1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork reviewed finding points of discontinuity and classifying them as either Holes or Vertical Asymptotes.

Hwk #5 is due today.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing Sec 9-3.  Students discovered how the equation of a Horizontal Asymptote or a Rational Function can be determined from its equation.

Hwk #6 was made available to the students and will be due on Monday, Feb 13.

Practice Sheet:  Horizontal Asymptotes, x-intercepts, and y-intercepts of Rational Functions.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, a copy of Hwk #6, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Hon Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 2-9-17

Hon Alg 2 Hwk #6

Hon Alg 2 Classnotes 2-9-17

4th & 5th Hours

Bellwork reviewed finding the maximum/minimum of a function and when that value occurs.

Hwk #6 is due today.

The remainder of the period we began discussing Sec 5-3, Vertex Form for the Equation of a parabola.

Hwk #7 is due tomorrow.  Practice Sheet Sec 5-3.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, a copy of Hwk #7, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Alg 2A Bellwork with answers 2-9-17

Alg 2A Hwk #7

Alg 2A Classnotes 2-9-17

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork reviewed graphing and writing equations of transformations of the Parent Reciprocal function.

Hwk #4 is due today.

The remainder of the period we began our discussion on Sec 9-3, Graphs of Rational Functions.  We discussed Points of Discontinuity and classified them as either Vertical Asymptotes or Holes.

Hwk # 5 is due tomorrow.  Sec 9-3.

Page 505.  Problems 2, 3, 5, 12, 13, 17, 18

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 2-8-17

Hon Alg 2 Classnotes 2-8-17

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork reviewed skills that will be used to factor quadratics and other polynomials.

The remainder of the period we finished discussing Sec 5-2 including using technology (graphing calculator) to find the coordinates of the vertex of a parabola.

Hwk #6 is due tomorrow.  Sec 5-2

Page 248.  Problems 28-30, 46, 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 2-8-17

Alg 2A Classnotes 2-8-17

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork gave students practice on SAT-type math questions.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 9-2, graphs of Reciprocal Functions.

Hwk #4 is due tomorrow.   Practice Sheet Sec 9-2

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, a copy of Hwk #4, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:
Hon Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 2-7-17

Hon Alg 2 Hwk #4

Hon Alg 2 Classnotes 2-7-17

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork reviewed graphing parabolas and finding, y-intercepts, equations for Lines of Symmetry, and coordinates of Vertices.

Hwk #5 is due today.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing Sec 9-2, max and min values of a quadratic function.

Hwk #6.      Sec 5-2       Due Thursday, Feb 9

Page 248.   Problems 28-30, 46, 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 2-7-17

Alg 2A Classnotes 2-7-17

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork reviewed combined variations.

Hwk #3 is due today.

The remainder of the period we began discussing the graph of the Parent Reciprocal Function and transformations of this function, Sec 9-2.

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 2-6-17

Hon Alg 2 Classnotes 2-6-17

4th & 5th Hours:

Today’s bellwork reviewed graphs of y=ax^+c, finding y-intercepts, and whether a parabola has a maximum or a minimum.

Hwk #4 is due today.

The remainder of the period we discussed how to find the equation for the Line of Symmetry for a quadratic in Standard Form (y=ax^2+bx+c) then finding the coordinates of the vertex and finally, graphing the parabola.

Hwk #5 is due tomorrow.  Practice Sheet Sec 5-2.

There will be a short quiz tomorrow over what has been covered so far this semester:

• Graph a parabola w/o a graphing calculator
• State the equation of the LOS given the vertex.
• State the equation of the LOS given the equation of the quadratic.
• State the coordinates of the vertex given the equation of the quadratic.
• State the y-intercept given the equation of the quadratic.
• Determine if the parabola opens up or down.
• Determine if the parabola has a Max or a Min.
• Make a scatter plot & find the regression equation that fits the data.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork, a copy of Hwk #5, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Alg 2A Bellwork with answers 2-6-17

Alg 2A Hwk #5

Alg 2A Classnotes 2-6-17

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork reviewed Direct and Inverse Variation relationships.

Hwk #2 is due today.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 9-1, Inverse and Combined Variations.

Hwk #3 is due Monday.   Sec 9-1

Page 491.  Problems 20-22, 25, 26, 50, 51, 53

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 2-3-17

Hon Alg 2 Classnotes 2-3-17

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork had students use a table of values to graph parabolas.

Hwk #3 is due today.

