AIDE Algebra 1 Assignment Guide and Key Points
Chapter 4 "Applications of Algebra"
Lesson 1 "Arithmetic with Letters"
Turn to Pages 95 Look at the picture on the facing page and predict how it relates to Algebra.
On Page 95 Read the short introduction to Chapter 4
On Page 95 Read the goals you will achieve this chapter.
Scan Page 96; focus on the purple colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.
Read Through Pages 96-97 and work through the 3 examples (take notes of important ideas)
Complete the even numbered problems from the exercises on Page 97? (This is for practice you will be graded only on the quiz and tests)
(Compare your answers with these. If you missed any do three more from that section until you get them right.)
Do you know the vocabulary words? (See Key Points below for help)
Take the quiz on Lesson 1 "Arithmetic with Letters" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Review answers on the quiz and print it out. This will be very useful when you are studying for the test.
Lesson 1 Key Points
Vocabulary Terms
Consecutive - following one after the other in order.
Section Review Answers
Did you learn these Objectives?
Can you write and solve algebraic equations?
Lesson 2 "Using the 1% Solution to Solve Problems"
Scan Page 98; focus on the purple colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.
Read Through Pages 98-99 and work through the three examples (take notes of important ideas)
Select 5 problems from Exercise A and complete them. (This is for practice you will be graded only on the quiz and tests)
(Compare your answers with these. If you missed any do three more from that section until you get them all right.)
Take the quiz on Lesson 2 "Using the 1% Solution to Solve Problems" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 2 Key Points
Percent - Part per one hundered.
Are you able to solve percent problems by first finding 1% of the solution?
Lesson 3 "Using the Percent Equation"
Scan Page 100-102; focus on and read the purple colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.
Read Through Pages 100-102 and work through the 4 examples (take notes of important ideas)
Write the Percent Equation from Page 100 on your Notecard., (Use as a bookmark)
Complete the even numbered problems from Exercise A, B, C. (This is for practice you will be graded only on the quiz and tests)
Take the quiz on Lesson 3 "Using the Percent Equation" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 3 Key Points
Circle Graph - A graphic way to present information using the parts of a circle.
Did you learn this Objective?
Are you able to use the percent equation to find a percent of a number?
Lesson 4 "Solving Distance, Rate, and Time Problems"
Scan Page 104; focus on and read the notebook box, Can you figure out the answer?
Can you use estimation to solve the problem on the bottom of Page 106.
Read Through Pages 104-106 and work through the 3 examples (take notes of important ideas)
Select 4 problems from Exercise A, B and complete them. (This is for practice you will be graded only on the quiz and tests)
Take the quiz on Lesson 4 "Solving Distance, Rate, and Time Problems" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 4 Key Points
Can you apply formulas to determine distance, rate, or time?
Lesson 5 "Using a Common Unit - Cents"
Read Through Page 108-109 and work through the 2 examples (take notes of important ideas)
Complete the even numbered problems from the exercises on Pages 109 -110(This is for practice you will be graded only on the quiz and tests)
Take the quiz on Lesson 5 "Using a Common Unit - Cents" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 5 Key Points
Can you Write and solve equations for cents?
Lesson 6 "Calculating Simple Interest"
Scan Page 111; focus on and read the purple colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.
Scan Page 111 for the purple square box in the middle. Write the Simple Intrest Formula on you note cards.
Read Through Page 111-112 and work through the 3 examples (take notes of important ideas)
Complet eht even numbered problems from exercises A,B,C on Pages 112-113 (This is for practice you will be graded only on the quiz and tests)
Take the quiz on Lesson 6 "The Distributive Property - Factoring" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 6 Key Points
Interest - the amount of money paid or received for the use of borrowed money.
Principal - the amount of money deposited, borrowed, or loaned.
Did you learn this Objectives?
Can you compute Interest by applying the simple interest formula?
Lesson 7 "Dering a Formula for Mixture Problems"
Read Through Page 114 and work through the 2 examples (take notes of important ideas)
Complete 2 problems from Exercise A on Page 115. (This is for practice you will be graded only on the quiz and tests)
Take the quiz on Lesson 7 "Deriving a Formula for Mixture Problems" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 7 Key Points
Are you able to derive and apply formulas to solve mixture problems?
Lesson 8 "Ratio and Proportion"
Scan Page 116; focus on and read the purple colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.
Read Through Pages 116-117 and work through the 4 examples (take notes of important ideas)
Complete 2 Problems from Exercise A (This is for practice you will be graded only on the quiz and tests)
Complete 4 Problems from Exercise B (This is for practice you will be graded only on the quiz and tests)
Take the quiz on Lesson 8 "Ratio and Proportion" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 8 Key Points
Ratio - a comparison of two quantiies using division
Proportion - An equation made up of two equal ratios.
Cross Products - The resultes of multiplying the denominator of one fraction with the numerator of another.
Are you able to express a ratio in simplest form and find a missing term in a proportion?
Application of Algebra from Chapter 4
Look at the picture on the bottom of page 118 What does proportions have to do with gears? (for your thinking process. do not have to answer for grading).
Read from the top of page 118 and study the example.
Read the directions to the Exercise and complete 3 of the problems. (This is for practice you will be graded only on the quiz and tests)
Take the quiz on Applying Chapter 4, "Using Proportions" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Application 1 Key Points
Are you able to use square roots to find the dimensions of a given area?
Preparing for Chapter 4 Test
Turn to Pages 119 - 121 and work through all even numbered problems, (2,4,6,8,...).
Check your answers with these. (This is for practice you will be graded only on the quiz and tests)
If you missed more than 4 problems work through all the odd numbered problems on pages 119-121.
Check your answers with those in the Chapter Review answers.
If you missed more than 4 problems this time contact your instructor for extra help: jmarley@yksd.com.
Take the Chapter 4 Test "Applications of Algebra"
Review the answers then print the results for your records.
Congratulations you finished Chapter 4!!