2009-2010 School Year

This Eighth Grade Syllabus Is Subject To Change, If Necessary

Assignment legend: R=Read pages; Q=Covering The Reading pages Answer all Questions; A=Appling the Mathematics pages work all Problems: On Progress Self-Test Assignments do all problems

 

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Date

Topic

Assignment

1

Aug. 25

Introduction

R; 71-76; Q 76-77

 

Aug. 26

1) Areas, Arrays and Volume

A 77-78; R 79-81; Q: 81-82

 

Aug. 27

2) Special Numbers in Multiplication

A 82-83; R 85-88; Q 88-89;

 

Aug. 28

3) Multiplying Algebraic Fraction

A 89-90; R 91-93; Q 93-94

 

 

 

 

2

Aug. 31

Quiz 2.1 – 2.3; 4) Multiplying Ratios

A 94-95; R 95-99; Q 99-100

 

Sep. 1

5) Products & Powers with Neg. Numbers

A 100-101; R 102-106; Q 106

 

Sep. 2

6) Solving ax = b

A 107-108; R 109-111; Q 111-112

 

Sep. 3

7) Special Numbers in Equations

A 112-113; R 114-116; Q 117

 

Sep. 4

Quiz 2.5 – 2.7; 8) Solving ax < b

A 117-118; R 119-121; Q 122

 

 

 

 

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Sep. 7

No School Labor Day

 

 

Sep. 8

9) The Multiplication Counting Principle

A 122-124; R 125-128; Q 128

 

Sep. 9

10) Factorials and Permutations

A 129-130; Progress Self Test 134-135

 

Sep. 10

Review Chapter Two

Look over textbook’s Chapter Review

 

Sep. 11

Test Chapter Two

R 141-145; Q 145-146

 

 

 

 

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Sep. 14

1) Models and Properties of Addition

A 146-148; R 149-152; Q 152-153

 

Sep. 15

2) More Properties of Addition

A 152-154; R 155-159; Q 159-162

 

Sep. 16

3) The Coordinate Plane

A 160-162; R 163-165; Q 166-167

 

Sep. 17

Quiz 3.1 – 3.3; 4) Two-Dimensional Sides

A 167-169; R 170-172; Q 173

 

Sep. 18

5) Solving ax + b = c

A 174-175; R 177-180; Q 180

 

 

 

 

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Sep. 21

6) The Distributive Property and Adding

     Like Terms

A 181-182; R 183-186; Q 186-187

 

Sep. 22

7) The Distributive Property & Removing

     Parentheses

A 187; R 188-191; Q 191-192

 

Sep. 23

Quiz 3.5 – 3.7; 8) Writing Linear Expressions

A 192-194; R 195-197; Q 197-198

 

Sep. 24

9) Adding Algebraic Functions

A 198-199; R 200-202; Q 202-203

 

Sep. 25

10) Solving ax + b < c

A 203-204; Progress Self Test 208-209

 

 

 

 

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Sep. 28

Review Chapter Three

Look over textbook’s Chapter Review

 

Sep. 29

Test Chapter Three

R 215-218; Q 218-220

 

Sep. 30

1) Subtracting Real Numbers

A 218-220; R 221-223; Q 224

 

Oct. 1

2) Models for Subtraction

A 224-226; R 227-229; Q 229-230

 

Oct. 2

3) Solving Sentences Involving

    Subtraction

A 230-231; R 232-237; Q 237

 

 

 

 

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Oct. 5

4) Spreadsheets

A 238-239; R 240-243; Q 243-244

 

Oct. 6

Quiz 4.1 – 4.4; 5) The Opposite of a Sum or Difference

A 244; R 246-248; Q 249

 

Oct. 7

6) Graphing x + y = k and x - y = k

A 250; R 253-256; Q 256-257

 

Oct. 8

7) Sum and Difference in Geometry

A 257; R 260-264; Q 264-265

 

Oct. 9

Diocesan In-service No School

 

 

 

 

 

8

Oct 12

8) The Triangle Inequality

A 265; R 267-270; Q 271

 

Oct. 13

Quiz 4.6 – 4.8; 9) Graphing Linear Equations

A 272-273; Progress Self Test 277

 

Oct. 14

Review Chapter Four

Look over textbook’s Chapter Review

 

Oct. 15

Test Chapter Four

R 284-287; Q 288

 

Oct. 16

1) Horizontal and Vertical Lines

A 289; R 291-293; Q 294

 

 

 

 

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Oct. 19

2) Using Tables to Compare Linear Expressions

A 295; R 297-301; Q 301-302

 

Oct. 20

3) Solving ax + b = cx + d

A 302-303; R 304-306; Q 306-307

 

Oct. 21

Quiz 5.1 – 5.3; 4) Using Graphs to Compare Linear Expressions

A 307-308; R 310-313; Q 314

 

