Friday Week 16

Intermediate Algebra

Final Review

Homework:

• Final Review Worksheet - Finish #17-24

In Class:

• Do Now
• Final Review Worksheet - #17-24

Do Now:

Solve the system of linear equations: 

• a + b + c = 6
• 3a - b + c = 8
• 2b = c

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Friday 05/29/09

Geometry

Final Review

Homework:

• Worksheet 4.2 #1-3

In Class:

• Do Now
• Worksheet 4.1 #4-13

Do Now: See classroom bulletin board.

Block Days: Wednesday & Thursday Week 16

Intermediate Algebra

Final Review

Homework:

• 3 questions (relating to the final)

In Class:

• Do Now (see classroom bulletin board)
• Final Practice Worksheet

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Wednesday 05/27/09 or Thursday 05/28/09

Geometry

Final Review

Homework:

• Worksheet 4.1 #1-3

In Class:

• Do Now (see classroom bulletin board)
• Review worksheet 2.5
• Work on Worksheet 2.6 #6-18

Tuesday Week 16

Intermediate Algebra

Geometric Series

Homework:

• "Try This" Ex. 1 pg. 730

In Class:

• Do Now
• Notes

Do Now:

• What is a geometric series?  What is the difference between a finite and infinite geometric series?
  

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Tuesday 05/26/09

Geometry 

Final Review

Homework:

• Worksheet 2.6 #1-5

In Class:

• Do Now
• Review worksheet 2.5

Do Now: See classroom bulletin board

Friday Week 15

Intermediate Algebra

Geometric Sequences

Homework:

• None

In Class:

• Do Now
• Pop Quiz
• Turn in Packet #15

Do Now:

• What makes a sequence geometric?  What makes it arithmetic?
• Find the 3^rd term of a geometric sequence given t₁ = 5 and t₅ = 405

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Friday 05/22/09

Geometry

Systems

Homework:

• None

In Class:

• Do Now
• Pop Quiz
• Turn in Packet #15

Do Now:

1. Solve this system of linear equations:
   

• 16x + 8y = 24
• 5x = 10 - 5y

Thursday Week 15

Intermediate Algebra

Geometric Sequences

Homework:

• None

In Class:

• Do Now
• Study Hall - Make up work

Do Now:

• Find the 3 geometric means between 1,875 and 3
  

No Focus Questions

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Thursday 05/21/09

Geometry

Systems of Linear Equations

Homework:

• None

In Class:

• Do Now
• Worksheet #15 - 20

Do Now:

Solve the System of linear equations:

• 2x + y = -6
• 4x = 7 - 2y

No Focus Questions

Wednesday Week 15

Intermediate Algebra

Geometric Means

Homework:

• Pg. 718 #58, 60, 62

In Class:

• Do Now
• Focus Questions
• Notes

Do Now:

• Find the 5^th term given t₄ = 768 and t₆ = 192
  

Focus Questions:

• 1.  What is a geometric means?  Give an example.
• 2.  Compare & contrast how to find a geometric means and arithmetic means.

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Wednesday 05/20/09

Geometry

Systems of Linear Equations

Homework:

• Worksheet #11-14

In Class:

• Do Now
• Focus Questions
• Worksheet #1-10

Do Now:

• #1 on worksheet

Focus Questions:

• 1.  What is the main objective to finding the solution of a system of linear equations?
• 2.  What is your first strategy when using the method of substitution to solve systems?

Tuesday Week 15

Intermediate Algebra

Geometric Sequence

Homework:

• Pg. 718 # 40, 42, 44

In Class:

• Do Now
• Focus Questions
• Notes

Do Now:

• Find the 12^th term given t₁ = 4 and t_n = 2t_n-1

Focus Questions:

• 1.  Explain what happens to the terms of a geometric sequence when the first term is doubled.
• 2.  Explain what happens to the terms of a geometric sequence when the common ratio, r, is doubled.

