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Student and Tutor began by discussing the Student's ongoing project involving map creation for a roundabout design. The core of the session focused on calculus, specifically reviewing sequences and their convergence and divergence properties. They covered various limit evaluation techniques, including the Squeeze Theorem and special sequence limits, and explored concepts like monotone and bounded sequences, culminating in a practice problem involving factorials. The Student mentioned an upcoming third exam, and the Tutor offered to recap necessary topics next week.

Student and Tutor reviewed core concepts of parabolas, including their general form, vertex calculation, and properties like maxima/minima, intercepts, domain, and range. They practiced applying these concepts to solve problems involving quadratic equations and also discussed the long-run behavior of polynomial functions. The class concluded with plans to continue working on remaining problems in a future session.

The tutor and student worked through graphing linear equations using the slope-intercept form (y = mx + b). They practiced identifying and plotting the y-intercept and using the slope (rise over run) to find additional points to draw the line, addressing scenarios with fractional and whole number slopes, and fractional y-intercepts. The next session will likely continue with further practice or introduce new topics like circles or measurements.

The session began with a recap of addition concepts and a number sequencing activity. The main academic focus was on introducing and practicing expanded form, where the Student learned to break down numbers into their tens and ones components. The Tutor discussed sharing a worksheet for additional practice of expanded form concepts.

The tutor and student worked through problems related to statistical distributions, focusing on the application of the Empirical Rule and Z-scores for normal distributions. They practiced calculating standard deviations, determining data ranges, and approximating percentages, and discussed the limitations of the Empirical Rule when a distribution is not normal.

The student and tutor reviewed mathematical concepts including percent error, percent change, taxes, tips, and billing calculations, primarily through word problems. They practiced applying percentage formulas to real-world scenarios and discussed the general approach to solving such problems.