SUMMER ASSIGNMENT FOR ALL MATH STUDENTS
(Except those who will be taking AP Calculus and/or AP Statistics.)

The purpose of this summer assignment is to help you become aware of how math is an integral part of all that we do.  It is not a subject onto itself.  It is universal.

 Directions:

 Choose a topic from the 3 topics listed below. Suggested ways to develop that topic are included, but exactly how you develop it is up to you.

Display your results on a half sheet of poster board (14x22) with appropriate descriptions or summaries.

You may use the back and front, if necessary.

Your display may include charts, graphs, your own photography, etc .You may use the Internet for research, but any pictures, graphs, charts etc. must be your own from your own experiences this summer.

Be able to discuss in class what you discovered about math while you were enjoying your summer vacation.

Posters will be displayed in the TMLA hallways in September.

 You are to bring your poster to your first math class on Monday, September 8th.

 If you have any questions about this assignment during the summer months, you may contact Mrs. Maloney at  cmaloney@tmla.org

SUGGESTED TOPICS

 1.Current Events (Olympics, National elections, etc.)

                  Gather data that interests you.
                  Analyze data using mathematical tools that you have learned.
                  Relate your findings to your other courses, such as Global History, Economics,
                          LOTE, Phys Ed, etc.
                  What conclusions can you draw from your data?
                  Can you make any predictions?

2. On Vacation  (beach, museums, camping, Disneyworld, etc.)

 While you are enjoying summer activities, take pictures that demonstrate  mathematics.

            For each picture, explain in detail the mathematics involved.

            If it is a shape, talk about the equation for that shape.
                  Why did the architect decide to use that particular shape?
                  Why was that shape chosen for the design?
                  If you are describing something found in nature, why did nature design it that way? 
                       What are the advantages?
                  Describe museum exhibits and their connection with math in our everyday lives.
                  What did you learn about math from your visit to this museum?

3. Scavenger Hunt

            Find 10 things on the list below.

            Describe the mathematics of them in detail.

            Why are they important? How are they used?

1.      Find a cartoon or comic strip about math (something positive!)

2.      Find something with a repeating pattern.

3.      Find a graph from a newspaper.

4.      Find an article about percents and write an equation or question from that information.

5.      Find a weather report that uses positive and negative numbers.

6.      Find a sport that uses math and describe how the math is used, other than scorekeeping and timing.

7.      Find an advertisement using probability.

8.      Find a data table and find the mean, median and mode.

9.      Find a real world picture using parallel and perpendicular lines.

10.  Get a restaurant receipt and calculate a 15% tip.

11.  Find a business logo that has some mathematical property and explain what it is.

12.  Find a picture of a famous FEMALE mathematician.

13.  Find a picture of a circle.

14.  Find an article with someone saying the use math on his or her job.

15.  Find a recipe that uses at least 3 fractions and triple all ingredients.

16.  Find a list of prices and make up a problem about them.

17.  Find a piece of wallpaper or wrapping paper that uses some type of transformation (reflection, rotation, translation, dilation)

18.  Find a picture that shows symmetry and label the axis of symmetry.

19.  Find a picture or any type of representation of an inequality.

20.  Find an item related to factoring and explain the relationship.

      4.Other ideas?? 

If you have another idea of something you would like to investigate this summer that would be fine. However, you will need approval from the Math Dept.  Either speak to your current math teacher before the end of the school year, or e-mail Mrs. Maloney with your proposal before July 15^th (cmaloney@tmla.org)

ENJOY!

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      AP Calculus        (Math 542 )  

Summer assignment for students taking AP Calculus (542) during the 2008-09 school year

1.   Prepare Chapter 1 in your textbook. (omit parametrics).
 This is a review of pre-calculus material that you will be using  in AP Calculus
 The following website has interactive quizzes on this material which you may find helpful.

            www.glencoe.com

            1. choose state
            2. click “student”
            3. type in subject, then click
            4. scroll to Pre-calculus and Calculus
            5. Click Advanced Mathematical concepts 2004 edition
            6. click self-check quizzes
            7. Ch. 1 through 5 and 11 will be helpful. 

 If you have any problems send me an e-mail at cmaloney@tmla.org