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Algebra 1A
Classwork and Homework Information

Mr. Cantlin's Classes - 2006-2007

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

Q2 W10 12/20/06 Wednesday
Class:
Practice/review for semester exam.
Semester Exam - Period's 1, 2.

Homework:
(1.) Happy Holidays!
Q2 W10 12/19/06 Tuesday
Class:
Practice/review for semester exam.
Semester Exam - Period's 3, 6, 7.

Homework:
(1.) Study for semester exam.
Q2 W10 12/18/06 Monday
Class:
Practice/review for semester exam.
Semester Exam - Period's 4, 5.

Homework:
(1.) Study for semester exam.
Q2 W9 12/15/06 Friday
Class:
Practice/review for semester exam.

Homework:
(1.) Study for semester exam..
Q2 W9 12/14/06 Thursday
Class:
Ch. 3-6, "Ratios and Proportions" practice.
Note: Morning activity schedule for drama club performance.

Homework:
(1.) Finish Page 827 Lesson 3-6 #1-18.
Q2 W9 12/13/06 Wednesday
Class:
Ch. 3-6, "Ratios and Proportions" practice.
Note: Morning activity schedule for club day.

Homework:
(1.) Page 827 Lesson 3-6 #1-18.
Q2 W9 12/12/06 Tuesday
Class: (click here for notes)
Ch. 3-6, "Ratios and Proportions" practice.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q2 W9 12/11/06 Monday
Class: (click here for notes)
Ch. 3-6, "Ratios and Proportions" including definition of a proportion and the use of cross-products to solve proportions.

Homework:
(1.) Read Ch. 3-6.
(2.) Page 158-159 #11, 12, 19 to 22, and 31, 32.
Q2 W8 12/8/06 Friday
Class:
Accelerated Math.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q2 W8 12/7/06 Thursday
Class:
Exam 2 (over Ch. 3-1 to 3-5 = solving equations, sets of numbers).

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q2 W8 12/6/06 Wednesday
Class:
Practice solving equations, review homework.

Homework:
(1.) Study equation solving for Exam 2 tomorrow.
Q2 W8 12/5/06 Tuesday
Class:
Classwork: Page 826 Lesson 3-5 #1 to 21 odds. (solving equations).

Homework:
(1.) Page 826 Lesson 3-5 #1 to 21 odds.
Q2 W8 12/4/06 Monday
Class: (click here for notes)
Practice solving equations, review graded Quiz 5.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q2 W7 12/1/06 Friday
Class:
Quiz 5 (over Ch. 3-1 to 3-5 Solving Equations).

Homework:
(1.) Go Dawgs - Round 4!
Q2 W7 11/30/06 Thursday
Class:
Worksheet 3-5 Solving Equations (click here for copy).

Homework:
(1.) Worksheet 3-5 Solving Equations (click here for copy).
Q2 W7 11/29/06 Wednesday
Class: (click here for notes)
Ch. 3-5, Solving Equations With Variables On Each Side.

Homework:
(1.) Read Ch.3-5.
(2.) Page 152 #16 to 23.
Q2 W7 11/28/06 Tuesday
Class: (click here for notes)
Ch. 3-4, Solving Multi-step Equations.

Homework:
(1.) Read Ch.3-4.
(2.) Page 146 #24 to 32.
Q2 W7 11/27/06 Monday
Class: (click here for notes)
Ch. 3-3, Solving Equations Using Multiplication and Division.

Homework:
(1.) Read Ch.3-3.
(2.) Page 138 #13 to 22.
Q2 W6 11/24/06 Friday

NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Holiday.

Q2 W6 11/23/06 Thursday

NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Holiday.

Q2 W6 11/22/06 Wednesday

NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Holiday.

Q2 W6 11/21/06 Tuesday
Class:
Accelerated Math.

Homework:
(1.) Go Dawgs - Round 3 of the football playoffs!

Q2 W6 11/20/06 Monday
Class: (click here for notes)
Classwork / Homework: Worksheet 3-2 Solving Equations.

Homework:
(1.) Worksheet 3-2 Solving Equations - Click Here For Copy

Q2 W5 11/17/06 Friday
Class:
(1). Quiz 4 (over Ch. 3-1 and 3-2).
(2.) Quarter 2 Midterms Sent Home (all classes).

Homework:
(1.) Go Dawgs - Round 2 of the Playoffs!

