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    • Quarter 1 – Linear Functions
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      • Connections to Linear Functions
      • Questions about Linear Inequalities
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      • Solving Linear Systems
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    • Quarter 2 – Quadratics
      • Quadratics, Week 1 (11/28 – 12/2)
      • What is a Quadratic Function?
      • Graphing Absolute Value Equations
      • Quadratic Concepts, Week 4 (12/19 – 12/22)
      • Quadratic Modeling, 1/3 – 1/6
      • Solving Quadratics By Factoring, Last Concept of Quarter 2
      • Complex Numbers, Week of 2/22 – 2/24
    • Getting Ready for the Midterm Exam
    • Quarter 3 – Putting Quadratics to Work
      • Concept A: Quadratics (2/1-2/10)
      • Concept C: Inverse Functions (2/27 – 3/8)
      • Concept D: Rational Expressions (Quiz on 3/27)
      • Concept E: Using Rationals to Do Work
    • Quarter 4: Exponential Thoughts
      • Concept A: Arithmetic vs. Geometric Sequences
      • Concept B: Percent Increase and Decrease
      • Concept C: Compounding Interest
      • Concept D: Solving Exponential Problems
      • Concept E: Exponential & Logarithmic Regression
      • Concept F: Inverting (Undoing) Power Functions
    • Final Exam Preparation
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    • The Question – First HW Assignment
    • Unit 1 – The Basics of Geometry
      • 1.2 Pythag Thm – hw due Fri 9/9
      • Who was Pythagoras?
      • 1.3 Segments and Their Measurement
      • CAPT HW and Bridge to Section 1.4 – due 9/15/11
      • 1.4 Angles & Their Measures
      • 1.5 Bisecting Segments and Angles
      • Review 1.4 and 1.5
      • 1.6 Special Pairs of Angles
      • 1.7 – Perimeter and Area
      • Unit 1 Connections
    • Unit 2 – Laws and Logic of Geometry
      • 2.1 Conditional Statements
      • 2.2 Converses and Biconditionals
      • Study for Quiz 2a (2.1 – 2.2)
      • CAPTivating HW After Quiz 2a
      • Proofs, 101: HW Due 10/24
      • Who Was Euclid?
      • 2.4 Algebraic Reasoning
      • 2.5 Proofs About Segments
      • Review 2.4 and 2.5 for Quiz
      • HW After Quiz 2B, Due 11/10
      • 2.6a – Angle Proofs, Part 1
      • 2.6b – Angle Proofs, Part 2
      • Studying for Chapter 2 Test
      • Real World Connections to Unit 2
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    • Unit 3 – Perpendicular and Parallel Lines
      • Starting Chapter 3, HW Due 11/21
      • Due 11/22, 3.1: Lines & Angles
      • Due 11/23, Parallel Lines & Transv.
      • Due 11/29: Study for Quiz 3a
      • Due 11/30, Prep for 3.4
      • Due 12/1 & 5: 3.4 – Proving Parallelity
      • 3.5: Using Parallelity
      • After Quiz 3b, Prep for 3.6, Due 12/6
      • 3.6: Slope and Parallel Lines, Due 12/7
      • Due 12/8, 3.7: Slope and Perp. Lines
      • Real Connections to Unit 3
    • Unit 4 – Congruent Triangles
      • 4.1 Triangles and Angles
      • 11.1 – Polygon Degree Measures
      • 4.2 – Congruence and Triangles
      • Studying for Quiz 4A
      • 4.3 SSS and SAS – Due 1/4
      • 4.4 ASA and AAS – Due 1/5
      • Getting Ready for Quiz 4b
      • 4.5 – Using Triangle Congruence – Due 1/10
      • Getting Ready for Quiz 4c
      • 4.6 Isosceles, Equilateral, and Right Triangles – due 1/13/12
      • 4.7: Triangles and Coordinate Proof, Due 1/18
      • Getting Ready for Chapter 4 Test
    • Midterm Exam Review
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    • Unit 5 – Properties of Triangles
      • 5.1 – 5.3: Dividing & Conquering Triangles
      • 5.1-5.3 Connections
      • 5.4 – 5.5 Triangles, Continued
      • CAPT Problems, Due 2/23
      • 5.4 – 5.5 Connections
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      • 6.1: Polygons (due 3/7)
      • 6.2: Parallelograms
      • 6.4: Rhombuses, Rectangles and Squares
      • Prep for Quiz 6a: 6.1, 6.2, 6.4, 6.5
      • 6.7 – Area of Triangles and Quadrilaterals
