Welcome to Algebra 1 --
* Please check the odd-number problems by the answer key in the back of the
book after you finish your homework. The key for the even-number problems will
be provided in class.
** Write Summary for each lesson in your notebook.
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Tu 01/26 -- Quiz (7.1-7.5)
HW #90: P. 433/ #1-3, 5, 7, 10, 13, 15, 19, 25, 29, 33, 37, 43, 47, 49, 58,
67, 71, 74, 75
Read 7.7 + Prompt: What are "Like Terms"?
Mon 01/25 -- 7.6
HW #89: P. 429 ("Ready to Go On?")/ #1-37 (odd)
Fri 01/22 -- 7.5 (Day 2)
Start 7.6
HW #88: P. 425/ #22, 26, 29, 53, 57, 58, 80, 83, 95, 96, 97, 100, 103, 105
Th 01/21 -- Quick Quiz on Perfect Squares/ Cubes
7.5 (Day 1)
HW #87: P. 425/ #1, 7, 13, 19, 21, 33, 37, 45, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 73, 79, 84,
91, 93
Read 7.6 + Prompt: What is the difference between "Degree" of a
polynomial and "Leading coefficient" of a polynomial?
Wed 01/20 -- 7.4
HW #86: P. 419/ #2, 5, 11, 13, 15, 20, 23, 25, 31, 33, 37, 40, 45, 46, 48, 53,
56, 58, 59, 60, 64
Read 7.5 + Memorize perfect squares up to 20 (2^2=4, 3^2=9, ...,
20^2=400) and perfect cubes up to 6 (2^3=8, 3^3=27, ..., 6^3=216). (It will be
quizzed tomorrow.)
Tu 01/19 -- 7.3
HW #85: P. 412/ #4, 11, 15, 17, 22, 28, 32, 38, 43, 48, 52, 55, 60, 63, 64,
68, 70, 73, 79, 84, 89
Read 7.4 + Prompt: What is the difference between "Quotient of Powers"
Property and "Power of a Quotient" Property?
Mon 01/18 -- MLK day (No school)
Fri 01/15 -- P. 406 (LR)
HW #84: P. 406-407 ("Try This" part)/ #1-16 (all)
Read 7.3 + Prompt: What is the difference between "Product of Powers"
Property and "Power of a Product" Property?
Th 01/14 -- 7.2
HW #83: P. 403/ #2, 7, 10, 12, 13, 15, 19, 24, 26, 30, 35, 39, 42, 44, 48, 52,
53, 54, 60, 66
Read P. 406 (LR) (No Prompt)
Wed 01/13 -- Test (Ch. 6)
HW #82: P. 397/ #4-16 (x4), 21, 33, 35, 40, 48, 52, 56, 64, 76, 83, 96, 100,
102, 109, 111
Read 7.2 or watch videos + Prompt: There are two parts for a
scientific notation, what is the requirement for each part?
Tu 01/12 -- Review (Ch. 6)
HW #81: P. 384/ #2-24 (even)
Mon 01/11 -- 7.1
HW #80: P. 380/ #11, 18, 23, 25, 32, 33, 36-38 (all), 48, 55, 57
Fri 01/08 -- 6.7 (Day 2)
HW #79: P. 374/ #4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 22, 29, 31, 37, 45, 47, 57
Read 7.1 + Prompt: What is the answer for each of the following
questions: a) 2^4, b) 2^(-4), c) (-2)^4, d) (-2)^(-4), and (-2)^0? (note: ^
means exponent)
Th 01/07 -- 6.6 (Day 2)
6.7 (Day 1)
HW #78: P. 368/ #9, 10, 19, 21, 24, 27, 44, 45, 46, 48, 49, 65
Wed 01/08 -- 6.5 Review
HW #77: Finish 6.5 Worksheet
Tu 01/05 -- Quiz (6.5) & Test (Cum. test) correction
HW #76: 6.5 Practice Wkst
Read 6.7 or watch videos + Prompt: What are the three possibilities
for systems with parallel boundary lines?
