Math-Talk-Blog

Assignments 4th Six Wks

2012-01-26T06:32:00.000-08:00

Week of 1-18-12
1. Section 8-3 Rational Functions /pg. 460/#1-28 all
2. Quiz 8-3
3. Domain & Range of Rationals/ Worksheet

Week of 1-23-12
1. Section 8-6 Solving Rationals/ pg. 484/#1-27 Omit 7-9 & 18-21
2. Review for test/ Worksheet
3. Comptete Book Review in Blog

Week of 1-30-2012
1. Test Chapter 8

Assignments 3rd six wks

2011-12-02T11:19:00.000-08:00

Week of 11-14-11
1. Section 6-4 Behaviors of Polynomial functions /pg. 335/#1-34 all
2. Quiz 6-4
3. Blog & Reading Review

Week of 11-28-11
1. Section 6-5 Analyzing Graphs of Polynomials /pg. 343/#11-22 all
2. Section 6-7 Factors of Polynomials /pg. 359/#10-28 all

Week of 12-5-11
1. Section 7-1 Operations on Functions /pg. 388-9 /#14-18 & 28-44 Evens
2. Quiz 7-1
3. Section 7-2 Inverses /pg.395/#10, 16-35 all

Week of 12-12-11
1. Section 7-3 Square Roots/ pg. 400/#1-20 all
2. Test 7-1, 7-2, 7-3
3. Review packet for ACP

ALG II preAP Assignments 3rd six weeks

2011-11-11T09:50:00.000-08:00

Week of 11-14-11
1. Section 6-4 Behaviors of Polynomial functions / pg335/ # 1 - 34 all
2. Quiz 6-4
3. Reading Report! Choose a book from the list below.
4. Create a blogspot and make an entry about the first 3 chapters of the book.

ALG II preAP Assignments 2nd six weeks

2011-11-04T14:39:00.000-07:00

Week of 10-10-2011
1. Section 5-7 Vertx Form / pg 290-291/ #8-32 all & #51-53 all
2. Section 5-5 Completing the square / pg 273/ #28-39 all

Week of 10-17-11
1. Test Review: Practice 5-7 worksheet / Practice 5-5 Worksheet
2. TEST sections 5-5 & 5-7

Week of 10-24-11
1. Section 5-6 Quadratic Formula / pg.281-282/#1-39 all
2. Practice 5-6
3. Quiz Section 5-6 = B-day Quiz 10-31-11 and A-day Quiz 11-1-11

Week of 10-31-11
1. Section 6-1 Rules of Exponents / pg. 316 / # 1-37 all
2. Quiz Section 6-1
3. Section 6-2 Polynomials / pg. 323/ #21 - 36 all

Week of 11-4-11
1. Section 6-3 Dividing Polynomials / pg. 329 / #13-28 all
2. Quiz Sections 6-2 and 6-3

Videos on Completing the square method:

Test this week-

2011-10-19T11:04:00.001-07:00

Finding vertex equation from 2 points

Finding vertex equation from standard form

ALG II preAP Assignments 1st six wks

2011-09-16T07:59:00.000-07:00

Week of 8-22-2011
1. Exploring Domain and Range worksheet.
2. Section 2-1 pg.62 & 63 / 2- 40 Evens

Week of 8-29-2011
1. Review worksheets = Domain, Range, Increasing or Decreasing, Functions and None-Functions, Discrete, Continuous, Function Equations and Graphs
2. Test on Section 2-1

Week of 9-6-2011
1. Hand shake problem
2. Regression Model for Stopping Distance. Pg 252/#1-4
3. Regression Models/ 6 problem worksheet

Week of 9-12-2011
1. Regression Models. Pg 94/ #7-16
2. Quadratic's x- intercepts and Standard form.
3. Section 5-3 pg 256-7 / # 2- 40 Evens

Week of 9-19-2011
1. Sec. 5-3 Practice worksheet- Quadratics
2. TEST: Regression Models, Quadtratic's x-intercepts, factor-form and standard-form.

Week of 9-26-11
1. Worksheet Jump Up!
2. Review for six weeks test /practice 5-3

Six weeks test:
Oct 3rd or Oct 4th

Meet the Teachers Monday Sept 19th

2011-09-15T09:33:00.000-07:00

First PTSA Meeting, this coming Monday, September 19 at BTW!

Mini School, Meet the Teachers, and
Rachel's Challenge Preview
Free, easy parking at the Lexus Silver Parking facility until 9 p.m.
{Located beneath the City Performance Hall (currently under construction), directly across (east of) Jack Evens Street from the Wyly Theatre.}

Agenda
6 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Check in and Schedule Pick Up: Zero Floor Refreshments: Green Room (outdoor courtyard, outside the cafeteria)
Parents, in preparation for mini school, please pick up your child's schedule. Then, join us for refreshments prior to the meeting.

6:30 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. General Meeting and Rachel's Challenge Preview: MAT (Montgomery Arts Theater)
There is a brief (promise!) PTSA meeting with a welcome from Principal Fraley, followed by introductions of administrators and department heads. Patricia Arvanitis, PTSA president, will then give a quick synopsis of the PTSA's mission for this school year and provide an introduction of the PTSA officers.
After the meeting, if you have not already done so, it is important for you to pick up your child's schedule for the mini-school portion of our evening. Then, you may adjourn to your child's first classroom for the beginning of mini school and meet the teachers.
7:20 p.m. - 9 p.m. Mini School and Meet the Teachers
Step into your child's shoes! Visit their classrooms and meet their teachers. They will provide information such as: a course syllabus; grading, homework, and classwork policies; their contact information; and the best time to reach them.

