Hansen - Pioneer Algebra 2 assignments

Due to Continuity of Learning protocol, HansenMath.com will no longer be updated for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. All assignments from 4/13 - 6/12 will be posted via Google Classroom only. Thank you for understanding.

*** Spring Break, Mon 3/30 - Fri 4/3, Enjoy "no school!" ***

Week 9, Second Semester

Fri 3/27
1.) Please Log on to Google Classroom, watch my video, and reply to today's prompt. That is all. Thank you and have a nice weekend!

Thu 3/26
1.) Learning Opportunity: You may read through and complete the 5 questions on each section:
- Dependent Events.
- Conditional Probability.
2.) In Google Classroom, private comment how you did. Thank you!

Wed 3/25
1.) Learning Opportunity: You may read through and complete the 5 questions on each section:
- Addition Rules for Probability.
- Independent Events.
2.) In Google Classroom, private comment how you did. Thank you!

Tue 3/24
1.) Learning Opportunity: you may read through and complete the 5 questions on each section:
- The complement of an event.
- Mutually Exclusive Events.
2.) In Google Classroom, private comment how you did. Thank you!

Mon 3/23
1.) Learning Opportunity: You may read through and complete the 5 questions on each section:
- Intro to Probability.
- Certain and Impossible Events.
- Sample Spaces.
2.) In Google Classroom, private comment how you did!

Week 8, Second Semester

Fri 3/20
1.) Nothing assigned.
2.) Optional: HansenMath ZOOM.us Meeting from 2:00-3:00pm. Pop in to say "hello" ask a question, or whatnot. Hopefully I'll see some of you then!

Thu 3/19
1.) Please watch my 3/19 Update video.
2.) Learning Opportunity: You may try the following Probability "game": Quizizz Probability Trivia
3.) You will need your calculator out and ready. Remember: to get a decimal, divide the fraction. To simplify the fraction, press "Math Enter Enter." Please try the game - you may wish to play more than once - and private comment about your experience on Google Classroom. Thank you!

Wed 3/18
1.) Nothing new assigned today. Have a great one!

Tue 3/17
1.) Learning Opportunity: Circle Challenge!. This is an 8 Question multiple choice assignment. This reviews our first unit in semester two. Students automatically get their score and see the correct answers upon submitting.
2.) If you cannot view the Google Form, here is an alternate interactive version.

Mon 3/16
1.) Initial Learning Opportunity via Google Classroom: Independent and mutually exclusive events (online practice).
2.) Please note: I am NOT counting this as a quiz or even right/wrong. I simply encourage you to answer the ten questions and tell me how you did via the posted Google Classroom assignment.
3.) Please email me with any issues. We will make this transition with a great deal of flexibility and patience. Hang in there!

Sun 3/15
1.) Mr. Hansen emailed all students their HansenMath Google Classroom join code:
  • 4th Hour join code: ozvuzc6
    2.) Goal is for as many students as possible to add Google Classroom by Monday night.
    3.) A Learning Opportunity of some variety will be posted tomorrow. Thank you.

    *** Everything above this line on this page reflects my agenda during the COVID-19 school shutdown ***

    Week 7, Second Semester

    Fri 3/13
    1.) Half day to prepare for school shutdown (goal to mitigate spread of Covid-19).
    2.) Emailed all parents regarding Mr. Hansen's tentative plan to continue instruction.
    3.) Students will receive email on Monday detailing:
  • new Google Classroom code
  • link to YouTube video lesson on next unit of study
  • initial assignment, to be completed and uploaded to GC.
    4.) This website will also continue to be updated routinely, as usual.

    Thu 3/12
    1.) Collected Probability Study Guides.
    2.) Test on Probability Unit.

    Wed 3/11
    1.) Took questions and answers on Probability Unit Study Guide.
    2.) Test tomorrow - be ready!

    Tue 3/10
    1.) Election Day - No School
    2.) Complete your Probability Unit Study Guide.
    3.) To help you prepare accurately, the ANSWER KEY can be found here.

    Mon 3/09
    1.) Took questions on Problem Set 2.5 from Friday!
    2.) Assign Probability Unit Study Guide.

    Week 6, Second Semester

    Fri 3/06
    1.) Took questions on Problem Set 2.3 from yesterday!
    2.) Lesson on Conditional Probability. A completed version can be found here .
    3.) Assignment: Complete Problem Set 2.5 at the end of the notes.

