1. You can only go to the Internet site that is specified by Mr. Thompson.
2. A seating chart must be made (So that the user of a particular computer at a particular time, can be traced).
   • So do not switch seats or computers, instead:
   • Tell Mr. Thompson about any problems being experienced and let him fix it.

Thursday March 19, 2009

Math

• Vocabulary test next Monday.
• Test on Circles next Monday.
• Today's topic: Arcs and Sectors.
  

• Compass, ruler, protractor, overhead projector.

• Radius, Diameter, Circumference, Center, Pi, Geometry Compass, Area, Sector, Protractor.

• Using overhead projector,
• Show how to draw a circle of a given radius (R=4cm)
• Draw an angle of 50 degrees ant its center.
• Calculate its circumference.
• Calculate the arclenght for 50 degrees
• Use thread and a ruler to measure its lenght and compare.
• Calculate area of the Sector.
• Classwork :
• Do the 5 examples given.

• Good Classes.
• Only 1 example given for classwork-Pool 50m in Radius find arc-length for edge-tiles that make 40 degrees at the center.
• Period 7 did not discuss bicycle's speedometer nor do the classwork example.
• Thread and ruler not used, instead comparison was made by eye of the Arclength to the Radius to see if calculated Arc Length was reasonable.
• Circle of Radius = 7 cm was used (instead of 4 cm which was a bit small)

Advisory (Class Rules) Due Friday, March 20, 2009

• Essay 7: Put these in order of priority for you: Me, My Family, God, the Country.  
• Why? Give at least 3 points.

• Good Class.

Rules of Arithmetic and Algebra

• Summary of Rules for Addition and Multiplication of Integers
• 
  Commutative rule, Distributive rule, "Understood Signs", The Addition Rules, The Multiplication Rules, The Subtraction Rules

•  Math Archade(Funbrain)
•  Math is Fun
•  Coolmath

• Area of Parallelogram
• Area of Triangle

Math Grade Weighting and Ranges

Class Rules

 Ascend direct

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Teacher: Tyrone A. G. Thompson