Mon 01/04 -- 6.6 (Day 1)
HW #75: P. 368/ #1, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17, 18, 25, 26, 30, 34, 36, 42, 59
12/21- 1/1 -- Recess
Fri 12/18 -- Cumulative Test (Day 2)
No HW
Th 12/17 -- Quiz (6.1-6.5)
No HW
Wed 12/16 -- Cumulative Test (Ch. 1-5) (Day 1) (Assembly schedule- Rally)
HW #74: P. 363 (Ready to Go On?)/all
Tu 12/15 -- Review (6.1-6.5 & Ch. 1-5)
HW #73: P. 322 (Cumulative Assessment)/all
Mon 12/14 -- 6.5 (Day 2): Digit Problems & Age Problems
HW #72: (Use five step plan and chart as modeled in class for word problems)
P. 359/ #3, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 18, 19
Fri 12/11 -- 6.5 (Day 1): Rate Problems & Mixture Problems (Assembly schedule)
HW #71: (Use five step plan and chart as modeled in class for word problems)
P. 359/ #1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 10, 16, 17, 20
Th 12/10 -- 6.4
HW #70: P. 353/ #1-11 (odd), 15-21 (odd), 22, 23, 24, 31, 33, 35, 41
Read 6.5 or watch videos + Prompt: For a number 35, how is the new
number related to the old number, if the digits are reversed?
Wed 12/09 -- 6.3 (Day 2)
Start 6.4
HW #69: P. 347/ #7, 9, 10, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 30, 32, 37, 42, 45
Tu 12/08 -- 6.3 (Day 1)
HW #68: P. 347/ #1, 3, 5, 12, 15, 16, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 33, 34
Read 6.4 or watch videos + Prompt: How are consistent system,
inconsistent system, independent system, and dependent system related to each
other? (see the chart on P. 351)?
Mon 12/07 -- 6.2
(Start 6.3)
HW #67: P. 340/ #7, 8, 15, 21, 26, 27, 29, 31, 33, 39, 41,
Fri 12/04 -- 6.2 Alg Lab (P. 335)
Start 6.2
HW #66: P. 340/#1, 5, 12, 16, 19, 20, 22, 30, 37, 38, 45, 48, 51
Read 6.3 or watch videos + Prompt: What are the steps to solve systems
of equations by elimination?
Th 12/03 -- Test (Ch. 5)
HW #65: P. 332/ #4, 5, 9, 15, 17, 25, 26, 28, 29, 34, 36, 38, 40
Read 6.2 + prompt: What are the steps to solve systems of equations by
substitution?
Wed 12/02 -- Review (Ch. 5)
HW #64: P. 318 ("Ch. Test")/ all + self-check all
Tu 12/01 -- 6.1
HW #63: P. 314 ("Study Guide")/ #1-4 (all), 10, 13, 14, 16, 21, 22, 23, 28,
30, 32, 40, 41, 44, 45, 48, 50, 55, 57, 58, 59 + self-check all
Mon 11/30 -- LR (P.311): Proving Conjectures
HW Quiz
HW #62: Wkst
Read 6.1 + Prompt: How do you solve a system of linear equations by
graphing?
Wed - Fri 11/25-11/27: Thanksgiving Weekend (No school)
Tu 11/24 -- Hands-on Activity with Graphing Calculator
No HW
Mon 11/23 -- Hands-on Activity with Graphing Calculator
No HW
Fri 11/20 -- 5.7 (Day 2)
HW #61: P. 308/ #5, 13, 15, 18, 20, 35-47 (odd), 48, 52, 53, 55, 57
Read LR (P.311) + Prompt: How do you prove that b-a= -(a-b)?
Th 11/19 -- 5.7 (Day 1)
HW #60: P. 308/ #1, 2, 4, 9, 11, 12, 24-33 (x3)
P. 303/ #56- 60 (all)
Wed 11/18 -- 5.6 (Day 2)
HW #59: P. 301/ #9-42 (x3), 44, 45, 48, 50, 52
Read 5.7 + Prompt: What is the relationship between the slopes of two
lines which are perpendicular to each other?
Tu 11/17 -- AMC8 Test
HW #58: P. 295/ #33-55 (odd)
P. 301/ #1-5 (odd)
Mon 11/16 -- 5.6 (Day 1)
No HW (Get enough sleep for tomorrow's test)
Fri 11/13 -- Quiz (5.1-5.4)
HW #57: P. 294/ #1-19(odd), 23-31 (odd)
Read 5.6 + Prompt: How do you derive the Point-Slope Formula from the
Slope Formula?
