What did we do today in Advanced Algebra?
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 Date Day # What did we do? Is there homework? "Prove-It" Probs Other Stuff/What's coming up?
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8/28 1

Course Intro and quick review of integer arith and equation solving

 Course Descr
wkst: Add/Subtract Integers
wkst: Solving Eq. w/ Distr. Prop. and Combining Like Terms		 15,27,31

Quiz tomorrow on Add/Subtracting Integers, must get 90% or better or don't pass.
wkst: Adding/Sub Integers
wkst: Solve Eq w/ Dist&CLT
8/29 2 "Prove It"

2 Step Equations and Inequalities

 50 wkst: 2Step Eq & Ineq
8/30 3   Equations w/ Subtracted Quantities Forgot to give them. Two people can choose any from #11 on. wkst: Equations w/ Subtracted Quantitites
8/31 4 "Prove-It" Pythagorean Th. Prac (Practice134 and Ch 15 Prac) none wkst: Chap 15 Prac
wks: Practice 134

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 Date Day # What did we do? Is there homework? "Prove-It" Probs Other Stuff/What's coming up?
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9/4 5   "Quiz" on Solving Equations
More Practice on 3-Step Eq.		  

wkst: Quiz on Solving Linear Eq.
wkst: More Prac on 3-Step
9/5 6   Squares and Square Root Practice   wkst: Squares and Square Root Practice
9/6 7  

Practice Graphing Linear Eq
Graphing Inequalities

   wkst: Prac Graphing Linear Eq
wkst: Graphing Inequalities
Mid-Review Quiz next Wednesday!
9/7 8   Practice More Practice Graphing w/ Slope and y-intercept
Finding Equations for Lines		   wkst: More Graphing w/ Slope
wkst: Finding Equations

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 Date Day # What did we do? Is there homework? "Prove-It" Probs Other Stuff/What's coming up?
3
 9/10 9 Reviewed material from Friday No new HW   Mid-Review Quiz on Wednesday
9/11 10   Equations, Inequalities and Graphing   wkst: Eq, Ineq. and Graphing
9/12 11 Mid-Review Quiz Practice 10-2 (Adding and subtracting polynomials)   wkst: Prac 10-2
9/13 12   Multiplying and Factoring Polynomials   wkst: Mult and Factor Polys
9/14 13   Practic with Exponents   wkst: Prac w Exponents
notes: Exponents

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 Date Day # What did we do? Is there homework? "Prove-It" Probs Other Stuff/What's coming up?
4
 9/17 14 Review simplification of exponents Percent Increase and Decrease   wkst: Percent Incr./Decr.
9/18 15   Investments and Compounding   wkst: Investments and Comp.
9/19 16 Reviewed graphing inequalities, and learned a quicker way to graph Ax + By = C Extra Practice 30
Algebra Review Exam - Sample		   wkst: Extra Prac 30 p.1, p.2
wkst: Algebra Review Sample
9/20 17 Reviewed graphing again, then practiced applications Applications from Algebra One Review   wkst: Applications from Alg1
9/21 18   No new HW    

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 Date Day # What did we do? Is there homework? "Prove-It" Probs Other Stuff/What's coming up?
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 9/24 19 Reviewed for quiz tomorrow No new HW    
9/25 20 Algebra 1 Review Exam No new HW    
9/26 21   1-1: 1-6,8    
9/27 22   1-1: 19-21
1-2: 2-6		    
9/28 23   No new HW    

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 Date Day # What did we do? Is there homework? "Prove-It" Probs Other Stuff/What's coming up?
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 10/1 24   1-3: 1-9,11,13,14,17-21    
10/2 25   1-4: 2-12    
10/3 26   1-4: 1-4:19,21,24-27,29,42,46,48    
10/4 27   1-4: 49-51,56,57,59
1-5: 22-24		    
10/5 28   1-5: 10-12,27-30,32-34    

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 Date Day # What did we do? Is there homework? "Prove-It" Probs Other Stuff/What's coming up?
7 10/8 29   1-6: 1-4,14,18,19,20    
10/9 30 Reviewed permutations, plus started review of PSAT. 1-6: 8 - 12, 15, 17    
10/10 31 Learned about various groups of numbers (real, rational, etc.)
Started PSAT Prac test 2		 1-7: 1-13    
10/11 32   1-7: 16,17,18 (add to Weds)    
10/12 33   1-7: 19-30,33-36    

