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

Monday, February 29, 2016

Bellwork reviewed problems from Sec 7-4 and 7-5.

Hwk #6 is due today.

The remainder of the period we began discussing Sec 7-6, Systems of Linear Inequalities.

Hwk #7 is due on Thursday.  Sec 7-6

Pages 380-381

Problems 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 17  Students are to use the sheet that I provided them.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, a copy of Hwk #7, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Alg 1 Bellwork with answers 2-29-16

Alg 1 Hwk #7

Alg 1 Notes 2-29-16

Friday, February 26, 2016

Bellwork reviewed problems from sec 7-4.

The remainder of the period we discussed Sec 7-5, Graphs of Linear Inequalities.

Hwk #6 is due Monday.

Sec 7-5

Students are to use the sheet that I provided them.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork, a copy of Hwk #6, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Alg 1 Bellwork with answers 2-26-16

Alg 1 Hwk #6

Alg 1 Notes 2-26-16

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Bellwork reviewed writing and solving systems of equations from Sec 7-4.

Hwk #5 is due today.

The remainder of the period we practiced a few more problems from Sec 7-4 and then began our discussion on Sec 7-5, Graphs of Linear Inequalities.

Next homework that will be due is Hwk #6.  Sec 7-5.  Students are to use the sheet with graphs that I will provide them. This homework will be due either Feb. 26 or Feb. 29.  Exact due date is still to be determined.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, a copy of Hwk #6,  and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Alg 1 Bellwork with answers 2-23-16

Alg 1 Hwk #6

Alg 1 Notes 2-23-16

Monday, February 22, 2016

Bellwork reviewed problems and skills from Sec 7-4.

The remainder of the period we discussed how to set up and solve equations from sec 7-4 which require writing and solving a system of equations to model “real-life” situations.

Hwk #5 is due tomorrow.  Sec 7-4

Practice Sheet with 4 problems then on the back do the #’s 5, 6, 15 from pages 365-366 in our textbook.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, a copy of Hwk #5,  and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Alg 1 Bellwork with answers 2-22-16

Alg 1 Hwk #5

Alg 1 Notes 2-22-16

Friday, February 19, 2016

Bellwork reviewed solving systems of equations similar to the ones they will encounter in Sec 7-4.

The practice sheet from after yesterday’s quiz is due today.

The remainder of the period we began discussing Sec 7-4,Applications of Linear Systems.  Students will be able to model a “real-life” situation with a system of equations and then solve using either Elimination or Substitution.

Hwk #5 will be due on Tuesday.  Sec 7-4

Practice Sheet of problems and the problems 5, 6,  and 15 from pages 365-366.

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 #5:

Alg 1 Bellwork with answers 2-19-16

Alg 1 Notes 2-19-16

Alg 1 Hwk #5

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Bellwork reviewed for Thursday’s quiz over Sections 6-6, 7-1 to 7-3.  This bellwork took much of the period and was a good review for the quiz.

Hwk #4 is due today.

The remainder of the period we reviewed a little more for the quiz.

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 2-16-16

Alg 1 Notes 2-16-16