It's Today!

For those of you who've forgotten, I'll be in my classroom today, Wednesday, December 30, from 1:00 until 3:00.

See you then.

Binomial Distribution

Christmas Trivia started off this very cold Tuesday morning in room 204.. Hopefully we win..

Today Mr. Max gave us a booklet that has questions all about Binomial Distribution. He showed us an example on ronblond.com about true and false test.

Tomorrow 12 questions on the booklet are due and 2,9, and 13.

December 11th/09 - Z-Scores

So today we had metal math and after he came around and gave a homework check for the 1st question in the Statistics Review Booklet. After giving the homework check, he corrected the question with us. You can solve Normal Distributions either by calculator or a site called www.ronblond.com. When you use your calculator you go 2nd VARS and normalcdf(. You enter four numbers into your calculator, first you put the lowest value, then the highest, then the mean, and finally the standard deviation. Note: If you like using spreadsheets to solve problems there is a STATISTICS spreadsheet located in "stuff you can use on the exam". We then started a new lesson called Z-scores. The equation for Z-Scores is Z=x-mean) divided by the standard deviation. It is pretty straight forward and goes along side with the Normal Distribution lesson. The assignment for today is to finish 9,13 and do 2.

Normal Distribution

Today in class, we went over the Normal Distribution Curve. The Normal Distribution Curve is essentially the theory and practice of applying a histogram ( graphical display of frequencies), to the following characteristics:
- symmetry about the mean
-follows the rule " 68-95-99.7
-mean=median=mode

* also bring something for the Christmas cheer board

Normal Distribution

Today in class, we went over the Normal Distribution Curve. The Normal Distribution Curve is essentially the theory and practice of applying a histogram ( graphical display of frequencies), to the following characteristics:
- symmetry about the mean
-follows the rule " 68-95-99.7
-mean=median=mode

* also bring something for the Christmas cheer board

Accelerated Math

Today was a long block and we started off with mental math. We then had to go talk to mr.max about our marks and how we can get them higher. In the mean time everyone worked on their accelerated math, as 14 objectives are due.

Data Assigment

year of the vehicles that we own on our family farm.
1994, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2009

N=5
Mean= 2003.6
Range= 15

Set of #'s

Temperature in the last week
-30, -25, -27, -45, -22, -30, -33

mean- -30.2857

Sum- -212

range- 23

std deviation- 6.8809

n- 7

Data Assignment

Data: Chemistry Test marks this year:
78, 80, 85, 92

n= 4
Range: 14
Mean: 83.75
P.S.D. : 39.7

Data- the temperature lows in the next five days in Swan River. Monday : -27 Tuesday: -26 Wensday: -22 Thursday: -28 Friday: -25
Calculate: median: -26 range: -6 mode: 0

Population Standard Deviation

The next 5 days temperature in Perth.. **wish i was there**

25, 26, 27, 27, 32

n=5
range= 7
P.S.D= 2.42
mean= 27.4

Population Standard Deviation Assignment

Data: Ages of the siblings in my family.
3, 5, 5, 12, 17, 18, 20
n=7
Range=17
P.S.D.=6.57
Mean =11.43

December 07, 2009 assignment.

The statistic assignement.
Find mean, population standard deviation and n.
These stats are the amount of points each team has in the Saskatchewan major hockey league (midget age) up to December 07th.
20, 15, 12, 10, 8, 8, 7, 6, 6, 4, 2, 0, 0.
Mean = 7.54
P.S.D = 5.54
n = 13

Data: Temperature in all the capital cities in Canada -4,-10,-26,-27,-22,-17,-8,1,-2,-4,-4,-1,-3,-3,-2,-22,-19

9.40

mean, median, and mode.

Today we are doing mean, median, and mode on a spreadsheet. At the 8 minute mark, Mr.Maks explains how to make the mean distance from the school. This video shows you how to get all the information from your list using your calculator, ( 1-var stats).
ON the calculator
x= mean
EX= Sum of entire list
EX2= Sum squared
Sx= Standard deviation of the sample
ax= Standard deviation of the population
Population standard deviation measures how varied the data is, relative to itself. (How spread out the numbers are)
i.e. - data set with no "spread"

-> std. dev. close to 0
i.e. data set with much variation
->std. dev. is high

Variability and Statistical Analysis

Today we learned about Variability and Statistical Analysis. He showed us how to do it on excel and built in programs such as average and sum that we could use to speed the process up. Than he showed us how to do it on our calculator. We enter the information into our list that are under stats than you go back into the stats menu and slide over to calc. From there its 1-VAR Stats, L1 and enter. All the information you need is there for your answer.

