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Beginning Algebra: Building a Foundation
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Beginning Algebra: Building a Foundation

The curriculum of the Beginning Algebra course correlates with high school algebra 1 and college developmental math.
Last updated 2/2014
English

What you'll learn

  • Apply the Order of Operations for Simplifying expressions
  • Simplify an Algebraic Expression with Integer Exponents
  • Performs Operations on Polynomial Expressions
  • Solve Quadratic Equations with Factoring
  • Factor Polynomials
  • Solve Linear Equations
  • Graph Linear Equations with a variety of methods
  • Simplify Radical Expressions
  • Solve Literal Equations for Defined Variables
  • Convert Between Scientific and Standard Notations
  • Solve Geometric and Algebraic Applications (Word Problems)
  • Identify the Slope of a Line from a Graph or Equations
  • Solve Linear Inequalties

Course content

11 sections109 lectures11h 42m total length
  • Sets of Real Numbers12:36
  • The Real Number Line6:43
  • An Introduction to Inequalities7:42
  • Absolute Value6:50
  • An Introduction to Exponents7:54
  • An Introduction to Square Roots5:48
  • Properties of Real Numbers7:58
  • An Introduction to the Order of Operations6:05
  • Order of Operations 27:59
  • Order Of Operations 38:55
  • Evaluating Algebraic Expressions4:51

Requirements

  • A scientific calculator and a small amount of graph paper would be helpful for this course.

Description

This course covers algebraic topics including integers and real numbers, solving equations, graphing linear equations, polynomials, radicals and square roots, factoring, exponents, and applications (word problems). The course curriculum aligns to content that is common to most high school algebra 1 courses as well as college level developmental mathematics. Content is taught through interactive video lectures that include guided practice problems and the associated live action solutions. The curriculum is organized into 10 chapters (topics), containing a total of 105 video lectures that are approximately 10 minutes in length each. The course culminates with end of chapter assessments to check for skills mastery. Answer Keys are included for all assessments. The instructor for this course is a certified math instructor with over 10 years of middle school, high school, and college level teaching experience.

Who this course is for:

  • Middle School, High School, or Early College Level Students
  • Students preparing for a college placement test
  • Home-schooled students