For updated weekly agendas, please check your class Moodle page. You will also find all of your class materials and assignments on Moodle.
Microsoft Teams will only be used as a resource for communication. No assignments or materials will be distributed through Teams. If you have any questions, send me a message in Teams and I will get back to you ASAP!
Please note: We recommend all Helena High students purchase a TI-84 CE for their math class. If you are not able to purchase one, there are some available to check out. There will not be a classroom set of calculators available this year. Students will be responsible for bringing their own calculator to class everyday.
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Period 0 – Geometry
Period 1 – AP Calculus AB
Period 2 – Algebra 2
Period 3 – AP Calculus AB
Period 4- AP Statistics
Period 5- Prep
Period 6 – School Leadership Team/Department Chair
Welcome to AP Calculus AB!
For updated class notes, assignments, and other information please log in to our class moodle page at moodle.helenaschools.org (use your regular district username and password)
THIS MONTH IN AP CALCULUS AB:
FEBRUARY
This month in AP Calculus AB, students are finishing their work in Unit 5: Analytical Applications of Differentiation. In Unit 5, students have used and extended their understanding of derivatives from previous units. Students have learned three major calculus theorems in this unit: the Intermediate Value Theorem, the Extreme Value Theorem, and the Mean Value Theorem. Students have applied these theorems in a graphical, numerical, and analytical context. Students are also working on optimization problems in theoretical and real world contexts. Students will take the Unit 5 Test (both the calculator and no calculator section) on Thursday 2/5.
This month, students will also start Unit 6: Integration and Accumulation of Change. For the first portion of AP Calculus, students have focused on the derivative and now our focus will switch to the antiderivative or integral. In Unit 6, students will first learn about approximating areas with Riemann Sums. We will use this understanding to investigate the accumulation of change in various functions. This will eventually lead to definite and indefinite integrals. Students will take a summative test over Unit 6 (both the calculator and no calculator section) on Thursday March 12th.
Please look for weekly agendas, notes, class videos, and assignments on moodle each week. Make sure you are keeping up on watching the videos and filling in notes!
UNIT PLANS/CLASS CALENDAR:
Unit 1: Limits and Continuity (8/28 to 9/26)
Unit 2: Differentiation: Definition and Fundamental Properties (9/29 to 10/22)
Unit 3: Differentiation: Composite, Implicit, and Inverse Functions (10/23 to 11/12)
Unit 4: Contextual Applications of Differentiation (11/12 to 12/9)
Unit 5: Analytical Applications of Differentiation (12/10 to 2/5)
Unit 6: Integration and Accumulation of Change (2/6 to 3/12)
Welcome to AP Statistics!
For updated class notes, assignments, and other information please log in to our class moodle page at moodle.helenaschools.org (use your regular district username and password)
THIS MONTH IN AP STATISTICS:
FEBRUARY
This month, students will finish working through Unit 6: Inference for Categorical Data – Proportions. In this unit, students will learn the basics of statistical inference. Students must answer the question, “what makes a result statistically significant?” Students will participate in a variety of notes, activities, and assignments to learn about significance tests and confidence intervals involving proportions. The Unit 6 Quiz will be on Tuesday 2/3 and the Unit 6 Test will be Friday 2/13. There is also a Unit 6 Project that will be due Friday 2/20.
This month, students will also begin their work in Unit 7: Inference for Quantitative Data – Means. In this unit, students will dive deeper into statistical inference. Students will revisit the concepts of inference tests and confidence intervals but through the lense of sample means rather than sample proportions. The Unit 7 Quiz will be on Tuesday 2/24 and the Unit 6 Test will be Thursday 3/5.
Please look for weekly agendas, notes, class videos, and assignments on moodle each week. Make sure you are keeping up on watching the videos and filling in notes!
UNIT PLANS/CLASS CALENDAR:
Calendar for Unit 1: “Exploring One-Variable Data” (8/28 to 9/23): Unit 1 Plan
Calendar for Unit 2: “Exploring Two-Variable Data” (9/24 to 10/9): Unit 2 Plan
Calendar for Unit 3: “Collecting Data” (10/10 to 10/31): Unit 3 Plan
Calendar for Unit 4: “Probability, Random Variables, and Probability Distributions” (11/3 to 12/3): Unit 4 Plan
Calendar for Unit 5: “Sampling Distributions” (12/4 to 12/18): Unit 5 Plan
Calendar for Unit 6: “Inference for Categorical Data – Proportions” (1/5 to 2/13): Unit 6 Plan
Calendar for Unit 7: “Inference for Quantitative Data – Means” (2/17 to 3/5): Unit 7 Plan
Welcome to Geometry!
