Welcome
to the Geometry Zone
(Geometry,
Periods E and F)
Web address shortcut for this page: www.modd.net/910geom
Are
you nervous when you see NCWEE? concerned when you see CIRC? perturbed when you
see PBC? Visit Mr. Hansen’s fabled abbreviations
page to make sense of those cryptic markings you see on your papers. Also,
visit the HW store at www.hwstore.org for
all your homework browsing needs.
Schedule
at a Glance (see archives for older entries) |
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F
5/28/010 |
Last day of class; end of
fourth quarter. All extra credit puzzles must be submitted by 3:30 p.m.
today. |
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T
6/1/010 |
Optional Review Session, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 noon
(approx.), MH-313. Session may last longer if there is continuing interest. You do not need to stay for the full time; you can drift
in and out as you wish. This session is open to students from all sections:
Ms. Dunn’s students and Mr. Carozza’s students are also welcome to attend.
Invite your friends! |
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W
6/2/010 |
Final Exam, 11:00 a.m., Trapier Theater. An exam format and
information handout is available. Below are some more links to help you
prepare. |
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Fun
Links:
-- World
record for paper folding: Pomona, CA, teenager achieves a seemingly
impossible 12 folds!
-- Lots and lots of online IQ tests
-- Fallacious proof that pi
equals 5
-- Freshman
cancellation
-- National
Cryptologic Museum, brought to you by the National
Security Agency
-- The famous three
houses/three utilities puzzle
-- The amazing nine-point
circle
-- Alpha version
of GeometryQuest/BigTrig (still very buggy)
-- Abusive
tax shelters: Maybe you will use your education to devise clever schemes
like this, or better yet, to try to eliminate them
-- Optical illusions and more fun links on
Mr. Hansen’s home page
Study-Related
Links:
-- Chapter 1 practice test
-- Midterm exam study guide and practice
exam
-- Angle-arc puzzles written by
the Class of 2006 (in 2003)
-- More angle-arc puzzles written
by the Class of 2007 (in 2004)
-- Brain teasers written by the
Class of 2008 (in 2004-05)
-- Timed math quizzes,
courtesy of Mr. Errett
-- Quizzes,
quizzes, and more quizzes for various math subjects (don’t let the title
‘Math for Morons’ discourage you—that’s really a moronic name for the site)
-- Proficiency
test for rising 9th graders from the great state of Illinois
-- B.J. Pinchbeck’s Homework Helper
for all subjects
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Last updated: 01 Jun 2010