Friday, August 31, 2012

Today in class we took more notes on the interaction of sets.  The students were given a worksheet on Venn Diagrams which will be due Tuesday, September 4!  If they finished it in class, they have no homework! Have a great weekend! Enjoy your Labor Day off!

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Today in class we completed the group activity exploring the possible subsets that exist given a set of numbers.  We discovered a connection between subsets of certain sizes and elements of Pascal's triangle.  All work was done in class today. No homework was given.  If subsets are still tripping you up, please come in before or after school for help!  Don't wait until the test to get help!

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Today in class we began an activity on subsets.  We will be continuing this activity tomorrow.  Homework from yesterday was recorded.

If you are having difficulty grasping subsets, here is a website that describes sets in plain English.  Subset Notes.

Please feel free to see Mrs. Ragen or me before or after school for help on this!

Monday, August 27, 2012

Last week we were introduced to set theory.  There is a lot of new vocabulary involved when learning about a new topic so last week we spent time on the vocabulary and ways to represent sets.  Today we introduced subsets:  which can be smaller, more easily manageable pieces of a larger set. 

Students had a worksheet on identifying subsets for homework tonight.  They did not have time to work on this in class today.  If you missed class see me or Mrs. Ragen to get the homework!

Thursday, August 23, 2012

Today in class we took notes about sets and set theory.  Second hour class received the assignment, but we ran out of time in fifth period.

The assignment is:

•  pg 51 (35-38); (44-47); (51-55).  Pg 51 was/will be handed out in class.  
• Due:  2nd hour: Tomorrow
• 5th hour Friday. 

Please do the assignment on a separate piece of paper, in pencil!  I will be here before and after school to offer any help!

Hello Everybody!  I'd like to welcome parents and students to the Discrete Math blog.  This will be where I keep you up to date with a brief description of what's been going on in class each day, what homework has been assigned and any outside resources that will be helpful with what we are working on in class.   I will do my best to update during 7th period to accurately reflect what we have accomplished in class. I look forward to getting to know you all.  If you have any questions please feel free to email me at chanda.engle@ottumwaschools.com.  I hope we can have some fun exploring math this term!

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