Q2 W5 11/16/06 Thursday
Class:
Practice (lapboards): solving equations.

Homework:
(1.) Study for Quiz 4 (Ch. 3-1 and 3-2).

Q2 W5 11/15/06 Wednesday
Class: (click here for notes)
Classwork: Page 825 Lesson 3-2 #1 to 20 (#21 to 24 are bonus).

Homework:
(1.) Finish Page 825 Lesson 3-2 #1 to 20 (#21 to 24 are bonus).

Q2 W5 11/14/06 Tuesday
Class: (click here for notes)
Ch. 3-2, Continued: Writing and Solving Equations.

Homework:
(1.) Read Ch. 3-2.
(2.) Page 132 #31 to 38 (plus checks).
Q2 W5 11/13/06 Monday
Class: (click here for notes)
Ch. 3-1 and 3-2, Writing and Solving Equations, including: definition of (a) equation, (b) solution of an equation (c) golden rule of equations, (d) checking an equation. How to write out an equation solution.

Homework:
(1.) Read Ch. 3-1 and 3-2.
(2.) Page 132 #15 to 24 (plus checks).
Q2 W4 11/10/06 Friday

NO SCHOOL - VETERAN'S DAY HOLIDAY.

Q2 W4 11/9/06 Thursday
Class:
Accelerated Math.

Homework:
(1.) Go Dawgs (first round playoff game tonight)!.
Q2 W4 11/8/06 Wednesday
Class:
Exam 1.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q2 W4 11/7/06 Tuesday
Class:
Practice Quiz, Page 115 # 1 to 33.

Homework:
(1.) Finish Practice Quiz, Page 115 # 1 to 33.
(2.) Review Ch. 2 for exam Wednesday (use study guide at end of chapter).
Q2 W4 11/6/06 Monday
Class: (click here for notes)
(1.) Review graded Quiz 3.
(2.) Ch. 2-7 Square Roots and Real Numbers.

Homework:
(1.) Page 107 #20-28 and 32-40.
(2.) Review Ch. 2 for exam Wednesday (use study guide at end of chapter).
Q2 W3 11/3/06 Friday
Class:
Quiz 3.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q2 W3 11/2/06 Thursday
Class:
Classwork/Homework: Worksheet 2-6 Probability and Odds.
(click here for copy)

Homework:
(1.) Study for Quiz 3.
(2.) Worksheet 2-6 (click here for copy)
Q2 W3 11/1/06 Wednesday
Class: (click here for notes)
Ch. 2-6, Probability and Odds.

Homework:
(1.) Read Ch. 2-6.
(2.) Page 99 #14-17, 22-25, 28-31.
Q2 W3 10/31/06 Tuesday
Class: (click here for notes)
Review graded Quiz 2 over Ch. 2-1 to 2-5 (primarily Ch. 2-4 and 2-5).

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q2 W3 10/30/06 Monday

NO SCHOOL - PARENT/TEACHER DAY.

Q2 W2 10/27/06 Friday
Class:
Quiz 2 over Ch. 2-1 to 2-5 (primarily Ch. 2-4 and 2-5).

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q2 W2 10/26/06 Thursday
Class:
Classwork: Page 824 Lesson 2-4 #1 to 15 and Lesson 2-5 #1 and #5 (also mean, median, and mode for this problem).

Homework:
(1.) Study for Quiz 2
Q2 W2 10/25/06 Wednesday
Class: (click here for notes)
(1.) Homework review. Ch. 2-5, Line Plots, Stem and Leaf Plots (Powerpoint Presentation).

Homework:
(1.) None
Q2 W2 10/24/06 Tuesday
Class: (click here for notes)
(1.) Ch. 2-5, Intro: Mean, Median, Mode (Pages 818 to 819).

Homework:
(1.) Page 819 # 1 to 9 (odds)
Q2 W2 10/23/06 Monday
Class: (click here for notes)
(1.) Ch. 2-4, Dividing Rational Numbers.
(2.) Review graded Quiz 1, study missed problems.

Homework:
(1.) Page 86 #4 to 16.
Q2 W1 10/20/06 Friday
Class:
Quarter 2 Quiz 1, Multiplying Rational Numbers (plus Ch. 2-1 to 2-2).

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q2 W1 10/19/06 Thursday
Class: (click here for notes)
Practice: Ch. 2-3, Multiplying Rational Numbers.

