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Algebra 1B
Classwork and Homework Information

Mr. Cantlin's Classes - 2007-2008

Each class begins with a short (5 -10 minute) Bell Exercise (BE).
List of AHSGE Objectives:

Note: Q# = Quarter 1, 2, 3, or 4. W# = Week 1, 2, 3, ...

Q4 W9 5/23/08 Friday
Class:  
Review for Semester 2 Exam.

AHSGE Celebration.

Homework:
(1.) Review for Semester 2 Exam.
Q4 W9 5/22/08 Thursday
Class:  
Review for Semester 2 Exam.

Awards Day

Homework:
(1.) Review for Semester 2 Exam.
Q4 W9 5/21/08 Wednesday
Class:  
Review for Semester 2 Exam.

Homework:
(1.) Review for Semester 2 Exam.
Q4 W9 5/20/08 Tuesday
Class: (click here for notes) 
Review for Semester 2 Exam:
Ch. 8-3, Scientific Notation, Ch. 10-4, The Quadratic Formula including the discriminant.

Homework:
(1.) Page 577, #29, 30, 35, 38, 42.
Q4 W9 5/19/08 Monday
Class: (click here for notes) 
Review for Semester 2 Exam:
Graphing linear equations, solving systems of linear equations using Elimination by Addition and Elimination by Substitution.

Homework:
(1.) Page 391 #25-28, 30, 31, 39.
Q4 W8 5/16/08 Friday
Class:  
Review graded Exam 2.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q4 W8 5/15/08 Thursday
Class:  
Exam 2.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q4 W8 5/14/08 Wednesday
Class:  
Review/practice for Exam 2,==>
finish Ch. 14 Practice test on Page 793.

Homework:
(1.) Study for Exam 2.
Q4 W8 5/13/08 Tuesday
Class:  
Review homework, review/practice for Exam 2.

Note: Dogwars - 10 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. Sophomores Win!

Homework:
(1.) Study for Exam 2.
Q4 W8 5/12/08 Monday
Class: (click here for notes) 
Review/practice for Exam 2.

Homework:
(1.) Ch. 14 Practice Test Page 793 #1 to 10.
Q4 W7 5/9/08 Friday
Class:  
Quiz 6 (afternoon periods) and practice solving probability problems.

Note: morning activity schedule for class basketball final.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q4 W7 5/8/08 Thursday
Class:  
Quiz 6 (morning periods).

Note: school dismissed at 1 p.m. for bad weather.

Homework:
(1.) Finish WS 14-4 - click here for copy.
Q4 W7 5/7/08 Wednesday
Class:  
Homework review : Ch. 14-4, Probability Distributions.

Worksheet 14-4, Probability Distributions - click here for copy.

Homework:
(1.) Finish WS 14-4 - click here for copy.
Q4 W7 5/6/08 Tuesday
Class: (click here for notes) 
Home work review and practice: Ch. 14-4, Probability Distributions.

Morning activity schedule for class basketball games and early dismissal (1:15 p.m.) for students with parent notes to attend the softball playoffs.

Homework:
(1.) Page 781 #27 to 32.
Q4 W7 5/5/08 Monday
Class: (click here for notes) 
Ch. 14-4, Probability Distributions.

Homework:
(1.) Read Ch. 14-4.
(2.) Page 779 # 7 to 9.
Q4 W6 5/2/08 Friday
Class:  
Quiz 5 (Period 6). Finish Worksheet Ch. 14-3, Probabilities of Compound Events.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q4 W6 5/1/08 Thursday
Class:  
Quiz 5 (except Period 6 due to softball).

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q4 W6 4/30/08 Wednesday
Class:  
Homework review. Worksheet Ch. 14-3, Probabilities of Compound Events.

Homework:
(1.) Finish WS 14-3 - click here for copy.
Q4 W6 4/29/08 Tuesday
Class: (click here for notes) 
Ch. 14-3, Probabilities of Compound Events. Estimating products and quotients using scientific notation.

