your week in maths & physics, jan 31 - feb 3

no classes on friday, and only 3 weeks to go!

ib math sl grade 12

see you on thursday for an ib mock post-session. we'll finish differentiation pretty fast next week to get to integration as soon as possible.

ib physics grade 12

on wednesday we'll analyze the mock exam results together, and move towards finishing our last topic on thursday. besides labs, next tuesday should be our last with classes until 3:40 pm (for all but one of you...).

ib math sl grade 11

completing of the presentations and quick review of quadratics on monday and tuesday, and our test on the subject on thursday. it will have ONE of the problems presented in class (not two, as previously announced).

ib physics grade 11

lab on thursday, some more theoretical work today. 

igcse math grade 10

mock outcomes and review on wednesday.

your week in maths & physics, jan 24-28

this week, grades 10 and 12 have their mocks. so it's exclusive grade 11 week (4 weeks to go...)!


ib math sl grade 11
quadratics, quadratics. there shall be a test on friday, so no hw quiz. we'll focus on the review sets this week.


ib physics sl grade 11
let's get electrified. with electric currents, with some computer practicals and real practicals. it seems that some students will have time off on thursday, so more details during the week.

your week in maths & physics, jan 17-21

well, only five weeks to go until the next break! two of them dedicated to the australian open, starting today.

igcse maths

homework quiz today, and then will continue with some more probability action. tuesday and wednesday will be dedicated to mock preperation. no homework for the week, for that reason.

ib physics grade 11

we'll round up the waves phenomena presentations today; we will do some problem solving on thursday, followed by the beginning of topic 5, electric currents. don't forget your log for the week.

ib physics grade 12

tuesday will be a day of presentations: bilal twice (great physicist and green house effect), and promita once (fossil fuels). we'll work further on different energy sources and their mathematics. wednesday and thursday shall be review days for the mock exams.

ib maths grade 11

transformations test today, and continuation of quadratic functions. that's what we'll do this week, and the homework parallel to it is 6 A,B,C & D.

ib maths grade 12

presentations today and tomorrow, then back to mock exam preparation, which we'll extend to friday. no homework for the week.

DON'T FORGET, MATH STUDENTS, LAST CHANCE TO RETAKE TESTS SHALL BE ON WEDNESDAY, AT 3 PM (or 3:40).

retest for january 19 - last chance for 2nd term!

the second term grades will soon be closed, so be informed that the retest date wednesday, january 19, is YOUR LAST CHANCE TO IMPORVE YOUR 2ND TERM GRADE.

if you want to do so, please leave your name and the test you want to retake in a comment below. do this until next tuesday, the latest!

retest for january 12

we're back with the retests. i'll take a few days to correct all the tests from december, but some of you might want to start retaking something already.

if you want to retake a test, please leave a comment below, with name, grade level and name of test to be retaken. if you do so, it is binding - you should come. 

you may want to use the opportunity to clear doubts before said retest. i'm available every day after class, minus wednesday (retest day) and friday.

i won't be available today (monday january 10) after class excepionally, but i'll be here tomorrow (probably even at 3 pm).

your week in maths & physics, jan10-14

welcome back! six weeks to go until the next break ;)

ib math sl grade 11

we'll have another look at functions this week. the more we look at it, the more we shall understand! this time it's about which changes in a function modifies which parts of it. a little repeat from last years graph transformations. this should be finished within the week, and a mini-test should pop up next tuesday, january 18. the hw quiz on friday will focus on 5 B1, B2 and B3.

ib math sl grade 12

it's on to more differentiation; logarithmic, exponential and trigonometric derivatives are still unknown to us; you might want to have a general look at chapters 19 and 20, parallel to the classes. on thursday and friday next week, we'll allocate time to prepare for the mocks. the hw quiz on friday will have a question each from 19 A, B and C.

ib physics grade 11

wave phenomena is on our menu. we'll do this topic differently: i will find us some time today for research, since i'll have each one of you presenting a subtopic in topic eleven of the syllabus. standing waves will be presented by chris, the doppler effect by tim, diffraction by nino, resolution by yana and sara, and polarization by daniel and dennis. all of these will exclude exercises (only examples are desired).

igcse maths grade 10

we'll start out the new year a little "lighter", hopefully. probability (chapter 25) will be our topic for a minimum of two weeks. we'll have a couple of days of review next week, for the mock exams. exercises from 25 B,C and D will be in the hw quiz next monday.

ib physcis grade 12

hi you four. we'll split up topic 8, a perfect review topic, to be presented creatively. we'll take some time for research and preperation tomorrow (no great physicist presentation), as follows: aidin will take over energy degradation and power generation, max will do world energy sources, promita will present fossil fuel power production, and bilal shall be our expert on the greenhouse effect. we'll do the other topics together; follow the syllabus outline (which can be found as a link on this page), and make sure everything is covored.

your week in maths & physics, dec 13-17

last week, last bit of effort... let's go!


ib math sl grade 11

this week is test week. in the first part of the class, we'll have a look at what logarithmic functions look like, and we'll have some serious review set action later on. tuesday we'll have part one of our test, the calculator part. thursday, part two follows (non-calculator). friday we'll have a semester review.

