Extra Credit Math Project

So your not quite getting the grade you would like in my class. Now is the time for a extra credit project that can give you an extra 20 points toward the final grading period of the year.

The assignment:
Do a project on a mathematician who shares your birthday. Here is a website that has mathematicians birthdays in a calendar format. Find the one you share a birthday with and do the following. If no mathematician is listed on your birthday pick the closest one. http://mathforum.org/~judyann/calendar/

Choose a format:
1. report in plastic cover
2. poster
3. scrapbook page
4. PowerPoint presentation

Required Content:
1. Your name, class, date, subject (mathematician), the dates the mathematician lived (This is your cover page).
2. Body of the report should contain the country where the mathematician lived, a summary of the major points in his/her life, and what they did to become famous. A minimum of 4 important points (Page 2)
3. A Picture of the mathematician. (Page 3)

Grading:
1. You will be graded on neatness, accuracy, originality, and completion of all the requirements.

Good Luck. This will be due June 9, 2010

Picture of Georg Scheffer

November 21 - Mr.Knipper's and

mathematician Georg Scheffer's Birthdays!

Test Review Problem 1

Tell whether the trapezoids are similar. If they are, write a similarity statement and give the scale factor.

This problem covers all the concepts we learned in Chapter 8 Section 7 on Friday (5/28). We will be reviewing all of Chapter 8 on Tuesday (6/1). If you have specific questions that need to be answered before the test write them down and we will review them.

Chapter 8 Test Reminder

This is a reminder that your test over Chapter 8 will be taking place this coming Wednesday, June 2, 2010. This is the home stretch. SUMMER BREAK IS ALMOST HERE!!!

I will be posting a few review problems that you should familiarize yourself with for Tuesdays review of Chapter 8. The concepts of similar figures, similarity statements, and scale factors from section 7 of Chapter 8 will also be on the test.


Enjoy the beautiful weather and have a great
Memorial Day Weekend.

A picture of the American flag the
statue of liberty in the foreground.

This Week in Review - Similar Figures/Scale Factor

Well students last week we covered Similar Figures and Scale Factors in Chapter 8 of your text books. I'm going to provide you with an example of how Similar Figures and Scale factors are used in the real world. You project is to do some research on this subject on the Internet and provide some more examples with a brief write up (2-3 sentences) and a picture.

My Example:
Architectural Application - Small scale architectural models of buildings are often created prior to construction so people can see what a building will look like after it is constructed.

A picture of a scale model building.