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

Tuesday, March 28, 3017

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

No Bellwork today, students took a quiz over Sections 7-1 to 7-4.

After the quiz students were to work on Classwork:  Intro to Sec 7-5.

This classwork sheet is due tomorrow.

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

Hon Alg 2 Classwork Sec 7-5

 

4th & 5th Hours:

No Bellwork today, students took a test over Chapter 5.

Hwk #22 is due tomorrow.  Note Sheet Sec 6-1

Click on the link below for a copy of Hwk #22:

Alg 2A Hwk #22

 

Monday, March 27, 2017

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork gave students practice on SAT type math questions.

The remainder of the period we reviewed for tomorrow’s Chapter 7 Quiz.

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 3-27-17

Hon Alg Classnotes 3-27-17

 

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork reviewed solving quadratic equations using Factoring, Square Roots, Completing the Square, and Quadratic Formula.

Hwk #21 is due today.

The remainder of the period students reviewed for tomorrow’s Chapter 5 Test by working at different stations. Each station had different problems to review.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers and a copy of the review stations and the answers to the problems as each station:

Alg 2A Bellwork with answers 3-27-17

Alg 2A Chapter 5 Stations Review with Answers

 

Friday, March 24, 2017

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork reviewed simplifying radical expressions (Sec 7-3).

The remainder of the period we reviewed a little for Tuesday’s Quiz over Sections 7-1 to 7-4.  We also reviewed some skills that students have learned in the past that will be used again in the rest of Chapter 7.

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 3-24-17

Hon Alg Classnotes 3-24-17

 

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork reviewed Completing the Square and solving by Completing the Square.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 5-7, Completing the Square.

Hwk #21 is due Monday.       Sec 5-7

Page 285.   Problems 23-26, 28-30.

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 3-24-17

Alg 2A Classnotes 3-24-17

Thursday, March 23, 2017

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork reviewed SAT type math questions.

The remainder of the period we began discussing Sec 7-3, Binomial Radical Expressions.

Hwk #19 is due tomorrow.          Sec 7-3

Page 382.        Problems 15, 16, 21, 22, 24, 25, 30, 32, 36, 40

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

Hon Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 3-23-17

Hon Alg Classnotes 3-23-17

 

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork reviewed completing the square and solving quadratic equations using Square Roots.

Hwk #19 is due today.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing Sec 5-7, Completing the Square.

Hwk #20 is due tomorrow.              Sec 5-7

Page 285.   Problems 15-18, 20-22, 31, 32

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

Alg 2A Bellwork with answers 3-23-17

Alg 2A Classnotes 3-23-17

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork reviewed rationalizing denominators and finding the product and quotient of radical expressions (Sec 7-2).

Hwk #18 is due today.

The remainder of the period we began our discussion on Sec 7-3, Binomial Radical Expressions.

Hwk #19 will be due on Friday.        Sec 7-3

Page 382.  Problems 15, 16, 21, 22, 24, 25, 30, 32, 36, 40.

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 3-22-17

Hon Alg Classnotes 3-22-17

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork reviewed finding complex solutions to quadratic equations using Square Roots, Factoring, and the Quadratic Formula.

Hwk #18 is due today.

The remainder of the period we began our discussion on Sec 5-7, Completing the Square.

Hwk #19 is due tomorrow.        Sec 5-7

Page 285.    Problems 7-12, 42, 43, 46, 47

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 3-22-17

Alg 2A Classnotes 3-22-17

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork gave students practice on SAT type math questions.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 7-2 by discussing the product and quotient of radical expressions.

Hwk #18 is due tomorrow.       Sec 7-2

Page 377.   Problems 19-21, 26, 38, 43, 51, 54, 66

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 3-21-17

Hon Alg Classnotes 3-21-17

 

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork reviewed the powers of i (the imaginary unit) and rules of exponents, and finding real and imaginary solutions to quadratic equations by using square roots.

Hwk #17 is due today.

The remainder of the period we discussed how to find real and imaginary solutions by factoring and using the Quadratic Formula.

Hwk #18 is due tomorrow.          Sec 5-8

Page 293.     Problems 13-15, 17, 18, 20, 21

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 3-21-17

Alg 2A Classnotes 3-21-17

Monday, March 20, 2017

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork reviewed rationalizing denominators.

Hwk #17 is due today.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing Section 7-2 by covering the product and quotient of rational expressions.

Hwk #18 will be due Wednesday.  Sec.  7-2

Page 377.  Problems 19-21, 26, 38, 43, 51, 54, 66

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

Hon Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 3-20-17

Hon Alg Classnotes 3-20-17

 

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork reviewed operations with complex numbers, Sec 5-6

Hwk #16 is due today.

The remainder of the period we discussed finding complex solutions to quadratic equations using Square Roots.

Hwk #17 is due tomorrow.  Sec 5-6

Page 278.   Problems 41-45, 50-52, 56

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 3-20-17

Alg 2A Classnotes 3-20-17

Friday, March 17, 2017

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork reviewed rationalizing denominators (Sec 7-2).

The remainder of the period we continued discussing Sec 7-2 by covering more problems involving rationalizing the denominator.

Hwk #17 is due on Monday.   Sec 7-2

Page 377.   Problems 28, 29, 33, 34, 48-50

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

Hon Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 3-17-17

Hon Alg Classnotes 3-17-17

 

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork reviewed simplifying radical expressions involving imaginary numbers (Sec 5-6).

Hwk #15 is due today.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing Sec 5-6 by covering the product of complex numbers.

Hwk #16 is due on Monday.     Sec 5-6

Page 278.   Problems 35, 37-40, 57, 62-64

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

Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 3-17-17

Alg 2A Classnotes 3-17-17