Basic Algebra Tutorials

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MathTV Video on Basic Number Review
YouTube Video on Adding and Subtracting Negative Numbers
YouTube Video on Multiplying and Dividing Negative Numbers
YouTube Video on Adding and Subtracting Fractions
YouTube Video on Multiplying Fractions
YouTube Video on Dividing Fractions

Fraction Basics

Solving One-Step Linear Equations
Solving Multi-Step Linear Equations (the second example has an error)
MathTV Videos on How to Solve Linear Equations
Clearing Fractions in Equations
MathTV Videos on How to Clear Fractions in Linear Equations
Clearing Fractions Where the Numerator Has Two Terms
MathTV Videos on How to Solve Linear Equations with Decimals
  • One of the videos shows how to solve without clearing the decimals.  Another one shows how to clear decimals.
MathTV Videos on When You Get "No Solution" or "All Real Numbers"

Solving a Formula for a Particular Variable

Interval Notation
Solving Two-Sided and Three-Sided Inequalities
MathTV Videos on Linear Inequalities

Introduction to the Rectangular Coordinate Plane
Interpreting the Meaning of an Ordered Pair in a Word Problem
Graphing a Linear Equation in Two Variables by Plotting Points
Graphing a Horizontal or Vertical Line
x- and y-Intercepts of a Line
Finding the Slope of a Line Given its Graph
Finding the Slope of a Line Given Two Points on the Line
Slopes of Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
Interpreting the Slope in a Word Problem
Introduction to Slope-Intercept Form of a Linear Equation in Two Variables
Graphing a Line When a Point on the Line and the Slope of the Line
Writing the Equation of a Line Given its y-Intercept and the Equation of a Perpendicular Line
Point-Slope Form of a Linear Equation in Two Variables
Writing the Equation of a Line That Passes Through Two Points
Predicting Trends Using Linear Equations in Two Variables
Dealing With Fixed Rates and Rates of Change in Linear Equations in Two Variables
Interpreting Slope and Ordered Pairs in Word Problems

Basics of Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables
Solving Systems by Graphing

Solving a System of Linear Equations by Substitution: One Solution
Solving a System of Linear Equations by Substitution: No Solution
Solving a System of Linear Equations by Substitution: Infinite Number of Solutions

Solving a System of Linear Equations by Elimination
Solving a More Difficult System of Linear Equations by Elimination

Solving a Cost Application Using Systems of Equations
Solving a Simple Interest Application Using Systems of Equations
Solving a Mixture Application Using Systems of Equations

Exponent Basics
Exponents - Multiplying and Dividing Common Bases

Raising a Base to a Power and then to Another Power
Raising a Product or Quotient to a Power


Zero and Negative Integers as Exponents
Examples Using Multiple Exponent Laws