Sribe Notes - April 12th 2006

Today we had started a new unit. It is .....

At the beginning of class Mr. Harbeck had given us 2 sheets of white paper to start a new Booklet entitled, Algebra Booklet #1

In the Booklet we had already started to write down notes. After the first page we had written.....


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#1. Tab Title: Key Words

Variable: a letter or symbol representing a quantity ( number)

Example

Epressions: an algebraic epression has many answers.

-it shows a pattern

-n+6 shows the pattern of a number increased by 6

Equation: an algebraic equation has only 1 answer.

Example:

#2. Tab Title: Words that mean +, /, x, -, =

Adding

add
sum
total
plus
combined
addend
more than
gain
increased

all together

Subrtacting

subtract
minus

reduce
difference
take away

subtrahend

decreased by

loss
diminish

less than

Multiplying

multiply

product

multiples

factor

times

groups of

sets of

number of groups

exponent

times greater than

repeated addition

Dividing

divide

quotient

percent of

dividend

divisor

half of

times less than

repeated subtraction

the last little space is for equals but we did not write anything there yet.

#3. Tab Title: Sample Questions

You have to write the date. These questions are due for Tomorrow, April 13th 2007 Friday

You have to write what the sentence is telling you to do.

For example:

8 more than a number- 8+n

The questions.

1. three times a number

2. three more than a number

3.three decreased by a number

4. three less than a number

5. one third of a number

6. eight more than three times a number

7. eight less than three times a number

Extra:

You can do these questions if you want.

1. seven less than four times a number

2. seven decreased by four times a number

3.nine less than twice a number

4.nine less than half a number

5.seven times a number increased

6.seven times a number increased by four times the number

so this is what we did in class for those of you who wern't at class this morning*ahem* ahem*

-Jaymie S.-