Monday, May 26, 2014

Week 22 (26-30/5/2014)

Date26/5/2013 (Monday)
Time7.05 a.m. - 8.15 a.m.
Class6AS
SubjectMathematics T
TopicDifferentiation
Learning AreaDerivative
Learning OutcomeStudents should be able to determine the stationary points of a function.
ActivitiesWorking out question 12 (textbook, page 76)
Teaching AidsSTPM Mathematics T (Penerbitan Pelangi, Paper 2)
ReflectionStudents have been able to determine the stationary points of a function in question 12.

Sunday, May 18, 2014

Week 21 (19-23/5/2014)

Date19/5/2014 (Monday)
Time9.45 a.m. - 10.55 a.m.
Class6RS
SubjectMathematics T
TopicFunctions
Learning AreaFunctions
Learning OutcomeStudents should be able to state the domain and range of a function, and find the related composite function.
ActivitiesWorking out question 7 (textbook, page 9)
Teaching AidsSTPM Mathematics T (Penerbitan Pelangi, Paper 1)
ReflectionStudents have been able to state the domain and range of a function, and find the related composite function in question 7.


Date20/5/2014 (Tuesday)
Time7.05 a.m. - 8.15 a.m.
Class6RS
SubjectMathematics T
TopicFunctions
Learning AreaInverse Functions
Learning OutcomeStudents should be able to find the inverse of a one-to-one function.
ActivitiesWorking out question 7 (textbook, page 13)
Teaching AidsSTPM Mathematics T (Penerbitan Pelangi, Paper 1)
ReflectionStudents have been able to find the inverse of a one-to-one function in question 7.

Date21/5/2014 (Wednesday)
Time8.15 a.m. - 9.25 a.m.
Class6RS
SubjectMathematics T
TopicFunctions
Learning AreaGraph of an algebraic function
Learning OutcomeStudents should be able to sketch the graph of an algebraic function.
ActivitiesWorking out questions 1 and 2 (textbook, page 21)
Teaching AidsSTPM Mathematics T (Penerbitan Pelangi, Paper 1)
ReflectionStudents have been able to sketch the graph of an algebraic function in questions 1 and 2.

Date22/5/2014 (Thursday)
Time9.45 a.m. - 10.55 a.m.
Class6RS
SubjectMathematics T
TopicFunctions
Learning AreaGraph of an algebraic function
Learning OutcomeStudents should be able to sketch the graph of an algebraic function.
ActivitiesWorking out questions 1 and 2 (textbook, page 21)
Teaching AidsSTPM Mathematics T (Penerbitan Pelangi, Paper 1)
ReflectionStudents have been able to sketch the graph of an algebraic function in questions 3 and 4.

Date23/5/2014 (Friday)
Time9.40 a.m. - 10.10 a.m.
Class6RS
SubjectMathematics T
TopicFunctions
Learning AreaGraph of an algebraic function
Learning OutcomeStudents should be able to sketch the graph of a cubic function.
ActivitiesWorking out question 3 (textbook, page 21)
Teaching AidsSTPM Mathematics T (Penerbitan Pelangi, Paper 1)
ReflectionStudents have been able to sketch the graph of a cubic function, however, they were having difficulty when a repeated factor was involved.

Sunday, May 11, 2014

Week 20 (12-16/5/2014)

Date12/5/2014 (Monday)
Time8.15 a.m. - 9.25 a.m.
Class6AS
SubjectMathematics T
TopicLimits and continuity
Learning AreaContinuity
Learning OutcomeStudents should be able to determine the continuity of a given function at a point.
ActivitiesWorking out question 4 (textbook, page 14)
Teaching AidsSTPM Mathematics T (Penerbitan Pelangi, Paper 2)
ReflectionStudents have been able to determine the continuity of a given function at a point in question 4.

13/5/2014 : Cuti Umum Hari Wesak

Date14/5/2014 (Wednesday)
Time8.50 a.m. - 9.25 a.m.
Class6AS
SubjectMathematics T
TopicDifferentiation
Learning AreaDerivative
Learning OutcomeStudents should be able to determine the derivative of a function.
ActivitiesWorking out question 1 (textbook, page 75)
Teaching AidsSTPM Mathematics T (Penerbitan Pelangi, Paper 2)
ReflectionStudents have been able to determine the derivative of a function in question 1.