7:20 p.m. - 8:05 p.m. Morning Classes

Attend your child's morning classes

8:05 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. Bites and Beverages Commons/Cafeteria

A short break will include beverages and desserts. (Yum!)

8:20 p.m. - 9 p.m. Afternoon Classes

Attend your child's afternoon classes.

Discrete vs. Continuous

2011-09-01T18:18:00.000-07:00

Business p. 42 #1

2011-03-03T16:09:00.000-08:00

Carbon Dating p.42 #2

2011-03-03T16:01:00.000-08:00

5th Six Weeks Assignments

2011-03-03T06:27:00.000-08:00

1. Section 9-6 /Practice worksheet
2. Quiz 9-6
3. Review Chapter 9
4. Chapter 9 Test

growth & Decay Word problems/ Sec.9-6 / #5

2011-03-02T15:38:00.000-08:00

growth & Decay Word problems/ Sec.9-6 / #4

2011-03-02T14:24:00.000-08:00

growth & Decay Word problems/ Sec.9-6 / #3

2011-03-02T13:21:00.001-08:00

Growth & Decay Word problems/ Sec.9-6 / #2

2011-03-02T13:13:00.000-08:00

Growth & Decay Word problems/ Sec.9-6 / #1

2011-03-02T13:03:00.000-08:00

4th Six Weeks Assignments

2011-01-19T12:32:00.000-08:00

1. Section 8-6 / part1 / p. 484 / 10- 30 all
2. Section 9-1 / part1 / p. 504 / 18 - 35 all
3. Section 9-1 / part2 / p. 504,505 / 15 -17 & 39 -50 all
4. Practice worksheet 9-1
5. Quiz 9-1
6. Section 9-2 / p. 514- 515 / 1 - 12 & 23 - 49 all
7. Section 9-3 / p. 524- 525 / 12 - 36 all / omit 21
8. Quiz 9-3
9. Section 9-5 / p. 540 / 17- 42 all
10. Quiz 9-5
11. Project e the Natural Number

3rd Six Weeks Assignments

2010-11-29T13:03:00.000-08:00

11-15-2010 thru 12-17-2010
1. Section 6-1 Work-sheet / Front and Back
2. Section 6-7 Text book pg. 357 /#10- 28 all
3. TEST / Holiday Take Home
4. Project / 1000 Origami wish!
5. Quiz / Section 6-7
6. Square Roots Packet
7. Inverses Worksheet
8. Section 8-3 Text book pg.460 / #1- 28 all
9. Quiz / Section 8-3
10. ACP review packet

Origami Project

2010-11-18T14:31:00.001-08:00

There is a legend that says: Any person who folds a thousand paper cranes will be granted a wish!
So we will make a thousand origami-s as a group.
Our collected wish is: “This is our cry. This is our prayer. Peace in the world.”
You are to make 6 origami cranes or swans or stars-
On one side you will write your wish (only one personal wish) on the other side you can have a print or a design.

how to fold an origami bird base from josey on Vimeo.

How to fold an origami paper crane from josey on Vimeo.

how to fold an origami lucky (puffy) star from josey on Vimeo.

How to make a paper Crane

2010-11-18T14:21:00.000-08:00

Second Six Weeks Assignments:

2010-11-05T10:33:00.000-07:00

10-4-2010 thru 11-5-2010

1. Section 5-2 Text book pg. 249 /#1 - 13 all
2. Section 5-3 Text book pg. 256 /#1 - 46 all
3. Section 5-6 Text book pg. 281 /#15 - 30 all
4. Quiz Section 5-6
5. Section 5-7 Text book pg. 290 /#13 - 32 all
6. Chapter 5 Review
7. TEST Chapter 5

8. Section 6-2 Text book pg. 323 /#42 - 51 all
9. Section 6-4 Text book pg. 335 /#1 - 35 all
10. Quiz Section 6-2,4
11. Blog- Math-Art Connections

2010-10-29T09:05:00.000-07:00

Using TRACE! By: Caroline Dingwall

2010-10-21T22:03:00.000-07:00

Using TRACE Feature

1. The TRACE feature is a wonderful tool
for understanding the various characteristics
of a graph. For illustration purposes we'll
use the graph .
Enter this equation as Y1 on the Y= screen.

2. Then use the GRAPH key to graph the
function. In this case please graph the function
on the standard window by hitting ZOOM 6.

3. After pressing ZOOM 6 the graph should
appear. To use the trace feature press the
TRACE key. A cursor should appear on the
graph at the y-intercept (0, -5.625).
4. We can walk the cursor along the curve
in either direction by using the arrow right
and arrow left keys.

5. Because the location of the cursor is
constantly displayed as we move, finding
intervals where the function is positive or
negative is simply a matter of watching the
sign of y. Use this feature to find the x and
y intercepts or points of intersection and more!

(Helpful website)
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0073022845/student_view0/calculator_keystroke_guide.html

Caroline Dingwall ♫♫♫♫

First Six Weeks Assignments:

2010-09-01T17:00:00.000-07:00

8-23-2010 thru 9-3-2010

1. Work-sheet Review Lesson 12
2. Section 2-1 Text book pg. 62-63 /#1 - 24 all & #35 - 39 all
3. Quiz 2-1
4. Section 2-2 Text book pg. 69/#28 - 33 all & #31 - 38 all
5. Section 2-2 Extra Practice Work-sheet
6. Section 2-3 Text book pg. 75/#14 - 36
7. Composition Book Check / Notes from 2-1 to 2-3

9-7-2010 thru 9-17-2010

8. Section 2-4 Text book pg. 82/#1 - 30
9. Quiz Sections 2-3, 2-4
10. Section 2-5 Text book pg. 88/#1 - 5 Graphing Calculator .
11. Quiz Section 2-5

9-20-2010 thru 9-25-2010

12- Section 5-1 Text book pg. 241, 242/ #22- 36 all

Welcome Back 2010 / 2011 !

