Resources (Updated 12/15)
Blank Copies of Old Exams (solutions can be found on the corresponding pages of this website)
Office Hours
Monday-Friday 11:15 AM-12:15 PM Room 719D
Learning Commons Hours
Mondays 3:30-4:20 PM Room 722 (Mukherjee)
Tuesdays 3:30-4:20 PM Room 722 (Freeman)
You may attend any or all sessions - you are not restricted only to your teacher's session.
You may also drop by Room 719D whenever I am free (see Dr. Freeman's Daily Schedule posted above), and I will be happy to help you, if I am available. If you would like to guarantee my availability, or require more than 10 minutes, I would invite you to schedule an appointment, either by email or in person.
Announcements (Updated 1/18)
What: Field trip to watch movie "Hidden Figures"
When: Tuesday, January 24th, 2017 at 10:00 AM
Where: UA Kaufman Astoria Cinemas
Meet at: School at 9 AM OR meet directly at the theater at 9:30 AM
Permission Slip: Fill out and return to Jess Hinds in the library by Friday, January 20
Cost to students: $7 (PTA covers the difference)
About the movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK8xHq6dfAo
Final Two Review Sessions
1) Tue 1/17 3:30 PM Room 722 (Mukherjee)
2) Thu 1/19 1:35 PM Room 718 (Neagle)
The Final Exam will be on Monday 1/23 from 10:50 AM to 12:35 PM (Periods 3 & 4) in Room 624 (Period 2) and Room 622 (Period 5).
Exam 3 Solutions are posted below.
If your score on Exam 3 is less than 60, you are required to come by my office to discuss it with me in person before Wednesday Jan. 11.
Quiz 11 on Friday 1/6 will cover HW 16.
A link to blank copies of old Exams has been added above under Resources.
IMPORTANT: You should have received an email in your Bard email account requesting that you complete this survey for the Math Department. Please complete it by this Friday, Dec. 16, if you have not already done so. Failure to complete the survey by this date may affect your class participation grade.
Exam 3 will be on Friday 12/23.
NOTE: You may submit at most one problem from Problem Set 3. So the choices are all 3 problems from Problem Set 1-2, or 2 problems from Problem Set 1-2 and 1 problem from Problem Set 3.
Quiz 9 on Friday 12/9 will cover HW 12B, HW 12C, and HW 13A.
Additional Problem Set problems have been posted below.
Quiz 8 on Friday 12/2 will cover HW 11 & HW 12A.
Exam 2 Solutions are posted below.
If your score on Exam 2 is less than 60, you are required to come by my office to discuss it with me in person before Friday Dec. 2.
Correction to Information Given in Class and in Learning Commons: Exam 2 will include one"simplifying rational expressions" problem as well as a number of "solving rational equations" problems. Please make sure you know the difference.
Exam 2 will be on Monday 11/21 and will cover HW 7A through HW 10. You will also be expected to be proficient in all the mathematics you have learned from first grade up through and including Exam 1.
Here are some additional Exam 2 review problems:
If your score on Exam 1 is less than 55, you are required to make an appointment to discuss it with me in person.
If your Quiz Average and/or Exam Average is less than 70%, you are expected to attend Learning Commons at least once a week.
The remaining November Quizzes will be on Friday 11/4 and Monday 11/14.
Exam 1 Solutions are posted below.
UPDATED 10/14!
Exam 1 will be on Monday 10/24 and will cover all homework through (at least) HW 6B. You will also be expected to be proficient in all the mathematics you have learned from first grade up through and including 9th grade. A blank copy of last year's Exam 1 can be found here.
The Quiz on Friday 9/30 will cover HW 2 & 3.
The first Quiz will be on Friday 9/23.
Welcome to Algebra II.
Problem Sets (Updated 12/9)
NOTE: You may submit at most one problem from Problem Set 3. So the choices are all 3 problems from Problem Set 1-2, or 2 problems from Problem Set 1-2 and 1 problem from Problem Set 3.
Homework (Updated 1/13)
(Note: You are responsible for all Homework posted and/or updated before 5:00 PM the school day before the due date. Due dates are subject to change, so please check them carefully.)
