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, May 6, 2019

No bellwork today.  Students took the Chapter 13 Test.

Hwk #22 is due tomorrow.  Sec 13-6

Page 752.  Problems 9, 10, 12, 13, 23, 24, 39, 40

For #’s 12 & 13:  Find the period, 3 x-int, and 3 VA

For #’s 23 & 24:  Just find the period.

 

Friday, May 3, 2019

Bellwork reviewed for Monday’s test over Chapter 13.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion of Sec 13-6:  The Tangent Function.

Hwk #22 is due on Tuesday, May 7, 2019.  Sec 13-6.

Page 752.  Problems 9, 10, 12, 13, 23, 24, 39, 40

For #’s 12 & 13:  Find the period, 3 VA, and 3 x-int.

For #’s 23 & 24:  Find only the period.

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

Bellwork with answers 5-3-19

Notes 5-3-19

Thursday, May 2, 2019

Bellwork reviewed for Monday’s Ch 13 Test.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing Sec 13-6:  The Tangent Function.

Hwk #22:  Sec 13-6        Due:  Tuesday, May 7, 2019

Page 752

Problems 9, 10, 12, 13, 23, 24, 39, 40

For #’s 12 & 13:  Find the period, 3 VA, and 3 x-int

For #’s 23 & 24:  Just find the period.

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

Bellwork with answers 5-2-19

Notes 5-2-19

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Bellwork reviewed for the Ch 13 Test.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing Sec 13-6:  The Tangent Function.

Hwk #22:  Sec 13-6

Page 752.   Problems 9, 10, 12, 13, 23, 24, 39, 40

For #’s 12 & 13:  Find the period, 3 VA, and 3 x-int.

For #’s 23 & 24:  Just find the period.

Due date for Hwk #22 is still to be determined.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answer and notes/examples from today’s lesson:
Bellwork with answers 5-1-19

Notes 5-1-19

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Bellwork had students practice creating a scatter plot on the graphing calculator then modeling the graph with a Sin or Cos equation.  There was also some practice for the Ch 13 Test.

Hwk #21 is due today.

The remainder of the period we reviewed some problems for the Ch 13 test then began our discussion on Sec 13-6:  The Tangent Function.

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Bellwork with answers 4-30-19

Notes 4-30-19

Monday, April 29, 2019

Bellwork gave students practice writing equations of Sin and Cos and graphing one period of Sin and Cos functions.

Hwk #20 is due today.

The remainder of the period we finished discussing Sec 13-7, Transformations of Sine and Cos.  We also discussed modeling real world data with sin and cos equations.

Hwk #21 is due tomorrow.

Practice Sheet Sec 13-7 (Cosine).

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Bellwork with answers 4-29-19

Hwk #21 Sec 13-7 Cos only

Notes 4-29-19

Friday, April 26, 2019

Since today is Care to the Core Day only hours 1-3 meet for the entire period.  4th hour only met for half of the period and 6th hour did not meet today.

Bellwork was a logic problem consisting of four questions.

Hwk #20 is due today.

The remainder of the period we began our discussion on Sec 13-7 (Cosine).

Hwk #21 was made available to the students.

Practice Sheet Sec 13-7 (cosine)

Hwk #21 will be due on Tuesday, April 30, 2019.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, a copy of Hwk #21, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Bellwork with answers 4-26-19

Hwk #21 Sec 13-7 Cos only

Notes 4-26-19

Thursday, April 25, 2019

Bellwork gave students practice writing and graphing Cosine equations.

Hwk #19 is due today.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 13-5:  The Cosine Function.

Hwk #20 is due tomorrow.

Practice Sheet:  Sec 13-5

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, a copy of Hwk #20, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Bellwork with answers 4-25-19

Hwk #20 Sec 13-5

Notes 4-25-19