Th 11/12 -- 5.5 (Day 2)
HW #56: P. 289 (Ready to Go On?)/ #2, 4, 6, 8, 9-22 (all)
Wed 11/11 -- Veteran's Day (No school)
Tu 11/10 -- 5.4 (Day 2)
Start 5.5
HW #55: P. 285/ #7, 8, 15, 16, 37, 40, 47, 53
Wkst (Review for Mastery: 5.4)/ all
Mon 11/09 -- 5.4 (Day 1)
HW #54: P. 285/ #1-6 (all), 9, 11, 13, 17, 21-33 (x3), 41, 43
Read 5.5 + Prompt: How do you transform standard form of the equation,
Ax+By=C, to the Slope-Intercept Form?
Fri 11/06 -- LR (P.280)
HW#53: P. 281/ #1-10 (all)
Read 5.4 + Prompt: Does 2x+y=10 represent a direct variation? Why or
why not?
Th 11/05 -- 5.3 (day 2)
HW#52: P. 277/ #17, 19, 30, 32, 33, 37, 43, 45, 47, 49, 54, 56, 58
Read P.280 (Logical Reasoning) + Prompt: Which kind of reasoning can
be used to prove a statement/conjecture?
Wed 11/04 -- 5.3 (day 1)
HW#51: P. 276/ #1-6 (all), 7-15 (odd), 20-28 (even)
Tu 11/03 -- 5.2
HW#50: P. 266/ #1, 2-8 (even), 9, 11, 13, 15-30 (x3), 34, 40, 43
Read 5.3 + Prompt: How do you find the slope of a line from a graph?
Mon 11/02 -- 5.1 (day 2)
HW#49: P. 260/ #11-14 (all), 28, 30, 39-48 (x3), 59, 64, 65, 66, 78
Read 5.2 + Prompt: What is the difference between a "y-intercept" and
"x-intercept"?
Fri 10/30 -- Test (Ch. 4)
HW#48: **Show graphs on graph paper for chapter 5 homework
P. 260/ #1-4 (all), 7, 9, 18, 20, 22, 25, 35, 37, 51-57 (odd)
Th 10/29 -- Review (Ch. 4)
HW#47: P. 246 (Ch. Test)/ all + self-check all
Wed 10/28 -- 5.1 (day 1)
HW#46: P. 242 ("Study Guide")/ #1-4 (all), 10, 14-17 (all), 22, 24, 26, 29,
32, 33, 37, 39, 40, 44, 48 + self check all
Tu 10/27 -- 4.5
HW#45: P. 237/ #1, 4, 7, 11, 15, 17, 25, 28-32 (all), 37, 38, 43, 45, 51
Read 5.1 + Prompt: What is the relationship between the "Linear
Equation" and "Linear Function"?
Mon 10/26 -- Staff Learning Day (No school)
Fri 10/23 -- Median-Fit Line (P. 232)
Inductive Reasoning (P. 233)
HW#44: P. 232/ #1, 2
P. 233/ #1-3 (all)
Read 4.5 + Prompt: What is the formula for finding the nth term of an
arithmetic sequence? (Memorize it! It will be tested.)
Th 10/22 -- Quiz (4.1-4.3) (& finish 4.4)
HW#43: P. 228/ #3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 22, 24, 36, 38, 40
Read P.232 + P.233 + Prompt: How is "Inductive Reasoning" different
from "Deductive Reasoning"?
Wed 10/21 -- 4.4
HW#42: P. 223 (Ready to Go On?)/ all
Tu 10/20 -- 4.3 (Day 2)
Tech Activity (P. 221) using Graphing Calculators
HW#41: P. 219/ #11, 13, 15, 27, 29, 30-51 (x3), 58
Read 4.4 or watch all videos (No prompt)
Mon 10/19 -- 4.3 (Day 1)
EC wkst due
HW#40: P. 218/ #1-10 (all), 17-25 (odd)
Fri 10/16 -- 4.2 (+ Review 3.7 + Test correction)
HW#39: Wkst (on 3.7)
Th 10/15 -- 4.2
HW#38: P. 209/ #2, 5, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14, 18, 20, 23, 27, 32, 34, 39, 41
Read 4.3 + Prompt: What is the difference between the "dependent
variable" and "independent variable"?
