When's Day HW!

Tonight please complete the following in your section 7.3 problem set (provided in class today), or on pages 527-532 in our PDF textbook:

1ab, 5, 7, 9

Tomorrow in class we'll continue to work with these multi-variable systems of equations and start to introduce more row operations and Gaussian elimination! Intense stuff! See you there!

Two's Day HW!

Tonight please complete the systems of equations review that we started in class! If you need a graphing calculator use the Desmos calculator on the right!

Monday HW!

Tonight, please complete the following in your Systems of Equations Review Problem set (or sections 7.1, 7.2 of your online textbook):

Section 7.1: 1ab
Section 7.2: 11, 15, 23, 37

Tomorrow we'll get back to work with systems of equations and we'll start to solve systems graphically! We'll also look at systems with some non-linear equations before we start to solve multi-variable systems! See you there!

IF YOU DID NOT TURN IN THE THANKSGIVING BREAK TAKE HOME TEST PLEASE BE SURE TO HAVE IT TOMORROW--THAT'S YOUR LAST CHANCE!

Thanksgiving Break = Take Home Test!

Have an awesome Thanksgiving break! Enjoy some time with friends and family, rest up, relax, and come back ready to learn lots of math! You do have some homework, and it's a test grade....

This weekend (Thanksgiving break) please complete the take home test questions provided in class or below!

• Part 1: Complete the SAT multiple choice question and the "solving equations" question (numbered 10,11)!
• For the SAT question you can either use the "SAT strategies" we learned with Mr. Mason OR you can add the rational expressions using a common denominator! 
• For the second question use your notes from yesterday!
• This is an 8 point test grade. 

• Part 2: Error Analysis
• On the second page you are given four "answers" that are incorrect--there is a mistake (somewhere) in each solution
• Your task:
• Identify the error/mistake that is made in the given (crossed out) solution. You must describe the error that was made in a complete sentence! (1 point)
• Then, show the correct solution!
• Pretty much do the problem yourself, correctly! Show this solution and circle your final answer! (2 points)
• You can do this in the space on the right or on separate paper--whatever works best for you!
• This is a 12 point test grade.

Feel free to email or send me a remind message if you have questions--just don't expect a response Sunday night! Get these done early!

Have an amazing break and I'll see you Monday for some new stuff!

Test Tomorrow!

Tonight, STUDY, STUDY, STUDY! Tomorrow we will have our first test of the quarter--put in the work and preparation tonight to start this quarter strong!

Here's what's on the test tomorrow (you also got a copy of this in class):

• Graphing rational functions with two vertical asymptotes (study your quiz!)
• Study your graphic organizers!
• Graphing rational functions with points of discontinuity (study your take home quiz!)
• Study your graphic organizers!
• Identifying limits and domain and range given the graph of a function
• Study our limits homework, limits classwork, and Friday's limits quiz
• Creating limit questions...
• Study last Monday's classwork we did in groups (it says "stamp" at the top)
• Adding,subtracting, multiplying and dividing rational expressions
• Study our adding/subtracting homework from last Wednesday night or the weekend homework!
• Solving equations with adding/subtracting rationals
• Using "SAT strategies" to plug in numbers with multiple choice!
• Study the notes/classwork and homework from Tuesday! (Mr. Mason's lesson)
• Also remember you can use Khan Academy to study!

Weekend HW!

This weekend, please complete the "Multiplying and Dividing Rationals" practice provided in class (or below)!

On Monday in class we'll learn a little bit of new stuff with some "solving equations" and we'll review for our test on Tuesday! Start studying now! Here's what's on the test Tuesday:

• Graphing rational functions with two vertical asymptotes (study your quiz!)
• Study your graphic organizers with answer keys too!
• Graphing rational functions with points of discontinuity (study your take home quiz!)
• Study your graphic organizers with answer keys too!
• Identifying limits and domain and range given the graph of a function
• Study our limits homework, limits classwork, and today's limits quiz (you'll get it back Monday)!
• Creating limit questions...
• Study Monday's classwork we did in groups (it says "stamp" at the top)
• Adding,subtracting, multiplying and dividing rational expressions
• Study our adding/subtracting homework from Wednesday night or the weekend homework!
• Solving equations with adding/subtracting rationals (we'll look at this Monday)
• Using "SAT strategies" to plug in numbers with multiple choice!
• Study the notes/classwork and homework from Tuesday! (Mr. Mason's lesson)
• Also remember you can use Khan Academy to study!

Finally, here are the answers to your homework so you can check!

Quiz Tomorrow and Extra Credit Homework!

Tomorrow we will start class with a quick quiz on limits! There is also a domain and range question and a couple f(#) questions! Use your notes (powerpoint slides) and last weekend's homework to study!

There is no assigned homework tonight...however, if you want to replace a homework zero (or just get some homework extra credit), you can log 20 minutes in Khan Academy as an extra credit homework assignment! If you didn't already, I would recommend working on the limits topic I assigned to you (check your notifications)!

I would strongly recommend doing this and using this time on Khan to review for Tuesday's test or tomorrow's quiz! The topics you might review in Khan to review are...

• Graphing Rational Function
• Points of Discontinuity (Rational Functions)
• Vertical and Horizontal Asymptotes (Rational Functions)
• Finding zeros (x intercepts) (Rational Functions)
• Finding limits graphically
• Adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing rational expressions!

Tomorrow we'll do some more work with multiplication and division of rationals after our limits quiz! See you there!

Wednesday HW

Tonight, please complete the front side (questions 1-5) of the "Arithmetic Operations with Rational Functions" worksheet provided in class (or below)!

Your challenge is to add or subtract the rational expressions (using a common denominator), and then simplify your answer!