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 Date Day # What did we do? Is there homework? "Prove-It" Probs Other Stuff/What's coming up?
8 10/15 34 Review PSAT Prac test 2 Ch. 1 WU: 1-30,32-49    
10/16 35   Ch. 1 Assess: 3-26,29-37    
10/17 36   PSAT    
10/18 37   No new HW    
10/19 38   2-1: 1-14,16-26    

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 Date Day # What did we do? Is there homework? "Prove-It" Probs Other Stuff/What's coming up?
9 10/22 39   2-1: 27,29-37
2-3: 1-17		    
10/23 40   Math Toolbox p. 74: 1    
10/24 41   Math Toolbox p. 74: add 3-5    
10/25 42   wkst: Practice on Piecewise Linear Graphs   wkst: Prac on Piecewise Graphs
10/26 43   No new HW    
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 Date Day # What did we do? Is there homework? "Prove-It" Probs Other Stuff/What's coming up?
10 10/29 44   No new HW    
10/30 45   2-4: 9,13,22-28    
10/31
          
11/1
          
11/2 46   2-4: 30-33,35
2-5: 1-5,7-11		    

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 Date Day # What did we do? Is there homework? "Prove-It" Probs Other Stuff/What's coming up?
11 11/5 47   Add 2-5: 12,13,15,16,18-20,25   Recommend p.85: 1-10 in prep for quiz on 2-1 to 2-5
11/6 48   No new HW    
11/7 49   2-6: 1-6,8-15,17,19,20,21,24    
11/8 50   Quiz on 2-1 to 2-5
Ch02 Wrap Up: 1-7,9		    
11/9 51   Return Quiz
CH02 Wrap Up: 19-32		    

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 Date Day # What did we do? Is there homework? "Prove-It" Probs Other Stuff/What's coming up?
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11/12
          
11/13 52 Reviewed returned quiz, went over details wkst: Practice from 2-6   wkst: Prac 2-6
11/14 53 Review idea of random number tables to estimate probabilities. No New HW    
11/15 54 Give out group probability problems Ch02 Wrap Up: 33-44    
11/16 55   Ch02 Assessment: all,
plus study absolute value equations and inequalities (see "other stuff" to the right) and piecewise linear graphs		  

Absolute value equation:
|2x - 3| = 15

Absolute value inequality:
|5x + 6| < 18


Week #
 Date Day # What did we do? Is there homework? "Prove-It" Probs Other Stuff/What's coming up?
13 11/19 56 Review piecewise linear graphs
Quick review of matrices		 3-1: 1-14,16-20   Ch02 Test next Tuesday
11/20 57 Review piecewise linear graphs
Review abs value equations and inequalities.
Learned to add matrices, plus solve addition and subtraction matrix equations.		 3-2: 1-13,31-38    
  Thanksgiving Break      
  Thanksgiving Break      
  Thanksgiving Break      

Week #
 Date Day # What did we do? Is there homework? "Prove-It" Probs Other Stuff/What's coming up?
14 11/26 58 Study for Ch02 test No   Chapter 02 Competencies
11/27 59 Ch02 Test
turned in WrapUp and Assessment		 No new HW, turn in 3-1 and 3-2 tomorrow.    
11/28 60 Introduce matrix multiplication 3-3: 1-6    
11/29 61 Continue with matrix multiplication 3-3: 7-10,13,21,26-29,39
Practice on Matrix Multiplication		   wkst: Matrix Mult
11/30 62 Introduction to TI-82 No new HW, 3-3 and wkst due Mond    

Week #
 Date Day # What did we do? Is there homework? "Prove-It" Probs Other Stuff/What's coming up?
15 12/3 63   3-4: 1-13,16,18,27-30    
12/4 64   3-5: 1-29    
12/5 65 Intro to encoding/decoding 3-6: 1-12    
12/6 66 Workd more on encoding/decoding, plus learned to solve matrix equations involving multiplication No new HW    
12/7 67

Vocab: Determinant of a matrix
More encoding/decoding, practice solving matrix equations.

