Monday, June 30, 2008

6AS - july 4 2008

Date: 4/7/08 (Friday)
Time: 10.40 a.m. – 11.40 a.m.
Class: 6AS
Subject: Mathematics T
Topic: Probability
Learning Area: Probability involving combination of trials
Learning Outcome: Students should be able to determine the probability involving a combination of trials using a tree diagram.
Activities:
- Discussing Example 44 (textbook, page 283)
- Working out questions 1 and 2 (textbook, page 291)
Teaching Aids: Textbook
Reflection: The learning outcome has been achieved.

6RS - july 4 2008

Date: 4/7/08 (Friday)
Time: 8.15 a.m. – 9.25 a.m.
Class: 6RS
Subject: Mathematics T
Topic: Matrices
Learning Area: Inverse Matrices
Learning Outcome: Students should be able to determine the determinant of a 2x2 matrix.
Activities:
- Discussing Example 6 (textbook, page 153)
- Working out questions 1a and 1b (textbook, page 161)
Teaching Aids: Textbook
Reflection: The learning outcome has been achieved.

6AS - july 3 2008

Date: 3/7/08 (Thursday)
Time: 9.45 a.m. – 10.55 a.m.
Class: 6AS
Subject: Mathematics T
Topic: Probability
Learning Area: Probability involving three or more events
Learning Outcome: Students should be able to determine the probability involving three or more events.
Activities:
- Discussing Example 41 (textbook, page 279)
- Working out questions 1 and 2 (textbook, page 281)
Teaching Aids: Textbook
Reflection: The learning outcome has been achieved

6RS - july 3 2008

Date: 3/7/08 (Thursday)
Time: 8.15 a.m. – 9.25 a.m.
Class: 6RS
Subject: Mathematics T
Topic: Sequences and Series
Learning Area: Binomial Expansion
Learning Outcome: Students should be able to determine the expansion of a fraction using The Binomial Theorem.
Activities:
- Discussing Example 40 (textbook, page 129)
- Working out questions 2a, 2b, and 2c (textbook, page 131)
Teaching Aids:
1) Textbook
2) Module - my-sequences
Reflection: The learning outcome has been achieved

6AS - july 2 2008

Date: 2/7/08 (Wednesday)
Time: 9.45 a.m. – 10.55 a.m.
Class: 6AS
Subject: Mathematics T
Topic: Probability
Learning Area: Conditional Events
Learning Outcome: Students should be able to determine the probability of a conditional event.
Activities:
- Discussing Example 30 (textbook, page 268)
- Working out questions 1 and 2 (textbook, page 276)
Teaching Aids: Textbook
Reflection: The learning outcome has been achieved

6RS - july 2 2008

Date: 2/7/08 (Wednesday)
Time: 8.15 a.m. – 9.25 a.m.
Class: 6RS
Subject: Mathematics T
Topic: Matrices
Learning Area: Matrices
Learning Outcome: Students should be able to determine the product of two matrices.
Activities:
- Discussing Example 1 (textbook, page 144)
- Working out questions 4 and 5 (textbook, page 149)
Teaching Aids: Textbook
Reflection: The learning outcome has been achieved

6RS - july 1 2008

Date: 1/7/08 (Tuesday)
Time: 11.30 a.m. – 12.40 p.m.
Class: 6RS
Subject: Mathematics T
Topic: Sequences and Series
Learning Area: The Binomial Expansion
Learning Outcome: Students should be able to determine the approximate value of a term using The Binomial Theorem.
Activities:
1) Discussing Example 39 (textbook, page 127)
2) Working out questions 1a and 2a (textbook, page 131)
Teaching Aids:
1) Textbook
2) TeachNetUK - binomial expansion
Reflection: The learning outcome has been achieved

6AS - july 1 2008

Date: 1/7/08 (Tuesday)
Time: 9.45 a.m. – 10.55 a.m.
Class: 6AS
Subject: Mathematics T
Topic: Probability
Learning Area: Events and Probabilities
Learning Outcome: Students should be able to determine the probability of an exclusive event.
Activities:
1) Discussing Example 24 (textbook, page 259)
2) Working out questions 1 and 2 (textbook, page 265)
Teaching Aids:
1) Textbook
2) Ask Dr. Math - probability
3) cut-the-knot.org - probability
Reflection: The learning outcome has been achieved

