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toc =Unit 1: From Patterns to Algebra=
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=Tuesday, August 31st, 2010= We thought about the following...

For each of the following problems, first estimate an answer and then try to calculate an answer using your mathematical skills. If you're interested in how we name large numbers, [|click here]. For a visualization of a trillion dollars, [|click here].
 * 1) When was one million seconds ago? How about one billion seconds ago? For more on this problem, [|click here].
 * 2) If a piece of paper could be folded in half fifty times, how high would the stack of paper be? For more on this problem, [|click here]. Have you heard that it is impossible to fold a piece of paper more than eight times? If so, [|click here].

We explored both problems using technology and learned how the second can earn you a very nice month's allowance. We finished with some quiet reading of the course methodology.

__Assignment__:
 * Please complete this [|student information sheet] (plan on spending about half an hour on this- I would like some thought on some of the questions).
 * Read the course methodology and come to class prepared to discuss it (a copy is available on the home page)
 * Read the family letter and then give it to your parent/guardian (a copy is available on the home page).
 * Have your parent/guardian sign the Student Release Form and return it next class.
 * Cover your text book.
 * Explore this class website- it would be a good idea to bookmark it.

=Unit 1 Preview= This ten day unit will address the essential question "what is algebra?" We will use patterns as our introduction to the Triumverate: the numerical, the graphical, and the algebraic. We will learn about constant differences, variables, expressions, equations, the order of operations, tables, graphing with coordinate pairs, scatter plots, lines of best fit, and correlation. The assessments for this unit will be the assignments for each class, two quizzes, and one test with Supercorrections.

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