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Algebra 1A
Classwork and Homework Information

Mr. Cantlin's Classes - 2008-2009

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, ...

Q2 W10 12/19/08 Friday
Class: 
Half day of school. Periods 1 and 4 take the exam.

Homework:
(1.) Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Enjoy your break!!
Q2 W10 12/18/08 Thursday
Class: 
Practice for Semester Exam. Period 3 takes the exam.

Homework:
(1.) Periods 1 and 4: study for exam.
Q2 W10 12/17/08 Wednesday
Class: 
Review homework: practice problems for Semester Exam.

Homework:
(1.) Study for exam.
Q2 W10 12/16/08 Tuesday
Class: 
Worksheet - Practice Problems for Semester Exam 12-16-08 Problems- click here for copy.

Homework:
(1.) WS Sem 1 Exam 12-16-08 Practice - click here for copy.
Q2 W10 12/15/08 Monday
Class: 
Worksheet - Practice Problems for Semester Exam 12-15-08 Problems- click here for copy.

Homework:
(1.) WS Sem 1 Exam 12-15-08 Practice - click here for copy.
Q2 W9 12/12/08 Friday
Class: 
Worksheet - Practice Problems for Semester Exam 12-12-08 Problems- click here for copy.

Homework:
(1.) WS Sem 1 Exam 12-12-08 Practice - click here for copy.
Q2 W9 12/11/08 Thursday
Class: 
Continue Matho (math bingo): review for semester exam.

Homework:
(1.) Study for semester exam.
Q2 W9 12/10/08 Wednesday
Class: 
Matho (math bingo): review for semester exam.

Homework:
(1.) Study for semester exam.
Q2 W9 12/9/08 Tuesday
Class: 
Review graded Exam 2. Review for semester exam.

Homework:
(1.) Study for semester exam.
Q2 W9 12/8/08 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy) 
Review for semester exam.

Homework:
(1.) Study for semester exam.
Q2 W8 12/5/08 Friday
Class: 
Exam 2.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q2 W8 12/4/08 Thursday
Class: 
Worksheet 4-5, Graphing Linear Equations - click here for copy.

Homework:
(1.) Finish WS 4-5 - click here for copy.
Q2 W8 12/3/08 Wednesday
Class: 
Homework review and practice: Ch. 4-5, Graphing Linear Equations.

Homework:
(1.) Study for Exam 2.
Q2 W8 12/2/08 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy) 
Continue Ch. 4-5, Graphing Linear Equations.
Special cases:
* horizontal line: y = number
* vertical line: x = number.

Homework:
(1.) Page 221 #26, 27, 32, 33, 34.
Q2 W8 12/1/08 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy) 
Ch. 4-5, Graphing Linear Equations. When the domain is not given, use x= {all real numbers} and after solving for y, use x = {-2, -1, 0, 1, 2} to find the line using a T-table and graphing the points, then connect the points with a line. How to identify linear equations.

Homework:
(1.) Page 221 #28 - 31.
Q2 W7 11/24 to 11/28/08 Mon. to Fri.
Thanksgiving Break - No School.
Q2 W6 11/21/08 Friday
Class:  
Quiz 5.

Homework:
(1.) Happy Thanksgiving! :-)
Q2 W6 11/20/08 Thursday
Class:  
Finish worksheet. Lapboard practice - Ch. 4-3 and Ch. 4-4.

Homework:
(1.) Study for Quiz 5.
Q2 W6 11/19/08 Wednesday
Class:  
Homework review. Classwork/Homework - Worksheet 4-4, Equations as Relations.

Homework:
(1.) Finish WS 4-4 - click here for copy.
Q2 W6 11/18/08 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy) 
Ch. 4-4, Equations as Relations - using a "T-Table" to find the range (y values) of a relation given its equation and domain (x values).

Homework:
(1.) Worksheet 3-7 Redo (10 problems, due Weds.) - click here for copy.
(2.) Page 214 #10 and Page 215 #32 and 33.
Q2 W6 11/17/08 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy) 
Return/review graded Quiz 4. Ch. 4-3, Relations. Showing relations with a list, a table, a graph, or a mapping.

Homework:
(1.) Worksheet 3-7 Redo (10 problems, due Weds.) - click here for copy.
Q2 W5 11/14/08 Friday
Class:  
Quiz 4.

Homework:
(1.) Go Dawgs!
Q2 W5 11/13/08 Thursday
Class:  
Worksheet 3-7, Percent of Change.

Homework:
(1.) WS 3-7 - click here for copy
Q2 W5 11/12/08 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy) 
Ch. 3-6, Percent of Change.

Homework:
(1.) Online Treasure Hunt
(2.) Page 162 #14 -20.
Q2 W5 11/11/08 Tuesday
Veteran's Day - No School.
Q2 W5 11/10/08 Monday
Veteran's Day Celebration - No School.
Q2 W4 11/7/08 Friday
Class:  
Exam 1.

