This is our catalog of courses. We will occasionally adjust the course listing to reflect the addition of new courses and the retirement of others.
Thorough preparatory course for Algebra 1. This course details operations and solving equations and inequalities with rational numbers (fractions, decimals, percents, and integers), and ratios/proportions during the first semester. We focus on real-life applications of our topics, particularly percents and how these skills are used in daily adult life.
Total classes: 14 classes, 14 supplement recorded classes
Prerequisite: Basic Middle School Math Skills
Suggested grade level: 8th grade (or advanced 7th)
Suggested credit: Full semester Math
Description
Thorough preparatory course for Algebra 1. This course details operations and solving equations and inequalities with rational numbers (fractions, decimals, percents, and integers), and ratios/proportions during the first semester. We focus on real-life applications of our topics, particularly percents and how these skills are used in daily adult life.
Outline
Week 1: Skills Review
Week 2-3: Integers
Week 4-5: Expressions
Week 6-7: Equations
Week 8-9: Inequalities
Week 10-11: Rational Numbers: Decimals
Week 12-13: Rational Numbers: Fractions
Week: 14-16: Ratios and Proportions, Course Review
Materials and Homework
Course Materials: Sadlier-Oxford Fundamentals of Algebra Sourcebook (ISBN 0821582070) and Sadlier-Oxford Fundamentals of Algebra Practice Book (ISBN 0821582275). Check BookFinder.com or other your favorite vendor for used copies of the textbook. Other materials include compass, protractor, ruler, graph paper, and scientific calculator.
Homework: Daily assignments (aside from test days) taking 10-25 minutes, with weekly quizzes, and tests occurring every week to two weeks.
