September 17, 2009

Distributive Property

Today, we went over all of the properties on your table with Mr. Gerson's Favorite Picks from all of the mnemonics you shared over the last few days. We also finished the vocabulary terms for PH 1-1 through 1-4. You are practicing the distributive property today.

1. p.27 (1-29:odd)
2. Keep committing the vocabulary and properties to memory

Chapter 1 Test will be next Thursday, give or take one day.

96 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yay im the first to comment!

Mr. Gerson said...

Congrats!

SoohyungLPer6CMMS2010 said...

Mr. Gerson,
Uh, I'm sorry I didn't ask this in class, do we write a summary for the 6 vocabulary words today?

Mr. Gerson said...

The summary is about what you learned today. It might be about the vocabulary, or it might be about the properties. It might be about the sample problems I did. It is about what you learned today.

Ryan C Per 6 said...

anyone need help on their HW?

Anonymous said...

We have to write a summary?!?!

monicahper5 said...

Mr. Gerson,
I dont get the summaries we have to write in your class, do we have to write it everyday? and where do we post the summary?

RyoFper6 said...

monica.... read ur syllabus...go to notes and read the last bullet point..! -Ryo

Anthonyl per3 said...

hey how do we factor? like for number 13 its 2x+4 so do we factor by sayin 2x+4=6x? or what?

RyoFper6 said...

u do it like this anthony... factoring 2x+4 is not 6x....this is how u do it...2x+4= 2(x+2) thats factoring

Anthonyl per3 said...

otay

Nick M.Per3 said...

do we have to write a summary?

Reijeanne R. Per. 6 CMMS 2010 said...

Mr. Gerson,

So we also have to write a summary along with the text book questions?

Ryan C Per 6 said...

The summaries is something we write about the notes; like what it teaches and how we benefit from it..etc...

monicahper5 said...

Thanks Ryo ! :)

IlleannaHPer.6 said...

i dont get it... so we hve to write a summary everthday?

Ryan C Per 6 said...

Only if we take notes

Mr. Gerson said...

2x = x + x
4 = 1 + 1 + 1 + 1
6x = x + x + x + x + x + x
<> means is NOT equal to

2x + 4 <> 6x because

x + x + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 <>
x + x + x + x + x + x

However, 2x + 4x = 6x

Anthonyl per3 said...

thanks mr gerson but i sort of already understood from ryo but thanks for explaining why

natashadper2 said...

mr gerson

for the summary everyday what r we supposed to write

Anonymous said...

Mr. Gerson we have to write a summary on today?

Anonymous said...

Wait! We have to write a summary today right? What notes did we take?

natashadper2 said...

andres
what is this summary that we have to write do u know about it

Anonymous said...

ANMSWER ME PLEASE! ;(

Joseph C. Per 2 said...

read the syllabus it should help u









i guess

natashadper2 said...

anybody know what the summary is and what we have to write

Nick M.Per3 said...

how long does the summary need to be



and wen is it due

Jenical Per2 said...

you write the summary on the notes you took that day.

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andrewcper6 said...

Rachel the notes we took today wz finishing the notes we started yesterday

Anonymous said...

but we didnt take notes...unless it the definitions...or the properties?

cant someone just say yes we do or no we dont?

andrewcper6 said...

the definitions

Jenical Per2 said...

the notes we took were the vocabulary, right?
or at least that's what i think.

i'm just writing a summary for the vocab words

DaisukeHper3 said...

Everyone who posted the comment "We have to write a summary?", thank you very much because I did not nitice about the summary too.

Joseph C. Per 2 said...

Mr. gerson do u check the summeries we wrote?

RyoFper6 said...

u write a summary on what u learned on that day.. how it helped... what to do when.. and all the things that benefits..etc......i have so many projects,...! :0

monicahper5 said...

this is so confusing..

RyoFper6 said...

He does ,,... like every prgress report and quarter i think....

Joseph C. Per 2 said...

thx for answering my questions >o<

RyoFper6 said...

np

AllisanAper2 said...
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Anonymous said...

read the first comments.

AllisanAper2 said...

how long does the summary have to be??? and when is it due???

AllisanAper2 said...

PLEASE ANSWER!!!

RyoFper6 said...

answer and get prize!!!within next hr
Simplify. Give the restriction on the variable

15y squared(mini 2)-30y-45
-------------------------<-fraction
5y squared(mini 2)+10y-15 bar

This is an easy simple problem... see u in an hour :)

RyoFper6 said...

its due every progress report and quarter... im guessing.. he can check any time though

RyoFper6 said...

i couldnt make a fraction bar and exponents so... o well..

Anonymous said...

I don't really get the factor part on the homework.

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AllisanAper2 said...

How long does the summary have to be and when is it due???? :)

JamieLper6 said...
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andrewcper6 said...

i think the pharagraph should be at least a pharagraph

sashaperiod6cmms2010 said...
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Mr. Gerson said...

Everyone who is asking what the summary should entail did not even read the comment I posted at 3:47 PM today. By the way, it is the FOURTH comment from the top. We covered a lot in class today.

This is for those of you asking how long a summary should be. According to your English teachers, a paragraph is approximately 5 to 7 sentences.

Anyone who is surprised about writing summaries must have been absent the second day of school.

AllisanAper2 said...

mr. gerson do you ever take late, work or not?

