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, December 17, 2013

Bellwork reviewed congruent triangles and showed that AAA is not a way to show two triangles are congruent.

The remainder of the period we continued discussion congruent triangle proofs (Sec 4-2 and 4-3) and why SSA is not a way to prove two triangles are congruent. 

Hwk #17 is due on Friday.

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

Bellwork 12-17-13

Bellwork Answers 12-17-13

Notes 12-17-13

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Bellwork reviewed the SAS and SSS Postulates from Sec 4-2.

The remainder of the period we continued discussing how to show two triangles are congruent and the information required for the SAS and SSS Postulates.

Hwk #15 is due today.

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

Bellwork 12-10-13

Bellwork Answers 12-10-13

Notes 12-10-13

Monday, December 9, 2013

Bellwork reviewed finding included angles and sides in a triangle and giving reasons for statements in a proof.

The remainder of the period we discussed Sec 4-2, proving triangles are congruent using SAS and SSS Postulates.

Hwk #15 is due tomorrow.

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

Bellwork 12-9-13

Bellwork Answers 12-9-13

Notes 12-9-13