Pre-Algebra
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Welcome to PreAlgebra!
PreAlgebra is designed to provide an understanding of real numbers, simple algebraic manipulations, and rudimentary concepts for Geometry. It can be considered the foundation for future mathematics courses such as Algebra, Geometry, and Calculus.
Assigned Homework
This page is intended to summarize the class. It is not intended to be a substitute for attending class.
Below will have listed the sections covered in class and the assigned homework.
semester 2 week 19: May 20th - 24th
May 20th:
Class: Begin study guide.
Homework: Study for finals.
May 21st:
Class: Finish study guide.
Homework: Study for finals.
May 22nd:
Class: 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th period finals.
Homework: Study for even finals.
May 23rd:
Class: 2nd, 4th, and 6th period finals.
Homework: Relax, classes are finished.
May 24th:
Class: Guardian games.
Homework: Enjoy your summer.
Semester 2 week 18: May 13th - 17th
May 13th:
Class: How Eratosthenes calculated the circumference of the earth in 250 BC.
Homework: Study for finals.
May 14th:
Class: MAPS testing.
Homework: Study for finals.
May 15th:
Class: Review percent, discount and tax, graphing.
Homework: Study for finals.
May 16th:
Class: Review Inequalities, area, and volume.
Homework: Study for finals.
May 17th:
Class: Review dot plots, mean, median, mode, and probability.
Homework: Study for finals.
Semester 2 week 17: May 6th - 10th
May 6th:
Class: Probabilities of simple combined events, pgs. 208 - 212.
Homework: Ch 17: 5.
May 7th:
Class: Probabilities of mutually exclusive events, pgs. 215 - 219.
Homework: Ch 17: 6.
May 8th:
Class: Discussion of patience.
Homework: Practice patience.
May 9th:
Class: Probabilities of independent events, pgs. 221 - 225.
Homework: Ch 17: 11.
May 10th:
Class: Quiz 10 and further probabilities.
Homework: None.
semester 2 week 16: April 29th - May 3rd
April 29th:
Class: Test 4: proportions, mean, median, and mode.
Homework: None.
April 30th:
Class: Introduction to probability.
Homework: Ch 16: 7.
May 1st:
Class: The meaning of probability, pgs. 186 - 193.
Homework: Ch 16: 8.
May 2nd:
Class: Basic properties of probability, pgs. 199 - 200.
Homework: Ch 16: 24.
May 3rd:
Class: Introduction of simple combined probability.
Homework: None.
semester 2 week 15: April 22nd - 26th
April 22nd:
Class: Dot plots, pg. 152.
Homework: Ch 15, 2.
April 23rd:
Class: Mean, pg. 155 - 158.
Homework: Ch 15, 4a.
April 24th:
Class: Median, pg. 163 - 166.
Homework: Ch 15, 6 -7.
April 25th:
Class: Mode, pg. 168 - 170.
Homework: Ch 15, 14 - 15.
April 26th:
Class: Review for test.
Homework: Test Monday, study and prepare your notecard.
semester 2 week 14: April 15th - 19th
April 15th:
CMAS testing, no class or homework.
April 16th:
CMAS testing, no class or homework.
April 17th:
Crossword.
April 18th:
No School.
April 19th:
No School.
Semester 2 week 13: April 8th - 12th
April 8th:
Class: Direct proportions, pgs. 127 - 130.
Homework: Ch 14: 6.
April 9th:
Class: Study hall.
Homework: None.
April 10th:
Class: Direct proportions, pgs. 131 - 132.
Homework: Textbook pg. 133, numbers 4 - 5.
April 11th:
Class: Inverse proportions, pgs. 135 - 139.
Homework: Ch 14: 8.
April 12th:
Class: Quiz. Inverse proportions, pgs. 139 - 140.
Homework: None.
Semester 2 week 12: April 1st - 5th
April 1st:
Class: Test 3.
Homework: None.
April 2nd:
Class: Proportions and scale drawings, pgs. 116 - 117.
Homework: Ch 14: 1.
April 3rd:
Class: Proportions and scale drawings, pgs. 117 - 119.
Homework: Ch 14: 2 - 3.
April 4th:
Class: Map scale, pgs. 122 - 123.
Homework: Ch 14: 12.
April 5th:
Class: Map area, pg. 124.
