Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Algebra (Class 45)
Lesson Title
Simplify Expressions with Exponents
Overview
In today’s class our warm-up reviews skills from previous lessons including using concepts of proportion, finding the equation of a line passing through two points, solving an equation that requires the distributive property, and simplifying radicals with an index of 2.
In the lesson today we review and practice simplifying expressions involving exponents as well as begin to work with graphs relating time and distance.
Textbook Sections
§11-5 (Txt. p.525) Square Roots of Variable Expressions
Key Attitudes
Math is about investigating and confirming
Key Ideas
Rules of exponents can be developed and understood by writing them in expanded form and applying what you already know about multiplication and division
Key Skills
Finding the squares and square roots of numbers.
Writing numbers as the product of the largest square factor.
Simplifying radicals.
Interpreting time and distance graphs
Turn-In (#44)
Turn in #44
§11-4 (Txt. p.522) Irrational Numbers #1-10
Handouts
No Handouts Posted
Assignment
Finish packet through SP 4
§11-4 (Txt. p.522) #11-15
§11-5 (Txt. p.526) #1-4
Disclaimer- The assignment as stated in class is the official assignment. Every effort is made to keep this posting accurate, but you should refer to what was stated in class as the final word.
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