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EXAMS

Exams are right around the corner. So make sure you have your formula sheets completed by Monday January 28 th by 10:30.
Our exam this year has two parts, both of which are in Mr. Max's Classroom. The first part is monday at 10:30 till 12:30..... yes thats this coming monday january 28. The second part is on Thursday January 31st at 12:50 till 3:40.

Good luck to everyone!!!!

******** first part is long answer (show all your work), second part is like Accelerated Math.... its multiple choice.*********

Tuesday, January 22

Today Mr Max was with the grade twelves because they were wrighting their provincial exams. Our class was suppost to spend the block in either the resource center or the cafeteria.

**Reminder that part one of our exam is on Monday during class and part two is on Tuesday afternoon at 12:05 in Mr Max's room**

Tuesday, January 15th 2008

Beginning of class we got our Blogging Self- Assessment, which is due by Friday! Remember, dont be too hard on yourself, or too easy on yourself, Max will mark you close to what you deserve based on how well you did the days you were scribed to blog.

For the remaining of class, we reviewed circles. He gave us questions similar to the ones he'll be giving us for our quiz later on this week.. Which, in my opinion is sooooooo difficult.. But Tony The Tiger did always say .... "Practise Makes Perfect".. well he also says "YOUUUUUUR GRREAT!" haha, anyway, sorry a little carried away.

Anyway, So!
Homework question due for tomorrow, on circles. yayy.
Well, Cook is scribe for tomorrow
I'm gone for a trip to Assissippi.

p.s, in order to help you with your circle questions, review your Circle Properties notes!

Monday Janurary 14th, 2008

Today is January 14th, 2008. Today in day one. First of all when we got to class many of us learned what "E-mail" really meant. The definition of E-mail is Electronic Email. To tell the truth I had no idea what "E-mail" meant until today. Then Mr. Max told us specail things to pay attention to which were:

1) Exam - Two Parts!
- PART ONE: Long Answer, Monday January 28th at 10:30 in room 204 with a noon hour extension to a maximum of 12:30 p.m. Format being constructed response (show your work).

- PART TWO: Selected Response (multiple choice) Thursday, Janurary 31st at 12:50 p.m. in room 204 (Until buses come)

2) Blog Rubric
- Fill out the Blog Rubric, and if Mr. Max agrees, then you will receive the marks. It is out of fifteen.

3) Accelerated Math
- The deadline is Friday Januray 18th, for 50 mastered objectives.
- Friday, February 1st, is the last day possible to scan at 12:00 noon.

4) Circle Geometry Quiz
- One on One with Mr. Max, prior to the end of the course.

We Also made a spread sheet on how to figure out what we need to get on the exam in order to pass the class.

Monday, January 14th

** Did you know that e-mail is short for Electronic Mail??

Important things to Pay Attention To...
1) exam -- TWO parts !

part1- Long Answer, Monday, Jan. 28th @ 10:30 room 204 with a noon-hour extension to a mazimum of 12:30 p.m.. FORMAT being constructed response (show your work)
part2- Selected Response (multiple choice) Thursday, Jan. 31st @ 12:50 p.m in room 204 (untilbuses arrive is your maximum time)

2) Blog Rubric
- fill it out according to your opinion on the marks you should recieve, if Max agrees you'll get the marks. Total out of 15

3) Acccelerated Math- DUE FRIDAY, Jan 18th. Total of objectives is 50
- Friday, Feb. 1, Last possible day to scan @ 12:00 noon

4) Circle Geometry Quiz
(one-on-one with Max, prior to the end of the course)

** we also did a spreadsheet on figuring out your mark in order to pass the course, what you need to get on the exam. You can find it on the courswork file labeled How To Figure Out Your Mark!

Good luck studying everyone! i'm blogging tomorrow as well
: Chev

Countdown to Exams...

