>Compare the first scribe post you wrote to the most recent one. What, if anything, did you do differently?</li></ul><br /><br />Your replies, and those of my other classes, will be collated and posted on a special page in <a href="http://thescribepost.pbwiki.com">The Scribe Post Hall Of Fame</a>. Do yourselves proud. The world is watching; teach them how it's done. ;-)Darren Kuropatwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462283847470560887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14085689.post-1149532258709782572006-06-05T13:30:00.000-05:002006-06-05T13:30:58.726-05:00Fractal Homework<img src="http://static.flickr.com/63/158836690_91e76fa757_m_d.jpg" align="right" hspace="10" vspace="10">Draw the following fractals. Be sure to save your drawings and bring them to class tomorrow. Draw them centered, one fractal per page. <br /><br />(1) Draw a rectangle that measures 12 cm by 8 cm, and shade the inside of the rectangle. Construct the midpoints of each side of the rectangle, and then draw a quadrilateral by joining these points. Shade the quadrilateral white. Now continue the process by finding the midpoints of the quadrilateral, drawing the rectangle, and shading it the same colour as the first rectangle. Draw six generations. (The initial rectangle is the first generation.)<br /><br /><br />(2) Create a fractal that begins with a large square 20 cm on each side. Each pattern requires that the square be divided into four equally sized squares, that the bottom-left square be shaded, and the process continues in the upper-right square. Repeat the process four times.<br /><br /><br />(3) Create a fractal where a square is inscribed in a circle. The diameter of the original circle is 16 cm. Shade the area between the circle and the square. Inscribe a circle inside the resulting square, and then inscribe a new square inside that circle, and shade the area between the new circle and square. Repeat this process three times.Darren Kuropatwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462283847470560887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14085689.post-1149531813236271762006-06-05T13:15:00.000-05:002006-06-05T13:23:33.270-05:00Fractal Homework<img src="http://static.flickr.com/63/158836690_91e76fa757_m_d.jpg" align="right" hspace="10" vspace="10">Draw the following fractals. Be sure to save your drawings and bring them to class tomorrow. Draw them centered, one fractal per page. <br /><br />(1) Draw a rectangle that measures 12 cm by 8 cm, and shade the inside of the rectangle. Construct the midpoints of each side of the rectangle, and then draw a quadrilateral by joining these points. Shade the quadrilateral white. Now continue the process by finding the midpoints of the quadrilateral, drawing the rectangle, and shading it the same colour as the first rectangle. Draw six generations. (The initial rectangle is the first generation.)<br /><br /><br />(2) Create a fractal that begins with a large square 20 cm on each side. Each pattern requires that the square be divided into four equally sized squares, that the bottom-left square be shaded, and the process continues in the upper-right square. Repeat the process four times.<br /><br /><br />(3) Create a fractal where a square is inscribed in a circle. The diameter of the original circle is 16 cm. Shade the area between the circle and the square. Inscribe a circle inside the resulting square, and then inscribe a new square inside that circle, and shade the area between the new circle and square. Repeat this process three times.Darren Kuropatwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462283847470560887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14085689.post-1149025790821594422006-05-30T15:52:00.000-05:002006-06-01T23:44:36.206-05:00Scribe Post - 05/30/06<strong><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;">Sequences</span></strong><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#cc0000;"><u><b><span style="color:#993399;">The Scribe Post - May 30, 2006</u></b></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;">- We only have one class today, since Caitlin wasn't in our class, Stephanie decided that I should go instead but anyways. <strong>He<span style="color:#cc0000;">re is what we did.......</span></strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;"></span></strong><br /><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;">Mr. K directly putted up 4 Sequences while the announcers are speaking. He asked.</span></strong><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#cc0000;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Find <strong>the next three Terms.....</strong></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#cc0000;"></span><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:180%;color:#000099;"><strong>4, 7, 10, 13, <span style="color:#cc0000;">?</span>, <span style="color:#cc0000;">?</span>, <span style="color:#cc0000;">?</span></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:180%;color:#000099;"><strong>3, 6, 12, 24, <span style="color:#cc0000;">?