To all of my classes:

This is my last Hollywood High post. I have enjoyed helping some of you get those extra credit points throughout the year. I wish you success next year as well. It has been a pleasure to have been your teacher this year!

Algebra 2H pds 1,4
Finish all problems on the Practice Final. Try to look up the more difficult ones from your previous quizzes on those topics. There is one more final review sheet which will be given out on Monday.
EC Question- What topic did you find most interesting (if any) this semester?

Geometry H pds 2,5
Pd 2-Finish the practice test started in today's class. There are 2 other review sheets for the Finals Review.
Pd 5 Finish the worksheets started in class today.
EC question-What did you find most interesting (if anything) about learning geometry this year? Why?

Pre Calculus- pd 6
Finish the final review sheet by Monday.
EC question- What topic did you find interesting (if anything) this semester? Why?

Algebra 2H pds 1,4
We are reviewing for the final exam.
HW worksheet # 1-18 all
EC problem-How many ways can the letters in the work Tennessee be arranged?

Geometry H pds 2,5
We are reviewing for the final exam
HW-Do all problems on the worksheet given out in class today.
EC-find the TA and Volume of a sphere with radius 6 cm.

Pre Calculus pd 6
We are reviewing for the final exam.
HW Do the problems on the review sheet given out in class.
EC - Change 8(cos 210º + i sin 210º) to standard form.

Algebra 2H pds 1,4
After going over the hw on probability problems, we began the review for the final exam. Topics covered today were radicals, exponents, and growth/decay problems.
HW Review Worksheet # 1-13 all
EC problem- From a group of 8 men and 10 women, a committee of 6 is to be formed. How many committees can be formed if the committee is to have 3 men and 3 women on it?

Geometry H pds 2,5
We started the review for the final exam. We went over many different types of problems from the review sheet.
HW Finish the problems on the back of last night's assignment.
EC- Find the TA of a rectangular solid with dimensions 12cm,8 cm, and 4 cm.

Pre Calculus pd 6
After going over the hw problems on matrices, the first final review sheet was given out.
CW/HW- Finish these problems by tomorrow.
EC question-The diagonals of a parallelogram are 12 cm and 20 cm , and intersect at a 40º angle. Find the length of the shorter side of the parallelogram. (Use the law of cosines).

Algebra 2H pds 1,4
We learned that probability = # of successes/total # of possible outcomes
Odds = success/failure
HW Worksheet # 6-34 evens
Ec problems #27,31

Geometry H pds 2,5
We learned about Dilations, which expand or contract polygons.
HW-finish the cw paper and Do # 1-12 on The Review Sheet for the Final Exam-
EC problem- Contract the triangle P(2,6),Q (4,-2)R(8,4) by a dilation of 1/2. Draw P'Q'R'.

Pre Calculus pd 6
We went over Operations with Matrices-addition, subtraction, and multiplication.
For multiplication, only matrices with certain dimensions
can be multiplied.
HW Worksheet#3-54 Multiples of 3
Ec problems #55,56

Week of June 13th

Algebra 2H pds 1,4
We learned about problems involving Combinations. Use the formulas for combinations when the order of the items involved does not matter.
HW worksheet # 9-13 all, 17-19 all, 25-28 all, and 31-33 all.
EC problems # 34

Geometry H pds 2,5
We went over the constructed response problems from the district final exam.
Then, we started the lesson on Glides and Reflections.
HW worksheet # 10-13 all
EC problem - Glide(x,y) - (x+4, y-2)
Find the image of (-6,8)

Pre Calculus pd 6
We learned about matrices and their determinants.
HW worksheet # 2-24 evens
EC problem #21

Algebra 2H pds 1,4
We learned about circular permutations today. The formula for basic circular permutations is: n!/(n-1)!
If the objects are reflective, then divide by 2.
HW Worksheet # 9,10, 12-26 evens, 30, and 33
EC problems #23,27,31

Geometry H pds 2,5
We finished the LAUSD Final Exam. Hopefully, the results will arrive soon.
EC Question- Why do you think the school district wants all students to take a district final exam in geometry? Do you agree with this policy? Why or why not?

Pre Calculus pd 6
Today was the quiz on Limits.
EC- review problem- Use the law of cosines to find angle A in a triangle if a=13,
b = 19 and c = 25.

Algebra 2H pds 1,4
We learned that linear permutations are arrangements of things in a special order.
We learned that 6! = 6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1.
P(n,r) = n!/(n-r)!
Also, 0! = 1 We also went over permutations in which some of the letters repeat.
HW Worksheet #12-30 evens
EC problems #17,29

Geometry H pds 2,5
Today was the first day of the District Final Exam. We will finish taking the test tomorrow. It will probably only take half of tomorrow's class.
Hold all work on the Reflections Lesson until tomorrow.
EC-Give your opinion about the district final exam. Write at least 4 sentences.

