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Algebra 1A
Classwork and Homework Information

Mr. Cantlin's Classes - 2009-2010

  • 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, ...
  • Algebra 1A Course of Study per ALSDE - click here

Q2 W10 12/18/09 Friday
Class:
Periods 1 and 2 = Semester 1 Exam.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Homework:
(1.) Enjoy your break you crazy kids :-)- Mr. C.
Q2 W10 12/17/09 Thursday
Class:
Review for Semester 1 Exam ==>
Proportions and Multi-step undo equations.

Homework:
(1.) Study for Semester 1 Exam.
Q2 W10 12/16/09 Wednesday
Class:
Period 7 = Semester 1 Exam.

Periods 1 and 2 = Review for Semester 1 Exam ==>
PE(MD)(AS) and one-step undo equations.

Homework:
(1.) Study for Semester 1 Exam.
Q2 W10 12/15/09 Tuesday
Class:
Review for Semester 1 Exam ==> Practice Worksheet - Part 4.

Click here for copy of worksheet with answers (use as study guide).

Homework:
(1.) Study for Semester 1 Exam.
Q2 W10 12/14/09 Monday
Class:
Review for Semester 1 Exam ==> Practice Worksheet - Part 3.

Click here for copy of worksheet with answers (use as study guide).

Homework:
(1.) Study for Semester 1 Exam.
Q2 W9 12/11/09 Friday
Class:
Review for Semester 1 Exam ==> Matho Review Game.

Click here for copy of problems used with answers (use as study guide).

Homework:
(1.) Study for Semester 1 Exam.
Q2 W9 12/10/09 Thursday
Class:
Review for Semester 1 Exam ==> Matho Review Game.

Click here for copy of problems used with answers (use as study guide).

Homework:
(1.) Study for Semester 1 Exam.
Q2 W9 12/9/09 Wednesday
Class:
Review for Semester 1 Exam ==> group work = practice worksheet Part 2.

Homework:
(1.) Finish Sem. Exam Practice Worksheet - Part 2 - click here for copy.
Q2 W9 12/8/09 Tuesday
Class:
Review for Semester 1 Exam ==> group work = practice worksheet Part 1.

Homework:
(1.) Finish Sem. Exam Practice Worksheet - Part 1 - click here for copy.
Q2 W9 12/7/09 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Begin review for Semester 1 Exam ==> sign and fraction rules.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q2 W8 12/4/09 Friday
Class:
Return/review graded Exam 2.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q2 W8 12/3/09 Thursday
Class:
Q2 Exam 2.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q2 W8 12/2/09 Wednesday
Class:
Individual Graded Work ==> Q2 Homework 7 Worksheet.

Homework:
(1.) Q2HW7 - click here for copy.
Q2 W8 12/1/09 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Review and practice Ch. 4-5 ==> graphing linear equations.

Homework:
(1.) Graph 4x + 3y = 12.
Q2 W8 11/30/09 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Return/review graded work (as time permits).

Review and practice Ch. 4-5 ==> recognizing and graphing linear equations.

Homework:
(1.) Page 221, #28-31.
Q2 W7 11/25 to 11/27/09 Wednesday to Friday
No School - Thanksgiving Break
Q2 W7 11/24/09 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Homework review.

Two special cases: Horizontal lines ==> y = n and Vertical lines ==> x = n , where n is any number..

Homework:
(1.) Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
Q2 W7 11/23/09 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Return/review graded Q2 HW6 and Q2 Quiz5 (time permitting).

Continue Ch. 4-4, graphing lines when the domain is "all real numbers". How to identify linear equations.

Homework:
(1.) Page 215, #20-23 (assume x = "all real numbers").
Q2 W6 11/20/09 Friday
Class:
Q2 Quiz5.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q2 W6 11/19/09 Thursday
Class:
Individual Graded Work - Q2 Homework 6 Worksheet.

Homework:
(1.) Q2 HW6 - click here for copy.
Q2 W6 11/18/09 Wednesday
Class:
Lapboard practice - percent change and equations as relations.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q2 W6 11/17/09 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Ch. 4-4, Equations as Relations.

