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

Tuesday, October 16, 2018

Bellwork reviewed PSAT like questions in preparation for this Springs PSAT 9 and PSAT 10 state assessment.

Hwk #18 is due today.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 5-8, The Quadratic Formula.

Hwk #19 is due tomorrow.   Sec 5-8

Page 293.  Problems 31-33, 57-59, 64, 65

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

Bellwork with answers 10-16-18

Alg 2 notes 10-16-18

Monday, October 15, 2018

Bellwork reviewed questions in preparation for this coming Spring’s PSAT tests.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing Sec 5-8, The Quadratic Formula.

Hwk #18:  Sec 5-8        Due Tomorrow

Page 293.

Problems:

6, 8, 9 (Give all EXACT Complex Solutions)

23, 26, 27  (Give Real Solutions in EXACT and Rounded to the nearest hundredth)

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

Bellwork with answers 10-15-18

Alg 2 notes 10-15-18

Friday, October 12, 2018

Bellwork reviewed solving quadratic equations using Square Roots, Completing the Square, and Factoring.

Students were given the Review for the upcoming Chapter 5 Test.  Date of test is still to be determined.

Hwk #17 is due for 2nd, 5th, and 6th hours.

Today is a half-day, thus, class periods are about half as long.  After the bellwork the next Section was introduced:   Sec 5-8, Quadratic Formula.

Hwk #18:  Sec 5-8

Page 293.

Problems:

6, 8, 9, (Give all EXACT Complex Solutions)

23, 26, 27 (Give Real Solutions rounded to the nearest hundredth).

Due date for Hwk #18 is still to be determined.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork and a copy of the Chapter 5 Review:

Bellwork with answers 10-12-18

Chapter 5 Review

Thursday, October 12, 2018

1st and 3rd Hours:

Bellwork reviewed solving Quadratic Equations using Factoring, Completing the Square, and Square Roots.

Hwk #17 is due today.

The remainder of the period we concluded our discussion on Sec 5-7:  Completing the Square and began our discussion on Sec 5-8:  The Quadratic Formula.

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

Bellwork with answers 1, 3 hrs 10-11-18

Alg 2 notes for 1st and 3rd hour 10-11-18

 

2nd, 5th, and 6th Hours:

Bellwork reviewed simplifying expressions involving Complex Numbers.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 5-7:  Completing the Square.

Hwk #17 is due tomorrow:   Sec 5-7

Page 285.  Problems 7-9, 15-18, 31, 32.

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Bellwork with answers 2, 5, 6 hrs 10-11-18

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Bellwork reviewed changing an equation from Vertex Form into Standard Form, simplifying expressions involving Complex Numbers, and practice Completing the Square.

Hwk #16 is due for 5th and 6th hours.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing Sec 5-7, Completing the Square.

Hwk #17:  Sec 5-7

Page 285.   Problems 7-9, 15-18, 31, 32

Due: Tomorrow for 1st and 3rd hrs.

Friday for 3rd,5th, and 6th hrs.

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

Bellwork with answers 10-10-18

Alg 2 notes 10-10-18

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Bellwork reviewed simplifying expressions involving Complex Numbers.

Hwk #16 is due today for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd hrs.

Hwk #16 is due tomorrow for 5th and 6th hrs:

Page 278.  Problems 37, 40, 50-52, 57, 62, 65

The remainder of the period we began our discussion on Sec 5-7, Completing the Square.

Hwk #17:  Sec 5-7

Page 285.  Problems 7-9, 15-18, 31, 32

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 10-9-18

Alg 2 notes 10-9-18

Monday, October 8, 2018

1st, 2nd, & 3rd hrs:

Bellwork reviewed solving equations using factoring and square roots, and simplifying expressions involving complex numbers.

Hwk #15 is due today.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 5-6, Complex Numbers.

Hwk #16 is due tomorrow.  Sec 5-6

Page 278.  Problems 37, 40, 50-52, 57, 62, 65

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

Bellwork with answers 1, 2, 3 hrs 10-8-18

Alg 2 notes 1, 2, 3hrs 10-8-18

 

5th and 6th hrs:

Bellwork reviewed solving equations using factoring and square roots, and simplifying expressions involving complex numbers.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing sec 5-6, Complex Numbers.

Hwk #15 is due tomorrow.   Sec 5-6

Page 278.  Problems 6-8, 17, 18, 20, 21, 59, 60

Hwk #16 is due on Wednesday.  Sec 5-6

Page 278.  Problems 37, 40, 50-52, 57, 62, 65

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 & 6 hrs 10-8-18

Alg 2 notes 5 & 6 hrs 10-8-18

 

 

 

Friday, October 5, 2018

Bellwork reviewed solving equations using square roots and factoring.

Hwk #14 is due today for 2nd hr and 5th & 6th hrs (Health Career students only).

The remainder of the period we continued discussing Sec 5-6, Complex Numbers.

Hwk #15.  Sec 5-6

Page 278.  Problems 6-8, 17, 18, 20, 21, 59, 60

Due Monday for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd hrs.

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

Bellwork with answers 10-5-18

Alg 2 notes 10-5-18