Intro to Algebra 1 Spring Semester
Week 23-28 HW (I temporarily have the homework for the rest of the semester all right on this page)
April 23/24 & 30 & May 1
Week 23 April 23/24
EXTRA BONUS: Extra 20 points on this special section. You may apply the points to any category.
McD 9.6 Special Right Triangles 45-45-90 & 30-60-90 (this is geometry work: 9th -10th grade)
Read pg. 483-485
Do pg. pg 485-6: GP #1 - 6 all PP #7, 11, 17 POST EVENS 2) it is the product of the length of the shorter leg and square root of 3. 4) 18 x square root of 3
McD 9.7 The Tangent Ratio (this is geometry and trigonometry work: 11th grade)
Read pg. 489-90 (Mnemonic Device: Soh-Cah-Toa) Note: there is a table of trigonometry ratios on pg 823 of my edition. Here it is in case your edition lacks the trig ratio tables
Do pg. 491 GP 1-6 all EVENS 2) angle A, 4) 15/8, 6) 9 ft
McD 9.8 The Sine and Cosine Ratio (this is geometry and trigonometry work: 11th grade)
Read pg. 494-496
Do pg 496 GP #1-6 EVENS 2)lines EF and DF (can’t put a line symbol over these line segments, sorry) 4) part 1: sine, sin 70 degrees = h/225 part 2: 211 ft
Chp 10 Volume & surface area problems
PREVIEW: Surface Area of a box.
Get a cereal box or cracker box or shipping box. Any smallish box will do. Cut it up into all its FACES. Calculate the surface area of all those faces.
Create your own formula for surface area of a box (aka rectangular prism)
Watch and take notes on this video by Mario on how to calculate the surface area of a prism Surface Area of Prisms and Cylinders - YouTube
Chp 11 Data Intro
11.4 Collecting Data (samples) Read pg. 601-603 then do #1-8 all (these are quick) see website for even answers
11.3 Take notes on each of these videos
What is a scatter plot? How to make it? Magic of Math video- do the problems when the instructor tells you to do so! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKNFn2E2biw
Either read 594-596 or watch AoPs videos on Bar Charts and Pie Charts & Line Graphs
When to use and how to interpret a Box and Whisker Plot
How to read & interpret Box and Whisker Plots 8 Minutes with Mr. J
Analyzing Box and Whisker Plots — why use them? 6 minutes with Melissa Lee
Optional: 3 minutes Moo Moo Math https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp_dVjYZGwY
Chp 9
McD 9.1 Square Root Basics (Day 1 of 3 on this material)
If necessary, re-read pg 453-455.
Optional but helpful videos: Square Root introduction part 1 by Art of Problem Solving & Square Root intro part 2 by Art of Problem Solving
Do pg. 255 GP #1-13 odds, 19, 23, 27, 35, 43, 47, 51, 61
McD 9.2
Required Video: Simplifying Square Roots Part 1 by Art of Problem Solving & re-read pg. 458-459
Do: pg. 460 GP #1-7 odds, 15-21 odds
Optional but helpful videos (take notes for PENTAGON BONUS POINTS)
Square Roots - non-integer square roots (such as what is the square root of 2?) &
Square Root of a product by Art of Problem Solving
SQUARE: McD 9.3 Pythagorean Theorem Review: In our Desmos Classroom do the “Taco Truck” activity (should take between 15-25 minutes)
McD 9.5 Distance Formula and Midpoint of a line
Read section and add distance formula to IMPS
Do p.479 #7-13 odds
Watch Mario Distance Formula for finding length of a diagonal line on a coordinate plane
Chp McD Chp 10.1 Triangles
Read 511-512
Do pg. 513-4 # 1-13 odds.
Chp 12 Multiplying Binomials
McD 12.4 Multiplying Binomials DO pg. 670-672: PP# 1-21 odds
Chp 7 Review
Chp 7 Review pg 368-370 - do #1-45 odds
Correct work, redo missed problems as usual. Highlight problems on your HW sheet which you want to review in class
Week 24 HW April 30/May 1
What’s left to do in the semester?
Wk 25 start 10 -volume & surface area, start chp 11 stats
Wk 26 Finish chp 10 volume/SA , Chp 11 - stats
Wk 27 portions of Chp 12 adding polynomials & multiplying binomial, portions of chp 13 angle relations
Wk 28 Final emphasis chp 1-8, 10, with bit of chp 9, 11-12
Week 24 HW
SQUARE BONUS VIDEO- intersection of math and science: video on theories on why some cicada’s are periodical instead of annual. 7 minute sideo by Frankenscience) Think about the mathematics of 13 and 17 - what is the advantage of large prime numbers as a creature’s period of emergence.
