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Algebra II

 

4/6/10 Simplifying Radicals p. 296 #14 - 42 evens

4.7.10 Simplifying and multuiplying radicals

p. 299 #1-35 all (evens = cw, odds = hw)

4.8.10 #1-22 all pg. 303 operations with radicals

4.9.10 #23 - 52 all pg. 303

4.10.10 Quiz 7.1 - 7.3

 

 

Week of 3/22/2010

Introduce Radical Expressions

1) Warm-Up: Find the first through 4th powers of the numbers 1 - 5; organize in a matrix/chart.

2) Review Square Roots, Cube roots, Fourth Roots as Inverses of Exponents.

3) Rules for manipulating and simplifying roots

          Root of products = Product of roots

          Find perfect square factors to simplify

          Roots and Absolute Value

4) HW: 7.1 #1 - 12

 

3/23/2010 7.1 #13 - 26

 

 

Simplifying Radical Expressions

by multiplication

1) Warm-Up: Find the diagonal of a square

Find the across opposite corners of a cube

 

2) Simplifying square roots

Simplifying cube roots

Simplifying fourth roots

Simplifying general roots

 

3) HW: 7.2 TBA

 

3/24/2010 7.3 Simplifying Radical Expressions Involving Quotients

 

1) Warm-Up: Simplify "common" square and cube roots using perfect square and cube factors 

2) Simplifying square roots

Simplifying cube roots

Simplifying fourth roots

Simplifying general roots

 

3) HW: 7.3 TBA

 

3/25/2010 FOIL and Rationalize

 

1) Warm-Up: Simplify Quotients and Sums/Differences

2) FOIL to simplify

3) Use conjugates to rationalize denominators

4) HW: TBA 7.4 selected problems

 

3/26/2010  Writing Radicals in Rational Form

 

1) Warm Up: Rationalize the Denominator Using Conjugates

 

2) Writing Square Roots as Rational Exponents
Write cube roots as rational exponents

Write fourth and greater powers as rational exponents

 

3) Write using Positive Exponents

 

4) Convert from Rational Form to Radical Form

 

5) Simplify

 

6) CW pg. 337 #21 - 40

 

7) HW: TBA 7.5

 

Week of 3/15/2010

 

3/15 6.9 Variation and Problem Solving

Direct Variation - y = kx - p. 283 #1 - 8

Inverse Variation - y = k/x - p. 283 #9 - 14

 

3/16 Review Chapter 6
pp. 287 - 288 #1 - 10, 14 - 20, 26 - 29 Due today...

p. 289 #1 - 8, 11 - 16.

 

3/17/2010 pg. 290 #1 - 24 Prerequisite skills

Introduce chapter 7 Radical Expressions

 

3/18/2010 Lecture - chapter review with examples

 

3/19 test chapter 6 Take Home - Honor System

 

 

 

 

pp. 295 - 296 #1 - 41 odds CW

pp. 295 - 6 #2 - 40 HW

 

 

 

 

3/18

 


 

 

 

Week of 3/8/2010

 

6.6 due 3/15 Solving Rational Expressions p. 269 #1 - 27

 

6.5 due 3/11 Synthetic Division  p. 265 #1 - 12

due 3/10 p. 265 #13, 14

6.4 #16-25 due 3/9/2010 Division of Polynomials 

 

6.2 #19 - 30 due 3/3/2010

 

3/5/2010 Introduce synthetic and long division for polynomials - lecture and guided practice 

 

EXAM ON CHAPTERS 1.1 - 5.3

 

Practice Problems:

Ch. 1 pp. 56 – 58 #1, 2, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 12 23 25 26 32 38 41 44 46 49 50 55 56 57

Ch.2  pp. 102 – 3 #1 3 7  11  14  17  22  23  27

Ch. 3 p. 157 #1  2  3  5  6  7  8  9  10  12  14  15  16  17  18  19  20  22  23  27  28

Ch 4 p. 200 #1  -  6

Chs 1 - 4p. 201 - 203 #2 – 66 evens

Ch 5 p. 239 #2 – 20 evens

 

Monday 11/09/09 p. 158 #1 - 21

 

Tuesday 11/10/09 p. 161 #1 - 12 Solving Systems by Graphing

 

