Out Monday

video from me

Wish I was there.  Be very very well behaved...you know who you are.  if you need extra help first block go see Mr Landry and he will take care of you.  We are taking the chp 7 pre-test.  just do the best you can.  then we are going to the lab.  In the lab we are doing the following sections of review on Khan Academy--(be sure to sign in first and then go to practice)  1. Quadratic formula (do 15 problems) 2. Writing expressions (do 15 problems) 3. Writing expressions 2 (do 10 problems) 4.  Simplifying radicals (do 10)  use hints and video as needed.  Please do your best.  I am planning to see you tomorrow and expect you to have your best reports from the sub...I really do so please live up to my expectations...

Monday 11/5/12

We went to the computer lab to do some online review for exponents.  Go to Khanacademy.org
then sign in to your account.  Next go to practice and type exponents on the search bar.  Go to the first one that pops up (first) positive and zero exponents.  You need to do each section until you get ten correct.  Areas to do include :positive and zero exponenets, negative exponents, fractional exponents, negative fractional exponents, simplifying  expressions, and exponent rules.  I will go online to check your progress as you work.  Tomorrow we will start with logarithms :)  yeah!!

Happy Halloween

Today we worked with some additional exponent rules and did another practice sheet (5.3).  We also took notes on 5.3 and 5.4 (notes part one and part two).  Tomorrow we will start with story problems using exponents.  We even looked at how we could use the calculator to cheat and find our solutions when we can't remember another method.  Use the Tools we Have!!  is our new motto!! video samples

10/30

Chapter 5 exponents and logs.  Yesterday we took a pre-test on Chapter 5 and started our notes.  Please see chapter five notes attached.  Today we finished our notes on exponents (5.2 and 5.4) and then did some practice (handout).  We also did some ACT review --be sure to check out the link to the ACT practice test online to the right!!  This will be very helpful for preparing for the test!! (notes part one part two part three)  Handout 5.1 and 5.2 handout

wow it is already 10/23

Hard to believe that almost a month has already past since the last update!!  SO sorry!!  Today we did review of chap 4 in the computer lab with Khan Academy and a few other websites.  We did not have a new assignment however you may have old work that you need to get turned in.  I handed out copies of all of our missing assignments.  Please work away at these and try to get them turned in asap.  Tomorrow we will review and do an activity for our test on Chapter 4 (it will be on Friday).  Please plan to get help before Friday if you are struggling!  I am available tomorrow at lunch and after school, but I will be at a conference on Thursday.  We have been doing great, so keep up the good work!!

Wednesday 9/26

So today we worked on problems based on all the notes we took yesterday...great job again on those notes.  (notes copy)  Handout 1  Handout two handout three.  Tomorrow we will keep up the practicing chapter three info in preparation for a test sometime late next week. 

Test on formulas down!!

We took our test over our formulas today and for the most part did great!!  I must say I am very impressed with everyone's memory!!  great work on learning those formulas--now we still have a little more to learn in the way of applying them...Both classes did great!!  First block had a class mean of 89.2% with a 70.5 % growth from the pre to the post test!!  and Second block had a whopping 95.4% class average with an amazing 76.2% growth from pre to post test!!  Awesome work!!  Next we take on chapter three.  Don't forget your worksheets due on Monday!! (Chap 0--ok to skip numbers 2 and 3 or do them for extra credit)

9/18/12

We have been very busy reviewing our formulas from Alg I and Geometry.  Each day we have looked at a different formula and today we made some posters describing each of the formulas including an example.  Tomorrow we will continue to review in advance of our formulas quiz on Thursday...if you are having problems with any of the review pleae let me know as soon as possible.  I am available after school on Wednesday if you need to stay after and do additional reivew--just let me know.  And as always feel free to text me questions and I will get back to you as soon as possible.  Good grades = donuts on Friday!!

9/14/2012

Today we are headed down to the media center to do some additional review of our formulas.  We had a handout on midpoint and then did problems on ixl for the remainder of the hour.  (website).  We had no additional homework assignment but still have our review packets due on Monday.  Please write down problems and answers for the work you do on IXL.  Have an awesome weekend!!

