Archive for May, 2008

I've forgotten my algebra

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

obryant7: This is a little embarrassing, but whatever. My curiosity demands answers! Given an equation like “P = 10x^2 + 40x”, if you know the value of x, it’s easy to find P. Substitute in and away you go. However, what the heck do you do if you … Read ...

Extension Problems from Shapes of Algebra

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Paul Wells: In Shapes of Algebra Page 63 #51 - 55 Page 64 #56 Page 65 #57 - 63 Page 67 #67 FCAs 2 points: all problems genuinely attempted in their entirety 2 points: abundant evidence that quality time and effort were spent thinking about, … Share and Enjoy: These icons link ...

Shipp: Perdue's to Blame for School Failure

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

mathtutoringhelps: Half of Georgia’s eighth graders failed the math exam, and even more failed the now-discarded social studies exam. Don’t you love it? Set children up for failure, then when they fail, and it makes you look bad, toss the results. … Read more

Content This Week

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

laura_a: So far this week, we’ve covered:. Monday: Area Under A Curve (section 10.1); Tuesday: Area Between Two Curves (section 10.2); Wednesday: The Definite Integral (section 11.1). Click here to download notes from today’s class (section … Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and ...

Charleston’s Historic Schools

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

1 ACE: Today, the Ashley Hall curriculum includes required and elective courses in English, mathematics, history, modern and classical languages, sciences and the arts. Honors courses and 18 Advanced Placement courses are available to … Read more

Gwinnett asked math teachers to stay for summer school

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

Andisheh Nouraee: Gwinnett County Schools began to prepare teachers for higher than normal failure rates on the standardized math exam for middle-schoolers long before the state announced the… Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. Read more

Indict Reexamine: The Spherical trigonometry with respect to Trivet

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

unknown: The disabled with regard to damper is a entrancing muddle in point of Boolean algebra and human ecology. The combinatorial and probabilistic propensity as respects the trudging and two-way communication touching cards– in addition … Share and Enjoy: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and ...

Today is my monday

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

unknown: I have a math midterm then a marketing midterm right after it. (ugh) I will have math exam from 8-10 then marketing from 10-12 but then that is it! Yeah a whole summer off! My tastes are totally changing. yesterday I painted my … Read more

More 8th grade algebra does not lower college remediation

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

AllisonMerlino: The Sacramento bee on May 22 published an analysis of why students who take algebra in 8th grade instead of 9th are not lowering college remediation and improving college success. California state policy promoted 8th grade algebra to … Read more

9.3 - From Vertex to General Form (Day 2)

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

sabyasachi: I went over the Practice Your Skills worksheet. I only had the students do every other letter: a, c, e, … and told them that I would give them a quiz on the other questions. For homework I gave them 1 - 7 from the book. Read more