Recent updates in algebra II (regular)

These reviews will count as a grade and need to be done EVEN IF YOU ARE EXEMPTING THE FINAL EXAM!!!  These are due on the scheduled date of your class' final exam, unless your exemption status (85 semester average) is contingent on this review being complete (in which case, the review must be turned in before you may sign for exemptions).

• Algebra II Regular:  Review Spring Final 2009 Algebra II.pdf (solutions are on last 2 pages)
• Pre-AP Algebra II:  Review Final Exam 2nd Semester PreAP.pdf (counts as a QUIZ grade!)

The last major test for Algebra II (both regular and Pre-AP) is scheduled for Monday/Tuesday, May 18/19.  Here are the reviews:

• Algebra II (Regular):  Review Chapter 10 Algebra II.pdf | 28 - 34 evens full solutions!
• Pre-AP Algebra II:  Review Chapter 11.6 - 12 PreAP.pdf

Final Exam reviews are coming shortly~

Here are the solutions to the TAKS Grade Level Practice Test that was handed out in class:
[link: Grade 9-11 TAKS Math Formula Chart]

Here are the calendars for the last six weeks!

Here is the test-review for Algebra II:

• Algebra II (Regular):  Review Chapter 9 Algebra II.doc | pdf format
  

Here is the review sheet for TAG/Pre-AP, along with the keys/solutions for the take-home quiz and the chapter 9 worksheet, to help you review~

• Pre-AP/TAG Algebra II:  Review Chapter 9 PreAP.doc
• 09_0X_Transformations_Domain_Range_Extra_Practice KEY.pdf

09_01_02_HW_Worksheet.doc

The following is a link to a site where you can access previous years' TAKS Math exams, which may help for practice.  The TAKS will be taken this year towards the end of April/beginning of May.

Released Math TAKS Exams

• Algebra II (Regular) - Review Chapter 8 Algebra II.doc
  update:  On #6, the value of the "diamond-studded prom dress" is closer to $338, not $500.
  
  
• Pre-AP/TAG Algebra II - Review Chapter 8.5, 8.6, 8.8 PreAP.doc
  Typo-alert: The answer to number 9 on part II should be "x = 7".  This has been fixed on this new version.

• Review Chapter 7 Algebra II.doc

The test for Chapter 6 is this coming Friday/Monday (January 30/February 2).

• Pre-AP Algebra II:  Syllabus PreAP Algebra II 4th Six Weeks 2008-09.pdf
• Algebra II (Regular): Calendar 2008-09 2nd Semester Algebra II.pdf

This year's final exams are after the break, but if you want to get an early start in preparing, here are the review sheets for both classes.

Algebra II (Regular)

• Review Fall Final 2008 Algebra II.doc | Solutions | pdf format

Pre-AP/TAG Algebra II:

• Review Final Exam 1st Semester PreAP.doc | pdf format & solutions

We are nearing the final major test of the first semester in both classes.  Here are the review sheets:

Review Chapter 5.1 - 5.4 Algebra II (.doc format) | pdf format

Review Chapter 4 Algebra II.pdf

Since the question may arise at some point, here's a link that may prove to be enlightening:

http://www.wikihow.com/Inverse-a-3X3-Matrix

FYI, this is NOT something that we will be teaching in Algebra II.  This is why we have graphing calculators =)

Here are the test reviews for chapter 3 (linear systems) for both classes:

• Regular (Test is Oct. 20/21): Review Chapter 3 Algebra II.doc |
  pdf format
• Pre-AP (Test is Oct. 16/17): Review Chapter 3 PreAP.pdf

The first test of the year for both Algebra II classes (Regular and Pre-AP) are coming up on September 10/11.  Here are the review sheets:

• Algebra II (Regular):  Review Chapter 1 Algebra II.pdf (solutions are on the last page)
  
• Pre-AP/TAG Algebra II:  Review Chapter 1 PreAP.pdf (updated on Monday, 9/8)

Here are the first day handouts for Algebra II:

• Course Description Letter:
  2008-09 Algebra II Regular Course Syllabus.pdf
  
  
• Homework Schedule/Syllabus for the entire year:
  Calendar 2008-09 Algebra II.pdf

Just thought I'd share this with the school year just a week away... this is for OfficeDepot.com:

http://bensbargains.net/deal/75136/

This involves $70 worth of rebates:

• a $20 instant rebate online code (good until 8/31)
• two $25 mail-in rebates (both good for purchases made until 9/13)

The TI-83 gets knocked down to $20, the 84 plus to $50. If you want a pink or orange TI-84 plus silver edition (hey I have a purple one), that gets knocked down to $55.

For the two mail-in rebates, you can make photocopies of the receipt and UPC code, if you're curious as to how that works.

With final exams just around the corner, here's a rundown of the reviews for each class:

Algebra II Regular:

• Algebra II Spring 2008 Final REVIEW.pdf
  (solutions to the graphs on the first page are not included)

TAG/Pre-AP Algebra II:

• Pre-AP Spring Final REVIEW.pdf(there is no trigonometry on the exam)

Both classes' final exams include material covered during the 2nd semester only. Evening tutorials will be available in the library from Monday (May 19) - Thursday (May 22) afterschool.

