Algebra 1

Chapter 1 Assignment Calendar

Note: All problems should be done without a calculator unless the number is in bold.

 Day 1_______            Test over Prerequisite material

Section 1.1 – Variables in Algebra

                                    Assignment:   page 6 # 2, 3, 6-12 (even), 13 –16,

                                                                     19 – 30, 32, 35 – 41, 45, 47, 50 – 68

Day 2 –                       Section 1.2 – Exponents and Powers

                                     72-78 even)

                       Section 1.3 – Order of Operations

                      Homework:   Section: 1-3: pp19-22 (#4-11, 24-30, 38, 39, 42, 

                                            52, 56a, 56b, 72)                                                                            and

                                    Prepare for quiz next class!!! Quiz on pg. 22 is a good review

                                     but not required. 

   Day 3 –                       Section 1.4 –  Equations and Inequalities  

                                        Section 1.5  A Problem solving Plan Using Models

                                    In Class:  Quiz Sections 1.1 – 1.3

            Assignment:       pp 27-30 # 1 – 6, 14-24 even, 38-48 even, 56-59, 70-72)

                         pp 35-38 # 1 – 3, 5 – 12, 39 – 45, 67 – 72

  Day 4 –                      Section 1.6 –  Tables and Graphs

                                    Assignment:   pp  43-45 # 4 – 10, 12 – 17

                       Section 1.7 – An Introduction to Functions

                        Assignment: pp 49-51 # 13 – 16, 19-24, 49, 50, 56, 57  

        EXTRA CREDIT OPPORTUNITY: Use one of the graphs we presented about in class today and make up a new story relating 2 factors, for example time and money, time and heart rate, etc. Be prepared to present it to

  Day 5 -                   Chapter Review  

                                class work:  pre-test and 1.7 worksheet

                                           Homework:   pp 57 # 1 – 29  and finish 1.7 w/s

                                            Have chapter 1 notes ready to hand in.

  Day 6 –                           Test on Chapter 1

                                2.1  The Real Number Line

Quotations by Aristotle

There are things which seem incredible to most men who have not studied mathematics.
Quoted in S Gudder, A Mathematical Journey

A nose which varies from the ideal of straightness to a hook or snub may still be of good shape and

agreeable to the eye.                -Politics