 3-6: (add) 13-21,27,29,31,33-35    

Week #
 Date Day # What did we do? Is there homework? "Prove-It" Probs Other Stuff/What's coming up?
16 12/10 68 No class held, delayed start      
12/11 69 Introduced Dominance Matrices worksheet: Practice with Dominance Matrices   Wkst: Pr on Dominance Matr.
12/12 70   Ch03 Wrap-Up and Assessment   Ch03 Competencies
CH03 Test coming up early next week, we'll look at other classes' test schedules.
12/13 71   Ch03 Wrap-Up and Assessment    
12/14 72   4-1: 1-4, 7-18,32-34    

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 Date Day # What did we do? Is there homework? "Prove-It" Probs Other Stuff/What's coming up?
17 12/17 73   4-2: 1-8,10-17    
12/18 74 Ch03 Test No new HW    
12/19 75   4-2: 22-33    
12/20 76   wkst: More System Solving
wkst: Basic Applications of System Solving		   wkst: More Syst Solvg
wkst: Basic Apps of Sys. Solving
12/21 77   Checked worksheets, practiced system problems.    

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1/2 78 Reintroduced system solving wkst: System Solving Practice Problems   wkst: Sys Solv Prac P1
Sys Solv Prac P2
1/3 79 Learned about 3-D graphing 4-4: 1-10   See Helpful Math Links for 3-D graph paper, Also, 3D Excel Grapher
1/4 80   4-4: add 11-18,22-25,28-32   GraphCalc

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 Date Day # What did we do? Is there homework? "Prove-It" Probs Other Stuff/What's coming up?
19 1/7 81 Solving 3-D systems of equations 4-5: 1,6,10,12    
1/8 82   4-5: 13,15,22
4-6: 5-10,15-18,22		    
1/9 83 Intro to mixture problems No new HW    
1/10 84 Continue with Mixture Problems wkst: More Applications of System-Solving   wkst: More Applications
Mixture Problems Slideshow
1/11 85 Reviewed applications worksheet

WrapUp: skip 10-14 (opt.)
Assessment: 1-8,14-33
Cumulative Review: 1-12

   Test on Ch.04 will be next Weds.
Ch04 Competencies

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 Date Day # What did we do? Is there homework? "Prove-It" Probs Other Stuff/What's coming up?
20 1/14 86 Continue reviewing for test No new HW    
1/15 87 Review for test No new HW    
1/16 88 Ch04 Test No new HW    
1/17 89 Introduce direct variation Handout 2-1: 1-7, 9-14    
         

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 Date Day # What did we do? Is there homework? "Prove-It" Probs Other Stuff/What's coming up?
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1/22 90   handout 2-2: 1-17    
1/23 91 Reviewed variation, learned the Fundamental Theorem of Variation. No new HW, handouts not ready    
1/24 92   handout 2-3: 3-10,14,16-18    
1/25 93   handout 2-4: 1-9,11,12,14,15    

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 Date Day # What did we do? Is there homework? "Prove-It" Probs Other Stuff/What's coming up?
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  No school: Snow Day      
  No school: Snow Day      
1/30 94   handout 2-5: 1,2,4,6,7,9,14,16    
1/31 95 review on basic variation
 Variation Short Assessment    
2/1 96   handout 2-7: 1-9,18    

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 Date Day # What did we do? Is there homework? "Prove-It" Probs Other Stuff/What's coming up?
23 2/4 97 Introduced determining variation from data 2-8: 8 - 12    
2/5 98 Introduced joint variation 2-9: 8,9,10   Watch slideshow on joint variation
2/6 99 Quick 'tour' of entire chapter, finished up with joint and combined variation. Pointed out slideshow on website. 2-10: 2-9,12,14, plus
If y varies directly with x and inversely with the square of z, what happens to y when x is doubled and z multiplied by 5?		    
2/7 100   handout: Progress Self Test: all    
2/8 101   Ch. Review: 1 - 20    

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 Date Day # What did we do? Is there homework? "Prove-It" Probs Other Stuff/What's coming up?
24 2/11 102   Ch. Review: 21-38
Multiple Variation Activity		   Multiple Variation Data
2/12 103   Ch. Review: 39,41,44-46,48,55-58   Chapter Review Answers
Page 1, Page 2
2/13 104 Ch02 (UCSMP) test wkst: Multiplying Binomials, FIRST COLUMN only   wkst: Mult. Binomials
Here's a link to help you remember how to multiply binomials
2/14 105   Finish wkst: Mult. Binomials
5-1: 1-16,20-31		    
2/15 106   5-1: 17,32,34,35-37    

