Third Period
Algebra I

Thursday, May 2, 2002:
1.    Warm up on factoring
2.    Recorded and reviewed homework
3.    Covered WB:  14-17 (just answered questions on p. 17)
4.    Homework:  WB:  pp. 12-13

Wednesday, May 1, 2002:
1.    Recorded and reviewed homework
2.    Discussed simulations and covered WB:  pp. 7-9
3.    Homework:  WB:  pp. 10-11

Monday, April 29, 2002:
1.    Test on Radicals
2.    Discussed probability
3.    Homework:  WB:  Read and complete pp. 2-6

Thursday, April 25, 2002:
1.    Reviewed and recorded homework
2.    Watched video
3.    Homework:  study all assignments and warm ups for Monday's test on radicals

Tuesday, April 23, 2002:
1.    Warm up on conjugates
2.    Reviewed and recorded Red Book:  p. 523, 23-30
3.    Notes on the distance formula
4.    Homework:  Distance Formula worksheet
                          Test Review sheet - Test on Monday, April 29

Monday, April 22, 2002:
1.    Warm up on quadratic formula and Pythagorean Theorem
2.    Reviewed and recorded quadratic formula worksheet and How Do You Write a Song...
3.    Notes on rationalizing the denominator when it's a binomial
4.    Homework:  Red Book:  p. 523, 23-30
                          Test on Monday, April 29

Friday, April 12, 2002:
1.    Warm up on adding and subtracting radicals
2.    Corrected and recorded homework
3.    Notes on multiplying binomials containing radicals
4.    Students began working on What Do You Get When You Cross..?
5.    Notes on solving equations using radicals
6.    Students began working on Why is a Duplicate Key...?
7.    Homework:  What Do You Get When You Cross..?
                          Why is a Duplicate Key...?
                          Review Sheet
                          Study for quiz (study all assignments on radical including Red Book p. 518, 1-25 odd)

Thursday, April 11, 2002:
1.    Warm up on polynomials and radicals
2.    Corrected and recorded homework
3.    Notes on adding and subtracting radicals
4.    Students began Adding and Subtracting Radicals worksheet
5.    Homework:  Did You Hear About...?
                          Adding and Subtracting Radicals

Tuesday, April 9, 2002:
1.    Reviewed simplifying and multiplying radicals
2.    Students worked on Red Book:  p. 518, 1-25 odd as a warm up
3.    Corrected and recorded homework
4.    Notes on multiplying, dividing, and simplifying radicals
5.    Homework:  Red Book:  p. 528, 1-24

Wednesday, March 27, 2002:
1.    Field Trip to Air and Space Museum

Monday, March 25, 2002:
1.    Students corrected their "usefulness" prompt.
2.    Students took notes on simplifying square roots
3.    Students began working on "Do Elephants Know How to Gamble?"
4.    Students took notes on multiplying square roots
5.    Homework:  Do Elephants Know How to Gamble? worksheet
                          What Do You Call a  Group...? worksheet

Friday, March 22, 2002:
1.    Corrected Review Sheet
2.    Test on Polynomials
3.    Homework:  none! :)

Wednesday, March 20, 2002
1.    Returned and reviewed quiz from Monday
2.    Corrected and recorded homework
3.    Handed out review sheet
4.    Test moved up to Friday
5.    Homework:  Complete Review Sheet
                          Study for Friday's test

Monday, March 18, 2002:
1.    Reviewed and collected homework
2.    Notes on area
3.    Quiz on factoring
4.    Homework:  Complete area worksheet
                          Test on Monday

Thursday, March 14, 2002:
1.    Warm up on factoring
2.    Corrected and recorded homework
3.    Notes on solving equations using factoring
4.    Homework:  study all methods of factoring for Monday's quiz
                          Solving Equations using Factoring (Right side of worksheet)

Wednesday, March 13, 2002:
1.    Warm up on factoring
2.    Notes on Factor by Grouping
3.    Students began working on worksheet in class
4.    Notes on factoring trinomials with a leading coefficient
5.    Students began working on worksheet in class
6.    Notes on factoring trinomials using more than one method
7.    Homework:  "How Did Snidley Spellbinder..?" worksheet
                          "What did Mrs.  Zling...?
                          "Factoring Using More than One Method" (Left side of worksheet)

