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, February 8, 2018

Bellwork reviewed the ideas of coterminal angles and an SAT math question.

Quiz #2 will be on Tuesday, February 13, 2018.  Sections 13-2 and 13-3

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 13-2.  We then began discussing the Unit Circle.

Hwk #5 is due tomorrow.  Sec 13-2

Page 722

Problems 1-3, 12-15, 39, 40, 45-48

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Alg 2B Bellwork with answers 2-8-18

Alg 2B Notes 2-8-18

Wednesday, February 7, 2018

Bellwork reviewed angle measures in Standard Position, Coterminal Angles, and an SAT practice math question.

Hwk #4 is due today.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing Sec 13-2, practicing finding coterminal angles and determining if two given angles are coterminal.

Hwk #5:  Sec 13-2     Due Friday, February 9, 2018

Page 722

Problems 1-3, 12-15, 39, 40, 45-48.

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Alg 2B Bellwork with answers 2-7-18

Alg 2B Notes 2-7-18

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Bellwork reviewed converting between radians and degrees and find the length of a arc of a circle (Sec 13-3).

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 13-3.

Hwk #4 is due tomorrow:  Sec 13-3

Page 729.  Problems 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 21, 22, 28a.

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Alg 2B bellwork with answers 2-6-18

Alg 2B Notes 2-6-18

Friday, February 2, 2018

Bellwork reviewed Special Right Triangles and Right Triangle Trigonometry.

Hwk #3 is due today.

The remainder of the period we discussed the concept of what a Radian is and how to convert between Degrees and Radians.

Hwk #4:   Sec 13-3

Page 729

Problems 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 21, 22, 28a

Due date for this hwk is still to be determined.

Reminder:  Quiz Monday over Special Right Triangles and Right Triangle Trigonometry.

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Alg 2B Bellwork 2-2-18

Alg 2B Notes 2-2-18

Thursday, February 1, 2018

Bellwork reviewed Special Right Triangles and Right Triangle Trigonometry.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing Right Triangle Trigonometry.  Students were given practice on Right Triangle Trigonometry Word Problems.

Hwk #3 is due tomorrow.  Practice Sheet:  Right Triangle Trigonometry.

There will be a short quiz Monday over Special Right Triangles and Right Triangle Trigonometry.  Review for this quiz has been posted on the Quiz/Test Reviews page of this blog.  Click on the this link in the bar across the top portion of this homepage.

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Alg 2B Bellwork with answers 2-1-18

Alg 2B Hwk #3

Alg 2B Notes 2-1-18

Wednesday, January 31, 2018

Bellwork reviewed Special Right Triangles.

Hwk #2 is due today.

The remainder of the period we began discussing Right Triangle Trigonometry (Sec 14-3)

Hwk #3 was made available to students today.  It will be due on Friday.  Practice Sheet:  Right Triangle Trigonometry.

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Alg 2B Bellwork with answers 1-31-18

Alg 2B Hwk #3

Alg 2B Notes 1-31-18

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Bellwork reviewed Pythagorean Theorem, the Trigonometric Ratios, and a practice SAT math question.

Hwk #1 is due today.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing the Special Right Triangles:  30-60-90 and 45-45-90.

Hwk #2 is due tomorrow:  Practice Sheet – Special Right Triangles.

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Alg 2B bellwork with answers 1-30-18

Alg 2B Hwk #2

Alg 2B Notes 1-30-18

Monday, January 29, 2018 First Day of 2nd Semester

Classes were only 20 minutes long due to a half day.

Bellwork reviewed the Pythagorean Theorem and the Trigonometric Ratios.

Hwk #1 is due tomorrow.

Hwk #1:  Questionnaire:  Reflection on 1st Semester.

Students were also given the Syllabus for 2nd semester.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, a copy of Hwk #1.  A copy of the class syllabus can be found on the Syllabus page of this blog.

Bellwork 1-29-18 with answers

Hwk #1