April, 28 Aim:Review test preparation with answer key

Test On Monday
Topics to be included weighted in order of significance:
Rational and irrational numbers (approx.25%)
Simplifying, multiplying, dividing, adding and subtracting radicals approx. 50%)
Operations with polynomials (adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing) approximately 10%Factoring (approximately 10%)
Core algebra: operations with variables and exponents (approximately 5%)

Test Prep Answers:
1) 4; 2) 3; 3) 4; 4) 2; 5) 2; 6) 1; 7) 1; 8) 3; 9) 4;) 10) 3; 11) (a+2)/a-2);
12) 4; 13) 1; 14) 1; 15) 1; 16) 4; 17) 1; 18) 3; 19) 1; 20) 4; 21) 2; 22) 3; 23) 5

I strongly suggest that you review and study your since the midterm, the midterm test, and the test preparation sheet.

If any questions on the test prep sheet, send them by way of a posting to this post.

April 27, AIM: What is the pythagorean theorem?

NOTE: TEST ON MONDAY

Topics to be included weighted in order of significance:
Rational and irrational numbers (approx.25%)
Simplifying, multiplying, dividing, adding and subtracting radicals approx. 50%)
Operations with polynomials (adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing) approximately 10%Factoring (approximately 10%)
Core algebra (approximately 5%)

1) Homework: Test preparation handout, all problems

2) Homework: Read pp 759-762

Do problems: pg. 762 1-10, 16-18

Lesson Review:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/fpyth/Pythag.htm

Enrichment practice exercise:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/fpyth/PracPyth.htm

April 26, AIM: How do we add and subtract radicals?

NOTE: TEST ON MONDAY

Topics to be included:Weighted in order of significance
Rational and irrational numbers (approx.25%)
Simplifying, multiplying, dividing, adding and subtracting radicals approx. 50%)
Operations with polynomials (adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing) approximately 10%
Factoring (approximately 10%)
Core algebra (approximately 5%)

Homework: Read pp 737-739
Do problems: pg. 739 1, 2, 3, 6, 8,1 1, 15, 21, 24, 25, 27, 28

Lesson Review:

http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/radicals/Laddsubt.htm

Enrichment practice execise:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/radicals/pracRad.htm

April 25, AIM: How do we divide radicals?

NOTE: TEST ON MONDAY
Topics to be included:

Weighted in order of significance

• Rational and irrational numbers (approx.25%)
• Simplifying, multiplying, dividing, adding and subtracting radicals approx. 50%)
• Operations with polynomials (adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing) approximately 10%
• Factoring (approximately 10%)
• Core algebra (approximately 5%)

Homework:

Read pp 742-743

Do problems: pg. 744 1-5, 11,13,14,15,16

Lesson Review:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/radicals/Lmultdiv.htm

Enrichment practice exercise:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/radicals/pracRad.htm

April 24, AIM: How do we multiply radicals?

Homework:

Read: pp. 740-742

Do: pg. 742 #'s 1, 3-9, 11, 18

Lesson Review:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/radicals/Lmultdiv.htm


Enrichment practice exercise:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/radicals/pracRad.htm

Vacationing Curiosity Seekers- Honing your math vocabulary.

How many of these mathematically language terms can you define and give one example:

For 3 extra points on the next test: Define each and provide an example.

These can be posted below and submitted after the vacation.

For example:
Arithemetically refers to math expressions, equations or problems that do not have a "variable" or operations that do not involve one or more variables. Eg, 1/3, 18* 2 =36, 5+97=100, 169 + 56, 27/3

algebraic expression
algebraic inequalities
algebraically
arithmetically
binomial
combine like terms
degree of a polynomial
domain
factor
function notation
function rule
graphically
integer coefficients
line
linear inequalities
linear relationship
monomial
nonlinear relationship
numerically
operations with polynomials
ordered pair
polynomial
quadratic equation
quadratics
range
relation
simplify expressions
solution set of an equation
solution set of an inequality
trinomial
verbal expression

April 12, AIM: How do we simplify radicals?

