fandomhigh | Mathematics: All Classes: Wednesday 3.15.06 Period 1

The math class has not been rearranged, though a laptop computer now stood in the middle of the room and a project screen had been hung up over the board. Broots sat on the teachers desk, trying his best not to bounce a little.

“Morning everyone! Sadly, Mr. Eppes has left us for um, somewhere else. And since the school was apparently unable to secure a substitute I will be taking over the class from now on.” Broots did his best not to cackle. “Okay, today’s class.

Beginners, you guys are going to be having fun with the Pythagorean Theorem. Broots jumped off of the desk and had his laptop show a picture. “It basically states that in a right triangle, the square of the length of the two legs is equal to the square of the hypotenuse. You guys get to prove it using construction paper and scissors, which are all in the back, along with glitter, ribbon, glue, and other random art supplies. When you’re done proving the theorem, there are some practice problems here.

Intermediate, you guys will be doing two problems today. Your assignment is to tell me how they are related. First off, you’re going to construct Pascal’s Triangle. Again, art supplies in the back, if you want to see something pretty, color in all the odd numbers a light color. Then, you’re going to be doing the problems on the worksheet. And then, tell me how the two assignments are related.

Advanced, since we’re down to one student, talk to me please. Okay, have fun! I’ll be walking around if anyone needs help.”

[ooc note: Wiki hates me and has decided that today is a good day to die. Class will typically go up at eleven am est, today was the exception, not the rule. Class is open until Sunday evening.]

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There's some fruit, cereal, and coffee by the sign in sheet. Help yourself.

Yay fruit!

Pippi runs into the classroom from Zoe's office and was pleased to find she was not late.

She signs in.

Cameron signs in.

Molly signed in and took some fruit and cereal.

Walter signed in and took some fruit and cereal.

Victor signs in.

Angela signs in and takes coffee.

Kiki signs in, and takes some fruit.

Pip signed in and grabbed a big cup of coffee and some chereios before sitting down with the paper.

JOhn signs in and raids the munchies.

Art supplies are in the back, extra points for creativity.

Victor was a little weary, but he made a green triangle with glittery scales on it, then worked on the problems given.

"Green." Broots commented. "How are the problems going?"

"They're okay," Victor sighed and measured some yellow paper. "It's actually pretty easy, once you get the hang of it."

Broots gave Victor a thumbs-up and moved on to other students.

Molly went to the back of the room to get art supplies to begin working on her assignment.

Pippi uses just a little glue and LOTS OF GLITTER OMG!

If Pip is around, she may even go all Solid Snake Style (TM) and sprinkle some in his hair.

Broots staid out of reach of any glitter. "And how's the math part of the assignment going?"

Pippi shows Broots that her triangle folds out into the A squared, B squared, and C squared... Squares.

Pippi also tells him that he could have to throw the baseball "a little over 127 feet" to get the player out.

"Nice. And very glittery."

"Thank you!"

Pip is around. But is has his braid wrapped around his neck and tucked in his shirt.

So just try, Solid Pippi.

Pip isn't wearing a hat today is he?

Pippi puts some glitter aside for later.

Of course he is. His usual cowboy hat.

It's going to be a very Brokeback Cowboy hat when she's done with it.

;)

Kiki places her hand on a bright red piece of paper and concentrates, looking rather pleased when she takes her hand away to reveal a perfect right triangle with legs of 3 and 4 inches and a hypotenuse of 5, across which she writes 9 + 16 = 25.

Then, for the answer to the baseball problem she writes "90 * 2^.5 ft." For the ladder problem, her answer is a simple, "27 ft."

Broots blinked. "Did I just see that? And good job on the math and triangle."

Kiki blushed. "Um, yes, you did - I, um, thought I'd practice. Thank you!"

Pip makes a triangle. But with NO glitter. No glitter at all.

He then works on the problems. He get only one right, unfortunately.

Broots sat down with Pip to work on the problems he didn't get.

There are twenty problems in the form of (x+y)^n with n going from one to twenty. Graphing paper for drawing the triangle and calculators for doing the arithmetic are in the back as well.

Walter eschews use of a calculator and sits with his graph paper, triangle, and pencil for most of the class period.

For some reason, he keeps getting seriously non-euclidean urges, but eventually finishes up and turns in his paper.

Broots glanced over the paper and nodded. "Nice. And why did I give the two assignments together?"

It's nice having a class with one student, really.

Broots is happily finishing off any uneaten food and working on his laptop. Feel free to interupt either activity.

Blair bounced in and dropped a mug (http://site.iwebcenters.com/evospecialties/_images//teach224mug.jpg) onto the desk. "Happy first day of teaching, man! Look it's even got math stuff on it!"

Broots grinned at Blair. "Thanks for the mug! I don't think I screwed up too badly."

"Of course you didn't, man! You need to have faith in your abilities." Blair bounced. "Besides, as a teacher, you can probably blame any screw ups on the students."

No love wikipedia, no love. Why do you go and die today of all days?!

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