Mr. Hubbard's Algebra Class

Is it really May already?

2010-05-03T14:43:00.002-05:00

Time sure goes by fast by when you are having fun and time is definitely going by fast for us. This year has been very enjoyable. The dreaded end-of-course exam is finally completed and I feel good about my students overall. We have 5 weeks of school left and I still have a lot planned for the students. We will begin this period talking about how math is used in the real world. I will have some guest speakers and I am also making the students complete a project where they research how math is used in the career field of their choice. This project will be due on Friday, May 7th. We will then do a Geometry Unit which will take up the next two weeks of class time. I want for my students to have a fundamental understanding of Geometry so that they can be successful in there next year. For the homework, I will give them 8 book assignments that will be due around Friday, May 21st. After that, we will review and take the semester test. Here is a breakdown of the next three weeks (which will definitely change):

Monday, May 3rd- In-class Image project
Tuesday, May 4th- Guest Speaker
Wednesday, May 5th- Computer Lab, work on "Math in Real World" project
Thursday, May 6th- Lesson 11.4 Pythagorean Theorem, finish Image project
Friday, May 7th- Present "Math in Real World" project, Project DUE

Monday, May 10th- Midpoint/Distance Formula
Tuesday, May 11th- Similar Triangles
Wednesday, May 12th- Review Activity
Thursday, May 13th- Trig Ratios
Friday, May 14th- Review Trig Ratios, In-class Activity

Monday, May 17th- Review Slope-intercept form
Tuesday, May 18th- Review Parallel/Perpendicular lines
Wednesday, May 19th- Review all sections, work on assignments in class
Thursday, May 20th- Review activity for the test
Friday, May 21st- GEOMETRY TEST, NOTEBOOK DUE, ALL ASSIGNMENTS DUE!

List of assignments:
Geometry Assignments-100 points total, 12 points each
Lesson 11.4: p. 608 15-36 multiples of 3
Lesson 11.5: p. 613 14-26 even (Find the midpoint and the distance between the points in all the problems)
Lesson 11.6: p. 619 12-24 multiples of 3
Lesson 11.7: p. 628-9 21-60 multiples of 3
Slope-intercept form: p. 284 12-27 multiples of 3
Parallel/Perpendicular: p. 296 15-39 multiples of 3
Review part 1: p.634-6 33-66 multiples of 3, skip 48
Review part 2: p. 310-12 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 42, 54, 57, 60, 63

Please make sure that these assignments are completed, they can definitely help or hurt grades a significant amount. Thanks for your help, feel free to contact me if you have any comments/questions.

03/29 Update

2010-03-29T13:15:00.002-05:00

It's that time of year again...End of Course tests for Algebra I are only 3 1/2 weeks away. It can be a little stressful trying to get everything covered, but I feel confident that we will achieve good scores this year. Here is a breakdown for class for the next two weeks:

Monday, March 29th- TLI Testing, No Homework
Tuesday, March 30th- Lesson 11.1 Simplifying Radical Expressions; HW: Begin Chp. 11 WKSH (odds only)
Wednesday, March 31st- Lesson 11.2 Operations with Radical Expressions; HW: Continue working in Chp. 11 WKSH (odds only)
Thursday, April 1st- Lesson 11.4 Pythagorean Theorem; HW: Continue working on Chp. 11 WKSH (odds only)
Friday, April 2nd- Review Activity for 11.1, 11.2, & 11.4

Monday, April 5th- Review Chapter 5 (Slope and Graphing Lines)
Tuesday, April 6th- Review Chapter 5 (Writing Equations in Slope-intercept form)
Wednesday, April 7th- Review Chapter 5 (Parallel and Perpendicular lines)
Thursday, April 8th- Review Chapter 5 and Chapter 11
Friday, April 9th- Test over 11.1, 11.2, 11.4, and Chapter 5; Notebook check DUE and Chapter 5 and 11 Worksheets DUE

Feel free to email me at ehubbard@pgtigers.org if you have any questions or comments! I hope everyone has a good week.

03/07 Update

2010-03-07T17:39:00.002-06:00

Hello, I hope everyone is having a good weekend. Here is a breakdown for the next couple of weeks. With all the school events, this is subject to change.

Monday, March 8th- 9.3/9.4 Factoring Trinomials- HW: Factoring WKSH
Tuesday, March 9th- 9.3/9.4 Solving by Factoring- HW: Continue working on factoring WKSH
Wednesday, March 10th- Review 9.3/9.4- HW: Continue working on factoring WKSH
Thursday, March 11th- 10.1 Quadratic Functions- HW: Work on Quadractic WKSH
Friday, March 12th- Work on Factoring and Quadratic WKSH in class

Monday, March 15th- 10.4 Quadratic Formula, HW: Work on Quadratic WKSH
Tuesday, March 16th- 10.4 Discriminant, HW: Work on Quadratic WKSH
Wednesday, March 17th- Review 9.3, 9.4, 10.1, & 10.4, HW: Work on worksheets in class
Thursday, March 18th- Test over 9.3, 9.4, 10.1, & 10.4, Quadratic and Factoring Worksheets Due.