Mutually Exclusive and Inclusive Events

Today we started off class by watching the Rate&Review that we do every year to vote on which advertisment we think is most effective on us to not smoke. Mr.Max told us today that our Probability Everything test is on thursday. We then did notes and examples on Mutually Exclusive Events and Mutually Inclusive Events. Here are the notes on these:

The end of class Mr.MAx gave us to work on accelerated math and questions in our work booklets. This is what we did today!

Today we did mental math. Most of the question were on probality to help us for our test sometime this week. Sometime this week we will go over what is going to be on the test. Today we got to work on homework or any math of our choice because Mr.Max's computer wasn't working.

independent and dependent events

We kicked off math class with mental math.

Tomorrow we have time to finish up our vector projects in class and don't forget they're due on friday.

After mental math we looked at questions from exercise 5 Independents and Dependent Events

Assignment is Exercise 5 and Exercise 3.

Independent probability events (two or more events occur and have no affect on each others outcomes at all)

ex. no replacement

Dependent Probability events occur such that later events ARE affected by previous events

ex. NO replacement

Complementary Events

Today in class we started with mental math. Today is a long block too. Mr.Max is teaching us more today on probability. We learnt about Sample Space which means ''any complete representation of all probability experiment" ex. spinning a spinner or flipping a coin. There is different ways you can show probability outcomes for sample space. The examples of this will be in his notes that i will post on the blog. Complementary events formula is p(A) + P(A)=1. We are getting another assignment which we are suppost to do the the 4 qeustions on exercise 3.

Perms and Coms Theory November 23/ 09

On this Monday morning we furthered into probability by beginning on Permutation and Combination. Permutation is a group of things organized where the order matters, and Combination is a group of things organized where the order is irrelevant. Examples of both are on the sheets below that were created by Mr. Maks during class.

This page simply explains both words and exemplifies their meanings.

This first page above shows an example of Perms where order matters and then also displays the formula to use when calculating Permutations. 'n' is the original number of options, which is factorial, you then divide that by the same number but subtract the amount of places to put the numbers into, this number is also factorial.

The next page beside it is pretty much self explanitory of what factorial means and further explains it.

This was a quick example of two poker hands that are the exact same, but doesn't matter! It is a combination not a permutation. Calculating card hands is one example of using the following formula.

This is the formula to evaluate combinations, not permutations.

I'm not too sure where in the lesson this was included, but it may be valuable to someone in the fundamental counting system. The numbers 33, 21, and 7 are irrelivant, but the fact that there are three numbers and you order them in 3 places. Which as shown is 3*2*1 and equals 6 ways to set up these numbers.

F-F-F-Friday!

Yo Ho Math-Goers of Room 204 -

What a rando class we had this morning! Congradulations on learning and getting off topic on this glorious morning before a well deserved weekend.

So let's recap shall we:

Book Recommendation from Mr. Maksymchuk : Eats, Shoots and Leaves

Then we got into talking about Mr.Maksymchuk's brother. We were informed that Mr Maks is smarter and better looking. With the help of Google Street Maps, we creeped on his brothers house in Calgary. We also viewed the Calgary Zoo in hopes of seeing some of the animals, unfortunately, we saw none. We left Alberta and headed to the Valley. Checked out Swan River and discovered that Lenswood is in fact on the map which is quite surprising.

DISTURBING!!! -
In Tokyo, people are anti social due to technology. They would rather interact with other people through social networking sites then having actual human contact.

Project Class!!

Today we have the short block to work on our projects. You can do your project on euklid or graph paper. Our projects are due by next friday so get working!

Probability Introduction

For the probability unit, you have to be able to go back and forth from:

Pascals Triangle:

Every number in the next row is the sum of the 2 numbers above it

This triangle helps for Pathway Questions, like the example we did:
Note that the number on each path matches the numbers on Pascal's triangle for part A.

For part B, the next picture helps explain it. When he goes through the dentist office on the way, the triangle starts over again, with new numbers at that point. The 18/35 comes from the following picture:
The probability of the whole thing is the following:

Vector "Tricks"

Today, Mr. Maksymchuk showed us a template we can use for vectors that can be used on the exam. To open these templates:

1. open EUKLID Dynageo
2. go to File and click on Load.
3. navigate yourself to our class folder and enter our exam use folder.
4. There are two files there. Open either one to use them in EUKLID.

These templates are ours to use for the exam.

Also, for the people who's mark dropped from Mr. Maks', "baby-shaking" method of getting our attention about our vector exercises, today was a chance to prove to Mr. Maks that we deserve those marks back. Mental Math was not done today so no need to worry about that. As strange as it was, Mr. Maks left class at 9:45 to watch his kid in kindergarden.

