Hi everyone,
We had the second exam today. How'd it go? We'll spend some time next week for redoing it and reviewing for the final.
Speaking of the final, it's in two weeks - on March 12th. It's comprehensive, so be ready! We will NOT get redos on the final.
We also talked about functions - section 8.8 from the book. Next week we'll work through sections 12.1, 12.2, and 12.3 in the morning, and then redo the exams and review for the final in the afternoon. The week after that we'll take the final and that's it for this term.
Homework for next week:
Section 8.8: 1 - 55 odd, 65-79 odd, 121, 123
See you then!
-Dave
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Post for February 19th
Hi everyone!
We finished chapter 5 today. Then we did part two of the activity about patterns of blocks, talked about slope, and did some exam review.
Next week is the second exam, so fire up for that! It'll cover chapters 3, 4, and 5. We've already done most of the stuff on chapter 3, but since it'll come up again in chapter 4 (graphing lines and solving linear equations) it's good to review.
The project is also due next week. Whee!
Here's the schedule for the rest of the term:
Next week (Feb 26th): exam in the morning, section 8.8 (more on functions) in the afternoon.
March 5th: sections 12.1-12.3 in the morning, redo exam and review in the afternoon.
March 12th: comprehensive final exam. That's the only thing scheduled for this day!
Here are some ideas for topics to review for next week's exam:
Graphing lines
Slopes and intercepts
Solving linear equations
Story problems with linear equations
Functions and function notation
Graphing systems of lines to find their intersection point (unless they're parallel or the same line)
Solving linear systems of equations
Story problems with systems of equations
Solving systems of linear inequalities by graphing
Exponents and exponent rules
Scientific notation
Polynomials and polynomial operations
Whew! It seems like a lot when I write it all out like that. Don't worry about dividing a polynomial by a polynomial - we'll only be dividing by one term (by a monomial).
And here are the page numbers for the exam review sections. My suggestion is to start with the cumulative review and then see where you need more practice.
Chapter 3 test: pages 302-304
Chapter 4 test: pages 372-373
Chapter 5 test: pages 464-465
Chapters 1-5 cumulative review: pages 466-467
I haven't given specific problems - practice as many as you need to. For some of us, that's just the cumulative review, and for some of us that's all 144 problems from the three chapter tests and the cumulative review - and maybe even more. But if you know how to do all the problems above you're ready for the exam.
Good luck and have fun,
-Dave
We finished chapter 5 today. Then we did part two of the activity about patterns of blocks, talked about slope, and did some exam review.
Next week is the second exam, so fire up for that! It'll cover chapters 3, 4, and 5. We've already done most of the stuff on chapter 3, but since it'll come up again in chapter 4 (graphing lines and solving linear equations) it's good to review.
The project is also due next week. Whee!
Here's the schedule for the rest of the term:
Next week (Feb 26th): exam in the morning, section 8.8 (more on functions) in the afternoon.
March 5th: sections 12.1-12.3 in the morning, redo exam and review in the afternoon.
March 12th: comprehensive final exam. That's the only thing scheduled for this day!
Here are some ideas for topics to review for next week's exam:
Graphing lines
Slopes and intercepts
Solving linear equations
Story problems with linear equations
Functions and function notation
Graphing systems of lines to find their intersection point (unless they're parallel or the same line)
Solving linear systems of equations
Story problems with systems of equations
Solving systems of linear inequalities by graphing
Exponents and exponent rules
Scientific notation
Polynomials and polynomial operations
Whew! It seems like a lot when I write it all out like that. Don't worry about dividing a polynomial by a polynomial - we'll only be dividing by one term (by a monomial).
And here are the page numbers for the exam review sections. My suggestion is to start with the cumulative review and then see where you need more practice.
Chapter 3 test: pages 302-304
Chapter 4 test: pages 372-373
Chapter 5 test: pages 464-465
Chapters 1-5 cumulative review: pages 466-467
I haven't given specific problems - practice as many as you need to. For some of us, that's just the cumulative review, and for some of us that's all 144 problems from the three chapter tests and the cumulative review - and maybe even more. But if you know how to do all the problems above you're ready for the exam.
