AIDE Algebra 1 Assignment Guide and Key Points
Chapter 13 "Quadratic Equations"
Lesson 1 "Solutions by Factoring"
Turn to Pages 385 Look at the picture on the facing page and predict how it relates to Algebra.
On Page 385 Read the short introduction to Chapter 13
On Page 385 Read the goals you will achieve this chapter.
Scan Page 386; focus on the purple colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.
Scan Page 386; focus on the green outlined box, See how the word commute relates to Algebra.
Read Through Pages 386-388 and work through the 3 examples (take notes of important ideas)
Complete the even numbered problems from exercises A and B on pages 388-389 (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 "Solutions by Factoring" (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
Set of roots - the set of numbers that make an equation true.
Section Review Answers
Did you learn these Objectives?
Can you find the root(s) of a quadratic equation by factoring?
Lesson 2 "Writing the Equations from Their Roots"
Scan Page 390; focus on the purple colored box and memorize and/or write that information on your important notecards.
Scan Page 390; Read the green outlined box in the margin.
Read Through Pages 390-391 and work through the 2 examples (take notes of important ideas)
Complete the even numbered problems from exercises A and B on page 391 (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 "Writing the Equations from Their Roots" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 2 Key Points
None
Are you able to write a quadratic equation given the roots of the equation?
Lesson 3 "Solving by Completing the Square"
Scan Page 392; focus on and read the purple colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.
Read Through Pages 392-393 and work through the 2 examples (take notes of important ideas)
Examine the information in the green outlined box on Page 393.
Complete the even numbered problems from exercises A and B on pages 394-395 (This is for practice you will be graded only on the quiz and tests)
Take the quiz on Lesson 3 "Solving by Completing the Square" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 3 Key Points
Completing the square -Finding the roots of a perfect square trinomial.
Did you learn this Objective?
Are you able to find the roots of quadratic equations by completing the square?
Lesson 4 "Solving Using the Quadratic Formula"
Scan Page 397; focus on and read the purple colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.
Scan Page 397 for square boxes in the margins outlined in green. Read the info there.
Read Through Pages 396-397 and work through the example (take notes of important ideas)
Complete the even numbered problems from exercises A and B on page 397(This is for practice you will be graded only on the quiz and tests)
Take the quiz on Lesson 4 "Integers on the Number Line" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 4 Key Points
Quadratic formula - the formula that can be used to find the roots of any quadratic equation equation
Can you find the roots of quadratic equations by using the quadratic equations by using the quadratic fomula?
Lesson 5 "Graphing Quadratic Equations"
Scan Pages 398-401; focus on and read the purple colored boxes, which contain the key vocabulary terms.
Read Through Page 398-401 and work through the 4 examples (take notes of important ideas)
Write the information from the purple "Axis of Symmetry" box on Page 399 on your important notecards after you have tried to memorize it.
Complete the even numbered problems from exercises A, B, and C on pages 400-401(This is for practice you will be graded only on the quiz and tests)
Take the quiz on Lesson 5 "Graphing Quadratic Equations" (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Lesson 5 Key Points
Parabola - a plane curve generated by a point that moves so that its distance from a fixed point is always the same as its distance from a fixed line.
Symmetry - The exact agreement of part on opposite sides of a line.
Axis of symmetry - a perpendicular line that passes through the midpont between the roots.
Can you graph quadratic equations and identify the axis of symmetry of each graph?
Application of Algebra from Chapter 13
Look at the picture on the bottom of page 402 What does a rocket have to do with Using a quadratic equation? (for your thinking process. do not have to answer for grading).
Read from the top of page 402 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 13, "Using the Quadratic Equation." (You may use the book, notes and Key Points for help on the quizzes. NOT ON TESTS!)
Application 1 Key Points
Did you learn this Objectives?
Are you able to use a quadratic equation to model the path of a rocket?
Preparing for Chapter 13 Test
Turn to Pages 403-405 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 403-405.
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 13 Test "Quadratic Equations"
Review the answers then print the results for your records.
Congratulations you finished Chapter 13 and YKSD Algebra 1!!