Friday December 7

Wednesday December 5

We continue our review today!

Homework: Common Assessment 5 Preview
                     Solutions

Tuesday December 4

Today we reviewed common assessments 3 and 4 to help us get ready for the final next week!

Homework: CA3, CA4
Solutions CA3 Front, CA3 back, CA4

Monday December 3

today we started reviewing for the final by looking at old common assessments.  We are going to do great on the common assessment!!

Homework: CA1 Preview, CA2 Preview
                   CA1Preview Solutions, CA2 Preview Solutions

Friday November 30

Thursday November 29

Today we continued to review for the common assessment. The review was multiple choice today.

Common Assessment Preview Multiple Choice
Solutions 1-4, 5-10, 11-14

Wednesday November 28

We have a common assessment on Friday. We started our review today!

Homework: Common Assessment 5 Preview
                     Solutions

Tuesday November 27

Today we looked at work together problems. Remember that if two people are working together you could use an X but if its three people you should use fractions!

Notes

Homework: Work Together Problems
                   Solutions

Monday November 26

Today we learned to add and subtract rational expressions with un like denominators

Notes

Homework: pg. 547 17-27 odd

Friday November 16

Thursday November 15

Test Tomorrow!

Homework: Preview Test 15

Solutions

Wednesday November 14

Today we reviewed some rational expressions and added rational expressions with common denominators.

Homework: Pg. 586 1-17 odd
                   pg. 547 1 - 11 odd

Tuesday November 13

Today we started dividing rational expressions. The rule is to keep change flip and then just follow the rules for multiplication.

Notes

Homework: pg. 537 7-33 odd

Friday November 9

Thursday November 8

We have a test tomorrow!

Homework: Preview Test 14
                  Solutions

Wednesday November 7

Today we learned to multiply rational expressions. The steps are the same as in simplifying a rational expression. That means factor everything and then cancel out common factors.

Notes

Homework: Red book pg. 655 11-29 odd and solutions

Tuesday November 6

Today we continued to practice simplifying rational Expressions

Homework: Rational Expressions Worksheet II
                    Solutions

Monday November 5

Today we were introduced to rational expressions.

Homework: Rational Expressions Worksheet
Solutions

Friday Novermber 2

Thursday November 1

Today we continued to study for our common assessment tomorrow!

Homework: Common Assessment 4 Preview
                      Solutions

Wednesday October 31

Today we got ready for our 4th common assessment on Friday!

You received a practice common assessment today that looks very similar to the test we will take on Friday!!

Study hard! We want everyone to be proficient!!

Homework: Common Assessment 4 preview
                   Solutions

Tuesday October 30

Today we learned how  to solve some word problems with quadratic equations

Notes

Homework: Projectile problems 9-16

Solutions

Monday October 29

Today we learned to simplify a radical and to use the discriminant to see how many solutions a quadratic equation could have.

Notes

Homework: pg. 471 5-21 odd
                   pg. 489 1- 7 odd

Friday October 26

Thursday October 25

Tomorrow we have a Test!

Homework: Preview Test 12

Solutions

Wednesday October 24

Today we started solving quadratic equations using the quadratic formula.

Make sure you memorize the formula by tomorrow for our Extra Credit Quiz

Notes

Homework: Quadratic formula worksheet only 1-5 and 11-15
Solutions 1-5 , 11-15

Tuesday October 23

Today we worked on completing the square.

Notes:

Homework: Complete the square worksheet
                    Solutions

Monday October 22

Today we reviewed some factoring concepts so we can start solving quadratics better

Homework: Factoring review
                    Solutions

Friday October 19

Thursday October 18

Today we started reviewing for our test tomorrow!

Homework: Preview Test 11
                   Solutions

Wednesday October 17

Today we took notes and learned how to solve quadratic equations using the square root function.

