hw #7-1 Zero & Negative Exponents

a.k.a. "How to have fun and be miserable at the same time!!"

Remember... "The path to understanding is paved with confusion"
I'm not sure if anyone actually ever said this, so if not - I claim it!

How about this one? "If you're not confused, you're not really trying"
It all boils down to this simple fact: "Confusion is good!"

hw #6-7 Problem Set 6R and the Chapter Review & Test

Hello All,

I looked at the Chapter Review (pg 408-410) #1-32 and all problems look reasonable to me. As for word problems, if I were you I would make sure that I focus on our Problem Sets - the style and the wording of the problems on our test will mirror the Problem Sets much more so than the text book. The word problems on the Chapter Test (pg 411) are written in a style that doesn't actually ask a question, just that you "model the situation." I would rather that you answer a question, so don't focus on the word problems on the Chapter Test. Problems #1-12 on the Chapter Test are all reasonable in my view.

To reiterate, you shouldn't feel obligated to do every problem... do every third problem or so as a first pass and see how you do. Are you happy with your results? You can probably stop there.


I'll try to post a few videos this weekend.

See you on Monday,
Mr. C.

hw #6-5 & 6-6 and ProbSet 6F

Remember, I would like you to do a "reasonable" subset of the 6-5 and 6-6 homework... Thursday is our review session for Monday's test... the more ready you are for Thurs, the better shape you'll be in for Monday.

hw for President's Weekend

Due to the difficulty in having everyone take the quiz this past Wednesday, there will be a RE-QUIZ (or first quiz for a few of you) on Tuesday, Feb 21st. EVERYONE should be checking in on the blog this weekend to prepare for the quiz. POST YOUR QUESTIONS HERE!!!
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ALSO, you should be pre-reading section 6-5 "Graphing Linear Inequalities" because we will be working JOINTLY on Section 6-5 & 6-6 on Weds immediately after the BRIEF QUIZ.

I would love to get an INDIVIDUAL email from each and every one of you, in an attempt to develop an individual improvement plan. I know that many of you would like to improve your grade, I would like to improve your algebraic understanding... it just so happens that our goals match up nicely!

Please tell/text/facebook your alge-buddies about this blog post... it's a long time between classes and very few of us are in position to make it an "algbra-free" weekend.

Besides all that, ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND!!
Mr. C.

hw #6-3 Solving Systems Using Elimination

You have a QUIZ (sections 6-1 thru 6-4) on Wednesday (Yippee!!)... if you can do the problem sets, you will enjoy the quiz... there will be NO Pythagorean Theorem or Diamond Problems on this quiz.

hw #6-2 Problem Set 6A & the Make-Up Test

No Solution = Null Set

hw #6-1 Graphing Solutions to SYSTEMS OF EQUATIONS

... unfortunately I am looking at the prior year text book as I write this so the page number may be wrong... SECTION 6-1 folks! you can figure it out!!!...


hw#6-1: Due Tues Feb 7
pg 365 (??) #1-10,17-20
Ticket In: Complete the Tee-Shirt Problem if you did not finish it in class


Graphing Systems Packet/Worksheet