Tuesday, 21 October 2008

A Math Podcast


There is a pretty good podcast out there about math. Even your ipod is not safe from becoming an educational tool. The Math Factor has short audio discussions about math but to make it worth it, you should look at the website to see the write up about the topic. There are quite a few interesting ideas in there. Browse around.

Oct.21-24


Here is this weeks lessons and homework. Enjoy. Oct.21-24
Don't forget to go to the main website for worksheets, extra practice, extra links, quizzes, etc...

Sunday, 19 October 2008

Easy Math Puzzles


Here are little math puzzles courtesy of BBC Radio.

Question of the Week


Here is a challenge for all students. Try to prove this little geometric construction. We will discuss it in Math Society at lunch on Wednesday. Come with your attempt(s) at the solution.

Photography and Your Graphing Calculator


Here is another use for your favorite graphing Calculator. Turn it into an Intervalometer for your time lapse photography. Go to Instructables for explanations.

Saturday, 18 October 2008

Geometry of Trig Ratios



Here is a little challenge for you. Prove that all the trig ratios can be drawn on the unit circle. Enjoy! Select "The unit circle on Geogebra" to see the unit circle with the ratios. If you want the unit circle and ratios without the challenge questions select "Unit Circle 1" and if you want the unit circle, ratios and their associated graphs select "Unit Circle 2"

Monday, 13 October 2008

Oct.13-17


Here is this weeks lessons and homework. Enjoy. Oct.13-17
Don't forget to go to the main website for worksheets, extra practice, extra links, quizzes, etc...