The things of this world cannot be made known without a knowledge of mathematics.                      ----Roger Bacon

9th grade Algebra I, part 2

Welcome to Algebra I, part two!

Instructor:  Mrs. Gefter

                       Email:  mgefter@jbha.org

                       Phone: 610-922-2422

This course will continue the study of algebra with the investigation of systems of linear equations, exponential functions, quadratics functions, factoring, rational and radical functions.  We will be using McDougal Littel's Algebra I.

Class Procedures and Policies

Car Project Directions

 

 

Assignments -- Trimester 3 Due Date

Read example 6 on p. 606

p. 607: 15-41 odd

p.615: 33-41 odd

March 15
p. 630: 37-49 odd, p. 615: 49-59 odd
March 18
p.636: 17-39 odd
April 12
p.636: 24-40 even
April 13
worksheet on percents-complete all problems
April 14
No assignment
April 15
#1-8 word problems on percent on worksheet
April 19
p. 659: 13-31 odd, 37,38
April 21
Worksheet on simplifying rational expression April 22
Worksheet on rational expressions 1-18 all April 26
p. 700-701: 1-14 all
April 28
p.703: 1-15 all
April 29
p. 673: 5-23 odd
April 30
p.673: 4-30 even
May 3
Study for test
May 4
p. 679: 11-23 odd
May 5
p.687: 15-21 odd, 23-26all, 27-37 odd
May 11
No new assignment.  Go over last night's assignment to make sure you can do all the problems.
May 12
p.694: 6-11 all, 16, 17, 19, 21
May 13

Complete p. 694: 22-34 if you did not complete these in class

p. 694: 33 Write out all steps showing HOW you solved the problem; Next to each step explain what you did and why you did it.  This problem will be collected.

May 14
Project due
May 24
Study for Test on Rational equations
May 25
p. 719: 4-9 all, 13-16 all, 19-25 odd
May 26
p. 719: 22-30 even, 31-37 odd, 43-47 odd, 53
May 28
p. 725: 21-43 odd
June 2
Study for test
June 4
Review sheet handed out after test: evens
June 8
   

 

 

 

Assignments--Trimester 2 Due Date
p. 514: 10-21 all Dec. 9
Worksheet (Practice A) simplifying radicals Dec. 10
No homework Dec. 11
Worksheet (Practice A) section 9.3: 1-23 odd, 25, 26 Dec. 14
Complete graphs done in class Dec. 16
Graph:  y= -4x^2 +8x     and   y=x^2+4x-6 Dec. 17
Practice B section 9.4 1-23 odd

Dec. 18

Practice B section 9.5: 1-21 odd  Dec 21
Review sheet Jan 5
Study for test Jan 6
p.544: 3-8, 9-13 odd, 15-20 Jan 8
No Homework Jan 11

p.537: 77-83 odd

p.547: Review:  1, 6, 10-12

Jan 13
p.537: 78-82 even;  p.547: 2,7,13 Jan 14
p.551: 4-8, 29 Jan 15

p.553: 44,45,56,57

Graph y>-x^2 +4,  y<or= x^2-6x+2  and

y> or = -2x^2+4x

Jan 19
p. 557: 11-20 all Jan 21

p. 537: 78-80

p. 560: 1-13

Jan 22
Work on City Growth--get population data for your cities Jan 28
practice sheet 10.1 problems: 3,6,9,11,13,14,15,17,18,19,21,22,23,35,27 Feb 1
practice sheet 10.2:  1-15 all Feb 2
Practice sheet 10.3: 7-39 odd

Feb 4

p. 596: 1-17 all Feb 5
p. 634: 1-13 odd, p. 637:45 Feb 9
p.600: 1-18 all, 19-37 odd Feb 19
p.607:  15-31 odd Feb 22
Worksheet on GCF 21-26, 28-32 Factoring by the GCF Feb 23
p. 622: 19-43 odd, 51,53 March 9
pages 1,2 and 3 of factoring worksheet review March 10

p. 617:10-18

p. 629: 21-35 odd

Practice problems for test review

March 11

 

 

Assignments--Trimester 1 Due Date
8.3 Practice A worksheet 1-35 odd Oct. 28th

p. 466: 31-47 odd

p. 469: 1-20 all

Oct. 29th
p.494: 1-15 odd, 21-31 odd, 34-41 all Nov. 2
Study for Test Nov. 3
No homework Nov. 5

p. 460: 46-56 all, 57, 60 

8.2 Practice A:  25-27

Nov. 6

Anyone taking make-up or retest:

p.497: 2-28 even

Nov.10
p. 480: 6-26 all problems not competed in class Nov. 11
p.448: 11-29 odd Nov 13
Cumulative review sheet Nov. 25
Study for test Nov 30
work on car project Dec 1, 2
Car project due Dec 8