Ch.21 Angles

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Dear Students,


Today we went over HW problems in Ch.19 and 20, some questions in Practice Test 1 (midterm exam), and reviewed topics in Ch.21 Angles. Please check the notes here for your reference. 


Key points:

  • Exterior Angle Theorem
  • Regular Polygon interior/exterior angle formulae
  • Parallel lines and transversal

Homework:

There will be no school for the following two weeks (April Break). Look forward to seeing you all on April 28th. 
Best,

Ms. Li

Spring Midterm Exam

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Dear Students,


Today we took the SAT math linear (non-adaptive) practice test 1 in class. Students who were absent today please check Google Classroom and finish the test as soon as possible:)


We will go over some questions in two weeks, and learn Unit 21: Angles.

No school next Sunday. Happy Easter!

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Have a good night and see you soon!


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SAT Math Ch.19 Complex Numbers & Ch.20 Absolute Value

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Dear Students, 
Today we reviewed Ch.18 homework, and Ch.19 Complex Numbers & Ch.20 Absolute Value. Students also worked on the whiteboard about complex number divisions. Here is the class note for your review.
Key ideas:- the cycles of i, -1, -i, 1- conjugate a+bi, a -bi- arithmetic operations of complex numbers- absolute value function and its graph
Homework:-pg 172-173, Ex 1-15-pg 177-179, Ex 1-15-DeltaMath Ch.19 Complex Numbers-DeltaMath Ch. 20 Absolute Value
Next week, we will have a midterm exam. Please download the test at home (will be released next Sunday by noon), and bring your laptop and calculator to class. Please let me know if you will be absent:)
Have a nice evening, and look forward to seeing you all next Sunday!
Best,

Ms. Li

Ms. Lijia Li from Newton South High School Math Department will give a free webinar on 03/17/2024, Sunday, 7:30-8:30 pm.

The following topics will be covered:
-NSHS Math Curriculum
-What do you need to bring to school
-Some learning strategies
-Math Resources
-Math Competitions & Summer Programs
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Look forward to seeing you then!

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Ch.18 Synthetic Division

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Dear Students,


Today we reviewed Ch.17 homework and exit ticket and learned Ch.18 Synthetic Division. Please check the online notes for your reference. 
You may also find this page helpful: https://www.cuemath.com/algebra/synthetic-division-of-polynomial/
Homework:

-pg 168-169, Ex 1-14

DeltaMath Ch.18 Synthetic Division
Next week, there is a free webinar by Prof. Lo. Please see the flyer for more details. 


See you next Sunday!
Best,

Ms. Li

SAT Ch.17 Quadratics

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Dear Students,


Today we went over problems in Ch.16 HW and ET 16, and reviewed topics in Ch.17 Quadratics. Please check our notes for your reference.

Key points:

  • standard form, vertex form, factored form
  • discriminant 
  • Vieta’s formula

Homework:

-Textbook pg 158-160, Ex 1-19

DeltaMath Ch.17 Quadratics


Next week we will learn Ch. 18: Synthetic Division. In case you will not be here next week, here is the digital copy of the Ch.18 exit ticket.


See you next Sunday!


Best,

Ms. Li

Ch.16 Functions

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Dear Students,
Today we reviewed Ch.15 HW Ex8, 15, 16, and three problems in the ET15. In Ch.16 Functions, students explained Examples 1-6 and Ms. Li explained Examples 7-10 on the board. We also finished Exit Ticket Ch.16 before the end of class today. Please check our online notes for your review. 

Functions:

-domain, range, independent/dependent variables

-asymptotes 

-composition of functions

-vertex (maximum/ minimum)

-zeros, roots, x-intercepts, real solutions

-function translations (translation, reflection, rotation, dilation)


Homework:

-Textbook pg 140-145, Ex 1-32

DeltaMath Ch.16 Functions 

Look forward to seeing you next week!


Warm regards,

Ms. Li

SAT Math Ch.15 Interpreting Linear Models

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Dear Students,

First of all, let’s welcome Shuran, our new friend!

Today we discussed some questions in BlueBook Practice 1 and ET 14: Lines. Students also reviewed Examples 1~3 in Ch. 15: Interpreting Linear Models and did Exit Ticket 15 in class. Please check our notes for your review. 

Homework:
1. Textbook pg 128~131, Ex 1~16
2. DeltaMath Ch.15 Interpreting Linear Models
3. ET 15 (if you have not finished it in class)

Last but not least, we found a great website https://www.cracksat.net/digital/math/ and hope you find it helpful. Enjoy!

There will be no classes in the following two weekends (Please check the school calendar here: https://www.newtonchineseschool.org/calendar.php). Wish everyone a lovely Lunar New Year, and I look forward to meeting you again on Feb. 25th!

Warm regards,

Ms. Li

2023 Fall Final Exam

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Dear Students, 


Thank you for taking Practice 1 at College Board BlueBook App. Unfortunately, as an Educator Account, I cannot access your data, nor can I see the questions in the practice test. Please share your score with me either in person or by email, so that I can keep track of your progress:)


Please save Practice 2 and 3 for our Mid- and Final- exams in the Spring semester. As you are not allowed to skip English sessions in the practice test, I will ask you to finish the English part at home, and come to school to finish the math part in class for the future Mid- and Final- exams.


Please take screenshots of the questions you want me to explain, and upload them to a shared Google Drive. I can use that to help go over next week.


Homework:-ET 14: Lines
Next week will be the first week of the Spring Term. Please bring your textbook, and we will start Ch. 15. Interpreting Linear Models.


Warm regards,

Ms. Li

SAT Math Ch.14 Lines

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Dear Students,

Great job on the homework last time! We went over problems in Ch.12 and 13, and learned Ch.14 Lines today. Please check our online notes for your review.

Homework:

Finish Chapter 14 Ex #1-15, pg 123-125. Check answers on Pg 307-308;

Finish DeltaMath Ch.14 Lines

Finish ET14: Lines

Next Sunday, Jan.28th is the last day of the Fall 2023 semester. Please register a student’s account on College Board https://account.collegeboard.org/login/signUp, download the BlueBook App https://bluebook.app.collegeboard.org/ at home, and bring your laptop and calculator to School and we will take the final exam (on Google Forms). If you are not here next Sunday, please let me know beforehand.

Please remember to register for the Spring 2024 semester. 

I look forward to seeing you all next week!

Best,

Ms. Li

SAT Math Ch.12 &13: Word Problems

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Dear students,

It’s great to see you after the long break, and it’s great to see some of you at the Webinar How to Ace the Digital SAT Math yesterday! In case you missed it, here is the recording for your review: https://youtu.be/sL1c6ygtIYA

We went over #14 of Ch.11 HW on the whiteboard, and all students explained Ch.12 Examples # 1-10, and Ch. 13 Examples #1-6. Please check the class notes here.

Strategies for solving the word problems:

  1. Find out the keywords (underline or highlight)
  2. Pay attention to the numbers (and their relationships)
  3. Pay attention to the units
  4. Think about when to use the floor function (rounding down) / ceiling function (rounding up)
  5. Be clear about which formula to use

Homework:

Ch.12: Pg 105-108, Ex 1-23;

Ch.13: Pg 113-116, Ex 1-17;

Please check the answer keys on Pg 301-306.

DeltaMath: Ch 12-13: Word Problems.

See you next Sunday and we will learn Ch.14 Lines then!