Classwork & Homework

Homework assignments will be given for practice, preparation, extension and 
creativity as per district policy.  Homework is assigned 3 - 5 times per 
week and checked randomly.  A homework grade equivalent to a test score (up 
to 200 points) will be awarded each marking period.  If you have difficulty 
completing any homework assignment, YOU should see Mrs. Cecil in room 113 
before or during homeroom the very next day.

Check the Handouts page of my teacherweb for further materials.

Monday December 14, 2009
Trigonometry: Students complete a "Problem of the Day"..calculate the exact 
value of csc -1980 (degrees).  Detailed review of Friday's worksheet 12 - 2B

Friday December 11, 2009
Trigonometry: Students work in groups today on Worksheet 12 - 2B (IN NOTEBOOK)
Honors Calculus: Show solutions to Thursday's homework on board and discuss.  
Additional Class examples of Limits involving Trig functions "A - E"  Example 
F is for homework. (see handouts page! ;))
Pre-Calculus: Class work on a Review Page of "Rational Expressions" which 
includes Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying, Dividing and Simplifying 
both "simple" rational expressions and complex rational expressions.

Thursday December 10, 2009
All Classes:  consult calendar page of teacher web
Honors Calculus:  page 65 # 27 - 31
Trigonometry & Pre Calculus:  Detailed review of Wednesday's homework.

Wednesday December 9, 2009
Trigonometry:  Detailed review of Tuesday's homework; In class discussion of 
WS 12 - 2 # 39 - 46 including the two fill ins at the end;  Assignment:  WS 
12 - 2 # 47 - 62 
Honors Calculus: Detailed review of Tuesday's homework; Students received 
handout "Trigonometric Identities"; Assignmnet:  Memorize Theorem 1.9 on page 
63.
Pre-Calculus:  Red text book page 42 # 67 - 73

Tuesday December 8, 2009
Trigonometry:  Discuss new topic "Degrees, Minutes & Seconds".  Completed in 
class WS 12 - 2 # 1 - 18
Honors Calculus:  Review in class Monday's homework.  Short discussion on 
using Pascal's Triangle in Binomial Expansion.  Assignment:  Green Text page 
665 # 4, 9, 14 & 23
Pre-Calculus: Review of Monday's homework.  New discussion in class 
of "Simplifying Complex Rational Expressions"  (Get the notes~)

Monday December 7, 2009 

Trigonometry:  Detailed review of WS 12-1B # 35 - 46
Honors Calculus:  Completed a Problem of the Day (get the notes) and then 
completed text page 66 #57 - 62 
Pre-Calculus:  Completed 2 examples of dividing rational expressions in class 
(get the notes).  Assignment: page 41 #26, 28, 31, 33, 34 & 20 (yes, in that 
ORDER!) 


Friday December 4, 2009
Trigonometry:  Today we worked on WS 12 - 1B  # 35 - 46
Honors Calculus:  Detailed review of Thursday's assignment
Pre-Calculus: Detailed review of Thursday's assignment

Thursday December 3, 2009
Trigonometry:  Today we completed a Problem of the Day. Together we reviewed 
Wednesday's homework assignment on the board.  We learned about the trig 
functions that are positive in each of the four quadrants using ASTC. GET THE 
NOTES YOU MISSED. There is no written homework.
Honors Calculus: Today we completed a Problem of the Day.  Together we 
reviewed two additional examples of finding limits. (Get notes) Assignment:  
Pages 65 - 66 # 23, 25, 41, 53 & 55 (check answers with B.O.B)
Pre-Calculus: Green Algebra 2 Text page 325 # 1 - 19 all

Wednesday December 2, 2009
Trigonometry:  Reveiwed solutions to homework.  Completed some additional 
exercises as a class. GET THE NOTES!  Assignment:  WS WS 12-1B Section2 #27 - 
34 
Honors Calculus:  In class review of 12/01/09 homework
Pre Calculus:  3 additional examples of Adding/Subtracting Rational 
Expressions.  Assignment:  Red Text page 42 #50 & 61

Tuesday December 1, 2009
Trigonometry:  Discuss new topic:  Reference ANGLES.  Class completed 6 
examples together.  Assignment:  WS 12-1B Section2 # 19 - 24
Honors Calculus: Discuss 2 examples of using Algebraic Manipulation to find 
limits. Students should review all types of  factoring.  Assignment: Page 65+ 
(7th edition) # 5 - 21 ODD and # 49 - 52 ALL.
Pre-Calculus:  problem of the day:  WS "Factoring Practice WS D" # 23 ; 
discuss in class how to add/subtract Rational Expressions with examples.