9/12/12

Today we looked over our tests and celebrated our success  on the stats unit!!  Both classes had over an A average!!  Great job!!  Then we did a final look at graphs and what they mean online.  Students copied 4 graphs and wrote 4 conclusions about each of them.  They could either print them to turn in or email them to me.  Tomorrow we will start the next unit on formulas.  :)

9/11/12

TOday we took our test over chap 2. We had great results with over a 93% mean for first block and more than 97% for second block!!  WAY TO GO!!  Tomorrow our projects are due so make sure you get yours done this evening..  See last week Thursday's post for handout and example for the project.  Tomorrow we will finish up our stats unit and Thursday we will be moving onto a formulas review unit!!  Again great job on your tests today!!!

9/10/12

We made some really good progress today in preparation for our statistics test tomorrow (Tuesday).  It should be an easy one because we have really mastered the skills assigned to us!!  Our test will cover mean, median, mode, range, iqr, 5 number summary, histograms and box plots.  All good stuff.  After our test we will have time for teams to finish their projects for Wednesday if they need to or finish their pre tests if needed.  Stat projects are due on Wednesday.  We did not have a new assignment today--just review for your test tomorrow :)

9/6/12

We spent more time today working with the mean, mode, 5 number summary, box plots, and histograms.  We also learned about range--the difference between the max and min values (max-min) and the IQR--Interquartile range--difference between Q3 and Q1 (Q3-Q1).  We did several examples including one about hte food at McDonalds--drawing three conclusions at the end of our analysis.  Tomorrow we will be working on a stat project in the media center (handout for the project) (sample project).  These will be due on Weds of next week.  NO LATE PROJECTS WILL BE ACCEPTED!!

9/5/12

Very Busy class today!!  We took a pre test for statistics, worked on some vocab review and did some analysis of our text usage and heart rates.  We looked at 5 number summaries, mean, mode, box plots and histograms.  Notes. Tomorrow we will review our stats and get some additional practice with statistics including what they really even are saying to us.  We will finish up with some interesting facts about fast food that is sure to have you eating at Subway for all meals in the near future!! 
mean, median, mode video
box plot video

WELCOME BACK!!

Wow it is really hard to believe that summer is over already!! We are heading back to school this week and it is going to be a busy one! First let me introduce myself. I am Mrs. Rumsey, your Advanced Algebra teacher. I have two daughters, Hannah and Maddie who are in 7th and 5th grades at Sparta. I graduated from SVSU with a bachelors in education and GVSU with a masters in Educational Leadership. This year I am teaching all Advanced Algebra and Calculus. It is a very exciting year. We will be preparing to take both the ACT/MME and AP Calc tests. I love when we have specific targets to work toward! I am available to assist any student who needs help before school, during school, and in the evenings via cell phone or email. My email address is stacey.rumsey@staff.spartaschools.org and my cell number is 616-460-2380. Please feel free to email or text me whenever you need assistance. I look forward to getting to know each of you and can't wait to help you achieve mathematics at your highest potential!

Day One Assignments:  1.  Become a follower of this blog--that way you will have up to date info on notes, video, assignments, tests and more  2.  Go to the spread sheet for text and calculator inventory.  Fill in your name on the next empty line--then follow along and fill in your book number and condition--calc number and condition---and use the additional comments box to add any additional info you think I may need to know in order to save yourself a fine later :)   first hour book sheet    second hour book sheet
3.  Cover your text with a book cover (extra credit)--Each week will will have a spiral review.  Please plan to spend a few minutes each day or plan your time in a way that works best for you to get this done before its due date.  We are going to have a great semester!!

The End of the Road

I am seriously having a hard time with the fact that this is our last day together...I will truely miss this class as a whole.  You have been one of the very best classes I have ever had the priviledge of teaching both in your enthusiasm for life and willingness to learn.  I thank each of you for giving me the opportunity to play a role in your lives this semester.  I hope that I will see you either in calc or that you will stop by and say hi  from time to time!!  Every once and a while a group comes a long that I feel teaches me more than I ever dreamed possible.  You have been that kind of group this year, so thank you for all you have done to make this year at SHS one of the best!!  I am attaching the end of course info I need you to complete when you have an opportunity.  Please take a few minutes to complete that as well as to look at your power school and make sure all of your info is accurate!!  HAVE A WONDERFUL SAFE SUMMER!!!  see you in September!!
end of course

Welcome back!! Only 8 more days!!

