March 31 Aim: How do we find the value of the variable for which the fraction is undefined?

Homework:

Test 3 and post Test 3 homework, signed by parents with contact telephone # DUE TODAY.

Textbook:
Read: pp 690

Do: pg. 690 #'s 1-10

Lesson review
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/fractions/undefined.htm

Practice exercise:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/fractions/Pundefined.htm

May 30, Aim: How do we divide by rational expressions?

NOTEBOOK CHECK THIS WEEK.

Homework:

Return tests and test review homework DUE FRIDAY Signed by parent and contact telephone #

Textbook:

Read: pp 697-698

Do: pg. 699 #'s 1, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12

Lesson Review: http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/fractions/multdivide.htm.Practice Exercises:

Practice Exercise:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/fractions/Pmultdiv.htm

March 29, AIM How do we multiply radical expressions?

NOTEBOOK CHECK THIS WEEK, when tests are returned.

Homework:

Return tests and test review homework DUE FRIDAY Signed by parent and telephone #.

Textbook:

Read: pp 694-696

Do: pg. 697 #'s 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 13, 14, 21, 22

Lesson Review: http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/fractions/multdivide.htm
.


Practice Exercises:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/fractions/Pmultdiv.htm

March 28 Aim: How do we simplify radical expressions? (Part II)

NOTE BOOK CHECKS THIS WEEK, when tests are returned.

Homework

Textbook:

Read: pp 690 -693Do: pg. 693 # 21, 22, 23, 26, 27
28, 30, 31, 32, 40, 41


Lesson Review:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/fractions/reducefrac.htm

Practice Exercises:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/fractions/Preducefrac.htm

March 27, AIM: How do we simplify rational exressions?

NOTE BOOK CHECKS THIS WEEK, when tests are returned.

Homework:

Textbook:

Read: pp 690 -693


Do: pg. 693 #'s 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 15

Lesson Review:http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/fractions/reducefrac.htm

Practice Exercises:http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/fractions/Preducefrac.htm

March 24, Parent and teacher meetings.

Dear student and parents,

I would like to thank all of the parents that met with me during the parent teacher conferences. I apologize for the long wait times and appreciate your patience and understanding.

A parent's understanding and involvement in the education process is important element in assuring the child's success in achieving his/hers educational goals. Combining this with the programs, teaching resources and learning climate available at Forest Hills High School will allow us to maintain our reputation for educational excellence.

Please feel free to contact me by posting a note in the comment area for this site or by calling me at 718-268-3137. All comments posted here are privately read and kept confidential.

Sincerely,

Mr. Napoli

March 22, AIM: Pre-Test Review

Test 3 Tomorrow

Notice: I will be checking student class notebooks tomorrow.

Test Preparation:

Review:

• Daily lessons and practice exercises on this site
• Daily classroom lesson notes
• Past homeworks

Graphing Calculator

After clicking on link below, click on "Applet Functions Plotter"You type in an equation and this applet will draw your graph on an x,y coordinate grid. You can graph one, two, or more equations and compare graphs.http://www.math.com/students/graphing.html

March 21, AIM: How do we solve verbal problems leading to quadratic equations?

Homework:

Test 3 review sheet: All problems

Check your answers: 1) 1; 2b) x=0, y=4; 2c) min.
3b) x=0; 3c) 2,-2; 4) 25 meters; 5) 1; 6) 3; 7) 3;
8) 3; 9) 3; 10) 2; 11) 1; 12) 3; 13) (1,0) & (5,8)
14) 2; 15) 2; 16) 1; 17) 2; 18) 1; 19) 4; 20) 4; 21)
22) 1

May 20. AIM: How do you solve problems using quadratic equations?

TEST ON THURSDAY:
Topics:

• Solving quadratic equations
• Graphing quadratic functions
• Finding axis of symmetry, turning point, and min/max point of a parabola
• Finding solutions to linear-quadratic equations
• Using quadratic functions to solve verbal problems

Homework

Textbook
Read: pp 794-798

Do: problems # pg. 798 17, 21, 38, 39.
pg. 802 18, 19, 20, 22.

Lesson Summary:
http://www.purplemath.com/modules/fcns.htm#VLT
http://www.purplemath.com/modules/quadprob.htm

Practice Exercise: At link below
Jan. 2006 Regents Part I, pg 4, # 6 and Part III, pg 14 # 37
http://www.nysedregents.org/testing/mathre/a106.pdf

March 17, AIM: How do we solve verbal problems modeled with a quadratic equation?

Homework:

Read: Textbook 794- 797
Handout: Problems # 1, 3, 6, 31, 32, 37, 38

Lesson Summary:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/linquad/LLinQuad2.htm

Practice Exercise: Problem #'s 7, & 8 at the link below
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/linquad/PLinQuad.htm

March 16, AIM: How do we solve a system of linear quadratic equations algebraically?