    Thu 3/05
    1.) Returned Quizzes and debriefed results.
    2.) Lesson on Mutually Exclusive Events. A completed version can be found here .
    3.) Assignment: Complete Problem Set 2.3 at the end of the notes.

    Wed 3/04
    1.) Q&A on yesterday's practice before the quiz. Collected.
    2.) QUIZ on Probability. Will be graded and returned tomorrow. Have a great day!

    Tue 3/03
    1.) Short lesson on Independent and Dependent Events. A completed version can be found here .
    2.) Assignment 1: Complete Practice exercises on back of the notes.
    3.) Assignment 2: Probability Practice 20/20. A completed version can be found here .
    4.) Quiz Wednesday. Be prepared.

    Mon 3/02
    1.) Students given 40 minutes to finish Friday's assignment: Problem Set 2.1 at the end of the notes.
    2.) We then did Q&A until the bell. The last two problems became extra credit. Collected. Have a nice day.

    Week 5, Second Semester

    Fri 2/28
    1.) Took questions on Monday's assignment: Problem Set 1.4 on the back of the notes handout. Collected and graded.
    2.) Short lesson on Basic Probability. A completed version can be found here .
    3.) Assignment: Complete Problem Set 2.1 at the end of the notes. Have a great weekend!

    Thu 2/27
    1.) No School - AAPS Snow Day!!

    Wed 2/26
    1.) No School - AAPS Snow Day!

    Tue 2/25
    1.) Early-release Day. Many students out due to 2020-21 Class Scheduling Meeting.
    2.) Assignment on deciding Permutations VS Combinations .

    Mon 2/24
    1.) Took questions on Friday's assignment: Problem Set 1.3 on the back of the notes handout. Collected and graded.
    2.) Short lesson on Combinations. A completed version can be found here .
    3.) Assignment: Complete Problem Set 1.4 after the notes on the handout. Have a great day!

    Week 4, Second Semester

    Fri 2/21
    1.) Took questions on yesterday's assignment: Problem Set 1.2 on the back of the notes handout. Collected and graded.
    2.) Short lesson on Permutations. A completed version can be found here .
    3.) Assignment: Complete Problem Set 1.3 on the back of the notes handout. Have a great weekend!

    Thu 2/20
    1.) Returned Test on Conic Sections.
    2.) Begin new unit: Probability & Statistics!
    3.) Short lesson on The Fundamental Counting Principle. A completed version can be found here .
    3.) Assignment: Complete Problem Set 1.2 on the back of the notes handout. Thanks.

    Wed 2/19
    1.) Collect Conic Sections (ch10) big REVIEW and Extra Credit.
    2.) Test on Conic Sections. Will be graded and entered into Power School tonight. Thanks.

    Tue 2/18
    1.) Test moved back until Wednesday to provide more time to work/study/Q&A.
    2.) More time to study Conic Sections (ch10) big REVIEW.
    3.) Also assigned Extra Credit: MORE REVIEW Conics.
    4.) Test tomorrow (for sure!) Be prepared.

    Mon 2/17
    1.) Time to review Conics! Assignment: Conic Sections (ch10) big REVIEW. Whatever not completed in class is homework.
    2.) Click here for the Answer Key to check your accuracy.
    3.) Test tomorrow on Conic Sections. Be prepared!

    Week 3, Second Semester

    Fri 2/14
    1.) Refresher Warm-up Assignment: Classifying Conics <3. Went over and collected.
    2.) Short lesson on Systems of Linear Equations / Conic Sections. Completed #1, 2 as a model and assigned 3-6.
    3.) Test over entire Conic Sections Unit (Chapter 10) next Tuesday.
    4.) Happy Valentine's Day <3

    Thu 2/13
    1.) Returned Quizzes on Parabola and Hyperbola.
    2.) Short lesson on Classifying Conic Sections . A completed version can be found here .
    3.) Assignment: Classifying Conic Sections Worksheet. We went over all answers in class. No homework.
    4.) Test over entire Conic Sections Unit (Chapter 10) next Tuesday.

    Wed 2/12
    1.) Went over yesterday's assignment Parabola and Hyperbola Extravaganza! as a warm-up.
    2.) Quiz on equations and graphing Parabolas and Hyperbolas. Will be graded and returned tomorrow.

