This course covers essential algebraic concepts. Emphasis is placed on applying algebraic and geometric skills to solve word problems.
The following skills are covered:
- evaluation of expressions involving signed numbers
- exponents and roots
- properties of real numbers
- absolute value and equations and inequalities involving absolute value
- scientific notation
- unit conversions
- solution of equations in one unknown and solution of simultaneous equations
- algebra of polynomials and rational expressions
- work problems requiring algebra for their solution
- graphical solutions of simultaneous equations,
- Pythagorean theorem
- algebraic proofs
- functions and functional notation
- solution of quadratic equations via factoring and completing the square
- direct and inverse variation
- exponential growth