Notes

HW:   Solving Equations with Square Roots
Answer Key

Tuesday October 16

Today we started solving quadratic equations.
A quadratic equation has an exponent of 2 in the problem.
A quadratic equation needs to be in standard form.
You can solve using factoring and the zero product property.

Notes

Homework: pg. 454 1-19odd , 27-31 odd

Monday October 15

Today we started our unit on solving quadratic equations. One of the skills we have to know for this unit is factoring so we started reviewing factoring today.


Homework: Factoring worksheet 
                   Solutions

Friday October 12

Thursday October 11

Today we completed another common Assessment review. It was all multiple choice so we could get ready for the Common Assessment.

Homework: CA3 Mulitple Choice
                  Solutions Front back

Wednesday October 10

Today we started reviewing for the common assessment

Homework: Common Assesment 3 Preview

Solutions: Front, Back

Tuesday October 9

Today we reviewed several of the types of word problems that will be on your common assessment on Friday.

Notes

Homework: Word Problems Worksheet
                     Solutions

Monday October 8

Today we continued to solve inequalities and we are getting ready for common assessment 3 which is happening this Friday.

Homework: pg. 147 51-65 odd

Friday October 5

Thursday October 4

We have test 9 tomorrow! You received the preview test today and worked out all the problems. Check your answers and ask questions tomorrow before the test tomorrow.

Test 9 Preview 
Solutions

Wednesday October 3

Today we started solving inequalities. The only difference between solving an equation and solving an inequality is if you divide or multiply by a negative number the inequality changes direction.

Notes

Homework: pg. 146 13-35 odd

Tuesday October 2

Today we conitinued to solve equations and learned how to solve an equation where there is variables on both sides of the equals sign. We also looked at no solution and identity problems

Notes

Homework: pg. 86 1-15odd 19-27 odd, 35

Monday October 1

Today we continued to solve linear equations.

Notes

Remember: simplify both sides and then use inverse operations.

Homework Red book pg. 160 19-35 odd 45-49 odd

Thursday September 27

Wednesday September 26

Today we had started studying for our test tomorrow.

Homework: Preview Test 8

Solutions

Tuesday September 25

Today we continued to solve equations.
Remember the steps.
Simplify both sides.
Use inverse operations to isolate the variable

Homework: Red book pg. 147 19-35 odd, 47-51 odd

Monday September 24

Today we learned how to solve multi-step equations with one variable. 

The steps to solve an equation are to simplify both sides and then use inverse operations to isolate the variable.

Notes

HW: P. 72 #1-15, 29-33 odd
        P. 79 #13-17 odd

Friday September 21

Thursday September 20

Today we practiced the common assessment again.

Homework: CA 2 Preview (Mulitple Choice)

Solutions

Wednesday September 19

Today We also got our first look the common assessment 2 preview which you need to finish tonight for homework!

Homework: CA 2 Preview

Solutions

Tuesday September 18

Today we reviewed all the ways that we have learned to factor

Notes

Homework pg. 418 51-69

Monday September 17

Today we started factoring trinomials with a lead coeffecient. We lwarned to use the super x

Notes

Homework: pg. 401 1-17 odd

Friday September 14

Thursday September 13

Today we did our preview test. We are getting ready for test 6 tomorrow! Study the preview and make sure you can do everything on it!

Preview test
Solutions

Wednesday September 12

Today we continued to practice factoring!

Homework: pg. 398 43- 53 odd
                     Factoring Worksheet, Solutions

If you are going on the field trip tomorrow, here is tomorrows preview test. You are responsible to get this done and take the test on Friday.

Tuesday September 11

Today we learned to factor a trinomial. It is very similar to using a magic X. We multiply to get the last number and add to get the middle number

Notes

Homework: pg. 397 1- 29 odd, 33-37

Monday September 10

We learned to factor a GCF today. A GCF is the biggest thing that all the terms have in common.

