Algebra I Summer Homework

Use separate sheets of notebook paper (not from a spiral notebook). Start each problem on the left showing the process used while solving each exercise or problem. Do not try to fill up the page. Show work for each problem.

****Complete all three items below. Turn them in according to this schedule: Email your completed Chapter Review problems to @email no later than August 5. Turn in your completed Crossword Puzzle and first assignment on the first day of class.

• Complete the Pre-Algebra Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle - print it and fill it in or just write the answers on your piece of paper.
• Complete the Chapter Review and submit it to atyp-info@wmich.edu by August 5. SHOW ALL YOUR WORK. READ all sections in parenthesis from the MathPlanet site.
• Complete the first Algebra assignment from the Algebra I book. SHOW ALL YOUR WORK. This is meant to start you off to learn to read the textbook and to familiarize yourself with it. All work must be clearly shown. The examples in the textbook are good models to follow.

Do your homework as follows:

1. Write and underline the section number and/or page number.
2. Start each new problem by writing the problem number on the left of the margin before writing your solutions. Your solutions must be in order, step by step top down and not all over the place.
3. Draw a line across after a section is done and before you begin a new section.
4. If more than one step in your head, show your work.

Assignment:

For sections 3-7 and 3-8, a few of the answers are found on what page of the textbook?

Tips to be successful in ATYP Algebra I!

ALWAYS prepare for your next class! When reading new sections to be discussed in class ~

• Pay attention to what the book calls “New Vocabulary.” Some words or concepts may be familiar (highlighted in yellow). The definition or usage in Algebra may be a little different than areas outside of mathematics or in science. For each new vocabulary word, think about how the concepts can be demonstrated in an equation or an example (for instance on page 18 there are several new words. The Venn diagram shows examples for the vocabulary words whole, rational, and irrational numbers. The vocabulary word counterexample is shown by saying that the statement “every multiple of 3 is odd” is shown to be false by the counterexample of the number 6).
• Read through the introduction of each new section. Study the processes in each example. Come to class with questions about what you’ve read or about specific problems in homework (can also email during week before class). After the school year starts, you will want to exchange phone numbers so you can also ask classmates to study groups or to work together over the phone.
• ALWAYS …
• Bring completed homework to class along with any calculations done (show your work!). Stapled together, in order by section, put your name and date on top of the first page.
• If it took more than one step in your head, then SHOW YOUR WORK. Remember: neatness counts!

**PREPARE FOR TESTS by saving graded homework to review graded problems.

**YOUR BRAIN is your primary tool for success. Your calculator is a simple tool which sorts, graphs, or computes by basic operations. It can’t tell you if you reached a reasonable answer or tell me you understand a process. Show your work. Check your answer.