Have a great vacation!

Wednesday November 25, 2009
All Classes:  Record Quizzes and homework checks on cover sheets in classroom


Tuesday November 24, 2009
All Classes:  Quiz #2 Today

Monday November 23, 2009
All Classes:  Create your own MOCK QUIZ...see Handouts page for all the 
details!

Friday November 20, 2009
All Classes:  Check the TeacherWeb Calendar for details !

Thursday November 19, 2009
Honors Calculus:  Review of previous night's homework.  Discuss 2 other forms 
of limits (right-hand and left-hand).  
Trigonometry: Worksheet 12-1B  Section 1 #1 - 24 and Section 2 #1 - 18.  
Reviewed all solutions in class.
Pre-Calculus: Review previous night's homework.  Discuss how to Multiply 2 
Rational Expressions.

Wednesday November 18, 2009
Honors Calculus:  Class discussion of how to find a limit from a graph.  Also 
learned how to graph a two-part function.  Homework:  page 55 # 9 - 14 (7th 
edition book already at home)
Trigonometry:  Review of last night's homework.  Class discussion of the 
remaining special angles 45 and 60 degrees.  Homework:  memorize all the 
points a "r" values associated with the quadrantal angles and the special 
angles.
Pre-Calculus:  Class discussion/powerpoint "Simplifying Rational Expressions" 
(Section 1.5).  Homework:  Page 41 (precalc book) # 7 - 18 

Tuesday November 17, 2009
Honors Calculus: Class discuss and notes on finding limits using a chart.  
Homework:   7th edition (text book U have @ home) page 54# 1 - 4 
Trigonometry:  Class Discussion & notes from Worksheet 12 - 1(Quadrantal 
Angles).  Begin discussion of 30 degree special angle.  Homework:  Finish the 
6 trig functions of a 30 degree angle.

Monday November 16, 2009
Representative from DeVry

Friday November 13, 2009
Trigonometry & Honors Calculus: Quiz #1
Pre-Calculus: Review in class of all quiz questions from yesterday.  Re-Quiz 
on Tuesday

Thursday November 12, 2009
Honors Calculus:  Completed Problem of the Day.  Reviewed homework from pages 
53 & 54
Pre-Calculus:  Quiz #1 today
Trigonometry:  Completed Problem of the Day.  Completed "Mock Quiz" found on 
Handouts page.

Monday November 9, 2009
Honors Calculus:  Notes in class page 54 # 17 & 19.  Assignment:  page 53+ # 
6,8,9,16 & 18 - 22
Trigonometry: Review in class solutions to review worksheet from Friday 
(11/6/09)
Pre-Calculus:  Review in class solutions to page 35 # 29 - 40

Friday November 6, 2009
Trigonometry:  Complete Review worksheet in class
Pre-Calculus:  page 35 # 29 - 40

Thursday November 5, 2009
Trigonometry:  Review in class solutions to back side of WS 11 - 4
Honors Calculus:  Discuss in class conversion between radians and degrees.  
Also discuss finding the values of 6 trig functions.  Homework:  1 homework 
problem from board found on HANDOUTS page.
Pre-Calculus: Discuss in class "Factoring for PreCalculus" using PowerPoint 
found on HANDOUTS page.  No written homework.

Wednesday November 4, 2009
Trigonometry: Together in class completed WS 11-4 #9.  Homework WS 11- 4 # 
10 - 16 in notebook ...follow ALL printed instructions !
Honors Calculus:  Review of page 53 # 2 & 4..be sure to have a diagram for 
EACH angle (there are 8 of them)
Pre-Calculus:  In class PowerPoint of "Factoring Completely" found on 
Handouts page.  Homework:  Green Text Page 283 #18 - 24 

Tuesday November 3, 2009
Trigonometry: Today we calculated our final averages.  Please have a 
parent check Progress Book in order to check to see if there are any errors.  
If you find an error, please bring it to my attention in homeroom tomorrow.
Honors Calculus:  5th edition page 53 # 2 & 4 & photocopy notes from some 
RELIABLE 
friend in class.
Pre-Calculus:  notes on factoring...powerpoint demo on HANDOUTS page !


