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, March 28, 2014

Bellwork was a preview for questions coming up in Sec 7-4 involving writing a system of equations to solve for unknown quantities.

The remainder of the period students practiced more situations where they had to write a system of equations then solve (Sec 7-4).

Hwk #17 is due on Monday:

Sec 7-4, pages 365-366, problems 4, 5, 8, 15, 18, 21

Click on links below for today’s bellwork, bellwork answers, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Bellwork 3-28-14

Bellwork Answers 3-28-14

Notes 3-28-14

Monday, March 24, 2014

Bellwork reviewed solving systems of linear equations using Elimination.

Hwk #16 is due today.

The remainder of the period we began Sec 7-4, Writing and Solving Systems of equations to model “real-life” situations.

There will be a quiz over sections 7-1 to 7-4 on Thursday.  Students were given the review with answers today.

Click on the links below for today’s bellwork, bellwork answers, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Bellwork 3-24-14

Bellwork Answers 3-24-14

Notes 3-24-14

Friday, March 21, 2014

Bellwork had students practice solving systems of equations with substitution and elimination.

The remainder of the period we finished discussing Sec 7-3, Solving Systems of Equations using Elimination.

Hwk # 16 due on Monday:

Sec 7-3, Pages 356-357, Problems 4, 5, 8, 9, 16, 17, 21

Click on the links below for today’s bellwork, bellwork answers, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Bellwork 3-21-14

Bellwork Answers 3-21-14

Notes 3-21-14