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

Friday, January 19, 2018

Bellwork reviewed finding the sum of finite geometric series and reviewed for the final exam.

Hwk #33 is due today

The remainder of the period we finished discussing Geometric Series (Sec 11-5).

Hwk #34 is due Monday.  Practice Sheet: Geometric Series (Sec 11-5)

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, a copy of Hwk #34, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Alg 2B Bellwork with answers 1-19-18

Alg 2B Hwk #34

Alg 2B Notes 1-19-18

Thursday, January 18, 2018

Bellwork reviewed using the sum formula for arithmetic series.

Students were given a copy of Final Exam Review for Chapter 11.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion no Arithmetic Series (Sec 11-4) and began discussing Geometric Series (Sec 11-5).

Hwk #33 is due tomorrow.  Practice Sheet:  Sec 11-4

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, a copy of Hwk #33, a copy of Final Exam Review for Ch 11, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Alg 2B Bellwork with answers 1-18-18

Alg 2B Hwk #33

Alg 2B Ch 11 Final Exam Review

Alg 2B Notes 1-18-18

Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Bellwork reviewed the sum of the terms in a finite arithmetic series (Sec 11-4), some review problems for the final exam, and an SAT like math problem.

Hwk #32 is due today.

The class periods were shortened due to a late start.  The bellwork took a while for the students to work on and for us to discuss.  The remainder of the period we worked on a few more problems from Sec 11-4.

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 1-17-18

Alg 2B Notes 1-17-18

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Bellwork gave students practice determing what type of sequence a formula represents;  arithmetic, geometric, or neither.  It also gave students practice finding the limit of a sequence, if it exists.

Students were given the Final Exam Review for Chapter 10.

The remainder of the period we practiced finding more limits of sequences then began discussing the sum of an Arithmetic Series (Sec 11-4).

Hwk #32 is due tomorrow.  Practice Sheet: Limits of Sequences.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, a copy of Hwk #32, a copy of the Final Exam Review for Chapter 10, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Alg 2B Bellwork with answers 1-16-18

Alg 2B Hwk #32

Alg 2B Chapter 10 Final Exam Review

Alg 2B Notes 1-16-18

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

Hours 1-3:

Bellwork reviewed for Friday’s quiz over Sections 11-1 to 11-3.

The remainder of the period we continued our discussion on the Limit of a sequence.

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Alg 2B hrs 1-3 Bellwork with answers 1-10-18

Alg 2B Notes 1-10-18 hours 1-3

6th Hour:

Bellwork reviewed Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences for Friday’s quiz over Sections 11-1 to 11-3.

Hwk #31 is due today.

The bellwork took most of the period for the students to work on and for us to discuss.  The remainder we practiced finding missing terms in both arithmetic and geometric sequences..

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Alg 2B 6th hr Bellwork with answers 1-10-18

Alg 2B Notes 1-10-18 6th hr

Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Hours 1-3:

Today’s bellwork was review for Friday’s quiz over Sections 11-1 to 11-3.  This bellwork took most of the period.  The remainder of the period we began our discussion on Infinite and Finite Sequences.

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Alg 2B hrs 1-3 Bellwork with answers 1-9-18

 

6th Hour:

Bellwork gave students practice with sequences and their formulas.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 11-3, Geometric Sequences.

Hwk #31 is due tomorrow.  Sec 11-3

Page 614.         Problems 1-3, 6-8, 14, 23, 24, 31-34, 38, 44

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Alg 2B 6th hr Bellwork with answers 1-9-18

Alg 2B Notes 1-9-18 6th hr