Thursday 11/12/09 6 Graphing Systems (on chalk board)

 

 

Tuesday - Wednesday  11/17/09 p. 166 - 7 #1 - 22, 30 - 35

Solving by Substitution, Linear Combinations, and Cramer's Rule

 

Thursday 11/18/09 Applications

p. 171 #1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 11, 17, 18, 22 - 25

p. 173 #35 - 47

 

Friday 11/19/09

Cramer's Rule and Triangle Method

p. 178 #1 - 18 all

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Monday 11/2/09 Warm Up p. 147 #17 - 27 odds

pg 146 #1 - 12


Tuesday 11/3/09 Warm Up p. 151 #52 - 60 all

Wednesday pg 150 #10 - 22 composition of functions


Wednesday 11/4/09 Review chapter 3 do pages 155 - 157


Thursday 11/5/09 Chapter 3 Test on Graphing, Functions, Relations, Slopes, Parallel and Perpendicular lines, changing from Standard to Slope-Intercept form, Finding intercepts to graph standard form lineqar equations



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Monday 10/26

Graphs of Linear Equations

Collect//Review HW p. 121

Graphs of Linear Equations 3.5

Recognizing linear equations – no products of variables or powers/roots of the variables

Graphing linear equations

            Table of values

            Intercepts if in standard form Ax + By = C

            Use y-intercept and slope if in slope-intercept or point-slope

y = mx contains the origin and has a 0 y-intercept.

y = mx + b is paralel to y = mx and has b as a y-intercept.

X = a  vertical line

y = b   horizontal line.

HW p. 126 #1 – 36

 

Tuesday 10/27

Slope = rise/run

HW p. 131 #1 – 43 all

 

Wednesday 10/28

Point slope, standard, and slope-intercept forms

Graphing using slope and intercept in y = mx + b form

p. 136 #1 – 47

Thursday 10/29

Parallel and perpendicular lines

p. 142 #1 – 22

QUIZ Chapter 3.4 – 3.7, review of 3.1 – 3.3 Friday

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Monday 10/12/09

3.1 Relations and Ordered Pairs

Warm-Up p. 109 #35 – 43

 

Cartesian Product – the set of all ordered pairs that can be chosen from two sets.

Relations – Sets of ordered pairs, Can have > 1 point passing through a vertical line

E.g. Circles

Functions – can't have more than one point touch a vertical line, can only have one y for every x.

Positive and negative square root graphs

 

Domain – set of all the x’s (all the values allowed for the input or independent variable)

Range – set of all the y’s (all the values possible for the output or the dependent variable)

A single | means such that, or given the following condition.

A set is collection of objects, such as all even numbers.

Union of two sets is the two sets combined: U.

Intersection of two sets is list of members of both sets.

{1, 2, 3} intersected with {2, 3, 4} is {2, 3}.

{1, 2, 3} union {2, 3, 4} is {1, 2, 3, 4}.

 

CW: p. 108 – 109 #1 – 22 odds.

HW: p. 108 – 109 #2 – 22 evens. 

 

Monday 10/19/09

3.2 Graphs

Warm-Up: p. 115 #60 – 64

CW: p. 114 – 115 #1 – 53 odds

HW p. 114 – 115 #2 – 54 evens.

You may skip any 5 between the CW and HW.

Graph – a picture representing a set of points, usually on a 2D plane consisting of the x-axis and y-axis.

Cartesian coordinate system – consists of any xy graph, invented by Rene Descartes.  Famous quote: “I think, therefore I am.” 

What he actually said in Latin: “Cogito, ergo sum.”

 

      Tuesday 10/20/09

      Functions 3.4

Vertical Line Test

Only one y for every x

f(x) - function notation – replace x with the value in the parentheses

Warm-Up p. 126 #43 - 47

CW p. 119 #1 – 12

HW p. 120-1 #13 – 32

 

Wednesday 10/21/09

Graphs of Linear Equations 3.5

Recognizing linear equations – no products of variables or powers/roots of the variables

Graphing linear equations

            Table of values

 

 

            Intercepts if in standard form Ax + By = C

            Use y-intercept and slope if in slope-intercept or point-slope

y = mx contains the origin and has a 0 y-intercept.

y = mx + b is paralel to y = mx and has b as a y-intercept.

