The Ithaca High School Geometry Blog

Assignment for Thursday, January 31, 2008

Due Friday, 2/1/08

Worksheet on contrapositives, do #1-15

Tomorrow you will get to do your very first proof on your own.

Assignment for Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Due Thursday, 1/31/08

READ pp. 79-80 to review some terminology

READ p. 87 about the Law of Detachment

DO p. 90 #1, 4, 5, 6, 12, 13, 25-29

Assignment for Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Due Wednesday, 1/30/08

Worksheet:  Logic puzzle #1 “Five Boys and Five Dogs”

Don’t spend more than 15-20 minutes puzzling over this–some of you will find it easy, others will be stumped:  we all think differently.

Great job on the Regents’ Math A Exam!

The class average was 82.3, the median score was 83.  This is the scaled score, not a straight average, of course.  Twenty of you students earned scores of 85 or better, which is the Regents’ standard for ‘Honors’.  This is twice as many as I had in my three sections of Geometry last year.

I was really pleased how hard you worked all the way to the end of the review sessions.  Your dedication to hard work and success is what makes teaching you such a pleasure!

I’m really looking forward to our second semester together.

–Mr. J

There will be a review session for the Regents’ Math A Exam on Thursday morning beginning at about 8 a.m. in room H214.  Come in with all your questions and concerns.

I will also be at school and generally available all day Tuesday and Wednesday morning for extra help or to take a test that you are missing.

You should be at the school Thursday between 12:30 and 12:45 to take your exam.  Remember that my classes, because we are special, get to take the exam in York lecture hall instead of the cafeteria.  Please don’t be late–don’t make me call your Mom!

Assignments for Monday, January 7, 2008 through Friday, January 11, 2008:

Math A Review Homework worksheets #4-#8.

Assignments for January 2, 3, 4 and beyond.

Assigned    Due    Notes/comments
Jan. 2       Jan. 3    all multiple choice
Jan. 3       Jan. 4    all multiple choice
Jan. 4       Jan. 7    all multiple choice

Questions 1-30 on any Math A Exam are all multiple choice.  Questions 31-39 are free response, meaning you must show your work and figure out the correct answer.

Each homework assignment will be worth 40 points.  Each multiple choice question is worth 2, while the free response questions are worth 2 (#31-35), 3 (#36-37), or 4 (#38-39) points.

Homework will be collected randomly for quiz grades, with my plan being to collect 5 and drop the lowest one.

You will have the opportunity in class to make corrections to your homework before it is turned in.