Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Algebra Vocabulary Worksheet & Quiz Today


Class took the quiz on solving solutions resulting in linear or quadratic equations.


HW - Algebra Vocabulary Activity


Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Chap 12 Study Guide

Chapter 12 Study Guide pg 708  Key Vocabulary (14 terms)  Skills Review #1-9 

Monday, May 5, 2014

Solving Proportions

There was a substitute teacher today as I have to administer the field test for common core test. Here is today's assignment:


                                            HW 11.1 Part 3
                                           
Pg 646 #26-40(all)

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Factoring ax^2 +bx +c, a not 1



HW 10.6 Cut and Paste Factors

Test tomorrow - Solve by Factoring

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Special Products


The class went over special cases of multiplying binomials.

 
HW 10.3

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Multiplying Polynomials


We worked on multiplying polynomials today using the distributive property and area model methods.


HW 10.2 Part 1


Lesson Notes

Friday, March 21, 2014

Chapter 10 Study Guide

Complete Chapter 10 Study Guide - Vocabulary and Skills Practice  - in class today.

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Classifying Polynomials

We started Chapter 10 - Polynomials and Factoring today.  Here was today's agenda
  • review linear, quadratic, and exponential models
  • returned graded quiz on The Quadratic Formula
  • updated post test grades
  • discussed significant features of a polynomial
  • classified polynomials by number of terms
  • classified polynomials by degree


HW 10.1 Do #1-18

Lesson Notes

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Comparing Linear, Exponential and Quadratic Models



Today, the class
  • reviewed graphing quadratic inequalities
  • got grade update (Week 10)
  • discussed the differences between linear, exponential and quadratic models (equations and graphs)
  • started the quadratics assessment packet.


Monday, March 17, 2014

Graphing Quadratic Inequalities


Today, the class -
  •  reviewed  simplifying radical expressions
  • solved  quadratic equations by finding square roots.
  • Graphed quadratic inequalities



Thursday, March 13, 2014

Discriminant Activity


Homework: Complete the discriminant activity that we started in class. It is due back beginning of class tomorrow.

Quiz tomorrow on solving quadratic equations using the quadratic formula and finding the discriminant and how it is used to determine number of real number solutions and number of x-intercepts.

Last Friday's quiz has been posted -check your grade update!

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

The Discriminant


Today, we learned what a quadratic equation's discriminant  is and when and how we use them.
We built a foldable to show the differences between equations, their number of solutions and number of x-intercepts according to their discriminant.

HW 9.6 Part 1

Lesson 9.6