X = a  vertical line

y = b   horizontal line.

 

THURSDAY 10/22/09

Quiz 3.1 – 3.4

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Monday 10/12/09

3.1 Relations and Ordered Pairs

Warm-Up p. 109 #35 – 43

 

Cartesian Product – the set of all ordered pairs that can be chosen from two sets.

Relations – Sets of ordered pairs, Can have > 1 point passing through a vertical line

E.g. Circles

Functions – can't have more than one point touch a vertical line, can only have one y for every x.

Positive and negative square root graphs

 

Domain – set of all the x’s (all the values allowed for the input or independent variable)

Range – set of all the y’s (all the values possible for the output or the dependent variable)

A single | means such that, or given the following condition.

A set is collection of objects, such as all even numbers.

Union of two sets is the two sets combined: U.

Intersection of two sets is list of members of both sets.

{1, 2, 3} intersected with {2, 3, 4} is {2, 3}.

{1, 2, 3} union {2, 3, 4} is {1, 2, 3, 4}.

 

CW: p. 108 – 109 #1 – 33 odds.

HW: p. 108 – 109 #2 – 34 evens.  You may skip a total of 4 problems between the CW and HW.

 

Tuesday 10/13/09

3.2 Graphs

Warm-Up: p. 115 #60 – 64

CW: p. 114 – 115 #1 – 53 odds

HW p. 114 – 115 #2 – 54 evens.

You may skip any 5 between the CW and HW.

Graph – a picture representing a set of points, usually on a 2D plane consisting of the x-axis and y-axis.

Cartesian coordinate system – consists of any xy graph, invented by Rene Descartes.  Famous quote: “I think, therefore I am.” 

What he actually said in Latin: “Cogito, ergo sum.”

 

      Wednesday 10/14/09

      Functions 3.4

Vertical Line Test

Only one y for every x

f(x) - function notation – replace x with the value in the parentheses

Warm-Up p. 126 #43 - 47

CW p. 119 #1 – 12

HW p. 120-1 #13 – 32

 

Thursday 10/15/09

Graphs of Linear Equations 3.5

Recognizing linear equations – no products of variables or powers/roots of the variables

Graphing linear equations

            Table of values

            Intercepts if in standard form Ax + By = C

            Use y-intercept and slope if in slope-intercept or point-slope

y = mx contains the origin and has a 0 y-intercept.

y = mx + b is paralel to y = mx and has b as a y-intercept.

X = a  vertical line

y = b   horizontal line.

 

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Monday 10/05/09: 2-8 Proofs in Equations

Warm-Up p. 97 #33 – 39

CW pp. 96 – 97 #1 – 31 odds

HW pp. 96 – 97 #2 – 32 evens

 

Tuesday 10/06/09 Chapter 2 Review

pp. 102 – 3 #1 – 34 CW

p. 103 #1 – 24 HW

 

Wednesday/Thursday: Barry University College Rep, Test review chapter 2.

 

Friday 10/09/09 Chapter 2 Test

p. 104 #1 – 27 HW

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Tuesday 09/29/2009: 2.6 Compound Inequalities: And/Or

Warm-Up p. 86 #47 – 53 odds, #50 

And Inequalities – barbell graph

Or Inequalities – arrow graph

CW p. 85 #1 – 39 odds

HW p. 85 #2 – 40 evens

 

 

Wednesday 09/30/09: 2-7 Absolute Value Inequalities

greatOR

less thAND

WARM-Up p. 91 #52 – 60

CW p. 91 #1 – 27 odds

HW p. 91 #2 – 28 evens

 

 

Thursday 10/01/09: 2-8 Proofs in Equations

Warm-Up p. 97 #33 – 39

Finish 2-7 p. 91 #28 – 51 all

 

CW pp. 96 – 97 #1 – 31 odds

HW pp. 96 – 97 #2 – 32 evens

 

 

Monday 10/05/09 Chapter 2 Review

pp. 102 – 3 #1 – 34 CW

p. 103 #1 – 24 HW

 

 

