Study Schedule

Our blog projects are due TODAY!

We will get assignment marks for:

We are Encouraged to study for the Exam...By making a study schedule, and handing it in on Monday (this can also be a list).
There are 2 parts

1. An actual schedule that has dates and times (max 2h)

2. Block the content, what this means is are you going to organize your schedule by content, skill, study technique...IE: don't study stuff you know.
"Jump both feet right into the material you don't understand"

EX:"By this date i plan to have finished studying and understanding this unit

Exelerated Math is due by the 22nd.
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We can also get old exams to practice on, just go ask Mr.Max for one!

Today, is May twenty eighth two thousand and nine. We are currently in block five, grade twelve applied math. Unfortunately, I need to leave at ten to three, and if anybody would like to add to my post feel free.. for I am sure to miss out on the wonderful mathematics that Mr Ryan Maksymchuk has taken the time to teach us. So sorry for the inconvienence.


I believe we are working on periodic functions.





We have been given a sample exam, with questions that similar to the ones we will see in a couple weeks.


Take the time to try some of these questions, it'll help prepare you.





on the video at the six minute mark... calculator instructions come out. so watch the video!


- 15 minute mark talks about how to take the dots from scatter plot data and change it into a function.SinReg, L1, L2, Y-1 (**how to get Y-1 Vars, Y-vars, wanting Y-1)


32 minute mark- tells you about how to graph it on Graphmatica

Test Day

Yesterday we jumped right into the test that everyone was dreading to write. Hopefully every one passed with flying colours.

Intro: Applications of Periodic Functions

Pre-Exam Tutoring - He will make available as much time as possible to help us after school and in the evenings. If we are going to come we should tell Max that we are coming so that we don't waste each others time.

We just got a copy of Jan 09 exam to study from. For exam we can use java applets, cheat sheet (formula sheet), excel, etc.

For periodic functions we can use either our calculator or Graphmatica. There is a video, so I won't go into detail this time. I may make little notes for you though.

* Listen at the 30min mark, eh.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE INTRO. VIDEO

CLICK HERE FOR THE NOTES

Test Review- Probability

So.. there's a test tomorrow.

Here's the review! (all from page D-10, questions 1-5)

Independent and Dependent Events

Today we jumped right into learning about independent and dependent events. Independent events would be for example flipping a coin because the flips do not have an effect on eachother. Dependent events would be for example a new thing depending on an old thing. We played a game involving probability. And if we won we got a Fararri, We won... but I still dont see a Fararri...

Excersise 5 is due

Thursday May 21

Today the class started with a strange noise coming from the opposite side of the class (probably nemez). We are getting homework checked on exercise 4 - 3, 4, 5, 6.

*There is a probability test on Tuesday May 26.

Mutually exclusive and mutually inclusive

Today (or yesterday now...) we learned about Mutually exclusive and Mutually inclusive events. A mutually exclusive event is two things that CANNOT happen at the same time (eg. I'm board and I'm having fun). A mutually inclusive event are things that can happen at the same time (eg. Drawing a 5 from a deck or drawing red card)

HOMEWORK!!! (which you should be done)
Ex. 4 Q. 3-6

Hey... Today is Tuesday the 19, in math today Mr. Max gave our tests back first thing, at the begining of the block. After that he showed us what sample space was. Do you know what it is?? If not I have posted some slides to go along with it... I'm sure you'll catch on quite fast it doesn't look that bad. He helped us with the first 2 question in our booklet and the 2 were for homework. D-7 questions 3 and 4.

Just a comment...

This is a personal opinion that I would like to share..

I think Shakespeare is important to teach in high school. When you compare this type of literature to an ordinary novel or even a children's book it may seem difficult to understand and frustrating to pronounce.. But Shakespeare is full of symbolism, irony, and vibrant productions of visionary scenes. This type of literature helps the reader to think differently about characters, and struggle to think about what the author is really trying to say, what he means behind his words, and why he is writing or presenting the conflicts, relationships, and tragedies. It can help pull you away from everyday books and bring you into a deeper understanding of history, you learn more about the era, the unique language, and the the way the people reacted to their surroundings. It can help you learn more about yourself, your life, and your choices.

