Algebra 1
A Period and F Period - Bill's Class
William Frey
(517) 927-5528
williamf@school-one.org
Topics/Assignments
Week1: Introductions, technology
Week2: link: https://www.wolframcloud.com/obj/wfrey/Assessement
Week4: Transitioning from Arithmetic to Algebra: Cleanup, percents,
translating English to Algebra and Algebra to English
GCD/LCM PRACTICE 1 for class downtime this week
GCD/LCM PRACTICE 2 for class downtime this week
T1 - HW6 words to Expressions due 9/25 (F per), 9/27 (A per)
QUIZ Monday, September 25 (RESCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 27)
Week5: Feet firmly planted in Algebra: Evaluating and simplifying expressions
T1 - HW 7-8 due 9/28. (This is a longer homework; I suggest you spread it out over the week.)
QUIZ Wednesday September 27
Week6: Translating English to Algebra, more fractions and percent practice
Week 9: SOLVING EQUATIONS in CONTEXT (word problems)
Three equation solving problem sets:
Week 10: Toward Equation Solving Mastery and Absolute Value Equations
Week 11: Applying /Equation-Solving /skills: Transforming Formulas
TRIMESTER 2: Week 1: Introduction to spreadsheets
Review Exam and make corrections where needed
Introduction to spreadsheets
adding/deleting rows and columns
entering formulas
Examples: bodyweight/brainweight, student scores, student enrollment, temperatures
scatter plots and bar charts
Plotting Points in the plane, scatter plots and computing Slope
IXL: 10 questions "Step into the Arena"
TRIMESTER 2: Week 2: Coordinate Plane
Plotting Points in the plane, scatter plots and computing Slope
Plotting Points to make polygons; computing teir perimeter and area
IXL: 10 questions "Step into the Arena"
TRIMESTER 2: Week 3: Equations of Lines
Finding the equation of a line
Point-slope form
IXL: 10 questions "Step into the Arena"
TRIMESTER 2: Week 4: Equations of Lines - Continued
Finding the equation of a line
Point-slope form
QUIZ
IXL: 10 questions "Step into the Arena"
SKILLS:
Given two points find the slope of the line that joins them
Write the equation of a line when given:
its slope and y - intercept
its slope and a point on the line
two points on the line
Determine whether two lines are parallel or perpendicular by comparing their slopes
Differentiate between Standard Form (Ax +By = C) and Slope-intercept Form (y = mx + b) and move from one to the other using algebraic operations
Horizontal and vertical lines
Find the x and y intercepts of a given line
Find the equation of a line through a given point parallel (or perpendicular) to a given line
TRIMESTER 2: Week 5: Equations of Lines - Continued
QUIZ
IXL: 10 questions "Step into the Arena"
TRIMESTER 2: Week 7: Exponents, radicals, sci notation
IXL: 10 questions "Step into the Arena"
PS 9 due Tuesday 1/30; Note: PS 9 must be done in Delta Math, it is a timed mental math exercise
TRIMESTER 2: Week 8: Systems of Equation
GRAPHING METHOD
IXL: 10 questions "Step into the Arena"
PS 10 due Wednesday
PS 11 due Friday
TRIMESTER 2: Week 9: Systems of Equation
ELIMINATION METHOD
IXL: 10 questions "Step into the Arena"
PS 12 due Monday
PS 13 due Wednesday
PS 14 due Friday (extended to Monday 2/12)
TRIMESTER 2: Week 10/11: Winding Down Trimester 2
More on Systems of Equations
IXL: 10 questions "Step into the Arena"
Cumulative Trimester 2 exam will be given over 2 classes:
OPEN NOTES
A Period: Friday and Monday 3/1 and 3/4
F Period: Monday and Tuesday 3/4 and 3/5
TRIMESTER 2: Week 11/11: Winding Down Trimester 2
IXL: 10 questions "Step into the Arena"
Cumulative Trimester 2 exam will be given over 2 classes:
OPEN NOTES
A Period: Friday and Monday 3/1 and 3/4
F Period: Monday and Tuesday 3/4 and 3/5
EXTRA TIME AVAILABLE DURING AFTER SCHOOL STUDY ON TUESDAY MARCH 5
TRIMESTER 3: Algebra, Data, Statistics, Probability, Combinatorics
STANDING ASSIGNMENT: SAVE NOTEOWRTHY EXAMPLES OF GRAPHICAL PRESENTATION TO OUR CLASS FOLDER
NOTE: If you miss a quiz or score less than 50% you must see me for a retake. I am available before school, at lunch and after school Mon, Tues, Wed.
TRIMESTER 3: Week 1
IXL: 10 questions "Step into the Arena"
Questions
Study the graphs
What types of questions could we ask/answer with this information?
Give 3 - 5 questions
Based on out definition of Graphical Excellence, Do you think these graphs are excellent? why or why not?
If not excellent, what improvements might you suggest?
IXL Skills Work
Algebra 1: S2, S6, R11, R14
Quiz on these skills Thurs (F period) Fri (A period)
Data Science Assignment due Monday 3/25/24
Using the 157 state properties decide on things you would like to learn/study about the states and generate hypotheses. As a guide, use the example we studied in class trying to determine the existence of corelation between educational attainment and per capita income.
TRIMESTER 3: Week 2
IXL: 10 questions "Step into the Arena"
Data Sources
https://datarepository.wolframcloud.com/
Data Science Assignment due Monday 3/25/24
Using the 157 state properties decide on things you would like to learn/study about the states and generate hypotheses. As a guide, use the example we studied in class trying to determine the existence of corelation between educational attainment and per capita income.
Data Presentation
Stem and Leaf Plots
IXL skills HH.8 and II.1 (stem and leaf plots and recognixzing sample bias)
Make a stem and leaf plot of the percent educated by state data handed out in class
Assignment due Wed (Period A) Tuesday (Period F)
Assigment due Wed (Per F) Fri (Period A)
Read handout units 5 and 6
visit the Wolfram data repository (Link above) and find at least 2 sets of data we could study
Pie Chart
Histogram
Box & Whisker plot
More exponent Practice
delta math problem set
quiz retake
Exam Corrections
TRIMESTER 3: Week 3
IXL: 10 questions "Step into the Arena"
Data Sources
https://datarepository.wolframcloud.com/
Statistics Lesson 1 handout - questions due Tuesday (Period F)
Delta Math T3 PS 2 due Wednesday
Quiz Thursday (Period F) Friday (Period A)
TRIMESTER 3: Week 4
IXL: 10 questions "Step into the Arena"
"Dear Bill,
After studying the 157 state properties I think it would be interesting to investigate: PROPERTY 1, PROPERTY 2, PROPERTY 3…
I would be curious to know whether a correlation exisits between ?? AND ??
I also looked at the Wolfram Data repository and would like to study. DATASET NAME…
Thanks,
YOUR NAME"
TRIMESTER 3: Week 6
IXL: 10 questions "Step into the Arena"
COUNTY NOTEBOOKS
TRIMESTER 3: Week 7
IXL: 10 questions "Step into the Arena"
Read pages 176 - 182
Complete problems 1,2,7,10,11,12 on page 198-199
Complete and share Mathematica notebook on County data for your region