Mrs. (Lopez) Hipple's Geometry Class, 9th Grade, Periods 2, 3, and 5: Tues 01/05/10

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Tues 01/05/10

HW: Finish the classwork on Pg 344-345 #47-51, 54, 57-59. Show all your work. Highlight the answers. You may use a calculator ONLY on #49 and only at the end of each problem. You still have to show the other work (proportion, multiplication, etc.)

Today we went over last night's homework. Then we talked a little about the meaning of the 'similarity' of shapes, specifically polygons. We defined similar polygons and scale factor. I gave an example of how one would enlarge a given triangle to one 4 times its size without changing its shape. These 2 triangles would be considered similar and their scale factor is 1:4.

We will do many more practice problems tomorrow in class.

A class lessons schedule for January was handed out today! Check out the quiz and test dates! If you need a copy, email me: tlopez@tempeprep.org

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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.