by Jonathan ADAMS | Jun 8, 2017 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 9, Secondary Maths, The Grades
Exams are over, but the work continues. Grade 9 is working through a short chapter on geometry, reviewing known ideas related to parallel lines and polygons and building into theorems related to angle sums and circles. Grade 10s have started a short unit on...
by Jonathan ADAMS | Jun 1, 2017 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Maths, The Grades
While Mr. Davis is away, grade 7 students have been managing funds, making purchases and constructing toothpick bridges in a competitive effort to hold the most weight. Some students have been surprised by the importance of paying attention to details in instructions,...
by Jonathan ADAMS | May 18, 2017 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Grade 8, Grade 9, Secondary Maths, The Grades
Grade 9 have finished their last unit on sequences and proportionality. Grade 11s have finished their unit on differential calculus. With tests out of the way, a visual puzzle may provide some out of the box thinking… it probably is not the answer you first...
by Jonathan ADAMS | May 4, 2017 | Grade 12, Secondary Maths, The Grades
A barrage of questions this week. Grade 12 students have been highly focused on math revision and have brought some tough problems in for discussions. Paper one – non-calculator – was today. Generally, students were feeling good about the assessment,...
by Jonathan ADAMS | Apr 13, 2017 | Grade 9, Secondary Maths, The Grades
Can you define 5^3? How about a^n? Does your definition work for fractional values of n? Negative values for n? Ask your kids and see how tough it can be to define this simple expression in general terms.
