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Final Posting

It's hard to believe that it was seven years ago today that I first posted on The Winchell Factor.  While other tech initiatives have come and gone, most of my students have preferred to continue using The Winchell Factor over any of these.  Sometimes, simpler is better.

With that said, nothing lives forever.  With technology, there will always come along something that offers a better user experience and I think Google Classroom has the potential to be such a thing.  It will allow me to share assignments, solutions, and classroom news faster and more efficiently.

Due to the switch to Google Classroom, this will be the final *sob* posting on The Winchell Factor.  It's been quite a ride.  Here are my stats:

• 919 total posts (I guess this will be #920)
• 32,702 page views in seven years
• Though most views came from my students, I had views from Russia (485), Germany (476), France (328), Latvia (212), Ukraine (166), Poland (118), UK (66), Canada (64), and India (51).  So, Spasibo, danke, merci, paldies, dziękuję, thank you, and धन्यवाद्

 Most of my students have enjoyed this site and I hope that their Classroom experience will be even more helpful to their education.

...The Winchell Factor signing off.  Good-bye

D/H - Honors Calculus Due 9/30

Problem Set #1-3 test review is here.  Solutions are here.
H-block:  Test questions #1-10 on Wednesday, #11-20 on Friday
D-block:  Test on Thursday

G - Trigonometry Due 09/30

Assignment #6 is here.  Solutions are here.
Notes are here.

A/C/F Honors Precalculus Due 10/1

Test Review for Problem Sets #01-03 is here.  Solutions are here.

D/H Honors Calculus Due 9/25

Calculus Problem Set #03 is here.
Calculus Problem Set #03 Study Guide is here.
Calculus Problem Set #03 Online Help is here.

A/C/F Honors Precalculus Due 9/25

Precalculus Problem Set #03 is here.
Precalculus Problem Set #03 Study Guide is here.
Precalculus Problem Set #03 Online Help is here.
Precalculus Problem Set #03 Lectures are here.

G - Trigonometry Due 9/18

Trig Quiz #1 Review is here.  Solutions are here.

Quiz on Friday covering the first four assignments.

D/H - Honors Calculus Due 9/18

Problem Set #2 is here.

Study Guide for Problem Set #2 is here.

Online helps for Problem Set #2 are here.

A/C/F - Honors Precalculus Due 9/18

Problem Set #02 is here.
Study Guide for Problem Set #02 is here.
Online helps for Problem Set #02 are here.

G - Trigonometry Due 9/14

Notes for Lesson 03 are here.
Assignment #03 is here.
Solutions are here.

The plan for the week of 9/14 is:

• Monday 9/14 - Lesson 04
• Wednesday 9/16 - Recap Lessons 01-04 and review for a quiz
• Friday 9/18 - Quiz on Lesson 01-04 and begin Lesson 05

G - Trigonometry Due 9/8

Welcome to the Winchell Factor!  This is where you will find all relevant information about Mr. Winchell's first semester trig class for the 2015-2016 academic year.  Notices, homework, class notes, solutions, and other items of interest will be posted here regularly.  Students who miss class can still get the notes and assignments so they don't fall behind.  Parents can check to see if their child is being honest when they say, "I have no homework."

Classroom expectations are here.
Classroom expectations sign-off is here.
Trig Textbook is here.
Class notes are here.
Assignment #1 is here.
Solutions to assignment #1 are here.

D/H Honors Calculus Due 9/3

Welcome to Mr. Winchell's new classroom.  This year, I hope that you will have a vastly different experience than you did last year in Precal with me.  The Winchell Factor is alive an well and will be used regularly this year.  Good luck!!!

Calculus Classroom Expectations are here.

Calculus Problem Set #1 is here.
Calculus Problem Set #1 study guide is here.
Calculus Problem Set #1 online help is here (doc, pdf).