Monday, March 11, 2002:
1.    Students wrote a paragraph on the usefulness of a text
2.    Reviewed and collected homework
3.    Returned and reviewed the Unit 6 test and polynomial quiz
4.    Handed out progress sheets
5.    Students worked on Red Book:  p. 193, 27-43 odd
6.    Notes on factoring special cases
7.    Homework:  p. 531, 5-28
                          Get progress sheets signed

Thursday, March 7, 2002:
1.    Reviewed and recorded homework
2.    Quiz on laws of exponents
3.    Notes on dividing a polynomial by a monomial
4.    Students completed Red Book:  pp. 192-193, 1-15 odd
5.    Notes on greatest common factor
6.    Homework:  p. 538, 11-20
                          Dividing Polynomials by Monomials worksheet

Tuesday, March 5, 2002:
1.    Warm up on negative exponents
2.    Reviewed and recorded homework
3.    Notes on multiplying the special cases
4.    Gave list of assignments that will be covered on the Thursday's quiz
5.    Homework:  Complete text:  p. 525, 5-28 (follow notes from classes)
                          Review sheet for quiz
                          Study for quiz - it's on Thursday

Monday, March 4, 2002:
1.    Warm up on adding, subtracting, and multiplying polynomials; reviewed vocabulary
2.    Corrected and collected homework
3.    Notes on powers of monomials
4.    Students began working on Red Book:  pp. 152-153, 9-29 odd
5.    Notes on dividing monomials
6.    Students began working on Red Book:  p. 189, 1-33 odd
7.    Notes on negative exponents
8.    Homework:  Complete Red Book:  pp. 152-153, 9-29 odd
                         Complete Red Book:  p. 189, 1-33 odd
                          Complete Negative Exponents worksheet

Thursday, February 28, 2002:
1.    Test on Unit 6 - first part of the unit
2.    Handed out worksheet Adding and Subtracting Polynomials
3.    Notes on multiplying monomials
4.    Homework:  Adding and Subtracting Polynomials
                          Red Book:  p. 149, 1-33 odd, omit 25

Tuesday, February 26, 2002:
1.    Corrected and recorded homework
2.    Gave students a list of assignments to study for Thursday's test
3.    Handed out vocabulary list for polynomials
4.    Notes on adding and subtracting polynomials
5.    Homework:  Study for test - Thursday

Friday, February 22, 2002:
1.    Warm up
2.    Reviewed and recorded homework
3.    Notes on solving quadratics using factoring
4.    Students began working on Solving Quadratics Using Factoring worksheet
5.    Class worked out #1 on Vertical Motion Word Problems and Applications worksheet
5.    Homework:  Solving Quadratics Using Factoring worksheet
                          Vertical Motion Word Problems and Applications worksheet

Thursday, February 21, 2002:
1.    Quiz
2.    Notes on Factoring Trinomials
3.    Students began working on Factoring Trinomials worksheet
4.    Notes on the Factor Theorem
5.    Students began working on the Factor Theorem worksheet
6.    Homework:  Factoring Trinomials worksheet
                          Factor Theorem worksheet

Tuesday, February 19, 2002:
1.    Reviewed all assignments
2.    Class exercise:  Multiplying Binomials Mentally (Red Book:  p. 197)
3.    Gave list of assignments that will be covered on quiz
4.    Homework:  study

Tuesday, February 12, 2002:
1.    Warm up:  Translations and Dilations"
2.    Recorded homework
3.    Corrected Warm up, WB:  pp. 12-20, 26-29, and Function Properties Homework
4.    Students started "Solving Linear/Quadratic Systems"
5.    Homework:  Solving LInear/Quadratic Systems"
                          WB:  pp. 21-22, 30, 32-34
                           Quiz on Quadratics on Monday (probably)

Monday, February 11, 2002:
1.    Notes on quadratics (standard form, general shape, translations, dilations, properties)
2.    Students began working on WB:  pp. 12-20
3.    Homework:  WB:  pp. 12-20
                          Function Properties (zeros is another name for x-intercepts; be sure to write the
                                equation of each graph also)
4.    Any 7th grade students who went on the field trip on Monday need to come see me for lunch the next time they eat 8th grade lunch.