</span>, <span style="color:#cc0000;">?</span>, <span style="color:#cc0000;">?</span></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:180%;color:#000099;"><strong>32, 16, 8, 4, <span style="color:#cc0000;">?</span>, <span style="color:#990000;">?</span>, <span style="color:#cc0000;">?</span></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:180%;color:#000099;"><strong>2, 3, 5, 8,12, <span style="color:#cc0000;">?</span>, <span style="color:#cc0000;">?</span>, <span style="color:#cc0000;">?</span></strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">The Answers.....</span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><br /></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#cc0000;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;"><span style="color:#000099;">4, 7, 10, 13, </span><span style="color:#cc0000;">16, 19, 22</span></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;"><span style="color:#000099;">3, 6, 12, 24</span>, 48, 96, 192<br /><span style="color:#000099;">32, 16, 8, 4,</span> 2, 1, 1/2<br /><span style="color:#000099;">2, 3, 5, 8, 12,</span> 17, 23, 30</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>How did we find out?</strong></span></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><br /></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;">It is actually easy to find out, what is the next number of these values, <span style="color:#cc0000;">IF YOU HAVE COMMON SENSE; </span><span style="color:#993399;">we're not actually talking common sense in here, but I would like to say we're talking about math and here how it goes.</span></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;"><br /></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;">We see in <span style="font-size:180%;color:#000099;">4, 7, 10, 13,</span> <span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;">16, 19, 22</span> this values have all the same differences, and the difference between this numbers is <span style="color:#993300;">THREE ( 3 ). </span><span style="color:#993399;">It is easy to see that 3 is the difference, there is also another way to do it.</span></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;"><br /></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;"><br /></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#000099;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:180%;color:#000099;"><span style="color:#cc0000;"></span></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Courier New;font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;">One of the way we can solve the number is by <span style="font-size:100%;color:#cc0000;">3 (<span style="color:#000099;">The Differences</span>) multiply by the numbers right up the value and add 1. </span></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#cc0000;"><br /></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#cc0000;"><br /></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#cc0000;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#cc0000;"></span></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#cc0000;"></span></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#cc0000;"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4664/2240/400/1.0.jpg" border="0" /></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#cc0000;"></span></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#993399;"><br /></span></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;"><br /></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#993399;">The right equation for this Sequence is <span style="font-size:180%;color:#000099;">tn = n3 + 1 This is the <span style="color:#993399;">RULE</span>.</span></span></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:180%;color:#000099;"><br /></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:180%;color:#000099;"><br /></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:180%;color:#000099;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">If you would to find out what is the next term without finding the TERM BEFORE THAT, this is what we called the <span style="color:#000099;">RECURSIVE DEFINITION</span>. The other definition for that is ..... Do the same thing to get the next answer is the <span style="color:#000099;">ReCursive Definition</span>.</span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><br /></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><br /></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993399;">For EXAMPLE, if you would like to find the 7th term without finding out what is the 5th, and the 6th terms. The equation for that is........