Homework:
(1.) Page 214-215, #10, 32, 33.
Q2 W6 11/16/09 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Return/review graded Homework 5 and Quiz 4.

Ch. 4-3, Relations - including showing relations using tables, graphs, and mappings.

Homework:
(1.) Page 208, #9, 11, 12, 13.
Q2 W5 11/13/09 Friday
Class:
Q2 Quiz 4.

Homework:
(1.) Go Dawgs!.
Q2 W5 11/12/09 Thursday
Class:
Individual Graded Work - Q2 Homework 5 Worksheet.

Homework:
(1.) Q2 HW5 - click here for copy.
Q2 W5 11/11/09 Wednesday
No School - Veteran's Day Holiday.
Q2 W5 11/10/09 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Homework review.

Lapboard practice: Ch. 3-7, Percent of Change.

Homework:
(1.) Online Treasure Hunt Bonus.
Q2 W5 11/9/09 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Return/review graded HW4.

Ch. 3-7, Percent of Change.

Homework:
(1.) Page 162, #14-20.
Q2 W4 11/6/09 Friday
Class:
Return/review graded Q2 Exam 1.

Homework:
(1.) Go Dawgs!
Q2 W4 11/5/09 Thursday
Class:
Q2 Exam 1.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q2 W4 11/4/09 Wednesday
Class:
Individual Graded Work - Q2 Homework 4 Worksheet.

Homework:
(1.) Q2 HW4 - click here for copy.
Q2 W4 11/3/09 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Finish Ch. 3-8, Solving Equations for a Variable ==> "undoing" the Distributive Property.

Homework:
(1.) Page 168, #19-21.
(2.) Page 170, #49-51, 61-63.
Q2 W4 11/2/09 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Return/review graded Homework 3 and Quiz 3.

Ch. 3-8, Solving Equations for a Variable. Definition of "formulas."

Homework:
(1.) Page 168, #13-18.
Q2 W3 10/30/09 Friday
Class:
Q2 Quiz 3.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q2 W3 10/29/09 Thursday
Class:
Individual Graded Work - Quarter 2 Homework 3 Worksheet.

Homework:
(1.) Q2 HW3 - click here for copy.
Q2 W3 10/28/09 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Continue Ch. 3-6, Applications of Proportions and Rates ==> scale problems, rate problems.

Homework:
(1.) Page 159, #31-34.
Q2 W3 10/27/09 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Return/review 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.) Page 158, #11-13, 19-22.
Q2 W3 10/26/09 Monday
No School - Alabama Parent-Teacher Day.

Q2 W2 10/23/09 Friday
Class:
Quarter 2 Quiz 2.

Quarter 1 Report Cards issued in Homeroom to all students.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q2 W2 10/22/09 Thursday
Class:
Individual Graded Work - Quarter 2 Homework 2 Worksheet.

Homework:
(1.) Q2 HW2 - click here for copy.
Q2 W2 10/21/09 Wednesday
Class:
Lapboard practice - solving equations.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q2 W2 10/20/09 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Finish Ch. 3-5, Solving Equations ==> Two Special Cases. Case 1 ==> Variable "goes away" and you are left with a true math statement = solution is "all real numbers." Case 2 ==> Variable "goes away" and you are left with a false math statement = solution is "no solution."

Homework:
(1.) Page 154, #51-52.
Q2 W2 10/19/09 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Return review graded Homework 1 and Quiz 1.

Ch. 3-5, Solving Equations with Grouping Symbols,

Ch. 3-5, Solving Equations With The Variable On Both Sides.

Homework:
(1.) Page 152, #16-19.
Q2 W1 10/16/09 Friday
Class:
Q2 Quiz1.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q2 W1 10/15/09 Thursday
Class:
Individual Graded Work - Q2 HW1 Worksheet.

Homework:
(1.) Finish Q2 HW1 - click here for copy.
Q2 W1 10/14/09 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Group Practice: Solving Multi-Step Equations ==> Page 146, #22-32.

Homework:
(1.) Finish Page 146, #22-32.
Q2 W1 10/13/09 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Ch. 3-4, Solving Multi-Step (more than one undo) Equations.