2010-08-27T16:58:00.000-07:00

The website, www.greatschools.org, has named Booker T. Washignton HSPVA one of the BEST schools in the Dallas metro area with a five star rating and a perfect "10" rating.
BTW students and staff have been spotlighted and recognized in numerous local, state and national publications for their work in the arts. Spotlights articles on students and staff can be found in the summer issues of the Dallas Morning News, Southwest Airlines Spirit Magazine, Texas Monthly, and Dance Teacher Magazine.
Students from Booker T. participated in some of the best summer enrichment programs across the country at some of the most prestigious colleges and universities including Columbia University, Southern Methodist University, Julliard, Alvin Ailey, Harvard University, and Interlochen just to name a few!

Luck vs Probability by: Alexander Phengsakmueang

2010-04-20T20:51:00.000-07:00

Luck vs. Probability

by: Alexander Phengsakmueang (Click here to see the entire blog)

They say there is no such thing as luck. All outcomes are based on a thing called chance or probability.For example, they say there is a fifty percent chance that you will land heads with a quarter. There is a 0.19230769230769230769230769230769 percent chance that you will draw an queen of hearts from a standard deck of playing cards. And this is the simple version. All of these statistics exist, whether you know them or not. All these little facts come together to create a 100 percent chance of something to happen, we just don't know what outcome that belongs to.

6th Six Weeks Assignments

2010-04-06T14:07:00.000-07:00

5-3-10 thru 5-19-10
Section 8-6 Text book pg. 484/#6 - 20 Evens Only
Section 9-2 Text book pg. 514/ #1-12 and #23-47 All
Section 9-4 Text book pg. 532/ #22-49 All
Section 9-5 Text book pg. 540/ #18-42 All

by: Luke Garrison 5th period

2010-04-04T18:30:00.000-07:00

Journalist Steven Strogatz of the New York Times poses us with the question that has puzzled human beings since the dawn of counting; What exactly is mathematics, and why has become such an important aspect in our every day lives? It has generally been accepted by most of the scientific community of today that mathematics is defined as the study of patterns. This can be patterns of nature, patterns of the cosmos, of behavior, electric fields, etc. But where we see patterns arise most frequently are within numbers. Numbers: The tools we use to calculate everything from buying candies from the local foodstore to tracking the path of satellites sent to Saturn. They are everywhere in our daily lives, following us like lost children, or, in our day and age, like ghosts. There is a fear of numbers that is growing in society. But why is this?

It's really not that difficult to figure out why people are afraid of numbers. Strange Arabic symbols taking the place of abstract concepts dealing with quantities? Of course you're going to have an uncomfortable audience full of head-scratching, nail biting, and tugging of shirt collars. Numbers can be compared to post-modern art. Pollock, Rothko, Mondrian (neoplasticism); the average Joe is often set into a fit of rage at these giants. What makes splattering paint over a canvas so brilliant? What do giant blocks of color have to do with my life? What is so great about a bunch of lines with primary colors? Each piece of artwork tells a story of firey passion, sadness, excitement... much the same way that numbers try to tell the heart-wrenching story of our universe. Ellaborate formulaes of infinite series, elegant equations merging gravity and electromagnetism, the math behind fractals! All of it is just a peek into a strange, fascinating world we call home. God is a painter, and numbers are the medium. They hold the key to a hidden truth.

"To most outsiders, modern mathematics is unknown territory. Its borders are protected by dense thickets of technical terms; its landscapes are a mass of indecipherable equations and incomprehensible concepts. Few realize that the world of modern mathematics is rich with vivid images and provocative ideas."
~Ivars Peterson

5th Six-Wks Assignments

2010-03-09T09:13:00.000-08:00

3-1-10 thru 3-12-10
Section 8-3 Text book pg. 461/#14-28 all
Quiz- Section 8-3
Section 8-4 Wk-sheet/Study guide/ 1-12 both sides
Quiz- Section 8-4
Section 8-3 Wk-sheet/Horizontal Asymptotes/ 1-9 all
Test- ACP Review Pkt

Almost Pi Day!
3-12-10

From Fish to Infinity / NY Times

2010-03-02T20:27:00.000-08:00

Steven Strogatz is a professor of applied mathematics at Cornell University.
He is the author, most recently, of “The Calculus of Friendship,” the story of his 30-year correspondence with his high school calculus teacher. In this series, which appears every Monday, he takes readers from the basics of math to the baffling.
NYTimes
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/31/from-fish-to-infinity/?hp

Where exactly do numbers come from? Did humanity invent them? Or discover them?
A further subtlety is that numbers (and all mathematical ideas, for that matter) have lives of their own. We can’t control them. Even though they exist in our minds, once we decide what we mean by them we have no say in how they behave. They obey certain laws and have certain properties, personalities, and ways of combining with one another, and there’s nothing we can do about it except watch and try to understand. In that sense they are eerily reminiscent of atoms and stars, the things of this world, which are likewise subject to laws beyond our control … except that those things exist outside our heads....