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Tuesday 05/19/09

Geometry

Algebra Review: Systems of Linear Equations

Homework:

• Pg. 286 # 1- 4

In Class: 

• Do Now
• Focus Questions
• Notes
• Practice Problems - see classroom bulletin board

Do Now:

Graph these linear equations:

• A.  y = (2/5)x – 4                       B.  3x + 4y = 12

Focus Questions:

• 1.  What is a systems of linear equations?  Give an example.
• 2.  Explain how to use the method of substitution to solve systems of linear equations.

Monday Week 15

Intermediate Algebra

Geometric Series

Homework:

• Pg. 717 #16, 18, 36

In Class:

• Do Now
• Focus Questions
• Notes

Do Now: 

• Find S₂₅ for the arithmetic series:  100 + 200 + 300 + 400 + 500 + …

Focus Questions:

• 1.  What is a geometric sequence?
• 2.  Compare and Contrast between geometric sequence and arithmetic sequence.

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Monday 05/18/09

Geometry

Algebra Review: Writing Linear Equations

Homework:

• Pg. 212 # 1 - 4

In Class:

• Do Now
• Focus Questions
• Notes
• Practice Problems (see classroom bulletin board)

Do Now:

• Solve for x:   2x + 4 – 3x = 4(x – 2) 

Focus Questions:

• 1.  What are the main characteristics of a linear equation?  Give an example.
• 2.  What is the slope-intercept form?  How is it useful?

Friday Week 14

Intermediate Algebra

Arithmetic Series

Homework:

• None

In Class:

• Do Now
• Review
• Pop Quiz
• Turn in Packet #14

Do Now:

• 1.  Find the 5 arithmetic means between 12 & 21.
  
• 2.  Find S₂₄ given t₄ = 6 and t₈ = 18
  

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Friday 05/15/09

Geometry

Algebra Review

Homework:

• None

In Class:

• Do Now
• Algebra Review
• Pop Quiz
• Turn in Packet #14

Do Now:

1. 5x + 8 – 2x = 23

2. 2(3x -6) + 4 = 2x + 16

Block Days: Wednesday & Thursday Week 14

Intermediate Algebra

Arithmetic Series

Homework:

• Pg. 711 #24, 26, 28

In Class:

• Do Now
• Focus Questions
• Notes

Do Now:

• Find the 10^th term of the arithmetic sequence given the terms: t₁ = 2.1 and t₄ = 1.83
  

Focus Questions:

• 1. Describe how the arithmetic mean of 4 and 20 and the three arithmetic means between 4 and 20 are related.
• 2.  Explain how to use the summation notation to express the series: 2 + 4 + 6 + 8 + 10 + 12

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Wednesday 05/13/09 - Thursday 05/14/09

Geometry

Linear Equations

Homework:

• Make your own 3 linear equations and write stories for each.
  

In Class:

• Do Now
• Focus Questions
• Algebra Review Worksheet
• Demonstrations

Do Now:

Combine like terms:

1. 5x² + 2x + 7y – 2x² + 20y – 19x 

2. 10y² – 4x + 16x – 2y² + 18 + 3x – 6 

Focus Questions:

• 1.  What is a linear equation?  What does it represent?
• 2.  What is the distributive property?  When is it used?

Tuesday Week 14

Intermediate Algebra

Arithmetic Means

Homework:

• Pg. 704 #52, 54, 56 

In Class:

• Do Now 
• Focus Questions
• Notes

Do Now:

• Find the 12^th term of the arithmetic sequence defined by: t₁ = 2, t_n = t_n-1 + 2.
  

Focus Questions:

• 1.  Explain why ( n – 1)d instead of nd is used to find the nth term of an arithmetic sequence.
• 2.  Describe how the arithmetic mean of 4 and 20 and the 3 arithmetic means between 4 and 20 are related.

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Tuesday 05/12/09

Geometry

Algebra Review: Slope

Homework:

• Pg. 167 #5, 6, 7

In Class:

• Do Now
• Focus Questions
• Notes
• Practice Problems - Pg. 167 #1-4

Do Now: 

• Find the slope of a line with two points: (- 3, 7) and (9, - 5)
  

Focus Questions:

• 1.  What is a parallel line?  Give an example of the equations of two parallel lines.
• 2.  What are perpendicular lines?  Give an example of the equations of two perpendicular lines.

