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, May 11, 2017

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork gave students practice finding coterminal angles, Sec 13-2.

Hwk #29 is due today.

The remainder of the period we continued working on the Unit Circle by filling in the measure of the angles in degrees and radians then using the special right triangles.

There will be a quiz over filling out the Unit Circle next week.  The exact date of the quiz is still to be determined and will be announced when finalized.

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

Hon Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 5-11-17

Hon Alg 2 Classnotes 5-11-17

 

4th & 5th Hours:

No bellwork today, students took the test over Chapter 6.

After the test students were given a classwork sheet to review skills from Sec 2-3 and preview skills that will be used in Sec 9-1.  This classwork sheet is due tomorrow.

Click on the link below for a copy of this classwork sheet:

Alg 2A Classwork 5-11-17

 

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork reviewed coterminal angles, Sec 13-2

The remainder of the period we continued our discussion of Sec 13-2 by starting the study of the Unit Circle.

Hwk #29 is due tomorrow.   Sec 13-2

Page 722.   Problems 1-3, 12-15, 39, 40, 46, 48

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

Hon Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 5-10-17

Hon Alg 2 Classnotes 5-10-17

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork gave students review problems for tomorrow’s Chapter 6 Test.

The remainder of the period we began discussion Sec 9-1, Inverse Variation which started with a review of Sec 2-3, Direct Variation.

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

Alg 2A Bellwork with answers 5-10-17

Alg 2A Classnotes 5-10-17

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork reviewed converting between degrees and radians, finding Period, Amplitude, and Equation of the Midline of a Periodic Function, and finding the missing coordinates of points on a Periodic Function.

Classwork from yesterday is due today.

The remainder of the period we began discussing Sec 13-2, properties of angles in Standard Position.

Hwk #29 will be due on Thursday.  Sec 13-2

Page 722.  Problems 1-3, 12-15, 39, 40, 46, 48

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

Hon Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 5-9-17

Hon Alg 2 Classnotes 5-9-17

 

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork reviewed expanding binomials using Pascal’s Triangle, Sec 6-8.

Hwk #34 is due today.

The remainder of the period we reviewed some problems that will be on Thursday’s Chapter 6 Test.

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

Alg 2A Bellwork with answers 5-9-17

Alg 2A Classnotes 5-9-17

Monday, May 8, 2017

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

No Bellwork today, students took a test over Chapter 8.

After the test students were given a classwork sheet to practice converting between degree and radian measure of angles.  This classwork sheet is due tomorrow.

Click on the link below for a copy of this classwork sheet:
Hon Alg 2 Classwork 5-8-17

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork gave students practice on problems to prepare them for Thursday’s Chapter 6 Test.

Hwk #33 is due today for 4th hour.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 6-8, The Binomial Theorem.  Students learned how to use Pascal’s Triangle to expand a binomial to a power.

Hwk #34 is due tomorrow.      Sec 6-8

Page 356.   Problems 24, 34, 36, 38, 48, 54

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

Alg 2A Bellwork with answers 5-8-17

Alg 2A Classnotes 5-8-17

Friday, May 5, 2017

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork reviewed Periodic Functions and their characteristics.

Hwk #28 is due today.

The remainder of the period we began our discussion on the measure of an angle in Radians.

Chapter 8 Test on Monday.

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Hon Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 5-5-17

Hon Alg 2 Classnotes 5-5-17

 

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork reviewed finding the equation of a polynomial in Standard Form when given the roots of the function.

Hwk #33 is due today for 5th hour and due Monday for 4th hour.

The remainder of the period we began our discussion on Sec 6-8, The Binomial Theorem.

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

Alg 2A Bellwork with answers 5-5-17

Alg 2A Classnotes 5-5-17

Thursday, May 4, 2017

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:
Bellwork reviewed the relationships in 45-45-90 and 30-60-90 Right Triangles.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 13-1, Periodic Functions.

Hwk # 28 is due tomorrow.   Sec 28

Page 713.     Problems 5-8, 11, 12, 20, 21, 23, 24 (for 23 and 24 DON’T copy and sketch two more cycles).

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Hon Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 5-4-17

Hon Alg 2 Classnotes 5-4-17

 

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork reviewed the Rational Root Theorem and the Irrational Root Theorem.

Hwk #32 is due today.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 6-5.

Hwk #33 was assigned.       Practice Sheet Sec 6-5

4th Hour:  Due Monday

5th Hour:  Due Tomorrow.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork, a copy of Hwk #33, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Alg 2A Bellwork with answers 5-4-17

Alg 2A Hwk #33

Alg 2A Classnotes 5-4-17

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork reviewed solving logarithmic equations.

Hwk #27 is due today.

The remainder of the period we began discussing Sec 13-1, Periodic Functions.

Hwk #28 will be due Friday.   Sec 13-1

Page 713.  Problems 5-8, 11, 12, 20, 21, 23, 24 (for 23 and 24 don’t copy and sketch 2 more cycles.).

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

Hon Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 5-3-17

Hon Alg 2 Classnotes 5-3-17

 

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork reviewed using the Rational Root Theorem (Sec 6-5).

The remainder of the period we continued our discussion on Sec 6-5.  We covered the Irrational Roots Theorem and Imaginary Roots Theorem.

Hwk #32 is due tomorrow.  Sec 6-5

Page 339.   Problems 1-4, 32-34

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

Alg 2A Bellwork with answers 5-3-17

Alg 2A Classnotes 5-3-17

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork reviewed using the Properties of Logarithms to rewrite Logarithmic expressions.

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

Hwk #27 is due tomorrow.        Sec 8-5

Page 464.   Problems 8, 11, 37, 38, 44, 47, 82, 83

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

Hon Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 5-2-17

Hon Alg 2 Classnotes 5-2-17

 

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork reviewed using Synthetic Division.

Hwk #31 is due today.

The remainder of the period Students were shown how to use the “Box” to divide.

We also began our discussion on Sec 6-5 by covering the Rational Roots Theorem.

Hwk #32 will be due Thursday.  Sec 6-5

Page 339.     Problems 1-5, 32-34.

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

Alg 2A Bellwork with answers 5-2-17

Alg 2A Classnotes 5-2-17