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, December 15, 2016

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork reviewed finding zeros of polynomial functions by factoring.

Hwk #27 is due today.

The remainder of the period we discussed Sec 6-4, solving polynomial equations by factoring and graphing.

Hwk #28 is due tomorrow.   Sec 6-4

Page 330.     Problems 23, 24, 29, 30 ,33, 36

The Quiz over Sections 6-1, 6-2, & 6-4 will be Tuesday, December 20.

Hwk #29 will be due on Monday.   Sec 6-4

Page 330.     Problems 12, 14, 16, 48, 54, 57

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 12-15-16

Hon Alg 2 Classnotes 12-15-16

 

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork reviewed solving systems of equations.

The remainder of the period students were given problems to review for the Chapter 3 Test.  The test will be given:

4th Hour:  Friday, December 16

5th Hour:  Monday, December 19

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 12-15-16

Alg 2A Classnotes 12-15-16

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork reviewed finding extrema and zeros of a polynomial function using the graphing calculator and find all complex zeros by factoring.

The remainder of the period we began discussing Sec 6-4: Solving Polynomial Equations.  Today we discussed solving polynomial equations by factoring.

Hwk #27 is due tomorrow.  Practice Sheet for finding extrema and zeros of polynomials.

Next Hwk:     Hwk #28.  Sec 6-4

Page 330.    Problems 23, 24, 29, 30, 33, 36

Due date for Hwk #28 is still to be determined.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, a copy of hwk #27, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Hon Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 12-14-16

Hon Alg 2 Hwk #27

Hon Alg 2 Classnotes 12-14-16

 

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork reviewed solving systems of equations in three variables.

Hwk #20 is due today

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 3-6 and did a little review for the Chapter 3 Test that will be given on Friday.

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 12-14-16

Alg 2A Classnotes 12-14-16

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork gave students practice on SAT type math questions.

Hwk #26 is due today.

The remainder of the period we discussed finding the zeros of a polynomial by factoring and graphing.

Hwk #27 is due on Thursday.  Practice Sheet finding extrema and zeros of polynomials.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, a copy of Hwk #27 and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Hon Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 12-13-16

Hon Alg 2 Hwk #27

Hon Alg 2 Classnotes 12-13-16

 

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork gave students practice solving a system of equations in three variables using Elimination.

The remainder of the period we discussed how to use Substitution and/or Elimination to solve a system of equations in 3 variables.

Hwk #20 is due tomorrow.   Sec 3-6

Page 157.   Problems 9, 11, 27

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 12-13-16

Alg 2A Classnotes 12-13-16

Friday, December 9, 2016

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork reviewed graphing polynomials and writing the equations of polynomials from a graph.

The remainder of the period we discussed finding the extremes (maximums and minimums) of polynomials.

Hwk #26 is due Monday.  Practice Sheet for Graphs and Equations of Polynomials.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, a copy of Hwk #26, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Hon Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 12-9-16

Hon Alg 2 Hwk #26

Hon Alg 2 Classnotes 12-9-16

 

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork gave students practice plotting points on the x-y-z axis system (3-D) and finding the coordinates of a points in 3-D space.

The remainder of the period we discussed what the graph an equation makes, what the solution to a system of equations with three variables represents, and how to use Algebra to solve a system of equations with three variables.

Hwk #20.     Sec 3-6      Due Tuesday, December 13.

Page 157.   Problems 9, 11, 27

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 12-9-16

Alg 2A Classnotes 12-9-16

Thursday, December 8, 2016

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork reviewed sketching the graph of polynomial functions using the end behavior, location of zeros, and shape of zeros.

The remainder of the period we continued our discussion on the graphs of polynomials by beginning with the graph and writing its equation.

Hwk #26 will be due on Monday.  Practice Sheet, graphs of polynomials.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, a copy of Hwk #26, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

hon-alg-2-bellwork-with-answers-12-8-16

hon-alg-2-hwk-26

hon-alg-2-classnotes-12-8-16

 

 

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork gave students more practice on questions from Sec 3-4, Linear Programming.  4th and 5th hours had different bellworks, both dealing with Sec 3-4.

The remainder of the period we began discussing Sec 3-5, coordinates in 3-D space.

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

4th-hour-alg-2a-bellwork-with-answers-12-8-16

5th-hour-alg-2a-bellwork-with-answers-12-8-16

alg-2a-classnotes-12-8-16

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork gave students practice determining the end behavior of polynomial functions.

Hwk #25 is due today.

The remainder of the period students learned what the shape of single zeros, double zeros, and triple zeros are by doing the Shaptes of Zeros Exploration using the graphing calculator.  They were then able to use the end behavior together with the shapes of the zeros to sketch the graph of polynomial functions.

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

hon-alg-2-bellwork-with-answers-12-7-16

alg-2-shapes-of-zeros-exploration

hon-alg-2-classnotes-12-7-16

 

4 & 5th Hours:

Bellwork gave students practice with a problem about Linear Programming (Sec 3-4).

Hwk #19 is due today.

The remainder of the period students learned how graph inequalities and systems of inequalities on the graphing calculators.  Students also practiced solving another problem using Linear Programming (Sec 3-4).

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-12-7-16

alg-2a-classnotes-12-7-16

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours

Bellwork gave students practice finding the Leading Coefficient and Degree of a Polynomial.

The remainder of the period we discussed how to find and describe the end-behavior of Polynomial Functions.

Hwk #25 is due tomorrow.

Page 312.      Problems 1-10.

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-12-7-16

hon-alg-2-classnotes-12-6-16

 

4th & 5th Hours

Bellwork gave students practice with problems from Sec 3-4, Linear Programming.

Hwk #18 is due today.

The remainder of the period we finished discussing Sec 3-4 by going over several example problems.

Hwk #19 is due tomorrow.    Sec 3-4

Page 143.  Problems 11 & 20.  Students must use graph paper for this assignment.

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-12-6-16

alg-2a-classnotes-12-6-16

Monday, December 5, 2016

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours

Bellwork gave students practice on SAT-style math questions.

Hwk #24 is due today.

The remainder of the period we discussed Sec 6-1, Polynomial Functions.  We discussed finding the Degree and Leading Coefficient of a Polynomial and how Polynomials are named by both their Degree and the Number of Terms.

Hwk #25.     Due date still to be determined.

Page 312      Problems 1-10

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

hon-alg-2-bellwork-with-answers-12-5-16

hon-alg-2-classnotes-12-5-16

 

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork reviewed graphing a system of inequalities, finding the coordinates of the solution region, and determining which of these coordinates maximizes or minimizes a given quantity.  Bellwork also gave students practice writing a system of inequalities given a real-life situation.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing Sec 3-4, Linear Programming.

Hwk #18 is due tomorrow.   Sec 3-4

Page 142.   Problems 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 18 (Students are to use graph paper for problems 6, 8, 9, 18)

Next Hwk:

Hwk #19.  Sec 3-4  Due date is still to be determined.

Page 143.   Problems 11 & 20  (students will need graph paper for this assignment too).

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-12-5-16

alg-2a-classnotes-12-5-16