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The student and I continued our unit on fractions. He has already learned all the topics necessary, but he needed more practice with word problems and applying what he knows to solve them. I gave him short performance tasks that required him to multiply and add fractions. He understands the concepts, but forgets to reduce his fractions.

Today the student and I went over creating systems of equations by using word problems. This is a new type of problem for her. After working on some practice questions to develop her skills in this area, we worked through some problems from her Chapter 5 practice quiz. She's taking a test on this material on Monday. We worked on matching graphs to equations of lines, solving systems of equations by graphing, and solving systems of equations through substitution. She seems to be getting the hang of these concepts (especially matching line equations with their graphs). I recommended that she continue working on the practice quiz problems to prepare for her test.

The student and I first reviewed problems related to permutations, combinations and probability, which comprise the final chapter of his algebra 1 textbook. His solving confidence noticeably increased over the course of his problem set. Then for the final 40 minutes I tested him on concepts he's learned in the course during the year, including linear and quadratic equations, rational functions, and polynomial factoring -- and he handled the speed drill quite ably. We'll concentrate on further concept review next Monday as he prepares for his course final exam.

The student and I met for the first time today. We reviewed her homework problems on the topic of limits. We also worked on several previous chapters. Her goal is to prepare for her upcoming final exam in June. For our next meeting, I will review her diagnostic test results and work on areas which she may have forgotten.

The student worked through her homework set, and we reviewed everything that she was unclear on. She needed a little bit of clarification on taking regular integrals, but the thing that she needed the most practice on was summation series. We covered how to take summation series using the formulas for arithmetic sequences and also for square and cubic sequences. She understands the essentials of calculus, but the harder homework problems require various problem solving techniques, so that's what we focused on. She will schedule another meeting with me when she needs more help.

We went over the test review and the student has improved dramatically. He was able to do all the problems with ease and swiftly. The student has been practicing on his own every day.