All of your exams have been graded and entered into the computer.  Today we are starting our projects in the media center.  Project
We will be working on this all week.  Please work diligently or you will not be able to complete it in the time we have available.  We will be presenting our projects on the last day of school.  You may work with one partner, but I don't really advise it.  This project will count as your final test grade and should help you to boost your grade a little.  DO NOT WASTE ANY TIME or you won't get done or at very least won't do well and then your grade will suffer...Don't be that guy.  Good luck and HAVE FUN!!

final exam review key

Sheesh it has been a long time since our last post.  Today we worked on our review packets for the final exam.  I am posting the key here so you can check your packet at home.  answer key.  You may make a thinking map for your final exam or you may select to use previous thinking maps.  Tomorrow we will be finishing our review and we will be starting projects in the media center on Monday. :)  this will be our last test!!!!   yeah!!!  Everything else shouyld be a great way to improve your grade!!!  Good luck

5/10/12

Practice test for Chapter nine today along with a thinking map for chapter nine that we can use on our test tomorrow.
Practice test   key for practice test

5/9/12

Chapter Nine Review--all day long all day strong
worksheet one
worksheet two

We talked about all of the things we have gone over in chapter nine in preparation for our test on Friday!!

5/8/12

Today we finish chapter 9 with some additional factoring as well as some mulitplication and division of factors (notes part one and two) and Videos (part one ,two, three and four).  our assignment was p 547 1 (a and b), 2 (a and b) 3b and 11 and 16 AND p 555 1,2,3,4 (pick three on each).  Have a terrific Tuesday!!

5/7/12

Wow we are really on the home stretch now.  Today we are continuing with Chap 9 and the rational functions (notes) (video).  We are doing an assignment in the book (p 540 1,2,3,4 and 7) as well as reviewing factoring.  (I know one of your favorite things!!)  Our test on Chapter nine will be on Friday!!  Please plan accordingly.  Next week we will begin our final chapter before our final exam the Friday before Memorial Weekend!!!   Finish Strong!!

Wednesday 5/2

Today we started chapter 9 reviewing the distance formula.  We had a handout with some practice problems.  And we looked at pet pictures.  We have some really adorable furry friends.  We even had a visit form a real furry friend of Ms. Priests, so thanks to Rolly for coming to visit.  If you need review of the distance formula check here  video notes  handout

Monday 4/30/12

TEST TUESDAY FOR EVERYONE!!!!!!
Just a reminder that our test is Tuesday and we are all taking it.  Friday we had a pre-test and the answers are on the blog from Friday.  Go there to check yours.  Today we answered specific questions about the pre-test, and made thinking maps to use for the test tomorrow.  We will start chp 9 on Wednesday.  The countdown is now on.  We have just chp 9 and 12 left!!  Our exam will be the Friday before Memorial Day and then we will do some excellent projects to close out the year!!  Keep plugging away!!  No new assignment today!!

Friday!!

Happy Friday everyone!!  Today we worked on the pre-test for chapter seven.  I am attaching it here with the completed work and answers so you can check yours!!  (pre-test)  We also did an additional review sheet.  The review sheet is due to be turned in, the pre-test, as always, is for your benefit only.  Have a wonderful weekend and be prepared to come back with questions on Monday!!

Thursday

Today we finished up notes for chapter 7 (review info notes) and assigned p. 408 1-4, 8 and 16.  I am out tomorrow but we will be doing review for the test next Tuesday.  Also next Wednesday is bring your pet's photo day...get that pic this weekend!  I will post the Friday materials later today have a good one.  All notes from chp 7

4/25/12

Today we talked about the projectile motion function (note) and how to simplify radicals (ie the square root of 75= the square root of 25 times the square root of 3 (because 25x3=75) since the square root of 25 equals 5 we can simplify to say that it is 5times the square root of 3).  We did p 383 number 9 as well as two worksheets. Worksheets. Have a great Wednesday..for those of you planning ahead our test over chapter 7 will be next week Tuesday

Tuesday 4/24/12

IMAGINARY NUMBERS!!!! Sal's version on video how i works video 2 imaginary numbers

imaginary number notes. Assignment:p 394 1-3, 5,6,7 and 16

4/23/12

We did notes today to begin chapter 7...notes..then had a worksheet on quadratic formula..sheet one...sheet two...and we did p. 364 in our books 1,10,11 and 14. Our tests are graded and in the computer. Check your powerschool to see how you did and how you are doing at this point in the class.

