Notes for the Final

C-Block Review 6/11 9:20 - 10:45.  This is the last time you have to work on the final.

The official final is on Wednesday, June 13th from 12:00 to 1:30.  You can stay until 2:00.  You should get there a little before noon so you can get settled.  Remember, no talking during the final!

For the final you need to bring:

•    pencil (please do not take your final in pen)
•    eraser (no sharing of anything!)

C-Block in room 615 (I will be with you 12:00 to 12:30)

Where I will be the other times:   

   room 613  12:30 to 1:00

   room 614  1:00 to 1:30

   room 616  1:30 to 2:00

You can find me and ask questions at any time but it would be better if you wait until I am in your room or just next door.

The Final

Our final is a project that you will work on only in class.  Each student will have the same questions but different data to work with.  You are allowed to use all of your notes, workbooks, the review packet and each other since all of you will have different answers.  You may not ask me anything except clarifying questions.

6/04  Review Jeopardy
6/05  Bio MCAS (D A G H E)
6/06  Bio MCAS (C E F H A)  Start work on final
6/07  Continue working on final
6/08  Continue/finish working on final

6/11  Special Review Day (A C E G)  Finish up any last bits of the final
6/12  Special Review Day (B D F H)
6/13  Math Final (12:00 - 2:00) Copy all work and answers into special answer packet

6/19  Come by to get your grades

Counting and Probability

Our last unit is on counting and probability.  "Counting" covers all the ways to count how events could happen (example: how many different ways can two dice be rolled).  "Probability" is a way of quantifying how often what you want to happen is probable given all the ways things could happen (example: how often you can roll doubles on dice).

5/14  Pass in Review Packets, Start Counting (order doesn't matter, Factorial) p.4-9
5/15  Math MCAS (A G H B)
5/16  Counting when order matters p.10-17     Math MCAS (C E F H D)
5/17  Counting Sample space, dealing with repeats p.18-24
5/18  Counting Quiz

5/21  Start Probability p.25-31
5/23  Probability with And, Or, Not (M&M Simulation) p.32-36
5/24  More with simulations (Dice) p.37-41
5/25  Expected Value p.42-46

5/28 Memorial Day
5/30  Review Day 1 (cell phone simulation) p.47-49
5/31  Review Day 2 p.50-53
6/01 Probability Test

Review of all Previous Units

Between Wednesday, May 2nd and Friday, May 11th we will spend every day in class working on a review packet which covers all of the previous units from the year.  The packet will be graded and will comprise most of the points for the term (it is worth about 200 points!) so make sure you do your best on every single problem.  It will be due at the start of class on Monday, May 14th.  You will be able to use your graded review to help you on your final project.

Last Part of Unit 5: Rational Functions

Rational number are numbers that can be written as fractions using integers for the numerator and denominator.  Rational Functions are functions that can be written as fractions using polynomials for the numerator and denominator.

4/09  Rational functions p.44-47

4/11  Summarize transformations of 1/x p.48-49, calculator work p.50

4/12  Word Problems p.51-53

4/13  Rational Function Quiz (5.6 - 5.7)

April Vacation 4/14 - 4/22.

4/23  Review of 5.1-5.3 p.54 - 59
4/25  Review of 5.4 - 5.5 p.60 - 64
4/26  Review of 5.6 - 5.7 p.65 - 68
4/27  Review Activity

4/30  Unit 5 Test

Next up: Polynomials

We extend our study of functions in factored for to general polynomials.  Linear and quadratic functions are simple polynomials so we take what we have learned about them and see what can be applied to higher degree functions.

3/26  5.4 Polynomial Functions in factored form p.23-27
3/28  Zeros of multiplicity k and the IVT p.27-34
3/29  More practice p.35-38
3/30  5.5 Solving using the Calculator p.39-41 (End of Term 3 - makeups and test corrections due!)

4/02  More practice p.42-43
4/04  Review activity
4/05  Quiz of 5.4 and 5.5
4/06  Good Friday (no school)

April Vacation 4/14 - 4/22.

Starting Unit 5: Polynomials

First up, quadratic functions.  We are going to focus on the benefits of working with quadratics in factored form.

3/12  5.1 Intro to quadratics in factored form p.2-6
3/14  5.2 Quadratics in Factored Form (more formally) p.7-11
3/15  5.3 Using the Calculator p.12 - top of p. 14
3/16  Relating zeros and solutions p.14-19

3/19  More zeros and solutions p.20-22
3/20  MCAS until 10:40 (homeroom G H A)
3/21  MCAS until 10:40 (E F C D)  Review 5.1-5.3
3/22  MCAS until 9:15 (B A G H F)
3/23  Quiz of 5.1 - 5.3

Finishing the Matrix Unit

We started studying matrices before vacation but now we will concentrate on applications.

2/27  What we know so far (worksheet of your problems)
2/29  Dominance Matrices and Food Webs p.40-43
3/01  Transformations Day 1 p.44-47
3/02  Transformations Day 2 p.48-49, worksheet

3/05  Matrix Applications Quiz
3/07  Unit Review p.50-54
3/08  Review Activity (and Half Day - C B H F)
3/09  Unit 4 Matrix Test

Unit 4: Systems and Matrices

This unit starts with a review of linear systems and then moves to explore matrices - a branch of mathematics that is only about 150 year old (new!) and has become ever more useful as computers and calculators get smaller and faster. We will look at many real applications so you can see that this is math that you can use to solve real problems right now!

1/27 Start 4.1: Graphical solutions of Linear Systems, p.2-6
1/30 Substitution and Elimination solutions of Linear Systems, p.7-9, p.11
2/01 Quick Quiz of Solution Methods; Modeling p.12-13
2/02 Start 4.2: Intro to Matrices p.14-17
2/03 Matrix Multiplication p.18-20

2/06 Doing matrices on the calculator p.21-23
2/08 Matrix word problems (use the calculator!) p.24-29
2/09 Solving systems using matrices, method 1 (rref) p.31 and 30(again)
2/10 Solving systems using matrices, method 2 (inverse key) p.32 and 30(again)

2/13 Review sections 4.1 and 4.2
2/15 Quiz of 4.1 and 4.2 (Basic matrix manipulation and solving systems 5 ways)