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When we return from winter break, we will review our last test, review exponential equations and then do the inverse of equations before beginning to review for our Midterm.
Janurary 2, 2008 3B,4B
collected HW 12/13/07 and handout
Test 3 corrections
reviewed exponential equations
(hw handed in will be graded tonight; you may pick up the graded handout or hw problems by tomorrow 7:45 am or 3:30 PM)- you may want these assignments to study for the quiz
CW CC-1-3,16-19
HW finish CW if you did not finish in class,
HW problems: CC-4,7,12 and FX-50,51,53,54,63,81,110
quiz next class on exponential equations
Semester exam: 1B,3B on Thurs 1/10/08
2B,4B Monday 1/14/08
January 4, 2008 3B,4B
reviewed problems on exponential equations before the scheduled quiz
While some did test corrections, the others did classwork CC-29,30,43
HW Review for exam (there were a list of 10 topics on the board. If you were absent, stop by room 209 and check the board for the list)
Do your classwork if you did not have time to do it in class
January 8, 2008 3B,4B
Notes on inverse relations and inverse equations or functions, did 4 problems as part of notes where you have to use the process of finding the inverse function.
In class: Test corrections and review guide(especially for 3B - your time is better spent doing the review guide in preparaion for exam on Thursday 1/10/08)-Test corrections can be due up to Wednesday, January 16, 2008
HW: Do review guide
January 10, 2008 Thursday
3B
EXAM
4B
Review problems from MP units
finish review guide and study for test next class
January 14, 2008 Monday
3B
Rev CC-29,30,43 in groups, tool kit for CC-16
CW-CC-44-46,57,58,70,94,97
HW-CC-10,24,47,61,65,66,68,104
4B
TEST-Semester 1 EXAM
no HW
January 16, 2008
3B
EXAM Make UP date
Read and take notes in old text pp.405-406 through example 3, then do problems 1-34, 47-58
HW finish CW and HW from 1/14/08; we'll continue with this next class
4B
Test corrections
CW CC-57,58,70,94,97
HW p. MP-38 1-6
finish CW
CC-10,24,47,61,104(answers and hints were on board)
Have a wonderful 4 day weekend!!!!
January 22, 2008 Tuesday
Welcome back.
New seating arrangement
review and notes
CW CC-70,84,85,95,96,98,101,103,116,117,118,120,121
HW CC-108-113,139,140
4B
Notes, review CC-70
Cw:Review CC-70 do CC-98,101,116,117,120,121
HW: CC-85,96,108-113,139,140
January 24, 2008 Thursday
Notes on laws of logarithms, reviewed using graphing calculator
3B
CW old text finish 1/16/08 CW from old text and for today do p.409 35-46
4B
CW old text, p.409 8-34 evens, 35-46, 47-57 odds
HW: finish CW; handouts (10-4 handout do 1-30, 10-5 handout do 1-26) Write on a separate sheet of paper do not write on the handouts
study for Quiz next class on logarithms
Test on Friday 2/1/08
Quiz topics:
1. definition of logarithm to let you do problems like CC-70 and ones from old text
2. Power Property to solve for exponent in problems like CC-118 and p. MP-38 1-6
3. Product and Quotient Properties
4. Using your calculator to find the log of a value with a base other than 10
5. Be able to sketch a logarithmic graph and use your calculator to view a table of points to given values
January 28, 2008 Monday, 3B,4B
Reviewed Handouts. Put answers on the board, students checked work. Corrected each problem that was not done properly
Quiz
Homework: MIU-read and highlight important terms or equations on p. 233 then do #s 10-15
Test topics:
1. Same as those listed for quiz above
2. Given a function, find it's inverse
3. Be able to solve exponential equations as well as logarithmic equations like on the quiz 1/28/08 and also the last quiz of quarter 2 on exponential equations
4. Be able to solve for an exponent where logarithms must be used.(See p. MP-39 1-6 especially #6)
January 30, 2008 Wednesday 3B,4B
Turn in MIU
Quiz corrections required due at end of period
In old Algebra II text:
Those with A's on quiz do p. 416 5-45 odds
Those with B's,C's, D's, F's must read and take notes on p. 414 EXAMPLES 2-5 and the do #s 5-46 p. 416
HW Study for test by doing the test review (handout) omit #20;write on a separate sheet of paper
TEST next class
February 1, 2008
TEST TIME!!!!
