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 1, 2018

No Bellwork today.  Students took Test #1.

After the test students were to pick up a Classwork sheet and work on it.  This is due tomorrow.

Also due tomorrow:  Hwk #7           Sec 13-1

Page 713.  Problems 5-8, 11, 12, 20, 21, 23, 24, 32

(for #’s 23 and 24, DON’T copy and sketch two more cycles)

Click on the link below for a copy of the classwork that is due tomorrow:

Alg 2B Classwork after Test #1

Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Bellwork reviewed for tomorrows Test.

The remainder of the period we continued our discussion on Sec 13-1, Periodic Functions.

Hwk #7.  Sec 13-1  Due Friday, March 2, 2018

Page 713.   Problems 5-8, 11, 12, 20, 21, 23, 24, 32

(for #’s 23 and 24 DON’T copy and sketch 2 more cycles)

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 2-28-18

Alg 2 notes 2-28-18

 

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Hrs 1-3:

Bellwork gave students review for Thursday’s Test #1.

After the Bellwork students took a quiz over filling out the Unit Circle.

5th Hr:

Bellwork gave students review for Thursday’s Test #1.

Hwk #6 is due today.

After the Bellwork and going over hwk #6 students took a quiz over filling out the Unit Circle.

For all hours:

After the Unit Circle Quiz students were given a few more problems to review for Thursday’s Test #1.

After going over these review questions we continued our discussion on Sec 13-1, Periodic Functions.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers (hrs 1-3 and 5th hr) and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Alg 2B Hrs 1-3 Bellwork with answsers 2-27-18

Alg 2B 5th hr Bellwork with answers 2-28-18

Alg 2B Notes 2-27-18

 

 

Monday, February 26, 2018

Hours 1-3:

Bellwork reviewed using the Unit Circle and finding missing parts of triangles using trigonometry.

Hwk #6 is due today.

Quiz over filling out the Unit Circle will be tomorrow.

The remainder of the period students were given a problem to review for Test #1 and we began discussing Sec 13-1, Periodic Functions.

Test #1 will be given on Thursday, March 1.  Review for the test was made available to the students and is posted on this blog in the Quiz/Test Review section.

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

Alg 2B 1-3 hrs Bellwork with answers 2-26-18

Alg 2B Notes 2-26-18

5th Hr:

Bellwork reviewed using the Unit Circle to find exact value of Sin/Cos/Tan of given angles.

Quiz over filling out the Unit Circle will be tomorrow.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on using the Unit Circle.

Hwk #6 is due tomorrow.  Practice Sheet:  Using the Unit Circle.

Test #1 will be given on Thursday, March 1.  Review for the test was made available to the students and is posted on this blog in the Quiz/Test Review section.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, a copy of Hwk #6, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Alg 2B 5th hr Bellwork with answers 2-26-18

Alg 2B Hwk #6

Alg 2B 5th hr Notes 2-26-18

Test #1

The first test of the second semester, covering all the material we’ve studied so far will be given either Thursday, March 1 or Friday, March 2.  The exact date will be determined when we return from break on Monday, February 26.

Paper copies of the review were made available today.

The review is posted on this blog in the Quiz/Test Review section.  It can also be accessed by clicking on the link below:

Test #1 Review

Friday, February 16, 2018

Bellwork reviewed using the Unit Circle to find the EXACT values for Sin, Cos, and Tan of given angles.  There was also two SAT like math questions.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Using the Unit Circle.

Hwk #6 is due on Monday, February 26, 2018.  Practice Sheet:  Using the Unit Circle  (for 5th hour is it will be due on Tuesday, Feb 27).

The Quiz over filling out the Unit Circle will be on Tuesday, February 27, 2018.

The first test covering everything we’ve studied so far this semester will be either Thursday, March 1 or Friday, March 2.  The review for this test is posted on my blog in the Quiz/Test Review Section and is also posted below.  Paper copies of the review were made available to the students today.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, a copy of Hwk #6, note/examples from today’s lesson, and a copy of Test #1 Review:

Alg 2B Bellwork with answers 2-16-18

Alg 2B Hwk #6

Alg 2B Notes 2-16-18

Test #1 Review

Thursday, February 15, 2018

Bellwork reviewed filling out the Unit Circle with degrees, radians, and coordinates and introduced using the Unit Circle to find the exact value of Sin, Cos, and Tan of an angle.

There will be a Quiz over filling out the Unit Circle on Tuesday, February 27, 2018.  Copies of blank Unit Circles and filled in Unit Circles can be found on the Quiz/Test Review page of this blog.

The remainder of the period we began discussing how to use the Unit Circle to find the exact value of Sin, Cos, and Tan of an angle.

Hwk #6 – Practice Sheet:  Using the Unit Circle.

This hwk will be due on Monday, February 26, 2018 (for 5th hour it will be due on Tuesday, Feb 27).

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, a copy of Hwk #6, and notes/examples from today’s bellwork:

Alg 2B Bellwork with answers 2-15-18

Alg 2B Hwk #6

Alg 2B Notes 2-15-18

 

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Bellwork reviewed using the Special Right triangles to find the EXACT value for the Sin, Cos, and Tan of angles in these triangles.

The classwork sheet from yesterday is due today.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing the Unit Circle.  We focused on filling out the Unit Circle with all the angles, in both degrees and radians, then we discussed what the coordinates of the points on the Unit Circle would be.

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 2-14-18

Alg 2B Notes 2-14-18

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

Bellwork gave students practice on the skills that will be found on today’s Quiz

After the bellwork students took Quiz #2.

After the quiz students were given a Classwork sheet to work on the remainder of the period and if needed finish at home.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers and a copy of the Classwork sheet:

Alg 2B Bellwork with answers 2-13-18

Classwork – After Quiz #2

Monday, February 12, 2018

Bellwork gave students practice using the Pythagorean Theorem and the Trigonometric Ratios to find missing sides and angles in triangles and trapezoids.

Hwk #5 is due today.

Quiz #2 will be tomorrow.  Review for the quiz can be found under the heading Quiz/Test Reviews towards the top of this page.

The remainder of the period students were given a real-world application of the Pythagorean Theorem and the Trigonometric Ratios to work on.

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 2-12-18

Alg 2B Notes 2-12-18