Mr. Dreyer's Algebra 1B class at Lexington High School
Misc
Assignments, lesson, classwork
- Fri 2009-06-19 11:00
- Thu 2009-06-18
- Review 5: Solving equations
- Review 4: Lines, Linear System Answers
- Review 5: Solving equations Answers
- Wed 2009-06-17
- Review 4: Lines, linear systems
- Review 3: Quadratic Answers
- Mon 2009-06-15
- Review 3: Quadratics
- Review 2: Linear and exponential answers
- Fri 2009-06-12
- Review outline
- Classwork/homework: Review 2: linear and exponential
- Review 1 function concept answers
- Thu 2009-06-11
- Practice final based on the 2008 final (counts as homework; recommend you try to duplicate test conditions)
- Wed 2009-06-10
- Statistics test
- Abbreviated homework: function review
- Mon 2009-06-08
- Fri 2009-06-05
- Statistics mini-project/review (heart rate)
- If you were not in class for today's lesson, here's the class heart rate data: 81, 75, 100, 69, 65, 70, 63, 86, 85, 65, 72, 69, 86, 60
- Wed 2009-06-03
- Statistics with the calculator
- Mon 2009-06-01
- Statistics: Box Plots. Math Connections 1.5. Problems (p.45ff) 1-2,4-7
- Fri 2009-05-29
- Statistics: Median, Math Connections 1.4. Problems (p.36ff) all (1-6)
- Thu 2009-05-28
- Statistics: Calculator stats, stem-and-leaf plots, histograms. Math Connections 1.3. Problems (p.25ff) 1a (just list a few), 1b; 2 (just use the first column)a, b,f; 3; 5a-f (use calc for histogram)
- Wed 2009-05-27
- Statistics: Mean and mode, dotplots. Math Connections 1.2. Problems (p.17ff) 1, 3, 5-7.
- Mon 2009-05-25 Memorial Day
- Fri 2009-05-22
- Thu 2009-05-21
- Another simulation and probability review 2
- Wed 2009-05-20
- Mon 2009-05-18
- Probability: repeated binomial experiments
- Fri 2009-05-15
- Sums of dice (spreadsheet)
- Thu 2009-05-14
- Wed 2009-05-13
- Dependent events and probabilities
- Mon 2009-05-11
- Fri 2009-05-08
- More probability and counting
- Thu 2009-05-07
- Probability simulations
- Simulation data (pdf, OpenDocument (OpenOffice), Excel)
- Wed 2009-05-06
- Mon 2009-05-04
- Fri 2009-05-01
- Final review: Functions review (from 2008-09-19!)
- Thu 2009-04-30
- Wed 2009-04-29
- Mon 2009-04-27
- Mon 2009-04-20 - Fri 04-24: April vacation
- Fri 2009-04-17
- Cumulative test
- First page of exponent properties review may help
- Thu 2009-04-16
- Cumulative review 2
(answers)
- Wed 2009-04-15
- Cumulative review 1
(answers)
- Mon 2009-04-13
- Counting: More combinations, Pascal's triangle
- Thu 2009-04-09
- Wed 2009-04-08
- Counting: Factorials and permutations
- Mon 2009-04-07
- Counting: Multiplication principle
- Fri 2009-04-03
- Graphing quiz: 03-30, 04-01, 04-02
- Thu 2009-04-02
- Solving equations by graphing
- Wed 2009-04-01
- Other graphs: Translations
- Mon 2009-03-30
- Other graphs: Square root and absolute value
- Fri 2009-03-27
- Test: distributing and factoring
- Thu 2009-03-26
- More Review: distributing and factoring
- Wed 2009-03-25
- Review: distributing and factoring
- Mon 2009-03-23
- Finding vertex of a quadratic
- Fri 2009-03-20
- Thu 2009-03-19
- Finding zeros and checking
- Wed 2009-03-18
- Mon 2009-03-16
- Quiz on distributive property, factoring (a=1)
- Classwork/homework:
More factoring ax2+bx+c
Fri 2009-03-13
Thu 2009-03-12
Wed 2009-03-11
Mon 2009-03-09
Fri 2009-03-06
Thu 2009-03-05
- Multiplication table working backward
Wed 2009-03-04
- More distributive law & algebra tiles
Mon 2009-03-02 snow day
Fri 2009-02-27
- Distributive law & area with algebra tiles
- Play with algebra tiles online to understand distributive law
Thu 2009-02-26
- Distributive property. Also red Algebra 1 textbook: page 587 #36-47, page 593 #27-32. Do all problems using a multiplication table, just as in today's class work. For now, ignore the alternate methods taught in the textbook.
Wed 2009-02-25
- Quiz: Exponent properties
Mon 2009-02-23
- Exponent properties review
Winter break!
Fri 2009-02-13
- Test on exponentials (but not exponent properties yet)
Thu 2009-02-12
Wed 2009-02-11
Mon 2009-02-09
- Square roots and radicals: Classwork: Unit 5 Investigation 5 (p. 335-337)
- Homework
Fri 2009-02-06
- Negative exponents, division properties
Thu 2009-02-05
- Exponential decay: finding the multiplier
Wed 2009-02-04
- Modeling decay: coins etc
Mon 2009-02-02
- Unit 5 Investigation 2 (Exponential decay: insulin), probs 1-6 p. 326-329. After doing prob 3, redo 2 and 3 with a different drug, nilusni, in which you lose 5% (.05) of the concentration every minute. Prob 4: look ahead to prob 5; prob 6: check your work by looking at the graph on p. 327.) Also Summarize the math, p. 328. On your own: ?