Date15/5/2014 (Thursday)
Time7.05 a.m. - 7.40 a.m.
Class6AS
SubjectMathematics T
TopicDifferentiation
Learning AreaDerivative
Learning OutcomeStudents should be able to determine the derivative of an exponential function.
ActivitiesWorking out question 3 (textbook, page 75)
Teaching AidsSTPM Mathematics T (Penerbitan Pelangi, Paper 2)
ReflectionStudents have been able to determine the derivative of an exponential function in question 3.

Date16/5/2014 (Friday)
Time7.05 a.m. - 7.40 a.m.
Class6AS
SubjectMathematics T
TopicDifferentiation
Learning AreaDerivative
Learning OutcomeStudents should be able to determine the second derivative of a function.
ActivitiesWorking out question 9 (textbook, page 75)
Teaching AidsSTPM Mathematics T (Penerbitan Pelangi, Paper 2)
ReflectionStudents have been able to determine the derivative of a function in question 9.

Sunday, May 4, 2014

Week 19 (5-9/5/2014)

Date5/5/2014 (Monday)
Time7.05 a.m. - 8.15 a.m.
Class6AS
SubjectMathematics T
TopicNumerical methods
Learning AreaThe Newton-Raphson method
Learning OutcomeStudents should be able to use the Newton-Raphson formula of the form
 xn+1 = xn − [f ( xn) ∕ f ' ( xn)] , f ' ( xn) ≠ 0
 to find a root of an equation to a prescribed degree of accuracy  .
ActivitiesWorking out questions no. 2 and 3 (textbook, page 185)
Teaching Aids
  1. STPM Mathematics T (Penerbitan Pelangi, Paper 2)
  2. Newton-Raphson method
  3. Newton's method on wikipedia.com
  4. Newton's method in PDF format 
ReflectionWe managed to discussed only question no. 2; the students found it difficult to find the suitable rearrangement of the equation. Question no. 3 will be discussed during the next class.

Date6/5/2014 (Tuesday)
Time8.50 a.m. - 9.25 a.m.
Class6AS
SubjectMathematics T
TopicNumerical methods
Learning AreaThe Newton-Raphson method
Learning OutcomeStudents should be able to use the Newton-Raphson formula of the form
 xn+1 = xn − [f ( xn) ∕ f ' ( xn)] , f ' ( xn) ≠ 0
 to find a root of the equation x = f(x) to a prescribed degree of accuracy  .
ActivitiesWorking out question 3 (textbook, page 185)
Teaching Aids
  1. STPM Mathematics T (Penerbitan Pelangi, Paper 2)
  2. Newton-Raphson method
  3. Newton's method on wikipedia.com
  4. Newton's method in PDF format 
ReflectionThe lesson has been postponed because the students were having MUET test.

Date7/5/2014 (Wednesday)
Time9.45 a.m. - 10.55 a.m.
Class6AS
SubjectMathematics T
TopicNumerical methods
Learning AreaThe Newton-Raphson method
Learning OutcomeStudents should be able to use the Trapezium Rule to find a root of the equation x = f(x) to a prescribed degree of accuracy  .
ActivitiesWorking out question 2a (textbook, page 189)
Teaching AidsSTPM Mathematics T (Penerbitan Pelangi, Paper 2)
ReflectionStudents were having difficulty in finding correlation between ordinates and number of interval; as a remedial action, question 2b was given as homework.

Date8/5/2014 (Thursday)
Time9.45 a.m. - 10.55 a.m.
Class6AS
SubjectMathematics T
TopicNumerical methods
Learning AreaThe Newton-Raphson method
Learning OutcomeStudents should be able to use the Trapezium Rule to find a root of the equation x = f(x), related to a given graph, to a prescribed degree of accuracy  .
ActivitiesWorking out question 4 (textbook, page 189)
Teaching AidsSTPM Mathematics T (Penerbitan Pelangi, Paper 2)
ReflectionStudents were having difficulty in determining whether an estimate is too large or too small; as a remedial action, question 5 was given as homework and discussion will be done during the next class.

Date9/5/2014 (Friday)
Time7.05 a.m. - 7.40 a.m.
Class6AS
SubjectMathematics T
TopicLimits and continuity
Learning AreaLimits
Learning OutcomeStudents should be able to find the limit of a given function.
ActivitiesWorking out questions 1 and 2 (textbook, page 14)
Teaching AidsSTPM Mathematics T (Penerbitan Pelangi, Paper 2)
ReflectionStudents were having difficulty in differentiating limits from the right-hand side and left-hand side; as a remedial action, question 3 was given as homework and discussion will be done during the next class.