About Brian Riley

2013-2014 is my 19th year teaching in the Dearborn Public Schools. Graduate of Michigan State University. B.S. Civil Engineering. Graduate of California State University. Secondary Teaching Certificate Graduate of Wayne State University. M. A. Sports Administration. Prior to Teaching at the Early College I taught for 13 years at Fordson High School where I coached baseball for 16 years. Born and raised in Rochester, Michigan Graduate of Rochester Adams High School

Friday, January 30, 2015

Bellwork reviewed problems from Sec 7-4 involving percents.

Hwk #1 is due today.

The remainder of the period we discussed Sec 7-5:  Graphing Linear Inequalities

Hwk #2 is due on Monday:  Students are to use the sheet of paper I gave them to complete this homework.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork, notes/examples from today’s lesson, and a copy of Hwk #2:

Alg 1 Bellwork with answers 1-30-15

Notes 1-30-15

Hwk #2

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Bellwork reviewed writing a system of equations involving either air speed or speed of a river’s current, then solving the system (Sec 7-4).

The remainder of the period we finished discussing Sec 7-4 by working on percent mixture problems.

Hwk #1 is due tomorrow.

Correction to problem #2 from Hwk #1:  The given times were reversed.  1.8 hours should be for the upstream trip and 0.9 hours should be for the downstream trip.

Click on the links  below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Alg 1 Bellwork with answers 1-29-15

Notes 1-29-15

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Bellwork reviewed solving systems of linear equations using Elimination or Substitution.

The remainder of the period we began discussing problems from Sec 7-4 involving wind and current and it’s effect on the speed of a plane and of a boat.

Hwk #1 is due on Friday:  Practice Sheet from Sec 7-4

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, notes/examples from today’s lesson, and a copy of Hwk #1:

Alg 1 Bellwork with answers 1-27-15

Notes 1-27-15

Alg 1 Hwk #1