A/C/F Honors Precalculus

Welcome back and welcome to the Winchell Factor!!  This is where you will find assignments, helps and hints, and important information.  I hope that you use it regularly, but honestly.  I wish you best year possible and success in your classes.

Classroom expectations are here.

Precalculus Problem Set #1 is here.
Precalculus Problem Set #1 study guide is here.
Precalculus Problem Set #1 online help is here.

College Precalculus

College Precalculus Final Exam Review is here.  Answers are here.  (Solutions were updated on 6/21 at 7:11pm.  Not all are there, but a good chunk of them are.)

Honors Precalculus

Honors Precalculus Final Exam Review is here.  Answers are here. (Solutions were updated on 6/21 at 7:11pm.  Not all are there, but a good chunk of them are.)

Precalculus

Worksheet titled Trig Graph Worksheet is here.  Equations for #1-6 are at the end of the document.  Graphs can be found using Desmos.

Worksheet titled Vertical Shifts and Phase Shifts is here.  Answers are here.

Here's some help
1.  Identities - There are many ways of doing many of these.  You might find these helpful

• Verifying Trig Identities - Part 1;   Part 2 
• Another Verifying Trig Identities - Here

2.  Trig Graphs - Different teachers mean different procedures.  Still, these may help.

• Transformations of Trig Graphs: Amplitude, Period, and Phase Shift
• Writing an equation of a sin/cos function when given the graph

Precalculus

1.  Quiz on Trig Identities - here is the full packet of identities (with 1 possible solution).
2.  Use the trig table to plot the sine function.  Use the radian angle measure at the x-coordinate and the sine value as the y-coordinate.  Here is the start of it.  Notice I found a decimal approximation for the sine values and plotted them.  Once you are finished plotting the points, connect them with a smooth continuous curve.

Precalculus

Precalculus final exam review is here.  The trig reference guide is here.

F-Block:  5/20 - 7:30 - 9:05 (you must stay until at least 8:30)
E-Block:  5/20 - 9:25 - 11:00 (you must stay until at least 10:25)
B-Block:  5/22- 7:30 - 9:05 (you must stay until at least 8:30)
A-Block:  5/22 - 9:25 - 11:00 (you must stay until at least 10:25)

Congratulations on successfully completing Precalculus.  I know it wasn't always an easy journey, but I hope you learned a whole lot along the way.  I felt your pain when you struggled as much as I felt the joy when you succeeded.  As you finish this phase of life and get ready to begin the next stage, WB will miss you.  When I graduated back in 1993 from WB, I never looked back.  I put WBHS behind me and kept moving forward.  Little did I know (in fact, I never imagined), that 9 years later I would be walking back through these doors to teach a new generation.  I will miss you all and hope that you come find me - you may have to look hard in the new building - when you come back home.  **sniff...sniff** I need to stop now.

Calculus

Your final exam review is here.

G-Block:  9:25 - 11:00 (you must stay until at least 10:25)
D-Block:  7:30 - 9:05 (you must stay until at least 8:30)

I wish you all the very best of luck on the final exam.  Though not easy, I feel it encompasses everything we've learned this year.

I also wish you all the greatest success as you leave WB.  I want you to know that just because you graduate, it doesn't mean that you stop being my students.  Whenever you need anything (math help or any other kind of help), I hope you know that my door is always open (you may just have to find it in the new building.)

Precalculus

Review for test on Laws of Sines/Cosines is here.  Solutions are here.

Calculus

Review for test is here.  Solutions are here.

Precalculus

Law of Sines worksheet is here (solutions are on pages 3 and 4)

Extra practice worksheet is here (solutions are coming soon)

Precalculus

Worksheets/Answers are here:


1.  Assignment #32 (Answers)- Evaluating Trig Functions
2.  Assignment #33 (Answers)- Finding Missing Sides and Angles
3.  Assignment #34 (Answers are on worksheet)- Applications of Right Triangle Trigonometry
4.  Assignment #35 (Answers)- Trig Ratios of General Angles
5.  Assignment #36 (Answers)- Coterminal Angles and Reference Angles
6.  Assignment #37 (Answers)- Exact Values of Special Angles

Honors Calculus

Review for Problem Sets 14 and 15a is here.  Solutions start here.

