Friday, May 24, 2013

Conics

We don't have much time so this last unit is done very quickly with little in the way of extensions.  You will need to be able to complete the square (see p.41 of Demana if you forget how)!  Conic Sections are covered in Ch 8 of the Demana book and Ch 6 of the Brown book.

5/24  Circles and Ellipses (see p.15 of Demana for some circle review)
         HW B p.249/9 and D p.599-600/3-36 by 3's, 46, 53 (omit eccentricity) 

5/27  Memorial Day
5/28  Parabolas (algebra, geometric, focus-directrix)
         HW D p.587-590/3-42 by 3's, 49-55 odd, 59, 61, 74-76
5/29  Hyperbolas (algebra, geometric, focus-directrix)
         HW D p.609-610/3-36 by 3's, 51,52,54,55,59,61
5/31  Parametric Definitions for all conics
         HW finish handout

6/03  Review (old answer key)
         HW finish handout (Extra Credit B p.250-251/21,22)
6/04  MCAS (Bio) B A G H D
6/05  Conics Test  

Friday, May 17, 2013

Sequence, Series and the end of the Year

A quick unit on Sequences and Series. All the homework is in the Brown book (Ch 13).

5/20   Explicit & Recursive; Geometric, Arithmatic, Harmonic Sequences
          HW pp.477-479/18-33 by 3's, 34, 37, 39, 43-45, 48-50, 53, 56
          HW pp.481-485/1,2,11,12,13-17 odd,19,20,22,23,26,27,29,32-34

5/21  Finite and Infinite Series; Sigma Notation
          HW pp.508-510/9, 11, 25, 27, 39
          HW pp.489-492/10-13, 17, 19, 27, 29, 35, 39, 41, 44

5/22  Limits and Sums of Infinite Sequences and Series, Practice (answer key)
          HW pp.496-498/3-33 by 3's, 34-36
          HW pp.502-505/9-21 odd, 29,31,33,37,38,41-43

5/24  Sequence and Series Quiz
         Circles and Ellipses (see p.15 of Demana for some circle review)
         HW B p.249/9 and D p.599-600/3-36 by 3's, 46, 53 (omit eccentricity)