Feel free to email me if you have any questions/concerns. I am available for tutoring before school and Mr. Cook is available after school for those who need some extra help. I hope you all have a great week...and Go Tigers!

February 22nd Update

2010-02-22T19:55:00.001-06:00

Hello, I hope everyone is having a good week. Here is an update of what to expect for the next two weeks in class. This is subject to change and I will edit this post when things change.

Monday, February 22nd- Lesson 8.7 Multiplying Polynomials
Tuesday, February 23rd- Review 8.7, work on p. 455 4-42 even in class. Quiz at the end of class
Wednesday, February 24th- Lesson 9.1 Factors and Greatest Common Factors, HW: p. 477-8 21-60 multiples of 3
Thursday, February 25th- Lesson 9.2 Factoring using the distributive property, HW: p. 484-5 18-57 multiples of 3, skip #45.
Friday, February 26th- Review activity over 8.7, 9.1, & 9.2

Monday, March 1st- Review Chapter 7, Begin Review Worksheet
Tuesday, March 2nd- Review Lessons 8.1, 8.2, & 8.3, Continue working on Worksheet
Wednesday, March 3rd- Review Lessons 8.4 & 8.5, Continue working on Worksheet
Thursday, March 4th- Review Activity, Continue working on Worksheet
Friday, March 5th- Test over 8.7, 9.1, & 9.2 plus Chapter 7 and 8.

Parent-teacher conferences are on Thursday, February 25th from 3:30-8:30. I look forward to seeing everyone there. Feel free to contact me if you have any comments/questions. I hope you all have a good week!

Parent Teacher Conferences February 25th

2010-02-19T13:49:00.003-06:00

Just wanted to let everyone know that Parent/Teacher Conferences will be on Thursday, February 25th from 3:30 to 8:30. This is a slight modification from the original schedule as this will be a full student/teacher day.

February 9th Update

2010-02-09T12:57:00.001-06:00

Hello, I hope everyone is having a good snow day. I just wanted to send off an Algebra I update for the next two weeks. Hopefully, we can dodge the snow for a while and try to get caught up. We are going to be starting Chapter 8: Polynomials. Here is a list of the daily work in class for the next two weeks (this is subject to change):

Monday February 8th- Lesson 8.1 Multiplying Monomials; HW: p. 413-4 3-48 multiples of 3
Tuesday February 9th- No school, Snow Day.
Wednesday February 10th- Lesson 8.2 Dividing Monomials; HW: p. 421 3-36 multiples of 3
Thursday February 11th- Lesson 8.3 Scientific Notation; HW: p. 428-9 18-54 multiples of 3 and p. 464-5 12-27 multiples of 3
Friday February 12th- Review Activity over 8.1-8.3; In-class activity

Monday February 15th- Lesson 8.5 Adding and Subtracting Polynomials; HW: p. 441 3-30 multiples of 3, 32-33
Tuesday February 16th- Lesson 8.6 Multiplying a Polynomial by a Monomial; HW: p. 446-7 15-48 multiples of 3
Wednesday February 17th- Review lessons 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.5, & 8.6; HW: Study Guide
Thursday February 18th- Continue reviewing, review activity
Friday February 19th- TEST OVER LESSONS 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.5 & 8.6. STUDY GUIDE AND NOTEBOOK DUE AS WELL!

Feel free to e-mail me at ehubbard@pgtigers.org if you have any questions or comments. Have a good day.

February 2nd Update

2010-02-02T14:58:00.001-06:00

Hello parents, first off I want to apologize for not being in better communication with you all throughout the year. It appears that I have all of the technology fixed and now I will try to update this blog weekly. For Algebra I, we will be having a test on this Friday, February 5th. It will be over sections 7.1-7.4. Here are a list of the assignments from this section:
Monday, January 25th- p. 379 12-27 multiples of 3
Tuesday, January 26th- p. 385 12-33 multiples of 3
Wednesday, January 27th- p. 391 14-26 even
Tuesday, February 2nd- p. 372 15-39 multiples of 3
Wednesday, February 3rd- p. 391 8, 10, 28-38 even
Thursday, February 4th- Study Guide
Friday, February 5th- TEST OVER 7.1-7.4

If you have any questions, feel free to call me at (479) 846-4212 or e-mail me at ehubbard@pgtigers.org. I am available for tutoring in the mornings on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and Mr. Cook is here after-school on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Thanks for your help and cooperation!