Homework:
(1.) Worksheet 2-3 Multiplying Rational Numbers (click here for copy).
Q2 W1 10/18/06 Wednesday
Class: (click here for notes)
START QUARTER 2.
Review fraction rules, review sign rules, Ch. 2-3 Multiplying Rational Numbers (memory aid = SPDN = Same Sign Positive, Different Signs Negative).

Homework:
(1.) Read Ch. 2-3.
(2.) Page 81 # 4 to 15.
Q2 W1 10/17/06 Tuesday
Fall Break Holiday - No School
Q2 W1 10/16/06 Monday
Fall Break Holiday - No School
Q1 W10 10/13/06 Friday
Class:
END OF QUARTER 1.
Accelerated Math. Period 2 takes the exam today.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W10 10/12/06 Thursday
Class:
Continue review for end-of-quarter exam (exam 2), Accelerated Math. Periods 5 and 6 take the exam today.

Homework:
(1.) Study for end-of-quarter exam .
Q1 W10 10/11/06 Wednesday
Class: (click here for notes)
Continue review for end-of-quarter exam (exam 2), Accelerated Math.

Homework:
(1.) Study for end-of-quarter exam .
Q1 W10 10/10/06 -:) Tuesday
Class: (click here for notes)
Continue review for end-of-quarter exam (exam 2), Accelerated Math.

Homework:
(1.) Study for end-of-quarter exam .
Q1 W10 10/9/06 Monday
Class: (click here for notes)
Review for end-of-quarter exam (exam 2).

Homework:
(1.) Study for end-of-quarter exam .
Q1 W9 10/6/06 Friday
Class:
Practice: Fraction rules (add, subtract, multiply, divide), Sign rules.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W9 10/5/06 Thursday
Class: (click here for notes)
Practice: Fraction rules (add, subtract, multiply, divide), classwork: page 823 Lesson 2-2, #1-24.

Homework:
(1.) Page 823 Lesson 2-2, #1-24 (if not finished in class).
Q1 W9 10/4/06 Wednesday
Class: (click here for notes)
Fraction rules (add, subtract, multiply, divide).

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W9 10/3/06 Tuesday
Class: (click here for notes)
Practice: adding and subtracting with negatives, Accelerated Math, Period 2 at "Making High School Count" assembly.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W9 10/2/06 Monday
Class: (click here for notes)
Review of adding and subtracting with negatives, review graded Quiz 6, introduction to Accelerated Math.

Homework:
(1.) Study mistakes made in Quiz 6.
Q1 W8 9/29/06 Friday
Class:
Quiz 6.

Homework:
(1.) Beat the Redskins!.
Q1 W8 9/28/06 Thursday
Class:
Classwork: Worksheet 2-2, Adding and Subtracting Rational Numbers
(Click here for copy)

Homework:
(1.) If not finished in class: Worksheet 2-2 , Adding and Subtracting Rational Numbers (Click here for copy).
Q1 W8 9/27/06 Wednesday
Class: (click here for notes)
Practice: Ch. 2-2, Adding and Subtracting Rational Numbers. Note: Periods 2 and 5 on field trip to see a play in Guntersville.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W8 9/26/06 Tuesday
Class: (click here for notes)
Ch. 2-2, Adding and Subtracting Rational Numbers. Classwork: Page 76 # 4 to 8.

Homework:
(1.) Page 76 # 17 to 28.
Q1 W8 9/25/06 Monday
Class:
Powerpoint over Ch. 2-1. Note: 1/2 day of school = Periods 5 and 6 missed.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W7 9/22/06 Friday
Class:
Quiz 5 over Ch. 2-1.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W7 9/21/06 Thursday
Class:
Practice (lapboards) Ch. 1 and Ch. 2-1 problems.

Homework:
(1.) Study Ch. 2-1 for Quiz 5.
Q1 W7 9/20/06 Wednesday
Class: (click here for notes)
Classwork: Worksheet 2-1 Rational Numbers - Click Here For Copy.

Homework:
(1.) Finish Worksheet 2-1 if not done in class.
Q1 W7 9/19/06 Tuesday
Class: (click here for notes)
Ch. 1-9 overview: bar charts, circle graphs, and line graphs. Common types of misleading graphs. Ch. 2-1 "Rational Numbers on a Number Line." Absolute Value.

