1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork reviewed Solving Quadratic Equations and stating the number of x-intercepts the graph of a Quadratic Function has using the Discriminant.

Hwk #20 is due today.

The remainder of the period we practiced answering questions about real-life situations that are modeled with Quadratic Functions.

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-11-17-16

hon-alg-classnotes-11-17-16

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork gave students practice solving systems of linear equations and being able to write a system of linear equations to model a real-world situation then solving the system.

Hwk #16 is due today.

The remainder of the period students practice solving systems of equations involving equations with fractions, forcing the use of a given method even when it doesn’t seem to be the “easiest” method to use, and interpreting the outcome of a system of equations.

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alg-2a-bellwork-with-answers-11-17-16

alg-2a-classnotes-11-17-16

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork gave students practice with SAT-style math questions.

The remainder of the period students practiced finding EXACT solutions to  Quadratic Equations using the Quadratic Formula.

Hwk #20 is due tomorrow.   Sec 5-8.

Page 293.  Problems 8, 9, 21, 22, 31-33, 57-59

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hon-alg-2-bellwork-with-answers-11-16-16

honors-alg-2-classnotes-11-16-16

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork gave students practice solving a system of equations using Elimination and Substitution.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing Sec 3-2.  Students practiced solving systems of equations where the answer is No Solution or Many Solutions, systems that involved fractions, and writing systems given a real-life situation then solving.

Hwk #16 is due tomorrow.   Sec 3-2

Page 128.    Problems 14, 17, 35, 54-58 (for problems 54-58 students are to solve the systems too)

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alg-2a-bellwork-with-answers-11-16-16

alg-2a-classnotes-11-16-16

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork gave students practice with real-world problems involving Quadratic Equations.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing Sec 5-8, Quadratic Formula.

Hwk #20 is due on Thursday.    Sec 5-8

Page 293.           Problems 8, 9, 21, 22, 31-33, 57-59

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hon-alg-2-bellwork-with-answers-11-15-16

honors-alg-2-classnotes-11-15-16

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork reviewed solving systems of linear equations and finding the number of solutions without actually solving the system.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing Sec 3-2, Solving Systems of Linear Equations using the algebraic techniques of Substitution and Elimination.

Hwk #16 is due on Thursday.  Sec 3-2

Page 128.     Problems 14, 17, 35, 54-58 (students must solve the systems of equations in problems 54-58 too).

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alg-2a-bellwork-with-answers-11-15-16

alg-2a-classnotes-11-15-16

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork reviewed solving quadratic equations by Factoring or using Square Roots.

The remainder of the period we began discussing Sec 5-8, Quadratic Formula.

Hwk #20.  Sec 5-8.

Page 293.  Problems 8, 9, 21, 22,, 31-33, 57-59

Due date for this assignment is still to be determined.

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hon-alg-2-bellwork-with-answers-11-14-16

honors-alg-2-classnotes-11-14-16

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork reviewed stating the number of solutions to a system of equations without graphing and modeling a real-life situation with a system of equations and solving the system.

The remainder of the period we began discussing Sec 3-2, Solving Systems of Linear Equations with Algebra.

Hwk #15 is due tomorrow.

Practice Sheet Sec 3-1.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, a copy of Hwk #15, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

alg-2a-bellwork-with-answers-11-14-16

alg-2a-hwk-15-sec-3-1

alg-2a-classnotes-11-14-16

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork reviewed solving quadratic equations by factoring and square roots, Sec 5-5.

Hwk #19 is due today.

The remainder of the period we discussed modeling real-life situations with quadratic equations then using those equations to answer a given question about the situation.

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hon-alg-2-bellwork-with-answers-11-11-16

honors-alg-2-classnotes-11-11-16

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork gave students practice modeling a given situation with a system of equations and solving this system to answer a question about the situation.

The Classwork Sheet from yesterday is due today.

The remainder of the period we discussed Sec 3-1.  This section discusses how to solve a system of equations by graphing and how to find the number of solutions to a system of equations without graphing.

Hwk #15 was passed out to students.  Practice Sheet Sec 3-1.

This homework will be due on Tuesday.

Click on the links below for a copy of today’s bellwork with answers, a copy of Hwk #15,  and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

alg-2a-bellwork-with-answers-11-11-16

alg-2a-hwk-15-sec-3-1

alg-2a-classnotes-11-11-16

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork reviewed solving equations by factoring.

The remainder of the period we discussed solving quadratic equations using Square Roots (Sec 5-5).

Hwk #19 is due tomorrow.       Sec 5-5

Page 270.  Problems 2,3,6,7,10,11,14,15,35,51,52

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hon-alg-2-bellwork-with-answers-11-10-16

honors-alg-2-classnotes-11-10-16

4th & 5th Hours:

No bellwork today students took the test over Chapter 2.

After the test students have a Classwork sheet to complete giving them practice graphing a system of equations to find the solutions.  This sheet is due tomorrow.

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

alg-2a-classwork-11-10-16

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

Bellwork gave students practice on SAT style math questions.

Classwork from Monday is due today.

The remainder of the period we began discussing Sec 5-5, Solving Quadratic Equations.  We focused on solving by factoring.  We also discussed information you can get from a quadratic function in Factored Form, y = (     )(     ).

Hwk #19.  Sec 5-5     This homework will be due on Friday

Page 270.  Problems 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14, 15, 35, 51, 52

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hon-alg-2-bellwork-with-answers-11-9-16

honors-alg-2-classnotes-11-9-16

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork reviewed for tomorrow’s Chapter 2 Test.

The remainder of the period we began discussing Systems of Equations and Systems of Inequalities which will be studied in Chapter 3.

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alg-2a-bellwork-with-answers-11-9-16

alg-2a-classnotes-11-9-16

1st, 2nd, 3rd Hours:

No bellwork today, students took a quiz over Sections 2-4,5-1 to 5-4.

After the quiz students had a Classwork Sheet to work on from Sec 5-5.  This sheet is due tomorrow.

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hon-alg-2-classwork-11-7-16

4th & 5th Hours:

Bellwork reviewed for Thursday’s Test over Chapter 2.

The remainder of the period we continued reviewing for the test.

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alg-2a-bellwork-with-answers-11-7-16

alg-2a-classnotes-11-7-16

Students were given the review for the Chapter 2 Test that will be given next week.  The date of the test is still to be determined.

Click on the link below for a copy of this review:

alg-2a-chapter-2-review

The answers to the last few problems on the review didn’t print.  Click on the link below for a copy of these answers:

missing-answers-from-hon-alg-2-ch-5-quiz-review