Equivalent Equations

1.) Same assignment as yesterday - Chapter 5, Lesson 3.

Over the holidays:

2.) Complete all missing homework and pows (have parent sign the hw slip)

3.) Optional extra credit project - Book report. See entry below for details.

Holiday Extra Credit

Holiday Extra Credit Opportunity

Here’s your chance to get some extra credit (up to 4% of your grade) over the holiday break. Pick one of the following books and read the entire book. Then, write a book report, explaining in detail each of the math concepts described. Provide examples whenever you can. Remember QUALITY is more important than QUANTITY, but your book report should be at least 2 pages so that you can cover the parts. See rubric for details.

Due: Tuesday January 8, 2008.


1.) The Number Devil, by Hans Magnus Enzenberger
One of my personal favorites. You will learn about many interesting mathematical concepts in this easy-to-read, comical dream world.

2.) The Man Who Counted: A Collection of Mathematical Adventures, by Malba Tahan, Patricia Reid Baquero
A beautifully written set of mathematical and philosophical adventures, sited by many as the book that turned them on to math.

3.) Flatland, by Edwin Abbott
A delightful classic written a long time ago which explores dimensionality: l-D, 2-D, 3-D, 4-D. It also has some outdated social commentary. Great if you like stretching your brain to think about really weird ideas. There are a large number of take-offs on Flatland, including Sphereland, Flatterland, and The Planiverse by various authors.

4.) The Boy Who Reversed Himself, by William Sleator
A novel (for kids) about worlds in 4 and more dimensions.

5.) In Code: A Mathematical Journey, by Sarah Flannery with David Flannery
An engaging autobiography about a young woman’s breakthrough discoveries in cryptography.

Equivalent Equations

1. Chapter 5, Lesson 3. Set II and II - due tomorrow!

2. Bring your homework slip signed by your parents.

Inverse Operations Continued

Set II page 189-190 Due tomorrow!

Inverse Operations

We will continue this lesson on Monday.

Homework: Set 1 page 186

Equations

Due Friday:

1.) Chapter 5, Lesson 1. Do Set I and II.

2.) POW

Finish Test

1.) Finish Chapter 4 test and return to me by tomorrow

2.) Test Prep Packet - Complete pages 73-86 by Wednesday. Read each section and complete each drill.

3.) POW due Friday

This week's POW options

Here are this week's POW options. Choose 1. Due Friday.

POW – due December 14

Option 1. When I was going to St Ives I met a man with seven wives. Each wife had seven sacks and each sack had seven cats. How many legs were there in the group of people and cats that I encountered on my trip to St. Ives? Assume that no one in the group is missing any limbs.

Option 2: When Cinderella’s fairy godmother sent her off to the ball to meet the prince, she had one stipulation: Cinderella had to leave by the stroke of midnight. By the time Cinderella got to the castle, moved through the crowd and met the prince, it was 10:30pm when she finally had her first dance with the prince. If each song lasted 3.5 minutes and they danced the rest of the evening, except for a 20-minute walk they took outside, how many songs did they dance to between 10:30pm and midnight?

Option 3: When the students in Harry Potter’s Spells class at Hogwarts started the year, they knew an average of 10 spells each. Hermione knew the most, 19, and Ron knew the least, 7. If Harry knew 12 spells, what was the average number of spells that each of Hermione, Ron and Harry’s 21 classmates knew at the start of the year? Express your answer as a decimal to the nearest hundredth.

Test Prep

We will finish up the chapter 4 test on Monday.

Homework for the weekend - pages 73-78 in test prep packet. Read each section carefully and complete the drills.

Review and Study

Chapter 4 Review and study:

Hw - Set II on page 178-179. Check answers after you finish to see what concepts you need to review.

Chapter 4 Test on Friday!

Graphing more functions

1.) Complete chapter 4 Lesson 5 (page 172-173), set I and II.

2.) Study for the chapter 4 test.