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WELCOME TO GRADE 8


ALGEBRA with Ms. Rakatansky (Ms. Rak)
 
Homework (Check all answers in the back of the book)
 
SECOND TRIMESTER
H-1  Due Tues Nov 25   p. 132  #15, 23, 27, 33, 39
                             p. 138  #13, 17, 19, 23, 31
                             p. 146  #23, 27, 29, 39, 41
 
H-2  Due Wed Dec 3    p. 152  #5-11 (odd), 17-29 (odd), 41, 47
 
H-3  Due Thurs Dec 4   p. 152  #16-28 (even)
 
Due Fri Dec 5        Correct any problem on p. 152 #16-28 (even) that you did not get right. 
 
We are getting ready for a Celebration of Knowledge (a quiz) on sections #3-2 through #3-5 on Monday Dec 8.  This will have 5 equations to solve.  
In order to study for the CofK, I suggest that you work on the problems on p. 180-182  Sections #3-2 through #3-5.  Do any of the odd numbered problems and check the answers in the back of the book.
 
GOOD LUCK ON THE ADMISSIONS TEST ON SATURDAY.
H-4  Due Tues Dec 9  Read p. 120-123  Do p. 124  #13-27 (odd)
 
H-5  Due Wed Dec 10  p. 158  #11, 13, 21, 23, 25, 29, 31, 32, 33, 35
 
H-6  Due Fri Dec 12  p. 162-163  #3, 15, 17, 21, 31, 32, 37, 38, 43
        (There was no class on Wed due to the rehearsal.) 
 
H-7  Due Mon Dec 15  p. 168-169  #13-21 (odd), 31, 34, 35
 
We are getting ready for a Celebration of Knowledge (a quiz) on sections #3-6 through #3-8 on Tuesday Dec 16.  This will have 5 problems. 
 
In order to study for the CofK, I suggest that you work on the problems on p. 182-184  Sections #3-6 through #3-8.  Do the odd numbered problems #39-51 and #48 (answer: $15.88) and check the answers in the back of the book.
 
*I am very pleased to say that everyone who took the CofK on Tuesday did very well.
 
H-8  Due Wed Dec 17  Read p. 192-194, 197-200, and 205-207
        On p. 208 do problems #4, 5, 9, 11, 13, 14-17 (all)
 
H-9  Due Thurs Dec 18  Read p. 212-214 
        On p. 214-216 do #3-11 (odd), 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 50, 51
 
H-10  Due Mon Dec 22  p. 217  #56-58 (all) and 71-76 (all)
        Have a safe weekend and be careful in the snow.  See you Monday.
 
H-11  Due Mon Jan 5  p. 221-222  #1, 19-33 (odd), 44-48 (all)
        Have a wonderful vacation and a very happy new year!
 
H-12  Due Tues Jan 6  p. 248 #23, 25 and p. 221 #20, 34
 
We are getting ready for a Celebration of Knowledge (a quiz) on sections #4-3 through #4-5 on Wednesday Jan 7.  This will have 5 problems. 
 
H-13  Due Thurs Jan 8  Read p. 226-228
         On p. 229-230 do #5-15 (odd), 16, 17, 29-41 (odd), 44
 
H-14  Due Mon Jan 12  p. 230 #30-42 (even)
          Read p. 233-235
 
H-15  Due Tues Jan 13  p. 236-237  #2-14 (all), 38, 45, 46
         (Try your best.  I will explain anything you do not understand when I
         return.)
 
H-16  Due Wed Jan 14  Read p. 240-243
         On p. 243-244 do #4-12 (all), 14, 16, 18, 26, 27, 28
         (I hope to see everyone on Wednesday.  Just do your best always!)
 
H-17  Due Thurs Jan 15  p. 249-250  #37-48 (all)
 
If you did not finish H-15 or H-16 in class, please finish it at home for Thurs Jan 15.
 
 H-18  Due Wed Jan 21  p. 250 #49-53 (all)
          p. 830  Lesson #4-7  #14, 15
          p. 830  Lesson #4-8  #12-15 (all)
 
We are reviewing for a Celebration of Knowledge on Sections #4-6 through #4-8.  The date has not been set yet, but will most likely be Fri Jan 23.
 
**I will be after school both Thursday Jan 22 and Friday Jan 23 for extra help and/or retakes on the last two Celebrations of Knowledge.  We will review before those students who choose to retake the quizzes.  The higher grade counts.
 
H-19  Due Thurs Jan 22  p. 830  Lesson #4-6  #1, 5, 10, 16
                                       p. 830  Lesson #4-7  #4, 10, 16
                                       p. 830  Lesson #4-8  #4, 10, 15
These problems review what you need to know for the Celebration of Knowledge on these 3 sections to be given on Fri Jan 23. 
 