Friday, January 18, 2002:
1.    Reviewed Semester Exam Review
2.    Homework:  Studying for the Semester Final Exam (It's January 23, 2002)

Wednesday, January 16, 2002:
1.    Handed out answers to semester exam review
2.    Corrected and recorded homework
3.    Completed WB:  pp. 28, 29, 30, the second page 30, 31, and part of 32
4.    Homework:  Complete and correct semester exam review
                          Compile a list of questions to ask about review sheet
                          WB:  pp. 35-36

Monday, January 14, 2002:
1.    Reviewed Unit 3 test
2.    Reviewed and recorded homework
3.    Class worked on WB:  pp. 25
4.    Homework:    Semester Exam Review:  pp. 5-9
                            WB:  pp. 26-27

Thursday, January 10, 2002:
1.    Reviewed and recorded homework
2.    Students worked on p. 4 on the Semester Exam review
3.    Class completed WB:  pp. 16 and 23
4.    Homework:    Get Letter signed
                            WB:  17-18, 23-24

Monday, January 7, 2002:
1.    Reviewed homework; collected only the circle graph packet
2.    Notes on different types of graphs
3.    Completed Unit 4 WB:  p. 8 and 10
4.    Homework:  Semester Final Exam Review:  pp. 3-4
                          Unit 4 WB:  pp. 9, 14-15

Thursday, January 3, 2002:
1.    Handed out Semester Exam Review
2.    Handed out Unit 3/Unit 4 Workbooks
3.    Notes on Circle Graphs
4.    Students worked on Circle Graphs worksheet
5.    Students wrote a compare and contrast
6.    Homework:  Complete Circle Graph worksheet
                          Semester Exam packet pp. 1-2
                          Semester Exam on Wednesday, January 23, 2002

Friday, December 21, 2001:
1.    Students completed second part of test
2.    Students played math games
3.    Homework:  Enjoy the holidays!

Thursday, December 20, 2001:
1.    Corrected homework
2.    Students worked on #21 on p. 397
3.    Students took first part of test.
4.    Homework:  none

Wednesday, December 19, 2001:
1.    Corrected homework
2.    Students worked on Linear Programming Homework
3.    Homework:  complete Linear Programming Homework
                          Study for test
                          Word problem packet due on Thursday - staple it together at home!
 

Monday, December 17, 2001:
1.    Corrected homework
2.    Students completed 19 and 20 on p. 391
3.    Students wrote a compare and contrast summary
4.    Notes on solving systems of linear equations
5.    Homework:  Test review sheet
                          Test on Thursday
                          Word problem packet due on Thursday - staple it together at home!

Thursday, December 13, 2001:
1.    Corrected and collected homework from Monday
2.    Completed Word Problem Notes
3.    Notes on linear programing
4.    Homework:  Complete word problem homework
                          Text:  p. 390, 7-14
                          Test on Thursday
                          Word problem packet due on Thursday

Tuesday, December 11, 2001:
1.    Students saw a math video
2.    Class covered word problem notes up to 7
3.    Homework:  Word problem homework:  4, 7-10

Monday, December 10, 2001:
1.    Warm up:  Red Book p. 483, 25-33
2.    Reviewed and collected homework
3.    Notes on systems of linear inequalities
4.    Students began working on Red book:  p. 485, 1-17 odd
5.    Completed Word problems Notes 1-3 (need to finish 4)
6.    Homework:  p. 485, 1-17 odd
                            Homework Word Problems 1, 2, 3, 5,6

Thursday, December 6, 2001:
1.    Reviewed homework
2.    Quiz on Systems
3.    Notes on graphing inequalities
4.    Homework:  Red Book:  p. 482, 5-23 odd

Tuesday, December 4, 2001:
1.    Warm up - needs to be made up if absent
2.    Corrected homework
3.    Students worked on Red Book p. 365, 1-21 odd
4.    Homework:  complete Red Book p. 365, 1-21 odd
                          Study for quiz - Thursday

Friday, November 30, 2001:
1.    Reviewed Unit 2 test
2.    Corrected and collected homework
3.    Continued notes on solving systems of equations using substitution
4.    Student began working on p. 356, 9-12, 14-17, 19-20, 24, 27, 28
5.    Notes on solving systems of equations using linear combinations
6.    Students completed number 1 on Solving Systems of Equations using the Graphing Calculator.
7.    Homework:     p. 356, 9-12, 14-17, 19-20, 24, 27, 28
                             p. 363, 11-20, 23, 24
                             Quiz on Thursday

