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Semester 2 Homework assignments |
Welcome to Algebra I. I'm so looking forward to studying Algebra with you. I love math and I want you to, too. I hope you will come with a willingness to ask questions (there is no such thing as a stupid question) and to learn. Here is where I'll post your homework assignments as well as other resources to help you.
Here is my course description page, the course expectations: algebra_i_expectations_tang_2017-2018.pdf, and the syllabus: algebra_i_syllabus_2017-2018.pdf |
Week 18:
Monday:
Complete Lesson 12-7 (The Pythagorean Theorum) #1-23 odds
Do p. 677 #12 (a-d)
Week 17:
Thursday:
Complete Lessons 12-5 and 12-6 (Radical Expressions with Variables video here, Solving Equations with Radicals - video here)
Monday:
Complete Lessons 12-4
Week 16
Thursday:
Monday: Take the Chapter 11 test (only 2 #1 a,b, #2-5)
Complete Lesson 12-1
Week 15:
Monday:
Week 14:
Thursday (Due Monday 4/23)
Lesson 11-5 (#1-29 odds)
Lesson 11-6 (#1-9 odds)
Monday (Due Thursday 4/19)
Week 13:
Thursday (Due Monday 4/16)
Week 12:
Thursday (Due Monday 4/9)
Monday (Due Thursday 4/4): Lessons 10-5 (Factoring by Grouping) and 10-7 (Solving Quadratic equations by factoring) odds. (Note, we are skipping 10-6)
Week 11:
Spring break: If you are all caught up, you have no homework! If not, this is a great time to catch up. Make sure you have completed lessons 10-1 through 10-4.
Week 10:
Week 8:
Thursday (Due Monday 3/5)
Monday (Due Thursday 3/1)
Cumulative Review (6-12) Have #1-10 completed. I will collect these on Thursday.
Complete Lessons 9-4 and 9-5 odds (Exponents and quotients and Negative and Zero Exponents.)
Week 7:
Thursday (Due Monday 2/26)
Week 6:
Thursday (Due Monday 2/19)
Week 5:
Thursday (Due Monday 2/12)
Monday (Due 2/8))
Week 4:
Thursday (Due Monday 2/5)
Week 3:
Thursday (Due Monday 1/29)
Week 2:
Thursday (Due Monday 1/22)
Week 1:
Thursday (Due Thursday 1/17) Note: We don't have class on 1/15, so I have added an exra assignment.
Complete Lesson 6.8 odd exercises (Using the Quadratic formula to solve quadtratic equations)
Complete Lesson 6.9 #1-11 odd exercises (Sovling Vertical Motion Problems) This is new and hard. You will have to be resourceful. Try studying this explanation, Watching this video and study the examples in the book
Complete Lesson 6.10 odd exercises (The Discriminant)
Monday (Due Thursday 1/11)
Complete Lesson 6-7 odds (Completing the Square)
Here is a written explanation that you might find helpful (If the first part is confusing, scroll down to the step by step process)
Week 16:
Thursday (due Monday 12/18) (Note: Mrs. Pam will be teaching on Monday as I will be out of town for family funerals)
Monday (Due Thursday, December 14)
Complete Lessons 6-2 (evaluating radical expressions) and 6-3 (Solving equations with absolute value)
Week 15:
Thursday (Due Monday, December 11)
Monday (Due Thursday, December 7)
Thursday (Due Monday, December 4)
Monday (Due Thursday, November 30)
Week 13: No homework over Thanksgiving Holiday
Topic covered: Factoring trinomials when the leading coefficient is not 1
Week 12:
Thursday (Due Monday, November 20)
Monday (Due Thursday, November 16)
Week 11:
Thursday (Due Monday, November 13)
Monday (Due Thursday, November 9)
Week 10:
Monday: (Due Thursday, November 2)
Week 9:
Thursday (Due Monday 10/30)
Week 8:
Thursday (Due Monday 10/23)
Here are some links to the main concepts from this chapter, in case you need them.
