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GPS Geometry Review — ANSWERS

Ms. Foard — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:26:15 +0000

Click here for the answers to the test review: Unit 1 Plane Geometry Test Review answers

Welcome Back!

Ms. Foard — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:08:14 +0000

I’m in the process of updating this site — please check back for assignments, syllabi, general communication, etc.

Thanks!

For the CHS Class of 2010

Ms. Foard — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:18:50 +0000

Dirty Harry

Beloit College creates a “Mindset List” every year for the entering college class. For the college class of 2014 (or, those of you who graduated from Centennial in May) the list has just been posted. Here are a few touchstones of your life:

(from USA Today):

Dr. Kevorkian has never been licensed to practice medicine.
Czechoslovakia has never existed.
Rock bands have always played at presidential inaugural parties.
Nirvana is on the classic oldies station.
American companies have always done business in Vietnam.
They’ve never recognized that pointing to their wrists is a request for the time of day.
Clint Eastwood is better known as a sensitive director than as Dirty Harry.

Click here for the full list

GA High School Graduation Test — NEW this year

Ms. Foard — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:46:39 +0000

Juniors:

The GHSGT is DIFFERENT this year to account for the new math curriculum. The state has created a study guide — here’s the link:

Study Guide

Google has a new toy

Ms. Foard — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:54:42 +0000

Now you can search public data

Wow. I used to have to go to a library, search through databases using Boolean operators just to find the location of a pile of microfiche in a basement. This Google thing has changed the face of research forever.

A New Twist on the Placebo Effect

Ms. Foard — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:23:19 +0000

A student brought this to my attention on Monday — as heard on NPR, the placebo effect is apparently getting stronger.

Well if you think about it, there’s a pill for everything these days, right? The article suggests that people, when sick, go to the doctor, get a prescription, take a pill and get better (in general). So maybe people are programmed to think they will get better?

But what does this mean to medical research? What if a new medication significantly decreases, say, blood pressure — when tested against the placebo, will it fail?

Check out the article.

The Monty Hall Problem

Ms. Foard — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:38:01 +0000

Let's Make a Deal!

In class we discussed and debated the logic behind the ubiquitous “Monty Hall Problem“:

“Suppose you’re on a game show, and you’re given the choice of three doors: Behind one door is a car; behind the others, goats. You pick a door, say No. 1, and the host, who knows what’s behind the doors, opens another door, say No. 3, which has a goat. He then says to you, “Do you want to pick door No. 2?” Is it to your advantage to switch your choice? (Parade Magazine, Whitaker 1990)

Here is a simulation and an explanation of the answer.

Geometry Answer Key

Ms. Foard — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:21:43 +0000

I apologize for any inconvenience; however this new computer uses the newest version of Microsoft Word. For those of you who cannot view the .docx file, I am also attaching the answer key as a .doc file. The .doc file may not convert all of the symbols correctly and again, I apologize.

answer key .docx

answer key2 .doc

All the Answers

Ms. Foard — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:37:34 +0000

AP Statistics final exam review answers are here! exam-review-key1

Integrated Geometry: Answer Key

Ms. Foard — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:53:49 +0000

Test Tomorrow!
Check your answers using this key.

Good luck!chapter 6 review answers