HW Summarize EF-11(you must keep an organized notebook!!) As FCAT review do the following:
(Please note: I am doing this from memory, please check here again, no later than Monday night to be sure there isn't a problem or two missing)
Well, I checked Monday morning and I had 3 problems on here that should not have been and I just added 13,15, and 27. What is below is correct:
EF-69,81,106
BB-18,34
FX-13,15,27,39
February 5, 2008 Tuesday
Reviewed HW
Notes on base e and natural log and using this for continuously compounded interest.
CW old text read pp.420-421 up to and through Example 2. Then do problems 1-24,45,46,53-56
HW MIU #s 1-8
February 7, 2008 Thursday
collected MIU #s 1-8
FCAT Diagnostic test
CW FCAT review problems
CC-66,73,81; PG-20,52,68,82,124
Answer these:
What is the general equation of a circle?
What is the locator point for a circle"?
Then do PG-148
HW FCAT Practice test items (handout of FCAT problems)
1-48 (Please do 10 to13 problems per night so that you are not left with lots of work to do on Sunday night or in one lunch period!!!)
HW PG-157,162,LS-50,146
February 11, 2008 Monday
Quiz next class on circles(and maybe FCAT problems like 1-48)
CW - finish Diagnotic test,
In the same FCAT book Read and take notes:
a.) Box Wisker graph pp.284-286
b.) Circles pp.84-85
c.) Circle graphs p. 257
(Quiz next class on equations of circles and review of circle graphs, area and circumference, simplifying radicals)
FCAT Practice test items #s 49-60
February 13, 2008 Wednesday
Quiz on circles
notes on circle sector, circle arc length
pp. 72-73 and p.257 (did sample problems)
Read and take notes as needed for:
I. Measures of Central Tendency
A. Mean
B. Median
C. Mode
D. Stem Leaf Plot
II. Measures of Data Variation
A. Range and Quartiles
B. Box-Whisker-Graphs or Plots
Do the Assessment pp.287-289
HW FCAT Review problems: #61-80
(Test on Circles,simplifying radicals,some FCAT review problems - Tuesday February 22, 2008)
February 15, 2008 Friday
Circles CW-a pink workbook that I passed out and re-collected p. 80 1-6 and 7-21 odds(turn in)
Check answers on the assessment pp. 287-289
Quiz corrections
Do FCAT Practice Test items #81-111 in class
HW do FCAT Practice Test items #112-131 and 132-163
Study for test(2/22/08)
HAVE A WONDERFUL 3 DAY WEEKEND!!!!!!
Wednesday February 20,2008 (Early Release)
test changed to Tuesday 2/26/08)
checked answers to the 1-58 of FCAT Practice Test problems and turned in
Progress Reports!!!
Today we learn what we need to know about absolute value equations CW PG-113-122, LS-3-5,9
HW LS-40-43,45 FCAT Practice Test problems 164-174
Reminder: get notes in order so you can use them for the test... if I allow you to use them...
Guess what? Those of you who look on schoolnotes know now that I am giving a pop quiz on Friday- open notes.
Friday February 22, 2008
review absolute value CW and HW from last class
Notes on box whisker graph
Quiz-use notes from today and notes from 2/13/08 on mean, median, mode, arc length and sector
CW- LS-22,23,34,63
HW- LS-62-64 MP#18 do #s 1,3,5,9
FCAT Practice Test problems #175-196
Test Tuesday 2/26/08
Tuesday February 26, 2008
open notes test (may use CW and HW from last class)
FCAT reference sheet and quiz
HW FCAT Practive Test problems # 197-end (which is # 215)
(next class we will review the FCAT diagnostic test and we may mark some of our many FCAT Practice Test problems #59+)
Thursday February 28, 2008
Test 1 and Test 2 corrections
CW LS-30,47,59,80
Remember, the day of grace is coming!!!! (What is the day of grace? That's the day I come into class and I let each student know which assignments of the one listed on progress report print out will be accepted for a full credit grade. The student must have the work with him/her when I ask for it. The student may not go to his/her locker, call home, arrange for a later turn-in time, etc. The work is due on the day I call for the work!)
So Sorry but I am so very sick. I hope to be back by Wednesday.