</span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993399;"><br /></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993399;"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4664/2240/400/2.jpg" border="0" /></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993399;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993399;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993399;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993399;"><br /></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993399;">We need to put in the <span style="color:#cc0000;">First term</span> then we add the <span style="color:#cc0000;">Number of Columns</span> then <span style="color:#000099;">minus 1</span> from it since there is only <span style="color:#000099;">6 in between</span> and in between that's the differences and the <span style="color:#cc0000;">Difference</span> for this value</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993399;"> is <span style="color:#000099;">3.</span></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;"><br /></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;"><br /></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;">TO SOLVE THE EQUATION BY FINDING THE TERM 7...this is how is goes.</span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;"><br /></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#cc0000;">T7 = 4 + (7-1) 3</span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#cc0000;">--- = 4 + (6) 3</span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#cc0000;">--- = 4 + 18</span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#cc0000;">--- = 22</span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993399;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#993399;"></span></strong></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">( <span style="font-family:arial;font-size:100%;color:#000099;">The SEQUENCE THAT HAVE A COMMON DIFFRENCE IS WHAT WE CALLED ARITHMETIC</span>, <span style="color:#993399;">and one example is right above</span>*)</div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>FOR THE NEXT SEQUENCE.</strong></span></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><br /></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><br /></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;color:#000099;"><span style="font-size:130%;">3, 6, 12, 24, <span style="color:#993399;">48, 96, 192</span></span></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#993399;"><br /></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:#993399;">(This sequence is what we called GEOMETRIC, <span style="color:#000099;">by having COMMON RATIOS in all the values</span>*)</span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><br /></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:#993399;"><br /></span></strong></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:#cc0000;">This is how we solve the equation, by finding the term without looking for the number before that value.</span></strong></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><br /><br /></div><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4664/2240/400/untitled.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">Tn = the term you are looking for</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">T1 = the first term</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">r = the ratio</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">n-1= the number of columns minus 1</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000099;">T7 = 3 (2)^7-1</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000099;">T7 = 3 (2)^6</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000099;">T7 = 3 (64)</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000099;">T7 = 192</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000099;"><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#000099;"><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#993399;">The last two Sequence are also GEOMETRIC, because they don't have a common differences.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;">Then later on that period Mr. K told us about the <span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">Implicit</span> and <span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">Explicit</span>.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Implicit</span> is a cuirrent inside suggestion</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Explicit</span> is a high current outside.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;">There is one more way we can find it, the LAST ONE IS IN OUR CALCULATOR. First we need to check if our mode is in SEQUENCE, so CLICK <span style="font-size:130%;">MODE</span>, Go to the 4th row then choose <span style="font-size:130%;">SEQ</span>.Then we enter our information in our Y= screen, and then we need to check our window for a better view.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;">To generate:</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;">Go Second Quit</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;">Enter in your calculator:</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;">u by 2nd, 7 the bracets (First Term, and the up to what term would you like to see)</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;">Then we store it in our L1.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#993399;">MR.K also SAID THAT <span style="font-size:180%;">ADD UP SEQUENCES IS CALLED SERIES.