    Tue 2/11
    1.) Went over yesterday's assignment: Complete #1-8 on last page of the above Parabola Part 2 assignment. Collected.
    2.) Notes on the Parabola, Part 3. Show students how to convert from Standard form to Vertex Form.
    3.) Assignment: Parabola and Hyperbola Extravaganza! - this reviews Parabolas and Hyperbolas.
    4.) Short Quiz tomorrow on what we've studied on Parabolas and Hyperbolas. Be ready.

    Mon 2/10
    1.) Resume from last Friday: #1-8 on last page of the above Parabola Guided Notes. Go over solutions.
    2.) Parabola Assignment, Part 2. Show students how to write equation of Axis of Symmetry and how to plot additional points to sketch a more accurate parabola. A completed version of these new notes can be viewed by clicking here.
    3.) Assignment: Complete #1-8 on last page of the above Parabola Part 2 assignment.

    Week 2, Second Semester

    Fri 2/07
    1.) Begin last of the Conic Sections: The Parabola!
    2.) Guided Notes on the Parabola, Part 1. Modeled, discussed and worked through as a class. A completed version can be viewed by clicking here.
    3.) Assignment: Complete #1-8 on last page of the above Parabola Guided Notes.

    Thu 2/06
    1.) Had students re-examine yesterday's assignment: Hyperbola Practice WS.
    2.) Taught how to find the Foci of a Hyperbola. Click here for the notes/examples.
    3.) Assigned and Collected: Hyperbola Practice WS (with Foci added) and Conics: 3 Down, 1 to go.

    Wed 2/05
    1.) Returned Quizzes on Circles and Ellipse. Class average was 84%.
    2.) Intro to next Conic Section: The Hyperbola. We looked at Cross sections of a double cone to see the hyperbola. As well as a dynamic example of the constant difference from any point on the hyperbola to the foci .
    3.) Created class Notes on graphing Hyperbolas.
    4.) Assignment: Hyperbola Practice WS.

    Tue 2/04
    1.) Went over select problems from Circle & Ellipse Review to warm up before Quiz.
    2.) QUIZ on Circles and Ellipses.
    3.) Will be graded, recorded, and returned on Wednesday.

    Mon 2/03
    1.) Went over an example of graphing an Ellipse as a refresher. Students given time to complete 10.3 Ellipse Practice Worksheet.
    2.) Also assigned: Circle & Ellipse Review. Finish for homework.
    3.) We will have 15-20 minutes in class tomorrow to debrief.
    4.) QUIZ tomorrow and equations and graphs of Circles and Ellipses.

    Week 1, Second Semester

    Fri 1/31
    1.) Collected syllabus signatures. Will collect more Monday, as due.
    2.) Resumed Notes on the Ellipse from Thursday. Completed all examples. Click here for a completed version.
    3.) Assigned 10.3 Ellipse Practice Worksheet. Students will be given 15-20 minutes to work on in class on Monday; we ran out of time.
    4.) Have a nice weekend :)

    Thu 1/30
    1.) Checked homework from previous day. Went over solutions.
    2.) Warm-up/Quick review on Circles with Round is a Good Shape. Checked it.
    3.) Video Intro on next Conic Section: The Ellipse
    4.) New Section: Notes on the Ellipse. To be continued Tomorrow.
    5.) Issued Course Syllabus. Requires parent/guardian signature, return by Monday, February 3rd. Worth two assignment grades.

    Wed 1/29
    1.) Checked homework from previous day.
    2.) Guided Notes on Notes on Equation of Circle, via "Completing the Square.". Click here for the completed version.
    3.) Assignment: It's beginning to look a lot like circles assignment. Due Thursday.

    Tue 1/28
    1.) Seating arrangement and Math Minute 70 Warm-up.
    2.) Guided Notes on Notes on Equations of Circles, day 1. Click here for the completed version.
    3.) Assignment: Day 1 Circle Practice. Even #s only.

    Mon 1/27
    1.) Attendance and Welcome.
    2.) Slide show - introducing Mr. Hansen
    3.) Math Brainstorming and Student Inventory Sheet





    Disclaimer: The notes and materials above are representative of most of the coursework presented in Mr. Hansen's class. However, it is not implied nor intended to be a stand-alone curriculum or substitute for regularly attending class. To fully understand the coursework, it is expected that a student be present to listen, dialogue, and engage in the totality of the in-class experience.