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 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

November 30th

Hey today as all know Mr.Max was away, so Mrs.Turton was our sub for the class.

Today are assignment was to work on Accelerated Math. This is due to the fact that there are 43 objectives due on Tuesday December 4th. Hope everyone is somewhere near there.

Well since its a work period, I'll briefly discuss what the presentation this morning was about.

The presentation was on addictions. There were 3 guys who came to talk to us, Trevor, Steven, and Rollin.

They each shared some of their struggles with their addictions to alcohol and drugs. All had said that they remember sitting through these presentations when they were in high school and saying that they would never smoke or do that stuff. They also wished they had talked to their parents, school counsellors and teachers. They are here to help not to hinder.

They also said that is was like an illness of the mind that you bring on yourself. They all recall thinking that they weren't good enough, or they were like chameleons that would just blend in with which ever crowd of friends they were hanging with.

Rollin went through the loss of his wife and son, although now him and his son have a great relationship. Rollin can relate to what his son is going through in school and they have agreed to be best friends through all high school and talk about everything. Also while he was in his addictions stage he was involved in a biker gang. he was also attacked during his addictions due to gang membership. He was stabbed tried to commit suicide twice and lost everything, his house, car, everything, and yet he is still here to share his story. He is helping to make a difference in Winnipeg by coaching boxing, he recently opened up a center that anyone can go to. Tune into APTN on December 26 to see one of his moving boxing shows in which he helps street kids. Rollin has been sober and drug free for 5 years now.

Trevor was introduced to drugs when he was in grade 7 or 8 and as he recalls he was high when he attended a presentation like this in high school. He dealt drugs on and off. He hates rehab centers. He went through many in just a year. He is glad that he changed his way from alcohol and drugs. He has been sober for a year and a half now.

And last but not forgotten is Steven. He has always felt different. One day his mom pointed out a man at a 7-11 that looked feminine and said that he was "gay". Steven simply asks what does gay mean? His mom is like a guy who is attracted to men. Now Steven had always had trouble when it came to commitment with his numerous girlfriends he just couldn't commit. He would always be like "I'll try harder with the next one". He would quite often drench his pain and his sense of not belonging by doing drugs and alcohol. He started to deal it too. His life is now great and he has realized that he is gay, but it doesn't matter to him. Steven has been sober and drug free for 2 years on December 13.

Even though they didn't know each other before the 12 step recovery program, they all had many things in common. All three of these men went through many hardships. They lost everything, they felt alone, lost, even rejected at times. They all feel in to the trap of drugs and alcohol addiction.

Now they are all happy to feel free for the first time in years. Even though they said they'd never get into any addictions it still happened. Peer pressure, is one of the main reasons people get into these situations. As they said its easy to say that you won't but harder to actually do.


Yeah i know its long and slightly repetitive but I found the presentation to be good and motivating.


**** REMEMBER: 43 objectives are due on Tuesday December 4th*******

Good luck and have a great weekend everyone.

P.S. I'm not sure who scribes on Monday

Friday October 26th

Today Mr.Max was away, so we had Mr.Richer as a sub. Today we worked on accelerated math and on the assignment that is due on Monday.

HOMEWORK: Student Exercise Questions: Page A-8, Exercise 2, 1-3, AND Page A-9, Exercise 3, 1a-f. ALL DUE MONDAY.

How to get to the Word Problems folder:
1) go to my computer
2) then open Rsfiles
3) open the coursework folder
4) go to the math folder and open it as well
5) then go to our class which at the moment is the second folder (Applied Math 30SA-1)
6) then you should see a folder which is labelled "word problems". Open it.

How to find the Vertex of a Parabola:
1) graph the parabola on your calculator.
2) press 2nd, then Trace.
3) then choose either minimum(cup-shaped) or maximum(cap-shaped) and press enter.
4) your screen should now show you graph again. at the bottom it will be asking you to go to the left side of where you think the vertex is. Do so with your arrow keys and then slecting enter when you are on the left.
5) now it will ask you to go right of where you think the vertex is. Do this the same as step 4 except you go to the right.
6) after you've hit enter to finalize your point in step 5, you then move your cursor to where you think the vertex is and press enter.
7) the correct vertex should then appear at the bottom of the screen. It will also state whether you used maximum or minimum.

Hopefully this helps.

*Remember that you should have 25 mastered accelerated math objectives by Wednesday October 31.*

The scribe for Monday is Shure.