4/20/12

TGIF!! Today we took our test on Chapter 4!! Hope you all did great!! I will grade these this weekend and post grades to powerschool asap. Monday we will be starting chapter 7. Any of you who need additional assistance with chapter 4 we should schedule you to come for afterschool tutoring one day next week. Let me know if you are interested. You can get help and then retake your test after you have done some re-learning!! Hope you have a terrific weekend!!

4/17/12

Tuesday = worksheet day!! We had three pages today all reviewing things we went over in notes yesterday. We are working to make sure everyone is prepared for the test on Friday. Be sure if you have any that you ask them as we will be testing this week!!!!! handouts

Wednesday 4/18/12

Hey Happy Wednesday. I am obviously not there today :( I am at a meeting all day so I can come back and teach you new and better things!! Yeah. SO today is technology day. Hopefully either you have some or you have a nice friend who you can share with because we are going to be doing a variety of things on line in preparation for your test on Friday!!!

First I want you to use your book, google, your notes, your neighbors, or another online source to find definitions or draw defining pictures of the follow vocab words. Definitions You may elect to do a wordle of the words for extra credit (mostly because I really think Wordles are fun :) Wordle

Second. I want you to follow the link to ixl and do at least 10 problems (15 if it doesn't kick you out first). Write the problems and your answers on a piece of paper and turned them in. ixl link

Finally, take a few minutes to create a thinking map or other kind of organization tool to use on the test Friday. (You MAY NOT use your notes on the test, this has to be something new with just the different formulas.) You may use the internet to get the rules and create a document to print. (organizers created and printed will be given one free problem on the test Friday :)

Have a great day!! If you need something feel free to text or email me, I will do my best to get back to you, but I am in a conference so it may take me a little while. I will be there on Thursday and we will finish reviewing for our test on Friday!! Hope you have a wonderful day!!

4/16/12

Happy Monday!! Today we took some major notes!! finishing our notes on Chapter 4!! Notes We did p 214 1 (a,c,f,h,k,m), and p 220 1 and 12. We will do more practice on circles etc tomorrow. Wednesday we are doing a quick technology day activity, and Thursday we will review. Our test on Chapter 4 will be on Friday. Then next week we will start chp 7...(only three more cahpter left...)

Friday the 13th!!!

Can't believe the weekend is already here!! Today we did a review sheet of lessons 4.4 and 4.5 (attached page one and two). We also worked on a unit 4 review packet of everything we have done this week (attached here). We will be finishing chapter four up next week and should be able to test on Friday. If you are struggling please ask for help before the pre-test on Thursday. I can help at any lunch time Monday or Tuesday! Let me know. Hope you have a wonderful weekend. We are getting really close to the end of the school year!!

Wednesday 4/11/12

Today we had a little mix up in our graphs so we learned about both square root families and absolute value families as well as the reflections of each. notes part one and part two. video examples. our assignment was p 204 1,2,4,6,7,12,13,14. Tomorrow we will be either taking the PLAN test (sophomores) or going to Davenport (juniors) so we will not be in class at all. Friday we will pick up with the scale factor for our graphs and making some graphic organizers to keep our families all straight. Next week we will take on the circle families and compositions of functions and ending the week with our test over chapter 4!! Then we only have three more chapters to go!!! Hope you have a great rest of your Wednesday!!

4/10/12

Hope you are having a great Tuesday!! Today we took notes on the quadratic family (notes) (video) and did p. 197 1,2 and 5. Then we worked on a review worksheet (attached) and finally we did some hands on practice using poker chips and our desks at graphs. 4.2 handout do number 1, 2a, and 4.3 do number 3 and 4 is extra credit.

Monday 4/9/12

Only about 40 more wake ups before summer vacation!! Let's make them as productive as possible!! Today we took notes on 4.2 and 4.3--functions and lines in motion. Video notes part 1 part 3. We had p 181 1,2,4,5 and p 189 1,2,and 6 for homework.

Wednesday--Spring Break

Yeah we start spring break tomorrow!! This semester is flying by!! This week we have been reviewing data analysis and statistics. We spent some time in the lab looking up data on an area we were interested in. Then we made charts and graphs for our data. Today we are presenting our findings to the class.
We took our mid term last week and for the most part everyone did quite well. Our grades are all in power school so be sure to check your most up to date grade!!
Hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable Spring Break!! See you in April!!
project handout

3/20 Tuesday

So today we are dusting off our trig from before the ACT test. We will be taking advantage of our gorgeous weather to calculate the heights of several objects around the building. You may work alone or with ONE partner. You are to behave respectfully as you travel throughout the building. Any bad reports and you will be doing trig calculations on paper for the rest of the week :} be good!! you may use only the ruler and protractor you are given at the beginning of class. Follow the directions as carefully as possible, and as always if you have questions be sure to ask!!

