Algebra I 2010-1011
Unit 1: The Language and Tools of Algebra
Note: please check this syllabus daily as schedule is subject to change according to our daily class.
Day | Date | Topics and Concepts | Homework Assignments |
1 | Tuesday, August 24th, 2010 | - Introductions. - Math Riddles & Classroom Norms - Order of Operations - Problem Solving Skills Practice | - Gather needed materials: binder, dividers, note paper. - Do DSP #1 - Write Math Autobiography |
2 | Thursday, August 26th, 2010 | - Check DSP #1 answers, materials - Finish Order of Operations Sheet - More order of operations - Problem Solving Skills Practice | - Read Section 1-2. - Do p. 13, Ex. 15 – 31 odd, 32 - Do DSP #2 |
3 | Monday, August 30th, 2010 | - Warmup: KenKen Puzzle (easy) - Check DSP #2 & homework - Mathematical expressions - Problem Solving Skills Practice | - Read Section 1-1 - Do p. 8-9, Ex. 13-22, 24, 33, 36 - Do p. 13, Ex. 34, 37 - DSP #3 (Fractions) |
4 | Wednesday, September 1st, 2010 | - Warmup: KenKen Puzzle (easy) - Check DSP #3 & homework (elaborate on fractional & operations) - Number Line & Absolute Values - Problem Solving Skills Practice | - Worksheet on number line - DSP #4 (Fractions) - Short Quiz next class on square roots, exponents & order of operation |
5 | Friday, September 3rd, 2010 | Quiz1: sq. rts, exponents, order of operation - Warmup: KenKen Puzzle (medium) - Check DSP #4 & homework - Number Systems - Problem Solving Skills Practice | - Read Section 1-8 (skip closure property) - Do p. 50-51, Ex. 1-4, 22-27, 38, 56-59 - DSP #5 (Fractions) |
6 | Wednesday, September 8th, 2010 | - Warmup: KenKen - Check DSP #5 & homework - More on Number Systems (including primes vs. composites, and other numbers) - Problem Solving Skills Practice | - Read p. 26-28, p. 33 - Do p. 30, Ex. 20, 22, 25, 27, 29, 31, 36, 39 - Do p. 36, Ex. 11, 14, 18, 24, 25, 27, 29, 32, 33 - DSP #6 |
7 | Monday, September 13th, 2010 | - Silent Reading: Smila and Sense of Snow - Intro to Functions & Graphs: axes, coordinate systems, domain vs. range - Check homework - Reading from The Professor and the Housekeeper | - Read Section 1-9 - Do p. 56 – 58, Ex. 4, 5, 10-12, 17, 18, 20 - How to add from 1 to 10 (Read the given story from The Housekeeper and the Professor first and then do the adding exercise on the half-sheet) |
8 | Wednesday, September 15th, 2010 | - Warmup: The Story a Graph Tells - Check 2 previous homework sets - Solve Equations with the variable on one side - Review for quiz | - Handout: Writing stories for graphs - Do p. 82, Ex. 21, 23, 28 - Do p. 88, Ex. 17, 19, 23, 35 - Do p. 95, Ex. 15, 19, 21 - Organize your binder! - Quiz next class on Fractions, Number Lines & Number Systems |
9 | Friday, September 17th, 2010 | Quiz2: Fractions, number lines & number systems - Check homework on graphs & stories, solving equations - Operations with Rational Numbers Part I: The algorithm & visuals behind your DSP work | Worksheet on real number operations |
10 | Tuesday, September 21st, 2010 | - Warm up: Graph from a given story - Solve equations with the variable on both sides - Operations with Rational Numbers Part II: The algorithm & visuals behind fractions | - worksheet on reviewing operations of rational numbers |
11 | Thursday, September 23, 2010 | - Finish group presentation on operations of rational numbers - Review for Unit Test | - Review sheet for Chapter Test |
12 | Monday, September 27, 2010 | Unit Test |