      • Geometry Chapter 6 Test Prep
    • Unit 8 – Similarity
      • 8.1 – Ratio and Proportion (3/29 – 4/2)
      • 8.2: Proportional Thoughts
      • Quiz 8a – 8.1 – 8.2
      • 8.6: Wrapping up Ch 8
      • Quiz 8b Prep (8.3, 8.4, 8.6)
      • Chapter 8 Test Prep
    • Unit 9 – Right Triangles & Trig
      • 9.1 – Geometric Means in Right Triangles
      • 9.4 – Special Right Triangles (Due 5/4)
      • 9.5 – Trig Ratios
      • Getting Ready for Quiz 9a…
    • Unit 11 – Area of Polygons and Circles
      • 11.1 – 11.3: Polygon Basics
      • Getting Ready for Quiz 11a (11.1 – 11.3)
      • 11.4-11.6 – Second part of Chapter 11
      • Chapter 11 Test Preparation
    • Chapter 12 – Surface Area and Volume
      • 12.1 – 12.3 Concepts
      • 12.4-12.6 Concepts
      • Chapter 12 Final Assessment
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    • Honors Precalculus (Teams 2 & 7, 2010-11)
      • Chapter 1 (Functions & Their Graphs)
      • Chapter 2 (Polynomial & Rational Functions)
      • Chapter 4 (Trigonometry)
        • Sections 1 and 2
        • Section 3 (Rt.Triangle Trig.)
        • Section 4 (Trig. Fcns. of any Angle)
        • Section 5 (Graphs of Sine and Cosine Fcns)
        • Section 6 (Graphs of Other Trig Fcns)
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        • 5.5 – Multiple Angle & Product to Sum Formulas
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        • 6.2 – Law of Cosines
        • 6.3 – Vectors in the Plane
        • 6.4 – Vectors & Dot Products
        • 6.5 – Trig Form of a Complex Number
        • Chapter 6 Review
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        • 8.3 – The Inverse of a Square Matrix
        • 8.4 – The Determinant of a Square Matrix
        • 8.5 – Applying Matrices & Determinants
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      • Chapter 9 – Seq, Series, & Prob.
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        • 9.4 Induction
        • 9.5 Binomial Theorem
        • 9.6 Counting Principles
        • 9.7 Probability
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      • Chapter 10 – Analytic Geometry
        • 10.2 – Parabolas
        • 10.3 – Ellipses
        • 10.4 – Hyperbolas
        • 10.7 – Polar Coordinates
        • 10.8 – Graphs of Polar Equations
        • Chapter 10 Review
      • Chapter 11 – 3D Analytic Geometry
        • 11.1 – Three Dimensional Space
        • 11.2 – Vectors in Space
        • 11.3 – The Cross Product of 2 Vectors
        • 11.4 – Lines and Planes in Space
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7 Responses to “Real World Connections to Unit 2”

1. Matt Thomas says:

   October 19, 2011 at 4:22 pm

   proofs are actually pretty useful in real world situations, they let you see if what your saying is true or false, and counterexamples help to prove it if you think the statement is false

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2. Gustavo Oliveira says:

   October 20, 2011 at 3:26 pm

   I found this cool link on soccer that relates to gemetry http://biology.wsc.ma.edu/Math251/node/40

   Reply
3. Stacy Thomas says:

   October 20, 2011 at 7:09 pm

   This beats gustavo’s vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2qSC-A9lqI

   Reply
4. Stacy Thomas says:

   October 20, 2011 at 7:13 pm

   here’s another one HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru61Z8XQp9Q&feature=grec_index

   Reply
5. annie says:

   October 20, 2011 at 8:00 pm

   I liked how you conected this to real life senerios. Now i see how helpful proofs and conditional staments are

   Reply
   • corricelli says:

     October 24, 2011 at 1:47 pm

     Annie,

     So glad! Hope it continues to help today!

     Thanks,
     Mrs. Corricelli

     Reply
6. Tyler Edwards says:

   October 25, 2011 at 8:12 pm

   I found this page really interesting relating geometry to sports.
   http://www.slideshare.net/jpettus/angles-in-sports-2107892

   Reply

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