Monday November 2, 2009
Honors Calculus:  Today we calculated our final averages.  Please have a 
parent check Progress Book in order to check to see if there are any errors.  
If you find an error, please bring it to my attention in homeroom tomorrow.
Pre-Calculus:  notes on factoring...powerpoint demo on HANDOUTS page !
Trigonometry:  WS 11 - 4 # 6 - 8 

Thursday October 29, 2009
ALL CLASSES:  Final homework checks of the marking period.  If you were 
absent today...you MUST see me MONDAY NOVEMBER 2, 2009 BEFORE HOMEROOM!  
Failure to do so will negatively impact your scores!

Wednesday October 28, 2009
Trigonometry:  Notes on the 6 Trig functions.  Complete Worksheet 11 - 4 #5 
in notebook organized in the same way as we did in class.
Honors Calculus:  In class review of page 57 # 1 - 15 odd.
Pre-Calculus:  In class review of page 466(green) # 1 - 7.  Complete regular 
text book page 29 #70 & 71


Friday October 23, 2009
All Classes:  Quarter #1 EXAM!  Review sheets due today.

Wednesday October 21, 2009
All classes should continue to work on creating  "Review Worksheet" which was 
asigned on October 16, 2009!

TEST #1 is this week and for Honors Calculus and Pre-Calculus has been 
changed to Friday October 23, 2009.  Please be aware of the date change!


Tuesday October 20, 2009
All classes should continue to work on creating  "Review Worksheet" which was 
asigned on October 16, 2009!

Trigonometry:  Continue creating Review Worksheet & Complete worksheet 
       11 - 4 # 1 - 4 
Honors Calculus:  Old Book (5th edition) page 42 # 13 - 19
Pre-Calculus:  continue notes and complete page 29 #64 - 68 

Monday October 19, 2009
Trigonometry:  Worksheet 11-3 # 18 - 34 in notebook
Honors Calculus:  Find the domain and range of the function:  
      f(x) = -SQR(x+1)
Pre-Calculus: New Topic:  Dividing polynomials....get notes!

Friday October 16, 2009
ALL CLASSES:
   Create your own "Review Worksheet" in preparation for next week's TEST.  
you should include all topics that we studied this marking period as the TEST 
is cumulative.  The worksheet will be collected on the day of the TEST so 
please prepare it on a separate sheet of paper.  This review sheet will serve 
to show just how much you actually did prepare for the TEST.  Remember that 
the TEST is 200 Points.

Thursday October 15, 2009
Trigonometry:  New class procedure begun today..."problem of the day"  get 
notes from someone in class.  Homework for tonight:  Describe in a detailed 
paragraph the difference between the INSTRUCTIONS between the 2 types 
of "Coterminal Problems" we have learned so far.

Wednesday October 14, 2009
Trigonometry: Notes in class
Honors Calculus:  Old Book (5th edition) page 32 # 41 - 52 
Pre-Calculus:  page 29 #55 - 62

Tuesday October 13, 2009
Trigonometry:  WS 11 - 3 Exercises 4 - 11 in notebook
Honors Calculus: Old Book (5th edition) page 31 # 1 - 9 
Pre-Calculus:  page 29 #47-54

Thursday October 8, 2009
All classes:  Last quiz of the quarter

Tuesday October 6, 2009
Trig/An Geo:  WS 11 - 3 Exercises 1 - 3 (in notebook)
Honors Calculus:  Old Book (5th edition) page 23 #39, 41, 43
Pre-Calculus:  Page 28 # 1 - 24 (included today on Handouts page of 
TeacherWeb)

Monday October 5, 2009
Trig/An Geo:  Get notes from class on new material "Angles in Trigonometry"
Honors Calculus:  Old Book (5th edition) page 23 #17 - 26
Pre-Calculus:  Ask someone in class for results of homework and additional 
note given in class.

