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This is one of the more challenging problems on the Chapter 12 review sheet ("the sum/product of 3 consecutive terms" problem).  Click on for the solution:

12_04_number_66.pdf

Here is a list of formulas that will be provided on the next test:

Sequence Series Formulas.pdf

We are starting the final chapter of the school year, and one, last wave of tests remains.  Here are the reviews for the last major test (chapters 10 and 11) and the Spring semester final exam:

• Algebra II 6th 6W Exam Review.pdf
• Algebra II Spring 2008 Final REVIEW.pdf

The last major test of the year (before the final exam) is scheduled for Monday/Tuesday, May 12/13 (A-day first).  It will cover section 11.6 and sections 12.1 - 12.4.  Here is the review sheet:

TAG-PreAP Chapter 12 Review.pdf

Here are step-by-step solutions for some of the completing-the-square problems on the conic sections review:

Chapter 10 Review 28 - 34 evens.pdf

And in case you need a blank copy of the review, here it is (again):

Algebra II Chapter 10 Review.pdf | solutions

Some of you guys need help with these completing-the-square problems:

Algebra II 10-6 Solutions.pdf

For the next two blocks, we will be going over partial fraction decomposition.  Here is the assignment for this section:

Partial Fractions part 1+2.pdf

Here are the class notes (along with my writing) from Friday, April 11 (if they help):

Class Notes: Partial Fractions (April 11 2008)

 

Since this section is not in our textbook, here are a few links to websites that have some reference info, should you need it: 

• Paul's Online Notes: Partial Fractions [pdf version] 
  
• PurpleMath.com - Partial Fraction Decomposition: General Techniques
• Wikipedia.org - Partial Fractions
• NCSU Math and Physics Help Page - Partial Fractions
• Partial Fractions Decomposition

And... last but not least... here's the link to a nice page that will decompose most partial fractions for you:

• QuickMath Partial Fractions Solutions

This is it!  The stretch run~  Here's the syllabus/homework schedule for the final six weeks of the school year:

TAGPreAP Alg II 6th six weeks syllabus 0708.pdf

Please be advised that we are continuing with the B-day-first schedule through all of April and the first week of May.  However, starting with the May 12-13 Chapter 12 test, we are returning to the traditional A-day-first schedule for the rest of the academic year.

update (4/5): there was a typo in the "Extra Practice" worksheet, #10 (the vertices and foci were reversed, and the problem was basically impossible).  This has now been fixed, so please check the link for the correct numbers/answer.

update (4/8): found one more type, in the solution to #9 on the "Extra Practice".  The numerator should read "(y - 7)^2", instead of "(y - 8)^2".

Here is the review for the Chapter 10 test next week:

• TAG-PreAP Chapter 10 Review.pdf | selected step-by-step solutions
• Extra Practice (optional).pdf | selected step-by-step solutions

The Chapter 10 Exam (Conic Sections) is still a few weeks away (~April 23/24), but is one of the most difficult of the course.  To help prepare for this test, we are posting the review a bit earlier than normal:

Algebra II Chapter 10 Review (pdf) | Review Solutions (pdf)

The main links are in Word format, but the pdf links are available as well (the graphs seem to print out a little nicer in Word, but if you have trouble getting the .doc to work right, try the PDFs).