</span></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:180%;color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:180%;color:#993399;"><br /></span></div><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:180%;color:#993300;">I don't know if I'm doing good at this scribe post this time, damn I shouldn't have wait for a day to fix this up now my memory is kind of loosing it. </span></strong></div>Ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01230072766749861507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14085689.post-1148872979230829132006-05-28T22:22:00.000-05:002006-05-28T22:22:59.246-05:003D Tic-Tac-Sunday!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6380/769/1600/TicTacToeRight.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6380/769/320/TicTacToeRight.jpg" alt="" border="0" height="25%" width="25%" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6380/769/1600/TicTacToeLeft.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6380/769/320/TicTacToeLeft.jpg" alt="" border="0" height="25%" width="25%" /></a><br />Better late than never. ;-)<br /><br />I missed the Sunday Funday post last week and I really don't want to make that a habit so this week I'm posting two versions of this week's game ... 3D Tic-Tac-Toe. Here are the instructions for <a href="http://home.earthlink.net/%7Ecmalumphy/3d.html">the game pictured on the left</a> (may take a little while to load) ...<br /><br /><blockquote>The object of 3D Tic Tac Toe is to get four in a row horizontally, vertically or diagonally on one plane or across all four planes.<br /><br />You are Red, the Computer is Blue. In the first game, you go first. In subsequent games, the loser goes first. If the game ends in a tie, whoever went first will do so again.<br /><br />The moves of the game are notated on the right. Moves that threaten a win are noted with an *. The Computer plays a strong, but not unbeatable game. Good luck!!!</blockquote><br /><br />These are the instructions for <a href="http://www.mathsnet.net/geometry/solid/cluster/index.html">the game on the right</a> ...<br /><br /><blockquote>This game is basically a 3D tic-tac-toe, except that the rules have been changed to keep the first player from winning all the time. Here you have to form two rows that meet at a right angle (in the shape of an "L").</blockquote><br /><br /><b><i><font size="+1">Have Fun!!</font></i></b>Darren Kuropatwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462283847470560887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14085689.post-1148617495803286932006-05-25T23:06:00.000-05:002006-05-25T23:24:55.816-05:00B.O.B(Ivy 05/25/06)<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;color:#ff0000;"><strong><u>The Periodic Function Unit (B.O.B)</strong></span></u><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:78%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;color:#330099;">hmmm....This unit for me at first was easy..but when we got to this problems now I'm in trouble...I didn't find A,B,and D hard to get but C is. About C first I was cool with it, by doing the sketch by looking at the formula <span style="color:#ff0000;"><em>y=AsinB(x-C)+D</em></span> and by converting formula to sketch it was cool. I also like doing the converting Radians to Degrees and the other way. I really do need to review, like whoa...<s>for the last units we have, I never did study and I ended up failing the tests, and I really do feel bad about it</s>, one thing is I also keep hustling, and just let my studies go for a passing mark, oh whatever.. but yeah, need to focus this is the last time I'm going to study math.. ahehehehe. Oh. Yeah..<s>I also feel bad about missing the last class this afternoon</s></span>Ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01230072766749861507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14085689.post-1147491771737611712006-05-12T22:06:00.000-05:002006-05-13T00:07:34.773-05:00Scribe (Ivy-5/12/06)<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Today we have 2 classes.....</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">First class we finish everything that it needs to be done</span> ,</span> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">and I guess most of us... didn't finish everything....hehe...</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;">Second class.....we did this Personal Financial Assessment..it was kind of a test... if someone miss the 2nd class they better take the assessment..eyy..I guess i'm going to edit this later... need to go to work.. well I'mworking midnigts.... </span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;">and next scribe will be <strong>STEPH.</strong></span>Ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01230072766749861507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14085689.post-1147018297124268302006-05-07T11:07:00.000-05:002006-05-07T13:03:23.823-05:00Kakuro Sunday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6380/769/1600/kakoru.