Homework: None.
semester 2 week 11: March 25th - 29th
March 25th:
Class: Volume of prisms, pgs. 95 - 97.
Homework: Ch 13: 6a (just the part about volume).
March 26th:
Class: Surface area of prisms, pgs. 97 - 100.
Homework: Ch 13: 6.
March 27th:
Class: Unit conversions and composite prisms, pgs. 102 - 107.
Homework: Ch 13: 17.
March 28th:
Class: Review for test on Monday.
Homework: Study for test on Monday.
semester 2 week 10: March 11th - 15th
March 11th:
Class: Area of composite figures, pgs. 79 - 80.
Homework: None.
March 12th:
Class: Surface area and volume of a cube, pgs. 88 - 91.
Homework: Ch. 13: 1.
March 12th:
Class: Surface area and volume of a cuboid, pgs. 91 - 92.
Homework: Ch. 13: 2.
semester 2 week 9: march 4th - 8th
March 4th:
Class: Circumference and area of circles, pgs. 62 - 68.
Homework: Chapter 12: 3.
March 5th:
Class: Study hall.
Homework: None.
March 6th:
Class: Area of parallelograms, pgs. 70 - 72.
Homework: Chapter 12: 4 - 6.
March 7th:
Class: Area of trapezoids, pgs. 75 - 77.
Homework: Chapter 12: 7.
March 8th:
Class: Area of composite figures, pgs. 79 - 80.
Homework: Chapter 12: 9-10.
semester 2 week 8: February 26th - March 1st
February 26th:
Class: More properties of inequalities, pgs. 45 - 47.
Homework: Chapter 11 number 7.
February 27th:
Class: Solving linear inequalities, pgs. 48 - 50.
Homework: Chapter 11 number 8.
February 28th:
Class: Inequality word problems, pgs. 51 - 53.
Homework: Chapter 11: 25 - 26.
February 29th:
Class: Explanation of leap year.
Homework: None.
March 1st:
Class: Area and perimeter of triangles, squares, and rectangles, pgs. 59 - 60.
Homework: Chapter 12: 1 - 2.
semester 2 week 7: february 19th - 23rd
February 19th:
Class: No School.
Homework: None.
February 20th:
Class: No School.
Homework: None.
February 21st:
Class: Review for test 2.
Homework: Test tomorrow, study.
February 22nd:
Class: Test 2.
Homework: None.
February 23rd:
Class: Simple Inequalities, pgs. 41 - 44.
Homework: Chapter 11, numbers 1 - 2.
Semester 2 week 6: february 12th - 16th
February 12th:
Class: Slopes of linear graphs, pgs. 30 - 32.
Homework: Chapter 10 numbers 9 and 10.
February 13th:
Class: Graphing practice packet.
Homework: None.
February 14th:
Class: Graphing Battleship.
Homework: None.
February 15th:
Class: Graphing practice packet.
Homework: Finish the Packet.
February 16th:
Class: Quiz 5.
Homework: Test next week, study.
Semester 2 week 5: February 5th - 9th
February 5th:
Class: Finding the general term of a sequence, pgs. 8 - 9.
Homework: Ch 9 number 4.
February 6th:
Class: Finding the general term of a sequence, pgs. 9 - 10.
Homework: Ch 9 number 6.
February 7th:
Class: Cartesian Coordinate System, pgs. 19 - 21.
Homework: Ch 10 number 1.
February 8th:
Class: Linear Graphs, pgs. 24 - 26.
Homework: Ch 10 number 5 a + b and 6 a.
February 9th:
Class: Quiz 4. Linear Graphs, pgs. 26 - 27.
Homework: None
semester 2 week 4: January 29th - February 2nd
January 29th:
Class: Review for tomorrow's test.
Homework: Study for tomorrow's test, prepare a notecard.
January 30th:
Class: Test 1, percentages.
Homework: None.
January 31st:
Class: Discussion about virtue and compass art.
Homework: None.
February 1st:
Class: Distributed new textbook. Number patterns, pgs. 2 - 3.
Homework: Chapter 9, 1 - 2.
February 2nd:
Class: Number patterns, pgs. 4 - 6.
Homework: Chapter 9, 3.
semester 2 week 3: January 22nd - 26th
January 22nd:
Class: Discount, pgs. 170 - 171.