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2/19 107   5-2: 4 - 15    
2/20 108   add 5-2: 22,27-29,36,39,42,46    
2/21 109   5-3: 7-10,14,17-19,21-26,30,31,37   Notes on conversion between standard and vertex form
2/22 110   wkst: Practice Factoring Trinomials a = 1   wkst: Factoring Trinomials a=1
Notes on factoring trinomials when a = 1.

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 Date Day # What did we do? Is there homework? "Prove-It" Probs Other Stuff/What's coming up?
26
         
2/26 111 Learned to factor trinomials where the coefficient on the first terms isn't 1. wkst: Practice Factoring Trinomails a <> 1.   wkst: Factoring Trinomials (a<>)
Notes on factoring trinomials wher a <>1.
2/27 112 Solve quadratic equations by factoring 5-5: 1-11 odd, 17-28    
2/28 113 Learned to solve quadratic equations using completing the square 5-7: 1-6,9-11,15,18   Notes on Completing the Square
2/29 114 Learned to simlify radical expressions wkst: Simplifying Radicals
wkst: Solving Quadratics using all but Quadratic Formula		  

wkst: Simplifying Radicals
wkst: Solve Quadratics, not Quad Formula

Week #
 Date Day # What did we do? Is there homework? "Prove-It" Probs Other Stuff/What's coming up?
27 3/3 115 Introduced the Quadratic Formula No new HW    
3/4 116 Re-introduced Quadratic formula, did several examples 5-8: 1-13,15-18    
3/5 117 Introduced Imaginary and Complex Numbers 5-8: 1,3,6,11,12,15-23    
3/6 118 Practice simplifying imaginary numbers, introduced complex arithmetic and absolute value of a complex number.

5-6: 1-13,14-32even
wkst: Simplifying Imaginary Numbers

   wkst: Simpl. Complex Numbers
Answers to worksheet
3/7 119 Reviewed simplifying imaginary numbers, practice complex add, sub and mult, then learn division.

wkst: Complex Arithmetic, Complex Arithmetic (2), just odds.

   wkst: Cmplx Arith
wkst: Cmplx Arith (2)

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 Date Day # What did we do? Is there homework? "Prove-It" Probs Other Stuff/What's coming up?
28 3/10 120 Quick look at solving techniques, plus investigate height vs. time equation wkst: Solving Quadratics   wkst: Solving Quadratics
3/11 121   Ch05 WrapUp: 1-9,14-18
Ch05 Assess: 1-9,15-18

Recommend Ch05 Prac Test		   CH05 Prac Test
Ch05 Prac Test Answers
Ch05 Competencies
3/12 122   Finish WrapUp and Assessment    
3/13 123   No new HW    
3/14 124 Ch05 Test
 No new HW    

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 Date Day # What did we do? Is there homework? "Prove-It" Probs Other Stuff/What's coming up?
29 3/17 125   5-4: 1-13,26-29    
3/18 126   wkst: Functions and Inverses   wkst: Functions and Inverses
3/19 127 Practiced finding inverse functions, began intro to verifying that two functions are inverses. No new HW    
3/20 128   Did the last part of the Inverse Function Practice worksheet    
3/21 129   wkst: Inverse Functions - Domain and Range   wkst: Inverse Functions

Week #
 Date Day # What did we do? Is there homework? "Prove-It" Probs Other Stuff/What's coming up?
30 3/24 130 Review Domain and range, intro roots and power No new HW    
3/25 131 Intro power functions and fractional exponents 6-1: 1-12, 14-28even,32-39(TI)    
3/26 132 Learned why we nee the +/- symbol, and how to find a graph the inverse of a function using powers and roots. 6-1: 44 - 51 (sketch graph)    
3/27 133   6-1: 53,69-80    
3/28 134   6-2: 1-9 odd, 10-16    

Spring Break!!!

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 Date Day # What did we do? Is there homework? "Prove-It" Probs Other Stuff/What's coming up?
31 4/7 135   6-2: 23,24,28,30,39    
4/8 136