Monday Week 14

Intermediate Algebra

Arithmetic Sequence

Homework:

• Pg. 704 #40, 42, 58

In Class:

• Do Now
• Focus Questions
• Notes

Focus Questions:

• 1.  What is an arithmetic sequence?  Give an example.
• 2.  Which is better when finding the 8^th term of arithmetic sequence given the 1^st term and the recursive formula: using the recursive formula only or using the explicit formula t_n = t₁ + (n-1)d ?

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Monday 05/11/09

Geometry

Algebra Review: Slope

Homework:

• Pg. 134 #7, 8, 10

In Class:

• Do Now
• Focus Questions
• Notes
• Practice Problems Pg. 134 #2, 4, 6

Focus Questions:

• 1.  What is a slope?  Give an example.
• 2.  Explain how to find the slope of a line given 2 coordinate points.

Friday Week 13

Intermediate Algebra

Sequences & Series

Homework:

• Read pg. 700.  
• Write 3 main ideas
• Make your own example of an arithmetic sequence

In Class:

• Do Now
• Review Sequences and Series
• Pop Quiz
• Turn in Packet #13

No Focus Questions 

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Friday 05/08/09

Geometry

Trigonometry

Homework:

• Pg. 659-660 #4, 5 13

In Class:

• Do Now
• Review Trigonometry
• Pop Quiz
• Turn in Packet #13

No Focus Questions

Block Days: Wednesday & Thursday Week 13

Intermediate Algebra

Series

Homework:

• Pg. 696 #42, 44, 56
• Choose 1 to explain

In Class:

• Do Now
• Focus Questions
• Notes
• JIGSAW

Do Now:

• Write the first 6 terms of the sequence defined by:   t₁ = 3; t_n = 5t_n-1+1 

Focus Questions

• 1.  What is a series?  Give an example.
• 2.  What are the similarities and differences between sequences and series.

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Wednesday 05/06/09 - Thursday 05/07/09

Geometry

Trig problems

Homework:

• Finish Trig worksheet
  

In Class:

• Work on Trig worksheet

No Focus Questions

Tuesday Week 13

Intermediate Algebra

Sequences

Homework:

• Make 3 different sequences and write its recursive formulas

In Class:

• Do Now
• Focus Questions
• Notes
• Create, Exchange, & Do

Do Now:

Find the explicit formula for this sequence:

n	1	2	3	4	5
tn	0	2	6	12	20

Focus Questions:

• 1.  What is a recursive formula?
• 2.  How are explicit and recursive formulas similar and different?
  

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Tuesday 05/05/09

Geometry

Law of Cosines

Homework:

• Make 3 different triangle problems that requires the use of the law of cosines

In Class:

• Do Now - see classroom bulletin board
• Focus Questions
• Foldable - notes
• Practice Problems - pg. 643 #1, 2, 3

Focus Questions:

• 1.  What is the law of cosines?  When is it used?
• 2.  What information do you need before using the law of cosines to find a missing length of a triangle?

Monday Week 13

Intermediate Algebra

Sequences

Homework:

• Make 3 different sequences & write its explicit formula
  
• Be creative!!

In Class:

• Do Now
• Focus Questions
• Notes
• Make, Exchange, and Do

Do Now:

• How well do you think you performed on the Math CSTs? Why? What were some strategies you used?
  

Focus Questions:

• 1. What is a sequence? Give an example. 
• 2. What is an explicit formula? How is it similar or different to functions?

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Monday 05/04/09

Geometry

law of sines

Homework:

• Make 3 different problems similar to practice problems that require the use of law of sines.
  

In Class:

• Do Now
• Focus Questions
• Notes
• Practice Problems - pg. 637 #5, 6, 7

Do Now:

• What are the 3 different trigonometry functions? When are these functions used? Give an example.
  

Focus Questions:

• 1. What is the law of sines? When is it used?
• 2. What information do you need before using the law of sines to find a missing length of a triangle?