Homework: Chapter 7, number 12.
January 23rd:
Class: Sales tax, pgs. 172 - 174.
Homework: Chapter 7, number 13.
January 24th:
Class: Percent practice worksheet.
Homework: None.
January 25th:
Class: Percent practice worksheet.
Homework: Finish the worksheet.
January 26th:
Class: Quiz 3, review percent.
Homework: Test next Tuesday, start studying.
semester 2 week 2: January 15th - 19th
January 15th:
No School
January 16th:
No School
January 17th:
Class: Reverse Percentages, pg. 162.
Homework: Chapter 7 numbers 7 and 8.
January 18th:
Class: Percent increase and decrease, pg. 164 - 166.
Homework: Chapter 7 number 9.
Semester 2 Week 1: January 8th - 12th
January 8th:
No School
January 9th:
Class: Review classroom expectations.
Homework: None.
January 10th:
Class: Percentages, pgs. 155 - 157.
Homework: Chapter 7, numbers 1 and 2.
January 11th:
Class: Percentages, pgs. 158 - 160.
Homework: Chapter 7, numbers 4 and 5.
January 12th:
Class: Quiz 1, class discussion.
Homework: None.
week 15: December 11th - 15th
December 11th:
Class: Average speed and unit conversion, pgs. 147 - 148.
Homework: Chapter 6, number 10.
December 12th:
Class: Average speed and unit conversion, pgs. 147 - 148.
Homework: Chapter 6, number 8.
December 13th:
Class: Review number sense assessment.
Homework: Study for finals.
December 14th:
Class: Review for finals.
Homework: Study for finals.
December 15th:
Class: Review for finals. Study guide solutions handed out.
Homework: Study for finals.
week 14: December 4th - 8th
December 4th:
Class: Ratios of three numbers, pgs. 136 - 137.
Homework: Chapter 6, number 2.
December 5th:
Class: Ratios of three numbers and problem solving, pgs. 137 - 138.
Homework: Chapter 6, number 3 a-f.
December 6th:
Class: Number sense assessment and Rates, pgs. 141 - 142.
Homework: Chapter 6, number 6 and 7.
December 7th:
Class: Rates, pgs. 142 - 143.
Homework: Chapter 6, number 16.
December 8th:
Class: Quiz and speed, pgs. 145 - 146.
Homework: Chapter 6, number 19 - 20.
week 13: November 27th - December 1st
November 27th:
Class: Review solving equations.
Homework: Study for the test on Wednesday.
November 28th:
Class: Review solving equations.
Homework: Study for the test tomorrow.
'November 29th:
Class: Test on Solving Equations.
Homework: None.
November 30th:
Class: Ratios, pgs. 134 - 135.
Homework: Ch 6: 1.
December 1st:
Class: Ratios, pgs. 135 - 136.
Homework: None.
Week 12: November 13th - 17th
November 13th:
Class: Solving equation practice.
Homework: None.
November 14th:
Class: Solving equations in fractions.
Homework: Equation worksheet (new one handed out in class today), probles 1, 2, 17, 18, 21, 29, 30, 40.
November 15th:
Class: Solving equations with multiple fractions.
Homework: Chapter 5, number 4.
November 16th:
Class: Solving equations with multiple fractions.
Homework: Chapter 5, number 12, a - d.
November 17th:
Class: Quiz on solving equations.
Homework: Have a wonderful Thanksgiving break.
week 11: November 6th - 10th
November 6th:
Class: Unit 2 test, chapters 3 and 4.
Homework: None.
November 7th:
Class: Solving Equations, pgs. 116- 118.
Homework: Chapter 5, number 1.
November 8th:
Class: Solving Equations, pgs. 118 - 120.
Homework: Chapter 5, number 2.
November 9th:
Class: Equation Practice (not from the book).
Homework: Equation worksheet.
November 10th:
Class: Equation Practice (not from the book).
Homework: Spend 15 minutes on the equation worksheet.
week 10: October 30th - November 3rd
October 30th:
Class: Simplification of Linear Algebraic Expressions, simplifying fractions, pgs. 104 - 105.
Homework: Chapter 4, number 15.
October 31st:
Class: Riddle activity.
Homework: None, happy Halloween.
November 1st:
Class: Simplifying algebraic expressions with fractions and factoring, pgs. 105 and 107 - 108.
