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, May 29, 2018

Bellwork reviewed solving trigonometric equations.

Hwk #28 is due today.

Students were given review for the upcoming test on Sec 13-8 and Ch 14.  Date for the test is still to be determined.

The remainder of the period we began discussing Sec 14-4, The Law of Sines, by reviewing right triangle trigonometry and finding area of triangles.

Next Hwk:  Hwk #29     Sec 14-4

Page 803.   Problems 1, 3-5, 11, 21, 17, 18, 28

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

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

Alg 2B Bellwork with answers 5-29-18

Alg 2B Review Sec 13-8 & Ch 14

Alg 2B notes 5-29-18

Thursday, May 24, 2018

Bellwork reviewed solving trigonometric equations.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 14-2, Solving Trigonometric Equations.

Hwk #28 is due on Tuesday, May 29, 2018

Practice Sheet:  Sec 14-2

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

Alg 2B Bellwork with answers 5-24-18

Alg 2B Hwk #28

Alg 2B notes 5-24-18

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Bellwork reviewed verifying trigonometric identities and solving basic trigonometric equations.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing Sec 14-2, Solving Trigonometric Equations..

Hwk #27 is due tomorrow.     Sec 14-2

Page 787.

Problems:   17-19, 22, 25 (Use the Unit Circle for EXACT answers)

AND            20, 21, 23, (Round 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:

Alg 2B Bellwork with answers 5-22-18

Alg 2B notes 5-22-18

Monday, May 21, 2018

I was not in school today.  Review work was assigned.  I will post the review work on this blog when I return to school on Tuesday when I find out exactly how much of the review was assigned by the substitute teacher.  Any students who were absent today are responsible for completing this work in a reasonable amount of time or not receive credit for it.

After reading the notes left behind by the substitute Sheet #1 is the only sheet that is due from each student.

You can click on the link below for a copy of sheet #1.  On this file you’ll also see Sheet #2 which you can use as review for the Final Exam but is not due.

Sheets 1 and 2 from Monday, May 21, 2018

Friday, May 18, 2018

Hrs 1-3:

Bellwork reviewed verifying trigonometric identities.

Hwk #26 is due today.

The remainder of the period we began our discussion on Sec 14-2, Solving Trigonometric Equations.

Next Hwk:  Hwk #27.     Sec 14-2

Page 787.

Problems:

17-19, 22, 25 (use the Unit Circle to give EXACT solutions)

20, 21, 23 (Round 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:

Alg 2B Bellwork with answers 5-18-18

Alg 2B notes 5-18-18

 

5th Hr:

Bellwork reviewed verifying trigonometric identities.

Hwk #24 is due today.

The remainder of the period we practiced more problems asking students to verifying trigonometric identities.

Hwk #25 and Hwk #26 are due Monday.

Hwk #25:  Practice Sheet Sec 14-1: Simplifying Trigonometric Expressions

Hwk #26:  Sec 14-1

Page 780.   Problems 1, 8, 46, 48, 49, 55, 56

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, a copy of Hwk #25, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Alg 2B 5th hr Bellwork with answers 5-18-18

Alg 2B Hwk #25

Alg 2B 5th hr Notes 5-18-18

Thursday, May 17, 2018

Hrs 1-3:

Bellwork reviewed verifying trigonometric identities.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 14-1 by practicing more verifying identity problems.

Hwk #26 is due tomorrow.    Sec 14-1

Page 780.   Problems 1, 8, 46, 48, 49, 55, 56

Students must show all the steps in each problem to receive credit.

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

Alg 2B Bellwork with answers 5-17-18

Alg 2B notes 5-17-18

 

5th hr:

Bellwork gave students practice simplifying trigonometric expressions.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing techniques used to simplify trigonometric expressions.

Hwk #24 is due tomorrow.  Sec 14-1.

Page 780.  Problems 18, 20-23, 28, 30, 32-34

Students were given Hwk #25.  Sec 14-1

Practice Sheet:  Simplifying Trigonometric Expressions

This hwk will be due on Monday, May 21

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, a copy of Hwk #25,  and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Alg 2B 5th hr Bellwork with answers 5-17-18

Alg 2B Hwk #25

Alg 2B 5th hr Notes 5-17-18

Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Hrs 1-3:

Bellwork reviewed simplifying trigonometric expressions.

Hwk #25 is due today.

The remainder of the period we began discussing Verifying Trigonometric Identities, Sec 13-8

Next Hwk:  Hwk #26   Sec 13-8

Page 780.  Problems 1, 8, 46, 48, 49, 55, 56

This hwk will be due on Friday,  May 18, 2018

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

Alg 2B Bellwork with answers 5-16-18

Alg 2B notes 5-16-18

 

5th Hr:

Bellwork reviewed graphs of the Reciprocal Trig Functions.

Hwk #23 is due today.

The remainder of the period we began discussing simplifying trigonometric expressions, Sec 14-1.

Next Hwk #24:    Sec 14-1

Page 780.  Problems 18, 20-23, 28, 30, 32-34

 

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

Alg 2B 5th Hr Bellwork with answers 5-16-18

Alg 2B 5th hr Notes 5-16-18