| Q3 W10 |
3/9/10 |
Tuesday |
Class:
Review/practice for Exam 3.
Homework:
(1.) Study for Exam 3.
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| Q3 W10 |
3/8/10 |
Monday |
Class:
Review/practice for Exam 3.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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| Q3 W9 |
3/5/10 |
Friday |
Class:
Parabola exercise - using "circles-lines" conic paper to build a parabola from the definition of a locus of points equidistant from the focus and directrix.
Click here for a copy of cirles-lines conic section paper.
Review/practice for Exam 3.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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| Q3 W9 |
3/4/10 |
Thursday |
Class:
Return/review graded Exam 2.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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| Q3 W9 |
3/3/10 |
Wednesday |
Class:
Quarter 3 Exam 2.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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| Q3 W9 |
3/2/10 |
Tuesday |
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No School - Snow Day.
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| Q3 W9 |
3/1/10 |
Monday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Special Cases: solving quadratic equations (ax2 + bx + c = 0) using shortcuts when b = 0 or c = 0.
Introduction to the Reference Page from the AHSGE - click here for copy.
Homework:
(1.) Page 550, #24-27.
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| Q3 W8 |
2/26/10 |
Friday |
Class:
Practice:
* solving equations using the The Quadratic Formula,
* simplifying radicals.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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| Q3 W8 |
2/25/10 |
Thursday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
The Quadratic Formula.
Finding the Quadratic Formula by Completing the Square on ax2 + bx + c = 0.
Homework:
(1.) Page 550, #14-20.
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| Q3 W8 |
2/24/10 |
Wednesday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Continue Ch. 11-1, 11-2 ==> Rationalizing the Denominator using "conjugates".
Homework:
(1.) Page 590, #27, 28, 33-37, 39, 40,
(2.) Page 595, #10-12, 33.
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| Q3 W8 |
2/23/10 |
Tuesday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Ch. 11-1, 11-2 ==> Simplifying Radicals and Adding/Subtracting Radicals.
Homework:
(1.) Page 589-590, #4-6, 9, 10, 15-21,
(2.) Page 595, #4-9.
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| Q3 W8 |
2/22/10 |
Monday |
Class:
Quarter 3 Quiz 6.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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| Q3 W7 |
2/19/10 |
Friday |
Class:
Only 15 Minutes of Class due to National Honor Society assembly. Collected homework and returned graded work.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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| Q3 W7 |
2/18/10 |
Thursday |
Class:
Individual Graded Work - Quarter 3 Homework 7 Worksheet.
Homework:
(1.) Finish Q3HW7 - click here for copy.
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| Q3 W7 |
2/17/10 |
Wednesday |
Class:
Practice: Ch. 10-3, Completing The Square.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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| Q3 W7 |
2/16/10 |
Tuesday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Ch. 10-3, Completing The Square.
Homework:
(1.) Solve 4 Problems by CTS - see notes.
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| Q3 W7 |
2/15/10 |
Monday |
Class:
Quarter 3 Quiz 5.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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| Q3 W6 |
2/12/10 |
Friday |
Class:
Snow Day - No school!
Homework:
(1.) Study for Quarter 3 Quiz 5.
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| Q3 W6 |
2/11/10 |
Thursday |
Class:
Individual Graded Work - Quarter 3 Homework 6 Worksheet.
Homework:
(1.) Q3HW6 - click here for copy.
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| Q3 W6 |
2/10/10 |
Wednesday |
Class:
Practice: graphing quadratic functions and solving quadratic equations by graphing.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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| Q3 W6 |
2/9/10 |
Tuesday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Ch. 10-2, Solving (finding the roots or zeros) of quadratic equations by graphing. The meaning of the discriminant on the graph of the parabola.
Homework:
(1.) Page 535-536, #1, 2, 4 to 6.
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| Q3 W6 |
2/8/10 |
Monday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Ch. 10-1, Graphing Parabolas.
Below are links to some sites you might find interesting to further explore the properties of a parabola. Try inputting "parabola" "interactive" into the Google search box on Bulldogmath to see if there are some new sites worth exploring.
Homework:
(1.) Page 528, #1-3, 6, 9, 18.
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| Q3 W5 |
2/5/10 |
Friday |
Class:
The Geometry of a Parabola. Definition of locus of points, focus, and directrix. Definition of a parabola as a locus of points equidistant from a point (the focus) and a line (the directrix).
Wax paper parabola exercise.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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| Q3 W5 |
2/4/10 |
Thursday |
Class:
Quarter 3 Exam 1.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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| Q3 W5 |
2/3/10 |
Wednesday |
Class:
Individual Graded Work: Q3HW5 Worksheet.
Homework:
(1.) Finish Q3HW5 - click here for copy.
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| Q3 W5 |
2/2/10 |
Tuesday |
Class:
Practice: recognizing and factoring using the "special patterns" of a perfect square trinomial and a difference of (perfect) squares.
