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, February 14, 2020

Bellwork reviewed for the Chapter 5 Test.

The remainder of the period we continued our discussion on Sec 6-1.

Hwk #7 is due Monday, February 24, 2020  Sec 6-1

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Problems 3, 8-10, 12, 13, 18, 19, 24

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Thursday, February 13, 2020

Bellwork gave students review for the Chapter 5 Test.

Hwk #6 is due today.

The remainder of the period we began discussing Sec 6-1:  Key Features of Exponential Functions.

Hwk #7  Sec 6-1

Page 302

Problems 3, 8-10, 12, 13, 18, 19, 24

Due date still to be determined.

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Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Bellwork gave students review questions for the upcoming Chapter 5 Test.

The Chapter 5 Test will be given on Tuesday, February 25, 2020.

Hwk #6 is due tomorrow.  Sec 5-5

Page 279

Problems 14, 21, 23-26, 28

The bellwork took most of the period.  With the remaining time we took a look at a unique situation when finding composite functions.

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Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Today’s bellwork gave students practice with PSAT math questions.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing Sec 5-5:  Function Operations.  We focused on Composite Functions today.

Hwk #6:  Sec 5-5     Due Thursday, February 13, 2020

Page 279

Problems 14, 21, 23-26, 28

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Monday, February 10, 2020

Bellwork reviewed solving radical equations.

Hwk #5 is due today.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing Sec 5-5:  Function Operations.

Hwk #6:  Sec 5-5

Page 279

Problems 14, 21, 23-26, 28

Due date: Still to be determined.

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Friday, February 7, 2020

Bellwork gave students practice answers PSAT/SAT math questions.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 5-4:  Solving Radical Equations.  We then began discussing Sec 5-5:  Function Operations.

Hwk #5 is due Monday, Feb. 10, 2020

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Problems 12, 23, 24, 29, 30, 34, 38

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Thursday, February 6, 2020

Bellwork reviewed solving some basic radical equations.

The remainder of the period we continued our discussion on Sec 5-4:  Solving Radical Equations.

Hwk #5:  Sec 5-4

Page 269

Problems 12, 23, 24, 29, 30, 34, 38

Due date is still to be determined.

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Wednesday, February 5, 2020

Bellwork reviewed graphs, equations, and Domain and Range of Square Root Functions.

Hwk #4 is due today.

The remainder of the period we began our discussion of Sec 5-4:  Solving Radical Equations.

Hwk #5:  Sec 5-4

Page 269

Problems 12, 23, 24, 29, 30, 34, 38

Due date is still to be determined.

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Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Bellwork gave students practice on PSAT questions.

Classwork Sheet (5-3) from yesterday is due today.

The remainder of the period we discussed Sec 5-3:  Graphs of Radical Functions.  We are going to focus on Square Root functions in this section.

Hwk #4 is due tomorrow.  Practice Sheet:  Sec 5-3

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