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Supplies for Pre-Algebra
Each student should come to class prepared with the following supplies:
1 1/2" - 2" binder
5 tabbed dividers
pencils (regular or mechanical) - please replenish throughout the year
pencil eraser, optional
notebook paper
some graph paper (NEEDED 3rd QUARTER)
SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR FOR 2ND SEMESTER USE (any of the TI-30 series will be sufficient)
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Textbook Link
Glencoe Online
You will find information and help by clicking the Glencoe link above. Codes are not available to students until after our mid-September visit to the computer lab. This link will then take you to our 2010 edition of the textbook where you can access the online edition of the text or use the many Glencoe resources.
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Homework Assignments for the week of September 6
NOTE: Help Night this week will focus on subtraction, multiplication & division with decimals. Students really need work on this! See you Wednesday!
Monday: No school - Labor Day holiday!
Tuesday: page 21 #15-40, 45
Wednesday: page 28 #12-32 and page 98 #10-31
Thursday: finish graphing picture
Friday: page 35 #4-9, 15-35
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Homework Assignments for the week of September 13
Monday:
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Friday:
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Homework Assignments for the week of August 30
Monday: p P21#1,2,4-8; continue working on Chapter 0 Take-Home Test (For problem #32, go out to 3 decimal places in the answer & remember that the test is due Wednesday), study Chapter 0 vocabulary
Tuesday: page 8 #12-33, 37, 39-41; Chapter 0 Take-Home Test is due tomorrow; Chapter 0 Vocabulary quiz tomorrow
Wednesday: Read 1-2 (Variables and Expressions) and write the 5 vocabulary words/terms.
Thursday: page 14 #13-24, 30, 31, 35-37, 40, 42
Friday: page 810 Lesson 1-1 #2-15 and Lesson 1-2 #1-18
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Helpful books available from public library
Book List
Check here for a list of books available from the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County to help with Pre-Algebra topics. You can request most books online and have them delivered to your local branch. I have some of these books in my classroom if you'd like to preview them.
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What are the possible prime factors of a number?
Divisibility Rules
In Danica McKellar's book "Math Doesn't Suck," she offers a list of divisibility rules. These are ways of finding prime factors of a number quickly.
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Play the Factor Game at home!
Factor Game Link
Play the Factor Game against a friend or the computer. See if you can beat the computer. What is the best first move?
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