Welcome to Intermediate Algebra Mrs. Weis Room 400

Syllabus Homework assigned every day Grade Due the following day Tests: 75%, Homework: 15%, Other: 10% Test scores updated as soon as possible

Syllabus School Rules Need to be in assigned seat when the bell rings No cell phones/ipods/etc Follow the No-Cheating Policy Follow Make-Up Policy Be Respectful 6 Out of Class Passes

Daily Routine Warm-up (except Wednesdays) Write down the title for the day at the top of a piece of paper Then start notes!

List all words that fit in each category Add Subtract Multiply Divide Equal Variable

TOO Think of a math problem Write it out in sentence format (use words from the chart) Switch papers with someone else Translate their sentence Check with them to see if you translated as they had intended

Word Problems Alan has $525 and is earning $75 each week babysitting Define your variables w = # of weeks 525 + 75w TOO: You have 50 boxes of raisins and are eating 12 boxes each month

Order of Operations PEMDAS Please Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally Parenthesis (simplify inside to a single number) Exponents (little number – how many times to multiply) Multiply (at the same time) Divide (from left to right) Add (at the same time) Subtract (from left to right)

Example 1 If x = 4, y = 2 and z = -3, evaluate: 3y – 4z + x 3(2) – 4(-3) + 4 6 + 12 + 4 18 + 4 22 Substitute first!

TOO 1. Evaluate if n = 2 and t = 3.4: n – t(n2 – t) 2. Evaluate if x = 5, y = -2, and z = -1: 8xy + z3 y2 + 5 Homework: Page 22 #10-29