HW Final Review
Work through your old Exams & Quizzes, as well as Fall 2015 Exam 4. Blank Copies of Old Exams
Period 2 Due Tue 1/17
Period 5 Due Tue 1/17
HW 19 (Inverse Functions)
Stewart Page 279 Problems 1-53 odd, 65, 69
Period 2 Due Tue 1/17
Period 5 Due Tue 1/17
HW 18 (Combining Functions)
Stewart Page 268 Problems 1-9 odd, 17-53 odd
Period 2 Due Mon 1/9
Period 5 Due Mon 1/9
HW 17 (Quadratic Functions)
Stewart Page 261 Problems 5-43 odd ("standard form" means what we are calling "vertex form")
Period 2 Due Thu 1/5
Period 5 Due Fri 1/6
HW 16 (Transformations)
Stewart Page 250 Problems 1, 3, 7, 11, 13, 15, 19, 33, 35, 37, 39, 43, 45, 47, 61-67 odd
Period 2 Due Tue 1/3
Period 5 Due Thu 1/5
HW Exam 3 Review
Complete these Exam 3 Review Problems, as well as Fall 2015 Exam 3, and be prepared to present problems in class.
Period 2 Due Thu 12/22
Period 5 Due Thu 12/22
HW 15 (Graphs of Functions)
Stewart Page 227 Problems 12, 17, 19, 23, 25, 37-49 odd, 53, 54
Period 2 Due Mon 12/19
Period 5 Due Tue 12/20
HW Problem Set Rough Draft
Please bring a rough draft of all 3 Problem Set problems that you intend to submit to class on 12/16.
NOTE: You may submit at most one problem from Problem Set 3. So the choices are all 3 problems from Problem Set 1-2, or 2 problems from Problem Set 1-2 and 1 problem from Problem Set 3.
Period 2 Due Fri 12/16
Period 5 Due Fri 12/16
HW 14B (Functions Part 2)
Stewart Page 216 Problems 37-57 odd
Period 2 Due Thu 12/15
Period 5 Due Fri 12/16
HW 14A (Functions Part 1)
Stewart Page 215 Problems 1-27 odd
Period 2 Due Thu 12/15
Period 5 Due Thu 12/15
HW 13B (Absolute Value Inequalities)
Stewart Page 133 Problems 19-43 odd
Period 2 Due Tue 12/13 (updated)
Period 5 Due Tue 12/13 (updated)
HW 13A (Absolute Value Equations)
Stewart Page 133 Problems 1-17 odd
Period 2 Due Thu 12/8
Period 5 Due Thu 12/8
HW 12C (Non-linear Inequalities Part 2)
Stewart Page 128 Problems 51-63 odd
Period 2 Due Fri 12/2
Period 5 Due Mon 12/5
HW 12B (Non-linear Inequalities Part 1)
Stewart Page 128 Problems 33-49 odd, 65
Period 2 Due Thu 12/1
Period 5 Due Fri 12/2
HW 12A (Linear Inequalities)
Stewart Page 128 Problems 9-31 odd
Period 2 Due Tue 11/29
Period 5 Due Thu 12/1
HW 11 (Radical Equations)
Stewart Page 118 Problems 33-53 odd, 63
Period 2 Due Tue 11/22
Period 5 Due Mon 11/28
HW Exam 2 Review
Blank Copies of Last Year's Exams can be found here.
Fall 2015 Exam 2 Problems 1-14 (all)
Fall 2015 Exam 3 Problems 1 & 13
Please be prepared to present any of these problems at the board, if asked.
