Monthly Archives: January 2009

Day 84 – January 12

Algebra: Midterm Review The Midterm will cover chapters 1-4 and 7-9. We worked on the Midterm Review packet today concentrating on the first 20 problems. For homework, we are working on problems from the Chapter 7 Review Packet. It might … Continue reading

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Day 83 – January 9

Algebra: Chapter 5, Lesson 5, page 221 Polynomials Polynomials is the catch term for monomials put together with `+` or `–` signs. Polynomials with just 1 term are called “monomials”, with 2 terms they are called “binomials”, with 3 terms, … Continue reading

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Day 82 – January 8

Algebra: Chapter 5, Lesson 4, page 217. Scientific Notation We can write numbers as the product of a power of 10 and a number greater than 1 but less than 10 (9.9999…. to be exact). Standard notation is the stuff … Continue reading

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Day 81 – January 7

Algebra: Chapter 5, Lesson 3, page 214. Multiplying and Dividing Monomials A monomial is an expression that is either a NUMERAL, an VARIABLE or a PRODUCT of numerals and variables with whole number exponents. If the monomial is a numeral, … Continue reading

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Day 80, January 6

Algebra: Chapter 5, Lesson 2, page 209. More Exponents See yesterday’s discussion for my notes and links to more information. Today we added rules 5, 6 and 7 to our exponent toolbox ….

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Day 79, January 5

Algebra: Chapter 5, Lesson 1, page 204 and 209. Exponents and More! Exponents and More with Exponents Remember, an exponent tells how many times we use a base as a factor. For example, `a^3=a⋅a⋅a`. An expression written with exponents is … Continue reading

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