Ms. Pfaff's MHS Blog

I have a new homework policy for the last unit on conic sections. Our textbook doesn't have a chapter over conics (although there is an appendix that has additional information - Appendix B) so I have borrowed a unit from the New Jersey Center for Teaching and Learning. They provide homework problems and extra practice problems which I have photocopied and handed out to students. I will give 10 points per assignment for work completed (just like normal). The only difference being, if you do not feel you need the practice (because we are spending more class time doing problems and answering using the clickers) then you will not lose the 10 points if you do not do the assignment. I am optimistic that the additional time we are spending in class will translate to better retention and thus higher test and quiz scores. I will still be posting the notes at the end of the day with the suggested problems for students.

Need graph paper??? Here are some websites where you can download and print your own free graph paper.

http://mathbits.com/MathBits/StudentResources/GraphPaper/GraphPaper.htm

and

http://donnayoung.org/math/c-grids.htm

There is an online version of the textbook for Algebra 1, Applied Algebra 1, and Geometry. The instructions for accessing this feature are as follows:

Go the site www.classzone.com

Choose:   high school - Math - IL - Go

Click on your particular textbook.

Click ONLINE BOOK tab.

To login use MCCAW for the username and ALGEBRA1 for the password.

This is the link to a website that has many instructional videos over algebra (and geometry) concepts. A great place to visit if you are unsure about how to solve certain problems or just need a refresher.

http://www.brightstorm.com/math#

And another

http://www.khanacademy.org/math/algebra