ib math sl grade 12

motion on a straight line and curve properties  are on the menu today and tomorrow. thursday, after a little bit a review, our first calculus test awaits; friday, we'll move on in chapter 18, discovering the significance of f''(x)=0 and the sign diagrams for the second derivative.

ib physics grade 11

preparation for a test on tuesday - simple harmonic motion and waves! exercises, exercises and more exercises.

igcse maths grade 10

the next topic, sequences, will be introduced today, and the quadratics test shall be taken again. more sequences on tuesday, wednesday and friday (maybe with a little test on the last day of school).

ib physics grade 12

communication test after clearing doubt session, excluding the part that you were tested on last week. we'll work on topic 8 (energy, environment & co) for the rest of the week.

retest for december 15 - last one in 2010!

if you want to retake a test, please leave a comment below, with name, grade level and name of test to be retaken. if you do so, it is binding - you should come. 

you may want to use the opportunity to clear doubts before said retest. i'm available every day after class, minus wednesday (retest day) and friday.

your week in maths & physics, dec 6 - 10

only two more weeks to go - let's power through them!

igcse maths

today and tomorrow we'll finish to look at presentations and clear doubts. WEDNESDAY is the day of our quadratics test, after another short review. no hw quiz for this week. sequences shall be our next topic.

ib physics sl grade 11

today we'll finish the topic of waves, look at a few exercises. thursday, practical. friday, more exercises; shooting for a test next thursday, december 16. don't forget them logs.

ib physics sl grade 12

don't forget your homework/log for tomorrow! max will present a physicist, and we'll move on to optic fibre transmission and channels of communication. you might want to use some of your research time on these subjects.

ib math sl grade 11

all things logarithms. the goal is to finish this subject this week (hw quiz on friday will include 4 a-f), a review session on monday and a 2-part test next tuesday & thursday (one with calculator, one without).

ib math sl grade 12

hw quiz today, after answering individual questions. we will go right into chapter 18 tomorrow, and i'm shooting for a differential calculus test on thursday, december 16. the hw quiz will be on friday and will include 18 A-D.

hw for grade 12 (1 hour of log)

exercises 1-15 to hand in to me, from pages (372-383). this is for all of you!
have it done by MONDAY, december 6

retest for december 8

if you want to retake a test, please leave a comment below, with name, grade level and name of test to be retaken. if you do so, it is binding - you should come. 

you may want to use the opportunity to clear doubts before said retest.

your week in maths & physics, nov 29 - dec 3

hey, everyone! only three weeks to go... and werder finally scored a goal (even three, and a red card, and all the same person!); well, bayern scored four, i guess.

ib math sl grade 11

hw quiz today, then graphs of exponential functions, moving on to some problem solving with growth and decay, and getting to know good ol' "e". we should finish the chapter this week and even start logarithms on friday! hw quiz will be on the review sets (3 A, B & C), and on friday.

ib math sl grade 12

hw quiz tomorrow, including 17 C. we'll be looking at the chain rule, the product rule, the quotient rule, tangent and normals, and the second derivative. it should be a pretty busy week, and we should be able to do another hw quiz on monday, december 6, on 17 D-H. thursday, december 9, expect our first calculus test.

ib physics grade 11

shm should be basically done by today, and we'll examine waves quite a bit on thursday. at some point this or next week, we'll have a practical about the topic. don't forget your logs.

igcse maths grade 10

hw quiz today after a review. tomorrow, some serious problem solving. wednesday, our test in the second period, doubts and review in the first period. no hw quiz next monday!

ib physics grade 12

after a swift review on am and fm radio, it's on to digital communication. please do not forget your logs, it's really hurting your grades (and your knowledge/learning)!

retest for december 1

if you want to retake a test, please leave a comment below, with name, grade level and name of test to be retaken. if you do so, it is binding - you should come. 

you may want to use the opportunity to clear doubts before said retest.

retest for november 24

if you want to retake a test, please leave a comment below, with name, grade level and name of test to be retaken. if you do so, it is binding - you should come. 

you may want to use the opportunity to clear doubts before said retest.

retest policy in math - new rule!

just to be more specific and organized about dates, this is how my time after school will be spent, from now on:

mondays, 3 pm and tuesdays/thursdays, 3:40 pm

time to look at hw quizzes and help with specific or general doubts. i will be here as long as you need me, as usual.

wednesdays, 3 pm and/or 3:40 pm:

the new official RETEST day. please write down which test you would like to retake until every TUESDAY, the day before the retest. i will always have a post up something every wednesday, where you can write your name, grade and the test you want to redo. this way i will always know exactly who is doing what, and that day will not be open for clearing doubts, to give the students retaking tests more quiet and concentration.

your week in maths & physics, nov 22-26

this week marks the beginning of the second isb kicktipp season, starting on friday. and, oh yes, only four weeks to go...

igsce maths

this week will mark our full understanding of what a quadratic function looks like, and how we can draw one based on the different ways we can write the quadratic function. i'm shooting for a test on the whole subject matter of quadratics for wednesday, december 1. homework shall be 21 D-H.

