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11 GCSE Study Resources Update

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Dr McDonald

Another past paper has been added to the set of study resources available on the course Moodle page (in the bottom right corner). Complete the newly added Paper 2 for Monday, April 8th and we will discuss the answers to … Continue reading →

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12 Studies Term 3 Assignment 1

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Dr McDonald

Complete the following questions on looseleaf paper for the beginning of class on Thursday, April 11th. Page 185 question 2 Page 187 question 4 Page 188 question 5 Page 191 question 7 Page 194 question 8 Remember to show all … Continue reading →

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11 GCSE Study Resources

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Dr McDonald

New study resources are available on the course Moodle page (in the bottom right corner), and over the coming weeks new resources will continue to be added. New resources will be announced in class as they are made available, but … Continue reading →

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10 Higher Test 4

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Dr McDonald

On Tuesday, March 19th we’ll have a test on Chapters 11 to 14.

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8 Test on Percentages

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Dr McDonald

On Monday, March 11th we’ll have a test on percentages (Chapter 9).

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12 Quiz [updated]

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Dr McDonald

On Thursday, March 7th we’ll have a quiz lasting approximately 30 minutes on all of the material in Chapter 4, up to (and including) the material on exponential functions. Update: The quiz will be postponed until Friday, March 8th.

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8 Test on Integers [updated]

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Dr McDonald

As announced in class on Monday, we’ll have a test on integers this Thursday, February 14th. Update: As announced today, the test has been postponed until Friday, February 15th.

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Exploring Quadratic Functions

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Dr McDonald

By now you should all have a good understanding of the role of the parameters (\(a\), \(b\), and \(c\)) in a quadratic function expressed in standard form: $$y=ax^2 +bx+c, \text{ where } a \neq 0$$ You can use the Quadratic … Continue reading →

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10 Higher Test 3

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Dr McDonald

On Tuesday, January 29th we’ll have a test on Chapters 8, 9, and 10. Good luck!

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8 Test 4

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Dr McDonald

On Thursday, January 31st we’ll have a test on Chapter 5. Good luck!

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