Wed 10/14 -- Test (Ch. 3)
HW#37: P. 203/ #1, 2, 5, 6, 12, 14, 19, 20, 23
Wkst (4.1 Practice)
Tu 10/13 -- Review (ch. 3) (Assembly schedule)
HW#36: P. 190 (Ch. Test)/ #2-34 (even), 35
Mon 10/12 -- 3.7 & 4.1
Project ("T-Shirts") due
HW#35: P. 186 (Study Guide)/ #10, 16, 20, 35, 37, 39, 42, 46, 53, 56, 59, 64,
68, 74, 76, 79, 80, 83 + self-check
Fri 10/09 -- 3.7 (Day 2); EC wkst (for 3.5 & 3.6) given (due Fri, 10/16)
HW Quiz
HW#34: P. 181/ #7, 9, 11, 16, 29, 32, 34, 38, 44, 46, 51, 59, 60, 62, 70, 71
Read 4.1 & 4.2 + Prompt: How is "function" related to "relation"?
Th 10/08 -- 3.7 (Day 1)
HW#33: P. 181/ #1, 3, 5, 13, 14, 22, 25, 36, 40, 43, 45, 48, 52, 53, 54, 56, 58
Wed 10/07 -- 3.6 (Day 2)
HW#32: P. 174/ #1, 8, 12, 21, 35, 39, 45, 46, 47, 50, 52, 54, 55, 56
Read 3.7 or watch all video examples (no prompt)
Tu 10/06 -- 3.6 (Day 1)
HW#31: P. 174/ #3, 6, 11, 15, 16, 19, 26, 31, 34, 36, 40, 48, 51, 58, 63, 66
Mon 10/05 -- 3.5
Problem-solving assignment due
Project ("T-shirts") assigned (due Mon, 10/12)
HW#30: P. 165/ #4, 8, 9, 11, 14, 15, 24, 26, 27, 32, 36, 40, 44, 53, 55, 61, 62
Read 3.6 + Prompt: How is "AND" in a compound inequality related to
the "intersection" of the graphs?
Fri 10/02 -- Quiz (3.1-3.4)
HW#29: Wkst/ do circled problems
Read 3.5 or watch all video examples (No prompt)
Th 10/01 -- 3.4 & Inequality Word Problems (old book: 10.3)
HW#28: P. 159/ #5-45 (x5), 49, 50, 53, 56, 59, 60, 62, 70
Wed 09/30 -- 3.4
Problem-solving assignment assigned (due Mon, 10/5)
Project (Word Problem Creation) due
HW#27: P. 155 ("Ready to Go On?")/ #3, 7, 10-25 (all)
Tu 09/29 -- 3.3
HW#26: P. 151/ #2, 10, 13, 20, 27, 33, 39, 46, 49, 51, 54, 60, 61, 62, 68, 74
Read 3.4 or watch all video examples (No prompt)
Mon 09/28 -- 3.1 & 3.2
HW#25: P. 139/ #5, 8, 11, 15, 33, 37, 44, 45, 66
P. 145/ #4, 11, 13, 15, 20, 27, 39, 42, 43, 45
Read 3.3 + Prompt: What happens when you multiply or divide both sides
of an inequality by a negative number?
Fri 09/25 -- Test (Ch. 2)
HW#24: P. 133 (Are You Ready)/all
Read 3.1 & 3.2 or Watch 4 videos (choose 2 from each section) +
Prompt: What is a "self-builder notation"?
Th 09/24 -- Review
HW#23: P. 126 (Ch. Test)/#3-45 (x3)
Wed 09/23 -- 2.7
Project (Word Problem Creation) assigned
HW#22: P. 117/ #10, 12, 15, 16, 18, 22, 24, 26, 28, 29, 31, 36, 38, 39, 40,
50, 52
Tu 09/22 -- 2.6 (more practice)
2.7
HW#21: P. 113/ #39-43 (odd), 47-53 (odd)
P. 117/ #1, 7, 8, 17
Mon 09/21 -- 2.6
HW#20: P. 111/ #1, 2, 4, 7, 10, 12, 15-27 (x3), 36
Read 2.7 + Prompt: What are the steps for solving absolute-value
equations?
Fri 09/18 -- Staff Learning Day (No school)
Th 09/17 -- 2.5 + Deductive Reasoning and Equations (p.99)
HW#19: P. 105/ #15, 17, 29, 30, 33, 51, 52
P. 99/ #6, 8, 9
Read 2.6 or watch 3 videos + prompt: What is a literal equation?
