We’re busy as always. Lots of math to learn. Important reminder of something that should definitely not need a reminder: make sure to actually do unit tests when I assign them! They’re worth a lot of points and they’re on Khan Academy, which means they should be pretty easy points. You can still watch videos […]
A friendly reminder: bring your own dry erase markers to class! What we’re up to this week: Calculus 3: We’re calculating distances between parallel planes and learning about quadric surfaces. Calculus 2: We’re reviewing how to apply definite integrals to motion problems, as well as some other types. Calculus 1: We’re learning about differentiability at […]
Life is good here in room 510. Lots of learning, lots of math. How can it get better? How about better class participation grades! Everybody wants those free points each week. Common reasons for missing class participation points: 1) Unexcused absence 2) No dry erase marker 3) No computer (or computer not charged) What we’re […]
Hello again! MAP testing’s all done, and it’s time to get down to business. First order of business: make sure students are at school. There’s a huge amount that we discuss in class that just cannot be made up. I’m not talking about points in a gradebook; obviously for excused absences, students can make up […]
…at least for this school year. Hello again! We’re midway through MAP testing, and it’s going well. Remember that anybody who gets their best score of the year (this is our third MAP test this year) on this test gets 100 extra credit points! What we’ve been up to: Calculus II has finished off all […]
Greetings! We’re having a fine, healthy time of it here in room 510, and the mathematics learning continues unabated. We survived AZM2, and soon we’ll brave MAP testing. Then AP tests and finals! We’ve got a lot of testing coming up. What we’ve been up to: Calculus II is just finishing off all the APClassroom […]
Hello again, and happy 2021. Are we still learning math over here? Oh my, yes. I’ll tell you all about it, but first, a request… We’re burning through dry erase markers at a furious rate, and I’m almost out. Any that you’d care to donate would be most appreciated! Black markers show up best on […]
Greetings! It’s cold and mathy in our outdoor class area. This week, we discovered that plugging three electric patio heaters into the same corner of the building trips a circuit breaker. Everybody’s MAP testing this week, but when we’re done, we’re doing the following: Calculus II will learn how to find areas bounded by curves […]
Hello again! The weather’s nice and math is as fun as ever. I’m continuing in my quest to show kids the compelling aspects of it. Calculus II is neck deep in integral applications. Today, for example, we examined the finer points of using definite integrals to calculate the volume of regions that result from taking […]
Greetings! We’re still doing math, and still mostly (see below about alligators) happy, especially now that the weather is turning. Calculus II just emerged victorious from a unit on differential equations, which is no mean feat. Differential equations is the math they use to weed out shaky engineers in college. Calculus I has recently discovered […]
