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:
APRIL/MAY
We are quickly wrapping up our last unit in AP Calculus. In Unit 7: Differential Equations, students will learn about applications of rates of change and analyzing function behavior through slope fields. The Unit 7 Test will be on Wednesday4/29.
Shortly after the Unit 7 Test, we will begin our review for the AP exam and the cumulative final. Students will review all 8 units (listed below) from AP Calculus AB before the AP exam on Monday May 11. Post AP Exam, students will get to participate in a variety of class projects to investigate various math paradoxes. Please watch moodle for updates on project deadlines and requirements.
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)
Unit 8: Applications of Integration (3/16 to 4/15)
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:
APRIL/MAY
Now that we have wrapped up our last unit, AP Statistics students have started AP and Final Exam preparation. All exam study materials are provided in class and can be found on the class moodle page. Please note, the final exam will be broken into two parts. Students will take the Multiple Choice portion of the final on Tuesday 4/28 and the Free Response portion of the final on Wednesday 4/29. The AP Exam is in the afternoon on Thursday 5/7.
After the AP Exam, students will begin working on their end of year projects. Please watch moodle for project deadlines and updates.
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
Calendar for Unit 8: “Inference for Categorical Data – Chi Square” (3/6 to 3/20): Unit 8 Plan
Calendar for Unit 9: “Inference for Quantitative Data – Slopes” (3/23 to 4/10): Unit 9 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:
APRIL/MAY
This month in Geometry, students will finish their work in Chapter 10: Circles. In this chapter, students will learn several circle properties and theorems. Students will calculate circumference, arc length, area of a sector, and lengths of various angles and segments in circles. To utilize various properties and theorems about special segments in circles, students will learn to identify the difference between lines/segments that are tangent or secant to the circle. Students will also learn about the equations of circles and graphing circles in the coordinate plane. There will be two checkpoints in this chapter: Checkpoint 10.1-10.4 on 3/24 and Checkpoint 10.5-10.8 on 4/13. The Chapter 10 Test will be on 4/17.
After Chapter 10, we will begin combined unit covering Chapters 11 and 12. This unit will be an extensive study in area and volume for a variety of geometric figures. There will be two checkpoints in this unit: Checkpoint 11.1-11.4 on Monday 4/27 and Checkpoint 12.2-12.6 on Fridy 5/8. The Chapter 11/12 Test will be on Wednesday 5/20. Students will also work on a summative project during the week of 5/11 to 5/15 where they will use their knowledge of area and volume in a real world context.
For updated agendas, notes, and class assignments, please make sure you are checking moodle regularly.
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
Calendar for Chapter 10 “Circles” (3/12 to 4/17): Chapter 10 Plan 25-26
Calendar for Chapter 11 and 12 “Area and Volume” (4/20 to 5/20): Chapter 11+12 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:
APRIL/MAY
This month students will finish Chapter 9: Trigonometric Ratios and Functions. In this chapter, students will first review right triangle trigonometry. Then, students will be introduced to the Unit Circle. Students will use the unit circle to help build their understanding of graphing all 6 trigonometric functions: sine, cosine, tangent, cosecant, secant, and cotangent. Students will also use their understanding of these functions to model real world scenarios. Lastly, students will finish the chapter by learning the basics of trigonometric identities, sum and difference formulas, and solving trigonometric equations. There will be 2 checkpoints in this chapter: 9.1-9.3 on Friday 3/20 and 9.4-9.6 on Monday 4/13. The Chapter 9 Test will be on Wednesday 4/22.
After Chapter 9, we will go back to Chapter 7: Rational Functions. In this chapter, students will learn how to graph rational functions, preform operations with rational expressions, and solve rational equations. There will be two checkpoints in this chapter: 7.1-7.3 on Tuesday 5/5 and 7.4-7.5 on Wednesday 5/13. The Chapter 7 Test will be Tuesday 5/19.
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
Calendar for Chapter 9 “Trigonometric Ratios and Functions” (3/11 to 4/22) – Chapter 9 Plan
Calendar for Chapter 7 “Rational Functions” (4/23 to 5/19) – Chapter 7 Plan