Here is a sheet with the formulas for chapters 11 and 12:

6th SW Notecard Final.pdf

Since AP tests are taking a lot of students out of class this week, here are the notes for the last chapter of our course (sequences and series):

• 11_02_Arithmetic Sequences PRINT.pdf
• 11_03_Geometric Sequences PRINT.pdf
• 11_04_Arithmetic Series PRINT.ppt
• 11_05_Geometric Series PRINT.pdf

Here is a list of formulas that will be provided on the next test:

Sequence Series Formulas.pdf

We are starting the final chapter of the school year, and one, last wave of tests remains.  Here are the reviews for the last major test (chapters 10 and 11) and the Spring semester final exam:

• Algebra II 6th 6W Exam Review.pdf
• Algebra II Spring 2008 Final REVIEW.pdf

Here are step-by-step solutions for some of the completing-the-square problems on the conic sections review:

Chapter 10 Review 28 - 34 evens.pdf

And in case you need a blank copy of the review, here it is (again):

Algebra II Chapter 10 Review.pdf | solutions

Some of you guys need help with these completing-the-square problems:

Algebra II 10-6 Solutions.pdf

The Chapter 10 Exam (Conic Sections) is still a few weeks away (~April 23/24), but is one of the most difficult of the course.  To help prepare for this test, we are posting the review a bit earlier than normal:

Algebra II Chapter 10 Review (pdf) | Review Solutions (pdf)

The main links are in Word format, but the pdf links are available as well (the graphs seem to print out a little nicer in Word, but if you have trouble getting the .doc to work right, try the PDFs).

This is it!  We're down to the final six weeks of the year (with TAKS testing sandwiched in the middle).  Here is the syllabus/homework schedule:

AlgII 6th sw 2008 revised.pdf

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!

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

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

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

Here are the review sheets for both classes (solutions available only for Algebra II Regular):

Pre-AP Algebra II Chapter 8b Review (Rational and Radical Functions):

• TAG-PreAP Chapter 8b Review.pdf

Algebra II (Regular) Chapter 8 Review (Exponentials and Logarithms):

• Chapter 8 Review.pdf | SOLUTIONS

Now that Chapter 7 is behind us, we're moving into the 5th six weeks.  Here's the new syllabus, and the first set of notes for Thursday/Friday, February 14/15:

• AlgII 5th sw 2008.pdf
• 08_01-02 Exponential Functions.pdf

Next week (Tuesday and Wednesday) is the 4th Six Weeks Exam, which will cover chapters 6 and 7.  Approximately 30% of the test is over Chapter 6 material, the rest will be over Chapter 7.  Here's the review sheet (solutions will hopefully be posted soon, I will have to type them up tonight) and the solutions.

Chapter 7 Review.pdf | Solutions

Our first test of the 2nd semester is coming up:  Friday, January 25 for A-day, Monday January 28 for B-day.  Here is the review sheet - please do this INSTEAD of the review assignment on the syllabus (pg 365).

• Algebra II Chapter 6 Study Guide.pdf

Here are the upcoming notes for the heart of Chapter 6.  We are hitting a critical juncture of the course early in this semester, so be sure to keep up~

• January 14/15, 2008 - 06_04 Solving Polynomial Equations.pdf
• January 16/17, 2008 - 06_05-06 Theorems about Polynomial Roots.pdf

Today in class, we had a short homework quiz over sections 6.1 and 6.2.  We then went over how to use the graphing calculators to find the max, min, and zeros of a graph, for problems 47 - 50 on page 324 (section 6.2).

Here are the notes for section 6.3 over polynomial division.  The example problems are taken from the textbook, so please refer to the book if you need to see the problems worked out.

• Powerpoint:  06_03 Polynomial Division PRINT.ppt
• PDF:  06_03 Polynomial Division PRINT.pdf

Welcome back for the 2nd semester!  Today we start on Chapter 6 -- Polynomial Functions.  Here are today's notes (note that not all of the problems are worked out, see me or ask a classmate if you need help).  These notes are posted online only because of the calculator-related instructions needed for today's assignment.

Click to download:
06_01-02 Polynomial Functions PRINT.pdf

Welcome back for the second semester!  16 weeks down, 19 to go~

School resumes on Tuesday, January 8.  These are subject to slight changes before then, but if you want to get a headstart, here are the homework schedules for the 4th six weeks:

Regular Algebra II 4th Six Weeks Syllabus:

• AlgII 4th sw 2008.pdf

If you need to make up a Fall Final Exam, make-ups will be given the first week we resume in January:

• Tuesday, January 8: 7:00-9:00am, or 4:15pm.
• Thursday, Janaruy 10: 7:00-9:00am, or 4:15pm. 

Please let me know in advance which exam time slot you plan on attending.

Here are the study guides/reviews for the Fall Semester Algebra II Midterm examinations:

• Regular Fall Final Review Solutions.pdf
• TAG-PreAP Fall Final Review Solutions.pdf