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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Gearing Up to Show Content Mastery on Friday and Working on Better Understanding of How to Solve Radical Equations and Inequalities

Home Nugget #31
Assigned on Wednesday January 30, 2013
Due on Friday February 1, 2013

In Algebra 2 textbook,

Page 907 Lesson 7-7 # 1 - 21 odd only

ALSO,

Prepare for an assessment this Friday covering lessons 6-1, 7-6 and 7-3

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Home Nugget #28
Assigned on Wednesday January 30, 2013
Due on Friday February 1, 2013

In Algebra 2 textbook,

Page 907 Lesson 7-7 # 1 - 21 odd only

ALSO,

Prepare for an assessment this Friday covering lessons 6-1, 7-6 and 7-3

Monday, January 28, 2013

Solving Radical Equations and Inequalities with Tools Developed in Previous Algebraic Encounters

5th Period Class
Assigned on Monday January 28, 2013
Due on Wednesday January 30, 2013
Home Nugget #30

In Algebra 2 text,

Page 425 # 12 - 28 even

Page 426 # 32 - 38 even

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6th Period Class
Assigned on Monday January 28, 2013
Due on Wednesday January 30, 2013
Home Nugget #27

In Algebra 2 text,

Page 425 # 12 - 28 even

Page 426 # 32 - 38 even

Friday, January 25, 2013

Putting the Full Court Press on the Theme of Radicals; This Time from an Equation-Solving Standpoint

5th Period Class
Home Nugget #29
Assigned on Friday January 25, 2013
Due on Monday January 28, 2013

Read lesson 7-7 on Solving Radical Equations and Inequalities. You’ve got to be intrigued by the challenge of how to find the value of variables when they’re buried under a radical sign. Turns out to be pretty intuitive. If you can solve problems 1 – 10 on page 425, consider yourself ready for whatever I throw your way on Monday.

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6th Period Class
Home Nugget #26
Assigned on Friday January 25, 2013
Due on Monday January 28, 2013

Read lesson 7-7 on Solving Radical Equations and Inequalities. You’ve got to be intrigued by the challenge of how to find the value of variables when they’re buried under a radical sign. Turns out to be pretty intuitive. If you can solve problems 1 – 10 on page 425, consider yourself ready for whatever I throw your way on Monday.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Using Past Experience to Graph Square Root Functions and Inequalities

5th Period Class
Home Nugget #28
Assigned on Wednesday January 23, 2013
Due on Friday January 25, 2013

In Algebra 2 textbook,

Page 400 # 10 - 18 even and 24 - 28 even

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6th Period Class
Home Nugget #25
Assigned on Wednesday January 23, 2013
Due on Friday January 25, 2013

In Algebra 2 textbook,

Page 400 # 10 - 18 even and 24 - 28 even

Friday, January 18, 2013

Habitually Practicing Content: In this Case, Exponent Operations and Simplifying Rational Exponents

5th Period Class
Home Nugget #27
Assigned on Thursday January 17, 2013
Due on Tuesday January 22, 2013

In Algebra 2 textbook,

Page 316 # 32 - 37

Page 317 # 38 - 40, 45, 47, 48

Page 420 # 35 - 49 odd and # 53 - 55 and 58

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6th Period Class
Home Nugget #24
Assigned on Thursday January 17, 2013
Due on Tuesday January 22, 2013

In Algebra 2 textbook,

Page 316 # 32 - 37

Page 317 # 38 - 40, 45, 47, 48

Page 420 # 35 - 49 odd and # 53 - 55 and 58


Monday, January 14, 2013

Finding Practical Applications for Exponential Operations

5th Period Class
Home Nugget #26
Assigned on Monday January 14, 2013
Two Parts

Part A: 6-1 Practice Sheet # 1 - 27 all problems due Wednesday January 16, 2013

Part B: Independent Study on Standard and Scientific Notation and Dimensional Analysis due Thursday January 17, 2013

Read page 315 middle of page and all of 319. Refer to Khan Academy or any other online resource for clarification (which I imagine you will need)

Your independent study should allow you to deal with:

Problems 19 - 24 from 6-1 Practice Sheet
Page 316 # 10, 27, 28 and Page 319 dimensional analysis problems

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6th Period Class
Home Nugget #23
Assigned on Monday January 14, 2013
Two Parts

Part A: 6-1 Practice Sheet # 1 - 27 all problems due Wednesday January 16, 2013

Part B: Independent Study on Standard and Scientific Notation and Dimensional Analysis due Thursday January 17, 2013

Read page 315 middle of page and all of 319. Refer to Khan Academy or any other online resource for clarification (which I imagine you will need)

Your independent study should allow you to deal with:

Problems 19 - 24 from 6-1 Practice Sheet
Page 316 # 10, 27, 28 and Page 319 dimensional analysis problems

Friday, January 11, 2013

An Immersion in Exponent Operations

5th Period Class
Home Nugget #25
Assigned on Thursday January 10, 2013
Due on Monday January 14, 2013

In Algebra 2 textbook,

Page 316 # 10 - 36 even

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6th Period Class
Home Nugget #22
Assigned on Thursday January 10, 2013
Due on Monday January 14, 2013

In Algebra 2 textbook,

Page 316 # 10 - 36 even

Monday, January 7, 2013

Analyzing Graphs of Quadratic Functions

5th Period Class
Home Nugget #24
Assigned on Monday January 7, 2013
Due on Thursday January 10, 2013

In Algebra 2 textbook,

Page 290 # 19, 20, 23 - 29

Page 291 # 33 - 35, 36

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6th Period Class
Home Nugget #21
Assigned on Monday January 7, 2013
Due on Thursday January 10, 2013

In Algebra 2 textbook,

Page 290 # 19, 20, 23 - 29

Page 291 # 33 - 35, 36

Friday, January 4, 2013

Analyzing Quadratic Functions (their symbolic and graphical behavior)

5th Period Class
Home Nugget #23
Assigned on Friday January 4, 2013
Due on Monday January 7, 2013

a. Term 2 self-evaluation (quiz grade)

b. Page 901:

Lesson 5-5 # 13, 15, 18

Lesson 5-6 # 2, 5, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22

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6th Period Class
Home Nugget #20
Assigned on Friday January 4, 2013
Due on Monday January 7, 2013

a. Term 2 self-evaluation (quiz grade)

b. Page 901:

Lesson 5-5 # 13, 15, 18

Lesson 5-6 # 2, 5, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Re-Activating Your Fluency with Quadratics & Function Operations

5th Period Class (3rd Term)
Home Nugget #22 (a continuation of the numbering system from the 2nd term)
Assigned on Thursday January 3, 2013
Due on Friday January 4, 2013

In Algebra 2 textbook:

Page 899 Lesson 5-1 # 10, 17, 20

Page 900 Lesson 5-2 # 11

Page 900 Lesson 5-3 # 1, 2, 4, 9, 18

Page 900 Lesson 5-4 # 1 - 12

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6th Period Class (3rd Term)
Home Nugget #19 (a continuation of the numbering system from the 2nd term)
Assigned on Thursday January 3, 2013
Due on Friday January 4, 2013

In Algebra 2 textbook:

Page 899 Lesson 5-1 # 10, 17, 20

Page 900 Lesson 5-2 # 11

Page 900 Lesson 5-3 # 1, 2, 4, 9, 18

Page 900 Lesson 5-4 # 1 - 12