Today Mr. Maks discussed with our class about exams and next week. Since there is a grade 12 provincials math exam on Monday and Tuesday, we will not be residinging in this classroom but in either the resource center or the cafeteria for those two days.

Here is a list of things to strive to accomplish or to remember for the end of this semester.

Important things to pay attention to....

1. Exam (two parts)
Part 1- Longer answer
Monday, Jan. 8th @ 10:30 Room 204

*noon hour extension to maximum of 12:30 p.m.

*constructed response (SHOW ALL WORK)

Part 2- Selected Response (multiple choice)

Thursday, Jan. 31st @ 12:50 Room 204

(untill 3:40= max time)

*** Final exam worth 30%

2. Blog Ruberic

- fill out, if i agree you get the marks, out of 15

3. Accelerated Math

- Friday (first deadline) out of 50

- Jan. 18th

- Friday, Feb. 1st, Last possible day to scan

(53+ objectives)

4. Circle Geometry Quiz

-one on one with Mr. Maks

Friday, January 11, 2007

This morning we were told good/bad news.. our exam schedule is out! The first part for the Applied 30SA test is on the last day of school, January 28 at 10:40. Then, the second part is scheduled for January 31 at 12:50 pm. They will both be held in Mr. Maks' classroom.

In today's class we corrected homework questions for exercise 2&3 of interest and budgeting. The booklet answers can be found in the folder J:\Coursework\Provincial Math Booklets.

As for homework, we still haven't gone through our circle booklet so make sure it's done for next week! Most of Accelerated math is due on January 18 (50 objectives).

Thursday, Jan 10, 2008.

Today in class exercises 2 and 3, in the intrest booklet, had to be done for end of class.
To get the answers to all of the questions, certain formulas must be used.
The formulas are.......

1.Find intrest= I=(P*r*t) Intrest=(Principal*rate*time)
2.Find Principal= P=I/(r*t) Principal=Intrest/(rate*time)
3.Find rate= r=I/(P*t) rate=Intrest/(Principal*time)
4.Find time= t=I/(P*r) time=Intrest/(Principal*rate)

Blogging Self-Assessment

As we near the end of this course, I'm looking for your assistance in generating a 'score' for your contributions via the blog for the semester....Specifically, and with respect to the photocopied handout entitled, "Blog Scribing in Room 204", use these questions to help you formulate in your own mind an idea of what mark you deserve. I'll hand out a rubric in class to help you finalize an actual score, with weighting....

1. Did you blog when you were supposed to? (within 24 hours?), (and every time you were supposed to?)

2. Do your posts contain relevant screen shots from my Sympodium, incorporated in a meaningful way?

3. Have you ever commented meaningfully to another student's post? Were you gracious, decent, sincere, and timely?

4. Did you just do the bare minimum or did you actually take some time to contribute something worthwhile and meaningful to your classmates?

5. How is your spelling / grammar on the blog? Would your ELA teacher approve or disapprove of your language presentation?

6. Do you think I might have any constructive criticisms of your efforts? If so, consider these accordingly...

7. Did you ever contribute a meaningful image, link, thought, idea that was beyond the scope of classroom discussion. Did you ever exceed the expectation of your responsibilities to your classmates?

The only way that I believe that you should consider awarding yourself full marks in this category of your assessment for this course is if you can honestly and sincerely reflect upon these questions and award all the marks available as a result. Some of you deserve these marks, but some of you certainly do not. The rubric I hand out in class will help you determine an actual score....

Comments here might be appropriate if you have any reflections to share about this process

We started off the class with mental math mr. max added our mental math marks and our extra 5% from the test

*note*53 objectives due by the 28th

*for tomorrow ex# 2 budgets invastments
ex# 3 budgets and investments

In this class we had time to work on our our budget and investment sheets
we used the spread sheets on excel

Formulas

• to find Intrest (P times R times T)
• to find Principal (intrest divide R times T)
• to find Rate (intrest divided by P times T)
• to find Time (Intrest divided by P times R)

Tuesday Dec 20

Today in math Mr. Max showed us " The one sided piece of paper" He made a 3d type object. He then had Schure colour the one side of the paper with a green marker and that proved his theory of the one sided piece of paper.