Monday 3/19

Wow, loved the fog day on Friday but it really messed up our schedule!!! So we took our test today over chapter 3...hate Monday tests, but couldn't get any further behind!!! Only just a few more days until spring break will be here!!! this semester is really flying by!! No homework this evening but this would be a great day to check your missing work and see that you have everything turned in. If not--why don't you spend some time this evening trying to get caught up. Also we have parent teacher conferences this evening. If you can tear yourselves and parents away from the beautiful weather feel free to stop by and visit with me in the HS cafe from 5 - 7:30

Thursday 3/15/12

Hope you are enjoying our glorious weather!! Today in class we did a practice test for our test tomorrow. We went over answers together. Then we spent a few minutes creating a thinking map for our methods of solving. This may be used on the test tomorrow. Have a great day!!!

3/14 Happy Wednesday!

What a beautiful day for Mid-March!! We worked on story problems today that we solve using systems (graphing, elimination, substitution). handout answer key We also started working on our practice test for our test on Friday. Be sure if you are having any problems with the material for Friday to ask for help. I can help during c lunch, after school or during reading time on Thursday!!

Tuesday 3/13/12

So Tuesday we did review over the topics we covered on Monday and Friday. We had a couple of worksheets (attached). Tomorrow we will be working on story problems, Thursday we will be doing a practice test and our test over Chapter 3 will be on Friday! Please plan ahead.

Monday Monday!!

Only 12 more days until spring break!! (School days that is). Today we reviewed a little from Friday (slope, domain, range, independent and dependent variables). Then we took notes on point slope form and solving systems using elimination and substitution. I DO NOT care which method you select to solve. notes page 1 and page 2 video part 1, part 2, part 3 assignment p 132 2 and 3, p 154 1,4,56 and p 160 1(a and c), 2 (a and b), 4 pick 3, and 5 pick 3.

If you have time tonight, check out the boys regional basketball game at home, 7:30. Come early to get a seat!!

Friday 3/9/12

So we started with a review of slope, range, domain, independent and dependent variables. Then we did new notes and did page 124 1,2 (a-d), 3,4,11,13 and 14. video slope part 1 part 2 part 3

Have a WONDERFUL WEEKEND!!

Monday 3/5/12

Happy Monday. IMPORTANT REMINDER!! TOMORROW ALL OF THE JUNIORS WILL BE TAKING THE ACT TEST (EVERYONE ELSE HAS THE DAY OFF). BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR CALCULATOR BATTERIES, EAT A GOOD BREAKFAST, AND GET LOTS OF SLEEP BEFORE THE TEST!!

Test grades from Friday are in Powerschool be sure to check them out. Today in preparation for our ACT we celebrated with a little R n R. No new assignment was given. Weds and Thursday we will be doing some additional review. If you are testing you will not have any new assignments to worry about. Just concentrate on your testing and do your best. Have an amazing Monday!!

3/2/12

Love the date today..almost 3..2..1 like blast off to the weekend. We took our chapter 5 test today. Please look at the review sheet and answers on yesterdays post if you were not here and need to get help or check yours. We spent the first half of the hour reviewing and then took our tests. No homework this weekend!! Monday we are going to have a relaxing day in preparation for our ACT test on Tuesday!! Next week will be strange with only the juniors in school on Tuesday and then only the sophomores in class on Weds and Thursday so we will get started again (with chapter 3) on Friday!! I hate that we have been jumping around but now after the test is over we should be smooth sailing from here until June. I will grade tests fourth block today and have them in the computer by the end of the day. Have a wonderful weekend!!

3/1/12

Happy March!! The days are getting longer! I love the extra sun light!! Today we did some preparation for our exponents and logs test which will be tomorrow. Students may use their logs and exponents thinking maps on the test as long as they are originals that they created themselves. We had a practice test that we will go over in class tomorrow before the test. I am posting the answer key so you can check your work at home if you would like. Page 1 page 2
exponents review video logarithms video review

2/29/12 leap day!!

