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, November 9, 2017

Bellwork reviewed solving logarithmic equations and reminded students how to solve a rational equation.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on solving equations involving Natural Logarithms (Sec 8-6).

Hwk #21 is due tomorrow.   Sec 8-6

Page 472.  Problems 9, 17, 20, 22, 25, 26, 29, 62

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Alg 2B Bellwork with answers 11-9-17

Alg 2B Notes 11-9-17

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Bellwork gave students practice solving logarithmic equations and a couple of SAT like questions.

Hwk #20 is due today.

The remainder of the period we began discussing solving equations involving natural logarithms.

Hwk #21 will be due Friday.   Sec 8-6

Page 472.   Problems 9, ,17, 20, 22, 25, 26, 29, 62

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Alg 2B Bellwork with answes 11-8-17

Alg 2B Notes 11-8-17

Monday, November 6, 2017

Bellwork reviewed solving logarithmic equations and an SAT like math question.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 8-5, Logarithmic and Exponential Equations.

Hwk #20 is due on Wednesday.  Sec 8-5

Page 464.   Problems 7, 12, 37, 40, 43, 47, 82, 100

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Alg 2B Bellwork with answers 11-6-17

Alg 2B Notes 11-6-17

Friday, November 3, 2017

Bellwork gave students practice solving logarithmic equations and some SAT like math questions.

Classwork from yesterday is due today.

The remainder of the period we began discussed steps required when solving Logarithmic Equations.

Hwk #19:  Sec 8-5    due date still to be determined.

Page 464.    Problems 7, 12, 37, 40, 43, 47, 82, 100

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Alg 2B Bellwork with answers 11-3-17

Alg 2B Notes 11-3-17

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

To prepare for tomorrow’s quiz over Sections 8-1 to 8-4, today’s bellwork gave students numerous problems to practice as review for the quiz.

Hwk #19 is due today.

With the time remaining after the bellwork we reviewed another problem then began looking forward to Sec 8-5, Solving Logarithmic and Exponential Equations.

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Alg 2B Bellwork with answes 11-1-17

Alg 2B Notes 11-1-17

Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Bellwork reviewed using properties of logarithms to write several logarithms into a single logarithm.

Hwk #18 is due today.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 8-4.

Hwk #19 is due tomorrow.  Sec 8-4

Page 457.  Problems 20, 21, 24, 26, 28, 79, 80, 82

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Alg 2B Bellwork with answers 10-31-17

Alg 2B Notes 10-31-17