H-20  Due Mon Jan 26  Read p. 254-259 
         On p. 259-262 do #4-16 (all), 49, 59, 60
 
Students were told their grades on Friday's (today's) Celebration of Knowledge as they left school.  I will give them up-to-date averages on Monday January 26.
 
H-21 Due Tues Jan 27  p. 260-261 #17-27 (odd), 42, 44
 
H-22 Due Wed Jan 28  p. 267-268 #3-11 (all), 43-46 (all, but do not graph these)
 
H-23 Due Fri Jan 30  p. 275-277 #3-11 (all), 13, 29, 31, 37, 40-43 (all), 52
 
We are reviewing for a Celebration of Knowledge on Sections #5-1 through #5-3.  The date has not been set yet, but will most likely be Mon Feb 2.
 
H-24 Due Tues Feb 3  Read p. 280-283
        On p. 284 do #11-27 (odd), 31
 
H-25 Due Wed Feb 4  p. 284 #12-30 (even)
 
H-26 Due Thurs Feb 5  p. 289-290 #15-21, 29-35, 41-45 (do only the odd-  numbered problems)
 
H-27 Due Mon Feb 9  p. 295 #4-11 (skip #8)
 
We are getting ready for a Celebration of Knowledge (a quiz) on sections #5-4 through #5-6 on Wednesday Feb 11.  This will have 5 problems. 
 
The following problems will be a good review for the Mid-Term Exam on Chapters 1-5. H-28  Do some from each section to see if you understand the Algebra.  I will check on Monday Feb 9 to see what you did during class on Friday Feb 6.  Work together and help one another.
     Ch. 1  p. 57-61 #1-79 (odd)
     Ch. 2  p. 110-114  #1-69 (odd)
     Ch. 3  p. 179-184  #1-53 (odd)
     Ch. 4  p. 246-250  #1-53 (odd)
     Ch. 5  p. 308-312  #1-65 (odd)
The exam will consist of 25-30 problems from the chapters above... anything that was covered in class.
 
H-29 Due Tues Feb 10  p. 296 #13, 17, 23, 29, 32, 36 (all)
                                     p. 313 #5-20 (all) 
                                     These problems will help prepare 
                                     you for the CofK on Wed Feb 11.  
 
H-30 Due Thurs Feb 12 Read p. 318-321 and p. 325-328
                                     Do p. 322 #21-29 (odd)
                                     and p. 329 #19-29 (odd)
 
H-31 Due Fri Feb 13  p. 335 #15, 17, 21, 25, 27, 29
 
Students should be continuing to study for the mid-term exam by practicing problems mentioned (see pink text above).  On Monday Feb 23 and Tuesday Feb 24 I will review for the exam, based on questions from chapters 1-5 asked by the students.  Since this is a summary of the important ideas in the first 5 chapters (there will only be 25 questions), everyone should do well...it is just a matter of studying and doing one's best.
 
H-32 Due Wed Feb 25 p. 335 #5, 7, 23, 33
                                    Read p. 338 carefully  Do # 1-12
                          HINT: ("and" means both items are true,
                                      "or" means only one item needs to be true)
 
THIRD TRIMESTER
 
H-33 Due Thurs Mar 5  Read p. 410-412  Do p. 413  #15-35 (odd)
 
H-34 Due Fri Mar 6  p. 421  #15-35 (odd)
                                                                                                            
H-35 Due Mon Mar 9 Read p. 432-434 Do p. 434-435 #15-19 & 25-51 (odd)
                      
In order to prepare for the upcoming CofK (Quiz) on section #8-1 & #8-2, try doing these problems:  p. 464-465  #11-27 (odd).  Check your answers in the back of the book.  We will go over them before taking the quiz, which will most likely be given on Tuesday March 10.
  
Due Wed Mar 11 Reread p. 432-434  Check over p. 434-435 #15-19 & 25-51 (odd)
 
H-36 Due Thurs Mar 12 p. 441 #5-9 & 13-25 (odd)
 
H-37 Due Mon Mar 16 p. 446-447 #15-23, 29-35, 39-43 (odds only)
 
In order to prepare for the upcoming CofK (Quiz) on section #8-4 - #8-6, try doing these problems:  p. 466-467  #39-37 (odd).  Check your answers in the back of the book.  We will go over them before taking the quiz, which will be given on Tuesday March 17.
  
H-38 Due Wed Mar 18 Read p. 452-454  Do p. 455 #13-31 (odd)
 
H-39 Due Thurs Mar 19  p. 462 #13-33 (odd)  We are getting ready for a CofK on multipying polynomials sections #8-7 & #8-8.
 
