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Covered oxidation numbers and redox reactions in acidic solution, key concepts to a very difficult unit. She had a firm grasp on algebra 2 and we spent very little time on it.

Reviewed major topics for the student's final exam in class, including domain and range of functions, x and y intercepts, asymptotes, inverse functions, logarithms, composite function, multiplicities of polynomial functions, and finding the vertex of a quadratic equation given in a word problem.

Discussed Romeo and Juliet, and talked about Act I, including writing a sample paper together and discussing academic writing conventions. Briefly discussed a World History essay and helped construct a thesis that fit assignment requirements.

We worked through sample problems from the test for Algebra II.  These included translation of graphs, finding the inverse of functions, conic sections (hence completing the square), word problems, solving simultaneous linear equations, solving quadratic equations, using the discriminant of the quadratic formula to determine the nature of solutions, compounding interest, and solving logarithmic equations.

The student and I went over his test today. A lot of the problems he missed were just simple mistakes (adding instead of subtracting, missing negative signs, etc.). The problems that he didn't understand, we went over and he seemed to understand how to solve them after we talked.

Topics covered during this session: 1. Finding area of a triangle and rectangle. 2. Use of Pythagorean theorem to determine the length of an unknown side. We also discussed different properties of a triangle. Along with this we focused on strengthening his ability to read and understand questions properly. He has a tendency to rush, which makes him read through questions without understanding them. To alleviate this problem we did some exercises like slowing down while reading a question, making sure he understands the question properly, reading a question more than once and underlining the problem's main question (e.g., what is the final answer the problem is looking for?). Overall, he has a better understanding of the Pythagorean theorem and looks more confident with his algebra class.