by Todd DAVIS | Oct 1, 2015 | Grade 7, Grade 7 - 10 (MYP), Secondary Maths, The Grades
Who wouldn’t want to have Willy Wonka, a lead key character in “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, visit your math class? Today, while the G7s were studying surface area, we came across a problem that involved packaging chocolates in the most economical...
by Jonathan ADAMS | Sep 29, 2015 | Grade 10, Secondary Maths, The Grades
A vector is an abstract mathematical object with direction and magnitude. They are often used in physics and digital art. Students seem pleased to have moved on from trigonometry. Little do they know these two areas of math are closely...
by Jonathan ADAMS | Sep 21, 2015 | Public, Secondary Maths, The Grades
Learning to program a computer (or an iPad) can mean relearning what you think you already know… Use the examples below to figure out what these symbols mean. **, \,% 2**3 is 8, 5**4 is 625, and 3**5 is 243. What is 4**2? 7/2 is 3, 13/6 is 2, and 18/5 is 3. What...
by Jonathan ADAMS | Sep 21, 2015 | Grade 11, Secondary Maths, The Grades
Grade 11 Mathematics SL students have finished their first unit: sequences and series. The test today will provide important feedback for what these students should be revising over the Eid break. The next unit, functions, will begin after the break....
by Jonathan ADAMS | Sep 17, 2015 | Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12, Grade 9, Secondary Maths, The Grades
Grade 9: surds and percents. We are building to a project on compound interest and annuities. Grade 10: sine and cosine rules. Ask your student how the test went. Grade 11 Maths: sequence and series. Students have a test on Monday. Grade 11 Math Studies: significant...
by Todd DAVIS | Sep 17, 2015 | Grade 8, Secondary Maths, The Grades
Have you ever had a problem that seemed simple on the surface, but turned out to be quite a CHALLENGING? This little mouse walking through a maze problem turned out to be just that. All we had to do was figure out how many ways the little mouse could go through the...