Next Mr Max showed us the Klein Bottle. I thought it was really neat, there is no inside and no outside.

Then Mr Max gave us a puzzling problem. That made us really think why the rectangle was bigger than the other the diffrence was only 1, and still no one could figure it out. He gave us hints to. He said we could think about it over the break and try and figure it out.
















<--Klein Bottle


http://www.dm.unipi.it/~frigerio/files/klein_bottle.jpg


Have a great christmas break everyone!!

90th Post!!!!!

Mr. Max is at home sick today... :(

We are to be workin' on either:
1. Tessellation Assignment
2. Circle Questions (opitional, #1 - 39, random test sometime this week)
3. AM catchup

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December 20th
Ok I'm board and it's my last geo. class before Christmas break. I find some of the circle questions a tad difficult (fun though, I admit). I also realized that none of the circle "laws" are on the blog!!! I'll do that.


Cirlce Geometry

1. If a central angle and an inscribed angle in the same circle both intercept the same arc, then the central angle has a measure of twice the inscribed angle.


2. If a diameter or radious happens to intercept a chord at a perpendicular, then that chord is bisected at the intersection point. ***Converse is also true.

3. If a circle contains an inscribed angle such that the angle intercepts a semicurclaular arc, than the inscribed angle has a measure of 90 degrees. ***Cinverse is also true.


4. If two angles are inscribed in the same cricle and they both intersept the same arc then they are congruent.


5. If there exista a line tangent to a circle then the tangent line is perpenduclar to the radius/diameter at the point of tangency.


6. If a point exists in the exterior of a circle and two unique lines tangent to that circle exists through that point then the segments created fromthe points of tangency to the exterior point must be congruent.


7. "The sum of the measures of the interior Angles of a Polygon."


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The notes on circles we did in class.
The pictures (accept weapons of math destruction) were created my myself using various programs. More are coming soon, just didn't have enough time before the holidays to create them all.

December 17

Today we started with Mental Math. It was probably the most toughest one i did! If you did good on it well congrats to you!
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We haven't yet set a date for when the tessalations (number 9) is due yet but sometime this week....... So get busy and get it done!
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Mr. Macs is checking everyone's budget assignment if you did not finish yet.
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Today Mr. Macs is teaching us about "Simple/Compound Interest"

Simple*
->Interest is calculated EXACTLY once

Compound*
->Interest is calculated continually, at the end of every compounding period

Interest: (Think two perspectives)
An amount of money generated through the use of 3 variables.
>Principal Amount (P) $
>Interest Rate (r) %
>Time (t) years

Simple:
I=P.r.t (Interest (by it self))

Compound:
A=P(1+r/n)^n.t (Amount (Principal plus interest))

P= Principal ($)
r= Rate (%)
t= Time (years)
n= number of compoundings per year

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Everybody should have wrote the example down that he gave us so i am not going to type it all out but this is it summed up:

In the 5th year Bob's total value of his investment is $1276.29
This is called the compounded amount(Interest was added (compounded) to thw principal each time).

This way was using the simple way and finding out his earnings for each year than adding them on to the next.
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An easier way to get the same number would be: (compound way)

A=P(1+r/n)^n.t
=1000(1+0.05/1)^1.5
=1000(1.05)^5
=1276.29

HOLY!!! Did you notice that this =1000(1.05)^5 looks like the equation y=a.b^x!!
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Another way you can find this answer is also using excel!! (you can use excel for so many things!)
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Well that's what we did today!! I hope everyone had a great weekend and only 5 more days of school left!!!!! YEAH!!

For tomorrows blog Semba you are the blogger!! Have fun!

December 14/07

Today Mr.Max's was away so Mr.Buckner was our sub.