Factoring out Common Factors from Expressions
Combining Like Terms
Distributive Axiom Explained
Distributive Property Examples
Monday (due Thursday 10/19)
Week 7:
Thursday (due Monday 10/16)
Week 6:
Thursday (due 10/9)
Week 5:
Thursday (due 10/2)
Week 4:
Thursday (due 9/25)
Week 3:
Thursday (due 9/18): Take Chapter 1 test and complete Lesson 2.1
Monday (due 9/14): Lesson 1.9 Solving Word Problems, all. Review for chapter 1 test by studying definitions, and reviewing lesson objectives. Test will begin on Thursday in class and you can finish at home.
Week 2:
Key concepts: defining variables, writing expressions, evaluating expressions and using transformations to solve equations
Thursday (Due 9/11): Lessons 1.6, 1.7, 1.8 odds
Monday: Labor Day
Week 1:
Key concepts: Operations, expressions, variables, substitutions, evaluating (be able to define each)
Thursday (Due 9/7): Lessons 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 odds
Monday (Due 8/31): Lessons 1.1 and 1.2, odds
Monday:
Complete Lesson 12-7 (The Pythagorean Theorum) #1-23 odds
Do p. 677 #12 (a-d)
Week 17:
Thursday:
Complete Lessons 12-5 and 12-6 (Radical Expressions with Variables video here, Solving Equations with Radicals - video here)
Monday:
Complete Lessons 12-4
Week 16
Thursday:
- Complete Lesson 12-2 (#1-61 every other odd problem)
- Complete Lesson 12-3 (#1-39 odd)
Monday: Take the Chapter 11 test (only 2 #1 a,b, #2-5)
Complete Lesson 12-1
Week 15:
Monday:
- Complete Lesson 11-6 (Special Cases)
- Study Lesson 11-8 (Fractional Equations and extraneous solutions) and do problems #1-11 odd
Week 14:
Thursday (Due Monday 4/23)
Lesson 11-5 (#1-29 odds)
Lesson 11-6 (#1-9 odds)
Monday (Due Thursday 4/19)
- Complete Lesson 11-4 = finding the LCM of two polynomials
Week 13:
Thursday (Due Monday 4/16)
- If you have not completed the chapter 10 test, please turn that in by Monday.
- Complete Lesson 11-3 and 11-4 doing every other odd problem.
- Complete Lesson 11-2 odds
Week 12:
Thursday (Due Monday 4/9)
- Take the Chapter 10 Test (#3, 8, 10, and 11 are for extra credit. I'm not requiring you to solve these ones)
- Complete Lesson 11-1 odds
Monday (Due Thursday 4/4): Lessons 10-5 (Factoring by Grouping) and 10-7 (Solving Quadratic equations by factoring) odds. (Note, we are skipping 10-6)
Week 11:
Spring break: If you are all caught up, you have no homework! If not, this is a great time to catch up. Make sure you have completed lessons 10-1 through 10-4.
Week 10:
- Thursday: (Due Monday 3/19)
- Lesson 10-2 odds (Finding the Greatest Common Factor)
- Lesson 10-3 odds (#1-25) Factoring out the GCF from a polynomial before factoring
- Complete the Chapter 9 test
- Lesson 10-1 odds (Factoring polynomials and multiplying binomials)
Week 8:
Thursday (Due Monday 3/5)
- Complete the Cumulative Review, Lesson 6-12
- Complete Lesson 9-6, odds (Powers of Ten and Scientific Notation)
Monday (Due Thursday 3/1)
Cumulative Review (6-12) Have #1-10 completed. I will collect these on Thursday.
Complete Lessons 9-4 and 9-5 odds (Exponents and quotients and Negative and Zero Exponents.)
Week 7:
Thursday (Due Monday 2/26)
- Take the chapter 7 retest
- p. 267 #7 and 8 (I will collect #1-8 on Monday)
- Complete Lesson 9-1 odds
- Complete Lesson 9-2 odds
- p. 277-267 #1-6
Week 6:
Thursday (Due Monday 2/19)
- Do #1-5 on the Cumulative Review on pages 266 and 267. Note: The first few problems ask you for definitions. Do not guess, look back through the chapters at the blue boxes with definitions and be precise. You can also use the index in the back of the book to help you find where the definition is located.