Today in class we worked on our vector questions. Also we had to tell Mr. Max what our vector project will be or what we're planing to do. The vector project will be due on the 27Th of November. But that is an inservice day, Mr. Max will allow you to work on your project that day if your a procrastinator.

OOOOO AND FOOTBALL TEAM PROVINCIAL FINALS LISTEN TOMORROW ON THE RADIO GAME IS AT NOON!!!!!!!!

I <3 My Class!

As you all know, I'm really touchy and feely (sp.?) and warm and fuzzy. Nah. Not me. Never mind.

But reading a week or so worth of blog posts always impresses.... In spite of certain places and times when I feel like maybe things aren't going as well as I would like, I'm inspired by the creativity, the sense of humour, the intent to put complex mathematics into context, and the effort put forth to try to help one another. The posts on this blog exhibited by the individuals in the classes I teach are good, and posts from this class are no exception. Keep up the important work.

Keep trying hard. Be true. Learn. Together.

...and I too lament Cookie Monster's descent into memory only.

photo credit:http://www.flickr.com/photos/halfanacre/4000182975/

Parallelogram Method!

Tomorrow is Remembrance Day, so everyone take some time to think about the soldiers who fought and are fighting for Canada. Be proud to be a Canadian. I think we forget how fortunate we truely are.

Today we learnt the wonderfulness of a parallelogram with vector addition.

Parallelogram- 4 sided polygon wit opposite sides parallel.

November 9/09

Today in class we started off with mental math. Mr. Max told us about our Vector Project that we have to have done by November 27th.

The format: negotiable. possibilities include, but not limited to:
- essay style (includes diagrams)
- Powerpoint/presentation (not presented) - hand in only
- Blogger style blog post (on your own blog)
- Spreadsheet (including diagrams and interactivity)
- Euklid type diagrams embedded in other software

What is included:
Project-type stuff:
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- References (if any)
- Discussion (or something like a discussion)
- Conclusion
- Diagrams, scaled, neat, organized..etc.

What it is about:

- Start with a known Resultant vector...(means that youy have a known start and a known finish)

Topics: all 2-D references, from above(top-down), no limit on creativity

Must Include: 5 specifically appropriate, context-based, scenarios that have as their answer, the resultant vector. i.ie.scenario #1 is......, Scenario #2...,etc. Each scenario has to include a minimum of 2 vectors (magnitude and direction scaled and directed for each)

By this Thursday he would like to see a topic from you.

the demise of our cookie monster through the humble vegetable

Today in class we had an earnest and frank discussion about the Cookie Monster( from Sesame Street), and his demise into dark days-dark days filled with "sometimes cookies," and "mostly vegetables" .The Cookie Monster has became an ugly, loathsome, vegetable-eating lie... i mean you just can't eat cookies(exclusively) for nearly 40 years of your life and then suddenly decide that maybe eating cookies is particularly unhealthy.It would even be alright for him to eat ecologically friendly nutrient-rich vegan-style cookies... why couldn't that be possible?... why do cookies have to be only sometimes food?
I lament the loss of our cookie monster, from the deepest depths of my heart.
And subsequently, mathematics doesn't seem so important.

V is for Vectors!

So yesterday, I couldn't get blogger to work.. which is why I'm back again today. Yesterday we learned about Scaling vectors and it was superbly exciting. For some reason I can't seem to get the voice thing to show up on here, probably because computers hate me big time, but I'll keep trying.

Vectors:
- Magnitude
- Direction

Resultant Vector

Today was a long block and we had to attend a grad meeting for the first 45 minutes of class...
We then started learning about Resultant Vectors. Resultant Vector is the vector that 'results' from adding two or more vectors together. We then learnt how to make triangle vectors. We use the triangle method when vectors are stacked chronogically.


Triangle method steps:
1) Starting from some "origin", create a vector (to scale) such that the tail is on that origin.
2) Square up the V -->, vector head position (for measurement)
3) Create v2, v3, v4...etc, and square up each vector head for measurement.
4) From the origin, create the resultant vector, such that its tail is on the origin, and its head of the last 'added' vector.

head------------------------------------>tail

Mr.Max then did an example on euklid.

Euklid day

Vector graphics is the use of geometrical primitives such as points, lines, curves, and shapes or polygon(s), which are all based on mathematical equations, to represent images in computer graphics.