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6380/769/320/kakoru.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>'A Kakuro consists of a playing area of filled and empty cells similar to a crossword puzzle. Some black cells contain a diagonal slash from top left to bottom right with numbers in them, called “the clues”. A number in the top right corner relates to an “across” clue and one in the bottom left a “down” clue.<br /><br />The object of a Kakuro is to insert digits from 1-9 into the white cells to total the clue associated with it. However no digit can be duplicated in an entry. For example the total 6 you could have 1 & 5, 2 & 4 but not 3 & 3. Sound simple? Be warned it gets hard and is as addictive as Sudoku.'<br /><br />Click <a href="http://www.divingforbananas.com/kakuro/index.php">here</a> for more Kakuros.<br /><br />(<i>Thanks again to <a href="http://simpler-solutions.net/pmachinefree/thinkagain/thinkagain.php?id=0">Think Again!</a></i>)Darren Kuropatwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462283847470560887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14085689.post-1146549099508719262006-05-02T00:26:00.000-05:002006-05-02T00:51:39.523-05:00Vectors Review LinksIt's a little late but here are the links I promised you ...<br /><br /><ul><li>An interactive illustration of <a href="http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/parallel-lines.html">Parallel Lines and Pairs of Angles</a>. (You can find more info and a quiz <a href="http://www.math.com/school/subject3/lessons/S3U1L5GL.html">here</a>.)</li><br /><li>Learn about the <a href="http://pc20s.blogspot.com/2005/10/sine-law.html">Sine Law</a>.</li><br /><li>Learn about the <a href="http://pc20s.blogspot.com/2005/10/cosine-law.html">Cosine Law</a>.</li><br /><li><a href="http://pc20s.blogspot.com/2005/10/oscar-had-heap-of-apples.html">Oscar Had A Heap Of Apples</a>. (huh? ... go ahead, click that link ... you know you want to.)</li><br /><li>A <a href="http://www.slu.edu/classes/maymk/SketchpadApplets/AddVectors.html">Java Applet for Adding and Subtracting Vectors</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://virtualskies.arc.nasa.gov/navigation/tutorial/heading.html">Watch this video</a> of a vectors application. (More info and animations <a href="http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/Phys/mmedia/vectors/plane.html">here</a>.)</li></ul><br /><br />We'll put some notes on this in your math dictionaries tomorrow in class. ;-)Darren Kuropatwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462283847470560887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14085689.post-1146362331295572802006-04-29T20:46:00.000-05:002006-04-29T20:58:51.306-05:00Blogging on Blogging (Vectors - Ivy)all right..... what do i know about vectors...well....you know about the angels, it makes me confuse.... but i figure it out someway. well hopefully...i don't know if im going to do good in this unit..but i need.to do good..or else i'm not going to get my credit.... i know i did bad in probability and statistics...i didn't really go look on my note or review so it's my fault...and i am working fulltime in the evening.. but anyways.. well.. problem is in this case..... in grade 10 i didn't understand trigonometry the sohcahtoa thing or the cosinlaw i don't even know how the heck i passed that course..but anyways....i've been looking through my notes and i was trying to understand it...and i actually did get it..i just need to take more time to look on my notes.. and hopefully i'll pass.Ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01230072766749861507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14085689.post-1145824858695272272006-04-23T15:40:00.000-05:002006-04-23T15:58:59.596-05:00The DaVinci Code Quest Sunday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6380/769/1600/codequest.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6380/769/320/codequest.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It started last week. Google releases one puzzle each day for 24 days until the movie "The Da Vinci Code" is released in May. So far 7 puzzles have been released. You have to solve the puzzle to reveal a clue. Then you have to answer the clue question(s) to advance to the next puzzle. You can win a prize for solving all 24 puzzles. Now I realize this is all about marketing and they're really just trying to get as many of us as possible to go see the movie but the puzzles are really cool! Google searching often helps to find the answers. One of the puzzle questions can be answered using <a href="http://www.wtamu.edu/academic/anns/mps/math/mathlab/col_algebra/col_alg_tut55_count.htm">The Fundamental Principle of Counting</a> and the very first (sudoku-like) puzzle uses a couple of mathematical symbols.<br /><br /><b><u>Challenge 1:</u></b> What is the question that can be solved using The Fundamental Principle of Counting and how do you use the counting principle to find the answer?