- Complete Lesson 9-1 odds
- Take the Chapter 7 Test
- Complete Lesson 8-1 odds (Linear Functions). Note: We will not be doing the rest of Chapter 8. However, the concepts in 8-1 are important concepts for you to know for end of year testing and for Algebra 2
Week 5:
Thursday (Due Monday 2/12)
- Complete Lesson 7-9 (Solving Systems of Equations Using the Linear Combination Method
- Do 7-8 - choose 4 even #'d problems. I am going to collect this. If you are not rock solid on Solving Systems of Equations using Substitution, watch the Khan video or work with a friend.
Monday (Due 2/8))
- Complete Lesson 7-8 odds (Solving Systems of Equations using the Substitution method)
Week 4:
Thursday (Due Monday 2/5)
- Complete Lesson 7-6 odds (as assigned)
- Complete Lesson 7-7 odds (this is new. It's not long and is meant to be completed without prior instruction)
- Complete 7-4 and 7-5 odds (Intercepts and Rapid Graphing and Slope and Rapid Graphing)
Week 3:
Thursday (Due Monday 1/29)
- Complete Lessons 7-2 (The Coordinate Plane) and Lesson 7-3 (Graphing Solutions of Equations with Two Variables by plotting)
- Test Corrections
- Complete Chapter 6 test and email to me by Tuesday night, 1/23
- Complete Lesson 7-1 odds
Week 2:
Thursday (Due Monday 1/22)
- Review the lessons assigned last week (6-8, 6-9, 6-10)
- Study the chapter. You will have a chapter test assigned on Monday (due Thursday). If you need help, I am available after class on Monday as well as from 2-2:40 on Monday. Make time to see me, if you need it.
- Completing the square
- Solving Equations by Completing the Square
- Factoring Trinomial Squares
- Find square roots
- Solve Absolute Value Equations
- Solving Equations Using the Quadratic Formula
- Finding the Discriminant and determining the number and kinds of solutions from it
- Solving word problems involving vertical motion using the formula given on p. 250
Week 1:
Thursday (Due Thursday 1/17) Note: We don't have class on 1/15, so I have added an exra assignment.
Complete Lesson 6.8 odd exercises (Using the Quadratic formula to solve quadtratic equations)
Complete Lesson 6.9 #1-11 odd exercises (Sovling Vertical Motion Problems) This is new and hard. You will have to be resourceful. Try studying this explanation, Watching this video and study the examples in the book
Complete Lesson 6.10 odd exercises (The Discriminant)
Monday (Due Thursday 1/11)
Complete Lesson 6-7 odds (Completing the Square)
Here is a written explanation that you might find helpful (If the first part is confusing, scroll down to the step by step process)
Week 16:
Thursday (due Monday 12/18) (Note: Mrs. Pam will be teaching on Monday as I will be out of town for family funerals)
- Complete Lesson 6-4 (Solving equations with perfect squares)
Monday (Due Thursday, December 14)
Complete Lessons 6-2 (evaluating radical expressions) and 6-3 (Solving equations with absolute value)
Week 15:
Thursday (Due Monday, December 11)
- Complete Chapter 5 test (page 211 and 212)
- Complete Lesson 6-1
Monday (Due Thursday, December 7)
- Complete Lesson 5-10 (Closure Axiom and Rational Numbers)
Thursday (Due Monday, December 4)
- Complete Lessons 5-8 and 5-9 odds (Squaring Binomials and Factoring Trinomial Squares)
Monday (Due Thursday, November 30)
- Complete lessons 5-6 and 5-7 odds
- See these tutorials for help:
- Special Products of Binomials
- Factoring the difference of two squares (Note, there are more examples if you need them. See the videos and explanations on the left side of the video)
Week 13: No homework over Thanksgiving Holiday
Topic covered: Factoring trinomials when the leading coefficient is not 1
Week 12:
Thursday (Due Monday, November 20)
- Complete Lesson 5-5 (Factoring Trinomials with Third Term negative) odds
- Watch this tutorial on factoring trinomials
- Do test corrections
Monday (Due Thursday, November 16)
- Complete Lessons 5-3 (Multiplying binomials) and 5-4 (Factoring Polynomials).
