Monthly Archives for March 2010
Geometry of Flooding
March has been so rainy this year that flooding is the topic of every newscast and many, many conversations. The picture shows how students went home from school in Wayland Mass. on March 31st – on a Duckboat. This two … Continue reading
Two to the … s
Let your students practice exponents, fractional exponents, and roots with this powerful assignment that asks them to compute impressive mathematics in their heads. If you list the values of various 2 to the … s then you can ask students … Continue reading
Quadratic formula on your calculator
You can program your TI calculator so that a quadratic equations can be solved quickly by just plugging the X ² coefficient, the X coefficient, and the constant into your calculator. Arrange your equation in this form: AX² + BX … Continue reading
The Oscars
This assignment allows students to speak about the recent Oscar show, enjoy relevance in math class, and work at developing their own ideas about compounded percent change. Worldwide box office income is compared for the top ten grossing movies of … Continue reading
