February 28 AIM: How do we factor polynomials completely?

Homework

Read text book pp 685 - 686

Do problems page: 686-1-5, 8, 9, 11, 18,
pg 687 4, 5, 8, 9, 13, 17, 18

Lesson Summary
http://www.purplemath.com/modules/simpfact.htm
http://www.purplemath.com/modules/factquad.htm
http://www.purplemath.com/modules/specfact.htm
http://www.geocities.com/mathpuzzlemania/img/ani_thinkingcap.gif

Practice Exercise: Class Handouts

February 27, Aim: How do we factor trionomials expressions when the coefficient a is not equal to1?

Homework:

Read: TextBook pp. 683-684

Handout Pg 24, #'s 37, 38,39,46,47,53,62,
63, 67, 70-72, 76-78
80-81

Lesson Review
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/factor/Ltri2.htm
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/factor/Ltri3.htm

Practice Exercises
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/factor/PracFact3.htm

February 17, AIM: How do we factor a quadratic expression?

Homework

Handout " Presidents Week" #'s 1-33,
Do a least 5 a day to stay fresh, for a test on March 2,.

Lesson Review:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/factor/Ltri1.htm
http://www.purplemath.com/modules/factquad.htm

Practice Exercise:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/factor/PracFact3.htm

February 16, Aim: How do we factor difference of perfect squares?

Homework:

Textbook Read: 676-677
Optional Do: pg. 677 #'s 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 16, 20, 24, 25, 27

Must Do: Handout pg. 25 #'s 13-24
Handout "Polynomials Plus" #'s 1-25

Lesson review:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/factor/Lfactps.htm
http://www.purplemath.com/modules/specfact.htm

Practice exercise:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/factor/Lfactps.htm

February 15, AIM: How do we factor polynomials using GCF

Homework:

Read textbook pp: 668-671

Do: pp 671-672 #'s 1-10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 27, 28

Read 672 -673

Do 1-10 even #'s and 33, 34, 41

Lesson Review:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/factor/Lfaccom.htm

Practice Exercise:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/factor/PracFact4.htm

February 14, 2006 AIM: How do we muliply binomials using the FOIL method?

Homework:

Textbook: pp 254-255
Do problems 17-32 odd #'s only

Do Class handout exercise pg 21 #'s 1-24

Lesson Review:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/polymult/Smul_bin.htm
http://www.purplemath.com/modules/polymult.htm

Practice Exercise:
http://www.edhelper.com/polynomials5.htm

February 13, AIM: How do we multiply binomials?

Homework:

Read pp 252-255
Do problems pg 255, 1-15 odd #'s only
16-30 even #' only

Lesson review: http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/polymult/Smul_bin.htm
http://www.purplemath.com/modules/polymult.htm

Practice Exercises:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/polymult/BinJava.htm

February 10, Aim: How do we multiply polynomials by a monomial

Homework

Read pp. 248--250

Do problems pg. 251 8, 9, 13, 28, 32, 44
52a-b, 57

Research
For each word or phrase listed below describe in your own words, what we
mean mathematically by the following words or phases:

1) Factor or factoring.

2) Greatest common factor

3) A perfect square

4) The difference between two perfect squares

List the sources of your information eg., text book page #, or website address, etc.

Be prepared to participate in an open discussion on these topics on February 14.

February 8, Aim: How do we add and subtract monomials and polynomials?

Homework:

Read: pp 245-246

Do: pp 246 5, 20,26,35,47,48

Lesson Review:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/polyadd/smono.htm
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/polyadd/slike.htm
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/polyadd/sp_add.htm


Practice Exercise:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/polyadd/sprac_a.htm
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/polyadd/sp_subt.htm
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/polyadd/sprac_m.htm

February 7, Aim: How do we operate with powers of powers?

TEST ON FRIDAY
Topics to include:

1. Multiplying and dividing monomials
2. Multiplying polynomial by monomials
3. Working with zero and negative exponents
4. Writing in Scientific Notation
5. Calculations using Scientific Notation
6. Multiplying Powers of Products and Powers of Powers
7. Algebra Basics

Homework

Text Book
Read: pp 245- 264

Do:5,20,26-35,47-48 and
Finish classwork pg 30,1-19

Lesson Review:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/scinot/page4.htm
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/polymult/rule_pow.htm

Practice Exercise:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/scinot/page5a.htm
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/polymult/PracPow.htm

Test Exercise
http://www5.unitedstreaming.com/index.cfm

February 6, Aim: How do we use scientific notation in calculations?

February 6 Aim: How do we use scientific notation in calculations?

Homework:

Read: pp. 261-265

Do: pg. 265 #'s 20,22,23,40,46,62-65, 68

Lesson Review:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/scinot/page4.htm

Practice exercise:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/scinot/page5a.htm

February 3 , Aim: How do we write numbers in scientific notation?

Homework

Read: pp 261-264

Do: pp 264-265 #'s 1-4,6,8,10,12,16-20,28,31,39

Lesson Review
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/scinot/page1.htm
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/scinot/page2.htm
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/scinot/page3.htm

Practice:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/scinot/page5a.htm

February 2 Aim: What do we mean by zero and negative exponents?

Read pp. 258-259

Do problems Pg. 260 #'s 1-10, 22,23,25,28

Lesson Review:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/exp/LExp.htm

Practice Exercise:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/exp/PExp.htm

Test Exercise:
http://www5.unitedstreaming.com/index.cfm

Aim: What do we mean by zero and negative exponents?

Homework

Read pp. 258-259

Do problems Pg. 260 #'s 1-10, 22,23,25,28

Lesson review:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/exp/LExp.htm

Practice Exercise:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/exp/PExp.htm

February. 1, AIM: How do we divide a polynomial by a monomial?

Read text 266-267

Do Page 268 # 4,6,7,9,11,12,16,17,18,

Lesson Review: http://regentsprep.org/Regents/math/divpoly/Ldiv.htm

Practice Exercise: http://regentsprep.org/Regents/math/divpoly/Pdiv.htm