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, January 5, 2016

Bellwork reviewed solving polynomial equations be graphing and factoring (Sec 6-4).

Hwk #29 is due today.

The remainder of the period we finished discussing Sec 6-4 by covering the topic of factoring the sum and difference of perfect cubes.  Students then used this skill to solve polynomial equations that can be factored using the sum and difference of perfect cube formulas.

Hwk #30 is due tomorrow.  Sec 6-4

Pages 330-331

Problems 12, 14, 16, 45, 48, 54, 57

Students were also given the answers to the Final Exam Review for Test 1 and Chapter 3 that they were given over the Winter Break.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, notes/examples from today’s lesson, and a copy of Final Exam Review Answers forTest 1 and Chapter 3:

Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 1-5-16

Notes 1-5-16

Alg 2 Final Review Answers Test 1 & Ch 3

Monday, January 4, 2016

Bellwork reviewed finding Zeros, Maximums, and Minimums of a Polynomial by graphing and finding zeros by factoring.

Hwk #28 is due today.  Final Exam Review is also due for Sophomores and Seniors.  Juniors also must have completed reviewing for the SAT using Khan Academy over the break.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing Sec 6-4, Solving Polynomial Equations by graphing and factoring.

Hwk #29 is due tomorrow.  Sec 6-4

Pages 330-331

Problems 1, 23, 24, 29, 30, 33, 35

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

Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 1-4-16

Notes 1-4-16

Friday, December 18, 2015

Bellwork reviewed finding Absolute and Relative Extrema using the graphing calculator and finding zeros by factoring.

The remainder of the period we discussed finding zeros (x-intercepts) by graphing.

Students were given the following assignments to complete over break.

  • Hwk #28 (all students)
  • Final Exam Review (Seniors and Sophomores)
  • 5 hours of SAT practice time using Khan Academy

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, notes/examples from today’s lesson, a copy of Hwk #28, a copy of the Final Exam Review:

Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 12-18-15

Alg 2 Hwk #28

Alg 2 Final Exam Review

Notes 12-18-15

Thursday, December 17, 2015

Bellwork reviewed graphs and equations of polynomial functions.

The remainder of the period we discussed finding extrema of polynomial functions by graphing with technology.  We also discussed finding zeros of polynomials by factoring.

Hwk #28 is due on Monday, January 4, 2016

Practice Sheet.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, notes/examples from today’s lesson, and a copy of Hwk #28:

Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 12-17-15

Alg 2 Hwk #28

Notes 12-17-15

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Due to a late start today sophomores did not attend Algebra 2 class.

We took this opportunity to give the remaining juniors a chance to practice SAT style math questions.  We took time to go over possible ways to solve each of these questions.  We then went over Hwk #27 which was due today.

Click on the links below for a copy of the SAT questions and the Answers to Hwk #27:

Alg 2 SAT Bellwork with answers 12-16-15

Hwk #27 Answers

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Bellwork reviewed graphs and equations for Polynomial Functions.

The remainder of the period we continued our discussion on the graphs and equations of polynomial functions.  We began discussing the Absolute Maximums and Minimums and Relative Maximums and Minimums of a Polynomial Function and how to find them by graphing the function using technology (the graphing calculator).

Hwk #27 is due tomorrow.

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

Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 12-15-15

Notes 12-15-15

Alg 2 Hwk #27

Monday, December 14, 2015

Bellwork reviewed finding the end behavior of Polynomial Functions.

Hwk #26 is  due today.

The remainder of the period we discussed how to sketch the graph of Polynomial Functions by using the end behavior and the location and types of zeros.

Hwk #27 is due on Wednesday.

Practice Sheet: Equations and Graphs of Polynomial Functions.

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

Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 12-14-15

Notes 12-14-15

Alg 2 Hwk #27

Friday, December 11, 2015

Bellwork reviewed how to find the Degree and Leading Coefficient of Polynomial Functions.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on determining the end behavior of Polynomial Functions and began discussing the zeros of Polynomial Functions and their shapes when graphed.

Hwk #26 is due on Monday.

Page 312

Problems 1-10

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Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 12-11-15

Notes 12-11-15