Homework:
(1.) Get Math Progress Reports signed.
(2.) Page 71 # 18-40 evens.
Q1 W7 9/18/06 Monday
Class: (click here for notes)
Return and review graded Quiz 4's, using the distributive property, combining like terms,. Discuss graphing activity.

Math Midterm Progress Reports Issued To Students - Needs Signature.

Homework:
(1.) Get Math Progress Reports signed.
Q1 W6 9/15/06 Friday
Class:
Quiz 4 over Chapter 1.

All Classes Midterm Progress Reports Issued To Students.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W6 9/14/06 Thursday
Class:
Chapter 1 practice using "bleacherboards".

Homework:
(1.) Study Chapter 1 for Quiz 4 tomorrow.
Q1 W6 9/13/06 Wednesday
Class: (click here for notes)
Finish Chapter 1-8, Graphs and Functions, analyzing graphs, domain, range, independent variable, dependent variable.

Homework:
(1.) Create a graph of your "speed vs. time" for a typical day from the time you wake up until you go to sleep. Put time on the X-axis, speed on the Y-axis, don't use numbers but keep your speeds and times consistent - for example you go faster on the bus than when you are walking, you spend more time in class than you do getting to class, etc..
Q1 W6 9/12/06 Tuesday
Class: (click here for notes)
Finish classwork/homework, Chapter 1-8, Graphs and Functions, Practice plotting points (battleship/submarine game).

Homework:
(1.) Read Ch. 1-8.
Q1 W6 9/11/06 Monday
Class: (click here for notes)
Classwork/homework: Textbook Pages 820-821 Lesson 1-1 #2, 10, 14 Lesson 1-2 #2, 4, 8, 10, 14,18, 20, Lesson 1-3 #4, 16, Lesson 1-4 #2, 4, Lesson 1-5 #2, 18, 22, Lesson 1-6 #14, 18, 20 ...(20 problems total).

Homework:
(1.) Textbook Pages 820-821 Lesson 1-1 #2, 10, 14 Lesson 1-2 #2, 4, 8, 10, 14,18, 20, Lesson 1-3 #4, 16, Lesson 1-4 #2, 4, Lesson 1-5 #2, 18, 22, Lesson 1-6 #14, 18, 20 ...(20 problems total)
Q1 W5 9/8/06 Friday
Class: (click here for notes)
Ch. 1-6, the Commutative Property and the Associative Property (of addition and multiplication).

Homework:
(1.) Read Ch. 1-6.
(2.) Page 36, Practice Quiz 2 # 1 - 10.
Q1 W5 9/7/06 Thursday
Class:
Exam 1 over Ch. 1-1 to 1-5.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W5 9/6/06 Wednesday
Class: (click here for notes)
Practice/review for Exam 1 over Ch. 1-1 to 1-5.

Homework:
(1.) Review for Exam 1 (list of practice problems in notes).
Q1 W5 9/5/06 Tuesday
Class: (click here for notes)
BE = Quiz 3 review questions (ones the class had trouble with), Ch. 1-5, The Distributive Property - getting unlike terms out of "parentheses jail", using arrows as a memory aid, definition of "like terms", practice problems.

Homework:
(1.) Review for Exam 1 Thursday over Ch. 1-1 to 1-5.
(2.) Study Guide Problems, Page 57-60, Copy the four (4) "Concept Summaries" for Ch. 1-1 to 1-4 and do problems # 12 to 16 even, 22 to 32 even, and 46, 48.
Q1 W5 9/4/06 Monday

Labor Day Holiday - No School.

Q1 W4 9/1/06 Friday
Class:
Quiz 3 over Ch. 1-3 and Ch. 1-4 plus any other topics covered so far.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W4 8/31/06 Thursday
Class: (click here for notes)
Practice: replacement set problems, naming the property from Ch. 1-4.

Homework:
(1.) Study for Quiz 3.
Q1 W4 8/30/06 Wednesday
Class: (click here for notes)
Ch. 1-4: Identity Properties (Additive, +0 and Multiplicative, *1), Properties of Equality (Reflexive, Symmetric, Transitive, Substitution), Reciprocal (or multiplicative inverse) Property, and the Multiplication By Zero Property.