Notes

Homework: pg. 377 13-23 odd, 35-39 odd

Friday September 7

Thursday September 6

Today we started our preview. This test is on distributing. The test shouldn't be too hard but you have to remmber to keep the signs straight! Study tonight so that you are ready and confident tomorrow for the test!

Preview Test and Solutions

Wednesday September 5

Today we continued to work on multiplying polynomials. We used an x-worksheet to practice.

Homework:x-worksheet Front  Solutions
                                     Back Solutions

Tuesday September 4

Today we started multiplying a binomial times a polynomial.

Notes

Homework: Pg. 383 5-29 odd

Friday August 31

Here is the extra credit

Thursday August 30

Today we started studying for our test tomorrow!

Homework: Preview Test 4

Solutions

Wednesday August 29

Today we worked more on the distributive property.

Notes

Homework: pg. 377 1-11 odd, 27-31 odd

Tuesday August 28

Today we continued to practice distributing and combining like terms.

Notes

Homework: pg. 48 15-19 odd, 25-33 odd, 37-43 odd
                   pg. 373 25, 27, 31, 33, 35, 37, 43, 45, 47

Monday August 27

Today we learned distributive property and practiced it using a Magic X. Here are the magic X solutions.

We also looked at combining like terms. Homework: Menu Math. Menu math Solutions

Friday August 24

Have a good weekend!

Thursday August 23

WE have our first common assessment tomorrow!! We are going to do great on it.

Homework: Common Assessment 1 Preview

Solutions

Be ready for the Common Assessment tomorrow!

Wednesday August 22

Today we learned two more properties of exponents.

1. When you divide two terms with the same base you subtract the exponents

2. When you raise a quotient to a power you multiply the exponents

Notes and homework help

Homework: pg. 354 1-11 odd 25-35 odd, 43 , 47, 53

Tuesday August 21

Today we learned three more properties of exponents.

1. When multiplying two terms with the same base you add the exponent

2. When raising a power to a power you multiply the powers

3. When raising a product to a power you multiply the powers

Notes

Homework: pg. 341 7-21 odd , 31-39 odd
                   pg. 348 9-21 odd, 33-39 odd

Monday August 20

Today we learned to simplify exponents. We looked at the zero exponent and at negative exponents. Anything to the zero power is 1 and anything to a negative power means do the reciprocal.

Notes

Homework: pg. 331 1-37 odd
Check your solutions in the back of the book!

Friday August 17

2 Weeks Down

Have a great weekend.

Thursday August 16

Today we worked on a test review and collected your work for the past week. This means you have a test tomorrow!!

Test review is here and solutions are here

Today's pyramid math and solutions

Wednesday August 15

Today we learned and reviewed some vocabulary that we have to know for this class. Many of these things are words that you have learned before but we will use them almost everyday in this class. Today's notes and  a Powerpoint illustrating the things I talked about in class

Classwork: pyramid math
Pyramid math solutions

Homework: pg. 20 11- 23 odd and pg. 43 77-81 odd

Tuesday Aug 14

Today we worked more on operations for integers as well as looked at order of operations. Order of operations is PEMDAS (parenthses, exponents, multiply, divide, add, subtract)

Notes

Class work: Magic x
Magic x solutions

homework: pg. 13 15 - 27 odd 41 , 43, 63

Monday August 13

Today we continued to practice our adding subtracting multiplying and dividing skills.

Homework: Magic X 

Solutions: Side A side B

Friday August 10

We made it through the first week. We took our first test and did some math. Next week we will really get into learning Algebra. Here is your first E.C.

Thursday August 9

Today we learned how to use the "Magic X." This tool lets us practice multiplication adn addition, and while be very helpful later in the school year.

Notes

Homework: Magic X Worksheet

Solutions

Wednesday August 8

Welcome to the 2012-2013 school year. I am looking forward to getting to know each of you and helping you to master Algebra. You will be able to find what we have done each day on this website.

Today we covered the curriculum paper and went over this powerpoint.

Homework: Get your Syllabus signed and return it tomorrow.