Fri 2009-01-30
Thu 2009-01-29
- Exponential decay. Page 323-324: Investigation 1 question 1; pages 338-339: problems 1, 2, and 3. Or use packet
Wed 2009-01-28: snow day
Mon 2009-01-26
- Quiz
- Review: p. 290-303 in Core-Plus textbook (see above for online version or borrow a physical book). Homework starting 2009-01-12
Fri 2009-01-23
- Review exponential and linear growth
- Calculator info for linear and exponential regression
Thu 2009-01-22
- More exponential growth
- Calculator info for linear and exponential regression
Wed 2009-01-21
Mon 2009-01-19 No school: Martin Luther King Day
Fri 2009-01-16
- Linear and exponential growth
Thu 2009-01-15
Wed 2009-01-14
Mon 2009-01-12
- New unit: exponentials!
- Exponential Growth (Day 1)
Quadratic quiz review
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Fri 2009-01-09
- Cumulative test
- Review: Wed 2009-01-07 plus anything we covered up to 2008-12-10
Thu 2009-01-08
Wed 2009-01-07: snow day
Winter vacation
Mon 2008-12-22
- Quiz: quadratics (postponed)
Fri 2008-12-19
Thu 2008-12-18
Wed 2008-12-17
- Solving quadratic equations graphically
Mon 2008-12-15
- More ways find the vertex
Fri 2008-12-12
- Quadratic zeros, y-intercept, symmetry
Thu 2008-12-11
- Intro to quadratic functions
Wed 2008-12-10
- Systems test covers everything Nov 19 and later, textbook 7.1-7.5
Mon 2008-12-08
Fri 2008-12-05
Thu 2008-12-04
- Solving systems using elimination, day 3
Wed 2008-12-03
Mon 2008-12-01
- Solving systems using elimination, day 1
Wed 2008-11-26
- Solving systems using both substitution and graphing
Mon 2008-11-24
- Solving systems of equations using substitution
Fri 2008-11-21
- Solving real-world problems using systems
Thu 2008-11-20
-
More Solving Systems with Graphs
Wed 2008-11-19
- Quiz on solving equations with graphs and tables (everything since 2008-11-07)
- Homework: Solving a system graphically
Mon 2008-11-17
- Review: Solving equations with graphs and tables
Fri 2008-11-14
- Graphical solving of inequalities
Thu 2008-11-13
- Solving equations using zeros
Wed 2008-11-12
- Solving equations on calculator
Mon 2008-11-10
- Solving equations using tables
Fri 2008-11-07
- Quiz on inequalities
- Covers packets Solving inequalities, Graphing solutions of inequalities, Inequalities with and/or, Inequalities review.
- Homework: Graphical solving of equations
Thu 2008-11-06
- Inequalities review. Homework
- Hints and worked-out answers to a few review problems
Wed 2008-11-05
- Inequalities with and/or. Homework
Mon 2008-11-03
- Graphing solutions of inequalities. Homework.
Fri 2008-10-31
Thu 2008-10-30
- Homework: Cumulative review
Wed 2008-10-29
- Homework: Solving inequalities
Mon 2008-10-27
Fri 2008-10-24
- Homework: Last day of linear review
- Play with the algebra toys on the toys page. Answer all questions in the algebra section, except the absolute value questions are optional and really aimed at my Algebra 2 classes.
Thu 2008-10-23
- Homework: More linear review
Wed 2008-10-22
- Quiz on linear regression
Mon 2008-10-20
Fri 2008-10-17
- Horizontal and Vertical lines, Predictions using best fit lines and extra problem
| tree age | tree height |
|---|
| 3 | 6 |
| 72 | 60 |
| 25 | 21 |
| 24 | 18 |
| 5 | 9 |
| 42 | 35 |
| 17 | 14 |
| 50 | 40 |
| 5 | 11 |
| 87 | 70 |
Wed 2008-10-15
- Best fit lines (new and improved, esp. problem 5, or see table at right)
- Linear Regression on a calculator
Fri 2008-10-10
Wed 2008-10-08
Mon 2008-10-06
Fri 2008-10-03
- Get ready for a quiz in the early part of next week.
- Lesson/homework: Linear Review for quiz, Review equation solving
Thu 2008-10-02
- Get ready for a quiz in the early part of next week.
- Lesson/homework: Line given point & slope
Wed 2008-10-01
- Lesson/homework: Application problems: mx+b
Mon 2008-09-29
- Lesson/homework: Lines on calculator/Perpendicular lines
Fri 2008-09-26
- Lesson/homework: Slope-intercept equations and graphs
Thu 2008-09-25
- Lesson/homework: Slope of a linear function
Wed 2008-09-24
Mon 2008-09-22
- Test Wednesday, Sept 24!
- Lesson/homework: Go over Friday's Lesson/Homework and do Slope of a linear function.
Fri 2008-09-19
- Lesson/Homework: Functions review
Thu 2008-09-18
- Classwork/homework: Graphing calculator basics and >Graphing calculator graphing
Wed 2008-09-17
- Lesson/Homework: Domain and range
Mon 2008-09-15
- Lesson/Homework: Back and forth between tables and graphs
Fri 2008-09-12
Wed 2008-09-10
Mon 2008-09-08
- Lesson
- Homework: Functions in the real world
Fri 2008-09-05
- Lesson (pdf)
- Homework: Functions
Thu 2008-08-27
Wed 2008-08-26
- Lesson
- Classwork/homework: variables, input/output
Tue 2008-08-25
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