Happy Leap Day!! So we corrected our ACT tests, then went over our scores and some of the problems that many students had problems with and some we should be able to get correct for sure!! We also reviewed our logs and exponents and did three worksheets . We are going to be testing on Friday so be sure to ask if you have any questions.

2/28/12

ACT practice day. Every time you take the ACT test you increase your score significantly. So we took the time today to tackly for some one more and for others their first ACT practice exam. This exam was given as closely as possible to the real test. No ipods, no cell phones, no drinks, no other extra materials. Desks in rows...oh boy!! Then we spent a couple of minutes correcting them and evaluating our scores. Tomorrow we are going to the lab to do some more test prep.

Monday 2/27/12

Wow we did a lot yesterday so we are only doing one worksheet today. One more review day for our ACT on 3/6. Handout
We spent the rest of the day doing make up work that we were missing. If you aren't sure check your power school. Have an amazing weekend!

Thursday 2/23/12

Happy Thursday to you! We have been booking along this week, but today we are going to slow down and do some review. We received a series of review sheets with problems marked. Attached. Please take your time in completing these to the best of your ability. We will be testing on this mater at the end of next week, so if you have any questions be sure to text or email me and I will do my best to get back to you promptly. You can also facetime me at srumzie@yahoo.com and I will try to keep my ipad handy. Hope you have a wonderful day!!

2/22/2012 Wednesday

Logarithms. Today we started working with logarithms. Notes video example

assignment p 276 1,2,3,5,7,10 and 14 and p 282 1,2(a-f), 5,6,8, and 13. Have a wonderful Wednesday!!

Tuesday 2/21/12

SO! Today we did some additional work with exponents (the notes were with yesterday's post. We assigned p. 256 1,4,11, and 14. We also made thinking maps (at the end of this review video) of the exponent rules. You will be able to use this for the test if you make one. I will post an example with tomorrow's blog. Have a terrific Tuesday!!

2/20/12 Monday

We went over our trig tests quickly today. They are in power school so you can check your current class grade. In addition we started notes on exponents. notes page 1 page 2 page 3 assignment p 248 1 a,d,e, 2 a-d, 3 a and c, 4 a and b, 5 a - d, 6 a,c,e. video notes link

Friday 2/17/12

Test DAY!! We are taking our test on Chps 8/10 today and then we are starting our introduction into exponents and their properties. This should still be review from Alg 1, but is very timely before our ACT!!

Video intro to exponents

part 1

part 2

part 3

part 4

notes on exponents page 1 page 2

my video lecture

2/16/12

so we finished graphing the cosine curve today. Then we did a review sheet for chapter 8/10 (key). we will be going over a couple more of those problems and then taking our test on Friday. Don't forget you can use your thinking map as long as you write it (yourself). Then we will be starting to work on exponents and logarithms before we take our ever exciting ACT test 3/6/12...If you need help for your test tomorrow, be sure to email or text me tonight, don't wait till class tomorrow or we won't have the time!! Have a terrific Thursday afternoon!!

sine curve video

radians to degrees video

2/15/12

ACT bubble sheet day...not our favorite day. All of the juniors were out bubbling most of the hour so we did some review/practice with converting from radians to degrees. We will be finishing our trig unit on Thursday and testing on Friday. Next week we are going to power our way through some exponents and logs. Can't wait!!

Happy Valentines Day!!

We started today with some review of law of sines and law of cosines and a quick chat about yesterday's assignments. Then we took some new notes on converting from radiants to degrees and from degrees to radians. See notes attached. As well as some notes on graphing the sine curve. see attached. We did not have a new assignment today. Tomorrow most of our class is doing the non-test portion of the ACT so we will not have a new assignment then either. Happy Valentines to each of you!!

(I will be attaching the notes later this evening--so don't panic if they are not there yet--I am working on getting them up)

Monday 2/13

Media Center time

We will be doing some review of law or sines and cosines today, as well as working on a thinking map for trigonometry, and doing some online practice before our ACT test. there is a cap of about 20 problems, then you will have to log out and back on to continue. Do for about 20 minutes.
online 1
online 2 can solve by any method
online 3

handouts packet: review of trig page one page two do the evens.
trig thinking map --open this doc. look at the example and then make one of your own.

reading time stay in the media center. need to read

Friday 2/10

Happy Friday all!! Today we picked up the pace a little working on Law of Sines and Cosines!! See video links sines and cosines. Notes sines and cosines worksheet page 1 and page 2. We did 1 b, and 2 a on sice 8.7 and 1 a and b, 2 a and b and 3z (find the missing info--not the number of triangles) on side 8.6. Have a great weekend!!

