March 2008 Archives

As an update to the previously mentioned Chapter 10 schedule adjustments, here are the actual assignments for the rest of the chapter (so disregard the syllabus, and go by the following schedule):

• March 28/31: Sections 10.3 - 10.4, Ellipses and Hyperbolas (due April 1/2):
  
• Pg. 740; 13-33 odd, 41
• Pg. 748; 19-31 odd, 42, 43, 44
• April 1/2: Section 10.5, Parabolas (due April 3-4):
• Pg. 755; 17-35 odd, 39, 41, 45, 48, 49, 50
• Quiz over sections 10.2 - 10.3 in class (quiz postponed until April 3/4)
  
• April 3/4: Section 10.6, Identifying Conic Sections (due April 7/8):
• Pg. 764; 15-18 all, 22-31 all, 35-39 odd, 42, 51-53 (all)
• Quiz over sections 10.2 - 10.4 in class
• April 7/8: Chapter 10 Review Day
  
• Review Assignment will be handed out in class
• April 9/10: Chapter 10 Test (sections 10.2 - 10.6)
  

Our 5th six weeks exam is coming up next week; here are the review and the solutions:

Algebra II Chapter 9 (and 8) Review.pdf | SOLUTIONS | Graph Paper

(The solutions are in Word format, but if for some reason that doesn't work for you, here are the solutions in PDF format.)

As you can tell... it's lengthy... and it covers the ENTIRE six weeks, so please don't put this off until the night before the test!

We are making some changes to the syllabus for Chapter 10, starting with the first section.

The following is the updated assignment for Wednesday/Thursday, March 26/27 (due the 28/31):

• Skip section 10-1 (page 726).  Don't do it.
• Circles worksheet: 10_2 Circles Worksheet.pdf 
• graph paper if you don't have any: 9 Blank Graphs.doc
• Problems from the book, section 10-2, pages 732-734:
• #20, 21, 23-28 all, 36 and 37

Also of note:

• We will be combining sections 10-3 (ellipses) and 10-4 (hyperbolas) into one class day (March 28/31).
• Section 10-5 (parabolas) will be moved up to April 1/2.
• Section 10-6 (completing the square!) gets moved up to April 3/4.
• April 7/8 will be our Chapter 10 review day (this is the first block of the 6th six weeks).
• The chapter 10 test will be on April 9/10 (Weds/Thurs, B-day first), and will cover sections 10.2 - 10.6.
• Section 10-7 (non-linear systems) will be covered on April 11/14, but will not be tested over.

Assignments for each section will be updated appropriately.

Chapter 9 (rational functions) is one of the more difficult in the course, and just in case you lose them, here are the notes for the entire chapter (same notes handed out in class):

• 09_01 Inverse Variations PRINT.pdf
• 09_01b Joint Variations PRINT.pdf
• 09_02 Graphs of Reciprocals.pdf
• 09_03 Graphs of Rational Functions.pdf
• 09_04 Rational Expressions.pdf
• 09_05 Adding Rational Expressions.pdf
• 09_06 Solving Rational Equations.pdf

The last major test of the 5th six weeks is coming up in just one week!  Here's the study guide for the exam:

TAG-PreAP Chapter 9 Review.pdf

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As I mentioned in class, unless you want homework over Spring Break (blegh), you will want to finish 9-1 and 9-2 before you leave for the break.  Here are the notes for 9-1, attached with the worksheet that contains the problems for section 9-1 (if you do this, you can ignore the bookwork assigned on the syllabus).

• 09_01 Inverse Variations PRINT.pdf

As we head towards Spring Break, here are the worksheets for sections 9-1 and 9-3:

• 09_01_practice_a+b.pdf (solutions are on page 3)
  
• 09_03_transformations_wksht.pdf (solutions are on pages 3-5)

Remember, if you don't finish through section 9-4 before Spring Break, that is your homework - due as soon as we get back!  Our test over chapter 9 will be March 24-25 (B-day first, followed by A-day).

With the English Language Arts TAKS this Wednesday (March 5), the schedule for the remainder of the six weeks (and likely, the rest of the semester) is being bumped so that B-days will come first, followed by A-days.  Here are the updated homework schedules for both classes:

• Algebra II TAG/Pre-AP:  PreAP-TAGAlg.II.5thSWSyllabus.revised.2008.pdf
• Algebra II (Regular):  AlgII 5th sw 2008 revised.pdf