Good luck and have fun,
-Dave
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Post for February 12th
Hi all,
Today we covered section 4.5 on graphing linear inequalities, and the first three sections of chapter 5 (exponents and scientific notation). Next week we'll finish chapter 5 in the morning, and cover section 8.8 (more on functions) plus some time for review in the afternoon. I hope to get someone in to proctor course evaluations, too - I'll post later in the week when I know more.
I'd suggest working on the project this week - we can do all of it except the last question right now (we'll talk about the last stuff next week). But the deadline's February 26th, as posted on what I handed out in class.
I am also revising the blog post below to reflect what I handed out in class: the two changes I made below are that it's due Saturday Feb 26th (instead of Sunday the 27th); and we do not have to graph the line in question 4 (but you can if that helps you find the equation of the line, or just for fun).
Homework for next week:
Section 4.5: 5-14 all, 15-43 EOO, 52
Section 5.1: 7-43 EOO, 49-125 EOO
Section 5.2: 11-123 EOO, 125
Section 5.3: 13-73 all that end in 3, 81-95 odd
See you next week,
-Dave
Today we covered section 4.5 on graphing linear inequalities, and the first three sections of chapter 5 (exponents and scientific notation). Next week we'll finish chapter 5 in the morning, and cover section 8.8 (more on functions) plus some time for review in the afternoon. I hope to get someone in to proctor course evaluations, too - I'll post later in the week when I know more.
I'd suggest working on the project this week - we can do all of it except the last question right now (we'll talk about the last stuff next week). But the deadline's February 26th, as posted on what I handed out in class.
I am also revising the blog post below to reflect what I handed out in class: the two changes I made below are that it's due Saturday Feb 26th (instead of Sunday the 27th); and we do not have to graph the line in question 4 (but you can if that helps you find the equation of the line, or just for fun).
Homework for next week:
Section 4.5: 5-14 all, 15-43 EOO, 52
Section 5.1: 7-43 EOO, 49-125 EOO
Section 5.2: 11-123 EOO, 125
Section 5.3: 13-73 all that end in 3, 81-95 odd
See you next week,
-Dave
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Class for Saturday, Feb 5th
Hi everyone - today we worked through most of chapter 4 in the morning, and then corrected the exams in the afternoon. What a day!
Next week we'll finish chapter 4 by graping inequalities, and then start chapter 5. Here's a rough timeline for the rest of the term:
Feb 12th: finish chapter 4 and start chapter 5
Feb 19th: finish chapter 5 and review for the exam
Feb 26th: 2nd exam on section 3.8 (functions), chapter 4 (linear systems of two equations), and chapter 5 (exponents and polynomials), and section 8.8 (more on functions)
March 5th: sections 12.1, 12.2 and 12.3 (linear systems of three equations) and exam 2 redo/review
March 12th: comprehenisve final exam.
We've got a lot left to do this term - fire up!
Here's the homework for Saturday, Feb 12th
Section 4.2: 3-11 odd, 13-73 all that end in 3, and all that end in 9
Section 4.3: 3-11 odd, 13-73 all that end in 3 ,and 75-87 odd
Section 4.4: 17 - 51 odd
Good luck, and see you next week!
-Dave
Next week we'll finish chapter 4 by graping inequalities, and then start chapter 5. Here's a rough timeline for the rest of the term:
Feb 12th: finish chapter 4 and start chapter 5
Feb 19th: finish chapter 5 and review for the exam
Feb 26th: 2nd exam on section 3.8 (functions), chapter 4 (linear systems of two equations), and chapter 5 (exponents and polynomials), and section 8.8 (more on functions)
March 5th: sections 12.1, 12.2 and 12.3 (linear systems of three equations) and exam 2 redo/review
March 12th: comprehenisve final exam.
We've got a lot left to do this term - fire up!
Here's the homework for Saturday, Feb 12th
Section 4.2: 3-11 odd, 13-73 all that end in 3, and all that end in 9
Section 4.3: 3-11 odd, 13-73 all that end in 3 ,and 75-87 odd
Section 4.4: 17 - 51 odd
Good luck, and see you next week!
-Dave
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