Math - Hornick


Team 8A  MATH
Ms. Hornick
Email: [email protected]





Supplies needed for class:
- Binder
- 3-hole fill paper
- Scientific calculator (You may also use a graphing calculator)
- Pencils
- Two whiteboard markers 




General Resources:

Free online graphing calculator  (Desmos)
https://www.khanacademy.org/     (does not always work with internet explorer)
http://brightstorm.com/
http://www.mathisfun.com/

PARCC Resources:

PARCC Problem Based Practice Test
PARCC EOY Practice Test

PARCC Interactive Practice
PARCC Reference Sheet


Down below are various videos and links that you might find useful throughout the school year!

Unit 1 Foundations of Algebra

Simplifying Expressions - Mr. Whitt Video
One-Step Linear Equations
Why PEMDAS is wrong...Video Tutorial - Should be GEMDAS :) 

Unit 2 One Variable Equations and Inequalities
Equations Practice 2.1-2.5
Video - Solving Multi-Step Equations
Video- Solving for a Variable
Extra Practice with Multi-Step Equations
Variables on Both Sides - Game
Linear Inequalities - Video Tutorial
Absolute Value Equations
Absolute Value Equations Video
Absolute Value Equations -Special Case
Absolute Value Equations Game
Mr. Whitt Video
Absolute Value Inequalities
Video on Absolute Value Ineq.
(Feel free to check out the other videos of this)
Absolute Value Inequalities Game
(3.5) Compound Inequalities 
Video on Compound Inequalities
Compound Inequalities Game

Applications of Unit 2
Solving Word Problems - Mr. Whitt Video
Age Word Problems - Video Tutorial 
Distance Word Problems - Video Tutorial 
Geometry Word Problems - Just the first 2 examples

Unit 3 Functions

Function Notation - Mr. Whitt Video
Function Notation Game
All About Functions - Review Game
Jeopardy Review Game

Unit 4 Linear Functions
Finding the Slope of a Line - using the slope formula and by looking at the graph
Slope-Intercept Form
Standard Form of Linear Equations
Point-Slope Form!! 
Graphing Linear Functions - in slope intercept form  ( y = mx + b )
Graphing Linear Functions - in standard form/using intercepts (Ax + By = C )
Homework video - Strange Lines
Direct Variation Practice

Unit 5 Systems of Linear Equations and Inequalities
Graphing Method - Video Tutorial
Substitution Method - Video Tutorial
Elimination Method - Video Tutorial
Graphing Linear Inequalities - Video Tutorial
Graphing Systems of Inequalities

Unit 5 Application Videos

Mixture Problem- Good explanation
Interest Word Problem
Coin Word Problem
Rate Problem
Motion Problem
Wind and Current Problem
Mixture Problem

Unit 6 Polynomials and Factoring
Polynomial Resources
Integer Exponents - Video
Exponential Equations - Video Mr. Whitt
Subtracting Polynomials - Video Tutorial
Adding Polynomials - Video Tutorial
Multiplying Polynomials - Video Tutorial
FOILing/Distributive Property - Video Tutorial

Factoring Resources
Factoring - The Main Idea - General overview of why we factor
GCF Factoring - Section 8.1-8.2
Factoring By Grouping - Mr. Witt Video
Factoring Trinomials when a=1 - Section 8.3
Factoring Trinomials when a>1 - Section 8.4
Factoring Perfect Square Trinomials - Section 8.5 
Factoring Difference of Squares - Section 8.5
Mixed Practice - Factoring Game - Rags to Riches Game
Factoring Trinomials Mixed Practice - Play Game on the Hardest Level :) 

Unit 7 Quadratic Equations and Functions
Graphing Quadratics - Video Tutorial
Solving Quadratics - Video Tutorial
Quadratic Formula - Video Tutorial
Proof of Quadratic Formula Quadratic Formula Proof Using Completing the Square
Extra Practice with Solving Quadratics 
Applications Help A website that explains thoroughly how to solve Applications

Unit 8 Radical Expressions and Equations
Simplifying Square Roots - Video Tutorial
Dividing Radicals - Video Tutorial
Multiplying Radicals - Video Tutorial

Unit 9 Rational Expressions and Equations
Intro to Simplifying Rational Expressions - Check out the other resources offered through this link

Unit 10 Data Analysis and Probability
Graphical Displays of Data - Dot Plots, frequency tables, and histograms
Quartiles and Box Plots 
Measures of Central Tendency -Choosing the best method; outliers
Variation with in a Data Set - Using a graphing calculator to find the 5 number 
summary; IQR; Standard Deviation(14 minutes in)
Joint and Marginal Frequencies - this video walks through 
the in-class examples in depth. 

Unit 11 Families of Functions -Applying what we learned this year
Transformations of Functions - Video