Mrs. (Lopez) Hipple's Geometry Class, 9th Grade, Periods 2, 3, and 5: Thurs 03/25/10

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Thurs 03/25/10

HW: 2 handouts/ Finish the 6 + 6 problems on the Secants study guide handout and then do #1-12 on the second handout (secants side)

Today we begin our study of 9-6 SECANTS (a line that intersects a circle at exactly 2 points).

There are 3 new theorems and 5 formulas. We will find the measures of missing angles and arcs. The angles are formed by either 2 secants, or 1 secant and a tangent, or 2 tangents in different situations.

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About Tania Lopez Hipple

I love math!!! By the way, I had a baby May 26, 2010 (William, little Will) and he is doing great! This is my 9th year teaching math and my 2nd year at TPA. I have been teaching geometry at least twice a day since 2004 so it is a math subject I know inside and out!

In 2000, I received my B.S. from UCLA for Applied Math and a minor in French. I love languages. I'm fluent in Spanish too. I was born in El Salvador and have lived in Los Angeles since 1981, when I was 5...are you doing some math yet? I was always good at math, so this definitely helped my interest in the subject. I actually applied to colleges as a math major because I couldn't think of another subject I could dedicate a few years to and not be bored! I had no idea I was going to be a teacher until 2001. I got a job teaching 8th grade algebra and was suddenly thrown into the world of the Los Angeles Unified School District. After 2 years, it hit me like a ton of bricks! I love teaching. I want to teach math forever! So the following year I earned my teaching credential and a masters in Multicultural Education from National University. It's now 2004 and I finally got to teach at the high school level. I worked at Birmingham High school until the day I literally got into my car and drove to Tempe- the Friday of the last day of the Fall semester this year, February 6, 2009.