Wednesday 9/18

Today in class we continued to learn how to factor. We took notes #15, which taught us how to find the difference of a square. We then got a head-start on tonight's homework.

Assignment #23: Finish the Factoring worksheet
Solutions: Factoring answer key
Assignment #24: TB pg. 397 (#43-53 odd)
Please check your answers in the back of the book when finished.

Tuesday 9/17

Tuesday 9/17

Today we began factoring trinomials of the form x^2 + bx + c using the magic x as a tool.

Notes #13

Monday 9/16

Today we learned how to factor a polynomial by taking out the greatest common factor (GCF). Factoring (multiplying's worst enemy) is a main theme in Algebra and will be our focus for the next three weeks. Be sure you have written out all of Notes #13 and completely understand factoring out a GCF.

Here is a video from the publisher of our book explaining the process.

HW #21: P.377 #13-23, 35-39

Be sure to check your answers when you have finished!!!

Thursday 9/12

Thursday

Today in class we reviewed for our fifth test, which will cover multiplying a variety of polynomials (monomials, binomials, and trinomials) and combining like terms to simplify an answer.

Homework #20: Test 5 Preview sheet
Solutions: Preview sheet solutions

You'll be able to use the following assignments for tomorrow's homework and class work quiz; please make sure to have them with you and fully ready to go:

Week 5
Warm-Ups
Notes #10
Notes #11
Notes #12
Assignment #17 (TB pg. 377)
Assignment #18 (TB pg. 383)
Assignment #19 (Magic "X" 5)
Assignment #20 (Test 5 Preview)

Wednesday 9/11

Today we continued to multiply Polynomials and worked on Magic X

Notes


magic X

Solution side A

Solution side B

Tuesday 9/10

Today we learned how to multiply two polynomials using either the distributive method or the box method.  Remember to pick the method that works best for you and stick with it.  Click the link to see the material and examples covered in Notes #11.

HW#18: P. 383 #5-29 odd


 

Monday Sept.9

We took notes #10 in class today which covered multiplying monomials into polynomials. We use the distributive property to distribute the monomial to each of the individual terms in the polynomial.

Homework #17: TB pg 377 (#1-11, 27-31 odd)
Please check your answers in the back of the book when finished.

Thursday 9/5

Thursday 9/5

Today in class we reviewed for our fourth test, which we'll take tomorrow and will cover all the polynomial skills we've learned this week.

Homework #8: Test 4 Preview sheet
Solutions: Preview sheet solutions

You'll be able to use the following assignments for tomorrow's homework and class work quiz; please make sure to have them with you and fully ready to go:

Week 4
Warm-Up
Notes #8
Notes #9
Assignment #13 (The Magic "X" 4)
Assignment #14 (Menu Math)
Assignment #15 (TB pg 48 & 373)

Wed 9/4

Today in class we began working with polynomials using notes #9.

We learned:

1. You can only combine hamburgers with hamburgers, french fries with french fries, x's with x's, and constants with constants.
2. The type of polynomial describes the number of terms it has. one term = monomial, two terms = binomial, etc.
3. To find the degree of a polynomial, find the highest exponent from a single term.
4. To put a polynomial in standard form, arrange the terms so that they are decreasing in exponents from left to right.

Homework #15: TB pg 48 (#15-19, 25-33, 37-43 odd) & pg. 373 (#25, 27, 31-37, 43-47 odd)
Please check your answers in the back of the book when finished

Remember, polynomials are the building blocks of algebra.  For another summary of polynomials from another teacher's perspective and ten extra practice problems, click here.

Notes # 8

 Today we learned how to write and simplify algebraic expressions using Menu Math on Notes #8. Remember, we can only combine "hamburgers with hamburgers, french fries with french fries, x's with x's, and constants with constants.

Assignment #13: The Magic "X" 4   Solutions

Assignment #14: Menu Math           Solutions