Chp 9 Square Roots and Triangles
Chp 9.1 Square Roots basics…Do pg. 255 19, 23, 27, 35, 43, 47, 51, 61
Chp 9.3 Pythagorean Theorem (we worked on this earlier in the year so this is review)
Read pg. 462-463 & 465-466
Do pg. 467 #8, 12, 16, 24 (Evens 8. 13, 12. square root of 871, 16) no, 24) a= 15, b= 20
Chp 9 Mid-chp quiz Part 2: PG 475# 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16 EVENS 16) rational
McD 9.4 Real Numbers (including irrational numbers) (Day 1 of 2)
Do pg. 472 GP #5-11 odds, 29, SQUARE 31
PENTAGON: What’s an imaginary number? Quick explanation (4 minute video) of what an imaginary number is: square root of -1 is an imaginary number called i https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqr1DtXXHpY
McD 9.5 — Distance Formula and Midpoint of a line - (Day 2 ) DO PG. 479-481 #15-23 odds, 33, 37, 43, 45 SQUARE also do 39
Videos: watch and take notes:
Do pg. 479 #7, 9, 11, 15, 19, 21
Chp 10 Geometry Intro & Chp 13.2 Angle Chasing
McD Chp 10.1 Triangles
Skim or re-read 511-512
Do pg. 513-4 # 15, 17, 19, 21 PENTAGO 23
McD Chp 13.2 Parallel Lines, Transversals and the resulting angles
Read pg. 716
Do pg. 718-719 #1-7 odds, 8, 14, SQUARE 17
McD Chp 13.3 Angles and Polygons
Read pg. 722 Example 1 & 2 (don’t worry about ex 3 and exterior angles)
Do pg. 725 #9, 11, 13, 15 (don’t worry about the exterior angles)
Chp 11 Data & 12 Binomials
Mc D 11.1 Stem and Leaf Plots
Read pg. 581-583
Do pg. 584 #7, 9, 11, 13, 15
Mc D 11.2 Box and Whisker Plots
Read pg. 588-590
Do pg. #3, 5, 10 POST EVEN ANSWER
Refresh your memory of other data display formats (bar graphs, line graphs, circle graphs) by reading 594-595
12.4 Multiplying binomials…
Do pg. 670-673 Do # 1-21 odds
Week 25 HW May 7/8
Spring Quizzes and Tests Schedule
Wk 21 Chp 6 Test
Wk 22 Chp 8 Mid-chp Quiz
****Wk 25 Chp 7- 8 Test***
Concepts for Intro to Algebra:
Class Summary
Week 25— HW
Wk 25 Chp 9 - finish Square root and Chp 10 -volume/surface area
Chp 7 & 8 In Class Test on Tuesday - open notecards
Divide this Chp 9 & 10 Material into 4 days worth of work
CHP 9 TRIANGLES - FINISH
McD 9.3 Pythagorean Theorem Review: In our Desmos Classroom do the “Taco Truck” activity (should take between 15-25 minutes)
McD 9.5 — Distance Formula and Midpoint of a line - (Day 2 of 3)
Do pg. 479 GP#1-5 odds, 13, 17, 23, 25, 27, 31
Optional Videos from last week: Mario Distance Formula for finding length of a diagonal line on a coordinate plane & h Mario Midpoint of a line Formula problems
McD 9.4 Real Numbers (including irrational numbers) (Day 2 of 2) DO pg. 472-3: # 33, 37, 49, 53
Chp 9 Mid-chp quiz Practice Quiz - not for a test grade PG 475# 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16 EVENS 16) rational
McD 9.5 — Distance Formula and Midpoint of a line (Day 3 of 3) DO PG. 479-481 #33, 37, 43, 45 SQUARE also do 39
Smart Studying: McD Chp 9 - make a 4 x 6 notecard of formulas and sample problems to use on the chp 9.1-9.5 test (you will not be tested on chp 9.6 onwards as that is covered in geometry)
Chp 9 Review pg. 500-502 #1-3, 7-27 odds, 28.
CHP 10 GEOMETRY measurement of 2d and 3d figures
McD Chp 10.2 Polygons and Quadrilaterals
Read p. 516-518 and write any key vocabulary in your IMPS
Do #1-19 odds
McD CHP 10.3 AREA of Parallelograms & Trapezoids - record formulas in your IMPS
Do pg. 525 PP# 13, 19-25 odds SQUARE also do 17, 27,29, 31 PENTAGON also do 33
McD Chp 10.4 Circumference & Area of Circles Day 3
Do 532-3 GP & PP# 1, 3, 5, 18, 20, 45, SQUARE 28, PENTAGON 26 (Evens 154 ft squared, 20 1661 mm squared, 26. a pi miles squared, 25pi miles squared, c) 25/1 28, 43.3 m 26)
McD 10.7 Volume of Cylinders and Prisms = Base Area * height or V=Bh record formulas in your IMPS. (Day 2 of 2 of HW on this material
Do pg 555: # 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, SQUARE 21
McD 10.8 Volume of Cones and Prisms - at home use a rectangular prism such as a milk carton to make a pyramid and a rectangular prism that are the same height and have the same base. Fill the pyramid with beans or rice or sand. How many times do you need to pour a full pyramid into a rectangular prism of the same height? What does that tell you about how the volume of the pyramid to the volume of the prism?