Homework:

Read: pp 723-726

Do: #'s 1-10

Do: pp 732 #'s 1-21

Vacation Homework: Exercises in factoring
Do: Handout pg 19, #'s 1-39, pg 20, #'s 1-36



Lesson Review:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/radicals/Lsimplify.htm

Practice Exercise:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/radicals/pracRad.htm

April 11, Aim: What is a rational and an irrational number ?

Homework:

Read: pp 10- 15,
Do: pp pg 15, 1-10

Read. 16-23
Do: 2, 3, 8-11


Lesson Review:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/rational/Lrat.htm


Practice Exercise:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/rational/Prat.htm
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/rational/PRatNos.htm

April 10, Aim: Do well on the midterm!

DO WELL ON THE MIDTERM

"Math is knowledge, luck is Las Vegas"
Mr. Napoli

Homework:

Read:

Textbook: pp. 16-19 and 22-24

Do: Page 24 # 1

April 7th, AIM: MIdterm Test Preparation Exercise

Note: Midterm Test on Monday April 10.

Homework:

Review practice exercises of handouts provided on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week.

Review Practice Exercises on this site.

April 7th, AIM: MIdterm Test Preparation Exercise

Note: Midterm Test on Monday April 10.

Homework:

Review practice exercises of handouts provided on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week.

Review Practice Exercises on this site.

April 6, AIM: How do we solve algebraic solutions? II

MIDTERM ON MONDAY APRIL 10

Homework:

Todays lesson: Read pp 715-716

Do: preparation sheet: pp 3, 4 all problems
Handout: Enrichment exercise Parts 1-5

Extra Credit: 3 points. Post correct assigned midterm prep sheet problem to todays comment section on this post or on the board tomorrow. All steps in arriving at a solution must be shown for credit.

Todays lesson Review:http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/fractions/Fequations.htm

Todays practice enrichment exercises: http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/fractions/Penrich.htm

April 5, AIM: How do we solve algebraic fractions?

MIDTERM ON MONDAY APRIL 10

Homework:

Todays lesson: Read pp 715-716
Do: pg. 716 #'s 13, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21

Midterm preparation sheet: pp 1, and 2 all problems

Extra Credit: 3 points. Post correct assigned midterm prep sheet problem to todays comment section on this post or on the board tomorrow. All steps in arriving at a solution must be shown for credit.

Todays lesson review:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/fractions/Fequations.htm

Todays practice enrichment exercises: http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/fractions/Penrich.htm

April 4, Aim: How do we add and subtract rational expressions? (II)

NOTE: MIDTERM TEST ON MONDAY, APRIL 10.

• Topics to be included: Addition, subtraction,multiplication, and division of monomials and polynomials
• Operations with exponents (multiply and divide)
• scientific notation
• factoring with GCF, difference of perfect squares, and quadratic trinomial
• solving a quadratic equation by graphing and/or algebraically.
• Verbal problems leading to quadratic equations (numbers, trajectory problems etc)
• Calculating the axis of symmetry and turning point of a parabolasimplying, dividing, multipling, adding and subtracting algebraic fractions
• Undefined fractionsSolving fractional equations

Homework:

Textbook:Read: pp. 699-704

Do: Handout pg 24, #'s 13, 16, 20, 21, 25, 28

Lesson Review:

• http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/fractions/addsubt.htm

Additional Review and Practice

• http://www.purplemath.com/modules/rtnladd.htm

Practice exercise:

• http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/fractions/Paddsubt1.htm

April 3, Aim: How do we add and subtract rational expressions?

NOTE: MIDTERM TEST ON MONDAY, APRIL 10.

Topics to be included:

• Addition, subtraction,multiplication, and division of monomials and polynomials.
• Operations with exponents (multiply and divide)
• scientific notation
• factoring with GCF, difference of perfect squares, and quadratic trinomials
• solving a quadratic equation by graphing and/or algebraically.
• Verbal problems leading to quadratic equations (numbers, trajectory problems etc)
• Calculating the axis of symmetry and turning point of a parabola
• simplying, dividing, multipling, adding and subtracting algebraic fractions
• Undefined fractions
• Solving fractional equations.

Homework: .

Textbook:
Read: pp. 699-704
Do: #'s 12, 15, 19, 24, 30, 32, 34, 48

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

Practice exercise:
http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/math/fractions/Paddsubt1.htm