<br /><br /><b><u>Challenge 2:</u></b> What mathematical symbol is used in the very first puzzle and what number does it represent? (Not the "delta," in a later puzzle it has a different meaning.)<br /><br />You have to <a href="e=http://www.google.com/ig/setp%3Furl%3Dhttp://www.google.com/ig/setp%253Fet%253D_jjWaRwQ5iQ%2526url%253Dhttp://www.google.com/ig/game%25253Faction%25253Dinstall%252526l%25253DUS%252526game%25253Ddavinci%252526et%25253D_jjWaRwQ5iQ%252526tos%25253D1%2526n_37%253D&followup=http://www.google.com/ig/setp%3Furl%3Dhttp://www.google.com/ig/setp%253Fet%253D_jjWaRwQ5iQ%2526url%253Dhttp://www.google.com/ig/game%25253Faction%25253Dinstall%252526l%25253DUS%252526game%25253Ddavinci%252526et%25253D_jjWaRwQ5iQ%252526tos%25253D1%2526n_37%253D">sign up for a Google Homepage</a> in order to play, but that's a free and very useful service. After that you can <a href="http://flash.sonypictures.com/movies/davincicodequest/">begin the game</a>. Click on the US button to start 24 days of fun! (Actually, 17 because you could work through the first eight today.) Don't forget to also find the answers to the <b>Challenge Questions</b> above!. ;-)Darren Kuropatwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462283847470560887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14085689.post-1144609590582215612006-04-09T14:06:00.000-05:002006-04-09T14:08:11.586-05:00Four Colour Sunday!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6380/769/1600/fourcolour.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6380/769/400/fourcolour.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />You may have <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_color_theorem">heard</a> that any map can be coloured with four colours in such a way that neighbouring countries receive different colours. That it can be always done is one thing. How to do it is another. Are you ready to <a href="http://www.puzzle.jp/four_color_problem-e.html">start colouring</a>?<br /><br />(<i>Thanks again to <a href="http://simpler-solutions.net/pmachinefree/thinkagain/thinkagain.php">Think Again!</a></i>)Darren Kuropatwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462283847470560887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14085689.post-1144180223755832692006-04-04T14:50:00.000-05:002006-04-04T14:50:23.773-05:00Why Should I Learn Math?This is taken from an article (<a href="http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_04/b3968001.htm">Math Will Rock Your World</a>) from Business Week. A few snippets:<br /><p><br />Y'wanna get a really interesting job working with people on lots of interesting things?<br /><p><br /><blockquote><br />But just look at where the mathematicians are now. They're helping to map out advertising campaigns, they're changing the nature of research in newsrooms and in biology labs, and they're enabling marketers to forge new one-on-one relationships with customers. As this occurs, more of the economy falls into the realm of numbers. Says James R. Schatz, chief of the mathematics research group at the National Security Agency: "There has never been a better time to be a mathematician."<br /></blockquote><br /><p><br />Learn math!<br /><p><br />How'd ya like a six figure salary?<br /><p><br /><blockquote><br />...new math grads land with six-figure salaries and rich stock deals. Tom Leighton, an entrepreneur and applied math professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, says: "All of my students have standing offers at Yahoo! (YHOO) and Google (GOOG)."<br /></blockquote><br /><p><br />Learn math.<br /><p><br />D'ya wanna to work on the biggest most cutting edge issues of our day?<br /><p><br /><blockquote><br />This mathematical modeling of humanity promises to be one of the great undertakings of the 21st century. It will grow in scope to include much of the physical world as mathematicians get their hands on new flows of data .... "We turn the world of content into math, and we turn you into math," says Howard Kaushansky, CEO of Boulder (Colo.)-based Umbria Inc., a company that uses math to analyze marketing trends online.<br /></blockquote><br /><p><br />Learn math.<br /><p><br />Y'wanna make one of the most significant contributions to the betterment of humanity?<br /><p><br /><blockquote><br />"The next <a href="http://www.achievement.org/autodoc/page/sal0bio-1">Jonas Salk</a> will be a mathematician, not a doctor."<br /></blockquote><br /><p><br />Learn math.<br /><p><br />What are the implications for k-12 education?<br /><p><br /><blockquote><br />Outfitting students with the right quantitative skills is a crucial test facing school boards and education ministries worldwide. This is especially true in America. The U.S. has long leaned on foreigners to provide math talent in universities and corporate research labs. Even in the post-September 11 world, where it is harder for foreigners to get student visas, an estimated half of the 20,000 math grad students now in the U.S. are foreign-born. A similar pattern holds for many other math-based professions, from computer science to engineering.