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

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Bellwork reviewed for the Chapter 2 Test.

The remainder of the period students worked on solving equation quizzes and then we began discussing Inequalities (Sec 3-1).

The first part of the test will be on Friday and will cover the problems from sections 2-5 and 2-6.  The second part of the test will be on Monday and will cover sections 2-1 to 2-4.

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Alg 1 Bellwork with answers 10-14-14

Notes 10-14-14

Monday, October 13, 2014

Bellwork reviewed problems from sec 2-5.

Hwk #13 is due today.

The remainder of the period students took solving equations quiz and reviewed problems from Sec 2-5.

The test over Chapter 2 will be later this week.  The exact date will be announced either tomorrow or Wednesday.

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Alg 1 Bellwork with answers 10-13-14

Notes 10-13-14

Thursday, October 9, 2014

Bellwork reviewed problems from Sec 2-5 and 2-6.

Hwk #12 is due today.

Last 3 sheets from equation solving practice packet is due today.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing problems from Sec 2-5 involving Distance, Rate, and Time.

Hwk #13 is due Monday:

Pages 107-109

Problems:  4, 11, 13, 14, 18, 20, 21, 32

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Alg 1 Bellwork with answers 10-9-14

Notes 10-8-14

Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Bellwork reviewed writing and solving equations.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on sec 2-6, solving equations involving many variables.  We also began discussing using the formula:  d=rt in preparation for story problems involving this formula (Sec 2-5).

Hwk #12 and the last 3 pages of the equation solving packet is due on Thursday.

Hwk #13, pages 107-109, problems 4, 11, 13, 14, 18, 20, 21, 32 is assigned and will be due on Friday or Monday depending on when we finish covering the material.

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Alg 1 Bellwork with answers 10-7-14

Notes 10-7-14

Thursday, October 2, 2014

Bellwork reviewed writing and solving an equation to find missing numbers and to solve equations with variables on both sides of the equal sign.

Hwk #11 is due today.

The remainder of the period students took a quiz over solving equations.  After the quiz we began discussing Sec 2-6 which involves solving equations with many variables.

Hwk #12:  Page 113-114, Problems 1-5, 7, 12, 24, 26, 31, 33, 35, 39 (Due Wed, Oct. 8)

The remaining three sheets from the equations solving practice packet are due on Thursday, October 8.  These are equations involving multiple fractions, variables on both sides, and variables only.

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Alg 1 Bellwork with Answers 10-2-14

Notes 10-2-14

Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014

Bellwork introduced the topic of writing and solving an equation to find missing numbers.

First three sheets of eq solving packet are due today.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on solving equations with multiple fractions (sec 2-3) and started discussing equations with variables on both sides (sec 2-4).

Hwk #10 is due tomorrow.

Hwk #11 is due on Thursday 10/2:  Pages 98-99, Problems 2, 10, 16-18, 29-32.

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Alg 1 Bellwork with Answers 9-30-14

Notes 9-30-14