Tuesday 10/06/09 Chapter 2 Test

p. 104 #1 – 27 HW

 

 

Monday 09/21/09 Word Problems

p. 69 #1 - 25 odds CW

p. 69 #2 - 14 evens HW

 

Tuesday 09/22/09 Formulas

p. 72 #32 - 41 Warm-Up

p. 72 #1 - 27 odds CW

p. 72 #2 - 28 evens HW

 

Wednesday 09/23/09 Inequalities

p. 77 #39 - 44 Warm up

p. 77 #1 - 31 odds

p. 77 #2 - 32 evens

 

Thursday 09/24/09 Inequalites

Warm up p. 81 #19 - 22

CW p. 80 #1 - 13 odds

HW p. 80 - 81 pick 5 evens to solve

 

Friday 09/25/09 Compund Inequalities

Warm up p. 86 #46 - 54

CW p. 85 #1 - 25 odds

HW p. 85 #2 - 32 evens

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday 9/16/09 Algebra II w/ Mr. K

Warm-Up p. 65 #47 - 55

Review simplifying exponents and scientificnotation.

Distribute to eliminate parenthesis

Clearing the equation – multiply through byLeast Common Denominator

Collect like terms

Add/Subtract then Multiply/Divide.

CW p. 64 #1 – 12 Teacher Led, p. 65 #29 – 39

HW p.65 #13 – 29 ALL

TUESDAY: Re-test Chapter One

Wednesday 09/15/09Warm-Up p. 70 #28 – 36 CWpp. 69 – 70 #1 – 25 odds.   HW:pp. 69 – 70 #2 – 26 evens.

Thursday: 2.3 Solving Formulas

CW: p. 72 #1 – 28, #30 EC.

HW: Finish and study for quiz 2.1 – 2.3 on Monday 09/21/09.

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Tuesday 9/8/09

Review for Chapter 1 Test

Do Pages 56 - 58 #1 – 61 odds

HW pp. 58 – 59 #2 – 60 Evens

 

Wednesday 9/9/09

Chapter 1 Test


Thursday 9/10/09
Review and discuss test chapter 1.

Do p. 60 #1 – 22 for HW


Friday: Make Algebraic Properties flashcards (see p. 49).


Algebra II 8/31/09

Exponents 1.7 Monday

Warm-Up p. 37 #42 – 48.

Standard Form, ExponentialNotation, Base, Exponent, Power. Neg. Exponents

 

Whole Class p. 36 #1, 5, 9,13, 17, 21, 29

With partners pp. 36 – 37 #3,7, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31, 35

 

HW: pp. 36 – 37 #2 – 36 evens skip any two.

 

Tuesday 9/1/09

1.8 Properties of Exponents

Warm-Up p. 43 #66 – 71.

Check Warm-Up/HW Collect andQ&A.

Properties of Exponents

CW p. 42 #1 – 10, p. 43 #52 –65 pick 5.

HW: p. 42-43 #12 – 50 evens.

 

Algebra II Wednesday 9/2/09

1.9 Scientific Notation

Warm-Up p. 48 #56 – 65

Check Warm-Up and Collect HW

CW p. 47 #1- 16

HW p. 47 #18 – 40 evens

 

Algebra II Thursday 9/3/09

1.10 Field Properties

Warm-Up p. 53 #26 – 41 odds

Review Warm-Up and HW.

Read Axioms p. 49

Review Properties p. 50 – 51

CW p. 52 #1 – 17

HW p. 53 #24

 

Tuesday 9/8/09

Review for Chapter 1 Test

Do Pages 56 - 58 #1 – 61 odds

HW pp. 58 – 59 #2 – 60 Evens

 

Wednesday 9/9/09

Chapter 1 Test

Do p. 60 #1 – 22 for HW;start when you finish the test.



Algebra II Week of 08/24/2009

Mr. Kalafus Monday:  Distributive Property

 

Warm-Up p.24 #1 – 6

Collect and review HW

Multiple Negative Signs: p. 25 #69 – 73, #79, p. 24 #38 - 45

 

Interest Application p. 25 #74 – 75

 

        I = Prt

        P + I = P + Prt = P(1 + rt)

By factoring using the distributive property

       

Challenge Problem














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