Homework:
(1.) Page 773, #5 to 12.
Q4 W6 4/28/08 Monday
Class:  
*****NO SCHOOL - April Holiday*****

Homework:
(1.) Enjoy the break!.
Q4 W5 4/25/08 Friday
Class:  
*****NO SCHOOL - April Holiday*****

Homework:
(1.) Enjoy the break!.
Q4 W5 4/24/08 Thursday
Class:  
Quiz 4.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q4 W5 4/23/08 Wednesday
Class:  
Worksheet Ch. 14-2, Permutations and Combinations.

Homework:
(1.) WS 14-2 - click here for copy.
Q4 W5 4/22/08 Tuesday
Class: (click here for notes) 
Ch. 14-2, Permutations (nPr) and Combinations (nCr).

Homework:
(1.) Read Ch. 14-2.
(2.) Page 764-765 #14 - 33.
Q4 W5 4/21/08 Monday
Class: (click here for notes) 
Ch. 14-1, Counting Outcomes. Using Tree Diagrams for counting outcomes. The factorial symbol (!). The FCP: Fundamental Counting Principle.

Homework:
(1.) Read Ch. 14-1.
(2.) Page 756 #1 to 8.
Q4 W4 4/18/08 Friday
Class:  
Quiz 3.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q4 W4 4/17/08 Thursday
Class:  
Finish Worksheet, Ch. 10-7, Geometric Sequences- click here for copy.

Morning Activity Schedule for Club Day.

Homework:
(1.) Study for Quiz 3.
Q4 W4 4/16/08 Wednesday
Class:  
Worksheet, Ch. 10-7, Geometric Sequences.

Morning Activity Schedule for Snake Show.

Homework:
(1.) WS 10-7 - click here for copy.
Q4 W4 4/15/08 Tuesday
Class: (click here for notes) 
Review Ch. 4-7, Arithmetic Sequences, define "common difference".
Arithmetic Sequence formula: an = a1+(n-1)d

Ch. 10-7 Geometric Sequences, define "common ratio".
Geometric Sequence formula: an = a1(r)n-1

10th Grade (inc. Per. 3) on Tech Center field trip.

Homework:
(1.) Read Ch. 10-7, Geometric Sequences.
(2.) Page 570 #5 to 11.
Q4 W4 4/14/08 Monday
Class:  
Review graded Exam 1.

Afternoon Activity Schedule for school play.

Homework:
(1.) Complete Q4 "Personal Improvemant Plan for Algebra".
Q4 W3 4/11/08 Friday
Class:  
Accelerated Math.

School Out at 2 p.m. due to bad weather.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q4 W3 4/10/08 Thursday
Class:  
Q4 Exam 1.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q4 W3 4/9/08 Wednesday
Class:  
Worksheet: Chapter 10-6, Exponential Growth and Decay.

Homework:
(1.) WS 10-6 - click here for copy.
Q4 W3 4/8/08 Tuesday
Class: (click here for notes) 
Continue Ch. 10-6, Exponential Growth and Decay, Compound Interest formula, definitions: principal, depreciation, semiannual.

Homework:
(1.) Read Ch. 10-6.
(2.) Page 564 #11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19.
Q4 W3 4/7/08 Monday
Class: (click here for notes) 
Bell Exercise - Paper Folding Exponential Function Exercise. Intro. Ch. 10-6, Exponential Growth and Decay.

Homework:
(1.) Read Ch. 10-6.
(2.) Page 563 #4 and 5.
Q4 W2 4/4/08 Friday
Class:  
Review graded Quarter 4 Quiz 2.

Accelerated Math.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q4 W2 4/3/08 Thursday
Class:  
Quarter 4 Quiz 2.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q4 W2 4/2/08 Wednesday
Class:  
Worksheet 8-3, Scientific Notation.

Homework:
(1.) Finish WS 8-3, click here for copy.
Q4 W2 4/1/08 Tuesday
Class: (click here for notes) 
Continue: Ch. 8-3 Scientific Notation ==> multiplying and dividing numbers written in Scientific Notation.

