Reasoning with Algebra
Strengthen your algebra skills by exploring equations, exponents, and the unknown.
Balancing Scales
Elimination
Substitution
Graphing Rates
Equations of Lines
Special Lines
From Scales to Graphs
Number of Solutions
Problem Solving
Exponent Properties
Powers of Products and Powers
Zero and Negative Exponents
Fractional Exponents and Radicals
Problem Solving
Patterns
Describing Sequences
Arithmetic Sequences
Geometric Sequences
Course description
Explore graphs of equations, exponents, counting problems, and more, emphasizing intuition and understanding over just finding an answer. This course will deepen your knowledge of basic algebra and introduce you to some surprisingly useful applications of this powerful mathematical tool. Some prior experience with algebra is assumed, but you're in good shape to start this course if you can plot points on a coordinate plane and use a variable to describe the relationship between the side length of a square and its area. By the end of this course, you’ll have extended your problem solving skills and be more aware of what common misconceptions can happen in algebra problems. You'll have enough background to go on to our Algebra II course.
Topics covered
- Acceleration and Velocity
- Combinations
- Common Misconceptions
- Equations
- Exponents
- Factorials
- Lines
- Motion
- Permutations
- Scientific Notation
- Systems of Equations
- The Distributive Property
Prerequisites and next steps
You should be comfortable with fundamental algebra concepts.