Our assignment is to work on Exercise 2 (in the circle booklet) all 36 questions. Next week we will be quized individually on a randomly picked questions out of the exercise. Also we are to work on the tessalation project which is Exercise 3 question 9. and if your done all that you can work on accelerated math.

Have a good weekend everyone. Hope you have all your christmas shopping done

Thursday, December 13th

Today in class we had a work period to work on our budgeting assignment using our spreadsheets.

Tomorrow Mr Max is away so we will have a sub in. This mean Mr Max will not be here to check out budgets, so the last day for budget checking will be on monday.

Today we recieved the booklets on circles. The deal with these booklets is that we don't have to do all the questions in Exercise 2, but we have to KNOW HOW to do all the questions. Mr Max said he would be checking by getting us to come up and do random questions from the booklet for him.
The only question from Exercise 3 that is assigned is question #9.

Mr Max also said that he will be assigning accelerated math soon**

December 12

Today was a work period to work on our budgeting booklet Mr. Maks has assigned for us. Today he taught us how to calculate annual property tax and annual home insurance is order to answer some of the questions.

Here is how to calculate property tax along with an example:

You multiply the value by how many mills then divide that by 1000.

eg: The home is assessed for property tax purposes at $30,000, the mill rate is 61 mills.
$30,000 x 61/1000= $1830

Here is annual home insurance along with an example:

You divide the value by 100 then multiply that by the cost per $100.

eg: Home insurance based on a home value of $50,000 at a cost of $0.62 per $100.
$50,000/100 x 0.62= $310

As a class, we also discussed the fact that facebook has been blocked in our school and how upset people are. Many classmates had person opinions about this subject and many were upset.Many caim that it is a important communication device that is a very important and useful tool in their everyday life. There is some talk that the facebook homepage will be unblocked and as of now, everyone is hopeful.

Tomorrow the scriber is "Patzer."

Today is Day 1, which means long blocks. We started off by doing mental math. Mr.Max made a clear note that he dislikes facebook...but yet has an account. I dont get it it? Haha! We then made spreadsheets for budgeting.
Today we learned how to turn on all formulas on a spread sheet and this is how:
All you need to do is press the control key and the tilde symbol(the key right beside the number one). Your spreadsheet will now show you all of the forumlas you have entered into it.
We all have our spreadsheets figured out and are now working on 4 other budgeting problems. We dont have a certain due day yet but we will shortly.
I'd like to give a happy reminder to everyone that there is only 14 days till christmas...YAY!
The scribe for tomarrow is Minish. Have a Great Day everyone!

Monday, December 10, 2007

First of all, today was Day 2, short blocks. We started off with mental math.
~Just something to do-- look up "Fisonacci" on wikipedia and search the patterns he created.

We started a new unit today- Monthly Budgeting. We started to create a spreadsheet to help with the problems in the package that Mr. Max gave us on Thursday. We didn't get very far in this unit today because class was almost over. So Mr. Max said we will continue from where we left off tomorrow.

If my scribe was "cheap".. it is only because I didn't have much to work with. Sorry if it didn't help with much homework.

Friday, December 7th, 2007

Todays Class was an interesting class. First, it was Day One which means that it is long blocks. We came into class and Mr. Max said that we weren't going to have a mental math, instead we had to take wooden blocks and we played the "Tower Game". The tower game is a game where there are three rows and you have to move the tower of wooded blocks to make the same tower in another place. But you can't have a bigger block on top of a smaller block. For example:
1 block = 1 move
2 blocks = 3 moves
3 blocks = 7 moves
4 blocks = 15 moves
5 blocks = 31 moves

We tried to figure out how many moves there would be for the amount of blocks we had, for the majority of the class. Then we got on a topic of billionaires. We had a discussion about are veiws of billionaires and if they are selfish or not. Then for the remainding of the class we had to research "The Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation". There was no homewrok assignment.