EVERYTHING I WROTE DOWN GOT ERASED. I HATE THE INTERNET

Halloween Math

Today in math we had a halloween mental math. It was still hard but a nice change. Mr Max also told us about a new species of spider that makes webs about as big as a human finger. After that he showed us his twitter page and showed us how many people replied on why twitter is a good thing. Thats what we basically did today. Happy Halloween

Today to start class we did mental math. It was the tenth one so we had to find our averages by throwing away the worst two. Then we handed them in for marks. After mental math Mr Max gave us some time to finish up the driveway question and start on one about a picnic table. After this Mr Max showed us how to do the driveway question on a spreadsheet.

http://www.mulch-mart.com/calculator.html simply a yard calculator you can get diffrent ones at google as well i just found this one.

Today, after O'Canada, Mr.Max read out the daily morning announcments and would like these links: www.parentinterviews.com/swanvalley to make appointments for parent teacher night/day on Thursday, November 5 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm, Friday, November 6 10:00 am – 1:00 pm and http://www.myfishbowl.ca/ for resource material for canadian high school students, Check It Out! so here they are. Next we did Mental Math #18. We then had a conversation trying to decide if we should start a Facebook Group for our math class to help all of us study and to remind each other about upcoming tests etc. It is like our blog, but we all use facebook way more so we would most likely benifit more from a facebok group then the blog. Mr.Max is still undecided. We then watched a video all about how media literacy is taking over the world asking how long it has been since we read a newspaper and how in 25 years the internet will be able to fit in blod cells. Crazy! Kellen then decided she was starting the facebook group for our math class. We then looked at the Driveway question which was homework from yesterday and Mr.Max showed us the steps how to solve the question.

This is how Mr.Max helped us in solving the driveway question. He then let us work on the question for the rest of class and if we finish he will assign another question for homework. This was Tuesday October 26th, 2009 class. Kellen started our facebok group page for this class so make sure you join to keep updated with the rest of the class! We also got a speech on MOGA Madness so make sure buy a grain ticket. Enjoy the rest of your day!!

Spot check test

For today, we must hand in "Spot Check-Sequences/Series & Personal Finance" test. Also, Mr.maks has planned for us to design and measurement portfolio.

NOTE: parent teacher interviews coming up. NO SCHOOL FRIDAY. Next friday is moga madness.

C.I.D.A- Canadian International Development Agency.
What is CIDA? Click this link to find out!

http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/acdi-cida/acdi-cida.nsf/eng/NIC-5313423-N2A

By participating in Moga Madness you will contributing help to the following countries thanks to CIDA:
-Americas : Bolivia - Caribbean Regional Program - Colombia - Haiti - Honduras - Peru Asia : Afghanistan - Bangladesh - Indonesia - Pakistan - Vietnam Eastern Europe : Ukraine North Africa and Middle East : West Bank and Gaza Sub-Saharan Africa : Ethiopia - Ghana - Mali - Mozambique - Senegal- Sudan - Tanzania

Design and Measurement Portfolio:
This is not really a portfolio; it's a work booklet. We are to do question 2 A with a partner. Ways you can do it could be on about several peices of graph paper and count or you could use your calculator and a peice of sketch paper. If you know how to use any of those programs like google spreadsheets or anything like that, feel free to use them.

October 19th, Daily Blog.

In todays short block class the assignment was simple. It is to complete a 8.5' by 11' formula sheet that we would use on a test. The rules are the same for this as any other test. It must be 8.5' by 11', you must create it, and it can be double sided. This particular formula sheet should consist of any material you think you may need from the Sequences and Series unit, and/or the Personal Finance unit.

This is only an example formula sheet.

Picture from - https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWlm5U1gTnBqve36mp52Ujv68a6xS1x3X6ezNo69RjBx-rJY4jzvJG9qdrfsQo9hqq_XbYYeHZ_TARTU-YCA_Dd9_zcYVPfheyHgrxIHZHWuplsOc_4yLrQf6oxPx1MgTkLKCw9HVBurIr/s400/Calc+formulas+1.jpg

Question Seven..

Today Mr.Max explained how to do question seven. He informed us of the differences between a house, condo, and an apartment. We learned how to complete this question on our calculators and excel. Also, Mr.Max got a new camera on which he records himself. Very neat.

The Partridge Family Finances

Today Mr Maksymchuk revealed his crush on Mrs. Partridge. After that the class did a finance question for the Partridge family and we came to the conclusion that Mrs. Partridge needs to get a job.

Media Literacy is a 21st century approach to education. It provides a framework to access, analyze, evaluate and create messages in a variety of forms — from print to video to the Internet. Media literacy builds an understanding of the role of media in society as well as essential skills of inquiry and self-expression necessary for citizens of a democracy.

Crotchety Definition:
1. given to odd notions, whims, grouchiness, etc.