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

Monday, January 8, 2018

Hours 1-3:

Bellwork gave students practice with sequences and their formulas as well as an SAT like math question.

Due today:

1st Hr:  Hwk #31 and SAT Practice Test

2nd & 3rd Hrs: Hwk #31 and Ch 7 Final Exam Review

The remainder of the period we discussed finding missing terms in Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences.

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

Alg 2B Bellwork Hrs 1-3 with answers 1-8-18

Alg 2B Notes 1-8-18 hours 1-3

 

6th Hour:

Bellwork gave students practice with arithmetic sequences, their formulas, and finding missing terms.

Due today:  Hwk #30 and Chapter 7 Final Exam Review.

The remainder of the period we discussed Geometric Sequences (Sec 11-3)

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

Alg 2B Bellwork 6th Hour with answers 1-8-18

Alg 2B Notes 1-8-18 6th hr

 

 

 

Grade Amnesty!

Students can use the two week break to complete any missing assignments that they currently haven’t turned in.  I will accept these assignments only on Monday, January 8, 2018.  The students will receive reduced credit for these assignments but this is better than the zero they currently have.

There were deadlines for retakes on all tests and quizzes that have passed.  However, I will extend all these expired deadlines and allow any student to retake a test or quiz that they didn’t do well on.  This deadline extension will expire for good on Friday, January 12, 2018.  In other words, students can retake a previous quiz or test through that date.  After that date a retake is no longer an option.

If a student truly cares about doing well they will take advantage of this offer.  If they don’t take advantage of this offer they are telling me that they are happy with their current grade and I’ll know what to expect from them in the future.

Alg 2B Work to be done over Break

Students were given the following assignments to complete over break.  These assignments are due on Monday, January 8, 2018

1st Hour:

SAT assignment from Mrs. Stevens

Hwk #31.     Sec 11-3.   Page 614    Problems 1-3, 6-8, 14, 23, 24, 31-34, 38, 44

 

2nd & 3rd hours:

Hwk #31.    Sec 11-3.   Page 614    Problems 1-3, 6-8, 14, 23, 24, 31-34, 38, 44

Chapter 7 Final Exam Review

 

6th Hour:

Hwk #30  Sec 11-2     Page 608      Problems 2-5, 15, 16, 26, 27, 53, 54, 63

Chapter 7 Final Exam Review

 

Click on the link below for Chapter 7 Final Exam Review:

Alg 2B work over break – Ch 7 Final Exam Review

Thursday, December 21, 2017

Hours 1-3:

Bellwork gave students practice writing explicit formulae and finding missing terms in arithmetic and geometric sequences.

The remainder of the period we discussed Geometric Sequences (Sec 11-3).

Hwk #31 is due on Mon., Jan. 8.  Sec 11-3

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

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

Alg 2B hrs 1-3 Bellwork with answers 12-21-17

Alg 2B Notes 12-21-17 hours 1-3

6th Hour:

Bellwork gave students practice writing recursive and explicit formulas for sequences.

The remainder of the period we discussed Arithmetic Sequences (Sec 11-2).

Hwk #30 is due Mon., Jan 8.   Sec 11-3

Page 608    Problems 2-5, 15, 16, 26, 27, 53, 54, 63

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

Alg 2B 6th hr Bellwork with answers 12-21-17

Alg 2B Notes 12-21-17 6th hr

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Hours 1-3:

Bellwork gave students practice writing recursive and explicit formulas and finding missing terms in Arithmetic Sequences.

Hwk #30 is due today.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing Sec 11-3, Geometric Sequences.

Hwk #31.  Sec 11-3.  Due date still to be determined.

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

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

Alg 2B hurs 1-3 Bellwork with answers 12-20-17

Alg 2B Notes 12-20-17 hours 1-3

6th Hour:

this class did not meet today due to the fact they were on a trip to the science center.

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Hours 1-3:

Bellwork reviewed finding missing terms in Arithmetic Sequences and writing Explicit and Recursive Formulae.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Arithmetic Sequences (Sec 11-2).  We then began discussing Geometric Sequences (Sec 11-3).

Hwk #30 is due tomorrow.  Sec 11-2

Page 608.  Problems 2-5, 15, 16, 26, 27, 53, 54, 63

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

Alg 2B hrs 1-3 Bellwork with answers 12-19-17

Alg 2B Notes 12-19-17 hours 1-3

6th Hour:

Bellwork gave students practice using and writing Recursive and Explicit Formulae.

Hwk #29 is due today.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 11-1 and began discussing Sec 11-2, Arithmetic Sequences.

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

Alg 2B 6th hr Bellwork with answers 12-19-17

Monday, December 18, 2017

Hours 1 -3:

Bellwork gave students practice with recursive and explicit formulas of sequences.

Hwk #29 is due today.

The remainder of the period we finished discussing Sec 11-1 Sequences and their Recursive and Explicit Formulas.  We then began discussing Sec 11-2, Arithmetic Sequences.

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

Alg 2B hrs 1-3 Bellwork with answers 12-18-17

Alg 2B Notes 12-18-17 hours 1-3

 

6th Hour:

Bellwork gave students practice finding a pattern to a sequence in order to determine the next three terms.

The remainder of the period we discussed Sec 11-1.  Students were shown to use Recursive and Explicit Formulae to write the terms of a sequence as well as take a given sequence and write the Recursive and Explicit Formulae.

Hwk #29 is due tomorrow.  Sec 11-1.

Page 603.   Problems 4-7, 13, 14, 18, 19, 34, 35, 46, 47

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

Alg 2B 6th hr Bellwork with answers 12-18-17

Alg 2B Notes 12-18-17 6th hr

Friday, December 15, 2017

Bellwork gave students practice finding the next three numbers in a sequence and an SAT like math question.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing sequences.  Students were introduced to Recursive Formulas and Explicit Formulas.

Hwk #29 is due on Monday.  Sec 11-1.

Page 603.    Problems 4-7, 13, 14, 18, 19, 34, 35, 46, 47

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 12-15-17

Alg 2B Notes 12-15-17

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Bellwork gave students practice finding the pattern in a sequence and predicting the next three numbers.

The remainder of the period we began discussing Sec 11-1, Mathematical Patterns.  Students were introduce to new vocabulary:

Sequence, Series, Term, Recursive Formula, and Explicit Formula.

Next Hwk: #29           Sec 11-1

Page 603.          Problems 4-7, 13, 14, 18, 19, 34, 35, 46, 47

Due date for Hwk #29 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 12-13-17