2/9/12

So CHANGE OF PLANS--we had so many kids out for the ACT field trip and with illness that we had to re-arrange our lesson for today. Today instead we worked on solving systems problems (see worksheet) and then went to support our Special Olympians at their basket ball game in the gym. We will take on law of sines and cosines tomorrow. Still part of our big review for the ACT--there is lots we are having a hard time remembering from previous classes so I think this time will be well spent reviewing. Please call or text if you have any questions!!

WEDNESDAY 2/8

I really can't believe that tomorrow is already Thursday!! Don't know where the time goes. Today we did several problems from our homework packet from yesterday and reviewed how to solve systems by graphing. We also reviewed soh, cah, toa (notes) and did some practice on right triangles (answer key). Tomorrow we will be continuing our review in preparation for the ACT test with solving systems and some law of sines practice. Good times, good times. Most students did very well on their review quiz. Our class average was over 88% so not to shabby!!

soh cah toa video notes

2/7/11

Formulas quiz today, then another review packet. Feels like we are reviewing forever, but we have found that many people do not remember their math from previous years and it is impacting their ACT scores. So, we are spending a sufficient amount of time doing review in order to, we hope, better prepare our students for their test next month. Quiz scores are posted in power school. Be sure to check them out. please see review packet attached here. this is due next Monday.

Monday!!

We are going to spend some time today looking at our reviews for our formula quiz on Tuesday. Remember that if you memorize the formulas you will get extra credit for the quiz. We are also going to spend some time looking over the geography homework from last week. Finally we will do a little extra ACT prep since the test in is just a few weeks!! Tuesday formulas quiz.... Wednesday we are looking at how to solve systems of equations.

2/2--groundhogs day

Hoping for winter to be done...sorry to all of you snow lovers. Today in Adv Alg: we took our test on Chp 2 for all who didn't get 100% the first time. We continued working on our handouts from yesterday (if you aren't here you can print them from yesterday's post). If you are absent we will get your test in when you return. Tomorrow we will continue reviewing and and preparing for our ACT test in just a few weeks...whew.

Can't believe it is already Wednesday

This week is flying by!! Today we started with some additional review of our stat info, followed by a power point of formulas from alg 1 and geometry. see power point. Then we got to work on some handouts to practice those formulas.
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stats practice problems

Tuesday Tuesday

we spent some time today reviewing statistics, mean, median, mode, 5 number summary, box plots and histograms. We went over our pre-tests and spent a few minutes looking at data in the library. We received a homework packet to work on throughout the week. It is due next week Monday or Tuesday. We will have some class time to work on it in class on Friday. Tomorrow we will continue with some stats and review the big formulas from the geometry and algebra 1. grades for our first few things have been added to power grade and those who received 100% on their pre-test need to give them back to me in order to receive credit for their test. Have a great rest of your day!!

1/31/12--Day One

Welcome to Advanced Algebra!! Today we went over our classroom procedures and checked out our books. We spent a few minutes reviewing mean, median, mode, IQR, range, histograms and box plots. Vocab part 1 (mean, median, mode) Box plot notes you can print

we took the pre-test for chp two and several students received 100% so they will not be testing again. If you were one of those luck people, please be sure to save your test and return it to me.

Hope you had a fantastic first day!!

Wednesday Exams 1 and 3....

Whew one day of exams is done!! Grades for first and third hour finals are in power school. Second hour exam is tomorrow so be sure to study tonight!! One more day!

Tuesday--1/24/12

Gotta love a two hour delay...we finalized our preparation for our exams. On Wednesday we will take our final exam in 1st and 3rd hours. In 2nd block we will be returning our books and doing a little probability project. Then we will take that exam on Thursday. No school on Friday!!! Be sure to check your review on line and text or email if you have any questions tonight..don't come in stressed tomorrow. The exam is multiple choice 38 questions. Remember you can use your thinking maps and red/white sheets--don't forget them :) See you for exams!!!!!!!