Homework:
(1.) Page 428 #18-21, 26-33, 44-47.
Q4 W2 3/31/08 Monday
Class: (click here for notes) 
Ch. 8-3 Scientific Notation.

Homework:
(1.) Read Ch. 8-3.
(2.) Page 428 #2, 4 to 11.
Q4 W1 3/28/08 Friday
Class:  
Q4 Quiz 1.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q4 W1 3/27/08 Thursday
Class:  
Worksheet Ch. 10-5 Exponential Functions.

Homework:
(1.) Finish WS 10-5 - click here for copy.
Q4 W1 3/26/08 Wednesday
Class: (click here for notes) 
Practice Ch. 10-5, Exponential Functions ==> y = ax. Exponential Functions with a "starting value" ==> y = cax. Graphing techniques including using French Curves and Flexible Curves.

Homework:
(1.) Page 559 #36.
Q4 W1 3/25/08 Tuesday
Class: (click here for notes) 
Continue Ch. 10-5, Exponential Functions ==> y = ax. Estimating the range (y) for a given domain (x) by using the graph of an exponential function. Identifying exponential functions.

Homework:
(1.) Page 558-559 #13, 16, 20, 21, 28 - 31.
Q4 W1 3/24/08 Monday
Class: (click here for notes) 
Review of the Zero Exponent Rule and the Negative Exponent Rule,
Intro. to Ch. 10-5, Exponential Functions ==> y = ax.

Homework:
(1.) Read Ch. 10-5.
(2.) Page 557 # 1, 2 + define "asymptote"
 
Q3 W10 3/14/08 Friday
Class:  
Accelerated Math.

Happy Pi Day :-)

*End of Quarter 3**End of Quarter 3**End of Quarter 3**End of Quarter 3*

Homework:
(1.) Have a great Spring Break!
Q3 W10 3/13/08 Thursday
Class:  
Exam 2.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q3 W10 3/12/08 Wednesday
Class: (click here for notes) 
Review for Exam 2.

Homework:
(1.) Study for Exam 2.
Q3 W10 3/11/08 Tuesday
Class: (click here for notes) 
Review for Exam 2.

Homework:
(1.) Page 403 #7, 8, 10, 13, 16, 20.
Q3 W10 3/10/08 Monday
Class: (click here for notes) 
Review for Exam 2.

Homework:
(1.) Page 579 #4 to 7, 12 to 14.
Q3 W9 3/7/08 Friday
Class:  
AHSGE -- Science (Biology).

Accelerated Math.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q3 W9 3/6/08 Thursday
Class:  
AHSGE -- Language.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q3 W9 3/5/08 Wednesday
Class:  
AHSGE -- Reading.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q3 W9 3/4/08 Tuesday
Class:  
AHSGE -- Math!.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q3 W9 3/3/08 Monday
Class:  
AHSGE -- Science (old version). Calculator training for the math test.

Homework:
(1.) Study for AHSGE.
Q3 W8 2/29/08 Friday
Class:  
Begin AHSGE -- Social Studies.

Homework:
(1.) Study for AHSGE.
Q3 W8 2/28/08 Thursday
Class:  
Continue: AHSGE practice.

Homework:
(1.) Study for AHSGE.
Q3 W8 2/27/08 Wednesday
Class: (click here for notes - continued from 2-25-08) 
Continue: review AHSGE Item Specifications Pages E68 - E71.

Issue AHSGE Sample Test 2.

Homework:
(1.) Study for AHSGE.
Q3 W8 2/26/08 Tuesday
Class: (click here for notes - continued from 2-25-08) 
Continue: review AHSGE Item Specifications Pages E37 - E67.

Homework:
(1.) Study for AHSGE.
Q3 W8 2/25/08 Monday
Class: (click here for notes) 
Review AHSGE Item Specifications Pages E18 - E36.