Oct. 22

5) Using an Automatic Grapher

A 315; R 317-319; Q 320

 

Oct. 23

6) Solving ax + b < cx + d

A 320 R 322-324; Q 325

 

 

 

 

10

Oct.26

Quiz 5.4 – 5.6; 7) Equivalent Formulas

A 325-326; R 327-330; Q 330-331

 

Oct. 27

8) Advanced Solving Technique I: Multiplying Through

A 331; R 333-335; Q 335-336

 

Oct. 28

9) Advanced Solving Technique II: Chunking

A 336; Progress Self Test 341-342

 

Oct. 29

Review Chapter Five

Look over textbook’s Chapter Review

 

Oct. 30

Test Chapter Five

R 350-352; Q 353

 

 

 

 

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Nov. 2

1) The Algebraic Definition of Division

A 354; R 356-356; Q 359-360

 

Nov. 3

2) Rates

A 360; R 362-364; Q 365

 

Nov. 4

Parent Conferences No School

 

 

Nov. 5

3) Ratios

A 365-366; R 370-373; Q 373-374

 

Nov. 6

4) Relative Frequency and Probability

A 374-375; R 376-378; Q 378-379

 

 

 

 

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Nov. 9

Quiz 6.1 – 6.4; 5) Solving Percent Problems Using Equations

A 379-380; R 381-383; Q 383-284

 

Nov. 10

6) Probability Without Counting

A 384-385; R 387-390; Q 391-392

 

Nov. 11

7) Size Change

A 392; R 394-397; Q 397-398

 

Nov. 12

8) Proportions

A 398-399; R 402-404; Q 404-405

 

Nov. 13

Quiz 6.5 – 6.8; 9) Similar Figures

A 305-306; Progress Self Test 411

 

 

 

 

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Nov. 16

Review Chapter Six

Look over textbook’s Chapter Review

 

Nov. 17

Test Chapter Six

R 417-421; Q 421-422

 

Nov. 18

1) Rate of Change

A 422-423; R 425-428; Q 428-429

 

Nov.19

2) The Slope of the Line

A 429-430; R 432-435; Q 436

 

Nov. 20

3) Properties of Slope

A 437; R 439-442; Q 442

 

 

 

 

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Nov.23

Quiz 7.1 – 7.3; 4) Slope-Intercept Equations of Lines

A 443-444; R 445-447; Q 447

 

Nov. 24

5) Equations for Lines with a Given Point and Slope

A 448; R 450-453; Q 453-454

 

Nov. 25

6) Equations for Line Through Two Points

A 454-455; R 458-460; Q 460

 

Nov. 26

Thanksgiving Day - No School

 

 

Nov. 27

Day After Thanksgiving Day No School

 

 

 

 

 

15

Nov.30

Quiz 7.4 – 7.6; 7) Fitting a Line to Data

A 461; R 463-466; Q 466-467

 

Dec. 1

8) Equations for All Lines

A 467; R 469-472; Q 472-473

 

Dec. 2

9) Graphing Linear Inequalities

A 473-474; Progress Self Test 479

 

Dec. 3

Review Chapter Seven

Look over textbook’s Chapter Review

 

Dec. 4

Chapter Seven Test

R 485-488; Q 489

 

 

 

 

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Dec. 7

1) Compound Interest

A 490; R 492-495; Q 495-496

 

Dec. 8

Immaculate Conception - No School

 

 

Dec.9

2) Exponential Growth

A 496; R 498-501; Q 501-502

 

Dec. 10

3) Comparing Constant Increase and Exponential Growth

A 502-503; R 505-507; Q 507

 

Dec. 11

Quiz 8.1 – 8.3; 4) Exponential Decay

A 508-509; R 510-512; Q 513

 

 

 

 

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Dec. 14

5) Products and Power of Powers

A 513-514; R 515-518; Q 518-519

 

Dec. 15

6) Negative Exponents

A 519-520; R 521-524; Q 524

 

Dec. 16

Quiz 8.4 – 8.6; 7) Quotients of Powers

A 525; R 527-530; Q 530-531

 

Dec. 17

8) Powers of Products and Quotients

A 531; R 533-536; Q 536

 

Dec. 18

9) Remembering Properties of Exponents and Powers

A 537; Progress Self Test 542

 

 

 

 

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Jan. 4

Review Chapter Eight

Look over textbook’s Chapter Review

 

Jan. 5

Chapter Eight Test

R 547-551; Q 551-552

 

Jan. 6

1) Graphing y = ax2

A 553; R 554-557; Q 558

 

Jan. 7

2) Graphing y = ax2 + bx + c

A 559-600; R 562-562; Q 564-565

 

Jan. 8

3) Graphing Parabolas with an Automatic Grapher

A 565-566; R 567-569; Q 570

 

 

