Laurenhill Academy – Math Page
Last update: Wednesday, April 29, 2009 – 10:30 AM
Math
536 - Vectors
Updates are in Bold.
Useful Links
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LHA
Main page |
Laurenhill
Academy's main page. Contains useful information including school
bulletins, calendars, and links to other pages. |
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MathTV
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Currently,
www.mathtv.com is sharing their videos for free. Mr. McKeague has been
a math teacher for over 30 years and has made his lessons available online. Requires
a Flash plugin. |
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SHODOR
Interactivate http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/ *NOTE* This site
is inaccessible from the school network. |
Interactivate
contains many interactive math Java applets. Topics include Numbers and
Operations, Probability, Statistics, Geometry, Algebra and various others. |
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NCTM
Illuminations |
National Council
of Teachers of Mathematics. Includes
activities, lessons and web links. |
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LEARN Quebec A joint venture
between the Quebec-Canada Entente for Minority Language Education and various
school boards. |
All students and
teachers should have a username/password for this site. Content includes
curriculum materials and resources. Online tutorials are also available
for students according to a set schedule. |
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GeoGebra |
An open-source
(free) dynamic geometry software for both Windows and Mac. Very useful for
constructions, and has function graphing capabilities. |
Math 306 (top of page)
Area and Volume:
- Java Applets on Surface Area and Volume (by L. Prisco):
http://www.geogebra.org/en/wiki/index.php/Volume_%26_Surface_Area.
Linear Relations:
- Video: Linear Relations: http://www.mathtv.com/
- Select Algebra from the submenus;
Then: Linear Equations in 1 Variable, or
Linear Equations in 2 Variables, or
Systems of Equations.
- Click on the small image of the instructor to play the video.
Math 406 – Science Option (top of page)
Trignometry:
- Extra resource Video: http://www.mathtv.com/
- Select Trignometry: Right Angle Trignometry OR Triangles from the submenus;
- Click on the small image of the instructor to play the video.
- Java Applets on Sine and Cosine Law (J. Welker)
http://www.geogebra.org/en/wiki/index.php/Trigonometry
- Assignment: Trignometry (PDF download) due in class:
Green Group (S4-05) – Tuesday, April 21, 2009 – Day 6.
- Java Applet: Trignometric
Ratios.
This applet shows one example of finding the value of an angle using trig ratios.
Similar Figures:
- Why AAA and SSA do not guarantee congruence in triangles (Java
Applets):
http://www.geogebra.org/en/wiki/index.php/Triangle_Congruence
- Assignment: Similarity (PDF download) due in class:
Green Group (S4-05) – Wednesday, March 25, 2009 – Day 8.
- Test: Similar and congruent figures.
Green Group (S4-05) – Friday, March 27, 2009 – Day 1.
- Video: Proportions: http://www.mathtv.com/
- Select Basic Mathematics, Proportions from the submenus;
- Click on the small image of the instructor to play the video.
- Java Applet: ThaleÕs Circle
A right triangle inscribed in a circle will have its hypotenuse as the circleÕs diameter.
Math 514 (top of page)
Graph Theory:
- Handout on Euler and Hamiltonian paths (PDF download).
Probability:
- A Flash animation showing balls dropping through a maze:
http://www.science-animations.com/support-files/chance.swf
- The following Probability applets* require Java:
- Sampling with and without replacement:
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/Marbles
- Experimenting with dice and spinners:
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/ExpProbability/
Also look at some of the other activities under the Probability menu at http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/
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This site is inaccessible from the school network. ***
Math 536 (top of page)
Vectors:
- Java applet: Vector
addition and subtraction.
Conics:
- Test: Conics
Blue Group (536-01) - Tuesday, April 21 2009 – Day 6.
Yellow Group (536-02) - Tuesday, April 21 2009 – Day 6.
- Extra resource Video: http://www.mathtv.com/
- Select Algebra: Graphing from the submenus;
- Click on the small image of the instructor to play the video.
- Java applet: Equation of a hyperbola.
- Java applet: Equation of a parabola.
- Java applet: Equation of an ellipse.
- Java applet: Equation of a circle.
- Assignment: Conics (PDF download) due in class:
Blue Group (536-01) - Tuesday, April 14, 2009 – Day 2.
Yellow Group (536-02) - Thursday, April 16, 2009 – Day 4.
- Additional materials:
- Java applet: Construction
of a hyperbola (J. Welker).
Trig Identities:
- Java applet: Trigonometric functions.
- Sample Question and solution: Solving Trig Equations (PDF download).
- Quiz: Trigonometric Identities and Solving Trig Equations:
Blue Group (536-01) - Tuesday, March 24 2009 – Day 7.
Yellow Group (536-02) - Tuesday, March 24, 2009 – Day 7.
- Assignment: Trigonometric Identities (PDF download) due in class:
Blue Group (536-01) - Wednesday, March 18, 2009 – Day 5.
Yellow Group (536-02) - Thursday, March 19, 2009 – Day 6.
- Extra resource Video: Proving Identities: http://www.mathtv.com/
- Select Trigonometry: Identities and Formulas: Identities and Formulas from the submenus;
- Click on the small image of the instructor to play the video.