Hosam I Per 3 said...

i dont get the part of the homework when it says check by multiplying how do u do that like for number 25
9x+27

AllisanAper2 said...

when is the essay due???

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natashadper2 said...

Mr. Gerson
for the summary can i write them in another notebook and put the day and date or does it have to be in the same notebook.

Mr. Gerson said...

Allisan, I do not believe in collecting late work. If you are late, you are falling behind, and that is deadly in any math class.

Hosam, you have to factor first. Then, you can use the distributive property to get your original problem again.

Everyone, read my post at 5:54 PM.

sashaperiod6cmms2010 said...

Do we have a test tom.? Thanks everyone for the thing about the summary. I will go do that along with review. I did the other homework that was assigned tonight.

Mr. Gerson said...

Allisan, which teacher assigned an essay? I don't assign essays during the first quarter.

Natasha, I think it works best if it is at the bottom of the page for each day's lesson.

Hosam I Per 3 said...

ok thanks

sashaperiod6cmms2010 said...

Do we have a test tom.? Thank you Mr. Gerson for the thing about the summary. I did the homework assigned tonight. Please tell me someone did not get the factors. I did end up figuring it out, so now I am happy.

natashadper2 said...

mr gerson
for the summary can i use a different notebook or do i have to put it under the notes

Anonymous said...

I get it now the summary is about what you did in class today.

Anonymous said...

just chicking in on the blog for the day. im studying really hard for the "assesment" tomorrow.
we just study/memorize the definitions and properties, right??

Tim J. Per 6 said...

Don't get 13.
Please help.

ZahaSPer5 said...

I don't fully understand #17, help?

Anonymous said...

Mr. gerson. i was absent today cuz i just got a cast on. so i have no clue what you guys are talking about so could you please explain it to me please.

Mr. Gerson said...

I see two people who are asking for help on #13 & #17. Who's going to help them?

SyaraS.per5 said...

hey Mr. Gerson ! i just finished page 27 ....!

AllisanAper2 said...

i didn't mean essay i meant summary!

Tim J. Per 6 said...

I got my question for 13 answered.
I used something called texting instead this time because nobody was answering. (x
Thanks though Mr. Gerson.

Mr. Gerson said...

The problem with texting is only you get to learn from it.

Anonymous said...

i dont really get 13 and 17 either can some1 pleese explain it?

kathleentper6 said...

is the chapter 1 test on equations or the vocab???

taylor h per.6 said...

ok i will!!!!

tim: for number 13 i looked at the notes mr gerson gave us!so the question is 2x+4 and wat i did was first find a common number for the both of them! i came up with 2 witch i put on the outside of the parthenise! then in the inside i put 1+2 beacuse they can both go into 2! then with u distribute the a!!! you should end up with something like 2(1X+2)i know that sounds confusing but thats how i did srry if it dosent help




zasha: for number 17 i used to the procdure! found a common nymber witch was 7 witch i put outside the parthinse so then i divided 14 by 7 and got 2 so i put that in the parthenise with 3> i got three from dividing 7 into 21 so it should look like 7(2x+3y) once again srry if its hard to understand!!

Mr. Gerson said...

Good job, Taylor!

taylor h per.6 said...

thanks mr gerson!!!!! i knew somebody would understand it!!! lol

ZahaSPer5 said...

Thanx Taylor, I understand it a bit more now!

Tim J. Per 6 said...

Thank you Taylor. (:
No it helped a lot.

Mr. Gerson, I don't get what you're saying about the texting, but I think you're telling me i should'nt text for help in math.

Mr. Gerson said...

"The problem with texting is ONLY YOU get to learn from it." That means that nobody else gets the benefit of what was in the text message.

Tim J. Per 6 said...

OHHHHHHHHH!
I get i noooow.
Thank you.
I think I should post EVERY question I have from now on on the blog so EVERYBODY can benefit from it.

Anonymous said...

y isnt it using my other gmail account i changed it it still says eric instead of the proper heading??!!??!! weird right?

nikolaZper3 said...

can my essay be bout wat i learned with my homwork

Anonymous said...

uh mr gerson how do u change the screen name?

ZahaSPer5 said...

Nikola, I think that the summary can be about anything that you learned in this lesson, including HW :)

Anthony, How I changed my display name was I went on to blogspot.com I was already signed in and on the top where it says your email it should say edituser profile and on there you can change ur display name, pic, etc. :]

Hope I helped!

Tim J. Per 6 said...

Anthony, go to the algebra bulldog home page.
Then on the top, you'll see your display name(Anthony). Next to it it will say dashboard. Click on it. Then it will take you to your profile. Next to your picture(you don't have one) it'll say edit profile and a lot of other stuff in blue. Click edit profile. Then change your display name. Don't forget to put your first name, last initial, the word period, and your period number.

Anonymous said...

Hey thanks Zaha really apriecate it

Anonymous said...

I thought the test was tommrrow

Anonymous said...

uh Tim........UR REALLY LATE WITH THAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SoohyungLPer6CMMS2010 said...

if you STILL don't get the factoring, here's an example
the least common multiple between the numbers is always outside the parentheses
say for instance, 9b+3a
you do this
3 << least common multiple (a
because it is reduced to a
3(a+ 3b)
because the 9 is reduced to 3.

Anonymous said...

I Think I Changed Ma Display Namee.
Thanxx Tim(:

andrewcper6 said...

we have a test tomarrow?????? i thought it was next week!! x(