
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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Aug. 25 |
Introduction |
R; 71-76; Q 76-77 |
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Aug. 26 |
1) Areas, Arrays and Volume |
A 77-78; R 79-81; Q: 81-82 |
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Aug. 27 |
2) Special Numbers in Multiplication |
A 82-83; R 85-88; Q 88-89; |
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Aug. 28 |
3) Multiplying Algebraic Fraction |
A 89-90; R 91-93; Q 93-94 |
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Aug. 31 |
Quiz 2.1 – 2.3; 4) Multiplying Ratios |
A 94-95; R 95-99; Q 99-100 |
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Sep. 1 |
5) Products & Powers with Neg. Numbers |
A 100-101; R 102-106; Q 106 |
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Sep. 2 |
6) Solving ax = b |
A 107-108; R 109-111; Q 111-112 |
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Sep. 3 |
7) Special Numbers in Equations |
A 112-113; R 114-116; Q 117 |
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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 |
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Sep. 8 |
9) The Multiplication Counting Principle |
A 122-124; R 125-128; Q 128 |
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Sep. 9 |
10) Factorials and Permutations |
A 129-130; Progress Self Test 134-135 |
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Sep. 10 |
Review Chapter Two |
Look over textbook’s Chapter Review |
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Sep. 11 |
Test Chapter Two |
R 141-145; Q 145-146 |
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4 |
Sep. 14 |
1) Models and Properties of Addition |
A 146-148; R 149-152; Q 152-153 |
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Sep. 15 |
2) More Properties of Addition |
A 152-154; R 155-159; Q 159-162 |
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Sep. 16 |
3) The Coordinate Plane |
A 160-162; R 163-165; Q 166-167 |
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Sep. 17 |
Quiz 3.1 – 3.3; 4) Two-Dimensional Sides |
A 167-169; R 170-172; Q 173 |
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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 |
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Sep. 22 |
7) The Distributive Property & Removing Parentheses |
A 187; R 188-191; Q 191-192 |
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Sep. 23 |
Quiz 3.5 – 3.7; 8) Writing Linear Expressions |
A 192-194; R 195-197; Q 197-198 |
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Sep. 24 |
9) Adding Algebraic Functions |
A 198-199; R 200-202; Q 202-203 |
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Sep. 25 |
10) Solving ax + b < c |
A 203-204; Progress Self Test 208-209 |
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6 |
Sep. 28 |
Review Chapter Three |
Look over textbook’s Chapter Review |
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Sep. 29 |
Test Chapter Three |
R 215-218; Q 218-220 |
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Sep. 30 |
1) Subtracting Real Numbers |
A 218-220; R 221-223; Q 224 |
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Oct. 1 |
2) Models for Subtraction |
A 224-226; R 227-229; Q 229-230 |
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Oct. 2 |
3) Solving Sentences Involving Subtraction |
A 230-231; R 232-237; Q 237 |
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7 |
Oct. 5 |
4) Spreadsheets |
A 238-239; R 240-243; Q 243-244 |
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Oct. 6 |
Quiz 4.1 – 4.4; 5) The Opposite of a Sum or Difference |
A 244; R 246-248; Q 249 |
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Oct. 7 |
6) Graphing x + y = k and x - y = k |
A 250; R 253-256; Q 256-257 |
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Oct. 8 |
7) Sum and Difference in Geometry |
A 257; R 260-264; Q 264-265 |
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Oct. 9 |
Diocesan In-service No School |
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8 |
Oct 12 |
8) The Triangle Inequality |
A 265; R 267-270; Q 271 |
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Oct. 13 |
Quiz 4.6 – 4.8; 9) Graphing Linear Equations |
A 272-273; Progress Self Test 277 |
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Oct. 14 |
Review Chapter Four |
Look over textbook’s Chapter Review |
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Oct. 15 |
Test Chapter Four |
R 284-287; Q 288 |
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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 |
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Oct. 20 |
3) Solving ax + b = cx + d |
A 302-303; R 304-306; Q 306-307 |
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Oct. 21 |
Quiz 5.1 – 5.3; 4) Using Graphs to Compare Linear Expressions |
A 307-308; R 310-313; Q 314 |
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Oct. 22 |
5) Using an Automatic Grapher |
A 315; R 317-319; Q 320 |
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Oct. 23 |
6) Solving ax + b < cx + d |
A 320 R 322-324; Q 325 |
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Oct.26 |
Quiz 5.4 – 5.6; 7) Equivalent Formulas |
A 325-326; R 327-330; Q 330-331 |
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Oct. 27 |
8) Advanced Solving Technique I: Multiplying Through |
A 331; R 333-335; Q 335-336 |
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Oct. 28 |
9) Advanced Solving Technique II: Chunking |
A 336; Progress Self Test 341-342 |
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Oct. 29 |
Review Chapter Five |
Look over textbook’s Chapter Review |
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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 |
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Nov. 3 |
2) Rates |
A 360; R 362-364; Q 365 |
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Nov. 4 |
Parent Conferences No School |
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Nov. 5 |
3) Ratios |
A 365-366; R 370-373; Q 373-374 |
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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 |
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Nov. 10 |