Thursday, November 29, 2001:  25 minute period due to MWT
1.    Corrected and collected homework
2.    Began notes on solving systems of equations using substitution
3.    Homework:  none

Tuesday, November 27, 2001:
1.    Test on Unit 2
2.    Notes on Graphing systems of equations
3.    Homework:  Graphing Systems of Equations worksheet

Wedesday, November 21, 2001:
1.    Reviewed homework
2.    Handed out list of assignments that will be covered on the Unit II test
3.    Homework:  Study for Tuesday's test
 

Monday, November 19, 2001:
1.    Warm up on writing equations and finding the line of best fit using the graphing calculator
2.    Reviewed and recorded homework
3.    Notes on writing equations when given a sequence
4.    Homework:  Complete test review sheet
                          WB:  p. 71, 1-4 at bottom of page

Friday, November 15, 2001:
1.    Warm up
2.    Corrected homework
3.    Class completed WB:  pp. 14-15 and 56-57
4.    Notes on properties of functions
5.    Class completed WB:  p. 53
6.    Homework:  WB:  pp. 16-17, 33-35, 63-65
                          Function Properties worksheet
                          Test on Tuesday, November 27, 2001

Wednesday, November 14, 2001:
1.    Reviewed quiz
2.    Collected p. 274, 9-18
2.    Started "Lines of Best Fit"
3.    Homework:  Complete "Lines of Best Fit", using WB p. 54 as a reference

Monday, November 12, 2001:
1.    Warm up on writing equations
2.    Corrected and collected homework
3.    Notes on  point-slope form of equation
4.    Homework:  p. 274, 9-18

Friday, November 9, 2001:
1.    Quiz on graphing
2.    Notes on writing equations when given a table of values
3.    Notes on writing equations of lines
4.    Homework:  "Writing Equations of Lines" worksheet - odds only
                          WB:  p. 39

Wednesday, November 7, 2001:
1.    Warm up on graphing lines and slope
2.    Corrected homework
3.    Gave list of assignments that will be covered on Friday's quiz
4.    Homework:  Study for Quiz
                          WB:  pp. 37-38

Tuesday, November 6, 2001:
1.    Warm up on graphing
2.    Corrected and collected homework
3.    Reviewed quiz
4.    Notes on graphing a line passing through a point and a slope
5.    Notes on determining whether two lines are parallel, perpendicular, or neither
6.    Homework:  p. 201, 10-16
                          Perpendicular and Parallel Lines
                          Quiz on Friday

Friday, November 1, 2001:
1.    Warm up on graphing special lines and graphing linear equations using a table of values
2.    Corrected and collected homework
3.    Notes on slope
4.    Students worked o p. 201, 9-12, 17-28
5.    Notes on graphing equations using slope-intercept form
6.    Homework:  p. 201, 9-12, 17-28
                          p. 208, 5-32

Wednesday, October 31, 2001:  BOO!  :)
1.    Quiz on Functions, Range, and Domain
2.    Notes on graphing lines containing one variable
3.    Students began p. 180, 7-30
4.    Notes on graphing lines in two variables using a table of values
5.    Homework:  p. 180, 7-30
                          p. 186, 13-24
 
 

Monday, October 29, 2001:  (Wrap up day from Wednesday)
1.    Reviewed literal equations homework
2.    Reviewed WB:  pp. 40-42
3.    Reviewed Range and Domain Review (originally untitled) - from last period
4.    Students read p. 467 in Red Book and wrote a summary
5.    Material on quiz:
                WB:  pp. 18-21, 27-31, 40-49
                More Literal equations
6.    Homework:  WB:  p. 49
                          Study for quiz

Friday, October 26, 2001:
1.    Students saw "Life by Numbers" - The sports segment
2.    Students wrote a summary of the video

Wednesday, October 24, 2001: (Mrs. Adams)
1.    Warm up - xerox copy
2.    Corrected homework - gave answers only
3.    Students worked on Reange and Domain review packet and WB:  pp. 40-41, 1-5
4.    Homework:  complete above assignment
                          Quiz on October 31, 2001
 

Monday, October 22, 2001:
1.    Reviewed and recorded homework
2.    Notes on literal equations
3.    Mrs. Fish came into class to discuss character education
4.    Homework:  Quiz on October 31, 2001
                          Complete WB:  41-42, 6-15; "More Literal Equations" worksheet