Homework:
(1.) Page 518, #56, 58, 59.
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| Q3 W5 |
2/1/10 |
Monday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Return/review graded Quiz 4.
Ch. 9-5 and 9-6, factoring a "difference of squares" ==>
a2 - b2 = (a-b)(a+b)
Factoring "perfect square trinomials" ==>
(a+b)2 = a2+2ab+b2 and (a-b)2 = a2-2ab+b2.
Solving equations by taking the square root of both sides ==> make sure your solution has a plus or minus in front so that you find BOTH solutions.
How to find the square root of a fraction.
Homework:
(1.) Page 518, #53-55, 57, 61, 63.
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| Q3 W4 |
1/29/10 |
Friday |
Class:
Quarter 3 Quiz 4.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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| Q3 W4 |
1/28/10 |
Thursday |
Class:
Individual Graded Work: Quarter 3 Homework 4 Worksheet.
Homework:
(1.) Finish Q3HW4 - click here for copy.
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| Q3 W4 |
1/27/10 |
Wednesday |
Class:
Lapboard practice: finding the discriminant and factoring second degree trinomials using the "magic number" method.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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| Q3 W4 |
1/26/10 |
Tuesday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
A factoring shortcut: when factoring quadratics if a = 1 you don't need to factor by grouping, you can write the factors using the two "magic numbers."
Definition of the discriminant d = b2 - 4ac and using the discriminant to determine if the quadratic can be factored or not, unless d is a perfect square the quadratic can not be factored - in other words, the magic numbers don't exist and the polynomial is prime.
Homework:
(1.) Page 499, #14-25 plus find d for each and explain what it tells you.
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| Q3 W4 |
1/25/10 |
Monday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Ch. 9-3 and 9-4, factoring second degree trinomials using the "magic number" method.
Homework:
(1.) Page 499, #10-12, 35-38.
(2.) Worked out answers to Q3HW3 #21 and #22.
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| Q3 W3 |
1/22/10 |
Friday |
Class:
Q3 Quiz3.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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| Q3 W3 |
1/21/10 |
Thursday |
Class:
Individual Graded Work - Q3HW3 Worksheet.
Homework:
(1.) Q3HW3 - click here for copy.
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| Q3 W3 |
1/20/10 |
Wednesday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Continue Ch. 9-2, factoring by grouping (FBG).
Homework:
(1.) Page 484, #28 to 32.
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| Q3 W3 |
1/19/10 |
Tuesday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Ch. 9-2, undoing the Distributive Property by factoring, using the Zero Product Property (ZPP), solving second degree equations using factoring/ ZPP.
Homework:
(1.) Page 484, #4 to 12.
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| Q3 W3 |
1/18/10 |
Monday |
Class:
Quarter 3 Quiz 2.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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| Q3 W2 |
1/15/10 |
Friday |
Class:
Individual Graded Work - Q3 HW2 Worksheet.
* Semester 1 Report Cards Issued in Homerooms.
Homework:
(1.) Finish Q3HW2 - click here for copy.
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| Q3 W2 |
1/14/10 |
Thursday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Continue Ch. 9-1, prime factorization and finding the GCF of monomials.
Homework:
(1.) Page 478, #40-42, 48-61.
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| Q3 W2 |
1/13/10 |
Wednesday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Ch. 8-8, Special Binomial Products ==> (a+b)2, (a-b)2 and (a+b)(a-b).
Ch. 9-1, Prime Factorization.
Homework:
(1.) Page 461, #5-10,
(2.) Page 477, #1, 4-9.
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| Q3 W2 |
1/12/10 |
Tuesday |
Class:
Q3 Quiz 1.
Homework:
(1.) None.
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| Q3 W2 |
1/11/10 |
Monday |
Class:
Times Table Test (90 problems in 2.5 minutes).
Homework review (from Wednesday).
Q3HW1 Worksheet - Individual Graded Work.
Homework:
(1.) Finish Q3HW1 - click here for copy.
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| Q3 W1 |
1/8/10 |
Friday |
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No School - Snow Day!
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| Q3 W1 |
1/7/10 |
Thursday |
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No School - Snow Day!
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| Q3 W1 |
1/6/10 |
Wednesday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Ch. 8-7, Multiplying a Polynomial by a Polynomial.
Homework:
(1.) Page 455, #13-37 every third (first column).
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| Q3 W1 |
1/5/10 |
Tuesday |
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Welcome Back! *Start of Quarter 3*
Divisibility Rules for 3 and 9 (very useful).
Mini-review: exponent rules.
Ch. 8-5, Adding and Subtracting Polynomials.
Ch. 8-6, Multiplying a Monomial by a Polynomial.
Homework:
(1.) Page 441, #12-22 even, #30,
(2.) Page 446-448, #15, 22, 26, 34, 38, 62.
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| Q3 W1 |
1/4/10 |
Monday |
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No School - Teacher Work Day
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