Algebra 1 Common Core Regents Exam and PLD’s

1. Algebra 1 Common Core Regents Exam and PLD’s August 21, 2014

2. Agenda • The Exam • Blueprint • Major Content Emphases • Design • What have we seen in two exams • Performance Level Descriptions • Lots of math problems

3. Blueprint

4. Major Content Emphases

5. Design of Exam

6. What have we seen so far? • Systems of Equations •                 -graph •                 -algebraic •                 -inequalities • Quadratics •                 -factoring •                 -setting up from verbal descriptions •                 -completing the square •                 -roots, extrema, features, etc.. • Solving Equations •                 -linear •                 -literal • Interpretation of Linear and Exponential Functions • Operations with Polynomials

7. Performance Level Descriptions

8. A-SSE: Seeing Structure in Expressions

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15. A-APR: Arithmetic With Polynomials and Rational Expressions

18. A-CED: Creating Equations

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23. A-REI: Reasoning With Equations and Inequalities

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32. F-IF: Interpreting Functions

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41. F-LE: Linear, Quadratic, and Exponential Models

42. F-LE: Linear, Quadratic, and Exponential Models

43. 26 • Rhonda deposited $3000 in an account in the Merrick National Bank, earning 4.5% interest, compounded annually. She made no deposits or withdrawals. Write an equation that can be used to find B, her account balance after t years.