ALG II PreAP / 4th Six-Wks Assignments

2010-01-21T08:59:00.000-08:00

01-20-10 thru 01-29-10
Section 6-2 Text Book pg.323/#21-36 all & 48-51 all
Section 6-3 Text Book pg.329/#13-30 all
Section 7-1 Text Book pg.388/#1-9 all
Quiz- Section 7-1

02-01-10 thru 02-05-10
Section 7-2 Text Book pg.395/#10,11,16-35 all
Section 7-5 Text Book pg.413/#18-25 all AND Sec. 7-6 pg.419/#1-8 all
Section 7-7 Text Book pg.425/#11-28 all (#20:Bonus)

02-08-10 thru 02-19-10
Test- Sections 7-1, 7-2, 7-3
Section 8-1 Text Book pg.446/#1-15 all, 21 & 44. #5 Bonus
Quiz- Section 8-1
Section 8-3 Text Book pg.460,461/#1-8 all 13-32 all

ALG II PreAP / 3rd Six-Wks Assignments

2009-11-30T08:21:00.000-08:00

12-14-09 thru 12-18-09
Section 6-1 Text Book pg.316/#11-26 all
Quiz- Sections: 6-1
Review Packet

11-30-09 thru 12-11-09
Test- Presentations of Projects
Section 5-6 Text Book pg.281/#15-24 all
Function Transformations - Wk sheet
Origami Wish

11-16-09 thru 11-20-09
Section 5-7 Text Book pg.290-291/#13-32 all & 51-53 all
Quiz- Sections: 5-7

01-05-10 thru 01-08-10
REVIEW! REVIEW!

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 –
1st Period 8:55 AM – 10:55 AM Final Exam
2nd Period 11:05 AM – 1:05 PM Final Exam

Wednesday, January 13, 2010 –
4th Period 8:55 AM – 10:55 AM Final Exam
5th Period 11:05 AM – 1:05 PM Final Exam

Thursday, January 14, 2010 –
6th Period 8:55 AM – 10:55 AM Final Exam
7th Period 11:05 AM – 1:05 PM Final Exam

Friday, January 15, 2010 –
9th Period 8:55 AM – 10:55 AM Final Exam
10th Period 11:05 AM – 1:05 PM Final Exam

Math Project: Due 1st or 2nd day after Thanks-Giving Holiday

2009-11-18T12:27:00.000-08:00

This is suppose to be a fun project. So no stressing aloud! It will count as a test grade. Consider it my early Christmas present.

1) Choose from one of the topics
*The Infinity Symbol
*Fibonacci sequence
*Golden Ratio
*Imaginary and Complex Numbers
*Quadratics
*Artists that use Math
*Mathematicians that use Art
*transcendental Numbers
*Music and Math

2) Decide How to present your project: Choose from the following:
*Make it online on your blog.
*Make it digital = multimedia, video, music composition…etc
*Make something physical, a 2-D or 3-D visual object, such as a collage, a painting or a mobile, sculpture...etc

ALG II PreAP / 3rd Six-Wks Assignments

2009-11-18T11:58:00.000-08:00

11-16-09 thru 11-20-09
Section 5-7 Text Book pg.290-291/#13-32 all & 51-53 all
Quiz- Sections: 5-7

Online Text Book Glencoe

2009-11-16T12:48:00.000-08:00

ONLINE TEXT BOOK (click here)
Class Name : Algebra2
Class Code : nj88

ALG II PreAP /2nd Six-Wks Assignments

2009-11-02T08:34:00.000-08:00

11-02-09 thru 11-12-09
Section 5-2 Text Book pg.249/#1-13 all
Section 5-3 Text Book pg.256/#13-30 all
Graphing Calculator & Composition Book Check -
Review for six weeks Test
Six weeks text

10-19-09 thru 10-30-09
Section 3-3 Text Book pg.132/#1-4 all & #7-17 all
Quiz- Sections: 3-2 and 3-3
Worksheet- Systems of Linear equations- Word Problems
Section 5-1 Text Book Noteson Vocab and key concepts pg. 236-238
Section 5-1 Text Book pg.241/#22-31 all
Quiz- Section: 5-1

10-05-09 thru 10-16-09
Section 3-1 Text Book pg.120,121/#13-34 all
Section 3-2 Text Book pg.127/#6-23 all
Section 2-3 Text Book pg.75/#13-36 all
Section 2-4 Text Book pg.82/#1-30 all
Quiz- Sections: 2-3 and 2-4

Math! Whats Your Opinion?

2009-09-23T12:33:00.000-07:00

Blog by Priscilla Mendez

2009-09-20T14:28:00.000-07:00

'There is no place like home' by: Priscilla Mendez (click here to see he entire blog)
There is no place like home. Home to you is different to everybody else. My new home is Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. This is no ordinary high school. To it's staff and it's student body this is what we call home. Our family here at Booker T. has been through so much all together. As we said good-bye to our old building and what we knew as home, we were brought to a complete and totally different world at Nolan Estes. Now we are welcomed back into the arts district here in Dallas, and proud to be back. I did not get to experience the many memories in the old building but, was luckey to experience the creative good-byes.

DATA: Section 2-5

2009-09-20T12:53:00.000-07:00

What are Scatter plots? Hmmm…

by: Codi Fant! (Click here for Codi's blog)

Scatter plots display dots representing a collection of data. These scatter plots determine if the data given is a positive or negative correlation or if it even has one at all. The purposes of these are to determine and examine the relationships between the variables. Each dot represents a single unit of data entered. The more dots entered the easier it is to see trends and patterns of the entered information.

Scatter plots are statistics applied to mathematics or the arts. Statistics are the representation of data.