Homework:
(1.) Go Bulldogs!
(2.) Enjoy the holiday weekend!
Q2 W4 11/6/08 Thursday
Class:  
Lapboard practice: Solving Equations With More Than One Variable.

Homework:
(1.) Study for Exam 1.
Q2 W4 11/5/08 Wednesday
Class:  
Worksheet - 3-8 Solving Equations With More Than One Variable.

Homework:
(1.) Finish WS 3-8 - click here for copy.
Q2 W4 11/4/08 Tuesday
Class:  
Practice/review, 9th grade on field trip to theater in Birmingham.

Homework:
(1.) Study for Exam 1 on Thursday/Friday.
Q2 W4 11/3/08 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy) 
Ch. 3-8, Solving Equations With More Than One Variable.

Homework:
(1.) Page 168 #13-18.
Q2 W3 10/31/08 Friday
Class:  
Quarter 2 Quiz 3.

Homework:
(1.) Finish WS 3-6 - click here for copy.
Q2 W3 10/30/08 Thursday
Class:  
Worksheet 3-6, Proportions and Rates.

Homework:
(1.) WS 3-6 - click here for copy.
Q2 W3 10/29/08 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy) 
Continue Ch. 3-6, Proportions and Rates: solving "scale" problems involving maps, models, blueprints, and rates.

Homework:
(1.) Page 159 #31 - 34.
Q2 W3 10/28/08 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy) 
Return graded Homework 2 and Quiz 2. Ch. 3-6, Proportions and Rates. Proportions are two ratios (fractions) that are equal to each other. The property of proportions that is used to solve them is: "the cross-products of a proportion are equal."

Homework:
(1.) Read Chapter 3-6.
(2.) Page 158 #11 - 13, 19 - 22.
Q2 W3 10/27/08 Monday
Alabama Parenting Day - No School.
Q2 W2 10/24/08 Friday
Class:  
Quarter 2 Quiz 2.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q2 W2 10/23/08 Thursday
Class:  
Worksheet 3-5, Solving Equations With The Variable On Each Side.

Homework:
(1.) Finish Worksheet 3-5 - click here for copy.
Q2 W2 10/22/08 Wednesday
Class:  
Lapboard practice: solving multi-step equations, equations with grouping symbols, and equations with the variable on both sides.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q2 W2 10/21/08 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy) 
Continue Ch. 3-5, two special cases when solving equations: if the variable "goes away" and what is left is true ==> the solution is all real numbers, if false, ==> the solution is "no solution."

Homework:
(1.) Page 154 #51 and 52.
Q2 W2 10/20/08 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy) 
Return graded Quiz 1 and Homework 1. Ch. 3-5, solving equations with grouping symbols and solving equations with the variable on both sides.

Homework:
(1.) Page 152 #16 - 19.
Q2 W1 10/17/08 Friday
Class:  
Quarter 2 Quiz 1.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q2 W1 10/16/08 Thursday
Class:  
Worksheet 3-4: Solving Multi-Step Equations.

Homework:
(1.) Finish WS 3-4 - click here for copy.
Q2 W1 10/15/08 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy) 
Group practice: solving multi-step equations, Page 146 #22-32.

Homework:
(1.) Finish problems: Page 146 #22 to 32. Extra practice: #33.
Q2 W1 10/14/08 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy) 
Summary of Quarter 1 Help Sessions (after school and Saturdays). Ch. 3-4 Solving Multi-Step Equations. Multi-step just means more than one undo is needed to solve the equation, that is, to get the variable "by itself." Try to do the easier add or subtract undo before the more complicated multiply or divide undo.

Homework:
(1.) Page 145 #7 to 11.
Q2 W1 10/13/08 Monday
Columbus Day Holiday - No School.
END QUARTER 1 - BEGIN QUARTER 2
Q1 W10 10/10/08 :-) Friday
Class:  
Review graded Exam 2. End of Quarter 1.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W10 10/9/08 Thursday
Class:  
Exam 2.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W10 10/8/08 Wednesday
Class:  
Continue practice/review for Exam 2 (group practice with student assistants).

Homework:
(1.) Study for Exam 2.
Q1 W10 10/7/08 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy) 
Practice/review for Exam 2.

Homework:
(1.) Study for Exam 2.
Q1 W10 10/6/08 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy) 
Practice/review for Exam 2.

Homework:
(1.) Study for Exam 2.
Q1 W9 10/3/08 Friday
Class:  
Review graded Quiz 7.

