Thursday, March 29, 2012

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

AlgA Wednesday 3/28/12

Primetime:
-Homework out!
-Homework questions
Check homework
5.5-5.7 main topics
Pg. 349 #18
Homework: 4 review problems on sheet

AlgB Wednesday 3/28/12

Primetime:
-Homework questions
Check homework
11.4-11.5 Review
Writing exercise:
-Explain the Distance Formula by how it relates to the Pythagorean Theorem
-Explain the Midpoint Formula by discussing averages
Homework: Pg. 757 #17-28

11.4-11.5 Quiz tomorrow

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

AlgA Tuesday 3/27/12

Primetime:
-Complete the scatter plot on earthquakes (on the stool)
-Predict the distance from the epicenter of an earthquake if it has an intensity of 3
-Predict the intensity of an earthquake at a location 500 km from the epicenter
-You’re getting a score out of 10 for your participation on the primetime
Finish 5.7 Notes
Essential question: How can you predict data points from a scatter plot?
Homework: Pg. 338 #6-14, 18, 19

AlgB Tuesday 3/27/12

Primetime:
-Finish 11.5 Notes
-Pass back quizzes
Whiteboards: Pg. 747 #9,11,13,17,23,25,39
Homework: Pg. 747 #4,8,12,14,16,22,28,30,37,38,44-47,49

Friday, March 23, 2012

AlgA Friday 3/23/12

Finish 5.6 Notes
Homework: Pg. 328 #3-5,7-10,13,14,16

AlgB Friday 3/23/12

Discuss Pythagorean Theorem Activity
11.4 Notes
Whiteboards: Pg. 740 #9,11,17,27
Homework: Pg. 740 #10-30 (evens)

Thursday, March 22, 2012

AlgB Thursday 3/22/12

Finish partner quiz
Discovering the Pythagorean Theorem activity
-Cut out triangles from graph paper and create a square (find area of that square)
Homework: None

AlgA Thursday 3/22/12

Primetime: Pick up worksheet on front desk and do side 4-10 (Complete sentences!)
Homework questions on the packet
Check homework
Start 5.6 Notes
Homework: None

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

AlgB Wednesday 3/21/12

Homework questions
Check homework
11.1-11.3 Review
Partner Quiz 11.1-11.3
Homework: None

AlgA Wednesday 3/21/12

Homework questions
Check homework
Critical Thinking Questions
Parallel and Perpendicular Lines Packet
Homework: Packet #11, 13, 20, 21, 23, 24, 40, 41, 44, 45, 47

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

AlgB Tuesday 3/20/12

Homework questions
Check homework
Complex numbers notes (see below)
Homework: W.S. #4-26 (evens), 27, 28, 29

Example 1:  Simplify













Example 2: Simplify by rationalizing the denominator



















Example 3:  Solve

AlgA Tuesday 3/20/12

Primetime: Get out your story problems from yesterday
Discuss one of the story problems
What are parallel and perpendicular lines?
5.5 Notes
Homework: W.S. 5.5 Practice A

Monday, March 19, 2012

AlgA Monday 3/19/12

Welcome to the 3rd Trimester! What to expect:
-12 weeks to go
-5.5-5.7, 6.1-6.7, 13.6-13.7
-Final Exam
-Additional Algebra topics
Tri 3 late passes
Quizzes returned
Retake quiz
Finish story problems
Discuss story problems
Homework: None

AlgB Monday 3/19/12

Welcome to the 3rd Trimester! What to expect:
-12 weeks to go
-11.4-11.5, 12.1-12.7
-Final Exam
-Additional Algebra topics
-Geometry topics
Tri 3 late passes
Finish imaginary numbers notes
Homework: W.S. #4-37

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

AlgB & AlgA Wednesday 3/14/12

Primetime: Get out your homework sheets
Fill out last column of sheet by dividing the circumference by the diameter
Interesting pi facts
String activity
Pi memorization competition
Homework: None

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

AlgA Tuesday 3/13/12

Primetime:  Come pick up a sheet from the stool and start memorizing the digits of pi!
Quizzes back tomorrow
Re-discuss standard form
Story problems
Homework: Find ten circular objects in your house and measure their circumference and diameter and memorize Pi to as many digits as possible

AlgB Tuesday 3/13/12

Primetime: Finish these problems
-Pg. 699 #24-29
-Pg. 947 #36-38
Imaginary Numbers Lesson
Homework: Find ten circular objects in your house and measure their circumference and diameter and memorize Pi to as many digits as possible

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

AlgA Tuesday 3/6/12

Primetime:
-Pick up notesheet and do first 3 warm-up problems
5.4 Notes
Question of the day: How do you get an equation into STANDARD FORM?
Homework: Pg. 314 #12-28 (evens) and review

AlgB Tuesday 3/6/12

Primetime:
-Grab a whiteboard
-Grab a mini-graph from stool
-Sketch graphs on the board (tape in your notes)
11.2A Notes
Whiteboards – Pg. 723 #3-23 (odds)
Homework: Pg. 723 #4-24 (evens)

Monday, March 5, 2012

AlgA Monday 3/5/12

Primetime:
-What is the point-slope form of a line that passes through (-2,-2) and (6,14)?
-Simplify this into slope-intercept form
Homework questions
Check homework
Point-Slope Recap
Point-Slope Form Clicker Questions
-These will go in the gradebook!
Homework: None

AlgB Monday 3/5/12

Primetime
-Square root sketches (see below)
Homework questions
Check homework
What do the a, h, and k values do to the graph (compared to the parent)? (see below)
How could we get the graph to point to the left?
More graphs with comparisons, domain and range
Homework: None


Friday, March 2, 2012

AlgB Friday 3/2/12

Mini-Quizzes returned
Discuss extra credit (see below how to derive the quadratic formula)
11.1 Notes
Homework: Pg. 713 #4,13,15,16,18,24,31,34


AlgA Friday 3/2/12


Homework questions
Check homework
Where does point-slope form come from?
-Page 1 of this PDF explains how we come up with point-slope form
Examples on the board (see below)
Classwork/Homework: Point-Slope Form Worksheet





Thursday, March 1, 2012

AlgA Thursday 3/1/12

Mini-Quizzes returned
Time to redo questions
5.3 Notes (Point-Slope Form)
-2nd way to find an equation for a line
Classwork/Homework: W.S. 5.3 Practice A #7-21
Extra Credit: Other side of W.S.

AlgB Thursday 3/1/12

Explain going from standard to vertex form
-Need to complete the square!
Check 8 problems
Story problems recap
Mini-Quiz on Chapters 9/10 story problems
-Please turn in story problems packet with mini-quiz
Extra Credit: Solve ax^2 + bx + c = 0 by completing the square