Friday, June 27, 2008

6RS - june 30 2008

Date: 30/6/08 (Monday)
Time: 11.30 a.m. – 12.40 p.m.
Class: 6RS
Subject: Mathematics T
Topic: Sequences and Series
Learning Area: The Binomial Expansion
Learning Outcome: Students should be able to determine the expansion of a term using The Binomial Theorem.
Activities:
1) Discussing Example 35 (textbook, page 125)
2) Working out questions 1a and 1b (textbook, page 126)
Teaching Aids:
1) Textbook
2) TeachNetUK - binomial expansion
Reflection: The learning outcome has been achieved

6AS - june 30 2008

Date: 30/6/08 (Monday)
Time: 9.45 a.m. – 10.55 a.m.
Class: 6AS
Subject: Mathematics T
Topic: Probability
Learning Area: Events and Probabilities
Learning Outcome: Students should be able to determine the probability of an event.
Activities:
1) Discussing Example 18 (textbook, page 254)
2) Working out questions 1 and 2 (textbook, page 256)
Teaching Aids:
1) Textbook
2) Ask Dr. Math - probability
3) cut-the-knot.org - probability
Reflection:

Thursday, June 26, 2008

6AS - june 27 2008

Date: 27/6/08 (Friday)
Time: 10.40 a.m. – 11.40 a.m.
Class: 6AS
Subject: Mathematics T
Topic: Probability
Learning Area: Events and Probabilities
Learning Outcome: Students should be able to determine the probability of an event.
Activities:
1) Discussing Example 18 (textbook, page 254)
2) Working out questions 1 and 2 (textbook, page 256)
Teaching Aids: Textbook
Reflection: The learning outcome has yet to be achieved. The lesson will be repeated next class.

6RS - june 27 2008

Date: 27/6/08 (Friday)
Time: 8.15 a.m. – 9.25 a.m.
Class: 6RS
Subject: Mathematics T
Topic: Sequences and Series
Learning Area: Summation of a Finite Series
Learning Outcome: Students should be able to determine the sum of a finite series
Activities:
1) Discussing Example 23 (textbook, page 112)
2) Working out questions 3a and 3b (textbook, page 117)
Teaching Aids:
1) Textbook
2) Asks Dr. Math - series
Reflection:

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

6AS - june 26 2008

Date: 26/6/08 (Thursday)
Time: 9.45 a.m. – 10.55 a.m.
Class: 6AS
Subject: Mathematics T
Topic: Probability
Learning Area: Counting and Sets
Learning Outcome: Students should be able to determine the number of arrangement of 11 different objects in a row.
Activities:
1) Discussing Example 7 (textbook, page 244)
2) Working out questions 1 and 2 (textbook, page 251)
Teaching Aids:
1) Textbook
2) Asks Dr. Math - permutation
3) regentsprep.org - permutation
Reflection: The learning outcome has been achieved.

6RS - june 26 2008

Date: 26/6/08 (Thursday)
Time: 8.15 a.m. – 9.25 a.m.
Class: 6RS
Subject: Mathematics T
Topic: Sequences and Series
Learning Area: Geometric Series
Learning Outcome: Students should be able to determine the sum to infinity of a series
Activities:
1) Discussing Example 19 (textbook, page 107)
2) Working out questions 2a and 2b (textbook, page 109)
Teaching Aids:
1) Textbook
2) library.thinkquest.org - sum to infinity
Reflection: The learning outcome has been achieved.

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

6AS - june 25 2008

Date: 25/6/08 (Wednesday)
Time: 9.45 a.m. – 10.55 a.m.
Class: 6AS
Subject: Mathematics T
Topic: Data Description
Learning Area: Boxplot
Learning Outcome: Students should be able to draw a boxplot for a grouped data.
Activities:
1) Discussing Example 42 (textbook, page 220)
2) Working out questions 1a and 1b (textbook, page 222)
Teaching Aids:
1) Textbook
2) netmba.com - boxplot
Reflection: The learning outcome has been achieved.