Homework: Ch 4, number 7.
November 2nd:
Class: Factoring by grouping, pgs. 109 - 111.
Homework: Chapter 4, number 8.
November 3rd:
Class: Review for the test on Monday.
Homework: Study for the test on Monday.
week 9: October 23rd - 27th
October 23rd:
Class: Review of negative numbers, adding and subtracting.
Homework: Textbook pg. 37. 1, 2, and 4.
October 24th:
Class: Distributive Property, pgs. 98 - 99.
Homework: Chapter 4: 3 and 4.
October 25th:
Class: Distributive Property, Addition and Subtraction of Linear expressions, pgs. 99 - 101.
Homework: Chapter 4: 11 and 12.
October 26th:
Class: Distributive Property, Addition and Subtraction of Linear expressions, pgs. 99 - 101.
Homework: Chapter 4: 11 and 12.
October 27th:
Class: Quiz and Simplification of Algebraic Expressions, pgs. 103 - 105.
Homework: Chapter 4: 13.
week 8: October 16th - 20th
October 16th:
Class: Like and Unlike Terms, pgs. 93 -95.
Homework: Chapter 4 (pg. 21): 1 and 2.
October 17th:
Class: Like and Unlike Terms, pgs. 94 - 96.
Homework: Chapter 4 (pg. 21): 1 and 2
October 18th:
Class: Review Jeopardy game.
Homework: Have a great Fall break.
October 19th:
No School
October 20th:
No School
Week 7: October 9th - 13th
October 9th:
Class: Introduction to Algebra, the use of letters, pgs. 72 - 74.
Homework: Chapter 3: Problems 1 and 2, will be the same homework for tomorrow night.
October 10th:
Class: Introduction to Algebra, the use of letters, simplifying expressions, pgs. 75 - 76.
Homework: Chapter 3: Problems 1 and 2.
October 11th:
Class: Evaluating Expressions, pgs. 79 - 80.
Homework: Chapter 3: 3, 4, and 12.
October 12th:
Class: Formulas, pgs. 80-82.
Homework: Quiz tomorrow, prepare a notecard.
October 13th
Class: Quiz 2, using Algebra to solve real world problems, pgs. 84 - 86.
Homework: Chapter 3: 9 and 24.
Week 6: October 2nd - 6th
October 2nd:
Class: Rounding, pgs. 61 - 62.
Homework: None
October 3rd:
Class: Rounding, pgs. 63 - 64.
Homework: Ch 2, numbers 13, 15, 16, and 27
October 4th:
Class: Review Chapter 1.
Homework: Test Friday, study and prepare your notecard.
October 5th:
Class: Review Chapter 2.
Homework: Test tomorrow, study and prepare you notecard.
October 6th:
Class: Chapter 1 and 2 test.
Homework: None.
week 4: September 18th - 22nd
September 18th:
Class: 1.5 Square Roots, pgs.17-18.
Homework: Chapter 1, numbers 8,9 and 19 (9 and parts of 19 include cube roots, which will be covered in class tomorrow, students are encouraged to attempt those problems, but will have the same homework assigned tomorrow).
September 19th:
Class: 1.5 Cube Roots, pgs. 19-20.
Homework: Chapter 1, numbers 8,9 and 19.
September 20th:
Review of Chapter 1.
No Homework.
Week 3: September 11th - 15th
September 11th:
MAPS Testing.
September 12th:
MAPS Testing.
September 13th:
Class: 1.4 Least Common Multiple, pg. 12 - 14.
Homework: Chapter 1, number 24.
September 14th:
Class: Greatest Common Factor example problem, pg. 11-12.
Homework: Chapter 1, numbers 14-15.
Week 2: September 4th - 8th
September 4th:
Labor Day, no class.
September 5th:
Class: Review of Preassessment.
September 6th:
Class: Chapter 1.1 Factors and Multiples, pg. 2.
Homework: Chapter 1, numbers 1 and 2.
September 7th:
Class: Chapter 1.2 Prime Factorization and Exponential Notation, pg. 4.
Homework: Chapter 1, numbers 3 - 5.
September 8th:
Class: Quiz 1, Chapter 1.3 Greatest Common Factor, pg. 9.
Homework: Chapter 1, numbers 11 - 12.