Geometry Monthly Schedule

(Periods A and B)

M 5/3/04

Both classes will meet in Steuart 202 today.

HW due: §13.4 #1-7 odd.

 

T 5/4/04

HW due: Finish §13.4 if you did not already do it over the weekend. Then write §13.5 #1, 2, 5, 9, 15; §13.3 #13. (If you took good notes, all that remains for you to do in #13 is to make sure that Equation II is satisfied.)

 

W 5/5/04

HW due: Read §13.6; write §13.6 #11b (requires completing the square).

IMPORTANT: If you wish to attend the Pentagon field trip in two weeks, you must bring your SSN (social security number) to class. You must also state your entire full name for the record. If you miss class today for any reason, e-mail this information to me by 10:15 a.m., since I will be sending the final roster to the Pentagon.

 

Th 5/6/04

HW due: Write §13.6 #2, 6, 8-12 all, except omit 12b. For the questions that were already covered orally in class, you may show less work than usual.

Because only 6 students were able to provide their social security numbers in time for the deadline, we will not be having a Pentagon field trip this year. Sorry! Perhaps next year, if you are interested, we can take a day and organize such a trip with next year’s class. Our only field trip this year will be on May 13.

 

F 5/7/04

Quiz on Chapter 13 so far. Because we have not gone over the §13.5 problems in detail, that section will not be specifically tested on the quiz.

There is no additional HW due for today. However, a re-scan of old material (which should now be completely correct) is always possible.

 

M 5/10/04

HW due: §13.7 #1-11 all, 16, 19, 25b.

Note: I have received anecdotal reports concerning copying on homework and falsification of time logs. Accordingly, no time logs will be accepted from now until the end of the year. You must actually write out all of the problems, even if this takes you more than 35 minutes. Remember that, at minimum, a marked-up diagram is required for each problem, including #25b.

Reminder: Older HW may also be scanned, especially sections that we have gone over in class.

 

T 5/11/04

HW due: Choose 6 or more review problems from pp. 644-647 and work them. Make a personal choice to include problems that you think you need more practice on. Don’t simply copy someone else’s choice of 6 problems; that makes no sense unless that person is your identical twin. Obviously, doing more than 6 would be a good idea, but only 6 are required for the homework scan. Please note, all of the problems except for #20, 26, and 30-35 are fair game for the test. An answer key is available, but please attempt the problems before checking the answers.

Reminder: Any HW problem from the sections Chapter 13 may be scanned today. All problems should now be complete and correct.

 

W 5/12/04

Test on Chapter 13. In order to prepare, you should work another group of review problems. Then, consult the answer key. All problems on pp. 644-647 except for #20, 26, and 30-35 are fair game for the test.

 

Th 5/13/04

Field trip to National Cryptologic Museum, Fort Meade, MD. Bus will depart at 8:00 a.m. from the service road behind the Martin Gym. We will return by about 12:00, in time for you to attend most of E period and all of F period.

Normal dress code is in effect for the entire day. However, you may leave your jacket on the bus while you are inside the museum. You may wish to bring a few dollars for the soda and snack machines and/or gift shop at the museum. Admission is free.

If you do not go on the field trip, you must attend all of your non-geometry classes for the day.

HW due: Coordinate Geometry Worksheet. You can submit this as we board the bus, as we arrive back at school, or any time up until 3:00 p.m. If you are not on the field trip, you can even work on this during our usual class period, since you will have the room almost to yourself.

 

F 5/14/04

HW due: §14.1 #2-10 even, 16. If possible, answer each of these two ways: (a) for the xy-plane and (b) for 3-dimensional space. You may answer the questions as posed in the book for full credit, but it is more fun to do them two ways.

 

M 5/17/04

HW due: §14.2 #1-9 odd; §14.3 #1-5 all. Please remember that constructions are to be performed using compass and straightedge only; show your tick marks.

For students who did not do constructions last fall, or for those who have forgotten how to do them, here are some helpful links. These are the same links that I posted last fall for reference.

 

 

T 5/18/04

No geometry class today. However, you should continue working on your HW that is due tomorrow.

 

W 5/19/04

Double HW due: §15.1 #1-4 all, 10, 12; §15.2 #1, 5, 10, 12, 13, 14; §15.3 #1, 2, 7, 9, 10, 14, 16. A solution key to problems 14 and 16 is available.

 

Th 5/20/04

Big Quiz on Chapters 14 and 15. A compass is required.

Hints for preparation: I had originally planned to take problems primarily from the review questions on pp. 703-704 (#1-3, 6-11, 13, 14, 16, 17) and pp. 683-684 (#1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 12, 14-17, 24). You do not need to do all of those problems, and they will not be collected, but you should do a selection of them for your own benefit. If you visit the Review Problem Compendium, you will see a link near the bottom that provides two practice tests, with answer keys, plus an answer key for those review problems.

The actual quiz, as announced in class yesterday, will consist of the following parts:

 

1.     One compass-and-straightedge construction. You will be required to construct (not simply sketch) either (a) the inscribed circle or (b) the circumscribed circle for a given triangle. The choice will be made randomly for you. If you get problem (a), remember that before finishing by making the circle, you must drop a perpendicular to one of the sides in order to construct the radius. If you get problem (b), you will be required to construct all three perpendicular bisectors, not simply two, in order to cross-check the accuracy of your construction. Both (a) and (b) were done in class on 5/19, so be sure to review your notes carefully.

2.     One compound-locus word problem similar to the Geotown problem done for practice on 5/19, though somewhat easier. As in the practice problem, you will need to answer the question twice, once assuming 2-D and once assuming 3-D.

3.     A hinge-type problem similar in difficulty to #1-3 or #6 on p. 703. Answers are available here. Remember that some problems that initially look like Hinge Theorem problems are actually much simpler, coming from the “bigger angle Ű bigger side” principle (BABS?) that we studied last fall.

4.     A hinge-type proof with blanks to fill in. See problems 14 and 16 from §15.3 for examples of the difficulty level to expect.

 

F 5/21/04

Last day of class.

HW due: Visit the Review Problem Compendium if you have not already done so, and bring a printout to class for an easy 4-point HW scan to end the year (no work required). You will probably want to spend a serious amount of time with this resource between now and next Thursday.

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