Bellwork reviewed the topic of Composite Functions.
Hwk #8 is due today.

The remainder of the period we concluded our discussion on Function Operations (Sec 7-6). We then began Sec 2-2 by calculating the slope of a line given two points on the line.

Hwk #9 was assigned and is due Friday:
Practice Sheet for Sec 2-2

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Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 10-6-15
Notes 10-6-15
Alg 2 Hwk #9 Sec 2-2

Bellwork reviewed function operations and factoring quadratics.

The remainder of the period we finished sec 7-6 by discussing the concept of Composite Functions.

Hwk #8 is due tomorrow:
Pages 400-402. Problems 9-11, 32, 34, 39, 40, 66

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Alg 2 Hwk #9 Sec 2-2
Notes 10-5-15

Bellwork reviewed function notation and factoring quadratic trinomials.

The remainder of the period we began Sec 7-6 by discussing how to perform function operations and finding the domain of the resulting function.

Hwk #8 is due on Tuesday, October 6:
Pages 400-402. Problems 9-11, 32, 34, 39, 40, 66

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Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 10-2-15
Notes 10-2-15

Bellwork reviewed Function Notation and whether a relation is a function or not.

Hwk #7 is due today.

The remainder of the period students reviewed how to factor a trinomial. This skill will be used throughout several different chapters the remainder of the school year. We also reviewed how to write the equation of a line in both Slope-Intercept Form and Point-Slope Form given the coordinates of two points on the line.

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Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 10-1-15
Notes 10-1-15

Bellwork had students practice SAT/PSAT math questions to prepare them for the upcoming standardized test in the fall and spring.

The classwork sheet from yesterday (Sec 2-1, 2-2) is due today.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 2-1.

Hwk #7 is due tomorrow:
Pages 59-60. Problems 12, 13, 17-20, 29, 38, 39

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Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 9-30-15
Notes 9-30-15

No bellwork today. Students took Quiz #1 over Sections 1-3 to 1-5, 2-5.

After the quiz students were to take a Classwork sheet previewing the topics we will study in Sections 2-1 and 2-2. This sheet is due tomorrow so whatever wasn’t finished in class after the quiz should be finished at home.

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Alg 2 Classwork 9-29-15 Sec 2-1 and 2-2

Bellwork reviewed solving Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities (Sec 1-5).

Hwk #6 is due today.

The remainder of the period we reviewed for Quiz #2 which will be given tomorrow.

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Alg 2 Bellwork with Answers 9-28-15
Notes 9-28-15

Bellwork reviewed solving Absolute Value Equations.

The remainder of the period we finished discussing Sec 1-5 by going over the steps to solve Absolute Value Inequalities.

Hwk #6 is due on Monday.
Pages 36-37. Problems 10, 14, 18, 22, 44, 50.

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Alg 2 Bellwork with Answers 9-22-15
Notes 9-22-15

Bellwork reviewed solving compound inequalities, solving a linear inequality, and finding Domain and Range from a graph.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing Sec 1-5, solving Absolute Value equations and inequalities.

Hwk #6 is due on Monday, September 28.
Pages 36-37. Problems 10, 14, 18, 22, 44, 50

Quiz #1 will be next week. The exact date is still to be determined but will probably be next Tuesday.

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Alg 2 Bellwork with answers 9-21-15
Notes 9-21-15

Bellwork reviewed graphs of Absolute Value Funcions and finding Domain, Range, and Intervals of Increasing and Decreasing.

Hwk #4 is due today.

Students were introduced to the topic of Interval Notation which they will encounter in their college math courses in the future.
We then began discussing Sec 1-5: Solving Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities.

Hwk #6 is due on Tuesday:
Pages 36-37. Problems 10, 14, 18, 22, 44, 50

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Alg 2 Bellwork with Answers 9-18-15
Notes 9-18-15