Shakespeare can only be a positive influence if you actually give it a chance; you need to read, (not just go through the action of reading) you need to look for hidden meaning, you need to stop and see what's going on, in the setting, in the atmosphere, in the character.. everything is important in a Shakespeare novel and if you don't stop to think about everything as a whole, (not just as some dumb, pointless book) then you can actually come away from the literature with a sense of meaning.

Yes.. the words are hard to understand and yes, you are not used to the grammar or the pronunciation, but it does have meaning and it IS important to the high school English curriculum. In a sense, it's problem solving. You're only using words instead of numbers. It all lays in the way you perceive the article of work, But then again, this is my opinion, and I am personally greatful that the cirriculum had shown me the world of shakespeare.

May 14th 2009

Today in class the first thing we did was a homework check for pathways. We also corrected the 4 questions. Then we went over some of the questions on exercise 2:counting principles and got the rest of the questions assigned. If you do question 5 you get some kind of bonus.

May/13/09

Today in class we learned something totally new, which was pascal's triangle.
In this method you find out how many ways to get from one place to the other.

After that we went and checked out the supper sweet plinco simulation.

Then we got a assignment which was all of exercise one.

Monday, May 11th, 2009

Today we came into class, sat down and started on our quiz. Our quiz was on Personal Finance and Sequences. Good luck class! After the quiz, we all sat quietly and went into our groups (for the other side of the blog), to discuss how we would present our unit chosen. Our unit chosen is due at the end of May.

wednesday, may 6/09

Hello to everyone.
We were suposed to have a quiz today on personal finance, but Mr.Maks decided to have the quiz monday, which will also involve a few sequence questions.

Mr.Maks asked the class if Shakspear should be taught in high school. He said that he teaches math that could be seen as equally useless as Shakspear, as no one really uses either in "real life". He asked for our opinion, on whether we think we should be taught things that aren't used in adult life. As it is, there seems to be equal arguments for both sides... What do you think about this topic? Mr.Maks said something about putting a poll up, asking such a question.

Today however, Mr.Maks gave a lesson on Sequences, and showed us four different methods to answer the questions. They are: excel, ti83 home screen, ti83 sequences mode, and http://www.shodor.org/.

Mr.Maks handed out a booklet on sequences, and asked us to look at the first question.

He showed us how to answer the question using excel. He saved it on the network, if there is anyone who wants to use it, if it helps you learn.

Mr.Maks also used the calculator, on the home screen and came to the same answer as he got on excel. To get the answer on the calculator he put in the number of occupied appartments, multiplied it by 12% (as it said to in the question), and added 122 new renters.

Then he showed us how to use the mode setting on the calculator.
You go to "mode" change "Func" to "seq", then press "enter", followed by "y=" This brings up a chart where you input numbers, and letters. After all the inputs are done, you must go to the "windows" option, and put more inputs, then push "graph" and "trace", which shows you a picture of what all your inputs mean.

To understand this method (which I don't understand it that well), you must understand that to get a cetain answer in number form, you must understand that you need to know the number before it, and the number before that one, and so on. You should beable to pick a number at random in the question, and beable to get the answer.

The fourth and last method he showed us was done on the internet, at www.shodor.org/interactive/activities/Sequencer
With this sight, all you have to do is put in all the numbers, and the percentages in order, in other words tell the sight what you want it to solve, and it automatically calculates the answer for you, and it also gives you a graph, so that you can see the answer, not just numbers.

Just an added note:
Stablizing numbers don't have to occure, unlike in matricies where they all do. Some questions may ask for stablizing numbers, but stability may not neccissarily be reached.

The second question Mr.Maks talked to us about had to do with fractal patterns.

To describe or define Fractal patterns is to say that it is a self similar pattern. In other words it is an infinit, or on going pattern that keeps going on into itself.

Just another reminder, the quiz was moved to Monday, and it will be made of 2 questions. One being from personal finance, and the second being one of sequence.

May 5/09

Today, Mr. Maks gave us a practice quiz consisting of two questions. After a few of us struggled to get the wrong answers, including myself, we went over them to get the right answers. 

Remember tomorrow that we are going to have another quiz except this one is going to be counted for marks, so practice up.

Monday May 4th

We were suppose to have questions 5 and 6 from our Personal Finance booklet. We are pretty much done personal finance with these two questions.

We may be getting our last test back (Hurrah!)

We got a progress mark today, hope everyone did something on Friday!