 

 

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Jan. 11

4) Quadratic Equations and Projectiles

A 571; R 573-576; Q 576-577

 

Jan. 12

Quiz 9.1 – 9.3; 5) The Quadratic Formula

A 577; R 579-582; Q 583

 

Jan. 13

6) Analyzing Solutions to Quadratic Equations

A 583-584; R 586-590; Q 590

 

Jan. 14

7) Square Roots and Products

A 590; R 593-596; Q 597

 

Jan. 15

Quiz 9.4 –9.6; 8) Absolute Value, Distance, and Square Roots

A 597-598; R 599-601; Q 602

 

 

 

 

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Jan. 18

Martin Luther King Day - No School

 

 

Jan. 19

9) Distance in a Plane

A 603; Progress Self Test 609

 

Jan. 20

Review Chapter Nine

Look over textbook’s Chapter Review

 

Jan. 21

Test Chapter Nine

R 615-618; Q 618-619

 

Jan. 22

1) What Are Polynomials

A 619-620; R 621-623; Q 624

 

 

 

 

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Jan. 25

2) Investments and Polynomials

A 624-625; R 627-629; Q 630

 

Jan. 26

3) Multiplying a Polynomial by a Monomial

A 630-631; R 633-635; Q 636

 

Jan. 27

4) Multiplying Polynomials

A 636-637; R 639-642; Q 643

 

Jan. 28

5) Multiplying Binomials

A 644; R 646-649; Q 649

 

Jan. 29

Quiz 10.1 – 10.4; 6) Special Binomial Products

A 650; R 651-654; Q 655

 

 

 

 

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Feb. 1

7) The Chi-Square Statistic

A 655-656; Progress Self Test 660

 

Feb. 2

Review Chapter Ten

Look over textbook’s Chapter Review

 

Feb. 3

Test Chapter Ten

R 665- 668; Q 668-669

 

Feb. 4

1) An Introduction to Systems

A 669-670; R 672-674; Q 674

 

Feb. 5

2) Solving Systems Using Substitution

A 674-675; R 676-678; Q 679

 

 

 

 

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Feb. 8

3) More Uses of Substitution

A 679-680; R 681-684; Q 684-5

 

Feb. 9

4) Solving Systems by Addition

A 685; R 687-690; Q 690-691

 

Feb. 10

Quiz 11.1 – 11.3; 5) Solving Systems by Multiplication

A 692; R 694-696; Q 696-697

 

Feb. 11

6) Systems and Parallel Lines

A 697; R 699-701; Q 701-702

 

Feb. 12

7) Situations Which Always or Never Happen

A 702; R 704-707; Q 708

 

 

 

 

24

Feb 15

Presidents Day - No School

 

 

Feb. 16

Quiz 11.4 – 11.6; 8) Systems of Inequalities

A 709; Progress Self Test 714

 

Feb. 17

(Ash Wed.) Review Chapter Eleven

Look over textbook’s Chapter Review

 

Feb. 18

Test Chapter Eleven

R 719-723; Q 724

 

Feb. 19

1) Factoring Integers Into Primes

A 724; R 726-729; Q 729-730

 

 

 

 

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Feb. 22

2) Common Monomial Factoring

A 730; R 733-736; Q 736

 

Feb. 23

3) Factoring ax2 + bx + c

A 736-737; R 738-741; Q 741-2

 

Feb. 24

4) Solve Some Quadratic Equations by Factoring

A 742 R 744-746; Q 746

 

Feb. 25

Quiz 12.1 – 12.3; 5) More Factoring      ax2 + bx + c

A 747; R 749-751; Q 751-752

 

Feb. 26

6) How Was the Quadratic Formula Found

A 752; R 754-756; Q 757

 

 

 

 

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Mar. 1

7) Rational and Irrational Numbers

A 757-758; R 759-763; Q 763

 

Mar. 2

Quiz 12.4 – 12.6; 8) Which Quadratic Equations are Factorable

A 763-764; Progress Self Test 768

 

Mar. 3

Review Chapter Twelve

Look over textbook’s Chapter Review

 

Mar. 4

Test Chapter Twelve

R 773-775; Q 776

 

Mar. 5

1) What is a Function

A 776-777; R: 778-781; Q 781

 

 

 

 

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Mar. 8

2) Function Notation

A 781-782; R 784-787; Q 787

 

Mar. 9

3) Absolute Value Functions

A 787-788; R 789-791; Q 792

 

Mar. 10

4) Domain and Range

A 792-793; R 795-797; Q 797-8

 

Mar. 11

Quiz 13.1 – 13.3; 5) Probability Functions

A 798; R 800-803; Q 803-804

 

Mar. 12

In-service Day No School

 

 

 

 

 

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Mar. 15

6) Polynomial Functions

A 804; R 807-809; Q 810

 