6) Probability Without Counting |
A 384-385; R 387-390; Q 391-392 |
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Nov. 11 |
7) Size Change |
A 392; R 394-397; Q 397-398 |
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Nov. 12 |
8) Proportions |
A 398-399; R 402-404; Q 404-405 |
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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 |
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Nov. 17 |
Test Chapter Six |
R 417-421; Q 421-422 |
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Nov. 18 |
1) Rate of Change |
A 422-423; R 425-428; Q 428-429 |
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Nov.19 |
2) The Slope of the Line |
A 429-430; R 432-435; Q 436 |
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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 |
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Nov. 24 |
5) Equations for Lines with a Given Point and Slope |
A 448; R 450-453; Q 453-454 |
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Nov. 25 |
6) Equations for Line Through Two Points |
A 454-455; R 458-460; Q 460 |
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Nov. 26 |
Thanksgiving Day - No School |
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Nov. 27 |
Day After Thanksgiving Day No School |
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Nov.30 |
Quiz 7.4 – 7.6; 7) Fitting a Line to Data |
A 461; R 463-466; Q 466-467 |
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Dec. 1 |
8) Equations for All Lines |
A 467; R 469-472; Q 472-473 |
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Dec. 2 |
9) Graphing Linear Inequalities |
A 473-474; Progress Self Test 479 |
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Dec. 3 |
Review Chapter Seven |
Look over textbook’s Chapter Review |
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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 |
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Dec. 8 |
Immaculate Conception - No School |
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Dec.9 |
2) Exponential Growth |
A 496; R 498-501; Q 501-502 |
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Dec. 10 |
3) Comparing Constant Increase and Exponential Growth |
A 502-503; R 505-507; Q 507 |
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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 |
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Dec. 15 |
6) Negative Exponents |
A 519-520; R 521-524; Q 524 |
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Dec. 16 |
Quiz 8.4 – 8.6; 7) Quotients of Powers |
A 525; R 527-530; Q 530-531 |
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Dec. 17 |
8) Powers of Products and Quotients |
A 531; R 533-536; Q 536 |
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Dec. 18 |
9) Remembering Properties of Exponents and Powers |
A 537; Progress Self Test 542 |
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18 |
Jan. 4 |
Review Chapter Eight |
Look over textbook’s Chapter Review |
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Jan. 5 |
Chapter Eight Test |
R 547-551; Q 551-552 |
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Jan. 6 |
1) Graphing y = ax2 |
A 553; R 554-557; Q 558 |
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Jan. 7 |
2) Graphing y = ax2 + bx + c |
A 559-600; R 562-562; Q 564-565 |
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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 |
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Jan. 12 |
Quiz 9.1 – 9.3; 5) The Quadratic Formula |
A 577; R 579-582; Q 583 |
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Jan. 13 |
6) Analyzing Solutions to Quadratic Equations |
A 583-584; R 586-590; Q 590 |
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Jan. 14 |
7) Square Roots and Products |
A 590; R 593-596; Q 597 |
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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 |
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Jan. 19 |
9) Distance in a Plane |
A 603; Progress Self Test 609 |
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Jan. 20 |
Review Chapter Nine |
Look over textbook’s Chapter Review |
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Jan. 21 |
Test Chapter Nine |
R 615-618; Q 618-619 |
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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 |
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Jan. 26 |
3) Multiplying a Polynomial by a Monomial |
A 630-631; R 633-635; Q 636 |
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Jan. 27 |
4) Multiplying Polynomials |
A 636-637; R 639-642; Q 643 |
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Jan. 28 |
5) Multiplying Binomials |
A 644; R 646-649; Q 649 |
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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 |
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Feb. 2 |
Review Chapter Ten |
Look over textbook’s Chapter Review |
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Feb. 3 |
Test Chapter Ten |
R 665- 668; Q 668-669 |
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Feb. 4 |
1) An Introduction to Systems |
A 669-670; R 672-674; Q 674 |
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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 |
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Feb. 9 |
4)
Solving Systems by Addition |
A 685; R 687-690; Q 690-691 |
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Feb. 10 |
Quiz
11.1 – 11.3; 5) Solving Systems by Multiplication |
A 692; R 694-696; Q 696-697 |
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Feb. 11 |
6)
Systems and Parallel Lines |
A 697; R 699-701; Q 701-702 |
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Feb. 12 |
7)
Situations Which Always or Never Happen |
A 702; R 704-707; Q 708 |
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24 |
Feb 15 |
Presidents Day - No School |
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Feb. 16 |
Quiz
11.4 – 11.6; 8) Systems of Inequalities |
A 709; Progress Self Test 714 |
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Feb. 17 |
(Ash Wed.)