Note: Homecoming Parade at 2:00 p.m.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W9 10/2/08 Thursday
Class:  
Quiz 7.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W9 10/1/08 Wednesday
Class:  
Worksheets: Ch. 3-2 and Ch. 3-3, Solving Equations by Adding/Subtracting and Multiplying/Dividing.

Note: Powderpuff Football Game at 2:00 p.m.

Homework:
(1.) WS 3-2 and 3-3 - click here for copy.
Q1 W9 9/30/08 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy) 
Ch. 3-3, Solving Equations by Multiplying and Dividing.

Homework:
(1.) Page 138 # 13 to 20.
Q1 W9 9/29/08 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy) 
Review graded Homework 7 and graded Quiz 6. The GRE = Golden Rule of Equations. Using "undos" to get the variable by itself. How to check the solution to an equation. Ch. 3-2, Solving Equations by Adding and Subtracting.

Note: half day of school today.

Homework:
(1.) Page 131 # 4 to 10.
Q1 W8 9/26/08 Friday
Class:  
Quiz 6.

Homework:
(1.) Beat Oneonta!
Q1 W8 9/25/08 Thursday
Class:  
Worksheet 2-6, Probability.

Homework:
(1.) Finish WS 2-6 - click here for copy.
Q1 W8 9/24/08 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy) 
Ch. 2-6, Probability.

Homework:
(1.) Page 98-99, #4-7, 14-23.
Q1 W8 9/23/08 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy) 
Homework review. Review: fractions to decimals by long division. Group practice with sign rules and fraction rules - Page 822-823 Lesson 2-2 to 2-4 Column 1 problems.

Homework:
(1.) Finish Page 822-823 Lesson 2-2 to 2-4 Column 1 problems.
Q1 W8 9/22/08 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy) 
Return/review graded Quiz 5 and Homework 6 (sign rules and fraction rules). Add, subtract, multiply, and divide with decimals. Review sign rules and fraction rules.

Homework:
(1.) Page 115 #7 to 18.
Q1 W7 9/19/08 Friday
Class:  
Quiz 5.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W7 9/18/08 Thursday
Class:  
Worksheet - Ch. 2 Fractions and Sign Rules.

Homework:
(1.) Worksheet Ch. 2 - click here for copy.
Q1 W7 9/17/08 Wednesday
Class:  
Homework review. Lapboard practice: fractions and sign rules.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W7 9/16/08 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy) 
Ch. 2-2 to 2-4. Multiplication and division sign rules ==> SPDN. Summary of sign and fraction rules. The "heart" division problem.

Homework:
(1.) Page 101 #64-66, 71, 72.
Q1 W7 9/15/08 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy) 
Adding and subtracting sign rules ==> Same sign add and keep sign, different signs subtract and biggest wins, and finally, taking away a negative is a positive. Fraction adding and subtracting rules ==> common denominator.

Homework:
(1.) Page 76 #17-22, 29-33.
Q1 W6 9/12/08 Friday
Class:  
Q1 Quiz 4.

Note:
Morning activity schedule for homeroom, afternoon activity schedule for pep rally.
Progress Reports (Midterms) issued today.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W6 9/11/08 Thursday
Class:  
Worksheet 1-8 Graphs and Fraction Multiplication/Division.

Note: Afternoon activity schedule for 2 p.m. in-school volleyball game.

Homework:
(1.) Finish Worksheet 1-8 - click here for copy.
Q1 W6 9/10/08 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy) 
Continue Ch. 1-8, Analyzing Graphs. Fraction multiplication ("flip and multiply"). Absolute Value (defined as the distance from zero on a number line so it is always positive.

Homework:
(1.) Page 63 - #6, 7, 16 to 18, 21 and Page 71 #34, 35, 45, 48.
Q1 W6 9/9/08 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy) 
Ch. 1-8, Analyzing Graphs.

Homework:
(1.) Page 46 - 47 #10 to 13.
(2.) Graph your own speed vs. time for one day.
Q1 W6 9/8/08 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy) 
Review graded Homework 4. Continue the X-Y Coordinate Plane. "Sink the Sub" graphing game. Definitions: domain, range, independent variable, dependent variable, relation. Showing relations in a list, table, and graph.

Homework:
(1.) Page 46 #1, 2, 6, 7, 8.
Q1 W5 9/5/08 Friday
Class:  
Review graded Quarter 1 Exam 1. Introduction to the X-Y Coordinate Plane.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W5 9/4/08 Thursday
Class:  
Quarter 1 Exam 1.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W5 9/3/08 Wednesday
Class:  
Worksheet 1-5 The Distributive Property and Combining Like Terms.

Homework:
(1.) WS 1-5 - click here for copy.
Q1 W5 9/2/08 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy) 
Review graded Homework 3 and Quiz 3. Define "Like" Terms. Using the Distributive Property to get unlike terms out of "parentheses jail." Simplifying algebraic expressions by removing parentheses and combining like terms.

