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Mathematics

Judith T. Brendel
District Supervisor of Mathematics and Art
HILLS: 201-358-7020     VALLEY: 201-358-7060
ext. 22052

 
Supervisors' Secretary: Hazel Holcombe  201-358-7020 ext. 22022   hholcombe@pascack.k12.nj.us
 
 
 
HSPA PREP Early Morning Review Sessions: math classes have been scheduled for 4 Wednesdays in February.
Letters will be mailed home early January to parents of selected students.
Classes will be held from 7:00AM - 7:50AM Feb. 6, 13, 20, and 27, 2013
   Pascack Valley HS: room 110 with Ms. Rossi
   Pascack Hills HS: room 254 with Mr. Kirkby

PSAT: was Saturday, October 20, 2012
 
VIDEOS
A very rich source of free video clips online. They are mostly math, economics and science but the creator of the site promises upcoming videos on all subjects. The site was created by a former hedge-fund trader, Sal Khan. It offers more than 1800 YouTube tutorials on various topics. You can see an overview of the site on YouTube at

Out-of-District students will take a placement math test on Monday, June 17, 2013 to determine their math course for the following September. For further information contact Hazel Holcombe at 201-358-7020 ext. 22022 or Mrs. Brendel at one of the numbers listed above.

 
The full list of videos can be accessed at www.khanacademy.org.
 
AN ONLINE CALCULATOR that has the functions sin, cos, tan, in addition to their inverse functions (sin-1, cos-1, and tan-1). http://www.mathopenref.com/calculator.html
 
Student Resources:
SUMMER REVIEW PACKETS 2010
PSAT PRACTICE EXAMPLES (10th graders and 11th graders may take the test in October)
SAMPLE GEPA/NJASK8 QUESTIONS and HSPA multiple-choice and open-ended from NJDOE (Feb. 2009) Still valid for 2011-12.
 
Recommended free Video Tutorials for math: Algebra-I through Calculus
http://www.brightstorm.com/d/math

(1) Algebra End-of-Course Test:
http://www.google.com/search?q=Achieve+Algebra+EOC+test&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

Above is the official "Achieve" description of the Algebra End-of-Course Test . All students taking any level of Algebra-I will be required to take the May 2011 Algebra-End-of-Course Test. 
 
(2) Algebra/Basic Algebra textbook: "Glencoe Algebra"  site: http://www.glencoe.com
-select [math] [nj] [student]
-scroll down to [algebra]
-select [Algebra 2005] edition
-click on: [Examples] - to see each chapter in the book, each sub title, and an introduction with examples 'completed' for each topic
-click on: [self-check quiz] - to take a quiz on each of the above topics

Other helpful websites to use on your own:
1) http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/ALGEBRA/math-ALGEBRA.htm
2) http://www.purplemath.com/modules/index.htm
3) http://www.algebasics.com/
4) http://www.brightstorm.com/math   free math video tutorials   

SUMMER MATH ASSIGNMENTS (2009)
NATIONAL MATH STANDARDS with interactive electronic examples (K-12: scroll down to appropriate grade level cluster)

STUDY SKILLS - guide for students http://www.educationatlas.com/study-skills.html
TIPS for being a successful algebra student: http://www.coolmath.com/algebra/success-student.html

HOW TO STUDY for an Algebra test : http://www.coolmath.com/algebra/study-test.html

HOW TO STUDY for an Algebra final:  http://www.coolmath.com/algebra/study-final.html


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