I introduced synthetic division as an alternative way of dividing a polynomial by a certain type of binomial. We continued to explore using division (either synthetic or standard long division) as a means of factoring polynomials of degree three or higher. We worked several problems on the white board.
Assignment
None.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Sophia's attitude is fine. She's excited about her mom (and her two little brothers) coming to Palm Beach today. She is a quick study in algebra.
We reviewed the long division process on the white board. Then Sofia did three practice problems from a tutor-prepared work sheet. We discussed how to incorporate the remainder into the quotient.
Assignment
None.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
Sophia's attitude is fine. She worked well and intently on the problems. We did a short enrichment sidebar on the Golden Ratio and Fibonacci numbers.
We have begun reading Hilary Mantel's Bring Up the Bodies. While reading, we mark vocabulary words for further study and look up historical references.
Assignment
Read
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
The book Sophie chose will be challenging for her reading level, very exciting.
We spent most of the session discussing short-, mid- and long-term goals for Sophia. We discussed polynomial long division in general terms and noted that there are two different approaches.
Assignment
None.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Lesson Comments
We'll get into practice problems tomorrow. Sophia's attitude seems to be quite good.