Homework:
(1.) Page 31 # 42 to 50.
Q1 W5 9/1/08 Monday
Labor Day Holiday - No School.
Q1 W4 8/29/08 Friday
Class:  
Quarter 1 Quiz 3.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W4 8/28/08 Thursday
Class:  
Worksheet 1-2 PEMDAS - DP - Fractions.

Homework:
(1.) Finish Worksheet 1-2 - click here for copy.
Q1 W4 8/27/08 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy) 
Homework review. Practice: fraction multiplication and use of the Distributive Property.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W4 8/26/08 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy) 
Fraction multiplication rules: tops*tops/bottoms*bottoms. Multiplicaton Property of Zero (anthing times zero is zero). Identity Property of Multiplication (multiplication by 1 does not change the identity of what you multiply it by). The Distributive Property (important property, see Ch. 1-5).

Homework:
(1.) Page 29 #4, 7, 8, 15, 18.
Q1 W4 8/25/08 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here for copy) 
Review graded Quiz 2. Finish Ch. 1-2, substituting values for variables (parentheses are your friend) in algebraic expressions and then solving the resulting PE(MD)(AS) problem.

Note: Period 4 will get this tomorrow, class was missed due to tornado watch.

Homework:
(1.) Page 13 #10-12.
Q1 W3 8/22/08 Friday
Class: 
Q1 Quiz 2.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W3 8/21/08 Thursday
Class: 
Worksheet 1-2 PEMDAS Problems.

Homework:
(1.) WS 1-2 - click here for copy.
Q1 W3 8/20/08 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here) 
Practice with lapboards: Order of Operations.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W3 8/19/08 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here) 
The convention used for "Order of Operations" ==> PE(MD)(AS). Chapter 1-2, "Order of Operations" - evaluating numerical expressions. Examples 1, 2, and 3 on pages 11 and 12.

Homework:
(1.) Textbook: Page 13 # 4 to 8.
Q1 W3 8/18/08 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here) 
Graded homework review. Quarter 1 Quiz 1 review. Place value, converting decimals to fractions and fractions to decimal using place value. Grouping symbols: (parentheses), [brackets], {braces}, and the fraction bar.

Homework:
(1.) Organize notes.
Q1 W2 8/15/08 Friday
Class:  
Quarter 1 Quiz 1.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W2 8/14/08 Thursday
Class: (today's class notes - click here) 
Practice with algebraic expressions and exponents.

Homework:
(1.) Skills Practice Worksheet 1-1 "Variables and Expressions" - click here for copy.
Q1 W2 8/13/08 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here) 
Textbook Chapter 1-1 - Definition of exponents, base, coefficients. How to change from "words" to algebraic expressions.

Issue Textbooks.

Homework:
(1.) Study Guide and Intervention Workbook - Worksheet 1-1 Page 1, "Variables and Expressions" - click here for copy.
Q1 W2 8/12/08 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here) 
Practice: converting fractions to decimals, decimals to percents and percents back to decimals. Definition: constants, variables, algebraic expression. TIP: Use meaningful variable names.

Homework:
(1.) Organize notes.
Q1 W2 8/11/08 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here) 
Supply check. Definition of per cent. Converting decimals to percents and percents back to decimals. The ==> symbol. Number sense: multiplying by factors of 10. Issue "Study Guide and Intervention" workbook to each student to take home.

Homework:
(1.) Organize notes.
Q1 W1 8/8/08 Friday
Class: (today's class notes - click here) 
Converting fractions to decimals using long division ==> "moon the fraction." Place values of decimal numbers. "Terminating" and "Repeating" decimals. Implied multiplication. How to organize and show your work: circle the problem number, write the original problem, show work neatly, box answer - click here for an example.

Homework:
(1.) Convert to decimal: 1/5, 2/3, 5/8, 3/4, 1/7, 2/9, 5/9.
(2.) Math likes/dislikes, math class likes/dislikes.
(3.) Into. letter and contact forms returned (if not done already).
Q1 W1 8/7/08 Thursday
Class: (today's class notes - click here) 
Welcome back! Introductions. Note: Period 3 did not meet today.

Math Help and Redo Policy - click here.

Supplies - click here.

Note taking: 4 sections:
*f = formulas, *ex = examples, *d = definitions, *m = memory aids.

Al-Khwarizmi - author of the first book of algebra. Click here to see a picture of the USSR stamp issued in his honor. The title of his book included the words "al-jabr" in Persian which became "algebra." The title of the book is "The Science of Reduction and Reunion". Reduction = taking things apart. Reunion = putting things back together.

Homework:
(1.) Intro. Letter and Contact Forms - click here
(2.) Organize class notes into 4 sections
(3.) Visit this web site :-). - You are here!

 
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