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, September 10, 2018

Bellwork reviewed Function Operations Sec 7-6) and factoring.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Function Operations by covering the skills needed to perform Function Division.  We then began our discussion on Composite Functions (Sec 7-6).

Hwk #5 is due tomorrow.

Practice Sheet:  Function Operations.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, a copy of Hwk #5, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Bellwork with answers 9-10-18

Hwk #5

Alg 2 notes 9-10-18

Friday, September 7, 2018

Bellwork reviewed Domain/Range, Intervals when one function is greater/less than another function, and Function Notation.

Hwk #4 is due today.

The remainder of the period we began our discussion on Sec 7-6, Function Operations.  We started with defining the four basic function operations of Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division.

Hwk #5 was made available to the students.

Practice Sheet:  Function Operations.

Due date has yet to be determined.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, a copy of Hwk #5, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Bellwork with answers 9-7-18

Hwk #5

Alg 2 notes 9-7-18

Thursday, September 6, 2018

Bellwork reviewed finding Domain and Range of a graph in Interval Notation, using Function Notation, and factoring a trinomial.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Function Notation, Relations that are either Functions or Not Functions, and when functions and their graphs are equal or when one function is greater than another function.

Hwk #4 is due tomorrow.

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Bellwork with answers 9-6-18

Hwk #4

Alg 2 notes 9-6-18

Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Bellwork reviewed Domain and Range of graphs in Interval Notation and factoring a Quadratic.

Review for Quiz #1 was given to the students today.  The date for the quiz is still to be determined.

Hwk #3 is due today.

The remainder of the period we reviewed some vocabulary names for sets of numbers then began our discussion on Function Notation.

Hwk #4 was made available to students.

Practice Sheet – Functions and Function Notation.

Due date is still to be determined.

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Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 9-5-18

Quiz #1 Review

Hwk #4

Alg 2 notes 9-5-18

Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Bellwork reviewed solving literal equations and stating restrictions on the variables along with Domain and Range of a graph.

The remainder of the period we talked about Domain and Range of a graph and giving answers in Interval Notation.

Hwk #3 is due tomorrow.

Practice Sheet:  Domain and Range, Interval Notation

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Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 9-4-18

Hwk #3 – D&R, interval notation

Alg 2 notes 9-14-18

Thursday, August 30, 2018

Bellwork reviewed solving literal equations and stating restrictions on the variables.

Hwk #2 is due today.

The remainder of the period we began our discussion on Domain, Range, and Interval Notation.

Hwk #3 was made available to the students but a due date hasn’t been set yet.

Hwk #3:  Practice Sheet – Domain, Range, and Interval Notation

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Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 8-30-18

Hwk #3 – D&R, interval notation

Alg 2 notes 8-30-18

Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Bellwork reviewed solving and equation with several fractions and solving literal equations.

Hwk #1 is due today for 2nd to 6th hours.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing solutions to literal equations and the restrictions on the variables.

Hwk #2 is due tomorrow.    Sec 1-3

Page 21

Problems 24, 43, 44, 47, 55, 56, 58, 63, 64

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Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 8-29-18

Alg 2 notes 8-29-18

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Bellwork reviewed solving literal equations.

After students finished working on today’s bellwork we took the time to go over yesterday’s bellwork in more detail since we didn’t have the time to do so yesterday.  We then went over today’s bellwork.  Students were introduced to idea of identifying restrictions on the variables when working with literal equations.

Hwk #1 is due tomorrow.

1st hour:  Hwk #1 is short written response to the Theme for the School year introduced to them yesterday.

2nd hr to 6th hr:  Hwk #1 is a Practice sheet handed out in class.

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Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 8-28-18

Hwk #1 – 1st hour

Hwk #1 – 2nd to 6th hrs

Alg 2 notes 8-28-18

Monday, August 27, 2018

1st day of school.  Today is only a half day, thus, classes are only half as long.  Students worked on a bellwork that reviewed the following math topics:

  • Simplifying an algebraic expression
  • Solving an equation and an inequality
  • Simplifying radicals

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

Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 8-27-18

Alg 2 Notes 8-28-18  This is actually notes for today 8-27 not 8-28