Review Chapter Eleven |
Look over textbook’s Chapter Review |
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Feb. 18 |
Test
Chapter Eleven |
R 719-723; Q 724 |
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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 |
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Feb. 23 |
3) Factoring ax2 + bx + c |
A 736-737; R 738-741; Q 741-2 |
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Feb. 24 |
4)
Solve Some Quadratic Equations by Factoring |
A 742 R 744-746; Q 746 |
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Feb. 25 |
Quiz
12.1 – 12.3; 5) More Factoring
ax2 + bx + c |
A 747; R 749-751; Q 751-752 |
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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 |
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Mar. 2 |
Quiz
12.4 – 12.6; 8) Which Quadratic Equations are Factorable |
A 763-764; Progress Self Test 768 |
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Mar. 3 |
Review
Chapter Twelve |
Look over textbook’s Chapter Review |
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Mar. 4 |
Test
Chapter Twelve |
R 773-775; Q 776 |
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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 |
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Mar. 9 |
3)
Absolute Value Functions |
A 787-788; R 789-791; Q 792 |
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Mar. 10 |
4)
Domain and Range |
A 792-793; R 795-797; Q 797-8 |
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Mar. 11 |
Quiz
13.1 – 13.3; 5) Probability Functions |
A 798; R 800-803; Q 803-804 |
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Mar. 12 |
In-service Day No School |
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Mar. 15 |
6)
Polynomial Functions |
A 804; R 807-809; Q 810 |
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Mar. 16 |
7)
The Tangent Function |
A 810-811; R 812-814; Q 814 |
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Mar. 17 |
8)
Functions on Calculators & Computers |
A 815; Progress Self Test 820 |
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Mar. 18 |
Review
Chapter Thirteen |
Look over textbook’s Chapter Review |
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Mar. 19 |
Test
Chapter Thirteen |
R 4-9; Q 9 |
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Geometry
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Mar. 22 |
1)
Dots and Point |
A 10; R 11-14; Q 14 |
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Mar. 23 |
2)
Locations as Points |
A 14-16; R 17-20; Q 20 |
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Mar. 24 |
3)
Ordered Pairs and Points |
A 21; R 22-25; Q 25-26 |
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Mar. 25 |
Quiz
1.1 – 1.3; 4) Points in Networks |
A 26; R 30-32; Q 32 |
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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 |
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Mar. 30 |
Quiz
1.4 – 1.6; 7) Postulates for Euclidean Geometry |
A 44; R 46-49; Q 49-50 |
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Mar. 31 |
8)
Betweenness and Distance |
A 50-51; Progress Self Test 57 |
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Apr. 1 |
Review
Chapter one |
Look over textbook’s Chapter Review |
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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 |
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Apr. 13 |
2)
“If-Then” Statements |
A 74-75; R 76-78; Q 78-79 |
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Apr. 14 |
3)
Converse |
A 79; R 81-84; Q 84 |
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Apr. 15 |
Quiz
2.2 – 2.3; 4) Good Definitions |
A 85-86; R 87-90; Q 91 |
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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 |
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Apr. 20 |
7)
Using an Automatic Drawer. The Triangle Inequality |
A 105-106; R 107-109; Q 110 |
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Apr. 21 |
8)
Conjectures |
A 110-111; Progress Self Test 116-117 |
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Apr. 22 |
Review
Chapter Two |
Look over textbook’s Chapter Review |
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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 |
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Apr. 27 |
2)
Arcs and Rotations |
A 136; R 137-141; Q 141 |
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Apr. 28 |
3)
Properties of Angles |
A 141-142; R 144-147; Q 148 |
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Apr. 29 |
Quiz
3.1 – 3.3; 4) Algebra Properties Used in Geometry |
A 148; R 150-152; Q 153 |
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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 |
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May 4 |
Quiz
3.4 – 3.6; 7) Perpendicular Lines |
A 164-165; R 167-169; Q 169 |
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May 5 |
8)
Drawing Parallel and Perpendicular Lines |
A 170-171; Progress Self Test 177 |
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May 6 |
Review
Chapter three |
Look over textbook’s Chapter Review |
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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 |
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May11 |
2)
Reflecting Figures |
A 195; R 197-199; Q 199-200 |
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May 12 |
3)
Miniature Golf and Billiards |
A 200-201; R 203-207; Q 207-208 |
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May 13 |
Quiz
4.1 – 3.4; 4) Composing Reflections over Parallel Lines |
A 208-209; R 210-213; Q 213 |
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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 |
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May 18 |
Quiz
4.4 – 4.6; 7) Isometries |
A 226-227; R 228-230; Q 230-231 |
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May 19 |
8)
When are Figures Congruent |
A 231; Progress Self Test 236-237 |
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May 20 |
Review
Chapter Four |
Look over textbook’s Chapter Test |
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May 21 |
Test
Chapter Four |
R 242-246; Q 247 |
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37 |
May 24 |
1)
Corresponding Parts of Congruent Figures |
A 347-348; R 250-253; Q 253-254 |
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May 25 |
2)
Congruence and Equality |
A 254; R 256-259; Q 259-260 |
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May 26 |
3)
One-Step Congruence Proofs |
A 260; R 263-266; Q 266-267 |
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May 27 |
Quiz
5.1 – 5.3; 4) Proofs Using Transitivity |
A 267; R 270-273; Q 273-274 |
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May 28 |
5)
Proofs Using Reflections |
A 274; |
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