We worked a somewhat challenging problem involving the second corollary to the similar right triangle theorem and started a second one. We ran out of time, but will pick up tomorrow and complete the problem.
We slogged away on problems from the text which were somewhat challenging. The problem solver had to know the corollaries of the triangle similarity theorem in order to begin solving the problems.
Assignment
None.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Will was a bit intimidated initially, but he overcame that (with a little encouragement from his tutor!) and went on to figure out the correct solutions.
The Chapter 11 quiz, begun during our last session, continued to a conclusion today, as Will had requested. We started with a customary question-and-answer segment. Will asked a number of good questions, which I answered to the best of my ability. The remainder (and bulk) of the Chapter 11 quiz was then administered. This consumed most of the remaining session time. Brief discussion about the status of Will's research took place before the session concluded. I reminded Will that this was my last week as his teacher in US History.
We started out where we left off last weekend, with the development of an expanding middle class with its customs, mores and improved educational opportunities. We got into the development of the arts and especially impressionism and impressionist painters (Monet, Manet and Van Gogh). (Whom we examined on line.) We ended up with Norman Rockwell and his portrayals of middle class America.
Assignment
None.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
(Sub for Jennifer) Will participated fully in the session. There were a few tie-ins between this material and some of the history we saw in "Connections2".
TLC "Connections2" Series: "Getting It Together" and "WhoDunIt?".
Lesson Outline
We watched the third and fourth episodes of James Burke's wonderful series. In "Getting It Together," Burke started with a police SWAT Team rehearsal/exercise and examined all the elements that had to come together to make for an effective SWAT operation. In the second episode, Burke plays the part of a detective gathering clues which eventually lead to the discovery of fingerprinting as a valuable tool in criminal investigations.
Assignment
None.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
This series continues to combine history with mathematics and technology development to illustrate the (sometimes unintended) connections between/among historical events.
We worked two large and challenging problems from the text involving both corollaries to the Right Triangle Similarity Theorem. We combined knowledge of the content of the corollaries with algebra to find the lengths of various parts of the triangle9s0.
Assignment
None.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
At first, Will seemed to be a bit intimidated by the problems, but after a bit of nudging and a few hints, he got into them and finish them up in fine style.
Will did a great job of finishing his PowerPoint presentation on Alan Moore, the author of our course text. Will is very interested in the comic-genius, and he provided some nice details about Moore's birthplace, early/late career, and present life. As Will was working on his PowerPoint, we discussed how Moore's upbringing may have influenced his later life, and Will made some good connections between the biographical information and Moore's works. Once Will was finished with the PowerPoint, we finished reading Chapter 2 of Watchmen.