Monday March 3, 2008 3B,4B
Read and take notes on solids (find formulas for volume and S.A. for rectangular solids, pyramids, cylinders and cones. Do the Try This and Try These that you come across that relates to volume and S.A. of the named solids
Read and take notes on Probility (Work through examples but do not do the Try These or Try This)
Turn in all work at end of period
HW: BB-21,72,108;FX-39,69; LS-143; CC-74
Wednesday March 5, 2008 3B,4B
Reviewed formulas for S.A. and vol. of solids
CW-Assessments p. 102 1-15 show work
p.139 1-10 show work
p.169 1-5 show work
HW Introduction to Matricies
p.169 then do LS-54
Friday March 7, 2008 3B,4B
We did FCAT practice by playing a challenge game for extra credit points(I gave out a Sample FCAT booklet with answer sheet)- you must email me for the link to do this practice test for your points.(There to the left you can send me an email)
No HW- rest and do well on FCAT (As needed, review topics that you may want to know better for the FCAT math test which is Tuesday, March 12,2008)
March 11, 2008 Tuesday 3B,4B
Review of two variable system of equations using algebra(elimination or substitution)pp. 130-134 in old Algebra II text, do p. 134 8-24 evens
priority is to finish test corrections and the Sample FCAT Test problems 1-19
collected some items today
THis week is FCAT testing, however, our quarter exam schedule is still the same:
The exam will primarily be multiple choice, but we will have a part 2 for graphing on graph paper and graphing calculator use
March 19,2008 Wednesday 2B,4B
March 20, 2008 Thursday 2A,4A
March 24, 2008 Monday 1B,3B
March 25, 2008 Tuesday 1A,3A
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March 13, 2008 Thursday 3B, 4B
Notes on Matrices (addition, subtraction and multiplication)
CW in old text: p.177 7-10, 11,15,17
p.183 6-24 evens
HW LS-68-73,83,84,86,87
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March 17, 2008 Monday 3B,4B
Exam will not be comprehensive, it will only cover solving systems of equations and matrices
CW LS-55-59,61,80,118-121
Notes on solving systems of equations with 3 variables
p.Mp-42 (did example and #1 for 3B and #2 for 4B on p. MP-44
HW complete 3/13/08 assignment
tonight's work: LS-93,106,152
NOTE: EXAM will not be comprehensive, but only cover solving systems of equations and matrices
*******************************************************March19,2008 Wednesday 3B
Checked HW from 3/13 and 3/17
quiz on matrices and solving systems of equations
Notes on inverse matrices
CW- Ls-111-114,117,125,132
HW-finish CW
4B-Test 3 HW p.MP-44 3,4,5,9(do not use decimals)
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March 24, 2008 Monday
Test 3 for 3B - HW-p. MP-44 3,4,5,9(do not use decimals)
4B-Check answers to HW 3-13 and 3-17 HW
Notes on using matrices to solve system of equations
matrix multiplicative inverse and identity matrix
CW-LS-111-117,125,130,132
HW- finish CW
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March 26, 2008 Wednesday
Exam make up day-depending on who needs to make up an exam will determine how I proceed either with notes or more practice
3B- no one made up an exam so I gave notes on determinant and multiplicative inverse
p.200 in old text 7-16
NO homework except to finish cw problems
4B - 4-5 needed to take make up exam
Thus, I put the notes on transparencies and students copied them and did p. 191 5-16 (find the multiplicative inverse of each)
NO HW except to finish CW
*******************************************************************HAVE A WONDERFUL SPRING BREAK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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April 7, 2008 Monday
3B,4B
Reviewed 2X2 determinant and inverse matrices
Learned to input matrices into our calculators so we could add, subtract, mutltiply, find the determinant, find the multiplicative inverse, and then use matrices to solve a system of linear equations
CW- LS-126-129, review LS-130, LS-131,154
HW finish your CW and then do as done in class the following using your calculators p. MP-44 1-9
Quiz next class on using your calculator to add, sub, multiply matrices, find the determinant and multiplicative inverse and solve a system of equations
Test on next Thursday, April 17, 2008 (Topics:
1.add, subtract, multiply matrices with and without a graphing calculator
2.find determinant of a 2x2 without a graphing calculator and then a 3x3 using the calculator
3. finding the inverse of a 2x2 matrix without a graphing calculator and a 3x3 or higher order using the calculator
4. solve a system of equations using algebra,graphing and matrices
5. use a calculator to solve the system of equations using matrices
6. simplify rational expressions and solve rational equations, i.e., factoring and multiplying polynomials
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April 9 , 2008 Wednesday
3B,4B
I am attending a mandatory teacher training today off site
Work that you do today is our next topic & if we don't have to cover Cramer's Rule, we're pretty much done with matrices except for applications which we do in one class period
Do the following and turn in to the substitute whether you are done or not:
In your regular text: Show all your work:
Review multiplying polynomials p. MP-10 Do 1-12 p.MP-11
Review factoring p. MP-12-13 do 1-10 p. MP-13
Then do:
BB-22,67,116,
FX-128
LS-137
CC-26,38,40,42,49,68,76,93,124,146
Turn in at end of period whether you are done or not
HW: study for quiz on use of calculator to solve systems of equations
finish your assigned problems from today
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April 11, 2008 Friday 3B,4B
Quiz on use of calculator using matrices
(We will do Cramer's Rule after we finish topics in EOC, if time permits)
Assigned problems:
We have had practice reviewing factoring and mutltiplying polynomials, now we use those skills to reduce rational expressions.