ib maths sl grade 11

rational indices, factorization and expansion with exponents, exponential equations and exponential functions - i'm hoping to look at all of this, during the week. we will have our hw quiz only on monday, including 3 C, D, E and F. your total focus is needed this week!

ib maths sl grade 12

finding asymptotes, discussing behavior - a reminder from chapter one today (monday). then we will go straight into derivatives. we should cover 17 A-C, so that should be in the hw quiz for friday.

ib physics grade 11

thermal physics test today. then it's off the simple harmonic motion in our next topic, waves.

ib physics grade 12

tuesday, after a presentation by aidin and some review, we will have our digital technology test. we will stay in the subject area, though, and move on to digital communications. after that, we only have one more topic (core topic 8) and then reviewing can begin!

your week in maths & physics, nov 15-17

a very short week indeed... and only five to go!

math sl grade 12
test today (probability), then some functions review is in the need to get into calculus! chapter 16 A-D until next tuesday, for homework and classwork.

physics grade 12

tomorrow, we leave for the kart experience after our class, at 3:40 pm. 24 euros per person + 3,50 for material. the race is at 5 pm, we should be done half an hour later. before that, though, we have a presentation by bilal (heinrich rudolph hertz). in digital technology, we'll move towards capacitance and charge-coupled devices (ccds). we should finish the chapter by wednesday, expect a test for next tuesday, november 23.

math sl grade 11

test today (functions), then we'll rush to exponential und logarithmic functions. we're a little behind in our year plan, so please see me after class if you're not quite following the whole exponential and logarithmic stuff. we're doing both chapters, and then a test with both of them together.

physics grade 11

we'll wrap up the chapter today in class; expect a test for next monday, november 22.

igcse math grade 10

today we'll have a homework quiz and look at the quadratic equation; tomorrow and wednesday we'll find out all the characteristics of the quadratic function. the chapter should be finished by next wednesday (the latest), and a test might be due on friday, november 26.

your week in maths & physics, nov 8-12

and the countdown continues... six more weeks!


ib physics grade 12

tomorrow we'll have two presentations (promita & max) and we'll continue our topic in digital technology this week. PLEASE DO NOT FORGET YOUR RESEARCH LOGS. thursday, after your last class, we will leave together to the kartbahn.

ib physics grade 11

thermodynamics and how it is used to power a motor is what we're looking at this week. thursday after class we leave for the kart experience.

ib maths sl grade 12

we should finish up the probability chapter this week, thus the homework quiz at the end of the week will be based on the review set. we'll do quite a few exercises from the remaining parts of the chapter (sets and venn diagrams, laws of probability, independent events) in class, you should focus on review set questions out of class. the test will be monday, november 15.

ib maths sl grade 11

we'll finish up on asymptotes and such today, and even move into inverse functions. tuesday and thursday shall be intensive days of review (using the review sets), and friday is our functions test.

igcse maths grade 10

after a short review, we will have our transformation geometry test today. next on the menu? quadratic equations and functions! 21 A, B and C are homework, for the homework quiz on november 15.

your week in maths & physics, nov 1-5

seven weeks to go... ;)

igcse maths grade 10

our main focus will be on pages 419 and 420. in class on monday and tuesday, and outside in the other days. next monday, november 8, we'll have a doubt session and our first test of the new term.

ib maths sl grade 11

composite functions and sign diagrams, two very important parts of the chapter, will be looked at monday and tuesday, the reciprocal function should be reached by friday. homework is 1 D & E. I'm shooting for a test next friday, november 12.

ib maths sl grade 12

today we have a little assessment activity, and we should finish compound events, using tree diagrams and sampling, to even reach binomial probabilites by the end of the week. a test should be due on thursday, november 18. homework will be on 15 E, F and G.

ib physics grade 11

we'll have a final look at the kinetic model of ideal gases; the PVT formula and PV diagrams (gas transformations) and all the thermodynamics will follow after a quiz on topic 3, thermal physics. that quiz should be on friday, one day after our out-of-school activity, which should be confirmed by tomorrow morning. the initial plan is that we leave school at 3 pm (so that the seniors can come, too) on thursday and have the 4:30 pm race. more details in class.

ib physics grade 12

TEST TOMORROW! we will look at some ib questions together during class, and at the end, we will have a 30 to 40 minute mini-test on astrophysics, with emphasis on cosmology. electromagnetic induction is next on the menu, and will be introduced on thursday, when we'll have promita's presentation (instead of tuesday). thursday after class (3 pm) we leave for the karting experience, but this is still to be confirmed.

daniel is the champion!

ok, this is old news. october 12, daniel hendrich became the first ever isb kicktipp champion. at the end, he managed to stay ahead if milan, with a slim margin of five points. dennis finished a good third, and aylin was the fourth best student to compete. torben was the winner of the last week and will therefore win a milka.

next season should start saturday, november 6. a few changes: the best three of every week will get chocolate, there will be info hanging out in two places around school with the newest results and standings - but one thing will remain the same: only the winner will get a trophy! hopefully, the inaugural trophy can be presented to daniel soon.

long live bayern!