Dr. McDonald's Mathematics Course Blog
Some of you have an interest in computer science, in which case you may be interested in the New York Times article about Donald Knuth linked here.
(Grade 12 HL students will have some familiarity with Knuth already, as he’s the creator of \(\TeX\), the foundation for \(\LaTeX\).)
Complete the following questions before our next class.
Exercise 25F.2 questions 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, and 13
Complete the following questions before our next class.
Exercise 24L questions 1, 2, 6, 8
Exercise 25A questions 3 and 4
Exercise 25B questions 1, 3, 4, 6 (read Section 25B before attempting these)
Complete the following questions before our next class.
Exercise 4G 1ace, 2ac, 3, 4, 5
Exercise 4H 1b, 2, 4, 6, 7, 11, 12
On Friday, December 14th we’ll have our test on trigonometry.
To prepare for this test, I suggest you complete the following questions from the textbook. We will discuss answers to these in class on Wednesday.
Exercise 13D questions 1–6 (some are challenging)
Review Set 13A questions 1–4, 7, 8
Review Set 13B questions 1–4, 7
On Friday, December 14th we’ll have our calculus test on curve sketching, kinematics, and optimization (corresponding to Chapters 16 and 17 in our textbook).
A review package is available here: Kinematics and Applications of Derivatives Questions (you’ll need your password for the SL Resources page), and the mark scheme is also available for download on the SL Resources page.
Complete the following questions before our next class. (You can skip any question parts that involve drawing a “motion diagram.”)
Exercise 17A.1 question 2
Exercise 17A.2 questions 1, 2, 4, 6
Exercise 17B questions 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 10, 13
Complete the following questions before next class.
Exercise 4F questions 1–4
Complete the following questions before our next class.
Exercise 16D.1 questions 2cf, 3efh, 9
Exercise 16D.2 questions 1, 2
Review Set 16C question 13
Complete* the following questions before class tomorrow.
Exercise 24E.2 question 5
Exercise 24F questions 2, 5, 7, 8
Exercise 24G questions 7 and 10
Exercise 24H.1 question 3, 7
Exercise 24I questions 1–3, 6, 11–13
Exercise 24J questions 1–4, 6, 9
*Hmm… that’s rather a lengthy list! I recommend you complete as many of these questions as possible, (say, up to at least 24H.1), and then I’ll leave you some time tomorrow to work on any remaining questions.