And here's an answer key for your homework so you can check!

2'S Day HW!

Tonight, please complete the 4 SAT problems provided in class (or below)! Use the SAT strategies we discussed today!

• You can use the SAT strategies or find common denominators to solve these...I'd recommend the SAT strategies, they will be much more efficient, and it's less likely you make a mistake
• For the two questions on the left you can simply substitute each given (MC) value into the equation to see which value makes the equation true!
• For the two questions on the right, choose a number to substitute for x, then see which multiple choice expression gives the same value as the given expression when we substitute!

Tomorrow we'll get back to work with some more adding/subtracting rational functions! 4 more days of learning until our test next Tuesday--see you there!

Monday HW!

Tonight you need to spend at least 15 minutes working on Khan Academy! However, if you already spent 15 minutes on Khan over the weekend we'll count that as tonight's homework! So in other words, you have to log 15 minutes into Khan between Friday and tonight. I have "assigned" two topics to you to practice limits; you can check your notifications when you log into Khan to see these topics.

I would recommend working on the assigned (limits) content, but you can review any content you like--just get those 15 minutes in!

Tomorrow in class we'll start some new stuff with Mr. Mason! We'll look at some SAT problems where we have to add and/or subtract rational functions! See you there!

3 Day Wknd = Limits HW!

First and foremost, enjoy your 3 day weekend! Rest up, relax, and have some fun! Enjoy some time with your family and friends, and come back ready for a week of hard work! We'll have 6 more days of learning after this weekend, and then a test (then it's Thanksgiving)!

For this weekend, please complete the limits homework provided in class (or below)--I'm definitely checking!

Get this done sooner than later so you don't have to worry about it--it won't take long! Have a great weekend everyone!

Take Home Quiz Tonight!

Tonight's homework = take home quiz! Be sure to get it done and in tomorrow--start out the second quarter on the right foot (not with a 0 on a quiz!). You are expected to do this even if you were out today! If you were out or lost yours you can show all work and graph the function on separate paper! If this is not turned in tomorrow you will lose 4 points for each day this is late (until Monday). 

• Use your notes about points of discontinuity and graphing to help!
• Use your homework from Monday night and the answer keys provided in class as examples/samples
• Look in section 2.6 of our online textbook for more examples!
• Use Khan Academy--look up rational functions!

Want some bonus points/extra credit on your take home quiz? Either on the back or next to the graph provide the domain and range of the function you graphed!

Tomorrow in class we'll get back to work with limits! See you there!

Monday HW!

Tonight (or tomorrow) please complete the two graphic organizers provided in class using the functions below:

If you lost your graphic organizer (or you were out), you can do these on separate paper: complete each of the following and label your work, then use this information to graph the function:

• Find the x-intercept(s)
• Find the y-intercept
• Find the vertical asymptote(s)
• Find the horizontal asymptote
• Find the coordinates of the point of discontinuity
• Record the coordinates of some "additional points" (no work needed here, you can use your calculator)
• Graph the function
• Identify the domain and range

Have a great day off! And if you didn't get your KHAN work done from the weekend, get that done too! I re-opened that topic!

See you all on Wednesday for some new stuff!

Weekend HW = KHAN!

This weekend you should work on the topic that I have assigned to you in Khan Academy!

• Log into your account and you will see that a topic/mission has been assigned!
• You must correctly answer 5 questions in a row to finish--this will take different amounts of time for all of us! 
• Your homework grade will be based on whether you successfully completed these 5 questions in a row! If you worked to try to do so but didn't get to 5 in a row, you will get half credit!

On Monday we will do some more work with "points of discontinuity," and then we'll start to learn about limits! See you there!

Quick Quiz Tomorrow!

Tonight...STUDY! Tomorrow we will start class with a quick (10-15 minute) quiz! You will be given a rational function and will be asked to find all asymptotes, intercepts, some additional points (with a graphing calculator), and then graph! (This is pretty much the same as your graphic organizers!)

• Look over the book problems from Monday/Tuesday night
• Then look over your graphic organizers that we completed in class yesterday--grade yourself on these using the answer keys provided!

After our quiz we will start to learn a little more about rational functions and introduce points of discontinuity.

And don't forget: STAMPS ARE DUE TOMORROW! Have them counted/ready BEFORE class! If you do not turn in your stamps tomorrow, or you count them in class, you will receive a 0 for your stamp grade!

Wednesday HW and Classswork!

Tonight, please complete the two graphic organizers for the functions below (provided in the center of each organizer):

If you were out today, here's what we did--get this work done so you're all caught up!

• Today we worked in groups to complete two more of these webs!
• Find vertical asymptotes
• Find horizontal asymptote
• Find the x intercepts
• Find the y intercept
• Find the coordinates of additional points
• Identify the domain and range
• Graph the function!
• (Same as the homework!)
• Here are the functions we graphed in class:

Tomorrow in class we'll do some more practice; then on Friday we'll start class with a quiz--graph one rational function! Then we'll start to learn about "points of discontinuity!"

TUESDAY HW!

Please complete the following in your section 2.6 problem set (or page 193 in our PDF textbook);


Page 193: 31, 37, 39, 41

For each number listed above, complete the following:

• Find the vertical asymptote(s)
• Find the horizontal asymptote
• Find the x-intercept(s)
• Find the y-intercept
• Then, use the information above to...
• Find the coordinates of some additional points
• GRAPH each function!
• YOU DO NOT HAVE TO GRAPH #39! (It has 3 vertical asymptotes, and we won't see these types of graphs on our test, so just find the intercepts and asymptotes)

Also, remember that STAMPS ARE DUE BY FRIDAY! See the blog post below (Friday's post, look for blue) for directions with your stamps!