Homework:

Read textbook pp. 794-797

Do: pg. 798 #'s 1, 7, 9, 14, 12

Handout: All problems
Answers for handout: 1) 3; 2) 1; 3) 4;
5) (-1,5) and (3,9); 6) (1,8) and (-3,4);
7) (-1,6) and (3, 10)

Lesson Summary:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/linquad/LLinQuad2.htm

Practice Exercise: Problem #'s 7, & 8 on the link below
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/linquad/PLinQuad.htm

March 15, AIM: How do we solve a system of linear quadratic equations graphically? Part II

Home work:

Textbook:Read pp. 790 - 792

Do: pp. 792 & 793 #'s 13, 15, 17, 19, 22, 23, 24

Lesson Review:http://regentsprep.org/Regents/Math/linquad/LLinQuad1.htm

Practice Exercise
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/linquad/PLinQuad.htm

March 14, AIM: How do we solve a system of linear quadratic equations graphically?

Homework:

Textbook:

Read pp. 790 - 792

Do: pp. 792-793 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 10, 12, 14.

Lesson Review:
http://regentsprep.org/Regents/Math/linquad/LLinQuad1.htm

Practice Exercise
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/linquad/PLinQuad.htm

March 13, AIM: Let's review how to graph and solve quadratic equations.

Homework:

Read Textbook pp. 781-785

Do problems: pp. 785-786 #'s 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 28-36

Lesson Review:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/faceq/LFacEq.htm
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/conics/LPara.htm

Practice Exercises:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/conics/PracPar.htm
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/conics/Tparab.htm
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_109_g_4_t_1.html?open=activities

Experimenting with quadratic functions:
http://www.education2000.com/demo/demo/btnahtml/solubygr.htm

March 10, AIM: How do we graph a quadratic equation finding the turning point?

Homework

Textbook: Read pp. 783, 784, and 785

Do Handout: Exercise 7-3 pg 21 #'s 1-9

Online Lesson Review:

http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/conics/LPara.htm

http://www.purplemath.com/modules/grphquad2.htm

Online experiments:

At the graphing calculator link below, type for f(x) = ax^2+bx+c then vary the values of a, b, and c and see the effect they have on the solutions, the axis of symmetry and the turning point of a quadratic.

Validate your answers to todays homework using the graphing calculator.
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_109_g_4_t_1.html?open=activities

March 9, AIM: How do we graph quadratic functions of the form y=ax^2+bx+c?

Homework:

Textbook:
Read pp. 781-785
Do: Pg. 785 #'s 9, 11, 16, 18, 19, 24, 23, 25

Lesson Review:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/conics/LPara.htm

Practice Exercise:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/conics/PracPar.htm

Interactive Experiments
http://www.education2000.com/demo/demo/btnahtml/solubygr.htm

March 8, AIM: How do we graph quadratic functions of the form y=ax^2+c

Homework:

Text Book: Read pp 781-785
Do: 785 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11

Lesson Overview:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/conics/LPara.htm
http://www.education2000.com/demo/demo/btnchtml/solubygr.htm


Graphing Calculator

After clicking on link below, click on "Applet Functions Plotter"

You type in an equation and this applet will draw your graph on an x,y coordinate grid. You can graph one, two, or more equations and compare graphs.
http://www.math.com/students/graphing.html


Practice Exercise:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/conics/PracPar.htm
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/conics/Tparab.htm
http://www.math.com/students/graphing.html

March 7, Aim: How do we graph quadratic functions of the form y=ax^2

Homework: Handout pg. 18 #'s 1,3,4,5,8,10,13,14,19,26,28,31,36,37,38,39,40

Lesson Review:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/conics/LPara.htm

Practice Exercise:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/conics/PracPar.htm

March 6, AIM: How do we review factoring?

Homework:

1) Have parents sign Test 2 and return signed test to class.

2) Retake Test 2 at home and resubmit in class March 7 for potential extra credt.

March 3, Aim:How do we use factoring to solve quadratic equations?(part II).

Home work: Handout #10-6 Page 27 #'s 8, 16, 20, 24, 26, 30, 36 plus imcompleted classwork, from #'s 4, 5, 10, 12, 14, 17, 18, 21, 25, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39.


Lesson Review:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/faceq/LFacEq.htm

Practice Exercise.
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/faceq/PFacEq.htm

March 2, Aim: Do well on today's test!

Homework ( optional)


Go to the February 17 posted lesson and click on the link to the "Practice Exercise". Do problem # 1 and submit your answer by posting a comment to todays post.

How would you rate the level of today's test on a scale of 1 to 5 where

1 not difficult at all
2 is somewhat difficult
3 fairly difficult
4 very difficult
5 extremely difficult

Provide your response in the today's comment post.

March 1, AIM: How do we solve quadratic equations by factoring?

Test # 2 Tomorrow March 2, 2006

Topic: "Factoring Polynomial Expressions"

Preparing for Tomorrow: Click on link below
http://www.geocities.com/mathpuzzlemania/img/ani_thinkingcap.gif

Home Work:
Textbook: read pp 749 - 752
Do: pp 753 1, 4, 12, 15, 28, 29

Handout: Review of Factoring #'s 1-7, 13-20

Todays Lesson Review:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/faceq/LFacEq.htm

Practice Exercise:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/faceq/PFacEq.htm