Pre Calculus pd 6
Tomorrow is the quiz on limits. You should review all worksheets on limits and make sure you understand the practice quiz.
EC-Are you planning to take AP Calculus next year? Why or why not?

Algebra 2H pds 1,4
Today was the quiz on Geometric Sequences and Series. Also, sigma notation and infinite series were tested.
EC puzzle was given out after the quiz.

Geometry H pds 2,5
We started the lesson on Reflections today. Tomorrow is the LAUSD Final Test. It is given to all students in our district who are currently taking Geometry. The test will take 2 days to complete.
HW - worksheet on Reflections # 1-12 all
EC-Find examples of reflections on the Internet. Print out and bring in to class.

Pre Calculus pd 6
The next quiz will be on Friday. It will cover all lessons on Limits.
Today, we learned about one-sided limits.
HW Worksheet- #1 all parts.
EC problem worksheet page 760 #14

Algebra 2H pds 1,4
Tomorrow is the quiz on Geometric Sequences and Series. Make sure you review the problem on the distance a ball travels (both upward and downward distances must be added), sigma notation for geometric series, geometric means, as well as the other review sheet problems.
EC question-Find the sum of 36 - 12 + 4 - 4/3 + ...

Geometry H pds 2,5
We finished going over the lesson on Mappings and Isometries. The distance formula is used to determine if a mapping is an isometry.
HW Worksheet- Do # 7,9,10
EC problems # 8,11

Pre Calculus pd 6
We finished going over the lesson on Limits #2
HW- Finish all problems from the Notes and HW of Limits #2.
EC problem worksheet page 760 # 14

Week of June 6th

Algebra 2H pds 1,4
We are reviewing for the quiz on Geometric Sequences, Series, and Infinite Series where -1HW Sigma Notation worksheet #17-20 all and #26,33,35.
EC problem - #38

Geometry H pds 2,5
We began the unit on Transformations. Today, we went over the terms mapping, one-to-one mapping, and isometry. Also, preimage and image were discussed.
HW Worksheet # 1-20 all
EC #22 and 23.

Pre Calculus pd 6
We learned the Rationalizing Technique for finding limits.
HW Worksheet #1-3 all
EC problem -worksheet page 760 #19
EC

Algebra 2H pds 1,4
We learned how to solve the distance a ball travels when dropped to the ground. There are 2 distances to calculate:the downward and the upward distances.
HW Review worksheet -Do all problems.

EC problem- Find the distance traveled by a ball dropped from a height of 50 feet that rebounds 3/5 of the distance from which it was dropped.

Geometry H pds 2,5
Most students performed very well on today's quiz (Segments of a Circle) Congratulations!
EC problem-Two chords intersect in a circle. The segments on one chord are 2 and 6. The other chord is 8 units. Find its segments.

Pre Calculus pd 6
We reviewed the concept of limits by algebraic methods. Students who went on the field trip should see me Monday morning for the missed work.
HW Worksheet - Do ALL problems through 4e.
EC-Explain in your own words what is meant by a limit of a function.

Algebra 2H pds 1,4
We learned how to find the sum of the terms in an infinite geometric series. We also learned how to change repeating decimals to fractions using the formula.
HW Worksheet #1,5,9,13,17,21,25,29,37,and 39.
EC problem #36

Geometry H pds 2,5
The quiz on Segments of a Circle is tomorrow. Make sure you understand the problems on today's practice quiz.
EC-Find the tangent to a circle if its secant is 20 cm and the external part of the secant is 4 cm.

Pre Calculus pd 6
We went over direct substition for finding limits. Also, we learned about the dividing out technique.

Algebra 2H pds 1,4
We learned the formula for Geometric Series. When r is a fraction, the formula becomes a bit complicated.
HW Worksheet #1,3,7,8,12,15,17,21,31,39
EC problem #22

Geometry H pds 2,5
We finished going over the lesson on the Segments of a Circle.
HW Worksheet puzzle-Do all problems. Show your work!
EC problem- If a secant segment of a circle = 16 cm and its internal segment = 4 cm, find the measure of the tangent segment of the same circle. the tangent and secant intersect at the same point.

Pd 6 Pre Calculus

We are continuing on the topic of Limits of functions.
HW Worksheet # 15,17,19,20,21, 37-49 odds
EC problem #16