Mrs. Nix's Blog

Contact Information

melanie.sanders@cobbk12.org

(678)494-7863 ext.523

(Tutoring times are noted on each syllabus.  In addtion to the times listed before and after school, I am available for help during 4th and 5th periods daily upon request with the exception of 5th period on Tuedays.)

Peer tutors are available during lunch periods.  Contact guidance prior to lunch to make an appt.

Also, the following teachers are available at specified days/time.

TEACHER	SUBJECT	DAY	TIME	ROOM
Hodge	Geometry	Mon,  Wed	7:30-7:50 AM	311
Scherer	TRIG	Mon,  Wed	3:40-4:10 PM	304
Reichenbach	TRIG	Mon,  Wed	7:15-7:45 AM	300

USEFUL STUFF FOR TRIG:

• Download Trig Graph Paper
• Download Trig Identities
• Download Things to Memorize for Trig 
• Download Unit_Circle  

Advanced Algebra/Trig Syllabus: Download ADV.ALG.POLICYSHTGL[1]Spring

Advanced Algebra/Trig Standards: http://picasso.cobbk12.org/CobbCurriculum/Curriculum/CR16306.HTM

Informal Geometry Syllabus: Download Informal_geometry_syllabus_spring_2008 

Informal Geometry Standards:  http://picasso.cobbk12.org/CobbCurriculum/Curriculum/CR16299.HTM

melanie.sanders@cobbk12.org

(678)494-7863 ext.523

(Tutoring times are noted on each syllabus.  In addtion to the times listed before and after school, I am available for help during 4th and 5th periods daily upon request with the exception of 5th period on Tuedays.)

Peer tutors are available during lunch periods.  Contact guidance prior to lunch to make an appt.

Also, the following teachers are available at specified days/time.

TEACHER	SUBJECT	DAY	TIME	ROOM
Hodge	Geometry	Mon,  Wed	7:30-7:50 AM	311
Scherer	TRIG	Mon,  Wed	3:40-4:10 PM	304
Reichenbach	TRIG	Mon,  Wed	7:15-7:45 AM	300

USEFUL STUFF FOR TRIG:

• Download Trig Graph Paper
• Download Trig Identities
• Download Things to Memorize for Trig 
• Download Unit_Circle  

Informal Geometry April 27 - May 1

Monday:  Chapter 14 Practice Test.  Students who didn't complete the study guide from Friday missed out on getting the specific help they needed for the test tomorrow. If they didn't do the work, they didn't know what questions to ask.

Homework:  Page 627 all

Tuesday - Chapter 14 Test

Wednesday - Chapter 12 Surface Area and Volume.  Complete Vocab during class.

Homework - Pages 499-501 # 4-29, 31-40

Thursday - Review 12.1 Solid Figures and view the EOCT Test Navigation tutorial.

NO HOMEWORK!  ENJOY!!!!!

AAT April 27 - April May 1

MONDAY - Review Vectors in the Plane (7.3).  Test a week from tomorrow over vectors.  We also looked at the vector calculator app on the calculator.  Make arrangements for extra help if needed.  Bring your questions with you to class tomorrow.

Homework:  Pages 531-532 Finish # 1-67odd from last week and add # 69-83 odd. 

Tuesday - Continue 7.3

Homework - Page 558 #37-75 odd

Wednesday - Page 558 #38-76 even

Thursday - Dot Product of Two Vectors (7.4)

Homework - Page 542 #1-37 odd  TEST next Tuesday (7.3-7.4)

Informal Geometry April 20 - April 24

Monday - Circle Relationships (14-2)    

Homework:  Page 596 #9-25, 29-32

Tuesday - Secant Angles (14-3) and Secant-Tangent Angles (14-4)

Homework:  Page 752-754 14-3 #1-6 and 14-4 #1-6

Wednesday - Segment Measures

Homework:  Pages 615-617 #5-26 and Quiz 2

Thursday - Equations of Circles

Homework: 

Friday - Practice Test

AAT April 20 - April 24

Monday - Prepare for quiz over Law of Sines and Law of Cosines

Homework:  Finish working problems 1-36 from the review excercise in chapter 7.

Tuesday - Quiz

Wednesday - Begin our study of vectors (7.3)

Homework: 

• View this video:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJBGfPfE4fQ

Advanced Algebra Trig April 13 - April 17

Monday - Students will study for mid-term which is tomorrow.

Tuesday - Mid-term (Chapters 5 and 6).

Wednesday - Finish Mid -term (10 minutes) Review Law of Sines and introduce Law of Cosines and Area formulas for oblique triangels.

Homework:  Pages 557-558 #1-35 odd. Expect a pop-quiz Monday or Tuesday over this material. . .

Informal Geometry April 13 - April 17

Monday - Trig Ratios (Better known as right triangle trigonometry) 13-4 and 13-5. Chapter 13 Test this Thursday!

CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK: 

• Page 568 # 8-18, Quiz 2, and Page 575 #4-30

Practice Quizzes:

• http://www.glencoe.com/sec/math/studytools/cgi-bin/msgQuiz.php4?isbn=0-02-834817-6&chapter=13&lesson=4
• http://www.glencoe.com/sec/math/studytools/cgi-bin/msgQuiz.php4?isbn=0-02-834817-6&chapter=13&lesson=5

Tuesday - Continue Trig Ratios (Better known as right triangle trigonometry) 13-4 and 13-5. Chapter 13 Test this Thursday!

CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK: Practice Worksheets 13-4 and 13-5 and Page 751 Extra Practice for sections 13-4 (10 problems) and 13-5 (11 problems)

Wednesday - Review for test. Chapter 13 Test this Thursday

Answers to practice test:

D, C, A, D, C, B, D, A, B, A, B, A, A, C, D, A, A, A, B, C, D, B

Thursday - Chapter 13 Test

Friday - Discuss/Assign Solid Project

 

Informal Geometry March 23 - March 27

FIRST PERIOD WILL NOT MEET UNTIL FRIDAY OF THIS WEEK DUE TO GHSGT!!!!!

Please check the blog daily for information. . .

MONDAY:  We began chapter 13 Right Triangle Trigonometry by reviewing how to simplify square roots. 

Homework:  Pages 552-553 #4-40all, 45-51all

Practice Quiz:  http://www.glencoe.com/sec/math/studytools/cgi-bin/msgQuiz.php4?isbn=0-02-834817-6&chapter=13&lesson=1

TUESDAY - THURSDAY:  Extra Practice with square roots.

FRIDAY:  45-45-90 Triangles

Homework:  Page 557 #7-20 and Quiz 1

AAT March 23 - March 27

GHSGT THIS WEEK!!!!!  SECOND PERIOD WILL NOT MEET UNTIL FRIDAY BUT STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR CHECKING THE BLOG FOR ASSIGNMENTS DAILY!  THE MATERIAL HAS BEEN COVERED IN CLASS!!!!!

MONDAY:  Continue Multiple Angle and Product - Sum Formulas.  We will test over chapter 6 on Tuesday, March 31st and we will have our mid-term on Thursday of the same week.

Homework:  Page 496 # 67, 71, 73, 75, 81-105odd

TUESDAY:  Review all three assignments (question/answer session) from 6.5.  Students should have all three assignments completed upon arrival to class today!  We will test over chapter 6 on Tuesday, March 31st and we will have our mid-term on Thursday of the same week.

Homework:  Review for Chapter six test.

WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY - Work on review problems for mid-term. We will test over chapter 6 on Tuesday, March 31st and we will have our mid-term on Thursday of the same week.

AAT March 16 - March 20

MONDAY - Sum and Difference Formulas

Homework: 

• Page 486 # 1-27odd, 35-49odd, and 5-59odd
• Download Summary Sheet 6.4

TUESDAY - Continue Sum and Difference Fomulas

Homework:

• 486 #51-54all, 61-64all, and 67-70all

WEDNESDAY - Continue working on Monday's and Tuesday's assignments.  Be prepared to turn these in tomorrow.

Homework:

• Download Summary Sheet 6.5

THURSDAY: Multiple Angle and Sum-Product Formulas.  We will be conducting GHSGT this week which means my second period will not actually meet at all this week except for Friday.  I have already taught this material to the students.  They need to check the blog for daily assignments and class announcements in order to keep up with what's expected of them daily.  We will test over chapter 6 on Tuesday, March 31st and we will have our mid-term on Thursday of the same week.

Homework:  Page 496 #1-20 all

Friday:  Continue Multiple Angle and Sum-Product Formulas - We will test over chapter 6 on Tuesday, March 31st and we will have our mid-term on Thursday of the same week.

Homework:  Page 496 # 21-27odd, 31, 35, 39, 41-65odd

Informal Geometry March 16 - March 20

MONDAY -  Review for Quiz 11-4 through 11-6

Homework:  Worksheets 11-4, 11-5, and 11-6

Practice Quizzes:

• http://www.glencoe.com/sec/math/studytools/cgi-bin/msgQuiz.php4?isbn=0-02-834817-6&chapter=11&lesson=4
• http://www.glencoe.com/sec/math/studytools/cgi-bin/msgQuiz.php4?isbn=0-02-834817-6&chapter=11&lesson=5
• http://www.glencoe.com/sec/math/studytools/cgi-bin/msgQuiz.php4?isbn=0-02-834817-6&chapter=11&lesson=6

TUESDAY -  Quiz 11-4 through 11-6

WEDNESDAY - Review for Chapter 11 Test

Practice Test:  http://www.glencoe.com/sec/math/studytools/cgi-bin/msgQuiz.php4?isbn=0-02-834817-6&chapter=11

THURSDAY - Chapter 11 Test

FRIDAY - Review/Correct Tests