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, October 12 ,2017

Bellwork reviewed for the Chapter 7 test and gave students practice on some SAT like math questions.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 7-8.

Hwk #13 is due tomorrow.  Practice Sheet Sec 7-8

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, a copy of Hwk #13, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Alg 2B Bellwork with answers 10-12-17

Alg 2B Hwk #13

Alg 2B Notes 10-12-17

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

1st, 2nd, and 3rd hours did not meet today, Juniors were taking the PSATNMSQT Test.

Sixth Hour:

Bellwork reviewed graphing Square Root Functions.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing graphs of Square Root Functions (Sec 7-8).  Besides graphing the function, students learned how to write the equation of the function given its graph.

Hwk #13 will be due on Friday, October 13.  Practice Sheet Sec 7-8.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, a copy of Hwk #13, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Alg 2B Bellwork with answers 10-11-17

Alg 2B Hwk #13

Alg 2B Notes 10-11-17

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Bellwork gave students practice writing equations of transformed functions and practice on SAT like math questions.

The remainder of the period we continued our discussion graphs of Radical Functions (Sec 7-8).

Hwk #13 will be due on Friday.  Practice Sheet Sec 7-8.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, a copy of Hwk #13, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Alg 2B Bellwork with answers 10-10-17

Alg 2B Hwk #13

Monday, October 9, 2017

Bellwork reviewed problems involving Inverse Relations (Sec 7-7).

Hwk #12 is due today.

The remainder of the period we began our discussion on Sec 7-8:  Graphs of Square Root Functions.

Hwk #13:  Practice Sheet Sec 7-8.   This homework will be given to the students tomorrow.  Due date is still to be determined.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, a copy of Hwk #13, notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Alg 2B Bellwork with answers 10-9-17

Alg 2B Hwk #13

Alg 2B Notes 10-9-17

Friday, October 6, 2017

Bellwork reviewed solving an equation for one of its variables (Literal Equations) and determining if the inverse relation of a given equation is a function.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 7-7 by learning how to write the equation of the inverse relation of a function.

Hwk #12 is due Monday.  Practice Sheet:  Sec 7-7

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, a copy of Hwk #12, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Alg 2B Bellwork with answers 10-6-17

Alg 2B Hwk #12

Thursday, October 5, 2017

Bellwork gave students practice finding Domain and Range of a graph and solving an equation for one of its variables.

Hwk #11 is due today.

The remainder of the period we began our discussion on Sec 7-7, Inverse Relations.

Hwk #12 was given to the students.  Practice Sheet Sec 7-7.

The due date on this homework is still to be determined.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, a copy of Hwk #12, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Alg 2B Bellwork with answers 10-5-17

Alg 2B Hwk #12

Alg 2B Notes 10-5-17