Friday October 2, 2009
Trig/An Geo:  In class completed "Cover Sheet" and calculated current average
Honors Calculus:  Detailed review of homework
Pre-Calculus: PSSA party

Thursday October 1, 2009
Trig/An Geo:  Worksheet "Special Right Triangles"
Honors Calculus:  Old Book (5th edition) page 23 # 7 - 16
Pre-Calculus:  Worksheet " Rationalizing Denominators"

Wednesday September 30, 2009
Trig/An Geo:  Green Book page 748 Capsule Review #1 - 6 
Honors Calculus: Old Book (5th edition) page 23 # 1 - 6  follow these  
       instructions:  (a) Describe the ending behavior of the graph  
      (b)  Calculate the Real Zeros of the function (c) Choose the  
       appropriate graph
Pre-Calculus: "Integer Exponents" worksheet Complete all remaining ODD 
         exercises

Tuesday September 29, 2009
Trig/An Geometry:  Exercises # 1 & 6 from Board (try them again on a new 
           sheet of paper.  Then, compare to your notes to correct
Honors Calculus:  Memorize the Leading Coefficient Test
Pre-Calculus:  "Integer Exponents" worksheet # 1 - 31 odd (remember to 
            complete in notebook)

Friday September 25, 2009
Honors Calc:  Worksheet "Factoring Practice for Calculus Students"
Pre-Calc:  WS 1 - 3A finish #11 - 32
Trig/An Geo:  Period 1...Quiz #2 today
        Period 8...Quiz will be on Monday (due to Senior Class Mtg)

Thursday September 24, 2009
Trig/An Geo:  Prepare for quiz tomorrow
Honors Calc: Quiz #2 today
Pre-Calc:       Quiz #2 today

Wednesday September 23, 2009
Trig/An Geo:  Worksheet "Trigonometry Review" #1A - 1H and # 14 - 17 
Honors Calc:  Old Book (5th edition) Page 15+ # 27 - 30 & 36, 38 & 44  
              Use notebook.  Graph paper is not necessary.
Pre-Calc:     Worksheet 1-3A  exercises # 1 - 21 odd  omit 7 & 9


Tuesday September 22, 2009
Trig/An Geo:  Complete WS 11-1 # 1 - 3 in IN NOTEBOOK
Honors Calc:  Review homework problems 
Pre-Calc:     1 Problem from Board

Friday September 18, 2009
Trig/An Geo:  Complete exercises #1 - 20 IN NOTEBOOK from  "Simplifying 
              Radicals" worksheet
Honors Calc:  Old Book (5th edition) Page 15 # 1 - 8.  Use notebook.  Graph 
              paper is not necessary.
Pre-Calc:     Page 14  #36 - 56 even

Thursday September 17, 2009
Trig/An Geo:  Review of Pythagorean Theorem using page 377 Green Book.  No  
              written homework
Honors Calc:  Review of homework page 8.  No additional written homework.
Pre-Calc:     Review of homework page 13+.  Begin discussion of Absolute
              Value. No additional written homework.


Wednesday September 16, 2009
All Classes:  Complete assignments given yesterday.

Tuesday September 15, 2009
Trig/An Geo:  Green Text Book Page 25 PE # 1 - 14 and Page 377 Capsule Review 
# 1 - 4

Honors Calculus: Old Calculus Book (5th Edition) page 8 #17 - 39 odd

Pre-Calculus: Text Book page 13+  #1 - 30 (NO CALCULATORS)

Monday September 14, 2009
Trig/An Geo:  Quiz Today
Pre-Calculus:  Powerpoint presentation & 5 questions at end
Hon. Calculus:  Examples on Board.  No written homework tonight

Friday September 4, 2009
All Classes:  6 exercises from board (found on handouts page)

Wednesday September 2, 2009
All Classes:  Complete Page D of Worksheet 1 - 1

Tuesday September 1, 2009
Honors Calculus & Trigonometry:  Memorize 8 new vocab words and bookmark    
                                 TeacherWeb Home Page
Pre-Calculus:  Comoplete Worksheet 1-1 Page C



Monday August 31, 2009
Welcome Back everyone!  No written homework tonight.