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

Chapter 6 Review

On Friday, November 9, 2018 Students were given the review for the upcoming Chapter 6 Test.  Date of the test is still to be determined.

There was a typographical error on the review that was discovered after copies were made and passed out:

Problem 3 c)         (4x-3x) should be (4x-3)

For the answers:   3 c)  The Leading Coefficient should be -3840  (not -240).

 

Click on the link below for a copy of the Chapter 6 Review (corrected version):

Chapter 6 Review

Monday, November 12, 2018

Bellwork reviewed finding Zeros of polynomials using graphing, division, and solving.

Hwk #28 is due today.

The remainder of the period students were shown how to factor the sum and difference of perfect cubes.  We also began our discussion on Sec 6-8, expanding binomials that are raised to a power.

Hwk #29:    Sec 6-8

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

Due date for Hwk #29 is still to be determined.

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

Bellwork with answers 11-12-18

Alg 2 Notes 11-12-18

Friday, November 9, 2018

Bellwork gave students practice on PSAT style math questions.

Hwk #27 is due today.

Students received the review for the Chapter 6 Test.  Date of the test is still to be determined.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Solving Polynomials.  Students were given examples of how to solve a polynomial equation by taking these steps:

  1.  Graph to find all EXACT real zeros.
  2. Use division to turn the original polynomial into a polynomial that can be solved, most of the time it will become a Quadratic.
  3. Find the remaining zeros.  If the result of division leads to a Quadratic then Factoring, Square Roots, Completing the Square, and Quadratic Formula can be used.

Hwk #28 is due on Monday, November 12, 2018

Work MUST be shown to receive credit.

Practice Sheet:  Solving Polynomial Equations using Graphing & Division

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, a copy of Ch 6 Review, a copy of Hwk #28, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Bellwork with answers 11-9-18

Chapter 6 Review

Hwk #28

Alg 2 Notes 11-9-18

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Bellwork reviewed solving polynomial equations by factoring and using division.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing solving Polynomial equations, Sec 6-4, by practicing the technique of solving using a graph with the graphing calculator.

Hwk #27 is due on Friday, November 9, 2018

Sec 6-4.

Page 330

Problems: 23, 24, 29, 30, 33, 36

for #’s 29 & 30 give EXACT complex solutions by factoring

for #’s 33 & 36 give real solutions by graphing

Quiz #3 is tomorrow:  Sections 6-1 to 6-3

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

Bellwork with answers 11-7-18

Alg 2 Notes 11-7-18

Monday, November 5, 2018

Bellwork gave students practice on PSAT 10 questions from past tests.

Hwk #26 is due today.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 6-3 by introducing the Remainder Theorem.  We then began our discussion on Sec 6-4, Solving Polynomial equations.

Quiz #3:  Sec 6-1 to 6-3 will be Thursday, November 8, 2018

Hwk #27:  Sec 6-4     Due date still to be determined

Page 330.  Problems 23, 24, 29, 30, 33 ,36

(for 29 &30 Give EXACT Complex solutions by factoring)

(for 33 & 36 Give real solutions by graphing)

 

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

Bellwork with answers 11-5-18

Alg 2 Notes 11-5-18

Friday, November 2, 2018

Bellwork reviewed polynomial division.

Hwk #25 is due today.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Polynomial Division, specifically discussing Synthetic Division.

Hwk #26 is due on Monday.  Sec 6-3

Page 324.   Problems 15, 16, 18, 19, 23, 49, 50, 53

Quiz #3, Sections 6-1 to 6-3, will be given on Thursday, November 8, 2018

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

Bellwork with answers 11-2-18

Alg 2 Notes 11-2-18

Thursday, November 1, 2018

Bellwork reviewed polynomial long division.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing polynomial long division.  We also began our discussion on Synthetic Division  (Sec 6-3).

Hwk #25 is due tomorrow.  Sec 6-3

Page 324.  Problems 3-5, 8-10, 38

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

Bellwork with answers 11-1-18

Alg 2 Notes 11-1-18

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Bellwork gave students practice on PSAT style math questions to prepare them for the PSAT 10 and PSAT 9 they will take in the Spring of 2019.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing Polynomial Long Division, Sec 6-3.

Hwk #25:  Sec 6-3

Page 324.  Problems 3-5, 8-10, 38

Due date is still to be determined.

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

Bellwork with answers 10-31-18

Alg 2 notes 10-31-18

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Bellwork reviewed finding zeros by graphing and factoring.

Hwk #24 is due today.

The remainder of the period we began our discussion on Sec 6-3, Polynomial Division.

Hwk #25:   Sec 6-3

Page 324

Problems:  3-5, 8-10, 38

Due date for hwk #25 is still to be determined.

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

Bellwork with answers 10-30-18

Alg 2 notes 10-30-18