University+of+Phoenix+Algebra+Class

toc =Unit 8: Solving Linear Equations=
 * Pending Events:** Quiz Thursday, 3/26

=Tuesday, March 24, 2009= We began class with this [|warm-up activity]- find your name, and do the problems listed for today without a calculator. If you finish early, go to the Run Some Laps link at left, and work on your favorite activity.

We took some notes on the properties of equality. We discussed our two vocabulary words: **linear equation** and **properties of equality**. [|This is the virtual manipulative website] we used.

__HW:__
 * Go to the [|virtual manipulative website] and do the problems on the sheet handed out in class.

=Wednesday, March 25, 2009= We began class by going over homework and listing out the four steps to solve linear equations. We used [|this website] to further explore the properties of equality.

__HW:__
 * Go to the [|the equation solving applet] and do the problems on the sheet handed out in class. You will also need your textbook.

=Thursday, March 26, 2009= We began class by going over homework and then we took the equation solving quiz. It used the links from the previous two homework assignments. After the quiz, we used the two websites to explore how to solve equations like 8x - 9 = 3x + 16.

__HW:__
 * Explore how to solve equations like 8x - 9 = 3x + 16. Come to class prepared to discuss one thing you tried.