Weeks 1 – 9 All Discussion Questions
Week 1 DQ 1 1. What four steps should be used in evaluating expressions? 2. Can these steps be skipped or rearranged? Explain your answers.3. Provide an expression for your classmates to evaluate.
Week 1 DQ 21. Do you always use the property of distribution when multiplying monomials and polynomials? Explain why or why not. 2. In what situations would distribution become important?3. Provide an example using the distributive property for your classmates to solve or evaluate.
Week 1 DQ 3 What is the difference between solving and evaluating?Provide a detailed example of both.Provide one example for your classmates to solve and one for them to evaluate.
Week 1 DQ 4 Imagine your younger relative—of middle school age—was taking an algebra course and asked for your help. How would you teach the multiplication of polynomials to her?
Week 2 DQ 11. What is a greatest common factor? 2. How do you know when you have found the greatest one?3. Give your classmates a problem that involves them figuring out the greatest common factor.
Week 2 DQ 21. Explain how to factor the trinomial form: x2 + bx + c, by demonstrating the steps with an example. (Use both words and mathematical notations)2. Explain how to factor the trinomial form: ax2 + bx + c, by demonstrating the steps with an example. (Use both words and mathematical notations)3. Provide a trinomial for your classmates to factor.
Week 3 DQ 1Answer the following in no less than 150 words. 1. How do you factor the difference of two squares? 2. How do you factor the perfect square trinomial? 3. How do you factor the sum and difference of two cubes? 4. Which of these three makes the most sense to you? Explain why.
Week 3 DQ 21. What one area from the readings in Week Three are you most comfortable with? 2. Why do you think that is? 3. Using what you know about this area, create a discussion question