Homework:
(1.) Study for AHSGE.
Q3 W7 2/22/08 Friday
Class:  
Quiz 6.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q3 W7 2/21/08 Thursday
Class:  
Item Specification Problems - Page E31 to E35 (10 problems), when finished ==> Accelerated Math.

Note: Period 3 at Writing Assessment.

Homework:
(1.) Finish Item Spec. Problems on Page E31 to E35.
Q3 W7 2/20/08 Wednesday
Class: (click here for notes) 
Continue Item Specification Workbook practice Pages E14 to E17.

Homework:
(1.) Due Friday: Item Specification Workbook Pages E31 and E35.
Q3 W7 2/19/08 Tuesday
Class: (click here for notes) 
Item Specification Workbook practice Pages E9 to E12.

Homework:
(1.) Item Specification Workbook Pages E14 and E15.
Q3 W7 2/18/08 Monday

No School - President's Day 

Q3 W6 2/15/08 Friday
Class:  
Quiz 5.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q3 W6 2/14/08 Thursday
Class:  
Accelerated Math.
Note: Club Day - Morning Activity Schedule

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q3 W6 2/13/08 Wednesday
Class:  
Worksheet 11-5, The Distance Formula.

Homework:
(1.) Finish Worksheet 11-5 - click here for copy.
Q3 W6 2/12/08 Tuesday
Class: (click here for notes) 
Area of a trapezoid, the Midpoint Formula, practice with Ch. 11-5, The Distance Formula.

Homework:
(1.) Page 613 #18 - 22 (find Distance and Midpoint).
Q3 W6 2/11/08 Monday
Class: (click here for notes) 
Review graded quiz 4, Ch. 11-5, The Distance Formula.

Homework:
(1.) Read Ch. 11-5.
(2.) Page 613 #13 to 17.
Q3 W5 2/8/08 Friday
Class:  
Quiz 4.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q3 W5 2/7/08 Thursday
Class:  
Worksheet 11-4, The Pythagorean Theorem.

Homework:
(1.) Finish Worksheet 11-4 - click here for copy.
Q3 W5 2/6/08 Wednesday
Class: (click here for notes) 
Practice: Ch. 11-4, The Pythagorean Theorem.

Schedule note: National Honor Society induction assembly, Jonathan Owens signing assembly.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q3 W5 2/5/08 Tuesday
Class: (click here for notes) 
Ch. 11-4, The Pythagorean Theorem ==> c2 = a2 + b2. Definitions: right triangle, hypotenuse.

Homework:
(1.) Page 608 #13 to 16, 19, 20, 31, 32.
Q3 W5 2/4/08 Monday
Class: (click here for notes) 
Intro. to Ch. 11-1 and 11-2, Simplifying Radicals and Adding/Subtracting Radicals, demo: using USATestPrep.com, review graded homework (worksheet 7-2/7-4) and Exam 1.

Homework:
(1.) Read Ch. 7-1 and 7-2.
Q3 W4 2/1/08 Friday
Class:  
Exam 1.
Bonus: USA Test Prep Practice Quiz and Submittal - click here.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q3 W4 1/31/08 Thursday
Class:  
Worksheet 7-2 and 7-4, Systems of Linear Equations.

Homework:
(1.) Study for Exam 1 tomorrow.
(2.) Worksheet 7-2 and 7-4, Systems of Linear Equations - click here for copy.
Q3 W4 1/30/08 Wednesday
Class:  
Review homework, practice solving systems of linear equations, graphing quadratic functions, and solving quadratic equations.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q3 W4 1/29/08 Tuesday
Class: (click here for notes) 
Review graded Quiz 3, practice solving systems of linear equations, graphing quadratic functions, and solving quadratic equations.

Homework:
(1.) See notes (5 problems) - click here for copy.
Q3 W4 1/28/08 Monday
Class: (click here for notes) 
Quiz 3.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q3 W3 1/25/08 Friday
Class:  
Finish Worksheet 7-4, Systems of Linear Equations - click here for copy.