- Watch these videos for help:
- Multiplying Binomials (This is an intro. There are other useful videos on the left side of the page)
- Factoring Quadratics as the Product of two Binomials
Week 11:
Thursday (Due Monday, November 13)
- Complete the Chapter 4 test
- Complete lessons 5-1 and 5-2 odds (Introduction to Polynomials and Naming Polynomials)
- Here are two videos to watch if you have any trouble with those lessons:
Monday (Due Thursday, November 9)
- Finish chapter 4 practice test and check your work.
Week 10:
Monday: (Due Thursday, November 2)
- Complete Lessons 4-4 and 4-5 odds. (Solving Equations with decimals and Solving Equations with Literal Variables).
- Make sure your score sheet us up to date by Thursday
- Watch these Kahn Academy videos to help you if you are unsure about the concepts or if you are getting problems wrong on the homework:
- Solving equations with decimals The video that comes after it will give you more examples. (4-4)
- Solving Equations for a variable (for help with the first section of the exercises on Lesson 4-5)
- Solving Literal equations in real life problems. (4-5)
Week 9:
Thursday (Due Monday 10/30)
- Do #55 p. 124
- Complete Lesson 4-3, odds (Equations with variables in both members) For extra help, click here.
- Test corrections
- Complete Lessons 4-1 and 4-2 odds (Equations with Like Terms and Equations with like terms and distributing)
Week 8:
Thursday (Due Monday 10/23)
- Study the concepts from Chapter 3. Use the Review Sheet, study the definitions in the blue boxes, make sure you understand the objectives from each lesson, and solve a practice problem from each lesson.
- Take the Chapter 3 test at the end of chapter 3. After you take it, compare your test with the test answers I emailed you. Make any corrections needed. Use your results to let you know which, if any concepts, you need to study further. You can go back to the lesson in the book, or you can search for the concept on Kahn Academy.
Here are some links to the main concepts from this chapter, in case you need them.
Factoring out Common Factors from Expressions
Combining Like Terms
Distributive Axiom Explained
Distributive Property Examples
Monday (due Thursday 10/19)
- Complete Lesson 3-6 (If you were absent, spend time studying the text examples)
- Test corrections
- Practice the Kahn Academy modules for concepts you missed on the retest. So, on the yellow stickie note, I wrote concepts for you to practice. Find the links that match the ones on your sticky note and watch the Kahn Academy videos and/or do the examples on Kahn for that concept.
- Operations with Exponents: video and/or practice problems
- Solving 2-step equations: video practice problems
- Writing Expressions (Word Problems): video and/or practice problems
- Absolute Value: video and/or practice problems
- Reciprocals: video
- Associating: video and/or practice problems
- Multiplying fractions: video and/or practice problems
- Subtracting negative numbers: video and/or practice problems
- Evaluating expressions with exponents: video and/or practice problems
Week 7:
Thursday (due Monday 10/16)
- Complete Lessons 3.4 and 3.5 odds (Combining Like Terms and Factoring)
- Chapter 2 retest
Week 6:
Thursday (due 10/9)
- Complete Lessons 3.2 and 3.3 odds Distributing Multiplication over Subtraction, More Distributive Properties
- Complete Chapter 2 test
- Complete Lesson 3.1 odds Distributing
Week 5:
Thursday (due 10/2)
- Lessons 2.8 Word Problems and study for Chapter 2 test
- Lesson 2.6 and 2.7 Commuting and Associating, Equations that need two transformations
Week 4:
Thursday (due 9/25)
- Make corrections to your Chapter 1 test. If you correct the problems you got wrong, showing all your work, and turn this back in with your test, I will add 50% of the points for every problem you corrected.
- Complete Lessons 2.4 and 2.5, odds
Week 3:
Thursday (due 9/18): Take Chapter 1 test and complete Lesson 2.1
Monday (due 9/14): Lesson 1.9 Solving Word Problems, all. Review for chapter 1 test by studying definitions, and reviewing lesson objectives. Test will begin on Thursday in class and you can finish at home.
Week 2:
Key concepts: defining variables, writing expressions, evaluating expressions and using transformations to solve equations
Thursday (Due 9/11): Lessons 1.6, 1.7, 1.8 odds
Monday: Labor Day
Week 1:
Key concepts: Operations, expressions, variables, substitutions, evaluating (be able to define each)
Thursday (Due 9/7): Lessons 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 odds
Monday (Due 8/31): Lessons 1.1 and 1.2, odds