H-40 Due Tues Mar 24 Read p. 474-477  Do p. 477 #1-18 (all, skipping #3 & 6)
 
H-41 Due Wed Mar 25 p. 484-485 #17-35 (odd, skip #25), 49, 51
 
H-42 Due Fri Mar 26 p. 484-485 #16-34 (even, skip #28), 48, 50, 55, 57, 59
 
H-43 Due Mon Mar 30 p. 486 Practice Quiz I #1-10 (all)  This will prepare you for the CofK on Sections #9-1 & #9-2.  We will go over these before the quiz.
 
H-44 Due Tues Mar 31 p. 493 #17-23 (odd), 37, 43, 46, 47
 
H-45 Due Wed Apr 1  p. 493 #25-31 (odd), 39, 41, 45, 49
 
H-46 Due Thurs Apr 2 p. 499 #15-27 (odd)
 
H-47 Due Mon Apr 6 p. 499 #31, 35-43 (odd)
 
H-48 Due Tues Apr 7 p. 500 Practice Quiz 2  #1-10 (all)  This will help prepare you for the Celebration of Knowledge.
 
In order to prepare for the upcoming CofK (Quiz) on section #9-3 - #9-4, try doing these problems:  H-49  Due Wed Apr 8 p. 516-517 #33-49 (odd).  Check your answers in the back of the book.  We will go over them before taking the quiz, which will most likely be given on Wednesday April 8.
 
The CofK will be given Thurs Apr 9 on Ch 9 Sections #9-3 & #9-4.
 
H-50 Due Thurs Apr 9 p. 505 #17-23 (odd), 29, 32, 35-39 (odd)
 
H-51 Due Mon Apr 20 p. 512-513 #17, 19, 21, 25, 29, 31, 35
 
H-52 Due Tues Apr 21 p. 504 #5-13 (odd) and p. 513 #43-49 (odd)
 
H-53 Due Wed Apr 22 p. 518 #50-63 (all)
 
H-54 Due Thurs Apr 23 p. 519 #11-37 (odd) skip #29
 
H-55 Due Fri Apr 24 p. 371-372 #4-13 (all)  Graph the equations on grid paper.  This will help you get accurate answers.
 
H-56 Due Mon Apr 27 p. 372 #15-21 (odd), 23, 27, 31, 35  Graph the equations on grid paper.  This will enable you to get accurate answers.
 
H-57 Due Tues Apr 28 p. 379 #5-15 (odd)
 
H-58 Due Wed Apr 29 p. 379 #17, 19, 21, 22, 28
 
H-59 Due Thurs Apr 30 p. 385 #5, 7, 10, 13, 15, 17
 
H-60 Due Fri May 1 p. 390 #4-11 (skip #7)
 
H-61 Due Mon May 4 p. 391 #13-19 (odd), 20, 25, 26
 
H-62 Due Tues May 5 p.397 #4, 5, 6  USE GRID PAPER TO GRAPH THE INEQUALITIES 
 
H-63 Due Wed May 6 p. 397 #13-21 (odd)
 
H-64 Due Thurs May 7 p. 528 #4 and 5  Use grid paper and choose five points for each parabola.
 
H-65 Due Fri May 8 p. 528 #6, 8, 9, 19, 27
 
H-66 Due Mon May 11 p. 536 #11-17 (odd)
 
H-67 Due Tues May 12 p. 550 #4, 5, 15, 18
 
H-68  Due Wed May 13 p. 550 #14, 17 and p. 577 #29, 33
 
H-69 Due Thurs May 14 p. 550-551 #10, 11, 12, 44
 
We are getting ready for the Final Exam on Ch. 6-10 to be given Tuesday June 2.  We will continue in the book but these pages will help with the review.
    Ch. 6   p. 359-361 #9-15, 19-25, 27-33, 37, 39 (odd)
    Ch. 8   p. 464-468 #11-17, 21-27, 39-69 (odd)
    Ch. 9   p. 515-518 #11-63 (odd)
    Ch. 7   p. 399-402 #7-19, 25-29 (odd)
    Ch. 10 p. 574-577 #11-17, 21, 29, 33 (odd)
 
H-70 Due Fri May 15  Work on the Ch. 6 Review above.
 
H-71 Due Mon May 18  Work on the Ch. 8 Review above.
 
On Wed May 20 we will go over any of the examples from the review for Chapters 6 and 8.  Please have your questions ready to ask.
       
H-72 Due Fri May 22  Work on the Ch. 9 Review above.
 
H-73 Due Tues May 26  Work on the Ch. 7 Review above.  Use grid paper for all graphs.
 
H-74 Due Wed May 27 Work on the Ch. 10 Review above.  This is the last chapter that will be on the Final Celebration of Knowldege scheduled for Tuesday June 2.
 
H-75 Due Thurs May 28  Practice examples similar to those you did not get correct on the previous homeworks on Chapters 6-9.  See pages above.
 
H-76 Due Fri May 29 p. 577 #30 and/or #33
 
Students need to bring a one dollar bill to class on Wednesday June 10.