Wednesday, October 17, 2001:
1.    Warm up - WB:  pp. 30-31
2.    Completed notes on identifying functions, domain and range
3.    Students began on WB:  pp. 43-48
4.    Class began working on Reasonable Domain and Range
5.    Homework:  Complete WB:  pp. 43-48

Tuesday, October 16, 2001:
1.    Reviewed Unit I test
2.    Handed out progress sheets
3.    Reviewed WB:  pp. 18-21, 27-29
4.    Began notes on Domain, Range and Functions
5.    Homework:  If I asked for a progress sheet to get signed, get it signed.  Otherwise, no homework

Friday, October 12, 2001:
1.    Students worked on Unit 2 Workbook pp.  18-21, 27-29
2.    Homework:  Complete pp. 18-21, 27-29

Tuesday, October 9, 2001:
1.    Students took Unit I test
2.    Homework:  none

Friday, October 5, 2001:
1.    Reviewed homework
2.    Listed assignments that will be covered on Unit 1 Test
3.    Students worked on graphing calculators
4.    Homework:  study for Unit I test

Thursday, October 4, 2001:
1.    Reviewed homework
2.    Handed out review for Unit 1 test
3.    Homework:  Complete review
                          Test on Tuesday

Tuesday, October 2, 2001:
1.    Warm up on solving inequalities containing absolute value algebraically
2.    Reviewed and collected homework
3.    Notes on Direct Variation
4.    Homework:   Direct Variation worksheet
                           Complete Matrices packet pp. 16-18
 
 

Tuesday, September 25, 2001:
1.    Warm up - Real World Problems (polygons)
2.    Reviewed and collected homework
3.    Notes on Absolute Value in Equations  - Workbook
4.    Notes on Inequalities Containing Absolute Value
5.    Returned quizzes
6.    Homework:  Complete Absolute Value in Equations - chart only
                          Complete Inequalities Containing Absolute Value - Charts only

Monday, September 24, 2001:
1.    Reviewed and collected homework
2.    Notes on Absolute Value in Open Sentences
3.    Reviewed Quiz
4.    Students began work on "Absolute Value in Open Sentences"
5.    Handed out worksheet on patterns
6.    Homework:  Complete "Absolute Value in Open Sentences"
                               Complete "What Comes Next" (both sides)
 

Thursday, September 20, 2001:
1.    Reviewed homework
2.    Quiz
3.    Homework:  none

Monday, September 17, 2001:
1.    Notes on combined inequalities
2.    Students began working on Red Book p. 470-471, 5-33 odd
3.    Reviewed and recorded homework
4.    Continued working on word problem packet
5.    Gave list of assignments that will be covered on quiz
6.    Homework:  Complete Red Book p. 470-471, 5-33
                          Complete #2 (Student Government problem) in word problem
                                packet
                           Study for quiz

Thursday, September 13, 2001:
1.    Warm up on solving inequalities and graphing solutions
2.    Corrected and collected homework
3.    Class began work on word problems.
4.    Homework:  Word problem packet - Extentions 1 and 2; problems 1 through
                          4 on the last two pages of packet (we circled the problems to
                          be done for homework).

Wednesday, September 12, 2001:  No school due to the national tragedy.

Monday, September 10, 2001:
1.    Warm up - p. 140, 55-60
2.    Corrected and collected homework
3.    Notes on Fractional Equations
4.    Students began working on Fractional Equations worksheet
5.    Notes on Inequalities
6.    Homework:  Fractional Equations worksheet
                          p. 296, 21-32,
                          Extra Practice (on Inequalities)

Friday, September 7, 2001:
1.    Warm up - Order of Operations with Rational Numbers
2.    Corrected and collected homework
3.    Notes on solving equations with variables on both sides
4.    Students began working on Red Book assignment:  pp. 113-114, 1-39 odd
5.    Homework:  Red Book:  pp. 113-114, 1-39 odd
                          "What is the Advantage....?" worksheet

Wednesday, September 5, 2001:
1.    Collected workbook money and recorded signed discipline policies
2.    Notes on solving equations
3.    Students began working on homework
4.    Homework:  complete p. 132, 11-31

Tuesday, September 4, 2001:
1.    Assigned seats and took attendance
2.    Reviewed class expectations
3.    Assigned Algebra books
4.    Homework:    Cover books
                           $3.00 workbook fee
                            Get expectations signed (Discipline Policy)
                            Look at website