6RS - june 25 2008

Date: 25/6/08 (Wednesday)
Time: 8.15 a.m. – 9.25 a.m.
Class: 6RS
Subject: Mathematics T
Topic: Sequences and Series
Learning Area: Geometric Series
Learning Outcome: Students should be able to determine the sum of the terms of a series
Activities:
1) Discussing Example 15 (textbook, page 103)
2) Working out questions 1a and 1b (textbook, page 105)
Teaching Aids:
1) Textbook
2) Dave's Maths Table - Geometric Summation
3) home.altel.net - geometric series
Reflection: The learning outcome has been achieved.

Monday, June 23, 2008

6RS - june 24 2008

Date: 24/6/08 (Tuesday)
Time: 11.30 a.m. – 12.40 p.m.
Class: 6RS
Subject: Mathematics T
Topic: Sequences and Series
Learning Area: Series
Learning Outcome: Students should be able to determine the sum of the terms of a series.
Activities:
1) Discussing Example 10 (textbook, page 97)
2) Working out questions 2a and 2b (textbook, page 101)
Teaching Aids:
1) Textbook
2) Ask Dr. Math
3) Sparknotes - sequences and series
4) Mathcentre - sequences
5) Arithmetic sequences and series
Reflection: The learning outcome has been achieved.

6AS - june 24 2008

Date: 24/6/08 (Tuesday)
Time: 9.45 a.m. – 10.55 a.m.
Class: 6AS
Subject: Mathematics T
Topic: Data Description
Learning Area: Symmetry and Skewness of data distribution
Learning Outcome: Students should be able to determine the difference between mean, mode and median for a grouped data.
Activities:
1) Discussing Example 35 (textbook, page 207)
2) Working out questions 1 and 2 (textbook, page 213)
Teaching Aids:
1) Textbook
2) Symmetry and Skewness
3) Statistics Glossary- presenting data
Reflection: The learning outcome has been achieved

Sunday, June 22, 2008

6RS - june 23 2008

Date: 23/6/08 (Monday)
Time: 11.30 a.m. – 12.40 p.m.
Class: 6RS
Subject: Mathematics T
Topic: Sequences and Series
Learning Area: Sequences
Learning Outcome: Students should be able to determine the first four terms of a sequence.
Activities:
1) Discussing Example 6 (textbook, page 92)
2) Working out questions 2a and 2b (textbook, page 93)
Teaching Aids:
1) Textbook
2) Ask Dr. Math - High School Archive on Sequences
3) Google search result on sequences
Reflection: The learning outcome has been achieved.

6AS - june 23 2008

Date: 23/6/08 (Monday)
Time: 9.45 a.m. – 10.55 a.m.
Class: 6AS
Subject: Mathematics T
Topic: Data Description
Learning Area: Standard Deviation
Learning Outcome: Students should be able to determine the standard deviation for a grouped data.
Activities:
1) Discussing Example 35 (textbook, page 207)
2) Working out questions 1 and 2 (textbook, page 213)
Teaching Aids:
1) Textbook
2) Standard deviation - Wolfram Mathworld
3) Google search result on standard deviation
Reflection: The learning outcome has been achieved

Thursday, June 19, 2008

6AS - june 20 2008

Date: 20/6/08 (Friday)
Time: 10.40 a.m. – 11.40 a.m.
Class: 6AS
Subject: Mathematics T
Topic: Data Description
Learning Area: Measures of dispersion
Learning Outcome: Students should be able to determine the quartile, interquartile and semi-interquartile range for a grouped data.
Activities:
1) Discussing Example 30 (textbook, page 198)
2) Working out questions 1 and 3 (textbook, page 200)
Teaching Aids:
1) Textbook
2) An Introduction to Statistics - Lesson 5 - Measures of Dispersion
3) Google search result on measures of dispersion
Reflection: The learning outcome has been achieved

6RS - june 20 2008

Date: 20/6/08 (Friday)
Time: 8.15 a.m. – 9.25 a.m.
Class: 6RS
Subject: Mathematics T
Topic: Polynomials
Learning Area: Partial Fractions
Learning Outcome: Students should be able to express a polynomial function in partial fractions
Activities:
1) Discussing Example 37 (textbook, page 77)
2) Working out questions 1, 2 and 3 (textbook, page 83)
Teaching Aids:
1) Textbook
2) Don Methven's note on partial fraction
3) Ask Dr. Math - Archives on Polynomials
4) Google search result on partial fractions
5) About.com - Polynomials
Reflection: The learning outcome has been achieved.