Notes/Steps on scatter plots and graphing-

Push these buttons in order for scatter plot graphing/Section 2-5:

STAT (arrow) 1:EDIT - info – L1, L2 - Y= - PLOT1

Move arrow to highlight

Clear anything in Y=

ZOOM - 9:ZOOM - STAT – ENTER

Find equation

STAT (arrow) Cal - 4: Lin Reg (ax=b)

“Lin Reg (ax=b) L1(push: 2^nd +1), L2(2^nd+2), Y(Vars) (arrow) yVars – 1:Functon – ENTER

2^nd+ graph – Y= - 2^nd + Window – 2^nd + graph

Scatter Plot Magic

by: Maisie O'Brien (Click here for Maisie's Blog)

In our most recent Algebra class, we learned about data points, linear correlation and standard deviation/the distance between the points and the actual slope of the line.
Discovering the line in relation to your data (done on your trusty graphing calculator) is highly useful for discerning whether your data makes any sense and allows you to confirm trends. If the data points are all directly on the line, you know that you have a consistancy in whatever you are observing. If the data points gather around the general direction of your line, then that's o.k. too. Concern should only occur when you get sporadic points all over your graph-which indicates that you are recording very random things.

We also learned about Integral Theory, where the shape, color, size etc. represent different characteristics of each point such as the ethnicity or wealth of a country.
Ms. J showed us an interesting video about how to not make data boring : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVimVzgtD6w

ALG II PreAP /1st Six Wks /Assignments

2009-09-19T12:20:00.000-07:00

Section 1-1 Study-Guide work sheet
Section 1-4 Text Book pg.30/#15-32 all
Quiz- Section 1-4
Section 1-3 Text Book pg.23-24/#31-40 all & #50-57 all
Section 2-7 Text Book pg.104/#10-21 all
Quiz- Section 2-7
Section 2-1 Text Book pg.62/#1-22 all
Quiz-Section 2-1
Section 2-5 Text Book pg.88,89/#1-4 all

TEST - Sections: 1-3, 1-4, 2-1, 2-5, 2-7, 3-1

ALG II PreAP

2009-09-16T08:24:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Algebra II PreAP!
This course will make math come alive with its many intriguing examples of algebra in the world around you.

Assignments/ begin 8-24-09 and end 9-15-09:
Section 1-1 Study-Guide work sheet
Section 1-4 Text Book pg.30/#15-32 all
Quiz- Section 1-4
Section 1-3 Text Book pg.23-24/#31-40 all & #50-57 all
Section 2-7 Text Book pg.104/#10-21 all
Quiz- Section 2-7
Section 2-1 Text Book pg.62/#1-22 all
Quiz-Section2-1

Kiera loves Math and Poetry!

2009-09-11T08:22:00.000-07:00

Kiera Williams said...
I really believe that Sarah Glaz and JoAnne Growney are a magnificient duo. I love math and i write poetry as well, but i never thought of combining the two. I'm speechless, it's just unbelieveable. I've been inspired to try some for my myself. I thank the first person who began this series of poetry ,for thinking outside the box. It's sad to say, but thinking outside the box these days seem to have been thrown to the dogs.
Inspired,Kiera Williams

Mathematics and love coupled in professor's book of poetry
In a poem from “Five Poems about Zero,”
Eryk Salvaggio writes about losing love:
Zero is a numberof yearning.
In your absence,I have nothing.
But it’s mine.
“Sacrifice and Bliss,” a poem by Kaz Maslanka, is in the form of a mathematical equation. “
The equation-poem involves the mathematical notion of a limit,” Glaz explains.
“It can be ‘translated’ into words by saying that the relation between ego and love in a relationship is inversely proportional.
As egos approach zero,
love grows to infinity.”

Glaz says the book also contains a few “humorous, geeky” poems.
Katharine O’Brien writes in her poem “Valentine”:

You disintegrate my differential,
you dislocate my focus.
My pulse goes up like an exponential
whenever you cross my locus.

Glaz, who wrote a poem called “Calculus,” says her poem is about the passionate, early history of calculus.
“It’s something I tell my students when I teach them calculus – the story of Newton versus Leibniz,” she says.
Mathematics is much like art, Glaz says:
“I love to teach and I love doing research in mathematics.
I think that proving a theorem and writing a poem come from the same place.
You need to create, to discover, to look for a truth, to look for a pattern, and then enjoy it when it appears, and, of course, share it with students.”
Glaz is author and editor of several books and many articles in an area of mathematics called commutative algebra.
“Mathematics publications are for the initiated,” she says.
“They are read by the few hundred people around the world who work in the same research area.”Strange Attractors, on the other hand, is an interdisciplinary work touching on mathematics, poetry, and history.
In addition to the collection of poems, it includes bibliographical information for further exploration of the links between mathematics and poetry, and biographical information on the contributors and on the mathematicians appearing in the poems.
“It was exhilarating to work on such a project,” Glaz says.
“I hope the book brings poetry to mathematicians and some love of mathematics to poets. I hope people from many disciplines enjoy it.”

Welcome Back!

2009-08-26T06:41:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts.
BTWHSPVA is located in the Dallas Arts District and serves a
diverse student body of dedicated and committed young artists. The school has
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In 2008, BTWHSPVA was named one of the five best fine arts programs in the US by the National Fine Arts Association. Annually, students from BTWHSPVA attend the best colleges, universities and conservatories from across the country including Harvard, John Hopkins University, SUNY, Tisch School of the Arts, Berkley, Julliard, UT, to name just a few! As a testament to the strength of the school and its student body, the 167 graduating seniors from the class 2009 earned over $9 million dollars in college scholarships!

