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

Thursday, March 29, 3018

Bellwork reviewed finding the number of outcomes and an SAT math question.

Hwk #13 is due today.

The remainder of the period we began discussing Probability, namely Theoretical and Experimental (Sec 1-6).

Next Hwk:  Hwk #14  Sec 1-6

Page 43.  Problems 11-14, 19, 24-27, 34, 36, 40

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:

Alg 2B Bellwork with answers 3-29-18

Alg 2B notes 3-29-18

 

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Bellwork reviewed finding the number of outcomes for a given situation and an SAT math question.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 6-7.

Hwk #13 is due tomorrow.   Sec 6-7

Page 348.  Problems 9, 18-20, 29-32, 39, 40, 46-49, 55

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 3-28-18

Alg 2B notes 3-28-18

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Bellwork reviewed finding the number of outcomes using Multiplication Counting Principle, Factorials, and/or Permutations and introduced some probability problems.

Classwork from yesterday is due today.

The remainder of the period we began discussing Combinations (Sec 6-7).

Hwk #13 will be due on Thursday, March 29.  Sec 6-7

Page 348.   Problems 9, 18-20, 29-32, 39, 40, 46-49, 55

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 3-27-18

Alg 2B notes 3-27-18

Friday, March 23, 2018

Bellwork reviewed for Monday’s Test#2.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing how to find the total number of outcomes in a given situation using the Multiplication Counting Principle, Factorials, and/or Permutations formula.

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 3-23-18

Alg 2B notes 3-23-18

Thursday, March 22, 2018

Bellwork reviewed for Test #2.  There was separate bellwork for hrs 1-3 and for 5th hr.

Hwk #12 is due today.

The remainder of the period we began discussing how to find the number of outcomes in a given situation.  Students were shown how to use the Multiplication Counting Principle and Factorial to find the number of outcomes.

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

Bellwork 1st, 2nd, 3rd, hrs:  Alg 2B hrs 1-3 Bellwork with answers 3-22-18

Bellwork 5th hr:  Alg 2B 5th hr Bellwork with answers 3-22-18

Alg 2B notes 3-22-18

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Bellwork reviewed writing equations of a Tangent Graph and some SAT-like math questions.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on the Tangent Function, Sec 13-6.  We also began discussing some basic Probability questions.  The next topic after Test #2 will be Probability and Statistics.

Hwk #12 is due tomorrow.   Sec 13-6

Page 752.   Problems 9, 10, 12, 13, 23, 24, 39, 40

For 12 & 13:  Find the period, 2 VA, and 2 x-int

For 23 & 24:   Only find the period.

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 3-21-18

Alg 2B notes 3-21-18

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Bellwork reviewed finding x-int and VA of a Rational Function, graphing a Cosine Function, and writing the equation of a Sin/Cos graph.

Students were given the review for Test #2, Sec 13-1, 13-4 to 13-7.  The date of the test is still to be determined.

Hwk #11 is due today.

The remainder of the period we began discussing Sec 13-6, Tangent Function.

Hwk #12 will be due on Thursday,

Sec 13-6.

Page 752.

Problems 9, 10, 12, 13, 23, 24, 39, 40

For #’s 12 & 13:  Find the period, state the equation of two VA, and give two x-intercepts

For #’s 123 & 24:  Just find the period.

Click on the links below a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, a copy of the Test #2 Review, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Alg 2B Bellwork with answers 3-20-18

Test #2 Review

Alg 2B notes 3-20-18