Homework:
(1.) Page 145, #7-11.
Q2 W1 10/12/09 Monday
No School - Columbus Day Holiday.

-----------------------------BEGIN QUARTER 2-----------------------------

Q1 W9 10/9/09 Friday
Class:
Return/review graded Exam 2.

------------------------------END QUARTER 1------------------------------

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W9 10/8/09 Thursday
Class:
Q1 Exam 2.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W9 10/7/09 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Practice for Exam 2.

Homework:
(1.) Study for Exam 2.
Q1 W9 10/6/09 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Ch. 3-3, Solving Equations by Multiplying and Dividing. The GRE = Golden Rule of Equations. Single "undo" equations.

Homework:
(1.) Page 138, #13-20.
(2.) Study for Exam 2.
Q1 W9 10/5/09 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Ch. 3-2, Solving Equations by Adding and Subtracting. The GRE = Golden Rule of Equations. Single "undo" equations.

Homework:
(1.) Page 131, #4-10.
(2.) Study for Exam 2.
Q1 W8 10/2/09 Friday
Class:
Q1 Quiz 6.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W8 10/1/09 Thursday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Q1 HW7 Worksheet.

Homework:
(1.) Finish Q1 HW7 - click here for copy.
Q1 W8 9/30/09 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Ch. 2-6, Probability.

Homework:
(1.) Page 98-99, #4-7, 14-23.
Q1 W8 9/29/09 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Review: decimals to percent.

Group practice: sign and fraction rules.

Homework:
(1.) Finish Group Practice Problems:
Page 823-824, Lesson 2-2, 2-3, and 2-4 "Column 1".
Q1 W8 9/28/09 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Return/review graded HW6 and Quiz 5 (time permitting).

Operations (add, sub., mult., divide) with decimals. Review sign and fraction rules.

Homework:
(1.) Page 115, #7 to 18.
Q1 W7 9/25/09 Friday
Class:
Q1 Quiz 5.

Homework:
(1.) Beat the Redskins!
Q1 W7 9/24/09 Thursday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Individual Graded Work - Homework 6 Worksheet.

Homework:
(1.) Finish Q1 HW6 Worksheet - click here for copy.
Q1 W7 9/23/09 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Lapboard practice - sign and fraction rules.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W7 9/22/09 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Ch. 2-2 and 2-3, Multiplying and Dividing Rational Numbers, sign rules for multiplying and dividing (SPDN), the "heart" division, summary of sign and fraction rules.

Homework:
(1.) Page 101, #64-66, 71, 72.
Q1 W7 9/21/09 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Retrurn/review graded Homework 5 and Quiz 4 (if time permits).

Ch. 2-1, Adding and Subtracting Rational Numbers, add/subtract sign rules, add/subtract fraction rules.

Homework:
(1.) Page 76, #17-22, 29-33.
Q1 W6 9/18/09 Friday
Class:
Q1 Quiz 4.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W6 9/17/09 Thursday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Individual graded work - Q1 Homework 5 Worksheet.

Homework:
(1.) Q1 HW5 Worksheet - click here for copy.
Q1 W6 9/16/09 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Homework review. Fraction division rule ==> "flip and multiply". Definition of absolute value, the absolute value symbol, absolute value as a grouping symbol, evaluating expressions with absolute value.

Homework:
(1.) Page 63, #6, 7, 16, 17, 18, 21,
(2.) Page 71, #34, 35, 45, 48.
Q1 W6 9/15/09 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Continue Ch. 1-8, How To Read Graphs.

Homework:
(1.) Page 46-47, #10-13.
Q1 W6 9/14/09 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Note: Progress Reports issued today in homeroom.

Review graded Homework 4 (time permitting).

Ch. 1-8, The (X,Y) Coordinate Plane.

Homework:
(1.) Page 46, #1, 2, 6, 7, 8.
Q1 W5 9/11/09 Friday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Review graded Quarter 1 Exam 1.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W5 9/10/09 Thursday
Class:
Quarter 1 Exam 1.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W5 9/9/09 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Individual Graded Worksheet - Quarter 1 Homework 4.

