• 6.00 Factoring Overview

• 6.01 Factoring

• 6.02 Difference of Squares

• 6.03 Perfect Square Trinomials

• 6.04 Factoring continued

• 6.05 Solving Equations By Factoring

• 6.06 SET

• 6.07 Self Test

• 6.08 Module Test

• 6.09 SEMESTER Review

• 6.10 SEMESTER TEST

Book:  Chapter 6

INTERACTIVE  GAMES

6.01 Factoring

Objective: To factor out common factors in terms of a polynomial

Narration: Factoring is the reverse of multiplying.  Some people think of it as “the reverse of the distributive property”

Algebra Notes - http://www.algebranotes.com/ - Visit Lessons 10-1a, 10-5, 10-6 to review this lesson online.

Assignment: page 264: #12 – 30

6.02 Difference of Squares

Objective:  To recognize and factor a difference of two squares

Narration:  For a binomial to be a difference of two squares, there must be two terms, both squares, and there must be a minus sign between the two terms.

Algebra Notes - http://www.algebranotes.com/ - Visit Lesson 10-3a to review this lesson online.

Assignment: page 268: #9 – 20, page 269: #47 – 52

6.03 Perfect Square Trinomials

Objective:  To factor trinomial squares

Narration:  If the two outside terms are A² and B², then the middle term will be either 2AB or – 2AB

Assignment: page 271: #1 – 12, page 272: #39 – 44

6.04 Factoring Continued

Objective:  To factor trinomials of the type x² + bx + c and ax² + bx + c

Narration: Recall the FOIL method. 

To factor x² + 7x + 10, think of FOIL in reverse. 

• We want to find two numbers that multiply to 10 and add to 7. 
• The numbers are 5 and 2.  Therefore, the answer is (x + 5)(x + 2). 

 The next type is a little trickier!  To factor 3x + 5x + 2, you want to find two numbers that multiply to 3 and two numbers that multiply to 2.  The middle term comes from adding the product of the two outside terms and the product of the two inside terms.  The solution is (x + 1)(3x + 2). 

 Assignment:  page 276: #1 – 12, page 279: #1 - 20

6.05 Solving Equations By Factoring

Objective:  To factor and solve equations

Narration:  The product of two or more numbers is 0 if any of the factors is 0.  Also, if a product is 0, at least one of the factors must be 0.  If (x – 3)(x + 2) = 0, then x equals 3 or – 2 since either of those two numbers will plug into the equation and make it true.

Algebra Notes - http://www.algebranotes.com/ - Visit Lesson 10-4 to review this lesson online

Assignment: page 289: #1 – 6, 27 – 37, page 294: #1 – 5

6.06 SET

Objective: To develop reasoning skills

Narration: The more frequently you play this game, the faster you will develop your mathematical reasoning skills!

Assignment: Continue to play the game of SET at least twice per week.  Continue to record your time on your Excel spreadsheet and email it to your teacher each week.

6.07  Self Test

Objective:  For you to complete the self test with a perfect score.

Narration:  Complete the self test which is a review of the concepts you learned in this lesson  before you take the Module Test. 

http://phschool.com/atschool/california/mathematics/algebra1/Student_Area/ALG1_SC6_ST_index.html

 Assignment:   Email your score to your teacher.

6.08   Module Test

Your teacher will let you know how you can complete this test.

6.09 SEMESTER Review

Semester review problems.

6.10 SEMESTER TEST

Your teacher will let you know how you can complete this test.