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

Monday, March 3, 2014

Bellwork reviewed problems from Sec 8-1.

The remainder of the period we finished our discussion on Sec 8-1: The Pythagorean Theorem.

Hwk #8 due today.

Hwk #9 assigned (due on Monday, March 10).  Sec 8-1, pages 420-421, problems 4, 5, 7, 8, 14, 15, 22, 23, 28, 37, 38.

Chapter 7 Test will be on Friday, March 7.

Click on the links below for today’s bellwork, bellwork answers, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Bellwork 3-3-14

Bellwork Answers 3-3-14

 

Friday, February 28, 2014

Bellwork reviewed problems from Sec 7-5.

Chapter 7 test is next week.  Students have been given the review and the answers to the review.

Hwk #7 is due today.

The remainder of the period we began discussing Sec 8-1:  The Pythagorean Theorem.

Hwk #8 is due on Monday:

Sec 7-5, pages 400-401, problems 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12-14

Click on the links below for today’s bellwork, bellwork answers, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Bellwork 2-28-14

Bellwork Answers 2-28-14

Notes 2-28-14

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Bellwork reviewed problems from Sec 7-2 and 7-3. 

Hwk #5 is due today.

The remainder of the period we began discussing Sec 7-5:  Proportions in triangles.

Assigned today:

Hwk #6:  Sec 7-2, pages 375-376, problems 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 18, 22, 23, 27  (Due on Thursday)

Hwk #7:  Sec 7-3, pages 385-386, problems 1, 2, 4, 5, 17-19

Click on the links below for today’s bellwork, bellwork answers, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Bellwork 2-25-14

Bellwork Answers 2-25-14

Note 2-25-14

Monday, February 24, 2014

Bellwork reviewed problems from Sec 7-1 and 7-2.

Hwk #4 is due today.

Hwk #5 is due tomorrow:

Sec 7-1, pages 368-370, problems 1, 2, 21, 25, 43, 45

The remainder of the period we continued our discussion on Sec 7-3: Proving triangles are similar.

Click on the links below for today’s bellwork, bellwork answers, and notes/examples from today’s lesson:

Bellwork 2-24-14

Bellwork Answers 2-24-14

Notes 2-24-14

Friday, February 14, 2014

Bellwork was a logic question.

The remainder of the period we finished discussing Sec 7-1 then began Sec 7-2.

Hwk # 3 is due today.

Hwk #4 (Due Mon, 2/24)

Sec 7-1, Pages 368-370, Problems 3-5, 7, 15, 18, 46

Hwk #5 (Due Tue 2/25)

Sec 7-1, Pages 368-370, Problems 1, 2, 21, 25, 43, 45

Hwk #6 (Due Thur 2/27)

Sec 7-2, Pages 375-376, Problems 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 18, 22, 23, 27

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Notes 2-14-14