Geometry: Last six weeks

2009-05-04T12:31:00.000-07:00

Section 10-1 p.559/43-52 all & Section 10-2 p.567/10-20 all,48,49
Section 10-3 p.574/9-33 all
Section 10-6 p.603/10-26 all
Mid- Chapter Test/ sections: 10-1,10-2,10-3,10-6
Chapter 10 Packet: Section 10-4, 10-5 Packet
Section 10-8 Packet (extra credit)
TEST: Chapter 10
ACP Review 1
ACP Review 2

For extra help on chapter 10, click here!

Calculus Solutions- Practice AP Exam

2009-04-17T13:04:00.000-07:00

TAKS testing begins 4-27-09

2009-04-16T10:22:00.000-07:00

Click on the links below for TAKS Practice and help:
2008 TAKS math 11th grade (Answers are at end of document)
2008 TAKS math 10th grade (Answers are at end of document)
2008 TAKS math 9th grade (Answers are at end of document)

2004 TAKS math 9th grade(Answers are at end of document)
2004 TAKS math 10th grade(Answers are at end of document)

Interactive Study Guides
Make your own study guide
Study guide book 9th grade math

Study guide book 10th grade math

Study guide book 11th grade math- Exit Level

Geometry 5th six-wks

2009-03-26T06:18:00.000-07:00

Click on any assignment below to get extra help!
Section 9-5 Dilations/p.529-531(6-17, 26-31, 38-40)
Section 9-5 Quiz
Section 11-1,2,3 Areas/p.657(1-13 all)
Section 11-4 Composite Areas/p.661(6-16 all)
TAKS Review/Group Quiz
Section 13-1 Volumes Prisms/p.732(1-7,21,22)
Section 13-2 Volumes Pyramids/p.740(5-10,14,15)
Chapter13 Review/p.769/1-7 odds,8-13all
TEST

Last 6 weeks we'll begin TAKS study packets

Pi Day

2009-03-23T08:00:00.001-07:00

Geometry 5th six-wks begins

2009-03-05T09:40:00.000-08:00

Section 9-5 Dilations/page 529-531(6-17, 26-31, 38-40)
Section 9-5 Quiz
Section 11-1,2,3 Areas/Page 657(1-13 all)

Parents Night! 3-9-09
Almost PI DAY! 3-12-09 or 3-13-09
Spring Break! 3-14-09 Students return on 3-23-09
Math TAKS 4-28-09

Calculus week of 3-2-09

2009-03-03T09:50:00.001-08:00

Integration by U substitution Packet:
Due 3-4-09 (1-10 all & 23-26 all)
Prepare for Pop-Quiz!

Geometry: Last week of 6-wks

2009-02-25T07:32:00.000-08:00

Section 9-4/ Tessellations Work sheet and Notes
Section 9-5/ Dialations Work sheet and Notes
Chapter 9 Test or Project...

TAKS profiling

Geometry Project : Tessellations

2009-02-20T13:54:00.000-08:00

This text will be replaced

Geometry Week of 2-16-09

2009-02-16T09:46:00.000-08:00

Section 9-1/ pg. 501,502/ #21- 32 all
Section 9-2/ pg.506/ #1-5 all
Quiz: Sections 9-1, 9-2
Section 9-6/ Vectors Work sheet and Notes

What is POINT SYMMETRY?
Point Symmetry is when every part has a matching part that is ...... the same distance from the central point ...... but in the opposite direction.It looks the same when viewed from opposite directions, such as left vs right, or if turned upside down.It is sometimes called Origin Symmetry.
EXAMPLES:

AP Calculus Week of 2-9-09

2009-02-09T10:33:00.000-08:00

Fundamental Theorem of Calculus:
Sec.5-4/ Pg. 302-304/ 1- 20 all and 57- 59 all
Sec.5-3/ Pg. 291/ 31-36 all and 45-51 all
F.T.C. Packet Review packet
Chapter 5 Test Free Response Style: 2-16-09 or 2-17-09

Excellent LINKS for review:
http://archives.math.utk.edu/visual.calculus/4/ftc.10/index.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-2eu_v6sr8
http://hotmath.com/help/bookindexes2/minicalcgt/index.html

Geometry Week of 2-9-09 Trigonometry is not easy- Study!!!!

2009-02-09T10:09:00.000-08:00

Click here for a video example!

Sec.8-4 /pg.460/1- 8 all and 44-54 all
Sec.8-5 / Notes /Chapter 8 Review / Group work!

Chapter 8 Test. 2-11-09 or 2-12-09

Example:
A glider is flying above a field. The glider spots the field at a 9 angle of depression. The glider is flying at an altitude of 100 m. How many kilometers is the glider from the point 100 m above the field?
Hint: Choose a variable for the horizontal distance of the glider from the point above the field.
Choose a variable for the horizontal distance of the glider from the point directly above the field.
Let x = the horizontal distance of the glider from the point 100 m above the field.

AP Calculus-week of 2-2-09

2009-02-02T13:55:00.000-08:00

Assigned:1-29-09 Sec. 5-3/pg.290,291/ 1-26 All/Due:2-2-09 and collected!