Precalculus

Applications of Trigonometry packet is here.

Assignment #1 - Starting w/ #1, do every third problem (1, 4, 7, 10, 13, etc.)
Assignment #2 - Starting w/ #2, do every third problem (2, 5, 8, 11, 14, etc.)
Assignment #3 - Starting w/ #3, do every third problem (3, 6, 9, 12, 15, etc.)

A-Block:  Assignment #1 is due 4/1; Assignment #2 will be done in class on 4/1; Assignment #3 is due 4/3

B-Block:  Assignment #1 is due 4/1; Assignment #2 will be done in class on 4/1; Assignment #3 is due 4/3 - Reminder that you are only doing up through #43.

E-Block & F-Block:  Assignment #1 is due 4/2; Assignment #2 will be done in class on 4/2; Assignment #3 (do every other third problem) will be due on 4/3.

Precalculus

The following assignments were collected Friday.  If you haven't handed any of them in, you must do so by Monday morning.  If you have been absent, please have them next class.

1.  Assignment #32 - Evaluating Trig Functions
2.  Assignment #33 - Finding Missing Sides and Angles
3.  Assignment #34 - Applications of Right Triangle Trigonometry
4.  Assignment #35 - Trig Ratios of General Angles
5.  Assignment #36 - Coterminal Angles and Reference Angles
6.  Assignment #37 - Exact Values of Special Angles

Precalculus

Assignment #32 (Evaluating Trig Ratios) is here.  Answers are here.
Assignment #33 (Finding Missing Sides/Angles) is here.  Answers are here.

Precalculus

Trig test review is here.  Solutions are here.

Honors Precalculus

Assignment #31 is here.  Solutions are here.

Honors Precalculus

Assignment #30 is here.  Solutions are here.
Solutions were updated at 10:30 (mistakes in #30, 33, and 40)

Precalculus

1.  Quiz - Trig Table; practice chart is here.  You will have 4 minutes to fill it in.
2.  Assignment #29 is here.

Calculus

Test is Wednesday (D-block) and Thursday (G-block).  Review sheet is here.  Solutions are here.

Precalculus

Quiz on 2/25 (E&F) and 2/26 (B&A).  Review is here.

College Precalculus

Trig presentation is here.  I have included the full Powerpoint presentation here so that you can print the slides 6/page (print as handout). 

Assignment #28 is here.  Solutions are here.

Honors Precalculus

Trig presentation is here.  I have included the full Powerpoint presentation here so that you can print the slides 6/page (print as handout).

Assignment #28 is here.  Solutions are here.

Precalculus Midterm Exam Review

Precal Midterm Exam Review is here.  Solutions are here (completed at 10:13pm on 1/25/15).

Good luck.  I will see A-block bright and early at 7:30 Monday morning.

Honors Calculus Midterm Exam Review

Midterm exam review (parts 1 and 2) is here.  Solutions are here.

Honors Calculus Due 1/20 & 1/21

Review for the test is here.  Solutions are here.

Precalculus Due 1/20 and 1/21

The review for the test on exponential and logarithmic functions is here.  Do as many problems as is necessary for you to understand the material.  It will not be collected.  The solutions are here.

Precalculus Due 1/15 and 1/16

Applications of Exponential Growth and Decay worksheet is here.  Solutions are here.

Precalculus

Applications of Exponential Functions worksheet is here.  Solutions are here.

Precalculus

Here is the packet on solving exponential & logarithmic equations.  There are two pages of examples, one page of problems, and the last page is the list of answers.

Precalculus

Properties of Logs packet is here.

Answers are here.  Please check them!!