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Here are class schedules, assignment sheets, and administrative information:
| Sem | Period | Room | Course Name | Course # | Classword | Assignments 1 | Assignments 2 | Room Plan |
| S1 | 1 | 234 | C-Adv Math Functions | 1421-002 | 09s1CAMF | 09q1aCAMF | 09q2aCAMF | 09s1cmp |
| 2 | 334 | C-Precalculus | 1441-005 | 09s1CpreCalc | 09q1aCpreCalc | 09q2aCpreCalc | ||
| 3 | 224 | H-Calculus | 1521-002 | 09s1HCalculus | 09q1aHCalc | 09q2aHCalc | ||
| 5b | 234 | C-Precalculus | 1441-007 | 09s1CpreCalc | 09q1aCpreCalc | 09q2aCpreCalc | ||
| 7 | 234 | H-Calculus | 1521-003 | 09s1HCalculus | 09q1aHCalc | 09q2aHCalc | ||
| S2 | 1 | 234 | C-Alg2A | 1341X-003 |
09s2CAlg2A | 09q3aCAlg2A | 09q4aCAlg2A | 09s2cmp |
| 2 | 334 | C-Precalculus | 1442-005 | 09s2CpreCalc | 09q3aCpreCalc | 09q4aCpreCalc | ||
| 3 | 224 | H-Calculus | 1522-002 | 09s2HCalculus | 09q3aHCalc | 09q4aHCalc | ||
| 5b | 234 | C-Precalculus | 1442-007 | 09s2CpreCalc | 09q3aCpreCalc | 09q4aCpreCalc | ||
| 7 | 234 | H-Calculus | 1522-003 | 09s2HCalculus | 09q3aHCalc | 09q4aHCalc |
See grades and attendance here:
LHS Missed Work Make Up Policy Absence Policy
Essence of Basic Transformations
Remainder Theorem, Synthetic
Substitution, Synthetic Division
Inverses: From the Basics
Foliage Trip
Introduction to Derivatives, Integrals, and the Fundamental Theorem of
Calculus.
Lab: The Tangent Line Problem
Introduction to limits for differentiation.
Lab: The Area Problem
Introduction to limits for integration.
Larson: p48, Introduction To Limits
Larson: p49, Example 1, Estimating a Limit Numerically
Larson: p56, problem 47
Graphing Rational
Functions
You're going to college; so what high school math is really important, what will the colleges expect that you know? How do you prepare for the math placement tests you'll have to take? (If you don't pass the math placement tests, you'll have to take, and pay for, remedial math classes that don't count toward the requirements of your major.)
For a list of useful and interesting math web sites click here. (Updates sporadic.)
Massachusetts Math Framework Learning Standards:
Algebra 1 (pre-requisite for both Geometry and Algebra II)
4/5/2008: I've just found a wonderful alternative to Geometer's Sketchpad (click image to get it):
The two main advantages to GeoGebra are:
My first attempt is All Conics from One Directrix, which I could never get to work in Geometer's Sketchpad, but was easy in GeoGebra.
I intend to use GeoGebra exclusively from now on, and to convert my existing Geometer's Sketchpad constructions to GeoGebra as time permits.
The Tangent ProblemFiles: 
Conic Sections
Paper
Folding and Applications of Conic Sections
by Bruce Yoshiwara, Professor of Mathematics, Los Angeles Pierce College
Matrices
Elimination
vs. Augmented Matrix Row Operations: 
Polynomials
Remainder
Theorem and Synthetic Substitution/Division:
Pascal's Triangle: 
Area and Volume
Volume
and Area of a Sphere by Cavalieri's Principle:
Calculus
Derivations of Derivatives
Rules
Trig Functions
Other Functions
Paper Calculator:
Math Reference Sheets: MCAS:
; MCAS-like:
Grid Paper:
Isometric Dot Paper:
Table of Common Logarithms:
Counting Board:
Mathcasts
Triangle Concurrency Points: Video, Sketch.
All Conics from One Directrix: Video, Sketch
Area of Trapezoid Inscribed in Semicircle: Sketch
Java Applets
Parabola: Vertex Form, Standard Form
Geometer's Sketchpad (version 3) files and Files:
Geometer's Sketchpad (version 4) files and Files:
A Triangle Within a Triangle, Lab Project Instructions
n-gons, n = 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, 96; 96-gon looks like a circle!
KillBird (Projectile Motion)
Java Applets:
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