Period 2 Due Fri 11/18
Period 5 Due Thu 11/17
HW 10 (Rational Equations)
Stewart Page 78 Problems 31-45 odd
Stewart Page 118 Problems 15-25 odd
Period 2 Due Tue 11/15 (but complete what you can for Mon 11/14)
Period 5 Due Tue 11/15 (but complete what you can for Mon 11/14)
HW 9B (Polynomial Equations Part 2)
For all problems, find all solutions (real and/or complex) and write the polynomial in factored form
Stewart Page 118 Problems 23, 27, 29, 31, 55, 57, 59, 61
Period 2 Due Thu 11/10
Period 5 Due Thu 11/10
HW 9A (Polynomial Equations Part 1)
For all problems, find all solutions (real and/or complex) and write the polynomial in factored form
Stewart Page 118 Problems 1-13 odd
Period 2 Due Mon 11/7
Period 5 Due Mon 11/7
HW 8B (Complex Numbers Part 2)
Stewart Page 110 Problems 27-65 odd
Period 2 Due Thu 11/3
Period 5 Due Thu 11/3
HW 8A (Complex Numbers Part 1)
Stewart Page 110 Problems 1-25 odd
Period 2 Due Tue 11/1
Period 5 Due Tue 11/1
HW 7C (Quadratic Equations Part 3)
Stewart Page 102 Problems 25-47 odd, 61-73 odd, 74
Period 2 Due Mon 10/31
Period 5 Due Mon 10/31
HW 7B (Quadratic Equations Part 2)
Stewart Page 102 Problems 21, 22, 23, 24
Period 2 Due Fri 10/28
Period 5 Due Fri 10/28
HW 7A (Quadratic Equations Part 1)
Stewart Page 102 Problems 1-19 odd
Period 2 Due Thu 10/27
Period 5 Due Thu 10/27
HW 6B (Rational Expressions Part 3)
Stewart Page 55 Problems 55-79 odd
Period 2 Due Thu 10/20
Period 5 Due Thu 10/20
HW 6B (Rational Expressions Part 2)
Stewart Page 55 Problems 35-53 odd
Period 2 Due Tue 10/18
Period 5 Due Tue 10/18
HW 6A (Rational Expressions Part 1)
Stewart Page 55 Problems 1-33 odd
Period 2 Due Mon 10/17
Period 5 Due Mon 10/17
HW 5B (Factoring Part 2)
Stewart Page 46 Problems 67-83 (odd)
Period 2 Due Fri 10/14
Period 5 Due Fri 10/14
HW 5A (Factoring Part 1)
Stewart Page 46 Problems 1-65 (odd)
Period 2 Due Thu 10/13 (but complete as much as possible for Tue 10/11)
Period 5 Due Thu 10/13 (but complete as much as possible for Tue 10/11)
HW 4 (Algebraic Expressions)
Stewart Page 39 Problems 7-55 (odd)
Period 2 Due Thu 10/6
Period 5 Due Thu 10/6
HW 3B (Fractional Exponents)
Stewart Page 33 Problems 13-17 (odd), 21, 43-59 (odd)
Period 2 Due Thu 9/29
Period 5 Due Thu 9/29
HW 3A (Roots & Radicals)
Stewart Page 33 Problems 9, 10, 11, 12, 19, 20, 23-41 (odd), 61, 62
Period 2 Due Tue 9/27 (but do as much as possible for Mon 9/26)
Period 5 Due Tue 9/27 (but do as much as possible for Mon 9/26)
HW 2 (Exponent Rules)
Stewart Page 27 Problems 1-49 (odd)
Period 2 Due Fri 9/23 (but do as much as possible for Thu 9/22)
Period 5 Due Fri 9/23 (but do as much as possible for Thu 9/22)
HW 1 (Lines)
Stewart Page 184-5 Problems 10-14 (all), 15-35 (odd), 41-57 (odd)
Period 2 Due Mon 9/19
Period 5 Due Mon 9/19
HW 0 (Email)
Please send me a short introductory email describing yourself, your interests, your career aspirations, your feelings toward mathematics, and your mathematical experience here at BHSEC. Also, please include the phone number and the email address of your parent/guardian. (This is required, even if you have done it for a previous course.)
Period 2 Due by 9AM Mon 9/19
Period 5 Due by 9AM Mon 9/19
Exam Results (Updated 1/6)
Note: All Exam Statistics are before adding make-up points (if applicable).
Exam 1
Statistics
Student Work
Exam 2
Statistics
Student Work
Exam 3
Statistics
Student Work