CHP 12 Polynomials
SQUARE McD 12.3 Multiplying Mononmials & Polynomials (Day 2
Watch only the first 3 minutes video with problems similar to Example 3 (dividing polynomials by monomials): Dividing Polynomials By Monomials & Binomials Using Long Division by Chemistry Tutor Pause the video and attempt to do the second problem before he does it. (We won’t do polynomial long division until Algebra so you don’t need to watch after minute 3.)
Now read Example 3 and pg. 664-665 #11-27 odds, SQUARE 35
McD 12.4 Multiplying Binomials (Day 2)
Skim or re-read pg. 668.
Do PG. 670 #1-11 odds (You can use whichever method works best for you. You don’t have to use a specific method.) SQUARE ## 25-41 odds, SQUARE skip 33 and do 43 instead PENTAGON skip 35 and do 44 and 46 instead 44a) 0.52x^2 +68.2x +1750 b) 1750 pounds c) 2,406 million pounds or 2.406 billion pounds. That’s a lot of cheese! 46) surface area 10x^2 - 18x -30, volume 2x^3 -7x^2 -15x
12.5 Other Exponent Rules: power of a product, power of a power, power of a quotient
Read pg. 674-675 (record key rules in your IMPS - the beige notebook sections)
Do pg. 676 #1, 2, 3-11 odds
Correct work, redo missed problems as usual. Highlight problems on your HW sheet which you want to review in class
Week 26 May 14/15
Chp 10 - Geometry of 2d and 3d Figures Area, Volume, Surface Area - FINISH
10.5 Surface Area of Prisms and Cylinders
Read pg. 538-40 and record formulas in your IMPS
Do pg. 541 #1, 7, 9-14 all, 30, SQUARE 15, 19, PENTAGON 16, 21, 31 (POST EVENS)
10.6 Surface Area of Pyramids and Cones
Read pg. 544-546 also read the little surface area of a sphere insert on pg. 548 and record formulas in your IMPS
Dp 1-13 all and find the surface area for #25, 35, 39 (POST EVENS) SQUARE #30
McD 10.8 Volume of Cones and Prisms
Read pg. 558-560 and record formulas in your IMPS
Do pg. 560-61 #GP 1-5 all, 7, 9, 12, 13, 27, SQUARE 15 PENTAGON 21 or 21
Chp 10 First half of the Review pg. 564-567 #1-5, all, 7, 9, 11-13,
Chp 11 Data & Probability
11.4 Collecting Data (samples)
Read 604-5
Do #9-15 odds, 19-23 odds
11.5 Interpreting Data - predictions (this is a lot like making a prediction based upon an experiment)
Read pg 609-611
Do #1, 3, 5, 7
We’re skipping 11.6-11.8
11. 9 Independent and Dependent Events
Watch & take notes to review: video by Magic of Math reviews all of probability for Math 7 in 14 minutes.
Read pg. 634-636 and write the two formulas, one for probability of two depended events and one for probability of two independent events in your IMPS
Do pg. 637 #1- 5 all, 7-13 all, 21, [POST EVENS HERE], 2) sample answer: you draw a jelly bean from a bag, eat it and then draw another one. Any example where you take something out and don’t replace it. 4) dependent, 8) dependent, 10a) independent, b. 1/121, c. dependent, d. 1/110
Optional additional support videos on independent and dependent events by Organic Chem Tutor
Chp 11 Review pg. 640-1 #1-3 all, 5-8 all, 15
12.5 Other Exponent Rules: power of a product, power of a power, power of a quotient
Review pg. 674-675 check your IMPS — annotate them somehow
Do pg. 677 #15-31 odds, SQUARE 37, 39, 41
Week 27 - all week we are reviewing for next week’s final exam
McD 11.9 Probability of Independent and Dependent Events Probability = P(A) x P(B given A)
Read pg. 634-636 to refresh your memory.
DO pg 634-5 Checkpoints on #1-4 all (1. independent, 2. independent, 3. 1/10,000, 4. no If each didgit can be used only once, when you generate a digit there is one less digit available as a possibility for the next digit. This affects the results of the second, third and fouth digits. Therefore the events are dependent.
PRACTICE FINAL (this is harder than the actual final) Your final is open notecards, open IMPS, and open practice final!
Part 1: Pg. 162 UNIT 1 #1-5, 7-11, 13, 19
Part 2: Pg 378 UNIT 2 explain the fundamental counting principle rule, what is a unit rate? what symbol mean similar and what means congruent? how do you know two ratios are proportional? what’s a generic form for scale factor? #1-8, 10-16, 19-24
Part 3: Pg. 574 UNIT 3 #1-4, 12, 13, 25, 28-31 bonus 10, what is the formula for a line? for slope? for area of a circle? for volume of a prism? for volume of a cylinder? for surface area of a cylinder? BONUS: what is the slope of parallel lines? give a sample equation of a horizontal line
Part 4: PG. 762 UNIT 4 #3, 4, 7, 9-15, 23, 24, bonus 16, 25, what are dependent events vs. independent events? explain how to find the probability of both
Chp 10 Last half of the Review pg. 564-567 #16-19 all, 21, 23, 24 -25,