Trevor will take the AP stats semester exam on Friday. It will be set up similar to the AP exam (but a shorter version covering only the topics we have covered thus far). We are about a chapter behind. I told Trevor that he is going to have to start reading sections on his own when he misses class.
Trevor will be able to: 1) find exact values of trig functions using sum and difference formulas; 2) verify an identity; 3) solve trigonometric equations that require sum and difference formulas
Assignment
section 5.4
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
30
Lesson Comments
Trevor was 30 minutes late. We went 15 minutes in his lunch period to make up some of the time.
Trevor will be able to use sum and difference formulas to: 1) Find the exact value of a trig function; 2) Solve an equation; 3) simplify a trig function; 4) Verify an identity
Assignment
section 5.4
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Trevor seems to be understanding the material more than before. He is able to use some of the concepts from last chapter to solve problems (material that he did not understand for the test). His precalculus semester exam will be on Monday. If he does well, I will count it twice to make up for the chapter 4 test grade (because he must understand the chapter 4 material to do well on the exam).
outline the chemical synthesis of norepinephrine from tyrosine. Develop the production of dopamine as one of the precursors.
Outline anxiety, definitions and created feelings.
Assignment
research gad
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
30
Lesson Comments
30 min. late.
we briefly touched on anxiety and the feelings created. Did discuss the advantages to a certain amount of anxiety and how is is helpful in managing stressful situations. The discussion will eventually lead to the pharmacology of the treatments.
discuss the physics of fusion. Relate fusion of nuclei to the formation of more stable chemical compounds through exothermic reactions. Elicit that in order to overcome the electrostatic repulsion charges of nuclei, the velocity of approaching nuclei must be very high and this is accomplished through extreme heat like on the sun. Discuss thermonuclear reactions.
Assignment
look up terms
Session Minutes
45
Minutes Student Attended
45
Lesson Comments
Completed our discussion of how nuclear fusion works. Began to discuss some specific nuclear fusion reactions.
review the action of serotonin on postsynaptic neurons and the reabsorption into the presynapltic neurons. Review how mao inhibitors work differently from ssris.
discuss the structure of norepinephrine and epinephrine and the general functions of norepin in the brain.
Assignment
n/a
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Had a really interesting discussion with good questions from Trevor.
Trevor will take the chapter 5 statistics test today.
Assignment
none
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Trevor took the chapter 5 stats test today. We technically had precalc today, but he missed the test on Friday and wouldn't have had stats again until Wednesday. We will do precalc during one of the stats sessions on Thursday to make up for the lost time.
-- Student worked on essay component of practice AP English Lit. and Comp. test
-- Instructor graded and reviewed multiple-choice section of this practice test.
Assignment
Review list of literary terms
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Student scored 38/54 on multiple-choice section of practice AP English Lit. and Comp. test. This amounts to 70.37%. The essay component will be graded during next session. on Wed. Jan. 25.