<br /><p><br />The challenge facing the U.S. now is twofold. On one hand, the country must breed more top-notch mathematicians at home, especially as foreigners find greater opportunities abroad. This will require revamping education, engaging more girls and ethnic minorities in math, and boosting the number of students who make it through calculus, the gateway for math-based disciplines. "It's critical to the future of our technological society," says Michael Sipser, head of the mathematics department at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. At the same time, school districts must cultivate greater math savvy among the broader population to prepare it for a business world in which numbers will pop up continuously. This may well involve extending the math curriculum to include more applied subjects such as statistics.<br /></blockquote><br /><p><br />Learn more math!<br /><p><br />"But I don't like math. Besides, I don't need it. I'm going into the humanities or business!"<br /><p><br /><blockquote><br />As mathematicians expand their domain into the humanities, they're working with new data, much of it untested. "It's very possible for people to misplace faith in numbers," says Craig Silverstein, director of technology at Google. The antidote at Google and elsewhere is to put mathematicians on teams with specialists from other disciplines, including the social sciences.<br /><p><br />Just as mathematicians need to grapple with human quirks and mysteries, managers and entrepreneurs must bone up on mathematics. Midcareer managers can delegate much of this work to their staffers. But they still must understand enough about math to question the assumptions behind the numbers. "Now it's easier for people to bamboozle someone by having analysis based on lots of data and graphs," says Paul C. Pfleiderer, a finance professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. "We have to train people in business to spot a bogus argument."<br /></blockquote><br /><p><br />Ya gotta learn more math!<br /><p><br /><blockquote><br />Yes, it's a magnificent time to know math.<br /></blockquote><br /><p><br />'Nuff said.Darren Kuropatwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462283847470560887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14085689.post-1144007043931806002006-04-02T14:43:00.000-05:002006-04-02T14:44:03.946-05:00Roboclaw Sunday!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6380/769/1600/roboclaw.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6380/769/200/roboclaw.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Move the robot arm to pick up the ball. Clean, simple design. I got to level 19. I died. <a href="http://www.scenta.co.uk/minisites/flash/roboclaw/index.html">It's a doozy!</a>Darren Kuropatwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462283847470560887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14085689.post-1143302429776375962006-03-25T09:59:00.000-06:002006-03-26T03:18:49.740-06:00A del.icio.us idea ...We talked about this in class on Thursday. Students often find more, and better, sites than I do. You're better websurfers than I am. ;-) That got me thinking .....<br /><br />I spend a <b>lot</b> of time looking for good websites that help us learn in this class. But what if we all spent a <b>little</b> time doing that? What if there was an easy way for us to both save our bookmarks (without cluttering up our <b>favourites</b> list) and share them with the whole class with the click of a single button? And what if we could access those bookmarks not just from home, but from any computer in the world? Hmmm .....<br /><br />Well, there is an easy way to do that! Instead of saving bookmarks on your home computer sign up for a free account at a site called <a href="http://del.icio.us">del.icio.us</a>. You can then access them from any computer in the world. You can easily install a little button/bookmark that allows you to save any webpage you're looking at without interupting your surfing. Now we can all make recommendations to each other learning resources with the click of a single button in our <a href="http://del.icio.us">del.icio.us</a> accounts! Tag it using this tag:<br /><br />am40s<br /><br />You should also tag each entry with several other words that indicate what it is about; things like: trig graphing stats circles etc. Also, include a brief descriptive clipping from the site (or type one in yourself).<br /><br />As soon as someone starts saving links I'll add a <b>del.icio.us box</b> to the bottom of the sidebar of our blog. It will show the 10 most recently saved links <b>automatically</b> as you find them. There is will also be a link to the entire archive that you can browse at your leisure.<br /><br />You can <a href="http://www.beelerspace.com/index.php?p=890">read this</a> tutorial on how to get started with <a href="http://del.icio.us">del.icio.us</a>. You might also be interested in watching <a href="http://weblog.infoworld.com/udell/gems/delicious.html">this screencast</a> that illustrates just how powerful this web tool is.