Friday August 31

Here is the extra credit!

Thursday August 30

Today we started studying for out test tomorrow!

Preview test 4

Solutions

Wednesday August 29

today we multiplied special cases. We looked at squaring a binomial and a difference of squares.

Notes

homework: pg. 391 1-7odd, 11-39 odd, 45-51 odd

Tuesday August 28

Today we continued the renovation project. Most people started finishing the math part of it. Make sure you check your solutions before you start your sketch!

Monday august 27

Today we started the renovation project

You can work on this for homework but you do not have to! You will have time to finish in class!

Friday August 24

Have a great weekend

Thursday August 23

WE have our first common assessment tomorrow!! We are going to do great on it.

Homework: Common Assessment 1 Preview

Solutions

Be ready for the Common Assessment tomorrow!

Wednesday August 22

Today we continued with the distributive property. We started multiplying polynomials by polynomials instead of just monomials by polynomials like yesterday.

Notes

Homework: pg. 383 1 - 37 odd  42 , 43, 53 , 55
Answer to #42 is 7.5x + 15

Tuesday August 21

Today we looked at adding polynomials some more and you completed the pyramid worksheet. Then we combined all the things we have learned so far into the distributive property.

Homework Finish the pyramid worksheet and check your solutions

                  pg. 48 15 -43 odd
                  pg. 377 1-11 odd, 27-31 odd

Monday August 20

Today we learned how to add polynomials. The rule was to combine like terms. You need to make sure to write your answers in standard form!


Homework: pg. 373 25, 27, 35 (Correct answer has 5y in it not 8y), 37, 39, 43, 45, 47, 49, 53

                      Pyramid  Solutions

Friday August 17

2 weeks down! have a great weekend!

Thursday August 16

Today we reviewed for the Test that is tomorrow!

Preview Test 2

Solutions

Wednesday August 15

Today we reviewed our exponenet rules and talked about how multiplying and dividing exponents was very similar to multiplying and adding numbers.

Homework:
 pg. 361 11-21 odd
pg. 362 43-53 odd
pg. 363 75-79odd and 95-105 odd
pg. 364 1 - 21 odd , 30, 33 -  39 odd
Solutions

Tuesday August 14

Today we learned division properties of exponents. we now know how to multiply, divide and raise to a power any monomial expression.

Notes

Homework: pg. 348 43-49 odd, 53-55 odd, 63-67 odd.
                   pg. 354 43-49 odd , 53-59 odd 69, 71 , 79 , 81

Monday August 13

Today we started looking at exponent rules.

Notes

Homework: pg. 331 1-37 odd, pg. 341 7-21 odd, pg. 348 9-21 odd

Remember to check your solutions in the back of the book

Friday August 10

We made it through the first week. Next week we begin the real work and start our journey to master Algebra. Here is your Extra Credit.

Thursday August 9

Today we learned how to use the "Magic X" and we used it to practice muliplying, adding, dividing, subtracting, distrubuting, combining like terms and properties of exponents.


Homework: Magic X worksheet: Front, Back

Solutuons: Front , Back

Wednesday August 8

Welcome to the 2012-2013 school year. I am looking forward to getting to know each of you and helping you to master Algebra. You will be able to find what we have done each day on this website.

Today we covered the curriculum paper and went over this powerpoint.

Homework: Get your Syllabus signed and return it tomorrow.