In math this year, we will make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.
We will construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. We will reason abstractly and quantitatively.
We will model with mathematics. We use appropriate tools strategically and attend to precision. And finally, we will look and make use of structure, and express regularity in repeated reasoning.
The first unit we will learn about is Similarity and Congruence.
Congruence and Similarity - Analyzing transformations, understanding congruent and similar figures, understanding angle relationships between angles formed by parallel lines and a transversal, and interior/exterior angles of a triangle, and Angle-Angle triangle similarity.
Here are our topics, and what we expect to learn from them.
Real Numbers - Conceptual understanding of rational and irrational numbers, solving equations using square roots and cube roots, using properties of integer exponents, and solving problems using scientific notation.
Analyze and Solve Linear Equations - Expanding students' understanding of proportional relationships learned in Grade 7 to recognize, represent, and interpret a general equation of a line and to further understand the slope in linear relationships that are not proportional.
Analyze and Solve Systems of Linear Equations - Extends the process of solving equations to solving systems of linear equations.
Use Functions to Model Relationships - Introduces students to functions, their concepts, properties, how to construct and interpret them, and intervals of increase and decrease.
Investigate Bivariate Data - Constructing, analyzing, categorizing and interpreting scatter plots, linear associations, two-way frequency tables, and two-way relative frequency tables.
Understand and Apply the Pythagorean Theorem - Extending the knowledge of right triangles from Grade 7 to exploring the Pythagorean Theorem and applying it to solve real-world or mathematical problems.
Solve Problems Involving Surface Area and Volume - Conceptual understanding of surface area and volume and the procedural skill needed to solve problems involving surface area and volume of three-dimensional figures.
My goal is that your son or daughter will enjoy class, love math and have a safe and healthy year!