Mar. 16

7) The Tangent Function

A 810-811; R 812-814; Q 814

 

Mar. 17

8) Functions on Calculators & Computers

A 815; Progress Self Test 820

 

Mar. 18

Review Chapter Thirteen

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Mar. 19

Test Chapter Thirteen

R 4-9; Q 9

 

 

Geometry Book

 

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Mar. 22

1) Dots and Point

A 10; R 11-14; Q 14

 

Mar. 23

2) Locations as Points

A 14-16; R 17-20; Q 20

 

Mar. 24

3) Ordered Pairs and Points

A 21; R 22-25; Q 25-26

 

Mar. 25

Quiz 1.1 – 1.3; 4) Points in Networks

A 26; R 30-32; Q 32

 

Mar. 26

5) Drawing in Perspective

A 33; R 35-38; Q 38-39

 

 

 

 

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Mar.29

6) The need for Undefined Terms

A 39; R 41-43; Q 44

 

Mar. 30

Quiz 1.4 – 1.6; 7) Postulates for Euclidean Geometry

A 44; R 46-49; Q 49-50

 

Mar. 31

8) Betweenness and Distance

A 50-51; Progress Self Test 57

 

Apr. 1

Review Chapter one

Look over textbook’s Chapter Review

 

Apr. 2

Test Chapter One

R 62-63; Q 66-67

 

 

 

 

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Apr. 12

1) Need for Definitions

A 67-68; R 69-72; Q 73-74

 

Apr. 13

2) “If-Then” Statements

A 74-75; R 76-78; Q 78-79

 

Apr. 14

3) Converse

A 79; R 81-84; Q 84

 

Apr. 15

Quiz 2.2 – 2.3; 4) Good Definitions

A 85-86; R 87-90; Q 91

 

Apr. 16

5) Unions and Intersection of Figures

A 92; R 95-97; Q 98

 

 

 

 

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Apr. 19

Quiz 2.4 – 2.5; 6) Polygons

A 99; R 101-104; Q 104-105

 

Apr. 20

7) Using an Automatic Drawer. The Triangle Inequality

A 105-106; R 107-109; Q 110

 

Apr. 21

8) Conjectures

A 110-111; Progress Self Test 116-117

 

Apr. 22

Review Chapter Two

Look over textbook’s Chapter Review

 

Apr. 23

Test Chapter Two

R 122-128; Q 128-129

 

 

 

 

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Apr. 26

1) Angles and Their Measures

A 129-130; R 132-135; Q 135

 

Apr. 27

2) Arcs and Rotations

A 136; R 137-141; Q 141

 

Apr. 28

3) Properties of Angles

A 141-142; R 144-147; Q 148

 

Apr. 29

Quiz 3.1 – 3.3; 4) Algebra Properties Used in Geometry

A 148; R 150-152; Q 153

 

Apr. 30

5) One-Step Proof Arguments

A 153-154; R 155-158; Q 158-159

 

 

 

 

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May 3

6) Parallel Lines

A 159-160; R 161-163; Q 164

 

May 4

Quiz 3.4 – 3.6; 7) Perpendicular Lines

A 164-165; R 167-169; Q 169

 

May 5

8) Drawing Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

A 170-171; Progress Self Test 177

 

May 6

Review Chapter three

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May 7

Test Chapter Three

R 182-187; Q 187-188

 

 

 

 

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May 10

1) Reflecting Points

A 188; R 191-193; Q 194

 

May11

2) Reflecting Figures

A 195; R 197-199; Q 199-200

 

May 12

3) Miniature Golf and Billiards

A 200-201; R 203-207; Q 207-208

 

May 13

Quiz 4.1 – 3.4; 4) Composing Reflections over Parallel Lines

A 208-209; R 210-213; Q 213

 

May 14

5) Composing Reflections over Intersecting Lines

A 214; R 216-219; Q 219-220

 

 

 

 

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May 17

6) Translations and Vectors

A 220; R 222-225; Q 225-226

 

May 18

Quiz 4.4 – 4.6; 7) Isometries

A 226-227; R 228-230; Q 230-231

 

May 19

8) When are Figures Congruent

A 231; Progress Self Test 236-237

 

May 20

Review Chapter Four

Look over textbook’s Chapter Test

 

May 21

Test Chapter Four

R 242-246; Q 247

 

 

 

 

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May 24

1) Corresponding Parts of Congruent Figures

A 347-348; R 250-253; Q 253-254

 

May 25

2) Congruence and Equality

A 254; R 256-259; Q 259-260

 

May 26

3) One-Step Congruence Proofs

A 260; R 263-266; Q 266-267

 

May 27

Quiz 5.1 – 5.3; 4) Proofs Using Transitivity

A 267; R 270-273; Q 273-274

 

May 28

5) Proofs Using Reflections

A 274;