Grade Nine – Mathematics

Block One:: Pascal and Probability

  • Week One:: Biography of Blaise Pascal, Pensées sections II (The Misery of Man Without God p.179) and XII (Proofs of Jesus Christ p.318)
  • Week Two:: Pascal’s Triangle (p. 456)
  • Week Three:: Probability problems and practicum

**using TGB vol. 33 “Pascal”

Block Two:: Euclid and Geometry

  • Week One:: Euclid’s Biography and Contributions (p. ix)
  • Week Two:: Definitions and Figures
  • Week Three:: Lines, Angles, Parallelograms
  • Week Four:: Other Polygons and Circles

During this block, try constructing figures from fabrics, paper, or even knitting/crocheting.  Experiment with placing them together in 2-and 3- dimensions.

**using TGB vol. 11 “Euclid, Archimedes, Appolonius of Perga, Nichomachus”

Mathematics Track:: Math-U-See Algebra

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