College-Prep Algebra I

WEEK 1


Wednesday, August 12, 2009
  Freshman Orientation

Thursday, August 13, 2009  First day of class: Introduction: Profiles and Expectations
 
HW: Profiles due as a HW grade Monday, 8/17. Signed Expectation Page due Tuesday, 8/18.  5 point bonus if returned on or before 8/17. 5 point deduction per day after 8/18. 

Friday, August 14, 2009
 Expectations and Profiles; intro to Algebra I

HW:
 Worksheet 1.1 
 

WEEK 2


Monday, August 17, 2009 Quote and Warm-Up; Profiles due. Intro to 1.1: Basics for Algebra
 
HW: Signed Expectation Page due Tuesday, 8/18. 5 point deduction per day after 8/18.   Complete 1.1 worksheet. 

Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Quote and Warm-Up; Introduction: Signed Expectations due. Review 1.1 

HW: 
Complete 1.2 worksheet
 
Wednesday, August 19, 2009  Quote and Warm-Up;  Intro to Order of Operations 

HW:
Prepare for Quiz Thursday over early vocab and procedures
 
Thursday, August 20, 2009  Quote and Warm-Up; Review Order of Operations and 6 Grouping Symbols;  Short quiz: Variables, Grouping Symbols, Evaluating Arithmetic Expressions,
 
HW: 10+/ 1-33
 
Friday, August 21, 2009 Quote and Warm-Up; Complete Thursday, Friday assignments
 
HW: 11+/ 34-40; AQEC due Monday. 
 

WEEK 3 

Monday, August 24, 2009 Quote and Warm-Up;  AQEC due in class;    Intro to mathematical modeling [1.3] 
    
HW:  18/ 1-30 (all) 

Tuesday, August 25, 2009  Quote and Warm-Up; Review HW; Turn in Week 2 assignments; discuss vocabulary setup on index cards. Work on PS.
 
HW: Complete vocab on cards for 1.1 - 1.3; 19/31-36; 20/Quiz for Lessons 1.1 - 1.3  according to directions given in class.

Wednesday, August 26, 2009 
Quote and Warm-Up; turn in 20/Quiz 1.1 - 1.3 from text; Intro 1.4 writing equations and inequalities; set notation for solutions.
 
HW:  1.4 vocab on flipcards; 24/ 2 - 16; 18 - 34(e), 35-38
 
Thursday, August 27, 2009   Quote and Warm-Up; review assignment;

HW:
25/ 39 - 45;  WS Packet 1.3 - 1.4 due Monday. EC: turn in 26/46 - 48 with explanations
 
Friday, August 28, 2009   Quote and Warm-Up; Review assignment;
 
HW:  DUE Tuesday, 8/31: 27/ any 5; Read 1.5; do vocab term and items in the box on page 30 on flipcards. AQEC, WS Packet 1.3 - 1.4 due Monday. 

WEEK 3 

Monday, August 31, 2009  Quote and Warm-Up; Review assignments; Intro to Unit Analysis. 1.5 Demo select odd problems.

HW: 31/ 2, 4, 8- 12, 14-18(e); Show all formulae used and work done.  EC: 32/ 20 - 23;
Show all formulae used and work done.
 
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
 
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Wednesday, September 2, 2009
 
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Thursday, September 3, 2009
 
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Friday, September 4, 2009
 
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