Wed 09/16 -- Quiz (2.1 - 2.4 + Extra)
EC wkst due
HW#18: P. 105/ #1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 12, 20, 27, 35, 37, 39, 49
Self-Study P.99 (Deductive Reasoning and Equations)/Do #5
Tu 09/15 -- 2.5
PEA Problems #1 due
HW#17: P. 101 (Ready to go on?)/ #2-18 (even), 20-30* (all) (#30: use 5-step
plan)
Mon 09/14 -- Extra: Using Equations to solve Problems
HW#16: Wkst/do circled problems (show work in notebook and use 5-step plan
demonstrated in class)
Read 2.5 or Watch 4 videos + Prompt: What does it mean when two ratios
form a proportion?
Fri 09/11 -- 2.4
HW#15: P. 95/ #1, 6, 10, 12, 22, 27, 30, 36, 40, 44, 48, 63-66, 69, 70
Th 09/10 -- 2.3
HW#14: P. 88/ # 4-60 (x4), 65, 73, 76
Read 2.4 + Prompt: What is the first step to solve an equation with
variables on both sides?
Wed 09/09 -- Test correction (Ch. 1) + common error analysis
Review Distributive property + OOO
HW#13: Wkst (OOO from SB)
Tu 09/08 -- 2.2
Extra-credit wksts (x2) due
PEA Problems- set #1 assigned (due Tu, 9/15)
HW#12: P. 82/ #3, 6, 12, 16, 19, 21, 25, 27, 28, 31, 43, 48, 56, 57, 61
Read 2.3 + Prompt: What is the alternative way to solve Example 3-A on
P. 86?
Mon 09/07 -- Labor Day (No School)
Fri 09/04 -- Test (Ch. 1)
HW#11: P. 75/ #20, 24, 27, 34, 36, 40, 42, 44, 46, 50, 59, 63, 64, 66, 67
Th 09/03 -- Review Ch. 1
HW#10: P. 62 (Ch. Test)/ #2-38 (even)
Wed 09/02 -- 2.1
HW#9: P. 75/ #4, 10, 19, 25, 30, 33, 35
Read "Study Guide: Review" (P. 58-61) and do #2, 6, 9, 17, 18, 26, 34,
45, 57, 63, 70, 80, 85
Tu 09/01 -- 1.7
HW#8: P. 51/ #2, 6, 8, 17, 22, 25, 31, 35, 39, 41, 46, 54, 55, 59, 61, 64,
66, 71, 77, 81
Read 2.1 & 2.2 + Prompt: When solving a two-step equation, should we
undo +/- or multiply/divide first?
Mon 08/31 -- 1.6
HW#7: P. 45/ #1, 4, 6, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 21, 22, 26, 32, 34, 35, 36, 42, 45,
47, 48, 51, 59, 61
Read 1.7 or watch all 4 videos
Fri 08/28 -- 1.5
HW#6: P. 35/ #4, 9, 11, 16, 20, 24, 26, 30, 35, 38, 45-49, 50, 55, 58, 60, 63
Read P.38-39 "Conditional Statements" + prompt: What is the converse of
a statement?
Watch 1.6 videos (choose any two examples)
Th 08/27 -- 1.4
HW#5: P. 29/ #6, 8, 10, 14, 18, 20, 21, 28, 34, 35, 41, 44, 52, 58, 60, 65,
70, 74, 79, 83
Read 1.5 + Prompt: What is the difference between "Natural Numbers",
"Whole Numbers", and "Integers"?
Wed 08/26 -- 1.3
HW#4: P. 23/ #1, 4-36 (x4), 39, 45, 46, 50, 51, 59, 63, 69, 78, 81, 86
Read 1.4 or watch 1.4 Lesson Tutorial Videos (all 4 examples)
Tu 08/25 -- 1.2. Explore Holt website.
HW#3: Wkst ("explore online textbook")
P. 17/ #3-21 (X3), 23, 27, 34, 36, 37, 41, 44-47, 53
Read 1.3 + Prompt: What is the difference between opposite and reciprocal?
Mon 08/24 -- Review procedures. Collect forms. Check supplies.
1.1
HW#2: P. 9/ #1, 3, 5, 10, 14, 31, 36, 38, 41, 44, 45, 48, 50, 51, 53, 56, 60
Read 1.2 + Prompt: How do you add numbers with different signs?
Fri 08/21 -- Rules and Procedures (continue). Pass out textbooks.
HW#1: Buy Supplies
Wkst (Scavenger Hunt)
Read 1.1
Th 08/20 -- Welcome. Forms. Rules & Procedures.
HW: Read, fill out, and sign forms