2-2-09 Notes, Recap, Review/ Take Home Test/Due:2-4-09
Take home test has perfect examples for the in class timed test!!!!
2-4-09 Timed test; No Calculator: 10 questions, 20 minutes. Calculator: 5 questions, 15 minutes
Area under a Curve
The area between the graph of y = f(x) and the x-axis is given by the definite integral below. This formula gives a positive result for a graph above the x-axis, and a negative result for a graph below the x-axis.
Note: If the graph of y = f(x) is partly above and partly below the x-axis, the formula given below generates the net area. That is, the area above the axis minus the area below the axis.
Formula:

Example 1:
Find the area between y = 7 – x2 and the x-axis between the values x = –1 and x = 2.

Geometry Sec.8-3/Special Right Triangles

2009-02-02T08:08:00.001-08:00

Sec.8-3/pg.452/8-20 all

Geometry 4th six weeks Begins

2009-01-29T13:33:00.000-08:00

1-29-09/NOTES Section 8-1:

Sec.8-1 part 1/pg.436/10-23-all
Sec.8-1 part 2/pg.436/26-31-all
For step by step help on the text book assignment click here!

QUIZ or Take Home Test: section 8-1/1-27-09

Calculus 4th six weeks!

2009-01-29T09:33:00.000-08:00

1-21-09 Integration Packet/1-25 Odds/Due:1-23-09
1-23-09 Sec. 5-2/pg.282/ 7-12 All/Due:1-27-09
1-27-09 Sec. 5-2/pg.283/ 13-22 All/Due:1-29-09
1-29-09 Sec. 5-3/pg.290,291/ 1-26 All/Due:2-2-09
2-2-09 Notes, Recap, Review/ Take Home Test/Due:2-4-09
2-4-09 Sec. 5-4/pg.302/

Week of 1-6-09

2009-01-06T10:15:00.000-08:00

Notes/ Chapter 7 Proportions and similarity
Chapter 7 work sheets
Review / Fall semester Exam

Optional Project:
Choose an artist that uses Mathematics and produce a report.
Report can be: Power point, Video, Dance,
Speech, Poster ...etc.
Project grade can replace lowest Test or Quiz grade!

Week of 12-15-08

2008-12-12T10:41:00.000-08:00

Test/ Chapter 6
Notes/ Chapter 7 Proportions and similarity

Week of 12-8-08

2008-12-12T10:26:00.000-08:00

Quiz/ Section 5-4 & 5-5
Section 6-1/ pg. 321 / #1-22 all (1st and 2nd period only)
Section 6-2/ pg. 328/ #3-33 all
Chapter 6 / pg. 370/ #17-28 all
Step by Step Help Click here!

3rd Six Weeks Begins!

2008-12-04T06:51:00.000-08:00

Section 5-1 / Notes on: Medians & Centroid. Perpendicular Bisectors & Circumcenter. Angle Bisectors & Incenter.
Section 5-1 / pg. 275 / 6-11 all Dec. 1st or 2nd 2008
Section 5-1 / Quiz /Skills Practice worksheet Dec. 3rd or 4th 2008
Section 5-2 / Text Book page 284- #1-9 all Dec. 3rd or 4th 2008
Section 5-4 / Text Book page 299- #1-18 all Dec. 5th or 8th 2008
Click here for step by step Help!

End of 2nd six weeks!

2008-11-03T13:32:00.000-08:00

Below is all the assignments for the 2nd six weeks. Please make sure you are current. We will finish Chapter 4 by 11-11-08.

Section 3-1 Transversals and formed angles
1. Notes
Section 3-2 Angles & Parallel lines
2. Text book pg.152 / #1 – 6 all & 19 – 22 all
Quiz/ Section 3-2
Section 3-3 Slopes of lines
3. Text book pg.160 / #1 – 20 all
4. Text book pg.161 / #23 – 36 all
Quiz / Section 3-3
Section 3-4 Equation of lines
5. Text book pg.168, 169 / #1 – 32 all
Quiz / Section 3-4
Section 3-6 Distance between Parallel Lines
6. Text book pg.185 / #10 – 15 all
Test / Chapter 3
Section 4-1 Classifying Triangles
7. Text book pg.205,206 / #1 – 20 all
Section 4-2 Angles of Triangles
8. Text book pg.214,215 / #9– 29 all
Quiz/ Section 4-1, 4-2
Section 4-4 Congruent Triangles (SSS, SAS, ASA)
9. Study Guide 4-4 wksheet
Section 4-5 Congruent Triangles (AAS)
10. Study Guide 4-5 wksheet
Six Weeks Text- Chapter 3 and 4
Composition Book- Check/ Project grade

Geometry Sec.3-6/pg.185/#10-15all

2008-10-27T10:00:00.000-07:00

Section 3-6 Distance between Parallel Lines
Text book pg.185 / #10 – 15 all

TEST /Chapter 3/ 10-29-08 or 10-30-08

Geometry Sec.3-4/pg.168/#1-32all

2008-10-23T13:49:00.000-07:00

Due Dates: 10-27-08- or 10-28-08 and QUIZ

Click here for step by step help!

Geometry Sec.3-3/pg.161/#23-36all

2008-10-21T16:46:00.000-07:00

Due Dates: 10-23-08 or 10-24-08 and QUIZ

Click here for step by step help!

Geometry Sec.3-3/pg.160/#1-20all

2008-10-16T14:03:00.000-07:00

Due dates: 10-20-08 or 10-21-08

Click here for step by step help!

Geometry Sec.3-2/pg.152/#1-6all,19-22all

2008-10-13T12:54:00.000-07:00

Click here for step by step help
Due Dates: 10-15-08 or 10-16-08

Quiz on this section next class period!

Volume Work-sheet

2008-09-24T18:50:00.000-07:00

Question is from Stephanie: How do you find the height on #3?