<br /><br />Remember, this is part of your homework for Spring Break. You must save at least one link for each unit we have studied so far. Try not to post a link that someone else has already found. You can see what's already been posted by looking in <a href="http://del.icio.us/tag/am40s">our archive</a>.Darren Kuropatwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462283847470560887noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14085689.post-1143080764717362172006-03-22T20:24:00.000-06:002006-03-22T20:26:04.716-06:00HOMEWORK<span style="font-family:arial;">I'm sorry forgot to post it...with my ealier post... ummm <span style="color:#ff0000;"><strong>HOMEWORK AT Page 123 (1-9)??</strong></span></span>Ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01230072766749861507noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14085689.post-1143080185255193682006-03-22T20:05:00.000-06:002006-05-09T11:28:36.170-05:00The Scribe: " Need to catch up?, then read my post =D "<span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:78%;color:red;" ><br /><strong>Rubi</strong> is not here today, so i volunteered to be the scribe....<br /><br />If you want to know what happened today <a href="http://users.cjb.net/teddies-blog/scribe.htm" target="_blank">CLICK HERE*</a><br />AND we took some notes TO PUT IN OUR <b>MATH DICTIONARIES</b>, if you want to see it <a href="http://users.cjb.net/teddies-blog/math_dictio.htm" target="_blank">CLICK HERE*</a><br /><br />THE NEXT SCRIBE WILL BE <b>RUBI</b>... if she's not in class again the next scribe will be <u>I HAVE NO IDEA....</u> i'll just pick the guy named <b>ALLAN</b>.<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6380/769/1600/z_score.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6380/769/400/z_score.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Ivyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01230072766749861507noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14085689.post-1142915357686487832006-03-20T22:24:00.000-06:002006-03-20T22:30:33.996-06:00The Last Three Scribes ....... are simply fantastic!<br /><br />Shane, Corrie and Steph you three have raised scribing to the level of a new art form! Really. <br /><br />Shane begins organizing the data in a well spaced table. Corrie moves it forward by using underlining, centering and spacing to make things clear and easy to read. And finally, Steph publishes a well formated table and a beautiful graphic image. When she has trouble drawing the image exactly the way she would like (showing the asymptote) she includes explanatory text.<br /><br />Ladies and gentlemen; the bar has been raised and the gauntlet has been thrown down. Now the challenge falls to you to raise this art form to yet another new level.<br /><br />Y'know, you guys should seriously think about writing a textbook. ;-)Darren Kuropatwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462283847470560887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14085689.post-1142794482593786822006-03-19T12:54:00.000-06:002006-03-19T12:54:42.606-06:00Box Up Sunday!This is a clever little game. You've got to get the small blue box inside the large red box. You can only push a box from the inside. The black boxes, if used cleverly, can help you get the blue box inside the red one. But sometimes they're just in the way. I made it to level 4 pretty quickly, but then it starts getting tough. How far can you go? ;-)<br /><br /><a href="http://lightforce.freestuff.gr/boxup.php">Have fun with this!</a><br /><br /><center><img src="http://www.archive.org/download/boxup1.jpg_1/boxup1.jpg"></center>Darren Kuropatwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462283847470560887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14085689.post-1142376533269643452006-03-14T16:48:00.000-06:002006-03-14T17:15:45.203-06:00Seek and ye shall find ...<img src="http://photos3.flickr.com/4024795_9a950a4335_m_d.jpg" align="right" hspace=8><br /><br />The Coin Hunt has officially begun as of 12:30 this afternoon. The race is on! Who will be the first to find the coin? Will the students find their coin before the teachers find theirs? Who will win the pizza party? Which charity will benefit from this year's hunt?<br /><br />Check the walls of the building as you walk into school in the morning for hints to figuring out the puzzles.<br /><br /><b><i>Happy <font size="+2">π</font> Day!!<br />Have fun with it. ;-)</i></b>Darren Kuropatwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462283847470560887noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14085689.post-1142177439735981782006-03-12T09:30:00.000-06:002006-03-12T09:30:39.750-06:00Sunday Knight<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6380/769/1600/troyis.0.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6380/769/320/troyis.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br />How far can you go? <a href="http://www.troyis.com/troyis.php">Play here</a>! ;-)Darren Kuropatwahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08462283847470560887noreply@blogger.com0