Homework:
(1.) Read Ch. 1-4, study the 8 properties.
Q1 W4 8/29/06 Tuesday
Class: (click here for notes)
Ch. 1-3 continued, Using a "replacement set" or "substitution set" to find the "solution set" to an equation, finding the solution set for an "inequality", the less than, less than or equal, greater than, and greater than or equal symbols. Define equation, inequality. Group practice: page 19 #37.

Homework:
(1.) Page 20 "Practice Quiz" (the 10 problems at the bottom of the page).
Q1 W4 8/28/06 Monday
Class: (click here for notes)
Ch. 1-3, Using a "replacement set" or "substitution set" to find the "solution set" to an equation. Define equation, solution to an equation, GRE.

Homework:
(1.) Read Ch. 1-3.
(2.) Page 18-19, # 4, 5, 15, 17.
Q1 W3 8/25/06 Friday
Class:
Quarter 1 Quiz 2.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W3 8/24/06 Thursday
Class: (click here for notes)
Sets, set notation (braces), divisibility rules for 3's and 9's, definition of the six (6) sets of numbers: natural, whole, integers, rational, irrational, and real.

Homework:
(1.) Study for quiz over Ch. 1-2 "Order of Operations" and the 6 sets of numbers.
Q1 W3 8/23/06 Wednesday
Class: (click here for notes)
BE/Practice Ch. 1-2 "Order of Operations", Intro. to lapboards.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W3 8/22/06 Tuesday
Class: (click here for notes)
Finish Ch. 1-2 "Order of Operations" including substituting values for variables ==> USE PARENTHESES!, Practice: Order of Operations.

Homework:
(1.) Worksheet 1-2 Order of Operations (20 Problems) - Click Here,
Q1 W3 8/21/06 Monday
Class: (click here for notes)
Intro: Ch. 1-2 "Order of Operations" inc. PE(MD)(AS), making your own worksheet to calculate your grade in math at any time, review graded Quiz 1.

Homework:
(1.) Read Ch. 1-2 "Order of Operations",
(2.) Study items missed on Quiz and make plans for redos within the next 2 weeks.
Q1 W2 8/18/06 Friday
Class:
Quiz 1 over converting fractions to decimals using long division, Ch. 1-1 Variables and Expressions, and any material covered to-date.

Homework:
(1.) None.
Q1 W2 8/17/06 Thursday
Class: (click here for notes)
Bell Exercise: review of Ch. 1-1 "Variables and Expressions". Class review of yesterday's homework problems. How to read an expression with a parentheses (a "quantity"). Classwork: Page 8 # 1-10.

Homework:
(1.) Review for quiz Friday.
Q1 W2 8/16/06 Wednesday
Class: (click here for notes)
Bell Exercise: review, plus property of 1/9, 2/9, etc. Ch. 1-1 "Variables and Expressions", writing algebraic expressions from "word" descriptions. Review for quiz Friday over material covered to-date.

Homework:
(1.) Finish classwork: Page 8 # 11 to 16, 19, and 21 to 25.
Q1 W2 8/15/06 Tuesday
Class: (click here for notes)
Bell Exercise: exponents, meaning of powers, how to read powers, squares, cubes. Ch. 1-1 "Variables and Expressions", definitions: variable, constant, product, factor, quotient, algebraic expression. Grouping symbols: parentheses, brackets, braces, and fraction bar.

Homework:
(1.) Read Chapter 1-1, Variables and Expressions.
Q1 W2 8/14/06 Monday
Class: (click here for notes)
Bell Exercise: fractions to decimals, perimeter, area. Discussion of place value in the decimal system. Issue textbooks. Collect homework: Skill 32 Worksheet, Converting Fractions To Decimals.

Homework:
(1.) Read Chapter 1-1, Variables and Expressions.
(2.) Get remaining supplies.
Q1 W1 8/11/06 Friday
Class: (click here for notes)
Bell Exercise: perimeter, area, and converting fractions to decimals ("Moon the Fraction"). math work requirements including labeling, grading scale."

Homework:
(1.) Skill 32 Worksheet, Converting Fractions To Decimals,
(2.) Get supplies for Monday's class, review your "times tables".
Q1 W1 8/10/06 Thursday
Class:
Introductions, "Contact Form" (Period 2 still needs to hand this in), Math Help Policy and Test/Quiz/Homework Redo Policy.

Homework:
(1.) Show your parents the "Introduction" letter,
(2.) Get supplies for Monday's class,
(3.) Review your "times tables" up to 12 * 12 as needed.

 
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