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, January 13, 2014

Students took Part 1 of the Chapter 9 Test.  Part 2 will be on Thursday, January 16.

After students were done with Part 1 of the test we finished our discussion on Sec 9-6, solving rational equations, by discussing extraneous solutions.

Hwk #28 and #29 will be collected tomorrow.

Click on the link below for notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Notes 1-13-14

Friday, January 10, 2014

Bellwork reviewed problems from Sec 9-2 and 9-5.

The remainder of the period we began discussing Sec 9-6, solving rational equations.

Hwk #28 is due today.

Hwk #29 is due on Monday.

Part 1 of the Chapter 9 Test will be Monday.

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

Bellwork 1-10-14

Bellwork Answers 1-10-14

Notes 1-10-14

Thursday, January 9, 2014

Bellwork review problems from Sections 9-3 and 9-4.

The remainder of the period we discussed section 9-5.

Hwk #27 is due today.

Hwk #28 is due tomorrow.

Hwk #29 is due on Monday.

Part 1 of the Chapter 9 test is Monday (Problems 14, 17, 18, 19 from the Ch 9 Review).  Students were given the review and answers today.

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

Bellwork 1-9-14

Bellwork Answers 1-9-14

Notes 1-9-14

Chapter 9 Test

There will be a test over Chapter 9 soon.

Part 1 of the test will be Friday, Jan 10 if we have school beginning Wednesday.  This part will cover material from Sec 9-3 (review problems 17-19).

Part 2 of the test will occur early next week and will cover the remainder of the Chapter.

Click on the link below for the Chapter 9 Review:

Chapter 9 Review

Friday, December 20, 2013

Bellwork reviewed problems from Sec 9-2 and 9-3.

Students took a homework quiz over sections 9-2 and 9-3.

The remainder of the period we discussed simplifying rational expressions (Sec 9-4). 

Hwk #26 is due today.

Hwk #27 is due on Monday, Jan 6.

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

Bellwork 12-20-13

Bellwork Answers 12-20-13

Notes 12-20-13