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, October 29, 2018

Bellwork reviewed finding max’s and min’s of polynomials using a graphing calculator and completely factoring polynomials.

The remainder of the period we discussed finding zeros by factoring (All Complex Zeros) and by graphing (Real Zeros).

Hwk #24 is due tomorrow.

Practice Sheet:  Max’s, Min’s, and Zeros of Polynomials.

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Bellwork with answers 10-29-18

Hwk #24

Alg 2 notes 10-29-18

Friday, October 26, 2018

Bellwork reviewed graphs and equations of polynomials and the skill of factoring.

Hwk #23 is due today.

Students were given the review for Quiz #3:  Sections 6-1 to 6-3 today.  The date of the quiz is still to be determined.

The remainder of the period we began discussing finding Maximums and Minimums of Polynomials using technology.

Hwk #24 was made available to the students.

Practice Sheet:  Max, Min, and Zeros of Polynomials.

Due date is still to be determined.

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Bellwork with answers 10-26-18

Quiz #3 Review

Hwk #24

Alg 2 notes 10-26-18

Thursday, October 25, 2018

Bellwork reviewed graphs and equations of polynomial functions.

The remainder of the period we finished discussing the graphs and equations of polynomial functions.

Hwk #23 is due tomorrow.

Practice Sheet:  Graphs and equations of polynomial functions.

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Bellwork with answers 10-26-18

Hwk #23

Alg 2 notes 10-25-18

Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Bellwork reviewed graphing polynomial equations using the end-behavior and the zeros.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing the Graphs of Polynomial Equations.  Students practiced graphing a little more then we discussed how to write the equation from a given graph.

Hwk #23 is due on Friday.

Practice Sheet:  Graphs of Polynomial Functions.

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Bellwork with answers 10-24-18

Hwk #23

Alg 2 notes 10-24-18

Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Bellwork reviewed finding the Degree and Leading Coefficient of Polynomials and using this information to state the end-behavior.

Hwk #22 is due today.

The remainder of the period students explored the different shapes zeros (x-intercepts) of polynomials can have.  We put this information together with the end-behavior to create the graph of a polynomial.

Hwk #23 was made available to the students.

Prqactice Sheet:  Graphs and equations of polynomial functions.

Due date is still to be determined.

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Bellwork with answers 10-23-18

Hwk #23

Alg 2 notes 10-23-18

Monday, October 22, 2018

Bellwork reviewed finding the degree and leading coefficient of polynomials.

Hwk #21 is due today.

The remainder of the period we discussed the end-behavior of polynomial graphs and how it is related to the degree and leading coefficient of the polynomial.

Hwk #22 is due tomorrow.

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Problems 1-10.

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Bellwork with answers 10-22-18

Alg 2 notes 10-22-18

 

Friday, October 19, 2018

Bellwork gave students practice on PSAT- like problems.

Hwk #20 is due today.

The remainder of the period we began our discussion on Sec 6-1, Polynomial Functions.

Hwk #21 is due on Monday.

Practice Sheet:  Degree and Leading Coefficient of Polynomial Functions.

Deadline for retake of Quiz #2 is Friday, October 26, 2018.

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Bellwork with answers 10-19-18

Hwk #21

Alg 2 notes 10-19-18