Answer: Use Pythagorean Theorem, where the given slant height (17 ) is the hypotenuse and half of the width of the base (half of 15= 7.5) is one of the legs of the right triangle.

First Six Weeks Ends Next Week/ Oct.3rd

2008-09-24T16:21:00.000-07:00

Do you have all your work done?
Assignment List:
1. Practice 1-1 worksheet
2. Practice 1-3 worksheet
3. Text book sec. 1-3/ p. 26, 27 / #12-42 evens and 43- 49 all
4. Quiz 1/ Sections 1-1 and 1-3
5. Sec 1-4/ Geometry construction / compass and protractor
6. Project 1/ Line graphs and equations
7. Text book Sec. 1-5/ p.45, 46 / #14, 16, 18 and 19 -27 all
9. Text book Sec. 1-6/ p.54, 55 / #1 -15 all and 20 - 23 all
10. Text book Sec. 1-6/ p.56 / #31 - 44 all
11. Quiz 2/ Section 1-4
12. Text book Sec 1-7/p.64 / #12 – 21 all and #28
13. Volume and Surface Area worksheet/ Test

Geometry Sec.1-6 / Pg. 54-56

2008-09-19T05:57:00.000-07:00

There is 2 assignments for this section:
1- pg.54 #1-15 all and 20-23 all
2- pg. 55,56 #31-44 all

Click here for step by step help

Geometry Sec. 1-5 / page 45

2008-09-10T18:37:00.000-07:00

Click here for step by step help

Geometry Project

2008-09-04T12:47:00.000-07:00

Your project must have the following:

1. Your Name

2. Your own original Title!
3. The Graph of the lines (If you need a reminder, look below for steps

4. The Algebra Equations (minimum 10) matching your design

Click here for a helpful website

Getting started:

Start from the top corner, make a line down to the first bottom dot (away from the edge), and work your way along from there. Make a second layer in another color, starting at the top corner and making a line down to the third or fourth dot away from the edge. You will get a different curve. With the square pattern, you can start over again from each remaining corner, repeating these two curves.

Questions for section 1-3

2008-09-02T19:52:00.000-07:00

Click on link below to get help on Text Book assignment Sec.1-3 pages 26 & 27

step by step directions

Here is a great website that matches Latitude and Longitude to name os town.

click here

Click on the comment link below to post information or ask questions.

Better figure for Pratice 1-1

2008-08-28T06:22:00.000-07:00

2008-2009 Geometry Syllabus & Assignments

2008-07-26T20:14:00.000-07:00

Click here for 2008-2009 Geometry Syllabus & Assignments

Geometry Supplies:
Sketch or Composition Book, Graphing Calculator, 6" ruler, Compass, 45/90 and 30/60 Triangles, 4" Protractor, Color Pencils, Eraser, Pencils, sharpener and Supply Bag.

AP Calculus, last minute reviews

2007-04-30T20:50:00.000-07:00

Here is a link to a group of questions and answers to volumes, obtained by rotating graphs around a given line.
http://hotmath.com/help/bookindexes2/minicalcgt/problems_6_1_1.html

Below is a set of practices for derivatives and Tanget lines
http://hotmath.com/help/bookindexes2/minicalcgt/problems_3_1_1.html

2007-04-30T20:21:00.001-07:00

jason said...

How do you find the derivitive of a funtion that has more than one unknown variable?

Respond:

Excellent question!

Find dy/dx using implicit differentiation.

Step 1

We take the derivative of both sides to obtain

(x²) ′y + x²y′ + x′y² + x(y²) ′ = (3x) ′ .

Then, we simplify to

2xy + x²y′ + y² + x2yy′ = 3

2xy + x²y′ + y² + 2xyy′ = 3.

Step 2

Rearranging so that all terms containing y′ are on one side, we have

x²y′ + 2xyy′ = 3 – 2xy – y²

y′ (x² + 2xy) = 3 – 2xy – y²

Step 3

Solve for y′ .

You can factor out x from the bottom if you like, but it doesn't really simplify the answer.

Also, go here for thje list aof all the general Calculus formulas you need to know.: http://www.calculus-help.com/funstuff/cheatsheet.html

Calculus Mock exam

2007-04-13T22:00:00.000-07:00

Townview Center
Friday April 13th 4:30 - 9:00pm
Saturday April 14th 9:00 am - 1:30pm

BE THERE OR BE SQUARE...

Part A: 28 mult. choice questions in 55 min. no Calculator
Part B: 17 mult. choice questions in 50 min. w/ Calculator
Free Respond questions
Part A: 3 questions in 45 min. w/ Calculator
Part B: 3 questions in 45 min. no Calculator

TAKS April 17th- 20th... REMINDER

2007-02-25T12:11:00.000-08:00

Bring your graphing CALCULATORS for TAKS

Geometry

2007-02-11T18:21:00.000-08:00

Practice finding the Surface area of Solids
http://www.321know.com/geo79x10.htm

Algebra II

2007-02-11T18:16:00.001-08:00

Undersatnding Rational functions and their Graphs
http://www.analyzemath.com/Graphing/GraphRationalFunction.html

Calculus

2007-02-10T20:42:00.000-08:00

Saturday Calculus FUN!
2-24-07 Town View HS / 9 am - 2:30 pm

Check out the new link for Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
Click here http://www.math.hmc.edu/calculus/tutorials/fundamental_thm/

The graphs of first derivative and second derivative of a given function.
Click here http://archives.math.utk.edu/visual.calculus/3/graphing.1/1.html
for self quiz.