The remainder of the period we discussed graphing parabolas with y=ax^2+c form and using the Parent Function and the vertical stretch or shrink factor (a) to create the graph of a parabola.

Hwk #4 is due Monday.  Practice sheet Sec 5-2.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, a copy of Hwk #4,  and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Alg 2A Bellwork with answers 2-3-17

Alg 2A Hwk #4

Alg 2A Classnotes 2-3-17

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:
Bellwork had students find the dimensions of a box created from a flat piece of metal in order to create the greatest volume.  This bellwork gave students practice modeling a real situation with a cubic equation then using the graphing calculator to find the value of x that creates a maximum value of the function.

Hwk #1 is due today.

The remainder of the period we began our discussion on Sec 9-1, Inverse Variation.

Hwk #2 is due tomorrow.    Sec 9-1

Page 491.    Problems 6-8, 12, 13, 32, 35, 41, 42, 44, 45

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 2-2-17

Hon Alg 2 Classnotes 2-2-17

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork gave students practice creating scatter plots with the graphing calculator, finding either a linear or quadratic regression equation, and then using the equation to answer a question.

Hwk #2 is due today.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 5-1, Modeling data with a Quadratic Function.

Hwk #3 is due tomorrow.   Sec 5-1

Page 241.   Problems 5, 8, 16, 21, 22, 34, 38

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 2-2-17

Alg 2A Classnotes 2-2-17

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork gave students practice in drawing a net for 3-D objects.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 2-3, Direct Variation.

Hwk #1 is due tomorrow.     Sec 2-3

Page 75.  Problems 23, 24, 26, 28-30, 38, 48, 52, 59 a,b

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 2-1-17

Hon Alg 2 Classnotes 2-1-17

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork gave students practice with simplifying square roots.  This skill will be used throughout Chapter 5 and beyond.

Hwk #1 is due today.

The remainder of the period we discussed finding y-intercepts for any given equation and we reviewed using the graphing calculator to make a scatter plot, find either a linear or quadratic regression equation, and using that equation to find unknown values.

Hwk #2 is due tomorrow:  Practice sheet simplifying square roots and finding y-intercepts.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, a copy of Hwk #2, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Alg 2A Bellwork with answers 2-1-17

Alg 2A Hwk #2

Alg 2A Classnotes 2-1-17

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork gave students practice on a real-world problem that is solved with a quadratic equation.

The remainder of the period we began discussing Sec 2-3, Direct Variation.

Hwk #1 was assigned and will be due on Thursday, Feb 2.

Sec 2-3

Page 75, Problems 23, 24, 26, 28-30, 38, 48, 52, 59a,b

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 1-31-17

Hon Alg 2 Classnotes 1-31-17

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork gave students practice graphing parabolas and finding the Vertex, Line of Symmetry, x&y-intercepts, Domain and Range, and End-Behavior.

The remainder of the period we began discussing Sec 5-1, discussing characteristics of Quadratic Functions.

Hwk #1 is due tomorrow.

Practice Sheet, Sec 5-1&5-2.

Click on the links below for a  copy of today’s bellwork with answers, a copy of Hwk #1,  and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Alg 2A Bellwork with answers 1-31-17

Alg 2A Hwk #1 5-1,5-2

Alg 2A Classnotes 1-31-17

Today was a 1/2 day for the first day of the Spring 2017 Semester.

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hour:

Bellwork gave students practice finding areas of shaded regions within a figure.  Since class periods were shortened due to the half day, this is all we covered.

Click on the link below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers:

Hon Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 1-30-17

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork gave students practice finding Lines of Symmetry, x & y-ntercepts, and describing the end-behavior of a graph.

Click on the link below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers:

Alg 2A Bellwork with answers 1-30-17

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork consisted of review problems for the Honors Alg 2 Final Exam to be given tomorrow(1st & 2nd Hrs) and Thursday (3rd Hr).  After the bellwork students were given their Chapter 6 tests to look over.  The rest of the period students could ask questions about their Ch 6 test or the Final Exam review.

Click on the link below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers:

Hon Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 1-24-17

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork consisted of review problems for the Alg 2A Final Exam to be given Thursday (4th Hr) and Friday (5th Hr).  After the bellwork students were given their Chapter 4 tests to look over.  The rest of the period students could ask questions about their Ch 4 test or the Final Exam review.

The Classwork sheet from yesterday is due today.

Click on the link below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers:

Alg 2A Bellwork with answers 1-24-17