For updated class notes, assignments, and other information please log in to our class moodle page at moodle.helenaschools.org (use your regular district username and password)
THIS MONTH IN GEOMETRY:
FEBRUARY
This month in Geometry, students are working through Chapter 7: Proportions and Similarity. In this chapter, students will first define similarity between two polygons. Then, students will narrow their focus to specifically study similarity between two triangles. Students will use proportions throughout the chapter to calculate side lengths (and other measures) of similar triangles. There will be two checkpoints in this chapter: 7.1-7.3 on Tuesday 2/3 and 7.4-7.7 on Thursday 2/12. The Chapter 7 summative test will be Wednesday 2/18.
After Chapter 7, we will move into Right Triangles and Trigonometry (Chapter 8). Students will study the unique relationships between sides and angles in right triangles. We will cover the three primary trigonometric ratios, Sine, Cosine, and Tangent. Students will then use these relationships to extend their understanding to non-right triangles. Throughout Chapter 8, there will be multiple connections between trigonometry and real world problems. There will be two checkpoints in Chapter 8: 8.1-8.3 on Thursday 2/26 and 8.4-8.6 on Friday 3/6. The Chapter 8 Test on Wednesday 3/11.
UNIT PLANS/CLASS CALENDAR:
Calendar for Chapter 1 “Tools of Geometry” (8/28 to 9/23): Chapter 1 Plan 25-26
Calendar for Chapter 3 “Parallel and Perpendicular Lines” (9/24 to 10/14): Chapter 3 Plan 25-26
Calendar for Chapter 4 “Congruent Triangles” (10/20 to 11/14): Chapter 4 Plan 25-26
Calendar for Chapter 5 “Relationships in Triangles” (11/17 to 12/3): Chapter 5 Plan 25-26
Calendar for Chapter 6 “Quadrilaterals” (12/4 to 1/8): Chapter 6 Plan 25-26
Calendar for Chapter 7 “Proportions and Similarity” (1/27 to 2/18): Chapter 7 Plan 25-26
Calendar for Chapter 8 “Right Triangles and Trigonometry” (2/19 to 3/11): Chapter 8 Plan 25-26
Welcome to Algebra 2!
For updated class notes, assignments, and other information please log in to our class moodle page at moodle.helenaschools.org (use your regular district username and password)
THIS MONTH IN ALGEBRA 2:
FEBRUARY
This month students will finish Chapter 5: Rational Exponents and Radical Functions. In this chapter, students will review all necessary rules and properties for simplifying and manipulating rational exponents and radicals. Students will also solve radical equations and inequalities, graph radical and rational functions, and investigate inverse functions. The Chapter 5 Test will be Friday 2/6.
After Chapter 5, we will start right in on Chapter 6, Exponential and Logarithmic Functions. In this chapter students will extend what they have learned about inverse functions in Chapter 5 to explore the relationship between exponential and logarithmic functions. Students will graph both types of functions and work with transformations of both functions. Finally, students will solve exponential and logarithmic equations. There will be a special emphasis throughout the chapter on real world connections of these functions. There will be 3 checkpoints in this chapter: 6.1-6.3 on Wednesday 3/18, 6.4-6.5 on Thursday 2/26, and 6.6-6.7 on Thursday 3/5. The Chapter 6 Test will be on Tuesday 3/10.
UNIT PLANS/CLASS CALENDAR:
Calendar for Chapter 1 “Linear Functions” (8/28 to 9/23) – Chapter 1 Plan
Calendar for Chapter 2 “Quadratic Functions” (9/24 to 10/10) – Chapter 2 Plan
Calendar for Chapter 3 “Quadratic Equations and Complex Numbers” (10/13 to 11/7) – Chapter 3 Plan
Calendar for Chapter 4 “Polynomial Functions” (11/10 to 12/19) – Chapter 4 Plan
Calendar for Chapter 5 “Rational Exponents and Radical Functions” (1/5 to 2/6) – Chapter 5 Plan
Calendar for Chapter 6 “Exponential and Logarithmic Functions” (2/9 to 3/10) – Chapter 6 Plan