1. If you don't have a method for factoring, use the diamond/rectangle method p. MP-12-13
Write the original problem as you do the following:
p. MP-27 1-8
p. MP-31 1-10
p. MP-29 1-10
(before each set of problems there is a brief review and several examples to help you.)
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April 15, 2008 Tuesday 3B,4B
Long division notes and examples
CW Old text p. 484 7-18
HW finish CW; study for test
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April 17, 2008 Thursday 3B,4B
Test (60% matrices with use of calculator, 2 of 10 problems on the nongraphing calculator part were matrices. The other part of test covered simplifying rational expressions,multiplying polynomials,factoring etc. see p. MP10-13,27,29,30)
HW Do CF-65-68(summarize the story or parts where there's a written narrative)
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April 21, 2008 Monday 3B,4B
Reviewed concept of no x-intercept for a quadratic:an intro into imaginary and complex numbers. Notes on board upto and including examples(excluding division)
CW Old text p.262 10-20 evens, 27-32,46,52
More notes, covered division of complex numbers
students were to add problems from the board to assignment:
2 problems for 3B and 4 problems for 4B
HW: CF-69-74,78,85
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April 23, 2008 Wednesday 3B,4B
collected remainder of CW 4/21/08
Reviewed HW
CW- do handout 2.4 5-37 odds, 43,45,53,55,66
collected classwork
HW finish CW, do Handout "Extra Practice 5.5" 1-37
4B- test corrections as hw
Quiz next class
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April 25, 2008 Friday 3B,4B Progress Reports
Review HW
quiz on imaginary numbers and complex numbers
CW-review p.606 to see where the conice come from.
the first conic is the circle
CW-CF-50-53,60-62,103
HW-intro to the ellipse RE-34-38
***********************************************************************April 29, 2008 Tuesday 3B,4B
since progress reports were last class, we didn't get to discuss any of our work.
Notes on Conics. I. Circles II. Ellipses
CW old text p.579 5,7,9,11 and problems I wrote on transparency
p. 586 1-12,19-24
HW RE-34-43,55 and read and take notes on RE-56 (note: you already did or attempted RE-34-38 from HW 4/25/08)
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May 1, 2008 Thursday 3B,4B
Reviewed HW extensively because it teaches us lots about the x&y intercepts and how that applies to the standard equation of the ellipse and the circle
So as we did problems we took notes as needed
CW RE-64,CF-146 12 problems on the board to find vertices, foci and center.
Send me an email and I can send you the problems along with the answers. Where work is required, please show what you've done to get the answer.
HW - finish the 12 problems and prepare for a quiz on this material next class
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May 5, 2008 Monday 3B,4B
Reviewed the 12 problems on the ellipse
Read and take notes on pp. 570-571 through example 1,
I added a few notes to the text notes
students were to do pp. 573-574 8-54 evens
Finish as HW
quiz next class on Circles and Ellipses
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May 7, 2008 Wednesday 3b,4B
Quiz on Circles and Ellipse
Reviewed CW/HW on parabolas with vertex at the origin
more problems on parabolas (vertex shifted from origin)-only 3 problems
send me an email if you were absent and need the 3 problems
Equations in general form, students must decide what type of conic it gives
use of our calculator to get the graph of an ellipse or circle
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May 9, 2008 Friday 3B,4B
AP Euro for Sophomores, my freshmen, juniors and seniors and 1 or 2 sophomores that aren't taking this AP, will go to room 211. The adult/substitute will instruct you on what to do
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