The Last Monday....:(

So last week was crazy!! Snowday on Thursday put us all out of whack...so we tested open notes on Friday and then started to look at the final exam review problems. Today we are going to finish the review during class and then spend some time going over the problems that we struggled on. So if you are not here check out the review sheet here. Answer key for the review. Exams 1 and 3 on Wednesday and 2nd on Thursday.

1/18/12

It is the middle of the week and we are DONE with notes for the SEMESTER! WOOOO HOOOO :)

Today we took notes on combinations and completed an M and M activity (mmmm)

Here is the video for your viewing pleasure!

Assignment: 707==1 a-c, all 2, 4, 13b and Chapter 12 Test Review handed out
review answer key--please note that number 4 should be C. I just got going too quick and didn't add correctly. Oops. So #4 is C.

Thursday: Chapter 12 Test Review

Friday: Chapter 12 Test and Exam Review handed out

Tuesday--Venn Diagrams and Permutations

We looked at another graphic organizer--the Venn Diagram --notes -- as well as permutations--the picky ones where order matters--notes. We talked about how to find permutations on our calculatros and with the formula. Assignment for the day-p. 685 - 6 and 11 and p 698 2 a,b,e, 3 a and b, 4, 5a, 9 a and b. Just a reminder that our test over chapter 12 will be this Friday and exams are next week Wednesday and Thursday!! Ask early if you have questions!!! Have a great day! Notes video venn diagrams
permutations

Monday 1/15

Trees--today we looked at how to use graphic organizers to solve probability problems. notes

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We did review all hour today in preparation for our chp 9 test tomorrow.
9.8 more practice handout
review sheet handout
review sheet answer key (please note that #3 should be y = 0--it is wrong on the key)
have a great day and get ready for your test!!

Monday 1/9/12

Wow! Only 2.5 weeks left in this semester... Today we took some of our toughest notes of the year. We put them into three sections one for each type. Please watch all three if you weren't here today. Or if you were but if you need a refresher you can just watch the example of the kind you are working on. Our assignment was page 555 1-4. Notes here
video part one adding
video part two multiplying
video part 3 dividing--two sections oops. section one and section two

Friday!!!! 1/6

Wow this seemed like a long week for only being four days!! Today we continued to work on 9.7--factoring and working with rational functions. We did a quick review but had no new notes. We worked on p 547 in our books 1b, 2b, 3b, 4, 11a, and 16 and we did the worksheet attached here. All grades are up to date in power school so be sure to check and see if you are missing anything! Have a great weekend!!

1/5/12 Thankful it is Thursday

I don't know about you, but I am tired this week. Must be all the extra rest I got over break!! Whew. However, we are quickly approaching the end of the semester so we must push on!! Today we did some review of the absolute value graphs, practiced our rational function graphs, did a quick check on where we are with distance formula and circles/ellipses, and took notes on 9.7--factoring with rational functions. See notes video here. Youtube factoring video for additional explanation if needed. Factoring (or at least being able to find the factors) will be integral to this unit. If you need additional help early.
factoring with a number in front of your x^2--video help
factoring when your equation doesn't equal 0--video help

Wednesday already!!

Today is already Wednesday!! Can't believe tomorrow is already Thursday...so much to do. Today we started with our assignment on circles. P 503 (don't do the ones with the sin/cos etc). Then we did a review sheet with distance formula and more circles. Do the problems as marked. Finally we took notes on 9.6 graphing rational functions. Video of notes (THERE WASN'T MUCH TO WRITE DOWN WE DID MOST ON OUR CALCULATORS.) We will begin with problems on graphing tomorrow. Our test on Chp 9 will be next Wednesday (1/11) for those of you who like to plan ahead. Then just one more chapter until we are done!!

Welcome Back!!!

Welcome Back! We started out a little slowly today reviewing the distance formula. See attached video. Also see you tube video for additional practice! Notes for 9.1 and 9.2 (circles). Homework p 491 1-5 and 8.
If you need additional resources be sure to check out you tube, or google. For those of you who are bored, there is even a distance formula song to the tune of twinkle twinkle little star
Circle and Ellipse formula reviews notes included above (9.2) Homework for circles p 503 1,2,4 (a- c) and 6, and 9. (We will work on p. 503 at the beginning of class on Wednesday, but you may work ahead of you wish :)

Happy New Year!

Hope you are each enjoying your winter break! Remember there is no school on Monday 1/2/12 but we will see you back here on Tuesday. Only three weeks until exams...let's go!!