Homework:
(1.) Study for Quiz 3 Monday.
Q3 W3 1/24/08 Thursday
Class:  
Worksheet 7-4, Systems of Linear Equations.

Homework:
(1.) Worksheet 7-4 Systems of Linear Equations - click here for copy.
Q3 W3 1/23/08 Wednesday
Class: (click here for notes) 
A couple of interactive parabolas: Parabola Golf - click here or Animated Paper Folding Parabola - click here.

Solving systems of Linear Equations: Elimination by Substitution and Elimination by Addition.

Homework:
(1.) Skim Ch. 7-1 to 7-4.
(2.) Page 391 #28, 32.
Q3 W3 1/22/08 Tuesday
Class: (click here for notes) 
Summary: quadratic functions and quadratic equations, defining a parabola as a locus of points ==> the locus of points in a plane equidistant from a point (the focus) and a line (the directrix), building a wax paper parabola.

Handout: the Pathway To Learning (PTL) workbook (AHSGE practice - item specifications).

Homework:
(1.) Read Pages E-1 to E-8 in the PTL workbook.
(2.) PTL workbook, Page E-9 to E-10 # 1 to 5.
Q3 W3 1/21/08 Monday
No School - Martin Luther King Birthday 
Q3 W2 1/18/08 Friday
Class:  
Quiz 2.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q3 W2 1/17/08 Thursday
Class:  
Worksheet 10-4, Solving Quadratic Equations using the Quadratic Formula.

Homework:
(1.) Finish Worksheet 10-4 - click here for copy.
Q3 W2 1/16/08 Wednesday
Class: (click here for notes) 
Ch. 10-4, Solving quadratic equations using the Quadratic Formula.

Homework:
(1.) Read Ch. 10-4.
(2.) Page 550 #15, 16, 18, 22, 23.
Q3 W2 1/15/08 Tuesday
Class: (click here for notes) 
Other uses for the discriminant (b2-4ac), graphing quadratic equations with 0, 1, or 2 solutions.

Homework:
(1.) Page 550 #14 to 20 ==> find the discriminant, say what it means for each problem.
Q3 W2 1/14/08 Monday
Class: (click here for notes) 
Using the discriminant (b2-4ac) to determine if a second degree trinomial can be factored (if the discriminant is a perfect square).

Q3 Quiz 1.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q3 W1 1/11/08 Friday
Class:  
Accelerated Math (or makeup day for Period 6).

Homework:
(1.) Finish Worksheet 10-1 (click here for copy).
(2.) Study for Quiz 1 Monday over Ch. 10-1.
Q3 W1 1/10/08 Thursday
Class:  
Worksheet 10-1 (click here for copy) - this is graded individual work due Monday. The first 4 parabolas are graphed using "T" tables, the last 6 parabolas are graphed by using the "AOS - Axis Of Symmetry property (x=-b/2a), the vertex, the opening up or down rule (smile or frown) and one or two "T" table points if necessary.

Chapter 10-1 Examples Handout (click here for copy)

Note: School dismissed at 1 p.m. for bad weather.

Homework:
(1.) Finish Worksheet 10-1 (click here for copy).
(2.) Study for Quiz 1 Monday over Ch. 10-1.
Q3 W1 1/9/08 Wednesday
Class: (click here for notes) 
Bell Exercise. Review homework
Properties of the parabola ==> up or down (sign of a), Axis of Symmetry (x = -b/2a), vertex (use the x from -b/2a in the equation to find its y value).

Homework:
(1.) Read Ch. 10-1.
(2.) Page 528 # 18, 21, 24.
Q3 W1 1/8/08 Tuesday
Class: (click here for notes) 
Bell Exercise.
Discussion: A Fresh Start."
Definition: the Quadratic Function. Solving the Quadratic Equation for the X - intercepts. Graphing the Quadratic Function using a "T" Table. Graphing calculator demonstration.

Homework:
(1.) Solve and graph y = x^2 +2x - 15.
Q3 W1 1/7/08 Monday
Class:  
No School - Teacher Work Day.


 
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