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

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Bellwork reviewed simplifying radical expressions and using Absolute Value symbols when necessary (Sec 7-1).

The remainder of the period we continued our discussion on Sec 7-1, simplifying radical expressions and using Absolute Value symbols when necessary.

Hwk #33 is due on Friday, November 30, 2018

Sec 7-1

Page 372.  problems 3-5, 9, 23-25, 27, 44, 45, 50, 51

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Bellwork with answers 11-28-18

Alg 2 Notes 11-28-18

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Bellwork reviewed Sec 7-4.

Hwk #32 is due today.

The remainder of the period we began our discussion of Sec 7-1, Roots and Radical Expressions.

Next Hwk:

Hwk #33.  Sec 7-1.   Due date is still to be determined.

Page 372.  Problems 3-5, 9, 23-25, 27, 44, 45, 50, 51

 

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Bellwork with answers 11-27-18

Alg 2 Notes 11-27-18

 

 

Monday, November 26, 2018

Bellwork reviewed  rewriting expression from radical form to exponential form and vice versa.

Hwk #31 is due today.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 7-4, Rational Exponents.

Hwk #32 is due tomorrow.  Sec 7-4

Page 389.  Problems 38, 42, 46, 48, 66, 67, 71

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Bellwork with answers 11-26-18

Alg 2 Notes 11-26-18

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Bellwork reviewed using the rules of exponents to simplify an expression and practice simplifying radicals.

Hwk #30 is due today.

The remainder of the period we continued our discussion on expressions with rational exponents, Sec 7-4.

Hwk #31 is due on Monday, November 26, 2018.  Sec 7-4

Page 388.  Problems 11, 12, 14, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22-24.

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Bellwork with answers 11-20-18

Alg 2 Notes 11-20-18

 

Wednesday, November 14, 2018

Bellwork reviewed expanding binomials to a power using Pascal’s Triangle (Sec 6-8).

Hwk #29 is due today.

The remainder of the period we reviewed a little for the Chapter 6 Test and previewed what is coming in Chapter 7.

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Bellwork with answers 11-14-18

Alg 2 Notes 11-14-18

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Bellwork reviewed factoring sum/differences of perfect cubes and polynomial long division.

The remainder of the period we finished discussing Sec 6-8, expanding binomials using Pascal’s Triangle.

Hwk #28 is due tomorrow:  Sec 6-8

Page 356.   Problems 18, 34, 36, 40, 48, 54

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Bellwork with answers 11-13-18

Alg 2 Notes 11-13-18