Homework:
(1.) Finish Q1 HW4 - click here for copy.
Q1 W5 9/8/09 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here)
Return/review graded HW 3 and Quiz 3 (time permitting).

Finish Ch. 1-5, Definition of "Like" terms, combining (add & subtract) like terms, using the Distributive Property to get unlike terms out of "parentheses jail" and then combining like terms.

Homework:
(1.) Page 31, #42 to 50.
Q1 W5 9/7/09 Monday
No School - Labor Day Holiday
Q1 W4 9/4/09 Friday
Class: 
Quarter 1 Quiz 3.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W4 9/3/09 Thursday
Class: (today's class notes - click here) 
Individual Graded Work - Q1 HW3 Worksheet.

Homework:
(1.) Finish Q1 HW3 Worksheet - click here for copy.
Q1 W4 9/2/09 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here) 
Lapboard practice - distributive property, substitution, multiplying fractions.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W4 9/1/09 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here) 
Ch. 1-5, The Distributive Property ==> how to get unlike terms out of parentheses jail.

Homework:
(1.) Page 29, #4, 7, 8, 15, 18 (use DP, check with PE(MD)(AS)).
Q1 W4 8/31/09 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here) 
Return/review graded HW2/Quiz 2.

Finish Ch. 1-2, How to substitute; Tip: parentheses are your friend!

Homework:
(1.) Page 13, #10 to 12.
Q1 W3 8/28/09 Friday
Class:  
Q1 Quiz 2.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W3 8/27/09 Thursday
Class: (today's class notes - click here) 
Individual Graded Work - Q1 HW2 Worksheet.

Homework:
(1.) Q1 HW2 Worksheet - click here for copy.
(2.) Go Dawgs!
Q1 W3 8/26/09 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here) 
Lapboard practice: Exponents, Order of Operations.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W3 8/25/09 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here) 
Ch. 1-2 Order of Operations ==> PE(MD)(AS). Definition of "convention".

Homework:
(1.) Page 13 # 4 to 9.
Q1 W3 8/24/09 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here) 
Review graded HW1 & Quiz 1.

Place value, decimals, and operations with decimals.

Homework:
(1.) Page 9 # 50 to 53.
Q1 W2 8/21/09 Friday
Class: 
Quarter 1 Quiz 1.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W2 8/20/09 Thursday
Class: (today's class notes - click here) 
Quarter 1 Homework 1 - Worksheet Ch. 1-1.

Homework:
(1.) Algebra 1A Q1 HW1 - click here for copy.
Q1 W2 8/19/09 Wednesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here) 
Finish Ch. 1-1 Variables and Expressions ==> changing words to algebraic expressions. Why "squared" and "cubed" are used to refer to an exponent of 2 and 3.

Review list of "things to improve" marked on your first homework submittal. Return marked up work after review.

Homework:
(1.) 8-19 Worksheet 1-1 - click here for copy.
Q1 W2 8/18/09 Tuesday
Class: (today's class notes - click here) 
Define constants, variables. Definition of powers ==> the base times itself an exponent number of times. Reminder: simplify fractions before and after doing anything to them. Practice: decimals to percents and percents to decimals. Shortcuts when multiplying by 10, 100, 1000, etc. Evaluating powers (exponents).

Homework:
(1.) Evaluate 32, 53, 26, 23, 33, 14, 81, 92, 43, 84.
Q1 W2 8/17/09 Monday
Class: (today's class notes - click here) 
Converting decimals to percents and percents to decimals ==> "DP = Double Play" ==> D to P move decimal 2 places to right. For P to D move 2 places to left.

Homework:
(1.) Complete the table of fractions and percents and answer the questions that go along with the table (see class notes above).
Q1 W1 8/14/09 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: 3/4, 14/16, 7/8, 24/36.
(2.) Math likes/dislikes, math class likes/dislikes.
(3.) Into. letter and contact forms returned (if not done already).
Q1 W1 8/13/09 Thursday
Class: (today's class notes - click here) 
Welcome back! Introductions.

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 - click here.
(2.) Contact Form - click here.
(3.) Organize class notes
(4.) Visit/explore this web site :-). - You are here!

 
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