Welcome To Dr. Hertz's Algebra 1 Class




The weeks of February 13 and 20, 2012 (Click here for previous weeks' work.)
We are setting polynomials aside for a while and turning our attention to ratios and proportions.
  • Review rations and proportions
  • Practice with percents
  • Solve percent and rate of change problems

Classwork and assignments
Date Homework Due In class work Homework Assigned
Monday, February 13 None Section 7-5: Percent Page 312: 1-31, odd
Tuesday, February 14 Page 312: 1-31, odd Discount and markup Pages 312-313: 33-55, odd
Wednesday, February 15 Pages 312-313: 33-55, odd Page 344: 1 - 7, 12-17 Study for tomorrow's quiz
Thursday, February 16 Pages 296: 1-11, odd Quiz on ratios, rates, proportions and percents None
Friday, February 17 ----- Happy Birthday to Dr. Schafer. None
Monday, February 20 ----- President's Day (no actual presidents were born on February 20) -----
Tuesday, February 21 ----- GA Math League Contest Page 313-314: 1-13, odd
Wednesday, February 22 ----- Field Trip Pages 313-314: 1-13, odd
Thursday, February 23 Pages 313-314: 1-13, odd Review discount and markup and fractional coefficients Pages 313: 41-55, odd
Friday, February 24 Page 313: 41-55, odd Percent of change Pages 317-318: 1-21, odd
Monday, February 27 Pages 317-318: 1-21, odd More percent of change Pages 318-319: 1-9, odd
Tuesday, February 28 Pages 318-319: 1-9, odd Self-test 3 Quiz tomorrow
Wednesday, February 29 ----- Quiz on percents and percent of change None
Thursday, March 1 ----- ----- -----
Friday, March 2 None Section 7-9: Negative Exponents Pages 333-334: 1-69, EOO
Monday, March 5 Pages 333-334: 1-69, EOO Section 7-10: Scientific notation Page 335: 1-29, EOO, 31 and problem 1
Tuesday, March 6 Page 335: 1-29, EOO, 31 and problem 1 Self-test 5 and Pages 342-343: 1-4, 7-12, 15, 16 Page 344: 1-7, 12-18, 21-27
Wednesday,March 7 Page 344: 1-7, 12-18, 21-27 Chapter 7 review Test tomorrow
Thursday, March 8 ----- Test on chapter 7 None
Friday, March 9 None Extra time for test None
Upcoming Tests and Quizzes. Please remember that tests will be announced in advance. If there is not a test during a given week, there will be a quiz.
Wednesday, February 29 Quiz on percent and percent of change.
Thursday, March 8 Chapter 7 test
Interesting question to ponder - again Teacher: "Hortense, where is your book?"
Hortense: "I don't have a clue."
Where did that expression originate?

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Dr. Hertz

Last update February 15, 2012